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    INST ALLA TION w w w .apc.com ® Back-UPS HS 500 User ’ s Manual 990-92 36 3/04 3 Remove Battery (if wall -mounting - if not proceed at Step 5) 0 - 40 o C (32 - 104 o F) 1 Placement 2 Remove Connector Cover Disconnect battery wires from battery . Remove battery . Press co ver release tab (one each side) and remove cover . Caution : T o prevent da[...]

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    Figure 2. Ins tall Shield W elco me Screen 4. The so ftware will then display the Licenc e Agr eemen t (Figure 3). Please read the Agr eement and ac cept th e terms by c lickin g Ye s . T o decl ine th e Agreemen t, clic k No - the software will not install. Figure 3. InstallSh ield Licence Agreement Screen If Autopla y is enabled on your computer,[...]

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    Input V oltage (on line ) 180 - 2 66 V ac Input Freq uency 47 - 63 HZ (auto sensing) Output W ave Form (O n battery) Stepped Sine W ave Maximum Load 500 V A 300 W atts Operat ing te mperatur e 32 - 104° F (0 to 40° C) St orage temperat ure 5 - 1 1 3° F ( -15 to 45° C ) Operating humidity 10 - 90% non- condensin g Storage hum idity 10 - 95% non-[...]

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    Repla ce with an AP C qual ified batt ery . Replacem ent batte ries can be o rdered fro m APC Gl obal Serv ices. Have your Back-UPS HS mod el num ber avai lable w hen orde ring. Y our model num ber can be foun d on the bottom of the u nit. The st andard warranty is tw o (2) y ears from the date o f purcha se. A PC’ s standa rd proce dure is to re[...]