SafetyofPersons
•TheUPShasitsowninternalpowersource(thebattery).Consequently,thepowerterminalsmay
beenergizedeveniftheUPSisdisconnectedfromtheACpowersource.
•TheUPSmustbeproperlygrounded.
•ThebatterysuppliedwiththeUPScontainssmallamountsoftoxicmaterials.Toavoidaccidents,
thedirectiveslistedbelowmustbeobserved:
—Neverburnthebattery(riskofexplosion).
—Donotattempttoopenthebattery(theelectrolyteisdangerousfortheeyesandskin.
—Complywithallapplicableregulationsforthedisposalofthebattery.
—Batteriesconstituteadanger(electricalshock,burns).Theshort-circuitcurrentmaybevery
high.
—Precautionsmustbetakenforallhandling:removewatches,rings,braceletsandanyothermetal
objects,usetoolswithinsulatedhandles.
—Donotlaytoolsormetalpartsontopofbatteries.
ProductSafety
•Upstreamprotectionmustbeinstalledandbeeasilyaccessible.
•TheUPScanbedisconnectedfromtheACpowersourcebyopeningtheinputprotectivedevices.
•TheUPSmustbeconnectedtoanearbypowersourcethatiseasilyaccessible.
•NeverblocktheventilationopeningsoftheUPS.
•TheUPSmustbeinstalledinacontrolledenvironment.
SpecialPrecautions
•TheUPSconnectioninstructionsandoperationdescribedinthemanualmustbefollowedinthe
indicatedorder.
•CheckthattheindicationsontheratingnameplatecorrespondtoyourACpoweredsystemandto
theactualelectricalconsumptionofalltheequipmenttobeconnectedtotheUPS.
•Beforeandaftertheinstallation,iftheUPSremainsde-energizedforalongperiod,theUPS
mustbeenergizedforaperiodof24hours,atleastonceevery3months(foranormalstorage
temperaturelessthan25°C).Thischargesthebattery,thusavoidingpossibleirreversibledamage.
Environment
Thisproducthasbeendesignedtorespecttheenvironment;ItdoesnotcontainanyChlorouorocarbon
(CFC)orHydrochlorouorocarbon(HCFC).
UPSrecyclingattheendofservicelife;APCundertakestorecycle,bycertiedcompaniesandin
compliancewithallapplicableregulations,allUPSproductsrecoveredattheendoftheirservicelife
(contactyourAPCcertiedservicepartner).
Packing;UPSpackingmaterialsmustberecycledincompliancewithallapplicableregulations.
WARNING:Thisproductcontainslead-acidbatteries.Leadisadangerous
substancefortheenvironmentifitisnotproperlyrecycledbyspecializedcompanies.
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