CHAPTER 4: TROUBLESHOOTING

Troubleshooting

The PowerView reports various messages on the display, including alarm status and changes in system configuration. This section lists all the PowerView display messages, the reason for the message, and the appropriate corrective action.

Contact APC Technical Support Staff for assistance with complex UPS problems. Refer to the APC Web site at http://www.apc.com for a location near you.

Messages may occur simultaneously. If this happens, be sure to review all of the messages for a better understanding of the system condition.

Condition

PowerView Message

 

Reason

 

Corrective Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start-Up

#Pwr modules changed

 

At least one power module has

 

No corrective action

 

since last ON.

 

been added or removed from the

 

necessary. Proceed with the

 

 

 

UPS since the last time the Pwr

 

start-up.

 

 

 

ON command was issued.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#Batteries changed since

 

At least one battery module has

 

 

 

last ON.

 

been added or removed from the

 

 

 

 

 

UPS since the last time the Pwr

 

 

 

 

 

ON command was issued.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Redundant

 

There is no redundant intelligence

 

Proceed with the start-up or

 

Intelligence Module (IM).

 

module installed and working.

 

abort the start-up and install a

 

 

 

 

 

new IM.

 

 

 

 

 

Note: Without two functioning

 

 

 

 

 

IMs, there is no redundancy in

 

 

 

 

 

the event of an IM failure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Batt capacity less than

 

The battery capacity of the UPS is

 

Option 1: Abort the start-up

 

Return Batt Cap.

 

less than the user-specified

 

and allow batteries to

 

 

 

minimum battery capacity required

 

recharge.

 

 

 

to turn on the load.

 

Option 2: Continue start-up,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with less than minimum

 

 

 

 

 

battery capacity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input Freq outside

 

The input frequency to the UPS is

 

Option 1: Improve the

 

configured range.

 

outside the configured range. The

 

frequency of the incoming

 

 

 

output frequency will not

 

voltage.

 

 

 

synchronize with the input

 

Option 2: Widen the range of

 

 

 

frequency. Normal bypass is not

 

 

 

 

 

the acceptable incoming

 

 

 

available. The system will start on-

 

 

 

 

 

frequency with the

 

 

 

battery.

 

 

 

 

 

PowerView.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Startup>Setup>OuputFreq)

 

 

 

 

 

Option 3: Proceed with start-

 

 

 

 

 

up. Normal bypass is not

 

 

 

 

 

available and system may

 

 

 

 

 

start on battery power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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APC SYBATT manual Troubleshooting, Condition PowerView Message Reason Corrective Action