
Parameter Settings
Table 4: Parameter Settings
| PARAMETER | FACTORY | DESCRIPTION | 
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| Second Language | OFF | If you select ON, the APC BC300 Series displays all | 
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 | messages in its second language (Spanish). | 
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| Adaptive slewrate | ON | OFF is used when utility frequency is unstable. Call | 
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 | APC Technical Support before changing this | 
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 | parameter. | 
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| Battery monitor | — | Choose ON to reset the battery monitor alarm and | 
| reset | 
 | remove battery monitor alarm messages from the | 
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 | alarm log and to reset all battery information (e.g. | 
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 | runtime); run a battery monitor test again (see the | 
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 | “Battery Monitor Test” section of this User Guide) to | 
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 | set battery information to the correct levels. This | 
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 | parameter is available only for UPSs with a battery | 
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 | monitor. | 
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| Battery monitor | — | This test measures the condition of the batteries. | 
| test | 
 | (See the “Battery Monitor Test” section of this User | 
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 | Guide). This parameter is available only for UPSs | 
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 | with a battery monitor. | 
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| Battery capacity | — | Measures  | 
| test | 
 | “Battery Capacity Test” section in this User Guide | 
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 | for more information. | 
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| M3  | — | Not applicable. | 
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| Boost charge | OFF | Set to ON for 8 hours (programmable) of continuous | 
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 | boost (equalize) charge. For more information on | 
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 | changing the time to more or less than 8 hours, call | 
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 | APC Global Service. | 
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| Bypass operation | OFF | Switch to ON for static bypass operation. The UPS | 
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 | must be programmed for static bypass operation | 
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 | before an external bypass switch is activated in | 
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 | order not to disturb the power to the load. While the | 
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 | UPS is operating in bypass, the batteries are not | 
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 | charged. | 
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| OFF | Set to ON for  | |
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 | utility (AC line) is applied. CAUTION: When this | 
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 | parameter is set to ON, the UPS automatically | 
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 | starts and powers the load whenever utility is | 
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 | available. When servicing the UPS or load, make | 
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 | sure this is set to OFF. | 
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