APC PRO 1200/1500 manual Connect the equipment, Battery Backup and Surge Protected outlets

Connect the equipment

Battery Backup and Surge Protected outlets

When the Back-UPS is receiving input power, the Battery Backup with Surge Protection outlets will supply power to connected equipment. During a power outage or other utility problems, the Battery Backup outlets receive power for a limited time from the Back-UPS.

Connect equipment such as printers, fax machines, scanners, or other peripherals that do not need battery backup power to the Surge Protection Only outlets. These outlets provide full-time protection from surges even if the Back-UPS is switched OFF.

Master and Controlled outlets

To conserve electricity, when the device connected
to Master Outlet goes into Sleep or Standby mode, or
turns Off, the Controlled device(s) will shut down as
well, saving electricity.	bu146a

Connect a master device, such as a desktop computer or audio/visual receiver to the Master

outlet. Connect peripheral devices such as a printer, speakers, or a scanner to the Controlled outlets.

USB and Serial Data port To use PowerChute Personal Edition, connect a serial cable or USB cable.

Telephone cable surge- Connect a telephone cable to the IN port, and connect a modem to the OUT port. protected ports

 Ground screw	Connect the ground lead of additional surge suppression devices such as network and data line
	surge protectors.

Surge Protected outlets, controlled by the Master outlet

These outlets are protected from electrical surges, and will disconnect from utility power during a power outage, or if the Master device goes into Sleep or Standby mode.

Surge Protected outlets These outlets provide full-time protection from surges, even if the Back-UPS is off. Connect equipment such as printers and scanners that do not require battery backup protection.

 AC power outlet Connect the unit to utility power, use the supplied power cord.

Battery Backup outlets with During a power outage or other utility problems, the Battery Backup outlets receive power for a

Surge Protection	limited time from the Back-UPS. Connect critical equipment such as desktop computer,
	computer monitor, modem or other data sensitive devices into these outlets.

Battery Backup outlet with These outlets will supply battery power to the connected equipment during a power outage. Surge Protection, controlled Power will be disconnected to these outlets if the Master device goes into Sleep or Standby

by the Master outlet	mode. Connect equipment such as a computer monitor to these outlets.
 Master outlet	Connect the master device to this outlet, in most scenarios, this will be the main computer.
 External Battery Pack	Connect an external battery pack to provide additional battery backup runtime (Back-UPS Pro
connector (BR1500GI only)	1500 only).

In & Out Ethernet surge- Use an ethernet cable to connect a cable modem to the IN port, and connect a computer to the

protected portsOUT port.

2 Back-UPS Pro 1200 & 1500 230 V Installation and Operation