APC 1500VA manual

990-1062A 11/01 User’s Manual English APC Smart-UPS ® 1000VA /1500V A 230VAC /120VAC/100VA C 750XL/1000XL 230VAC/120VA C Tower Uninterr uptible Pow er Supply[...]

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1 Introduction American Po w er Conversion Corpo ration (APC) is the leading national and international manufac- turer of state-of- the-art un interru ptible pow er suppl ies, redundan t swi tches, power m anagement soft- ware, an d related equi pment. APC produ cts protect h ardware, sof tware, and data f rom pow er distur- banc es in b usine ss a[...]

2 Connecting Equipment and Power to the UPS S MART - UPS R EAR P ANEL 230V M ODELS 120 V/100V M ODELS 1. Plug in th e battery con nector  . 2. Connect equi pment to the UPS. Note: Do not connect a laser printer to the UPS. A laser printer d raws signifi cantly m ore power than other type s of equ ipmen t and may overl oad the UPS. 3. Add any opt[...]

3 B ASIC C ONNE CTORS Serial Port USB Port Power management s oftware and interface k its can be used wi th th e U PS. Use only interfa ce kits supplied or approv ed by APC. Use the APC supplied cable to connect to the Serial Port. DO NOT use a standard serial interface cable since it is incompatible with the UPS connector. Both Serial a nd USB Por[...]

4 2: O PERA TION S MART - UPS F RONT P ANEL Power On Power Off Load Battery Charge Online The online LED illuminates when the UPS is supplying utilit y power to the con- nected equipment. If the LED is not lit, the UPS is eit her not turned ON, or is sup- plying battery power. AVR Tri m This LED illuminates to i ndicate the UPS is compensating for [...]

5 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 is supp lying battery power to the con nected equipment. Wh en on battery, the UPS sounds an alarm—four beeps ev ery 30 seconds . Overload The LED illuminates and the UPS emits a sustained alar [...]

6 3: U SER C ONFIGU RA BLE I TEM S N OTE : S ETTINGS ARE MADE THROUGH SUPPLIED P OWER C HUTE S OFTWARE OR OP TIONAL S MAR T S LOT ACCESSORY CARDS . F UNCTION F ACTORY D EFAULT U SER S EL ECTABLE C HOICES D ESCRIPTION Automa tic Self -Test Every 14 day s (336 hours) Every 7 days (168 hours) , On Startup Only, No Self- Test This func tion sets the in[...]

7 N OTE : S ETTINGS ARE MADE THROUGH SUPPLIED P OWER C HUTE S OFTWARE OR OP TIONAL S MAR T S LOT ACCESSORY CARDS . F UNCTION F ACTORY D EFAULT U SER S EL ECTABLE C HOICES D ESCRIPTION Low Battery Warning . PowerChute in terface softw are pr ovides a uto- matic, unatte nded shut- down w hen appr oxi- mately two m inutes (by defa ult) of ba ttery ope[...]

8 4: S TO R AG E , M A INT ENA NCE , A ND T R A NSPO RTING 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), charg e the UPS battery every six months. At +30 t o +45 ° C (+86 to + 113 ° F), charge th e UPS battery every three [...]

9 1500VA Model Step 3 Pull the battery module out of the compartment until t he back of the m odule is flush with th e outer edg es of the U PS. Disconn ect the battery conn ector. 1000VA Model Step 3 Disconnect the batter y cable termin als before re moving t he batt er y module fr om the UP S. Note: The red cable conn ects to the red color- coded[...]

10 R EPL ACING THE B ATTERY M ODULE To replace the battery module, reverse th e directions above for Removin g the Front Bezel and Bat- tery M odule . Disconnecting the Battery for Transport Always DISCONNEC T THE BATT ERY before shipp ing in co m pliance w ith U.S. Departm ent of Transp ortation (DOT) regu lations. The battery m ay remain in the U[...]

11 5: T ROUBLESHOOTING Use the chart belo w to solve minor S mart-UPS installation and o peration problems. Refer to the APC web site, www.apc.com , for assistance with com plex 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 (rear pan el) is fully en[...]

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 equi pment exceed s the sp ecified “maximu m load” as de- fine d in Spec ifications at the APC w eb site, w ww .apc.com . The alarm remai ns on un til the overload i s removed. Discon nect nonessen [...]

13 P ROBLEM AND P OSSIBLE C AUSE S OLUTION UTILITY CIRCUIT BREAKER T RIPS Utility c ircuit breake r trips during norma l operatio n. 100V mo dels: In order to operate at the f ull VA rating of the 1500VA produ ct, the sup plied 15A pl ug must be replaced with a 20 A plug. This change mus t be perf orme d by qualifie d serv ice pe rsonnel. UPS OPERA[...]

14 Service If the UPS requires s ervice do not return it to the dealer. Ins tead, follow these steps: 1. Revi ew the problem s discussed in the Tr oubleshooti ng section of this manual to eliminate com- mon probl ems . 2. If the problem persists, contact APC Custom er Service through the APC web site, www.apc.com/su pport .  Note the m odel num [...]

15 6: R EGULA TOR Y A ND W AR R AN T Y I NFORMA T ION Regulatory Agency Approvals and Radio Frequency Warnings 230V MOD ELS This is a Class A pro duct. I n a domestic e nviro nment this product m ay cause ra dio int erferenc e, in which cas e the u ser ma y be requ ired to tak e correct ive a c- tions . 120V MOD ELS This e qui pment has bee n teste[...]

16 Declaration of Conformity Limited Warranty American Power Conversion (APC) warrants it s products to be free from defects in materials and workmanshi p for a period of two years from th e date of pu rchase. Its obli gation und er this warranty is lim ited to repairin g or replac ing, at its own sole o p- tion, any such defecti ve produ cts. To o[...]