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These connections are optional. Your UPS will function
properly without these connections.
Phone Line/Network Line Surge
Suppression (Select Models Only)
Your UPS can protect your equipment against
surges over a phone line (see Specifications).
Using telephone cords or network data cables as
appropriate, connect your wall jack to the UPS
jack marked “IN”. Connect your equipment to the
UPS jack marked “OUT”. Make sure the equipment
you connect to the UPS’s jacks is also protected
against surges on the AC line.
Your UPS can protect up to 2 telephone lines travelling
over the same telephone cord.
USB Communications (Select Models Only)
Use any USB cable to connect the USB port of your
computer to the USB port of your UPS. Download
the PowerAlert UPS monitoring software program
appropriate for your operating system from
www.tripplite.com and install it on your computer.
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Basic Operation
Buttons Use the ON/OFFbutton to do three things:
Switch your UPS’s Operating Mode: While your UPS is plugged
into a live AC outlet,press the ON/OFF button and hold it until you
hear a beep (about 2 seconds) to toggle between the following
operating modes. Choose your UPS’s operating mode based on the
regional guidelines in Step 3 of the Quick Installation section.
• UPS Mode: ENABLES battery backup. UPS Conditions: The UPS
charges its battery and supplies power at its receptacles when it is
receiving utility line power. If utility power fails,the UPS provides
power from its batteries. The “ ” indicator light is lit. Setting
Advantages:Provides battery backup during blackouts or brownouts.
• CHARGEONLY Mode: DISABLES battery backup. UPS
Conditions: The UPS charges its battery and supplies power at its
receptacles when it is receiving utility line power. The “ ”indicator
light is flashing. Setting Advantages:Continues to charge the battery
when power is present while turning OFF the inverter to prevent
battery depletion during power outages when equipment is not in use.
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