American Power Conversion SUOL2000UXI manual

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    990 -1137, 3 /02 APC Smart-UPS ® On-Line UX Models SUOL1000UXI and SUOL200 0UXI 220/230/240 Tower/Rack Mount Uninterr uptible Pow er Suppl y User’s Manual English[...]

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    1 990 -1137, 3/02 1: I NST A LLA TION U NPACKING Inspect the UPS upon receipt. A PC designed robus t packaging for your product. How ever, accidents and damag e may occur during sh ipment. Notify the carrier an d dealer if there is damage. The packaging is recyclable; save it for reuse or dis pose of it properly . Check the packag e contents. The s[...]

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    990 -1137, 3 /02 2 2. C ONNECT THE E XTERNAL B ATTERI ES 3. C ONNECT THE EQUIPM ENT TO THE UPS AND C ONNECT THE UPS TO THE AC P OWER S UPPLY 1. On the back pan el, plug the female end of the power cord in to the receptacle. Then plug the male end into a tw o-pole, three-wire, g rounding receptacle. Av oid using ex tension cords and adapter plugs. 2[...]

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    3 990 -1137, 3/02 5. P ROGRAMMING S MART - UPS O N - LINE WITH A PPR OPRI ATE N UMBER OF B ATTERY P ACKS It is important to follow these instr uctions. The number of batteries affects the run time calculations the Smart-UPS On-Line performs when it is running on battery power. 5A. U SING P OWER C HUTE ® PLUS V ERSIO N 5. X FOR W INDOWS 95, W INDOW[...]

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    990 -1137, 3 /02 4 3: O PERA TION F RONT P ANE L Power On Power Off For P osit i on O nly | Cold Start When the UPS is off and there is no utility power, us e the cold start feature to apply power to th e connected equipment f rom the UPS’s battery. Cold start is not a normal condition. To cold start the unit, push and hold the button. You will h[...]

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    5 990 -1137, 3/02 U TILITY P OWER During normal operation, the UPS monitors the utility power and delivers po wer to the connected equip me nt. I f your syste m is e xp eri enci ng e xces sive per iod s of hi gh or lo w volt age , ha ve a c ert ified electrician check your facility for electrical problems. If the problem continues, contact the util[...]

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    990 -1137, 3 /02 6 Battery Charge The five-LED display on the right of the f ront panel shows the presen t charge of the UPS battery as a percentage of the battery capacity. When all five LEDs are lit, the battery is fully charged. The LEDs extinguish, from top to bottom, as the battery capacity dim inishes. Refer to the figu re at left for the bat[...]

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    7 990 -1137, 3/02 B ASIC C ONNE CTORS Computer Inter- face Port Power management sof tware and interface kits can be used wi th the UPS. Use only interface kits supplied or approved by APC. Use the APC supplied cable to connect to the Computer Interface Port. DO NOT use a standard serial interface cable since it is incomp atible with the UPS connec[...]

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    990 -1137, 3 /02 8 U SER C ONFIGURABLE I TEMS N OTE : S ETTING THESE ITEMS REQUIRES SOFT WARE , OPTION AL HARDWARE , OR CONFIGURATION IN T ERMIN AL M ODE . F UNCTION F ACTORY D EFAULT U SER S ELECTABLE C HOICES D ESCRIPTION Automa tic Self - Test Every 14 day s (336 hour s) Every 7 day s (168 hour s), On Startup Only, No Self-T est This func tion s[...]

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    9 990 -1137, 3/02 N OTE : S ETTING THESE ITEMS REQUIRES SOFT WARE , OPTION AL HARDWARE , OR CONFIGURATION IN T ERMIN AL M ODE . F UNCTION F ACTORY D EFAULT U SER S ELECTABLE C HOICES D ESCRIPTION Output Fre quenc y Autom atic 50 ± 3 Hz , 50 ± 0. 1 Hz, 60 ± 3 H z, 60 ± 0. 1 Hz Sets the allow able output f requen cy of the UPS. When ever possibl [...]

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    990-1 137 , 3/0 2 10 4: T RA NS POR T , M AINTENANCE , AND T R OUBLE SHOOT ING T RANSPORTING YOUR UPS Always DISCONNEC T THE B ATTERY befo re shipping in compliance with U.S. Departm ent of Transp ortation (DOT) regu lations . This require ment applies w hether the UPS is shi pped a lone or insta lled in an equipment rack or system. Follow these st[...]

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    11 990- 11 37, 3/0 2 T ROUBLESHOOTING Use the chart belo w to solve minor UPS installation pro blems. Refer to the APC web site www.apc.com for assistan ce with complex UPS problems. P ROBLEM AND P OSSIBLE C AUSE S OLUTION UPS WILL NOT TURN ON ON bu tto n not pushe d. Pre ss the ON b utto n once to pow er the UP S and t he equi pment . UPS not co n[...]

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    990-1 137 , 3/0 2 12 S ERVICE 1. Revi ew the problem s discuss ed in the Tr oubleshoot ing secti on of this m anual to eliminate com- mon probl ems . 2. Verify that no circuit break ers are tripped. A tripped circu it breaker is th e most common prob- lem. 3. If th e problem persi sts, call APC Cu stomer Servi ce or visi t the APC webs ite (www.apc[...]

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    13 990- 11 37, 3/0 2 5: C ONT A CT , R EGULA TOR Y , A ND W AR R AN T Y I NFOR MA TION C ONTACTING AP C Refer to the information pro vided at the APC Internet site: http:/ /www.apc.com/support R EGULATORY A GENCY A PPROVALS N 3 94 B ME 61 D ECLARATION OF C ONFO RMITY geprü fte Sicher he it[...]

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    990-1 137 , 3/0 2 14 L IMITED W ARRA NTY American Power Conv ersion (APC) warran ts its products to be free from defects in materials and workmansh ip for a period of two years from th e date of pu rchase. Its obligation un der this w arranty is limited to repairing or replacing, at its o wn sole option, any such defective products. T o obtain serv[...]