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    Operation Smart-UPS ® VT ISX 30- 40 kV A 400 V[...]

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    990-2820 A Smart-UP S® VT IS X 30-40 kVA, 4 00 V Oper ation 1 About this Manual This manual is intended fo r the users of the Smart-UPS ® VT ISX. It refer s to important s afety warnings an d instructions, gives an introd uction to the disp lay interface, and provides information on ope ration, load conn ection, parts re placement, troubl eshooti[...]

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    Cont ent s 990-2820 A Smart -UPS VT® IS X, 30- 40 kVA, 4 00V, Oper ation i Safety ...... .......... .............. ......... ......... .......... .............. ........ 1 Overvie w ...... ......... .............. .......... ......... ......... .............. .... 2 Syste m Overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    ii Smar t-UPS VT® ISX, 30-40 kVA, 400V, Ope ration 990-282 0A Configurat ion ........ ......... ......... .......... ......... ......... .......... . 17 Co nne ct ion of Lo ad to the PDU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Conne cting load to the P DUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Connecting 1 -phase lo[...]

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    990-2820 A Smart- UPS® ISX 30-40 kVA, 400V Oper ation 1 Safety Wa rn i n g All safety instructions in Safety Sheet 990-2822A shall be read, understood and followed prior to handling/using the system. Failure to do so could result in equipment damage, serious injury , or death.[...]

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    2 Smart -UPS® IS X 30-40 kVA, 400V Op eration 990 -2820A Overview System Ove r view With in ternal batteri es For exte rnal b atteries Front vi ew Rea r view Wit h front panel LOA D ON LOA D ON ON - B A O N-BA TT BYP BYP A SS A SS FAUL T ESC ?[...]

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    990-2820 A Smart- UPS® ISX 30-40 kVA, 400V Oper ation 3 System Com ponent s Opening front and rear doors The UPS has a lock mechanism on the fron t and rear doo rs. The key is provided with th e manual for the Net work M anag em ent C ar d.  T o open the front door , pull out the lower end of the handle and turn it clockwise to a horizontal pos[...]

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    Overv iew – Sy stem Compon ents 4 Smar t-UPS ® ISX 3 0-40 kV A, 400V Operatio n 990-2 820A Use r inte rfac e (f ron t)  Network Managemen t Card with T emperatu re Sensor: used for remo te system contr ol and monitoring, e- mail notifications etc. For configuration and use, ref er to the separate use r manual – Network Manage ment Car d wit[...]

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    990-2820 A Smart- UPS® ISX 30-40 kVA, 400V Oper ation 5 U ser inte rfac e are a (rear ) The Power Distribution Unit is installed behind the rear doors of the UPS. Battery Module One Battery Module consists of 4 Battery Units. Model: Serial: BATTERY UNIT Model: Serial: BATTERY UNIT Model: Serial: BATTERY UNIT Model : Serial: BATTERY UNIT 4 x 24 kg[...]

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    6 Smart -UPS® IS X 30-40 kVA, 400V Op eration 990 -2820A The Display Caut ion The display provides access to more functions than described in this manual. In order to avoid unwant ed load impacts thes e functions should not be accessed without th e assistance of APC Cust omer Support. Fo r APC W orldwide Customer Support, refe r to rear c ove r of[...]

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    Ove rvi ew – The D isp lay 990-2 820A Smar t-UPS ® ISX 3 0-40 kV A, 400V Operatio n 7 Menu tree The menu tree provides a quick overv iew of the user interface fu nctions. If you get bey ond the functions de scribed in the menu tr ee, do not pro ceed. Press ESC to go back. No te If you get beyond the f unctions descri bed in this menu tree , do n[...]

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    Ov ervi ew – Th e Di spl ay 8 Smar t-UPS ® ISX 3 0-40 kV A, 400V Operatio n 990-2 820A Basic displa y navigation pr inciples On the display , press ESC until you get to the Overview Scree n, which provides you with b asic system status information. Press UP , DOWN a rrows to navi gate with the selector ar row and v iew all sub-menu scr eens. Pre[...]

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    Ove rvi ew – The D isp lay 990-2 820A Smar t-UPS ® ISX 3 0-40 kV A, 400V Operatio n 9 Sw itc h lo ad ON . 1 . From the Main Menu, select Contr ol and press ENT ER 2 . Use UP/DOWN key to navigate to Tu r n L o a d O N , an d pr ess E NTER 3. S el ect YES, Tu r n L o a d O N Sw itc h into byp ass. 1 . From the Main Menu, select Contr ol and press [...]

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    Ov ervi ew – Th e Di spl ay 10 Smar t-UPS ® ISX 3 0-40 kV A, 400V Operatio n 990-2 820A Ala rm th re shol ds . Load: An alarm will be set when the load is above the threshold level. Runtime: An alarm will be set when the runtime is below the threshold level. Clo ck se t-up From the Se tup screen on the Main Menu, you can change the date and the [...]

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    Ove rvi ew – The D isp lay 990-2 820A Smar t-UPS ® ISX 3 0-40 kV A, 400V Operatio n 11 The top line indica tes date, time and ev ent number . Lines 2, 3 and 4 are part of the event list. T o view the entire lis t, use UP/DOWN arrows to navigate. Fo r a detailed description o f a particular event, p osition the arrow , and pre ss ENTER. Vi ew st [...]

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    Ov ervi ew – Th e Di spl ay 12 Smar t-UPS ® ISX 3 0-40 kV A, 400V Operatio n 990-2 820A Alar m t hresh old If the load lev el exceeds the p reprogrammed thresh old, the UPS will display a w arning. Example: T o change the Alarm Thresh olds: 1. S el ect Setu p from the Main Menu 2. S el ect Alarms f rom the Setup Menu 3 . Press ESC to r eturn to [...]

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    Ove rvi ew – The D isp lay 990-2 820A Smar t-UPS ® ISX 3 0-40 kV A, 400V Operatio n 13 T o change the bee per setup, select Beep at and p ress ENT ER. Y ou now hav e the fol lowing opti ons: • Ne ve r : If yo u select this setting, the Beeper will be ac tive at internal UPS errors o nly . • PwrFail+30 : If you select this setting, the Beeper[...]

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    14 Sma rt-UPS® IS X 30-40 kVA, 400V Op eration 990 -2820A Operat ion Operatio n Modes The UPS h as four different operation modes. I f the installation includes a Maintenance Bypass Panel, bypass mode and test mode will also be available. Normal operation During no rmal operation, the UPS c onverts utility power to conditioned pow er for the conne[...]

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    990-2820 A Smart- UPS® ISX 30-40 kVA, 400V Oper ation 15 Operation Proced ures T urn into mec han ical bypass us ing t he Me cha nical B ypass Lev er  From the Main Menu, select Cont r ol an d press ENT ER  Use UP/DOWN key to navigate to UPS into Bypass an d press E NTER  Use UP/DOWN key to navigate to YES, confirm UPS into bypass , and p[...]

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    Operat ion – Op eration Pr ocedures 16 Smar t-UPS ® ISX 3 0-40 kV A, 400V Operatio n 990-2 820A T urn into normal operation ( from mechanical by pass operation)  V erify the presence of utility supply .  The UPS will start u p and perform a self test (see Restart Pr ocedure).  Ensure th at no erro r messages ap pear in the dis play and [...]

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    990-2820 A Smart- UPS® ISX 30-40 kVA, 400V Oper ation 17 Configuratio n Connection of Load to t h e PDU Connecting load to t he PDUs Connecting 1-phase load t o PDU I  Set the applicable breaker to th e OFF position.  Guide the load c able dow n thro ugh t he top hol e.  Inser t the pl ug fro m t he load into th e C19 outlet.  Secure t[...]

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    Confi gurati on – Conn ectio n of Load to th e PDU 18 Smar t-UPS ® ISX 3 0-40 kV A, 400V Operatio n 990-2 820A Connecting 3- phase load to PDU II  Set the applicable b reaker set to the OFF position.  Guide the load c able down through the top hole.  Lift up the receptacle cover and connect the load to the CEE 32A outlet.  Set the br[...]

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    Confi gurat ion – Con necti on of Load t o the PDU 990-2 820A Smar t-UPS ® ISX 3 0-40 kV A, 400V Operatio n 19 Disconnecting load from the PDU(s) T o disconnect the load, se t the applicable breaker(s) to the OFF position. PDU output br eaker ratings Rear of unit Ambie nt temper atur e in fr ont of uni t º C Nominal br eaker rati ng 16 32 40 50[...]

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    20 Sma rt-UPS® IS X 30-40 kVA, 400V Op eration 990 -2820A Part s Replacement How to determine if you need a repl acement p a rt T o determine if you need a replacement part, contact APC Cu stomer Support and follow the procedure below so that the APC C ustomer Support repr esentative can assist you promptly . 1. In the event of a module failure th[...]

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    Configu ration – Pa rts Rep lacemen t 990-2 820A Smar t-UPS ® ISX 3 0-40 kV A, 400V Operatio n 21 How to re move Battery Modules Follow the below procedures if yo u need to ch ange or ad d a Battery Module, e. g. if you receive a display message re porting a bad battery , or if you need to add batteries for increased r untime.  Holding the ba[...]

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    Confi guration – Parts Replac ement 22 Smar t-UPS ® ISX 3 0-40 kV A, 400V Operatio n 990-2 820A  T o release the batter y from the lo ck mechanism, one person gently push es the battery upwa rds again and pulls it o ut, while the other person supports the ba ttery . How to inst all a Batter y Module If additional batteries a re needed for ext[...]

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    Configu ration – Pa rts Rep lacemen t 990-2 820A Smar t-UPS ® ISX 3 0-40 kV A, 400V Operatio n 23 How to re pl ace a Network Management Ca rd  Loos en the 2 torx screws (one each side o f the card) .  Caref ul ly pul l out the car d.  Install the n ew card.  Reattach th e 2 torx screws. 1 0/ 10 0B as e-T Probe A P 9619 Ne t work M an[...]

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    24 Sma rt-UPS® IS X 30-40 kVA, 400V Op eration 990 -2820A T rou bles hoo tin g This sectio n lists the status and alarm messages that the UPS might display . The m essages are lis ted in alphabetical order , and a suggested corrective action is listed with each alarm message to help you tr ouble shoo t pr obl ems. Disp lay m es sages Display m ess[...]

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    Troubl eshoot ing – Pa rts Rep lacemen t 990-2 820A Smar t-UPS ® ISX 3 0-40 kV A, 400V Operatio n 25 Load Is No Longer Above Alar m Thresh old. The loa d previ ously exceed ed the alar m thresh old and th e sit uatio n has been cor rect ed eith er beca use the l oad decre ased or the t hresho ld was incre ased. No co rrect ive ac tion n ecess ar[...]

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    Troubl eshoot ing – Parts Repl acement 26 Smar t-UPS ® ISX 3 0-40 kV A, 400V Operatio n 990-2 820A If a problem p ersists, note UPS model #, serial #, and d ate purchased before calling APC Customer Support (T ype label located on re ar cover , bottom section). System Fa ilure Det ected by Sur vei llan ce. The sys tem has d etected an int ernal [...]

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    990-2820 A Smart- UPS® ISX 30-40 kVA, 400V Oper ation 27 Rest art Power application  Set the utility breaker to the ON position.  If your installation includes an XR Batter y Enclosure (SUVTBXR2B6/SUVTBXR 6B6) with a DC disconnect switch, set the DC d isconnect switch to the ON position. After system boot-up, the display will automatica lly [...]

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    Rest art – Pa rts Re placemen t 28 Smar t-UPS ® ISX 3 0-40 kV A, 400V Operatio n 990-2 820A V ol tage confirma tion At the restart, th e display will prompt you through the following screens:  When the Confirm V oltage prom pt app ears on the scr een, selec t desir ed vol tage an d press ENTER .  When the prom pt Appl y lo ad appears, sele[...]

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    05/ 2006 990- 282 0A *990-2820A* Cus tome r su ppor t fo r thi s or any o ther APC prod uct is avail abl e at n o cha rge i n any of the follo win g way s: • V isit the APC W eb site to access documen ts in the APC Knowledge Base and to submit cu stomer supp ort re que sts . – www .apc.com (Corpo rate H eadq uarte rs) Connect to localized APC W[...]