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    SPB4230W A Register your product and get suppor t at www .philips.com/welcome EN User Guide 3 Uninterruptible P o wer System (UPS)[...]

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    3 1 Important 4 2 Y our UPS 4 2.1 What’ s in the bo x 5 2.2 What you’ll also need 5 2.2 UPS ov er view 6 3 Getting started 7 3.1 Connect your UPS 7 3.2 Connect your UPS to a 8 phone/fax/modem 3.3 Connect your UPS to a 8 TV/VCR/D VDR/cable box 3.4 Check the pow er requir ement 9 of your equipment 4 Using your UPS 9 5. Using more of y our UPS 11 [...]

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    4 1 Impor tant T ake time to r ead this manual bef ore y ou use your UPS. It contains important infor - mation and notes regar ding operating and maintaining your UPS and batteries. © 2007 K oninklijk e Philips Electronics N.V . All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the written consent of the cop yright owner [...]

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    5 2 Y our UPS electronics and computer system. Product highlights Y our UPS is equipped with the following features and functions. Intelligent micropr ocessor control Y our UPS is a microprocessor -controlled unit. This means that it operates with the newest technology for high performance and powerful functionality . It is an “intelligent” pro[...]

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    6 2.3 UPS o verview Fr ont panel Po wer s witch: T urns power to the UPS on or off. May be used as the master ON/OFF switch for all equipment connected to the battery back-up out- lets by lea ving the power buttons for the connected equipment ON. Also indicates the status of the UPS: • a steady light indicates the UPS is in- line mode and using A[...]

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    7 3 Getting Star ted This section helps you with the first time installation of your UPS. 3.1 Connect your UPS W arning Carefully r ead the safety precautions in Section 1. Important, before you connect your UPS. W arning Before connecting y our UPS to a power outlet, mak e sure the electrical power voltage matches with the UPS. For ex- ample, if [...]

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    8 Caution The telephone line protection of this UPS could be render ed inoperable if impr operly connected. Caution If you fail to connect the phone/fax/modem protection, your connected equipment will not be cover ed by the Philips Connected Equipment W arranty . Most modem damage can be pre vented if y ou tak e the time to connect the phone/fax/mo[...]

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    9 not be cover ed by the Philips Connected Equipment W arranty . Most TV/VCR/DVDR/ cable box damage can be pr ev ented if you take the time to connect the coaxial cable protection. T o connect coaxial cable pr otection: Connect the incoming cable/broadband line to the first gold-plated coaxial con- nector input on your UPS. Connect a coaxial cable[...]

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    10 UPS, it will immediatel y begin a self test to determine if an overload situation exists. If it detects an overload, an audible alarm will sound. Y ou will hear a long beep before the system automatically shuts down. If this occurs: Unplug at least one piece of equip- ment from the battery back-up outlets. T urn off the power to the UPS. W ait 5[...]

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    11 Y our UPS is equipped with an LED indicator displa y to k eep you alert to its effectiveness. This surge protection indica- tor light is illuminated when the surge protection components ar e functioning properl y . If this light is off, it indicates that the surge protection components ha ve reached capacity and ar e no longer able to protect y [...]

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    12 T o adjust the LCD panel: Insert a flat-headed screwdriv er into the sides of the LCD panel. Gently apply pr essure to pop the LCD panel out of the UPS housing. Rotate the LCD panel 180°. Snap the LDC panel back into the UPS housing. Digital clock Y our UPS features a digital clock as part of the LCD panel. T o set the time: Use the sharp end [...]

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    13 excess voltage and pr ev enting most of it from r eaching y our sensitive equipment. Because all surge protectors ha ve a limited capacity to absorb, the life of this product will end when that capacity is reached. This warranty extends only to the original purchaser of the pr oduct, and is not transferable. T o exer cise your rights under the w[...]

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    14 14 protector . In or der to ex ercise its rights under this warranty , the claimant must produce the original dated pr oof of pur - chase or reasonabl y equivalent documen- tation. Under no cir cumstances shall this warranty benefit a third party , including an insurance company claiming thr ough a right of subrogation or otherwise. If the appl[...]

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    15 15 the surge protector was not connected directly into a pr operly grounded pow er source. you ha ve already r ecov ered (or ar e seeking recov er y) of the value of any damaged connected equipment from the man ufac - turer or an insurance compan y . Exclusions This warranty does not cov er damage due to: an act of God (other than lightning) suc[...]

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    16 16 8 T echnical data Input Maximum capacity 1440V A V oltage 100-120V* +/-25% at line input Current 12A Frequency 50 or 60Hz* +/-10% (auto sensing) Output Capacity 1000V A V oltage (on battery) Simulated sine wa ve at 100V/115V +/-5% Frequency (on battery) 50 or 60Hz* +/-1Hz Auto V oltage Regulation A VR automati- cally increases output v oltage[...]

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    17 17 Alarm type Battery back-up Slow , beeping sound (appr oximately 0.47Hz) Low battery Rapid beeping sound (appr oximately 1.824Hz) Overload Continuous beeping sound Other Operating envir onment 3,500 meters maximum elevation, 9 – 95% humidity , non-condensing, 0 – 40° C Noise lev el <40dBA (1 meter from surface) *UL-listed rating 9 Freq[...]

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    18 PCB failure. Y ou will hav e to call for service to replace the PCB. What should I do if the alarm sounds continuously? The alarm is alerting you that an ov erload situation is occurring. Immediately discon- nect a device fr om the UPS. If the alarm continues, disconnect another device, and so on until the alarm stops. Check the to- tal power r [...]

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    20 Specifications are subject to change without notice T rademarks are property of Philips Accessories and Computer P eripherals 2007© Philips Accessories and Computer P eripherals, Ledgewood, NJ USA www .philips.com[...]