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    990-1086A 09/02 User’s Manual English APC Smart APC Smart APC Smart APC Smart- - - -UPS UPS UPS UPS ® ® ® ® 1000/750 VA 230/120/1 00VAC 1000/750 VA 230/120/1 00VAC 1000/750 VA 230/120/1 00VAC 1000/750 VA 230/120/1 00VAC 1U Rack Mount 1U Rack Mount 1U Rack Mount 1U Rack Mount Uninterrupti ble Power Supply Uninterrupti ble Power Supply Uninterr[...]

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    1 Introduction American Po w er Conversion Corp oration (APC) is the leading national and internatio nal manufac- turer of state-of- the-art unin terruptibl e power su pplies, redundant sw itches, power m anagement soft- ware, an d related equipm ent. APC products protect hardw are, software, an d data from power distur- banc es in b usi ness a nd [...]

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    2 Installing the R ails in the Rack The UPS fits in a standard 46. 5-cm (19- inch) rack. Mounting brack ets and rails are packaged s epa- rately within the main box . Cleats for rack mounting are preins talled on the UPS. 8 8 2[...]

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    3 Mounting the UPS in a Rack The UPS is heavy. To lighten it, y ou may rem ove t he battery before mounting the unit in the rack (Steps 1 an d 2). Install the UPS at or near the bottom of the rack . Check to make sure the rack w ill not tip after installing the UPS into the rack. Step B Ste p A Step 1 Step 2 Be careful-the battery is heavy. Step 3 [...]

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    4 Installing and Connecting the Battery and Attaching the Front Bezel Connecting Equipment and Power to the UPS S MART - UPS R EAR P ANEL 230V Models 120/100V Model s Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4[...]

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    5 1. Connect equi pment to the UPS. Note: Do not connect a laser printer to the UPS. A laser printer d raws signifi cantly more p ower than other type s of equipm ent and m ay overload the UPS . 2. Add any option al accessories to the Smart-Slot. 3. Using a pow er cord, plug the UPS into a tw o-pole, three-wire, grounded receptacle only . Avoid u s[...]

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    6 2: O PERA TION S MART - UPS F RONT P ANEL 230/100V Model s 120V Models Power On Power Off Online The online LED illuminates when the UPS is supplying utilit y power to the connected equipment. If the LED is not lit, the UPS is either not turned ON, or is supplying battery power.[...]

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    7 AVR Tri m This LED illuminates to indicate the UPS is compensating for a hig h utility voltage. AVR Boost This LED illuminates to indicate the UPS is compensating for a low utility voltage. On Battery When the on batter y power LED is lit th e UPS i s supplying battery power to the con nected equipment. When on battery, the UPS sounds an alarm—[...]

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    8 3: U SER C ONFIGU RA BLE I TEMS N OTE : S ETTINGS ARE MADE THROUGH SUPPLIED P OWER C HUTE S OFTWARE OR OPTIONAL S MART S LOT ACCESSORY CARDS . F UNCTION F ACTORY D EFAULT U SER S ELECTABLE C HOICES D ESCRIPTION Automa tic Self -Test Every 14 day s (336 hours) Every 7 days (168 hours) , On Startup Only, No Self-Te st This func tion sets the interv[...]

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    9 N OTE : S ETTINGS ARE MADE THROUGH SUPPLIED P OWER C HUTE S OFTWARE OR OPTIONAL S MART S LOT ACCESSORY CARDS . F UNCTION F ACTORY D EFAULT U SER S ELECTABLE C HOICES D ESCRIPTION Low Battery Warning. PowerChute in terface softw are prov ides auto- matic, unatte nded shut- down w hen appr oxim ately two m inutes (by def ault) of battery opera ted [...]

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    10 4: S TO R AG E , M A INT ENA NCE , A ND T RANSPORTING Storage Store the UPS covered and positioned as for proper functioning, in a cool, dry location, with the bat- teries fully charged. At -15 t o +30 ° C (+5 to + 86 ° F), charge th e UPS battery every six months. At +30 t o +45 ° C (+86 to +11 3 ° F), charge the UPS battery every three m o[...]

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    11 5: T ROUBLESHOOTING Use the chart belo w to sol ve minor Smart-UPS installation and operation problems. Re fer to the APC web site, www.apc.com , for assistance with complex UPS problems. P ROBLEM AND P OSSI BLE C AUSE S OLUTION UPS WILL NOT TURN ON Batter y not conn ected prop - erly. Check that the battery conn ector is full y engaged. butto n[...]

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    12 P ROBLEM AND P OSSI BLE C AUSE S OLUTION T HE OVERLOAD LED IS LIT AND THE UPS EMITS A SUSTAINED ALARM TONE The UPS is overloaded. The conn ected equ ipment exceed s the sp ecified “maxi mum load” as d e- fine d in Spec ifications at the A PC we b site, www .apc.com . The alarm remai ns on un til the overload i s removed. Discon nect non esse[...]

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    13 P ROBLEM AND P OSSI BLE C AUSE S OLUTION UPS OPERATES ON BA TTERY ALT HOUGH NORMAL LINE VOLTAGE EXISTS UPS input circuit breake r tripped. Reduce the load on the U PS by unpl ugging equipm ent and res etting the circuit br eake r (on the ba ck of UPS) by pre ssing the plunge r in. Very high, low , or dist orted li ne voltage. Inexpen sive fuel p[...]

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    14 Service If the UPS requires s ervice do not return it to the dealer. Ins tead, follo w these steps: 1. Revi e w the problems discussed in t he Troubles hooting secti on of this m anual to eliminate com- mon probl ems. 2. If the problem persists, contact APC Customer Service th rough the APC web site, www.apc.com/su pport .  Note the m odel nu[...]

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    15 6: R EGULA TOR Y AND W AR R ANT Y I NFORMA T ION Regulatory Agency Approvals and Radio Frequency Warnings 230V MOD ELS This is a Class A prod uct. I n a dom estic env ironm ent this product m ay cause ra dio int erferenc e, in which cas e the u ser ma y be req uired to tak e correc ti ve ac- tions . 120V MOD ELS This e quipm ent h as be en tes t[...]

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    16 Declaration of Conformity Limited Warranty American Power Conversion (APC) warrants its products to be free from defects i n materia ls and workmanship for a period of two years from th e date of pu rchas e. Its obli gati on under thi s warrant y is limit ed to repai ring or rep lacin g, at it s ow n sol e o p- tion, any such defect ive produ ct[...]