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    INST ALLA TION w w w .apc.com ® Back-UPS HS 500 Use r ’ s Manu al 990-92 34 A 5/07 3 Remove Battery (if wall -mounting - if not proce ed at Step 5) 32 - 104 o F (0 - 40 o C) 1 Placement 2 Remove Connector Cover Disconnect battery wires from battery . Caution : T o prevent damage to the ribbon cable (not shown) that connects the cover to the UPS,[...]

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    There a re six status indicators (light s) on the front pa nel of the Back-U PS ( On Line, O n Batte ry , Overload, Replace Battery , TX/RX, and ACT/LNK) . On Lin e (gr een) - i s illumi nated w henev er AC u tility power is supplyi ng power the outlet s. On Batte ry (yello w) - is illumi nated when ever the Back- UPS battery i s supplying power to[...]

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    8. Fo llowin g insta llatio n, the Back- UPS HS soft ware is availa ble in the St a r t menu. U pon launchin g the program, it searches for all Back-U PS HS devices on the networ k, and will identify the m as shown in Figure 8 b y IP Address and MAC Add ress. The IP A ddress is a utomat ical ly as signed to the Ba ck-U PS by the DHCP ser vices from[...]

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    Repla ce with an APC qu alified batt ery . R eplacemen t batteries can b e ordered fro m APC Global Services. Have your Back-UPS HS model number a vailable wh en ordering. Y our mode l number ca n be found on the botto m of the un it. The st andard war ranty is t wo (2) y ears from th e date o f purchase. APC’ s standa rd procedur e is to r eplac[...]