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Important safety instructions! Please read this manual! Veuillez lire ce manuel! ¡Se ruega leer este manual de instrucciones! Thank you for selecting this American Power Conversion Uninterruptible Power System (UPS). It has been designed for many years of reliable, maintenance free service. American Power Conversion is dedicated to the development of high performance electrical conversion and control products and we hope that you will find this UPS a valuable, convenient addition to your compu
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Table of contents 1.0 Introduction ........................................................... 2 2.0 Safety! ................................................................... 5 Sécurité! (Françias)....................................................................................... 6 Seguridad! (Español) ................................................................................... 7 3.0 Installation.............................................................8 4.0 Principles of operati
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1.0 Introduction 1.1 Overview Your PowerCell is a high performance standby uninterruptible power system designed to protect computers and peripheral devices such as monitors, mo- dems, tape drives, etc. from utility line failures which could result in the loss or corruption of valuable data. In the event of a utility failure such as a blackout, brownout or sag, the PowerCell rapidly transfers loads (computer equipment) to an alternative power source. This alternative power is derived from a ba
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1.0 Introduction 1.4 Surge suppression and EMI/RFI filtering Your PowerCell provides high performance surge suppression and EMI/RFI (electromagnetic and radio frequency interference) filtering. The UPS sup- presses surges defined by the ANSI C62.41 (formerly IEEE 587) Category A and B standard to levels well below that which is compatible with your computer. 1.5 Remote interface - Network model A remote computer interface port capable of signalling utility failure and low battery conditions is
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ENGLISH 2.0 Safety ! Caution! CAUTION ! ■ To reduce the risk of electric shock, disconnect the Uninterruptible Power Source from the mains before installing a computer interface signal cable (when used). Reconnect the power cord only after all signalling interconnections have been made. ■ Connect the Uninterruptible Power Source to a two-pole, three-wire ground- ing mains receptacle. The receptacle must be connected to appropriate branch protection (fuse or circuit breaker). Connection
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FRANÇAIS 2.0 Sécurité ! Attention! ATTENTION! ■ Pour réduire le risque d’électrocution, débranchez la prise principale de la source d’alimentation permanente (Uninterruptible Power Source), avant d’installer le câble d’interface allant à l’ordinateur (si utilisé). Ne rebranchez le bloc d’alimentation qu’après avoir effectué toutes les connections. ■ Branchez la source d’alimentation permanente (UPS) dans une prise de courant à 3 dérivations (deux pôles et la terre). Cette prise doit être m
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ESPAÑOL 2.0 ¡ Seguridad ! ¡Atencion! ¡ATENCION! ■ Para reducir el riesgo de descarga eléctrica, desconecte de la red la Fuente de energía ininterrumpible antes de instalar el cable de señalización de interfaz de la computadora (si se usa). Vuelva a conectar el conductor flexible de alimentación solamente una vez efectuadas todas las interconexiones de señalización. ■ Conecte la Fuente de energía ininterrumpible a un tomacorriente bipolar y trifilar con neutro de puesta a tierra. El tomacor
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3.0 Installation 3.1 Receiving inspection Once your PowerCell has been removed from its shipping container, it should be inspected for damage that may have occurred while in transit. Immediately notify the carrier and place of purchase if any damage is found. The packing materials are made from recyclable materials and should be saved for reuse or disposed of properly. 3.2 Placement Your PowerCell may be installed in any protected environment. The location should provide adequate air flow aro
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3.0 Installation 3.4 Connecting to the utility Your PowerCell is furnished with a 6 foot line cord terminated with a standard NEMA 5-15P three pronged plug. The UPS must be plugged into a 2 pole, 3 wire grounding receptacle. If an extension cord must be used between the UPS and the nearest wall outlet, use a 3 wire grounding type rated for at least 10 Amps. Your PowerCell is provided with a rear SITE WIRING FAULT indicator. Once loads are connected, the indicator illuminates when the UPS i
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3.0 Installation 3.6 Connecting equipment to the PowerCell To ensure that your computer equipment will be protected during a utility failure and that you receive expected run time, it is important that you determine the total power needs of the equipment you wish to protect with the PowerCell. The power requirements of your equipment should be less than or equal to the capacity of the PowerCell. The capacity rating of your PowerCell, in both Volt- Amperes (VA) and Watts (W), is given in the Sp
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3.0 Installation 3.6 Connecting equipment to the PowerCell (continued) requirement of your equipment is 50% greater than the capacity of the UPS! 3.6.5 Once all power requirement figures have been converted to VA units and added together, simply determine whether the power requirements of your equipment is less than or equal to the capacity of your PowerCell. If this is not the case, then it must be decided which equipment should be left unprotected by the UPS. Many times, the system printer m
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3.0 Installation 3.6 Connecting equipment to the PowerCell (continued) 3.6.7 Once you have determined that your equipment and the UPS are compat- ible, plug your equipment into the UPS’s rear panel output receptacles. Note: Do not plug laser printers into your PowerCell! The power requirements of a typical laser printer are much larger than the requirements of other computer peripherals and may trip the UPS’s rear panel circuit breaker. Plug laser printers into an APC ® SurgeArrest surge suppr
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3.0 Installation 3.7 Test for proper operation (continued) following section covering Overloads if abnormal operation is encountered. The power I/0 control switches power to your equipment. If you leave your equipment power switches on, the I/0 power control can be used as a master on/ off switch! 3.8 Overloads If the total power requirement of your equipment is much greater than the capacity of your PowerCell, its rear panel circuit breaker may trip. This is called an overload situation. Onc
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4.0 Principles of operation Below is a block diagram showing the major components of your PowerCell UPS. These blocks are described on the following pages. Block diagram showing all major components of your UPS. Page 14
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4.0 Principles of operation 4.1 Noise and surge suppression Your PowerCell contains high performance EMI/RFI (Electro-Magnetic and Radio Frequency Interference) noise and surge suppression circuitry to protect your computer equipment. The PowerCell provides this suppression continu- ously, whether or not it is turned on. Normally, your PowerCell suppresses noise and surges without your notice; that is, the UPS doesn’t transfer your load to its internal power source. Instead, the suppression c
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4.0 Principles of operation 4.2 Load transfer switch The load transfer switch is actually an electro-dynamic relay which serves to rapidly transfer your computer equipment (load) from the utility to the PowerCell’s alternate power source in the event of a utility failure. When the utility is restored to within safe limits, the switch acts to re-transfer the load to the utility. Except for the user control switches, the transfer switch is the only moving part in the PowerCell. The time require
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4.0 Principles of operation 4.6 Transformer The PowerCell’s transformer is an electrical component which “steps up” the output voltage of the inverter to the normal utility line voltage (115 Vac). In addition, it serves to isolate the PowerCell from equipment failures. 4.7 Monitoring and control electronics This block is the “brain” of the PowerCell. The monitoring and control circuitry detects utility failures such as blackouts, sags and brownouts; synchronizes the inverter’s output frequency
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4.0 Principles of operation 4.8 Operation during a utility failure (continued) of the battery (the battery could be charged faster, but wouldn’t last as long). Utility voltage sags are temporary amplitude reductions of the normal 120 Vac line. Utility voltage sags can be caused by local high power demand equipment such as elevators, air conditioners, shop tools and electric heaters. Brownouts, defined as long lasting utility voltage reductions, are sometimes initiated by the power company itse
