American Power Conversion RS 500 user manual Installation, Status Indicators and Alarms

	Installation
	1 Connect the Battery	2	Placement / Power
	In compliance with Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, the Back-UPS is shipped with the	Avoid placing the Back-UPS in:
®	internal red battery wire disconnected. The Back-UPS will not operate until the internal red wire is con-
	nected to the battery. Once connected, allow the Back-UPS to charge for a full eight hours prior to use.	•	Direct sunlight
®
	Note: Small sparks may occur during battery connection. This is normal.	•	Excessive heat
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			of any type

Back-UPS™

RS 500

Plug the Back-UPS into a wall outlet, as shown.

a. Open the battery compartment, as shown.	c. Connect the red battery wire to the	positive
User’s Manual	battery terminal.

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b. Pull the battery about half way out, as shown	d. Push the battery into the battery compartment	• The Back-UPS charges the internal battery
	and re-install the cover, as shown.	any time it is connected to a wall outlet.

3	Check the Building		4	Connect Equipment to the Back-UPS				5 Connect the Phone
Wiring Fault Indicator			The rear panel of the Back-UPS consists of the				Fax	Line to Surge Protection
If the red Building Wiring Fault indicator on the			following elements:		Monitor			The telephone ports provide lightning surge pro-
rear panel of the Back-UPS is lit, one of the			Battery Back Up Outlets (qty. of 3). These					tection for any device connected to the telephone
following conditions exists:			outlets provide battery back-up, surge protection,		Computer			line (computer, modem, fax or telephone). The
•	Open or high resistance ground		and Electro-magnetic Interference (EMI) filtering.					telephone ports are compatible with Home Phone-
			In case of power outage, battery power is				Printer	line Networking Alliance (HPNA) and Digital
•	Hot or neutral polarity reversed		automatically provided to these outlets. Power		External			Suscriber Line (DSL) standards, as well as all
•	Overloaded neutral circuit		(utility or battery) is not supplied to these outlets					modem data rates. Connect as shown.
					Drive
			when the Back-UPS is switched Off. Connect a
A lit indicator means that a potential shock			computer, monitor, and external disk or CD-ROM						Wall Outlet
			drive to these outlets.				Scanner
hazard exists. Improper building wiring should
be corrected by a qualified electrician. Do not			Surge Only Outlets (qty. of 3). These outlets are
use the Back-UPS until the condition that caused
			always On (when utility power is available) and
the fault is corrected.
			are not controlled by the On/Off switch. These		Black Velcro Straps (qty. of 2 - not shown). For
Note: Improper building wiring will not prevent the			outlets do not provide power during a power
			outage. Connect a printer, fax machine or scanner		convenience, two velcro traps have been included
Back-UPS from operating, but it will limit its			to these outlets.		and can be used to manage power cords.
protection		capability. It may also result in
equipment damage that is not covered by the APC								Modem/Phone/Fax
Equipment Protection Policy.
6	Switch On the		7	Connect USB Cable and		Transfer Voltage Adjustment (optional)
						In situations where the Back-UPS or connected equipment appears too sensitive to
Back-UPS				Install Software (optional)
						input voltage, it may be necessary to adjust the transfer voltage. This is a simple task
Note: Allow the Back-UPS to charge for a full eight						requiring use of the front panel pushbutton. To adjust the transfer voltage, proceed as
						follows:
hours prior to use.
						1. Plug the Back-UPS into the utility power source. The Back-UPS will be in a
Press the push-button on the front panel of the
						Standby Mode (no indicators lit).
Back-UPS.						2. Press the front panel pushbutton fully inward for 10 seconds. All indicators on the
				TO COMPUTER		Back-UPS will flash to acknowledge going into Programming Mode.
				USB PORT		3. The Back-UPS will then indicate its current Sensitivity Setting, as shown in the
				RJ-45 to USB
						following table.
		On Line		CABLE
		On Battery				Indicators	Sensitivity	Input Voltage	Use When
		Overload				Flashing	Setting	Range
		Replace Battery						(for utility
			If Autoplay is not enabled on the computer, proceed as follows:					operation)
						1	Low	78 - 150 Vac	Input voltage is extremely low
			1. On the computer desktop of the display, double-click on My
						(yellow)			or high. Not recommended for
				Computer.
									computer loads.
			2. Double-click on the CD-ROM drive icon and follow the on-
				screen instructions.		2	Medium	83 - 147 Vac	Back-UPS frequently goes On
Observe that the following events occur after						(yellow, and	(factory default)		Battery.
						red)
pressing and releasing the push-button:						3	High	88 - 144 Vac	Connected equipment is
					Follow the
• The green On-Lineindicator flashes.						(yellow, red,			sensitive to voltage
					on-screen
						and red)			fluctuations (recommended).
•	The yellow On Battery indicator lights while				instructions.
	the Self-Testis being performed.					4. To select the Low Sensitivity setting, press the pushbutton until the yellow indicator
•	When Self-Testhas successfully completed,					is flashing.
	only the green On Line indicator will be lit.					5. To select the Medium Sensitivity setting, press the pushbutton until the yellow and
•	If the	internal battery is not connected, (see				red indicators (second and third from the top) are flashing.
						6. To select the High Sensitivity setting, press the pushbutton until yellow and both
	Step 1 above) the green On Line indicator and					red indicators (bottom three) are flashing.
	red Replace Battery indicator will light. The					7. To exit without changing the Sensitivity Setting, press the pushbutton until the
	Back-UPS will also emit a chirping sound.					green indicator is flashing.
						8. Once in Programming Mode, if the pushbutton is not pressed within 5 seconds, the
						Back-UPS will exit Programming Mode; all indicators will extinguish.

Status Indicators and Alarms

There are four status indicators (lights) on the front panel of the Back-UPS (On Line, On Battery, Overload, and Replace Battery).

On Line

On Battery

Overload

Replace Battery

On Line (green) - is lit whenever utility power is powering the Battery Backup outlets.

On Battery (yellow) - is lit whenever the bat- tery of the Back-UPS is powering equipment con- nected to the Battery Backup Outlets.

Four Beeps Every 30 Seconds - this alarm is sounded whenever the Back- UPS is running On Battery. Consider saving work in progress.

Continuous Beeping - this alarm is sounded whenever a low battery con- dition is reached. Battery run-time is very low. Promptly save any work in progress and exit all open applica- tions. Shutdown the operating system, computer and the Back-UPS.

Overload (red) - is lit whenever power demand has exceeded the capacity of the Back-UPS.

Continuous Tone - this alarm is sounded whenever the Battery Backup outlets are overloaded.

Circuit Breaker - the circuit breaker button located on the rear panel of the Back-UPS will stick out if an overload condition forces the Back-UPS to dis- connect itself from utility power. If the button sticks out, disconnect non-essen- tial equipment. Reset the circuit breaker by pushing the button inward.

Replace Battery (red) - is lit whenever the bat- tery is near the end of its useful life, or if the bat- tery is not connected (see above). A battery that is near the end of its useful life has insufficient run- time and should be replaced.

Chirps for 1 Minute Every 5 Hours - this alarm is sounded whenever the battery has failed the automatic diag- nostic test.

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