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USER MANUAL
FERRUPS
0800-2000 - 0800-7500
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® FERRUPS User Manual 0800-2000 through 0800-7500 2 kVA-7.5 kVA 50 and 60 Hz Uninterruptible Power Systems IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. This manual contains important instructions for your UPS. See the CheckUPS CD also for the FERRUPS Safety Information manual. Se cd-rommen CheckUPS til FERRUPS-manualen med sikkerhedsoplysninger. Zie de CheckUPS CD voor de FERRUPS Handleiding voor Veiligheidsinformatie. Katso CheckUPS-CD levyltä FERRUPS-turvallisuuskäsikirjaa. Se repor
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Contents 100 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 200 UPS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 300 Starting the UPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 400 Using the FERRUPS’
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200 UPS Features The drawings below will help you identify the features on your UPS and separate battery cabinets. Back Panel of Standard Units* Back Panel with Optional Internal Bypass On/Off Switch DB9 Comm. Port Output Receptacles BestDock™ On/Off Bypass (optional) Communications Switch Switch Slot DB9 Comm. Port BestDock™ Communications Power Cord Slot (optional) Battery Cabinet Connector (behind plate) Optional Output Battery Cabinet Receptacles Connector are installed (behind plate) here *
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300 Starting the UPS Note: If you plan to store your UPS, the storage temperature must be between –20° and +40° Celsius (–4° and +104° Fahrenheit). If the UPS does not have internal batteries, you can store it at –20° to +60° C (–4° to +140° F). The batteries must be recharged every 90-120 days. To recharge the batteries, start the UPS and let it operate for 8 hours. (If the batteries are in a separate cabinet, make sure the cabinet is connected to the UPS.) Before you start the UPS, make sure t
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Models with permanently attached power cords (shown): 3 Plug in the UPS. If the plug on the UPS’ power cord does not match your outlet (receptacle), an electrician must install the proper outlet. Models with power cords that must be plugged in: Do not use the cord that came with your UPS to plug it in; this cord is for connecting your equipment to the UPS. Your computer, or the equipment that you want to protect, should have a power cord that you can unplug or disconnect. Disconnect this cord f
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If your UPS has output receptacles/outlets on the back panel 7 (shown) or on an attached internal bypass switch, plug the equipment you want to protect into the UPS’ receptacles. If you used the cord from your own equipment to plug in the UPS (see step 2), use the cord provided with the FERRUPS to plug your equipment into the FERRUPS. If the power cord for Power cord the equipment you want to protect is permanently attached to from the equipment the equipment, you may have an electrician wire th
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b. Press the t button twice until the display shows “3 System Status Info.” c. Press ¿ once. The display will now show “3 1 Unit Time.” 3 1 d. Press ¿. A cursor will appear in the time Unit Time time 01:15 shown. <– –> ESC e. Notice that the bottom line of the display has changed to “<– –> ESC” to show you that you can now use the bottom three buttons to move left, move right, or escape. Use these buttons to move the cursor to each digit you need to change,
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400 Using the FERRUPS’ Front Panel Lights The FERRUPS display includes three lights that show you the status of FERRUPS operation. Alarm Light Battery Light Line (AC Input) Light The red Alarm light means the UPS has detected a problem. When this happens, the display shows an alarm message, and the UPS beeps the Morse Code for the alarm. See Section 600. The yellow Battery light means the UPS is operating on battery power, either because there is a power outage or because the available AC input
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To scroll down through menus or menu items in the same level: Press the t button on the right side of the display. To scroll up through menus or menu items in the same level: Press the s button. You can also look at the bottom line of the display, which includes the words “Top” and “ESC.” The button under the word “Top” will take you to the top of the list of items in the menu level. Example: When you switch to the menu display, the display shows the top item in the top level (1, Enter password)
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Menu map for the User Interface Key = Scrolling using up (s) and down (t) arrow buttons. 1 Enter password Enter password = Enter (¿ ). 2 1 System Control 2 4 Charger Mode 2 7 Transfer Code 2 10 Alarm Test 2 System Status 2 2 System Mode 2 5 Show Alarm Code #1 2 8 Test Control 2 3 Mode Flags 2 6 Show Alarm Code #2 2 9 Test Results 3 1 Unit Time 3 5 AC Output Volts 3 9 Watts Out 3 13 Battery Volts 3 System Status 3 2 Unit Date 3 6 AC Input Current 3 10 % Full Load 3 14 Run Time Info 3 3 Unit Ye
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503 Entering a Password Before you can change the setting of some FERRUPS parameters or menu items, you must enter a password. To do this, follow the steps below. The User password is 0377. 1. If the display is not already showing the menus, press the bottom right button (below the word “Menu” on the bottom line of the display). Go to the top item in the top menu level, “Enter Password.” (If you are not sure how to do this, see Section 502 and the Menu Map on page 11.) 2. Press ¿. The display wi
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3 1 Unit Time time 0000 <– –> ESC 3. Move the cursor to the first digit you want to change, and use the s and t buttons to increase or decrease the number. Repeat this step for each digit that needs to be changed. 4. When you have finished, press ¿ to save the new setting. If you decide not to change the setting, press the bottom right button below the word “ESC” on the display. 505 Parameters The tables below provide a brief description of the parameters in t
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Menu 2: System Status (continued) Item and Sample Password to Range Explanation Display Change 2 6 No change 0-0XFFFF This is a hexadecimal alarm status value used by CheckUPS Show Alarm Code #2 allowed. software. almcode2 0000 hex 2 7 No change List This parameter shows why the UPS transferred from AC input Transfer Code allowed. power to battery power. (Possible causes are system/battery test, xfercode brownout, line loss, manual, frequency, or reset.) 2 8 User List This parameter provides
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Menu 3: System Status Info (continued) Item and Sample Password to Range Explanation Display Change 3 10 No change Not Percent of Full Load. The percentage of the FERRUPS’ total % Full Load allowed. applicable. capacity that your equipment is using. pctfload 90 % 3 11 No change Not The power factor of your equipment; the difference in the way it Power Factor allowed. applicable. draws voltage and current. Power factor equals Watts Out (parameter powerfact 0.70 3 8) divided by VA Out (paramete
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Menu 4: System ID (continued) Item and Sample Password to Range Explanation Display Change 4 7 User 50 Hz or The FERRUPS unit’s nominal input and output frequency. Nominal Frequency 60 Hz nomfreq 60 Hz 4 8 User 200-260 The nominal AC output voltage the FERRUPS supplies to your Nominal AC V Out equipment. nomacvo 120 V 4 9 Service .30-30.00 The apparent power (VA or volt-amperes) that your FERRUPS is Rated VA capable of supplying. ratedva 2 KVA 4 10 Service 2-20 The real power (watts) that yo
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These are the inverter codes: Inverter Code Meaning Explanation t System Test The FERRUPS went to inverter to test the batteries. b Brownout AC input voltage was too low. l Line Loss AC input power was lost. m Manual The inverter was started manually (by changing the system mode, parameter 2 3). f Frequency Input frequency was too high or too low. r Reset The FERRUPS system was reset. Alarm Log The Alarm Log is in menu 6, submenu 3. If you have already displayed inverter log entries, press the
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2. Find the alarm in the table below, and follow the instructions in the third column of the table. To clear an alarm when the problem has been solved, press the middle button below the display. If the problem that caused the alarm is still present, the alarm will sound again after a short delay. Alarm Message Morse What It Means How to React Code A Low Battery • — The UPS has shut down because the battery Before this alarm sounded, you should have vbatt 40.0 V (A) voltage is too low for the UPS
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Alarm Message Morse What It Means How to React Code K Circuit Breaker — • — Your equipment is drawing more current The least important equipment should be Warning (K) (amps) than the UPS is designed to provide. disconnected from the UPS. To determine how Shutdown (See your model’s output current rating.) The much equipment needs to be disconnected, you unit will shut down; the time until shutdown can shut off the equipment one device at a time depends on the amount of overcurrent. until the alar
