Tripp Lite OMNIVS1500 Power Supply User Manual


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Basic Operation
Other UPS Features
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.Selectmodels
featurespecialoutlets(clearlylabeledontherearpanel),which
providesurge-only(notbatterybackup)protectiondesignedforlaser
printersandotherheavy-drawdevices.
Telephone/DSL/Ethernet Protection Jacks: These jacks protect
equipmentagainstsurgesoveratelephoneordataline.Connecting
equipmenttothesejacksisoptional.TheUPSwillworkproperly
without this connection.
USB Communication Port:Thisportcanconnectyour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
(availableasaFREEdownloadatwww.tripplite.com)andappropriate
USBcable.AUSBcablemaybeincludedwithyourUPS.Ifthe
appropriatecabledidnotcomewithyourUPS,anyuser-supplied
USBcablemaythenbeusedtoconnectyourUPStoyourcomputer.
Thisconnectionisoptional.TheUPSwillworkproperlywithoutthis
connection.Note:ThisUPSSystemprovidesbasiccommunication
compatibilitywithmostintegratedWindows
®
,Macintosh
®
andLinux
®
power management applications.
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PWMsinewave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.
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