Alarms and Events

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 5: Possible Alarms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mains is out of

The utility (AC input) voltage is too

If possible, restore AC input

 

 

tolerance (This

high or too low, so the unit

power to the UPS. If AC input is

 

 

alarm occurs

transfers to battery operation. If

available to the UPS, ask an

 

 

during a power

AC input returns to normal, the

electrician to make sure that 1)

 

 

outage)

unit transfers back to normal

the correct input voltage is

 

 

 

operation. If not, the unit continues

available to the UPS, and 2) this

 

 

 

to run on battery until the “Low DC

voltage is within a range the UPS

 

 

 

shutdown” alarm occurs. Then, if

will accept.

 

 

 

bypass voltage is within the range

 

 

 

 

programmed into the UPS, the unit

 

 

 

 

transfers to bypass. If not, the unit

 

 

 

 

transfers to stand-by and does not

 

 

 

 

supply output voltage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF Button

A user pushed the red “Off” button

Restart the unit by pressing the

 

 

Pushed (If the

or activated an emergency power

green button inside the door. If

 

 

alarm was

off shutdown. The unit switches to

the unit will not restart, the

 

 

caused by the

stand-by mode and does not supply

alarm was caused by an

 

 

Off button, it is

output voltage.

emergency power off (EPO)

 

 

in the events

 

shutdown. Find out why this

 

 

log)

 

shutdown was activated and

 

 

 

 

make sure the emergency

 

 

 

 

situation has passed; then,

 

 

 

 

restart the unit by deactivating

 

 

 

 

the emergency power off

 

 

 

 

shutdown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output freq. is

The output frequency is too high,

Ask an electrician to make sure

 

 

out of tolerance

low, or unstable (out of tolerance).

that the correct input frequency is

 

 

 

The unit transfers to battery

being supplied to the UPS. Then,

 

 

 

operation and runs on battery until

call APC Global Service.

 

 

 

the “Low DC shutdown” alarm

 

 

 

 

occurs. Then, the unit transfers to

 

 

 

 

bypass if bypass is within

 

 

 

 

tolerance. If not, the unit transfers

 

 

 

 

to stand-by and does not supply

 

 

 

 

output voltage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output is

The output voltage was

If other alarms are also active,

 

 

moment. out of

momentarily too high or too low

troubleshoot these alarms first. If

 

 

tolerance

(out of tolerance). If bypass is

this is the only alarm, call APC

 

 

 

within tolerance, the unit transfers

Global Service.

 

 

 

to static bypass operation. If not,

 

 

 

 

the unit transfers to stand-by and

 

 

 

 

does not supply output voltage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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