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    Smar t-UPS ® Models Models Models Models Models 1400XL 1400XL 1400XL 1400XL 1400XL T T T T T , 2200XL , 2200XL , 2200XL , 2200XL , 2200XL T T T T T , 3000XL , 3000XL , 3000XL , 3000XL , 3000XL T T T T T User’ User’ User’ User’ User’ s Manual s Manual s Manual s Manual s Manual[...]

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    1 Contents 1. Intr oduction ...................................................................... 3 2. Safety ................................................................................ 6 3. Pr esentation ...................................................................... 7 4. Installation ..................................................[...]

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    3 1. Intr oduction 1.1 Thank you! Thank you fo r sel e c ting this uninte r rupti ble po w er sourc e (UPS). It is d esig ned for many y e ars of reliab le, maintenance-free se rvi c e. Important! Please read this man ual. It pr ovides safe ty , installat io n, and o pe rating instruct io ns that w ill help you ge t the fullest p erf o rmance and s[...]

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    4 1.3 Theory of Operation This hig h-perf o rmance, line-inter active, uninte rru p t i ble p ower sourc e (UPS) p r ov ides clean, reli- able , A C p ower to compu te r systems and other elec t rical e quipment — pr o te c ting them fr om pow e r blackouts, brownouts, swe lls, sa gs, s urg es , and interfere nc e. It is d esigne d to pr ov ide p[...]

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    5 1.4 Featur es Intelligent Battery Management The UPS p ro vides v i sual and audible indications of the batt ery’ s present stat us including capacit y , lo w batter y condit ion, and r e pl ace batt e r y c o ndition. The UPS e xe rcises the batte r y d uring its self-t est, and dete cts a w eak battery before it is put in to serv ice. The UPS[...]

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    6 2. Safety CAUTION! ■ T o reduce the risk of el e c tr ic shock in c o nditi ons whe re l oa d equipment grounding cannot be ve r ified , disconne ct the UPS fr om the A C pow e r out let be for e installing a compute r interf ace or acc esso r y slot signal cable. R e con ne ct the powe r cor d only aft e r all signaling co nnec tions are made.[...]

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    7 3. Pr esentation 3.1 Fr ont panel W ith the UPS pl ugge d in, press the o n/tes t butt o n t o tu r n on the UPS and pow er the lo ads . S ee Sec . 5.1. On/te st also a ct iv ates the UPS’ s self-test and u t ility line voltage displays. See sect i o ns 5.3 and 5.6. The over l o a d LED lig hts when the loads co nnecte d to the UPS ex ce e d th[...]

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    8 3.2 Rear Panel T ower Models Rack Mount Models[...]

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    9 Use the computer inter face port for UPS monitoring and contr ol. See section 7. The configuration button changes the UPS’s sensitivity to utility voltage variations and the low battery warning interval. See sections 5.9 and 5.10. The configuration LED indicates the voltage sensitivity setting and the low battery warning interval. See sections [...]

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    10 4. Installation T o obtain warr anty cov er age fill out and ret urn the war rant y r egis tr ation car d no w . 4.1 Inspection Inspect the UPS up on r eceipt. Notify the carr ier and dealer if the re is damag e. T he pa ckag ing is re- cy clab le ; sa ve it for re use or dispose of it pr ope rly . 4.2 Placement T ower Models Install the UPS in [...]

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    11 Installing the Support Brackets 1. V e rify the conte nts of the kit. It c o ntains: two adjustab le-length L-channel s u pports, eight c lip nuts, e i ght 10-32 x 1/2” flat-head scre w s, and eig ht washe rs. T he washers are f or use wit h square r a ck holes only . 2. If the r a c k uses thread e d holes, d rill out the app ro p ria t e fro[...]

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    12 4.3 Pr otection Strategies This UPS pr ovides high performance p ower line pr o tection to the load s. Ther e are, ho w ev e r , othe r po t e ntial ent r y points fo r damaging surges in inf or ma tion sy st ems. These inclu d e ser ial por ts (RS- 232, RS-422, RS-485, etc.), pa rall el ports , te l eph o ne lines, and network c o nnections. Th[...]

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    13 4.4 Install Accessor y (Optional) Some UPS acc essor ies c o nnect to the comput e r int e rface (DB-9) po r t, while other s install in the acc essor y slot. Se e the lit e rat ure a c co mpanying the accessory to d e te rmine pr oper installation. The scre w s holding the slot cov er are #2 Phillips hea d t yp e. T o use the c omputer int erfa[...]

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    14 Co mpleted XL installation w ith tw o batte r y pac ks. 4.6 Connect to Utility Plug the UPS int o an L6-20 r e ce p tacle co nne ct e d t o a 208V AC, 20 Amp ser vice. T he s ervice may be either 50 or 60 Hz, b ut it must be equipped w ith a safe ty ground. If the ser vice at y our locat io n uses a re cep tacle othe r than an L6-20, the UPS plu[...]

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    15 4.6 Char ge the Battery The UPS c harges its battery w hene v e r it is c o nnec te d to ut ility po wer . For best results, charge th e battery for 2.5 hours be for e use. It is acc e pt ab le to use the UPS without first charging the batter y , but on-batter y ru n time may be reduce d unt il the battery charges . 4.7 Connect the Loads Plug th[...]

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    16 5. Operation 5.1 Switch On W ith the UPS plugg e d in, pr ess the on/test (up pe r) b ut ton to sup ply powe r to the loads. The loads are immediat ely p ow ere d while the UPS beeps and per fo rms a self-test. Se e se c tion 5.3. 5.2 Switch Off T o swi t c h o ff the UPS’ s output po wer , p ress the off (low er) bu t ton. It may be con ve ni[...]

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    17 5.3 Self-test U se the self-test t o ve rify b oth the o perati on of the UPS and the co ndition of the batt ery . W ith the UPS plugged in to nor mal utility pow e r , act iv ate the self-t est by pr essing the on/t est but ton unti l the UPS be e ps and the o n-line LED flashes. N ote: By de fault the UPS p erforms a self-t est at po w er up a[...]

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    18 5.5 Battery Char ge Bar Graph The 5-LED display o n the r i ght o f the front panel sho w s the p resent charge of the UPS’ s batte r y as a perce ntage o f the batt ery’ s capacit y . W hen al l five LEDs light, the batt ery is fully charged. When the lo west LED is flashing, the battery can su pply less than two minu t es o f run t ime fo [...]

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    19 The S mar t B o ost LED c o mes on t o indicate that the UPS is co mpensat ing for a low voltage condi- tion. Sm artT r im and Sm artBo ost indicati ons ar e ad visor y . No user ac tion is require d . T o c heck the util- ity voltag e use the utilit y v oltage display . Se e sec tion 5.6. 5.8 Cold Start W he n the UPS is of f and there is no ut[...]

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    20 un d e r such conditions, batter y capacit y and ser vi ce life may be con se r ve d b y reducing the sensitiv - ity of the UPS. T o re d uce UPS sensiti vity , p ress the c onfiguration b ut ton on the r ear panel. Use a po i nted ob j ec t su ch as a pe n t o press the b ut t on. P r ess it once t o se t the UPS’ s s ensitivi ty t o re d uce[...]

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    21 6. Alarms 6.1 On Battery In on-batt er y o perat io n, the o n-batter y LED comes o n and the UPS sounds an audible alarm c o nsist in g of four beeps ever y 30 seco nds. Th e alar m st op s w hen the UPS retu r n s t o on-line opera tio n . Pr ess the on /t est but t o n during o n-battery alarm s t o sto p the b e eping . T his w orks fo r the[...]

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    22 7. Options 7.1 Overview This UPS has seve r al op t i ons that su p po rt advanced op e rat io n . Advance d o p erati ons inclu d e gra ce ful sh utd own of a protected co mputer , and seve r al c o mmunicati o n and command func tions. Co mput er sys te ms r equ ir e time to per for m an order ly shutd o w n, without corru pting or losing data[...]

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    23 8. T r oubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Solution UPS will not turn on. On/test button not pushed. Press the on/test button to power the UPS and the load UPS input circuit breaker tripped. Reduce the load on the UPS by unplugging equipment and reset the circuit breaker by pressing the plunger back in. Very low or no utility voltage. Check the[...]

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    24 Problem Possible Cause Solution Low battery light is on and the on-line light is off. The UPS is shut down and the battery is discharged from an extended power outage. None. The UPS will return to normal operation when the power is restored and the battery has a sufficient charge. The replace battery light is lit. Weak batteries. Allow the batte[...]

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    25 10. Replacing the Battery This UPS has a re p laceable batte r y . Please r ea d section 10.1 be for e perfor ming the p roce d u re i n sect io ns 10.3 o r 10.4. 10.1 W arning ■ This U ninte r ruptible P ower S ou r c e (UPS) c ontains pot entiall y hazardous voltag e s. Do not at- tempt to disassemble the unit b e yond the batte r y replacem[...]

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    26 10.3 Battery Replacement Pr ocedur e (T ower models) N ote: Please r ead the cau tions in secti o n 10.1. Batte r y re p la cement is a safe p r oced ure, isolate d from e l ect rical hazards. Y ou may lea ve the UPS and lo ads on for the foll ow in g procedure. 1. Gr asp the top edge of the botto m front c ov e r and til t it out. 2. Unh o ok t[...]

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    27 second set of batte ries in, then guid e the co nnec to r o v e r the batteries and conne c t it to th e fro nt co nnec tor of the battery compar tment. Note : S ma ll sparks at the batte r y co nnecto r s ar e normal d ur ing batte r y c o nne c tion. Close the batter y c o mpar t m ent door , making su re that no wi res are pinched . Replace t[...]

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    28 5 . S lide the first se t o f new batteries into the unit. Hold the con ne ct o r d own be low the to p o f the batteries and t oward the do o r; otherw ise the assembly w ill not fit. Guid e the c onn ec tor ov e r the top o f the batteries and con ne ct it to the rear c o nne ctor of the batt ery co mpar tment. Se t the fo am spacer against th[...]

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    29 12. Specifications 1400 VA 2200 VA 3000 VA Acceptable input voltage 0 - 325 VAC Input voltage (on-line operation)* 160-253 VAC 208 volt output range* 176-229 VAC 120 volt output range* with 400 VA load with no load 95-130 VAC 100-135 VAC Nominal input frequency 50 or 60 Hz, autosensing Input Protection Resettable circuit breaker Frequency limits[...]

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    30 1400 VA 2200 VA 3000 VA Battery type Spill proof, maintenance free, sealed lead-acid Typical battery life 3 to 6 years, depending on number of discharge cycles and ambient temperature Typical recharge time 2 to 5 hours from total discharge Operating temperature 0 to +40 °C (+32 to +104 °F) Storage temperature -15 to +45 °C (+5 to +113 °F) Op[...]

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    31 13. How to Deter mine On-batter y Run T ime This tab le will aid in est imating the le ngth o f run time that y ou may exp ect f o r a gi ve n load . 1. T o calculat e the on-battery run time first det e rmine the total load pr o t ect ed by the UPS in V olt-Amps. O btain lo a d figures fr om either the labe lling o n the p rot e ct e d e q uipm[...]

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    32 3000 V A Models Typical On-Battery Run Time Versus Load, in Minutes Load Internal Battery 1 Battery Pack 100 VA 228 491 150 VA 183 394 200 VA 152 328 300 VA 110 245 400 VA 84 193 500 VA 67 157 600 VA 54 131 800 VA 36 96 1000 VA 26 73 1200 VA 20 58 1400 VA 16 46 1600 VA 13 37 2000 VA 10 26 2200 VA 8 22 2500 VA 7 18 3000 VA 5 13[...]

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    33 14. User Configuration Items Note: Setting these items requires optional software or hardware. Function Factory Default User Selectable Choices Description Automatic Self-Test Every 14 days (336 hours) Every 7 days (168 hours), On Startup Only, No Self-Test Sets the interval at which the UPS will execute a self-test. UPS ID UPS_IDEN Up to eight [...]

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    36 Limited W ar ranty American Po w er Co nver sion (APC) war rants its pr o ducts to be fre e from d efec ts in mate rials and w o rkmanship fo r a period of two years fr o m the dat e o f purchase. Its o bligation under this war - r anty is limite d to repairing o r replacing, at its ow n sole opt io n, any s uch de fective produ c ts. T o obtain[...]

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    990-7031 Revision 1 10/96[...]