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Directions for safe use
Explanations
Usual operating method
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You may keep the UPS running without shutting down, or you may turn off the UPS each time the devices
connected the UPS are turned off.
You can choose either way, depending on which is convenient.
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When connected to commercial power, the battery starts charging.
Terminating backup operation
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In the case of an extended power failure, the battery keeps discharging until power supply from the UPS
stops. Before that happens, turn off your computer in the usual manner (including data backup).
Rebooting
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If the battery discharges completely during a power failure, the UPS stops. After the recovery from a failure
of the power supply (for example, a power failure), the UPS automatically restarts and starts to feed power.
If you do not want to run the devices connected to the UPS, keep the devices turned off.
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Using UPS monitoring software, automatic restart can be disabled.
The USB and RS-232C ports cannot be used simultaneously.
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The UPS monitoring software and can be used with either the USB or RS-232C ports of the UPS, but they
both cannot be used at the same time.
Scheduled operation using UPS monitoring software
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When scheduled operation is being used, if commercial power is stopped during the scheduled shutdown
period, set the period of time until the start of next operation at about one month.
The timer is activated by the built-in battery for the period of time that the commercial power supply input is
stopped.
If the timer stops, operation start cannot be performed according to schedule.
Using UPS service of Windows NT
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If you are using Windows NT Server, make the settings using the server menu as shown below. An incorrect
setting of the remote UPS shutdown the UPS will be unable to perform backup in the event of a power failure.
For more detailed information, refer to the Windows NT 4.0 manual or the Windows NT 4.0 help file.
The signal settings are as follows:
Power supply shutdown signal: Negative (for initial value, Windows NT server is set as negative, and
OS2Lan server is set as positive)
Battery weak/dead signal:
Negative (for initial value, Windows NT server is set as negative, and
OS2Lan server is set as negative)
Remote UPS shutdown:
Positive (for initial value, Windows NT server is set as negative, and
OS2Lan server is set as negative)
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For Netware users, call up the command input screen, and enter the following to load a UPS module into the
file server.
LOAD UPS TYPE=6 PORT=__ REV=2
After this is input, press the Enter key.
In the command line, after "PORT=", enter the number of the serial port that is connected to the UPS. (1 or 2)
