APC SYMMETRA 990 User Manual

Operation

Symmetra® MW

With External Bypass Static Switch

Content

Overview .......................................................................... 1

Navigation Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Display Symbols and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Navigation symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Screen symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

How to Access Summary Screens from the UPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

How to Access Summary Screens from the External Bypass

Static Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

How to Access the APC Symmetra MW Remote Display . . . . . . . . .6

How to start a web-based remote session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Operation ......................................................................... 7

Operation Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Normal operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Battery operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Static bypass operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Manual bypass operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Operation Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

How to access screens protected by the user-password . . . . . . 9

How to start up the system from manual bypass operation . . . . 9

How to shut down the system from normal to manual bypass operation

How to transfer from normal to static bypass operation . . . . . 11

How to transfer from static bypass to normal operation . . . . . 12

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Content

Configuration .................................................................13

How to Configure the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

How to change the password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

How to configure the Touch-Screen settings screen . . . . . . . .14

How to configure the Modbus Settings screen . . . . . . . . . . . .15

How to configure the Regional Settings screen . . . . . . . . . . . .16

How to configure the Network Configuration screens . . . . . . . .16

How to configure the Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

How to configure the Battery Test Settings screen . . . . . . . . .20

Maintenance...................................................................21

Predictive Maintenance Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

How to access Predictive Maintenance screens . . . . . . . . . . .21

Inverter DC Capacitors screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Inverter AC Capacitors screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Top Fans screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Inverter Fans screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Main Static Switch Fans screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

How to Change the Air Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Troubleshooting ............................................................25

Alarm Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Alarm button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Alarm levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

How to silence the alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

How to view active alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

How to view the event log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

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Overview

Navigation Tree

The UPS display is the user interface to the UPS system, and is located in the control section. This LCD touch-screen display is used to configure the system, monitor the system, and change the settings. The display also provides the user with audible and visual alarms.

The screens in the display are organized hierarchically with the UPS Summary screen at the top of the hierarchy.

UPS Summary

Input Summary

Password Settings

Network

uration

Confi

MW0741a.cdr

UPS Start-Up

Tou ch -Sc ree n Settings

Bypass Summary

UPS Shutdown

Modbus Settings

Operation

User Configuration

Regional Settings

Battery Summar y

View Event Log

Network Configuration

Symbolizes multiple Network Configuration screens

Output Summary

Predictive Maintenance

Display Settings

Battery Test

MW0820a.cdr

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Display Symbols and Buttons

Navigation symbols

Home: Go to the top of the hierarchy. Back: Go to the previous screen.

Help: Access further details on the current screen.

Page Up: Go to the previous screen on the same subject (only visible when there are more screens on the same subject).

Password Logout: Log out of the password-protected screens.

System Output: Access the Output Summary screens.

Battery: Access the Battery Summary screens.

Screen symbols

Operation: Go to the Operation screen.

Page Down: Go to the next screen on the same subject (only visible when there are more screens on the same subject).

System Input: Access the Input Summary screens.

Static Switch: Access the Bypass Summary screens.

Alarm button: Access the Active Alarms screen

Delta inverter Main inverter

Open breaker or switch Closed breaker or switch

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Buttons

Overview: Display Symbols and Buttons

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Breakers

Q1 UPS input breaker Q5 Static bypass input breaker

Q2 UPS output breaker Q6 Static bypass output breaker (optional)

Q3 Manual bypass breaker Q7 Battery breaker 1

Q4 System output breaker (optional) Q8 Battery breaker 2

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ON button: Press this button to switch ON the UPS or the External Bypass Static Switch.

OFF button: Press this button to switch OFF the UPS or the External Bypass Static Switch.

EMO (Emergency Module OFF) button: To be used in emergency situations only.

Pressing this button switches OFF all breakers, disabling AC/DC input and output in this section.

Be aware that this action may cut the supply to the load from the affected section.

Note: Only operate a breaker when the associated breaker lamp is on.

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How to Access Summary Screens from the UPS

The UPS Summary screen provides you with an overview of the UPS system and circuit breakers. It shows the system status and the power flow through the system and gives access to the system’s summary screens and the Operation screen.

Access Bypass Summary screens Access Output Summary screens

Access Input Summary screens Access Battery Summary screens

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How to Access Summary Screens from the External Bypass Static Switch

The Static Bypass Summary screen provides you with an overview of the UPS system and circuit breakers. It shows the system status and the power flow through the system and gives access to the system’s Bypass Summary screens and the Operation screen. The Operation screen on the External Bypass Static Switch has limited functionality compared to the Operation screen on the UPS.

Access Bypass Summary screens

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How to Access the APC Symmetra MW Remote Display

The read-only display screens can be accessed via an Internet Browser by typing the IP address of the Symmetra MW display into the browser’s address field. Configuration of the Symmetra MW or the display through the remote display is not supported.

The remote display feature requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 or greater. For best results we recommend that the Sun JVM version 1.4.2_05 or greater is installed, which is available from the Sun’s website.

The Netscape browser is not supported.

Note: Operation/configuration must be done at the UPS.

Note: The event log screen can be accessed through the Operation screen. Only the 50 most

recent events in the Event Log screen can be downloaded.

Note: Network settings must be configured before the remote display feature can be used.

How to start a web-based remote session

• Start the web-based remote session by entering the IP address of the APC Symmetra MW UPS in the web browser address field. After a few seconds, a new window will open and display the shown screen.

• After a few seconds, a new window will open and display shown screen.

• Use the mouse to touch the buttons to see the other screens.

• Close the window or the web browser to end the remote session.

Note: For security reasons, there is a time limit of 5 minutes for a remote session. The connection will be disconnected after 5 minutes and reconnection is required.

Note: Only one remote session at a time is allowed.

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