APC Smart-UPS - Third-Party Battery Solutions; Connecting Ground and Battery System

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ONNECTING POWER AND EQUIPMENT TO THE UPS
1. Plug the UPS into a two-pole, three-wire, grounding receptacle only. Avoid using extension
cords and adapter plugs. Your UPS is not supplied with an input line cord. Three output line
cords are supplied for connecting equipment (loads). Additional cords are available from your
dealer.
Swap an input cord from another piece of equipment with one of the supplied output cords. The
input cord used for the UPS must be three conductor—1.0 mm
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, rated 10 Amps. Use this equip-
ment cord to connect the UPS to utility power. If your equipment does not have a removable line
cord, see your dealer or contact APC to obtain a suitable input line cord.
2. Connect equipment to the UPS.
3. Turn on all connected equipment (loads). To use the UPS as a master ON/OFF switch, be sure
all connected loads are switched ON. The loads will not be powered until the UPS is turned on.
4. Add any optional accessories. See the documentation accompanying the accessory for details.
Use the cable provided with your UPS to connect to the Computer Interface Port.
DO NOT use a standard serial interface cable since it is incompatible with the UPS
connector.
Do not connect a laser printer to the UPS. A laser printer draws significantly more
power than other types of equipment and may overload the UPS.
TURNING ON THE UPS
Press and release the button
labeled TEST. This will supply power to the connected equipment.
Make sure connected loads are switched to their ON position. The UPS performs a self-test at this
time.
The UPS charges its battery when it is connected to utility power. The battery charges
fully during the first four hours of normal operation. Do not expect full run time during
this initial charge period.
The unit performs a self-test automatically when turned on and every two weeks thereafter (by de-
fault). Refer to the Operation Manual for details on changing the default interval.
ACCESSORIES
This UPS is equipped with an accessory slot. See the APC website, www.apcc.com for available
accessories.
If a standard accessory (such as an SNMP card) is installed on this UPS, see the Utility CD for user
documentation.
For additional computer system security, install PowerChutePlus
® Smart-UPS monitoring software.
It provides automatic unattended shutdown capabilities on most major network operating systems.