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Safety rules 

 
This manual contains

 

all necessary information about the correct use of the 

VH Programming Board

 for a 

firmware update of the Digital Energy™ 

VH Series

. Before attempting to install or operate the equipment, 

carefully read this manual. Keep this manual together with the User manual next to the UPS for future 
references. 

 

Full understanding of and compliance with the safety instructions and warnings contained in this 

manual are the 

ONLY CONDITIONS 

 

to avoid any dangerous situation during installation, operation and maintenance work, and to preserve the 

maximum reliability of the UPS system. 

 

 

NOTE 

The 

“Firmware Update”

 must be performed by a 

QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSON*

 

Please refer to the “

Safety Rules

” included in the 

“User Manual” of the UPS

 

If any problems are encountered with the description of this installation guide, please 
contact the nearest 

Service Centre

 before proceeding.

 

 

 

CAUTION! 

These are sensitive electronic devices. Risk of electrostatic discharge!

 

 
 

Qualified, skilled personnel  

are persons who (because of their training, experience, and position as well as their knowledge of appropriate 
standards, regulations, health and safety requirements and working conditions) are authorized to be 
responsible for the safety of the equipment, at all times whilst carrying out their normal duties and are 
therefore aware of, and can report, possible hazards (observe IEC 60364 and national wiring regulations and 
accident prevention rules). 

 

GE refuses any responsibility in case of non-observance, unauthorized alterations or improper use of the 
delivered UPS. 

 

While every care has been taken to ensure the completeness and accuracy of this manual, GE accepts no 
responsibility or liability for any loss or damage resulting from the use of the information contained in this 
document. 

 

This document shall not be copied nor reproduced without the permission of GE. 

 

Due to technical improvements, some of the information contained in this manual may be changed without 
notice. 
 
 
 

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Introduction 

 
Description

 

The 

Firmware Update

 must be performed using the 

Programming Board

 that is an option required when the 

Digital Energy™ UPS VH Series model should be updated. The correct use of the 

Programming Board

 must 

be performed with the using of an 

E8a Programmer

 and an 

External Power Supply

 adjusted between 4.75 

and 5.8 Volt. 
Do not attempt the Digital Energy™ UPS VH Series if all the necessary equipment is not available. 

Modifications reserved 

ISG_VHS_FRM_UPD_XGB_V010.doc 

Summary of Contents for 700 VA

Page 1: ...ide Digital Energy Uninterruptible Power Supply On line VH Series UPS 700 1000 1500 2000 3000 VA GE Consumer Industrial SA General Electric Company CH 6595 Riazzino Locarno Switzerland T 41 0 91 850 5...

Page 2: ...tching off and unplug the battery 4 4 Remove top cover of the UPS 5 5 Remove dangerous voltage 6 6 Unplug the control board 8 7 Programmer plug in 9 8 Firmware update 11 9 Closing and testing 13 Modif...

Page 3: ...alth and safety requirements and working conditions are authorized to be responsible for the safety of the equipment at all times whilst carrying out their normal duties and are therefore aware of and...

Page 4: ...switch off the UPS then disconnect the mains cable 2 Pull out the lower part of the front panel to remove it 3 Disconnect the DC connector of the internal batteries then press the keypad I to dischar...

Page 5: ...e UPS horizontally on a table or desk 2 Remove the 3 screws how indicated on the picture 3 Slide out the cover in the indicated direction and Pull up the cover to remove it from the UPS Modifications...

Page 6: ...UPS is uncovered use the proper caution to not damage the board and all the electrical parts 1 Wait 10 Minutes to allow discharge of the DC Capacitors Put a multimeter on the 2 indicated points to ch...

Page 7: ...attery plug Wait 10 Minutes to allow discharge of the DC Capacitors Remove dangerous voltage and then remove the UPS cover following instructions on page 5 Measure the voltage across R316 R345 and R31...

Page 8: ...the 3 cables and the small board how indicated on the picture 2 Remove the 2 screws that keep the lock tab for the control board 3 Slide up the control board out of the VH cabinet Modifications reser...

Page 9: ...8a Programmer Top view of the IM0128A5 Board 1 Insert the J1 connector of the VH Prog Board in mid position of J4 connector of the IM0128A5 NOTE Pay attention that J1 pins are correctly fixed on J4 co...

Page 10: ...he flat cable to the E8a Programmer Fig 3 4 Top view of the final cabling for the firmware update with the VH Programming Board for Digital Energy VH Series NOTE Pins 13 and 14 are 5V plug in and pins...

Page 11: ...oftware Update Double click on the File named VHSeriesV6RX hws Where X is the firmware version HEW tool will automatically open 2 Configure settings in popup screen as follows 3 After pressing the OK...

Page 12: ...an one Unit or exit if programming procedure is finished 6 Once that the UPS has been replaced and E8a is connected to the new Control board connect again by pressing Connect button as shown in follow...

Page 13: ...ting and closing 1 Run UPS Configuration tool to check if the new firmware it is correctly installed 2 Slide in the control board into the VH cabinet Modifications reserved 13 ISG_VHS_FRM_UPD_XGB_V010...

Page 14: ...e control board 4 Reconnect the 3 cables and the small board on the control board how indicated in the picture 5 Put the cover on the VH cabinet and Slide in the cover on the indicated direction Modif...

Page 15: ...ndicated on the picture 7 Reconnect the DC connector of the internal batteries 8 Pull in the lower part of the front panel to cover it 9 The UPS it is now ready to operate Modifications reserved 15 IS...

Page 16: ...at work GE Consumer Industrial SA General Electric Company CH 6595 Riazzino Locarno Switzerland T 41 0 91 850 51 51 F 41 0 91 850 51 44 www gedigitalenergy com Modifications reserved 16 ISG_VHS_FRM_UP...

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