PowerPanel® Personal Edition Software User’s Manual Overview PowerPanel® Personal Edition is easy to use software designed to facilitate the operation of the battery backup. It works with the battery backup to provide a complete power protection solution. There are three main functions of this software: • • • Monitor the operation of the battery backup and AC utility power at all times. Customize your usage of the battery backup. Protect your system and prevent data loss when power problems occur.
The main screen of PowerPanel® Personal Editions shows the following: 1. Power source: This icon shows whether the current power source is AC utility power or battery power. The current power source is AC utility power. The current power source is battery power. The battery backup is not supplying power to your equipment*. PowerPanel® Personal Edition can't detect the current power source due to a loss of communication*. 2. Battery Capacity*: This icon shows the remaining battery capacity.
. Estimated Runtime (or Time To Shutdown): The remaining runtime the battery backup can supply (The time remaining until shutdown). The runtime of the battery backup* when the power source is AC utility power. The runtime of the battery backup, or the time until hibernation or shutdown begins, when the power source is battery. 4. Special buttons: An alarm has occurred due to abnormal events*. Displays this help document. Minimizes PowerPanel® Personal Edition. Expands or reduces the size of the interface.
System Tray Icon The system tray icon displays the status of the battery backup and provides a quick way to start the main user interface. To display the current battery status place the cursor over the system tray icon. • The system tray icon displays the status of the battery backup: The battery backup is working normally. The battery backup is in battery mode. PowerPanel® Personal Edition is unable to connect your battery backup due to a loss of communication.
Features PowerPanel® features and descriptions, with illustrations including explanations of the configurations. This section explains the following: • • • What every parameter or field means. How to view current information about your battery backup and adjust the configuration. How to execute a self-test to verify the battery backup works properly. Monitor Current Status and Summary provide details and a summary of the status of the battery backup and historical events.
in line mode. battery. The output voltage of the battery backup in battery mode. This icon indicates loss of AC utility power such as a blackout. Power Lost This icon indicates the input voltage is below normal. Under Voltage This icon indicates the input voltage is above normal. Voltage condition is* Over Voltage This icon indicates the voltage will be increased, while input voltage is low.. Voltage Boost* This icon indicates the voltage will be decreased, while input voltage is high.
The battery is charging to full capacity. This icon often appears after a power problem. Charging The battery is discharging and the battery backup is supplying power to your computer. Discharging The estimated minutes of How long the battery backup can last when it switches to Remaining battery runtime* battery mode due to power events. Battery backup load* The output power of the battery backup. battery runtime. The minutes of runtime remaining until shutdown in battery mode.
1. Power Outage: Blackout, indicates outage of AC utility power. 2. Under Voltage*: The AC utility power voltage is below the minimum** value of your configuration. 3. Over Voltage*: The AC utility power voltage is above the maximum** value of your configuration. 4. Buck*: The functionality that reduces the voltage close to normal voltage. 5. Boost*: The functionality that increases the voltage close to normal voltage. *note: This is not available for all battery backup models.
Configuration PowerPanel® Personal Edition provides an interface to configure the settings and customize the usage of your backup battery. Configuration has five screens: • Schedule* Configure schedules for automatic computer shutdown and restarts. • Notificaton Configure notifications to inform you when power problems occur. • Runtime Configure your preferred runtime. • Voltage* Display the voltage range and current voltage of the AC utility power.
The space under the Schedule column is a description area that will show the schedule settings. Note: This is not available for all battery backup models. Notification When a power event occurs, PowerPanel® Personal Edition provides two ways to warn users: 1. Software Sounds: If Enable PowerPanel® notification sounds is selected PowerPanel® Personal Edition will generate audible sounds to warn users when a power event occurs. 2. Battery Backup Alarms*: The battery backup will provide an audible alarm.
Note: If hibernation is disabled or not available a shutdown will begin after the warning. See also Low Runtime Remaining and Battery Backup Overloaded for more information. *Note: This is not available for all battery backup models. Voltage This feature shows current AC power voltage and the normal voltage rating of your battery backup. If AC utility power voltage fluctuates beyond the acceptable range your battery backup will switch to battery mode to ensure your equipment receives safe voltage.
Conditions Some special conditions are explained here: • Battery Backup overloaded. Hibernation. Low runtime remaining. • Standby mode. • • Battery backup overloaded Your battery backup can be overloaded when too much equipment is plugged into its outlets. An overloaded battery backup will not be able to supply enough power to support your equipment if power is interrupted and may trip the circuit breaker.
• order to eliminate this warning you can move some equipment from battery backed up outlets to surge protected outlets. In battery mode, When battery power remains less 2 minutes, the computer will warn to initiate a shutdown or hibernate. Your computer may shut down unexpectedly after 2 minutes if you ignore this warning. *Note: power problem means a condition which causes the battery backup to use battery power, such as power outage, over voltage or under voltage.
• On line Electricity is being supplied by the standard wall outlet. • Overload Exceeding the rated capability of the battery backup by plugging in too many devices or too large of equipment. See also Battery Backup Overloaded. • Power failure, Power lost AC utility power interruption such as a blackout. • Runtime The length of time the battery backup supplies battery power for. • Standby mode When your computer is in standby mode, your monitor and hard disk are turned off to save energy.
