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    990-1853D 12/2005 User Manual English APC Smart-UPS ® SC 420/620 VA 110/120/ 230 VAC Tower Uninterrupti ble Power Su pply[...]

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    1 Introduction The APC Un interrupti ble Power Supply (UPS) is des igned to prev ent blackou ts, brownouts, s ags, and surges from reaching your equipment. The uninterruptible power supply (UPS) filters small util- ity li ne fluct uatio ns and isola tes your equip men t fro m lar ge disturb ance s by inte rnall y disc onnecti ng from the utility li[...]

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    2 2: S TA R T U P Connect the B attery " # Connect black wire to battery. (Red wi re is already conn ected.) Note: Small spark s at the point of battery connection are normal. $ % Connect Equipment to the UPS Rear Panels 110/120 V: 230 V: & 230 V models : The top of f-white ou tlet pro- vides su rge protection only. Equipment plugg ed into[...]

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    3 Connect the UP S to the Network (if Appl icable) Network Connectors Serial Port Telephone/Network Surge Suppression Ports Use only inter face kits approved by APC. Use only the su pplied cable to connect to the Serial Port. A stan dard serial interface cable is incom- patible with the UPS. The UPS features optional telephon e/network surge suppre[...]

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    4 3: O PERA TION Front Display Panel 110/120 V 230 V I NDICATOR D ESCRIPTION On Line The UPS is sup plying utility powe r to the conne cted equipm ent. On Battery The UPS is supplying batt ery power to the co nnected equ ipment. Overload The conn ected loads are d rawing more than th e UPS power rating. Replace Batter y The batter y must be replace[...]

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    5 4: U SER C ONFIGU RA BLE I TEMS N OTE : S ETTINGS ARE ADJUST ED THROUGH P OWER C HU TE B USIN ESS E DITION SO FTWARE F UNCTION F AC TOR Y D EFAULT U SER S ELECTABL E C HOICES D ESCRIPTION Automa tic Self-Te st Every 14 day s (336 hours) Every 7 days (168 hours) , Every 14 day s (336 hours), On Startup Only, No Self-T est Set the i nterval at w hi[...]

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    6 N OTE : S ETTINGS ARE ADJUST ED THROUGH P OWER C HU TE B USIN ESS E DITION SO FTWARE F UNCTION F AC TOR Y D EFAULT U SER S ELECTABL E C HOICES D ESCRIPTION Low Batte ry Warn ing 2 minute s Powe rChute Business Edition softw are prov ides automa tic, unat- tended s hutdow n whe n approxi- mately 2 minute s of batte ry ope r- ated runt ime re- main[...]

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    7 5: S T OR A GE AND M AI N T E N AN C E Storage Store the UPS covered in a cool, dry location, with the battery fully charged. At -15 t o +30 ° C (+5 to +86 ° F), charge th e UP S battery ever y six months. At +30 t o +45 ° C (+86 to +11 3 ° F), charge the UPS battery every three months . Battery Repla cement The UPS battery life differs based[...]

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    8 6: T ROUBLESHOOTING , S HIPPING , A ND S ERVICE Use the chart below to solve minor UP S installation and operation problems. Refer to www.apc.com with complex UPS problems, an d for battery runtime charts . P ROBLEM AND / OR P OSSIBLE C AUSE S OLUTION UPS WILL NOT TUR N ON UPS not connec ted to utility powe r supply . Check tha t the pow er cord [...]

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    9 P ROBLEM AND / OR P OSSIBLE C AUSE S OLUTION THE OVE RLOAD LED IS ILLUMINATED AND T HE UPS EMITS A SUSTAINED AL ARM TONE The UPS is overloaded. The conn ected equipment i s draw- ing more V A than the UPS can sustain. The conn ected equip ment exceeds th e specified “maxi mum load. ” The a larm rema ins on unt il the ov erload is remov ed. Di[...]

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    10 Shipping and Service Prepare the UPS for shipping : Sh ut down an d dis co nn ect any equ ipm en t a tta che d to the UPS. Shut down the UPS, and discon nect the UPS from the utility po w er outlet. Disconnect t he battery. If the UPS requires service do not return it to the dealer. Follow these s teps: 1. Rev iew the pr oblems discusse d in Tro[...]

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    11 7: R EGULA TOR Y AND W AR R AN T Y I NFOR MA T ION 110/120 V models This equipment has been teste d and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pur- suant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits ar e designed to provide reason able protection again st harmful interference when the equipment is operate d in a commercial en[...]

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    12 Limited Warranty Amer ican Power C onversion (APC) warr ants its prod ucts to be f ree f rom def ects in ma terials and workm anship for a period of tw o years fr o m the date of purchase . Its obligation u nder this w arranty is lim ited to repairing or replac ing, at its ow n sole option, a ny suc h defectiv e products. T o obtain s ervice und[...]