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PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Table of Contents Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................4 Getting Started ........................................................................................................................................................4 Prerequisites ................................................................................................
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Overview PowerPanel® Personal Edition (PPPE) is easy to use safe shutdown software for advanced computer power management. PPPE is designed for personal computers (PCs) and provides a complete power protection solution utilizing the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to control and safely shut down a PC in the event of power problems. The advantages of PPPE are summarized below: • Monitor the status of the UPS and utility power at all times.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual • o Windows 2000 o Windows ME o Windows 98 SE 64-Bit Versions: o Windows 7 o Windows Server 2008 o Windows Vista o Windows Server 2003 o Windows XP o Windows 2000 Installation A welcome screen displays automatically when the PowerPanel® Personal Edition Installation CD is inserted into the CD-ROM. If the welcome screen does not display, browse the CD drive and open the folder named Windows, and then double-click the file named setup.exe.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual • Accept the license agreement. • Choose the destination directory. • Click the Install button to begin installing PowerPanel® Personal Edition.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual In Windows 7, selecting the Add the Power Meter gadget to desktop option indicates that the gadget will be added to the desktop before the installation is complete. The gadget will then be displayed every time Windows starts. In Windows Vista, the Power Meter gadget is not added to the desktop by default and must be added manually by the user.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Accessing PowerPanel Personal Edition The PowerPanel® Personal Edition software can be accessed following the directions below: • Select Start > All Programs > CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition > PowerPanel Personal Edition. • Double click the PowerPanel® Personal Edition icon in the taskbar notification area.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Figure 2. Minimal Interface Main Interface Features 1. Power source: Indicates which power source is supplying power to your equipment and the current status. Icon Description The UPS is supplying utility power to your equipment. The UPS is supplying battery power to your equipment. This may be caused by power failure, under voltage or over voltage. The UPS is not supplying power to your equipment.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual 4. Special buttons: Icon Description An alarm has occurred due to power events. Click this icon to turn the alarm off. Displays help for the selected screen. Minimizes the PPPE software. Switches the user interface between the Main interface and the Minimal interface. Closes the PPPE software. 5. Features Columns: o Monitor: Click to access the Monitor menu. o Configuration: Click to access the Configuration menu.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual o Help: Click to access the Configuration menu. 6. Functions bar: This bar displays different functions available for the selected feature. o Monitor function bar: o Configure function bar: o Help function bar: 7. Workspace: This area displays information or settings specific to the selected feature. 8. Status Bar: The status bar displays one of three unique conditions: o The UPS is working normally. The UPS is ready to supply power if a power problem occurs.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual o Unable to establish communication with UPS. PPPE is unable to monitor your UPS because communication has been lost. Note: Not all models provide the same information. The information varies with different models.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual The PowerPanel® Personal Edition icon changes to indicate different conditions: Icon Description The UPS is working normally. The UPS is in battery mode. This indicates the UPS is using batteries to supply power to the equipment. PPPE is unable to connect to your UPS due to loss of communication. The icon shows a popup message to notify when events occur. Move the cursor over the tray icon to view the message.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Monitor UPS This section provides details of the UPS status and a summary of power events. Status Monitoring PPPE continuously monitors the UPS and the Current Status screen displays the latest UPS status. Current Status Screen The detailed UPS status indicators are described below: Field Description Electrical power is being supplied by The UPS is supplying utility power to the connected equipment.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual UPS in battery mode. Field Description Voltage condition is Loss of utility power such Icon Status Power Lost as a blackout. No utility power is supplied to the UPS and the UPS is using batteries to supply power. The input voltage is lower Under Voltage than the low voltage threshold, and the UPS is using batteries to supply power. The input voltage is higher Over Voltage than the high voltage threshold, and the UPS is using batteries to supply power.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Field Description Icon Status Remaining battery Current percentage of The battery is charging and capacity battery capacity. shows the current charge as a percentage of its total capacity. The UPS is using its battery to supply power and is discharging. Displays the remaining charge as a percentage of its total capacity. Battery is currently The batteries are charged Fully Charged to 100% capacity. The batteries are being Charging charged..
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Power Events Summary The Summary screen displays the latest power event and the time it occurred. It also summarizes the power condition statistics during different periods. This information can be used to analyze the quality of the power source. Summary Screen The Summary screen provides the information described below: • Display Period - Length of time covered by the power condition summary. The display period can be set at 1, 4, 12, or 24 weeks.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Low voltage setting on Voltage Screen • Over Voltage: Utility voltage is higher than the high voltage threshold and the UPS is using batteries to supply power. The high voltage threshold can be configured on the Configuration - Voltage page. High voltage setting on Voltage Screen • Buck: Utility voltage is approaching the high voltage threshold and the UPS is using the AVR function to decrease the utility voltage closer to normal.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Boost condition summary on Summary Screen • Boost: Utility voltage is approaching the low voltage threshold and the UPS is using the AVR function to increase the utility voltage closer to normal. Buck condition summary on Summary Screen Note: Voltage Threshold Configuration, Buck and Boost states are only supported on certain UPS models with the Automatic Voltage Regulator function (AVR).
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Configure UPS Schedule Management PPPE can be used to schedule the computer to shutdown or hibernate, and then power off the UPS. PPPE can also be scheduled to turn on the output power and then cause the computer to restart or wake from hibernation. On the Schedule screen, shutdown and restart times can be defined for each weekday. Once the shutdown and restart on specific weekdays are activated, the schedule related information displays.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Turning the UPS Alarm On/Off An audible alarm from PPPE and the UPS informs users of power events. PPPE can be configured to generate alarms and notifications in the software and from the UPS itself on the Notification screen.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Runtime Configuration When a power event occurs, the UPS supplies battery power to the connected computer and equipment. In order to prevent a loss of data or a system crash, the computer shuts down gracefully and then the UPS will power off.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Once the utility power fails for the specified time, a popup message asks whether to continue or abort the shutdown procedure. Click the OK button to allow the UPS to initiate a shutdown procedure, or click the Cancel button to abort the processing procedure. If neither option is chosen the computer will continue with the shutdown.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Voltage This Voltage screen shows the current utility voltage and the normal voltage rating of the UPS, and allows users to configure the voltage sensitivity or high/low voltage according to the UPS model. Once the utility voltage exceeds the voltage range, the UPS will supply battery power at a stable voltage to the connected equipment.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Sensitivity Users can set up sensitivity according to the equipment and the power. Once utility power is out of range the selected range, the UPS will switch to battery mode to provide the power to the connected equipment immediately. Sensitivity options on the Sensitivity Screen. Sensitivity options for Input voltage sensitivity are explained below: • Medium sensitivity is the default.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Performing A UPS Self-Test You can perform a Self-Test to verify that the batteries are good and the UPS operates as it should. The SelfTest screen displays the date and the result of the latest Self-Test. Click the Initiate self-test button to initiate a Self-Test. Self-Test Screen After the Self-Test, the result is reported with detailed information as explained below: • Date of last self-test - The date on which the last Self-Test was performed.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Help To open the help section, click the shortcut on the Help Information screen in PPPE. Help Information Screen About The About screen provides information about the version of PPPE and the UPS hardware. There are also links for web based support and the company website.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Using Power Meter Gadget Power Meter Gadget What is a gadget? A gadget is a lightweight HTML and script-based application designed to do simple tasks such as calendars, clocks, RSS notifies or search tools. An external application such as Windows Media Center can be also controlled by using gadgets.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual • 64-Bit Versions: o Windows 7 o Windows Vista Adding the Power Meter Gadget to Desktop or Sidebar If the Add the Power Meter gadget to the desktop option is not selected during installation, follow the steps below to add the Power Meter gadget to the desktop manually: • In Windows 7, click Start > Control Panel > Programs > Desktop Gadgets to open the gadget gallery.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Power Meter gadget on the desktop in Windows 7 Power Meter Options Right-click the Power Meter gadget and select Options, a pop-up window will be displayed as illustrated below. The Power Meter provides status options in the drop-down such as Input/Output Voltage, Percent Load and Battery Capacity etc. Aside from these before-mentioned options, the Power Meter also provides the electric power statistical options Energy Consumed, Carbon Emitted and Cost.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual has been consumed by the devices connected to the UPS, how much carbon has been emitted, and how much money that electrical consumption costs for the past week, month or year. These options are described as following: Energy Consumed Energy Consumed indicates how much electricity was consumed in a past period. Click the Item drop-down list and select the Energy Consumed option, the Period drop-down list will be visible and provides Week, Month and Year options.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual provides Week, Month and Year options. The Ratio field is a ratio of cost per kWh and will vary by country. Users can change the ratio by clicking Edit hyperlink. Note: For the Energy Consumed and Cost options, if the display value with that base unit is too large to be displayed properly, the relative unit will be increased to help the display value fit. The maximum unit supported is mega (M).
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Technical Support Troubleshooting I have installed PowerPanel Personal Edition on my computer, but it will not establish communication with the UPS. Please follow the steps below to resolve the problem: • The UPS may not be switched on. Verify the UPS is on. • Make sure that no other application is using the UPS USB port or serial port. • Make sure the serial or USB cable is securely and properly connected to the UPS and computer.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual FAQ Which operating systems support PowerPanel Personal Edition software? Please see page 5 of the user manual for a complete list of compatible operating systems. How do I uninstall PowerPanel Personal Edition? Go to Start>>Control Panel>>Add or Remove Programs. Click the Change/Remove button of the PowerPanel® Personal Edition to uninstall the program.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual How do I ensure that my computer has hibernation enabled? Not all operating systems support hibernation. Windows 98 and Windows ME do not support hibernation. If the operating system is Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, please follow the steps below to enable the hibernation: 1. Open Power Options in the Control Panel. (Go to Start>>Control Panel>> Power Options.) 2. Click the Hibernate tab, and then select the Enable hibernation option.
PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Glossary • AC Utility Power: The power supplied by a standard wall outlet. • AVR. Automatic Voltage Regulation: Acronym for Automate Voltage Regulator. A function within specific UPS models, which is used to improve the voltage quality in order to supply power with a stable voltage. • Boost: The AVR function used to increase the voltage when the utility power is approaching the low voltage threshold.
