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AC/DC Behavior
When the AC/DC power scheme/plan is selected and external power is present the Thor VM3 behaves as
described below. If external power is not present, refer to the UPS (page 5-26) section for Thor VM3 behavior.
Thor VM3 is Off
Conditions
The Thor VM3 is Off and external power is available, such as:
• Thor VM3 is installed on a powered Smart Dock with the dock power switch On
• Thor VM3 is already mounted to a dock and external power is applied to the dock
Result
The Thor VM3 boots when the Power button is pressed. Once booted the Thor VM3 follows the AC/DC
power scheme/plan with timers reset after bootup.
Thor VM3 is On
Conditions
The Thor VM3 is On (but powered by the UPS battery) and gets external power, such as:
• Thor VM3 is installed on a powered dock with the dock power switch On
• Thor VM3 is already mounted to a dock with the dock power switch On and truck power is applied to the
dock
• Thor VM3 is already mounted to a dock and the dock power switch is turned On
Result
The Thor VM3 continues to run and follows the AC/DC power scheme/plan with timers reset at power
connection.