Tripp Lite BC600SINE Power Supply User Manual


 
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AC Receptacles: “UPS/Surge”receptaclesareusedtoprovide
connectedequipmentwithAClinepowerduringnormaloperationand
batterypowerduringblackoutsandbrownouts.Theyalsoprotect
equipmentagainstdamagingsurgesandlinenoise.“Surge-Only”
receptacles are used to provide peripherals with surge protection
withoutcommittingpreciousbatterypowertosupportthemduring
blackouts.
USB Communication Port: ThisportcanconnecttheUPStoany
computer for automatic file saves and unattended shutdown in the
eventofapowerfailure.UsewithTrippLite'sPowerAlertSoftwareand
USBcable.AUSBcableisincludedwiththeUPS.PowerAlertSoftware
isavailableFREEviatheWebatwww.tripplite.com/software/.NOTE:This
connectionisoptional.TheUPSwillworkproperlywithoutthis
connection.
Battery Replacement Door:Undernormalconditions,theoriginal
batteryintheUPSwilllastseveralyears.Batteryreplacementshouldbe
performedonlybyqualifiedservicepersonnel.Referto“Battery
Warnings”intheSafetysection.ShouldtheUPSrequirebattery
replacement,visitTrippLiteontheWebatwww.tripplite.com/support/
battery/index.cfmtolocatethespecificreplacementbatteryforthe
UPS.
Power Sensitivity Adjustment: This dial is normally set fully
counterclockwise,whichenablestheUPStoprotectagainstwaveform
distortionsinitsACinput.Whensuchdistortionsoccur,theUPSwill
normallyswitchtoprovidingsinewavepowerfromitsbatteryreserves
foraslongasthedistortionsarepresent.Insomeareaswithpoor
utilitypowerorwheretheUPS’sinputpowercomesfromabackup
generator,frequentbrownoutsand/orchronicwaveformdistortioncould
causetheUPStoswitchtobatterytoooften,drainingitsbattery
reserves.ItmaybepossibletoreducehowoftentheUPSswitchesto
batteryduetowaveformdistortionorbrownoutsbyexperimentingwith
differentsettingsforthisdial.Asthedialisturnedclockwise,theUPS
becomesmoretolerantofvariationsinitsinputpower’sACwaveform
andswitchestobatterylessoften.NOTE:Thefurtherthedialis
adjustedclockwise,thegreaterthedegreeofwaveformdistortionthe
UPSwillallowtopasstoconnectedequipment.Whenexperimenting
withdifferentsettingsforthisdial,operateconnectedequipmentina
safetestmodesothattheeffectontheequipmentofanywaveform
distortionsintheUPS’soutputcanbeevaluatedwithoutdisrupting
criticaloperations.Theexperimentshouldlastlongenoughtoassure
thatallexpectedlineconditionsareencountered.
Basic Operation continued
Other UPS Features
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