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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