PowerView™ Model AP9215 User’s Manual
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Contents Introduction ............................................................. 2 Supported UPS Models ......................................................2 Controls and Indicators ..................................................... 3 Installation ............................................................... 4 General Navigation .................................................. 5 Menu Structure ......................................................... 6 Control ..................................
Introduction PowerView is a compact control panel and display which provides full control, monitoring and configuration of the connected UPS.
Controls and Indicators Indicators Figure 2 Front Panel Indicators LOAD ON: Indicates that the load connected to the UPS is receiving power (On-line, On-Battery or Bypass). ON BATT: Indicates that power to the attached load is being supBYPASS: FAULT: plied by the UPS’s batteries (unavailable while in Bypass). Indicates that power to the attached load is being supplied through the UPS’s filtering and surge suppression circuits directly.
Installation PowerView is connected directly to the UPS through a single interface cable (PN 940-0110) included with the PowerView unit. Follow the steps below to connect PowerView to the UPS: 1. Connect the modular RJ45 plug on the end of the interface cable to the connector at the rear of PowerView. 2. Check the rear of the UPS to determine whether there is a cable already connected to the 9-pin computer interface connector.
General Navigation Note: Throughout this manual the four navigation keys will be represented as: Esc, , , and Enter ( ). Specific menus are referenced in the form Display:Password where Display refers to a menu item in the top-level menu and Password refers to a submenu of Display. The default screen will appear when PowerView is first powered on or after any extended period of inactivity. Pressing any key will access the top level menu. When in any menu, pressing or will move the cursor ( ).
Menu Structure PowerView’s menu structure is divided into eight(8) functional groups. These groups are: • Control • Status • Setup • Accessories • Logging • PowerView Information and Configuration • Diagnostics • Help The functions and status information available for each of these groups is outlined in the following pages.
Control n UPS On/Off n Do Self Test – UPS verifies proper system operation by briefly powering the attached load from battery. n Simulate Power Fail – causes UPS signaling port to immediately indicate that the AC line has failed. This may initiate an orderly server shutdown sequence if the appropriate cable and software drivers are used. n Graceful Reboot – initiates an orderly server shutdown and restart sequence if the appropriate cable and software drivers are used. The sequence is: 1.
Status n Status Display 1 Input Line Voltage and Frequency Output Voltage Runtime Estimate Load (in Amps and % of VA capacity) n Status Display 2 UPS internal temperature Last Transfer: the cause of the most recent on-battery event. None the UPS has not been on battery recently. Test a self-test caused the UPS to briefly run on battery. Notch/Spike - AC line voltage was non-sinusoidal or severely distorted; includes total power failure.
n Status Display 3 Battery voltage % Battery Capacity Result of last Selftest: None – no recent selftest OK – most recent selftest was satisfactory Unavail – unavailable Can’t Tst – UPS could not perform the test at the time. Failed – battery condition has deteriorated below a reliable level, the battery should be replaced. Setup n Transfer – these first three parameters control when the UPS switches to battery.
n Shutdown – these parameters affect signaling via the UPS’s interface port. They are generally used in the context of controlling an orderly shutdown of an attached server in the event of a power failure or a user initiated Graceful Reboot or Graceful Off. Low Battery Duration – length of time between low battery signalling and shutdown of power to the attached load.
n UPS Information Display Model Name Firmware Revision Level Serial Number Manufacture Date n Copy – PowerView can ‘learn’ the configuration of a UPS and subsequently write that data to the same or a different UPS. Up to five UPS configurations can be stored in PowerView’s memory. First select the configuration that you wish to move UPS data into or out of, then select the direction that you wish to move the data.
Logging PowerView keeps a log of up to 64 of the most recent events. The user can clear the log and ‘filter’ certain event types from being logged. n View Log – the points to an event; the date, time and number of that event are displayed on the top line. Event 1 is the oldest. Press Enter ( ) for a more verbose description of the event. The and keys scroll through events. Press Esc to revert back to three event viewing. n View Statistics – an absolute count of events witnessed by PowerView.
PowerView Information and Configuration n Set current date and time (used for log entries) n Password – when a non-null password is configured, all control and configuration functions provided by PowerView will require the user to enter the password. The default from the factory is no password. Set password – press enter and use the and keys to set a character string of up to 8 characters. The underscore ( _ ) character is used to indicate the end of a password that is less than 8 characters in length.
n Configuration of default screen – After selecting this option, the screen will appear as the default data screen with the exception of a cursor in the upper left corner. The and keys will select the line that you wish to change. Pressing Enter ( )changes the cursor to and the and keys will now select the contents of that line. Press Enter ( ) once selection is made. Diagnostics If there are multiple faults or abnormal conditions, pressing any key will move through the list.
Replacing the Language EPROM PowerView can be configured to display text in a language other than the default English by replacing the unit’s language EPROM with one of the alternate language EPROMs included with the unit. Follow these steps to replace the unit’s language EPROM: Note: The device being replaced is static sensitive. Do not remove it from the protective carrier until you are ready to insert it in the unit. 1.
Mounting Template Figure 6 16 Wall Mounting Template
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