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SymmetraPX
250/500kW400/480V
SingleandParallelOperation
TableofContents
Overview..............................................................................................................................1
Symbolsused...............................................................................................................3
ParallelSystemSummary..........................................................................................3
UPSSummaryScreen................................................................................................4
SingleSystem............................................................................................................4
ParallelSystem..........................................................................................................4
OperationModes............................................................................................................5
UPSModes....................................................................................................................5
NormalOperation......................................................................................................5
Batteryoperation.......................................................................................................6
Requestedstaticbypassoperation/forcedstaticbypassoperation..........................7
Batterytest................................................................................................................8
SystemModes..............................................................................................................9
On..............................................................................................................................9
Off..............................................................................................................................9
Requestedstaticbypassoperation/forcedstaticbypassoperation..........................9
Maintenancebypassoperation..................................................................................10
AutostartCountdown................................................................................................11
OperationProcedures.................................................................................................12
AccessScreensProtectedbyUserPassword....................................................12
StartUpSystemfromMaintenanceBypassOperation.....................................13
ShutDownSystemfromNormaltoMaintenanceBypassOperation............15
TransferfromNormaltoRequestedStaticBypassOperation........................17
TransferfromRequestedStaticBypasstoNormalOperation........................18
IsolatethisSingleUPSfromtheParallelSystem...............................................20
AddUPStoaRunningParallelSystem.................................................................21
AccessaConguredNetworkManagementCard..............................................23
OperatetheAPCBatteryBreakerManually..........................................................24
Conguration....................................................................................................................25
AccesstheUserCongurationScreen..................................................................25
PerformaBatteryRuntimeCalibration..................................................................26
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SettheBatteryTestSettings....................................................................................26
SettheDisplaySettings.............................................................................................28
SettheNetworkManagementCard(NMC)Settings...........................................29
SettheUserPasswordSettings..............................................................................30
SettheAlarmSettings................................................................................................31
SettheSystemTime...................................................................................................33
SettheLanguageandRegionalSettings..............................................................34
Maintenance......................................................................................................................36
AccessPredictiveMaintenanceScreen................................................................36
DetermineifyouneedaReplacementPart..........................................................37
ReturnPartstoAPC....................................................................................................38
User-ReplaceableParts..............................................................................................38
BatteryModuleReplacement....................................................................................38
DirectionsforReplacement.......................................................................................38
DirectionsforStorage...............................................................................................39
ReplaceBatteries.......................................................................................................40
ReplacePowerModules.............................................................................................40
ReplaceIntelligenceModules...................................................................................42
ReplaceBoardsinInput/Output/BypassEnclosure...........................................43
ReplaceBoardsintheBatteryEnclosure.............................................................44
Troubleshooting..............................................................................................................45
Alarms.............................................................................................................................45
AlarmButton.............................................................................................................45
AlarmLevels..............................................................................................................45
ViewtheActiveAlarms...............................................................................................46
ViewtheEventLog......................................................................................................47
BookmarkanEntryintheEventLog......................................................................50
ViewandSaveInformationaboutFirmwareVersion.........................................51
ReboottheDisplay......................................................................................................53
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Overview
DisplayOverview
Note:Thescreensshowninthismanualsareexamplesonly.
TheUPSgraphicaluserinterfaceislocatedin
theInput/Output/BypassEnclosure.TheUPS
utilizesthetouch-screendisplaytocongureand
monitorthesystem,andprovidestheuserwith
visibleandaudiblealarms.
Thescreensareorganizedhierarchically.In
parallelsystemstheParallelSystemSummary
screenisatthetopofthehierarchy.Insingle
systemstheUPSSummaryscreenisatthetopof
thehierarchy.
OverviewofBreakersintheMBwD(Option)
Note:TheMBwDisonlyapplicableforsinglesystems.
TheAPCMBwDcontainsthebreakersQ1,Q2,
Q3,andQ5.Whentheassociatedbreakerlamp
islit,itisoktoopenandclosethebreaker.
To Distribution Breakers
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Navigation
ParallelSystem
Summary
ParallelInput
Summary
ParallelBypass
Summary
ParallelOutput
Summary
UPSSystem
UPSSummary
UPSInput
Summary
UPSBypass
Summary
UPSBattery
Summary
SystemStatus
SubfeedSummary
UPSOutput
Summary
UPSSystem
SystemInformation
SystemStatus
EventLog
FirmwareOverview
Predictive
Maintenance
Conguration
UserConguration
Service
Conguration
Factory
Conguration
Operation
Start-Up
Shutdown
Transfertonormal
operation
Transfertostatic
bypass
IsolatethisUPS
LanguageSettings
RegionalSettings
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Symbolsused
WARNING:Indicatesanelectricalhazard,which,ifnotavoided,couldresultin
injuryordeath.
Caution:Indicatesahazard,which,ifnotavoided,couldresultininjuryordeath.
Note:Indicatesimportantinformation.
See:Indicatesthatmoreinformationisavailableonthissubject.
ParallelSystemSummary
TheParallelSystemSummaryscreenisthehomescreeninparallelsystems.Itprovidesyouwithan
overviewoftheparallelsystemandcircuitbreakers.Itshowsthesystemstatusandthepowerow
throughthesystemandgivesaccesstothesystem’ssummaryscreens.
Note:TheoperatedUPSishighlightedonthescreenandtheotherUPSunitsarefaded.
A.Accessfurtherdetailsonthecurrent
screen.
B.GototheUPSSystemscreen.
C.GototheParallelInputSummaryscreens.
D.GototheParallelBypassSummary
screens.
E.GototheParallelOutputSummary
screens.
F.GototheUPSSummaryscreens.
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UPSSummaryScreen
SingleSystem
Insinglesystems,theUPSSummaryscreenisthehomescreen.Itprovidesyouwithanoverviewof
theUPSsystemandcircuitbreakers.Itshowsthesystemstatusandthepowerowthroughthesystem
andgivesaccesstothesystem’ssummaryscreensandtheUPSSystemscreen.
A.Accessfurtherdetailsonthecurrent
screen.
B.GototheUPSSystemscreen.
C.GototheSystemStatusscreenforthe
currentUPS.
D.GototheBypassSummaryscreens.
E.GototheInputSummaryscreens.
F.GototheOutputSummaryscreens.
G.GototheBatterySummaryscreens.
H.Logoutofpasswordprotectedscreens.
ParallelSystem
Inparallelsystems,theUPSSummaryscreenprovidesyouwithanoverviewoftheactualUPSand
circuitbreakers.ItshowsthesystemstatusandthepowerowthroughtheUPSandgivesaccesstothe
system’ssummaryscreensandtheUPSSystemscreen.
A.Accessfurtherdetailsonthecurrent
screen.
B.GototheUPSSystemscreen.
C.GototheSystemStatusscreenforthe
currentUPS.
D.GototheBypassSummaryscreens.
E.GototheInputSummaryscreens.
F.GototheOutputSummaryscreens.
G.GototheBatterySummaryscreens.
H.GototheParallelSystemSummaryscreen.
I.Gotothepreviousscreen.
J.Logoutofpasswordprotectedscreens.
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OperationModes
UPSModes
TheUPSoperationmodeisindicatedinthetoprightcornerofthescreenundertheheadingUPS
Mode.TheUPSmodeindicatesthecurrentstatusoftheoperatedUPS.
NormalOperation
Duringnormaloperation,theUPSsupportsthecriticalloadwithconditionedpower.WhiletheUPSis
operatinginnormaloperation,asingle-linediagramwillappearonthescreen.Agreenlineindicates
thepowerowfromtheutility/mains,throughtheUPSsystem,andtotheload.Thegreenlinetothe
batteriesindicatesthatthebatteriesareconnected.
SingleSystemParallelSystem
or
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Batteryoperation
Iftheutility/mainssupplyfails,theUPStransferstobatteryoperation.Duringbatteryoperation,
batterypowerensuresuninterruptedsupporttothecriticalload.WhiletheUPSsystemisinbattery
operation,asingle-linediagramwillappearonthescreen.Thegreenlineindicatesthepowerow
fromthebatteries,throughtheinverters,andthentotheload.
SingleSystemParallelSystem
or
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Requestedstaticbypassoperation/forcedstaticbypassoperation
TheUPSisinrequestedstaticbypassfollowingacommandfromthegraphicaluserinterface.And
theUPSisinforcedbypasswhenafaultonthesystemhascausedstaticbypassoperation.During
staticbypassoperation,thecriticalloadissupplieddirectlybyutility/mainspower.WhiletheUPSis
operatinginthismode,asingle-linediagramwillappearonthescreen.Theorangelineindicatesthe
powerowfromtheutility/mainsthroughthebypassstaticswitch,andthentothecriticalload.
Note:Thebatteriesarenotavailableasanalternatepowersourcewhilethesystemis
inforcedstaticbypassoperation.Thebatteriesareavailableinrequestedbypass,and
itispossibletomanuallytransfertonormaloperation.Ifthereisaninterruptiontothe
utility/mainspowersupplyduringrequestedstaticbypassoperation,thesystemwill
transfertobatteryoperation.Thiswillcauseaninterruptiontothepowersupplyingthe
loadandmayresultinaloaddrop.
SingleSystemParallelSystem
or
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Batterytest
TheUPSisinbatterytestmodewhentheUPSisperformingabatteryself-test.Duringbatterytest,
thebatteryruntimecapacityisreducedby10%.
Note:Thebatterytestwillstopifthemainssupplyfailsduringthetest.
SingleSystemParallelSystem
or
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SystemModes
ThesystemmodeisindicatedinthetoprightcornerofthescreenundertheheadingSystemMode.The
systemmodeindicatesthecurrentoutputstatusofthecompletesystem,andnottheindividualUPSunit.
On
WhenthesystemmodeisOn,theUPSsystemsupportsthecriticalloadwithconditionedpower.The
loadissupportedbytheUPSinbothnormalandbatteryoperation.
Off
WhenthesystemmodeisOff,theUPSsystemdoesnotsupporttheconnectedloadwithpower.
Requestedstaticbypassoperation/forcedstaticbypassoperation
TheUPSisinrequestedstaticbypassfollowingacommandfromthegraphicaluserinterface.And
theUPSisinforcedbypasswhenafaultonthesystemhascausedstaticbypassoperation.During
staticbypassoperation,thecriticalloadissupplieddirectlybyutility/mainspower.WhiletheUPSis
operatinginthismode,asingle-linediagramwillappearonthescreen.Theorangelineindicatesthe
powerowfromtheutility/mainsthroughthebypassstaticswitch,andthentothecriticalload.
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Maintenancebypassoperation
Duringmaintenancebypassoperation,thecriticalloadissupplieddirectlybyutility/mainspower.
WhiletheUPSsystemisinmaintenancebypassoperation,asingle-linediagramwillappearon
thescreen.Theorangelineindicatesthepowerowfromtheutility/mains,andthentothecritical
loadviatheQ3switch.
Note:ThebatteriesarenotavailableasanalternatepowersourcewhiletheUPSsystem
isinmaintenancebypassoperation.
SingleSystemParallelSystem
or
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AutostartCountdown
ThesystemcanbesetupforanautomaticstartwhenACutilitypowerisrestoredfollowingalow
batteryvoltageshutdown.Theautostartcountdownwindowisshownoverallscreensuntilthe
countdownperiodexpiresortheautostartismanuallystoppedbypressingthestopbutton.
Thisfeatureisdisabledbydefaultandisnotsupportedinparallelsystems.ContactAPCifthis
featureshouldbeenabled.
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OperationProcedures
AccessScreensProtectedbyUserPassword
1.Whenpromptedfortheuser-password,pressthepasswordeldtoaccessthekeyboard.
2.TypeintheuserpasswordandpressEnter.
Note:Oninstallation,theuserpasswordissetto“apc”.
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StartUpSystemfromMaintenanceBypassOperation
Note:Start-upcondition:TheloadissuppliedviatheQ3switchfromtheutility/mains,
andtheotherbreakersareopen.
1.ClosetheUPSinputbreaker(Q1).ThiswillpoweruptheUPSdisplay.
2.PresstheUPSSystembuttoninthebottomleftcornertoaccesstheUPSSystemscreen.
SingleSystemParallelSystem
3.PresstheOperationbutton.TypeintheuserpasswordandcompletewithEnter.
4.PressSystemStart-upbutton.
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5.Followthestepswhichappearonthescreen.Stepswillappearintheorderinwhichthey
needtobecompleted.Astepwillinitiallyappearinredandthenwhenitiscompleted,the
stepwillchangetogreen.Thenextsteptobecompletedwillbehighlightedinredtextand
yellowbackground.
Note:Greybuttonsaretouch-screenfunctions.
SingleSystemParallelSystem
6.CheckthattheUPSModeisNormalOperationintheupperrightcorner.
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ShutDownSystemfromNormaltoMaintenance
BypassOperation
Note:PressthehomebuttontogototheUPSSummaryorParallelSystemSummary
screen.
1.PresstheUPSSystembuttoninthebottomleftcornertoaccesstheUPSSystemscreen.
SingleSystemParallelSystem
2.PresstheOperationbutton.TypeintheuserpasswordandcompletewithEnter.
3.PresstheSystemShutdownbuttonontheOperationscreen.
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4.Followthestepswhichappearonthescreen.Stepswillappearintheorderinwhichthey
needtobecompleted.Astepwillinitiallyappearinredandthenwhenitiscompleted,the
stepwillchangetogreen.Thenextsteptobecompletedwillbehighlightedinredtextand
yellowbackground.
Note:Greybuttonsaretouch-screenfunctions.
SingleSystemParallelSystem
Note:ThedisplaywillturnoffwhentheUPSinputbreaker(Q1)isopened.
Caution:DonotopentheQ3breakerwhenthesystemisinmaintenancebypass
operation,asitmayresultinaloaddrop.
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