APC BR1500LCD - Manual

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Building

Wiring

Fault

RJ-45/
RJ-11

RJ-45/
RJ-11

RJ-45/
RJ-11

RJ-45/
RJ-11

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Phone or Fax

User’s Manual

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CONTENTS

2

3

CONNECT BATTERY CARTRIDGE*

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

3

4

CONNECT EQUIPMENT / POWER

5

CHECK BUILDING WIRING
FAULT INDICATOR

6

7

CONNECT COAXIAL CABLES

The red, back lit liquid crystal display (LCD) on the front panel of the
Back-UPS displays realtime system

status messages

,

system faults

and

warnings

,

LOAD Capacity

, and

Battery Charge

level. Two switches are

provided on the front panel, the

power ON/OFF

pushbutton switch on the

left, and the

DISPLAY/HOLD TO MUTE

pushbutton on the right.

ON LINE

- is lit whenever utility power is supplied to power

the equipment connected to the Back-UPS.

ON BATT

- the On Battery symbol is lit whenever battery

backup power is used to power equipment connected to the

Back-UPS.

If the rear panel

Building Wiring Fault

(red) indicator is

lit, a potential shock hazard exists due to one of the
following conditions:
• Open or high resistance ground
• Hot and Neutral polarities are reversed
• Overloaded neutral circuit

Improper building wiring should be corrected by a
qualified electrician. Do not use the Back-UPS until the
condition that caused the fault is corrected.
Note

: Improper building wiring will not prevent the Back-

UPS from operating, but it will limit its protection
capability.

32 - 104

o

F (0 - 40

o

C)

8

Back UPS

®

BR1300LCD

Back-UPS

®

BR1500LCD

Back UPS

®

BX1300LCD

Back-UPS

®

BX1500LCD

To 120 VAC Wall Outlet

Building Wiring Fault

Indicator

CONNECT MODEM/PHONE/Network
and TVSS Ground

From stand alone
data line surge
suppressor or
electronic device

Phone

Jack

Computer

Modem Port

OR

If needed, the Back-UPS features
a TVSS ground screw for
connecting the ground lead of
any additional stand alone surge
suppression devices, such as an
APC ProtectNet product; or any
electronic device with an
external ground connection.

Coaxial Cable

Coaxial Cable

From Cable

Provider

To Cable

Modem

To USB

Port

Æ

RJ-45

USB

RJ-45

RJ-45

Coax

Coax

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2

CONNECT DATA LINE AND
INSTALL SOFTWARE ON
COMPUTER (Optional)

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Building

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Fault

RJ-45

USB

1. Insert CD into computer, and on-screen instructions

should appear automatically. Follow instructions to
complete the installation.

Note

: if the on-screen instructions do not appear

automatically (Autoplay is disabled), then
perform steps 2 and 3 below.

2. On the computer desktop of the display, double-click

on

My Computer

.

3. Double-click on the CD-ROM drive icon, and follow

the on-screen instructions.

Installation of the supplied software is the only way to
take advantage of the auto shutdown capabilities that
Back-UPS offers.

To USB

Port

Follow the

on-screen

instructions.

9

SWITCH ON THE BACK-UPS

Note:

Allow the Back-UPS to charge for a full 16 hours

prior to using it.

Press the front panel Power ON/OFF switch, and observe
that the following events occur after you press and release
the switch:

• The LCD turns on (is back lit).
• The

ON LINE

indicator flashes.

• The

ON BATT

indicator lights and flashes while a

self-test is being performed.

• When self-test has successfully completed, only the

ON LINE

indicator will be lit.

• If the internal battery cartridge is not connected (see

Step 2

above), the

ON BATT

indicator will flash. The

Back-UPS will also emit a chirping sound.

Note:

This diagram is also used for battery cartridge replacement.

Overload

- is lit whenever power demand exceeds the

capacity of the Back-UPS.

It is displayed in both

ON LINE

mode, and

ON BATT

mode.

Continuous tone

- this alarm sounds whenever the battery

backup outputs are overloaded. Overload mode is covered
in greater detail on Page 2.

Four Beeps Every 30 Seconds

- this alarm sounds whenever

the Back-UPS is running on battery (

ON BATT

). You should

consider saving any work in progress.

Continuous Beeping

- this alarm sounds whenever a low

battery condition occurs, and battery run-time is very low.
Promptly save any work in progress, exit all open applications,

and shut down the operating system, computer,

LOAD

Battery
Charge

System

Faults

System
Status

Printer or Scanner

FAX

External Disk or
CD / DVD Drive

Computer

Monitor

RJ-11

RJ-11

When lit, it indicates automatic voltage regulation

(AVR) is in “Boost mode”.

AVR

is covered in greater

detail on Page 2.

Chirps for 1 Minute every 5 hours

- this alarm sounds

whenever the battery fails the automatic diagnostic test.

Replace battery

- this is lit whenever the battery is near the

end of its useful life, or if the battery is not connected. A

battery nearing the end of its life should be replaced.

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However, when all five blocks are filled, the

LOAD

is at full

capacity. If the

LOAD

exceeds the unit’s rated capacity, the

Over-

load

symbol on the bottom of the display will flash off and on.

Battery Charge

- this indicator consists of a bar

with five blocks. When all five blocks are filled, the

battery is fully charged. When only one block is filled (lit) the
battery charge is low. The word

LOW

and the Battery Capacity

indicator bar both flash off and on.

System Faults

- when a fault occurs, this symbol

and the fault number (F01 - F09) will flash off and

on. The nine fault messages are described further on

Page 2.

Mute mode

- the audible alarm (beeper) can be

muted (turned off), which is indicated by a line
through the beeper symbol. Mute mode is covered in
greater detail on Page 2.

AVR

Self-Test mode

- can be run at any time when in

ON LINE

mode

. Self-test is covered in greater detail on Page 2.

Sensitivity mode

- this allows you to go into sensitivity

programming mode, and using the

DISPLAY

button you can

select the

LO

,

MID

or

HIGH

sensitivity range. Sensitivity

mode is covered in greater detail on Page 2.

Full Time Display mode

- this mode allows you to set the

LCD to full time display mode using the

DISPLAY

button.

This mode is covered in greater detail on Page 2.

Capacity

ON LINE

LOAD

IN

OUT

ESTIMATED RUN TIME IN MINUTES

V

Hz

SENSITIVITY

AVR

SEE MANUAL

LOW

ON BATT

%

kW

Power ON/OFF switch

- is used to turn input power on and off.

It is also used to initiate

self-test

, to go into

Sensitivity mode

, and

it is used with the

DISPLAY

button to reset the

Event Counter

.

DISPLAY/HOLD TO MUTE

button

- is used to display

status messages, system faults and warnings, and to perform
various operations, such as alarm

mute mode

,

AVR

(auto-

matic voltage regulation), and

full time display mode

. The various

messages, warnings, system faults, and operations are described in
greater detail on Page 2.

Load Capacity

- this indicator consists of a bar

containing five blocks. When only one or two of the

blocks are filled (lit), the unit

LOAD

is at less than half capacity.

LOAD

30 cm

ON LINE

LOAD

IN

OUT

ESTI MATED RU N TI ME I N MIN UTES

V

Hz

SENSI TIVITY

AVR

SEE MANUAL

LOW

ON BATT

%

kW

DISPLAY

HOLD TO
MUTE

DISPLAY

HOLD TO
MUTE

DI SPLAY

LCD INDICATORS and CONTROLS SUMMARY

Reset

switch

- this switch is located on the rear of the

Back-UPS, just above the fans, as shown in the figure in
Step 4.

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