Panamax M1500-UPS User Manual

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Owner’s Manual

M1500-UPS

The MAX

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Power Supply, Voltage Regulator & Power Conditioner.

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Important Safety Instructions.............................................................pg. 1

Installing Your UPS.............................................................................pg. 2

Basic Operation.............................................................................pgs. 2, 3

Advanced Operation......................................................................pgs. 4, 5

Home Cinema Power Control Software Installation Instructions...pgs. 5, 6

Home Cinema Power Control Software Instructions............pgs. 7, 8, 9, 10

Before You Begin

Battery Features........................................................................pgs. 10, 11

Diagnostics.......................................................................................pg. 11

Troubleshooting................................................................................pg. 12

Technical Specifications....................................................................pg. 12

RS232 Communications Protocol & Command Set.....pgs. 13, 14, 15, 16

FCC Notice and Warranties..............................................................Pg. 17

UNPACKING

Inspect the UPS upon receipt. In addition to this manual the box should contain the following:

1. UPS Unit

5. Rack Mounting Kit

2. Power Cord

6. Home Cinema

3. Phone Cord

4. DB 9 Serial Cable

Power Control
Software

Please verify that you have received all these items. If not, contact Panamax.

PANAMAX, the Panamax logo and MAX are registered US trademarks of Panamax.

Protect or Disconnect, and SignalPerfect are trademarks of PANAMAX.

SIDACtor is a registered US trademark of Teccor Electronics, Inc. TiVo is a trademark of TiVo, Inc.

© 2005 PANAMAX CORP. All Rights Reserved.

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Important Safety Instructions

This manual contains important instructions that should be followed during installation and maintenance of the UPS and batteries.
Please read and follow all instructions carefully during installation and operation of the unit. Read this manual thoroughly before
attempting to unpack, install, or operate.

CAUTION! The UPS must be connected to an AC power outlet
with fuse or circuit breaker protection.

DO NOT plug the machine into an outlet that is not grounded.
If you need to de-energize this equipment, turn off and unplug
the UPS.

CAUTION! DO NOT USE FOR MEDICAL OR LIFE SUPPORT EQUIP­MENT! Panamax does not sell products for life support or med-

ical applications. DO NOT use in any circumstance that would
affect operation or safety of any life support equipment, with any
medical applications, or patient care.

CAUTION! The battery can energize hazardous live parts inside
even when the AC input power is disconnected.

CAUTION! To prevent the risk of fire or electric shock install in a
temperature and humidity controlled indoor area, free of conduc­tive contaminants. (Please see specifications for acceptable
temperature and humidity range).

CAUTION! To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove
the cover, except to service the battery. No user serviceable parts
inside, except for the battery.

CAUTION! To avoid electrical shock, turn off the unit and unplug
it from the AC power source before servicing the battery or
installing a component.

CAUTION! DO NOT USE WITH OR NEAR AQUARIUMS! To reduce
the risk of fire, do not use with or near aquariums. Condensation
from the aquarium can come in contact with metal current con­tacts and cause the machine to short out.

MODEL # M1500-UPS

CAUTION! The 2 silver handles on the battery
access panel are for removing the panel only.

NOT FOR LIFTING PRODUCT.

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HARDWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE

1. Your new UPS may be used immediately upon receipt.

However, recharging the battery for at least four hours is rec-
ommended to insure that the battery’s maximum charge capacity
is achieved. Charge loss may occur during shipping and storage.
To recharge the battery, simply leave the unit plugged into an AC
outlet. The unit will charge in both the ON as well as the OFF
position. If you wish to use the software, connect the enclosed
serial interface cable to the serial port on the UPS and an open
serial port on the computer.

2. With the UPS unit OFF and unplugged, plug your home the­ater equipment into the unit’s rear panel AC outlets. DO NOT plug
a laser printer, copier, space heater, vacuum cleaner, paper shred­der or other large electrical device into the UPS. The power
demands of these devices will overload and possibly damage
the unit.

3. To protect a telephone modem line (DVR or Satellite TV
receiver) or network cable, connect a telephone cable or network
cable from the wall jack outlet to the IN jack of the UPS. Then
connect a telephone cable or network cable from the OUT jack
on the UPS to the equipment’s telephone jack or network device.
Note: This unit provides both telephone and LAN protection on

LAN

one set of RJ-11/45 jacks. The telephone cir-

TEL

cuit uses pins 4 & 5 while the LAN circuit uses
pins 1, 2, 3 & 6. Adapters or custom cables

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

RJ-45

(not included) must be used when utilizing
both protection circuits at the same time.

4. Plug the UPS into a 2 pole, 3 wire grounded receptacle (wall
outlet). Make sure the wall branch outlet is protected by a fuse or
circuit breaker and does not service equipment with large electri­cal demands (e. g. refrigerator, copier, etc.) Avoid using exten­sion cords. If used, the extension cord must be rated for 15
Amps.

5. Press the power switch to turn the UPS on. The Power ON
indicator light will illuminate.

6. The rear panel circuit breakers will open and power to the con­nected equipment will be turned OFF if an overload is detected.
To correct this, turn the UPS off, unplug at least one piece of
equipment, wait 10 seconds, check to make sure that the circuit
breakers are reset, and turn the unit on.

7. The UPS will automatically charge the battery whenever it is
plugged into an AC outlet,

8. To maintain optimal battery charge, leave the UPS plugged
into an AC outlet at all times.

9. To store your UPS for an extended period, cover it and store
with the battery fully charged. Recharge the battery every three
months to insure battery life.

Basic Operation

FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION

Power Switch

Press the power
button to turn the
UPS ON or OFF.

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Test Switch

This UPS performs a self-test automatically when powered on. The test switch allows
you to test the system at any time. When the UPS passes the test, it returns to on­line operation. If the UPS fails the self-test, please recharge the battery for 4 hours
and perform another self-test. If it fails after recharging the battery, please replace
the battery. In battery mode, you can press this button to silence an audible alarm.

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Removable Access Panel

Easy to remove for battery access and
replacement.

DO NOT lift product with handles.
They are for panel removal only.

RS232 CONTROL

CRITICAL

LOAD

OUTLET

BANK

NON CRITICAL
LOAD OUTLET

BANK

AC INPUT

IR1

IR OUTPUT

PROGRAM / TEST

30 SEC. 5 MIN.

IN OUT

OUTPUT DELAY

IR DETECTOR

IR2

MAIN

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FRONT PANEL DISPLAY LED DESCRIPTIONS

Power On Indicator

This LED is illuminated when
the utility condition is normal
and the UPS outlets are pro­viding clean, protected power.

Battery Level Indicator

This is a visual indication of the
battery charge. If battery capac­ity is under 25%, no indicator
LED will illuminate and UPS
starts beeping (if the audible
alarm is enabled).

Battery Mode Indicator

This illuminates during utility failure or
an unsafe voltage condition, indicating
that the battery is supplying power to
the connected equipment.

Line Fault Indicator

This LED will illuminate to warn the user that a
wiring problem such as a bad/missing ground or
reversed wiring exists within the AC receptacle.
If illuminated, disconnect all equipment and contact
an electrician to insure outlet is properly wired.

BATTERY LEVEL

Unsafe Voltage Indicator

This LED will illuminate to inform the user that
an unsafe line voltage is present and that the
UPS has switched to battery power. This could
be either an over-voltage or under-voltage.

POWER ON

Load Level Indicator

LINE FAULT

UNSAFE VOLTAGE

BATTERY MODE

AVR MODE

LOAD LEVEL

1 2 3 4

This is a visual indication of the
UPS load.

The 1st arrow will illuminate when
the load is above 25%, the 2nd
above 50% and the 3rd above
75%. The 4th arrow will flash
when the load is between 85%
and 100%.

AVR Indicator

This indicates that the UPS is operating in automatic voltage regulation mode. When the led is illu­minated continuously, it indicates an input over-voltage and the UPS unit reduces (bucks) the volt­age to the normal operating range. When the led is flashing, it indicates that the input line voltage
is low and that the UPS is increasing (boosts) input voltage to the normal range.

REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION

Non-Critical-Load Outlets

Four battery powered, surge
protected and AVR outlets for
connected equipment insures
temporary uninterrupted oper­ation of connected equipment
during a power failure.

Circuit Breakers for
Overload Protection

Resettable circuit
breakers provide
optimal overload
protection.

Critical Load Outlets

Two battery powered, surge
protected and AVR outlets for
critical-load equipment
insures temporary uninter­rupted operation of connected
equipment during a power
failure.

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AC Power
Cord Input
Receptacle

IR Control Section

Learning Control Switches – Push to program or test the IR function
IR Detector Window – Receives the IR signal to be learned
Indicator LED’

s – Indicates learning status
Output Delay Switches – Set the desired time delay between a power failure and
when the IR signals are sent to the connected equipment
IR Output Jacks – Standard 1/8” (3.5mm) mono jack for connection to an IR
flasher (IR flashers not included)

RS232 Serial Communication Port

The serial port allows connection and communication between
the UPS and a HTPC (home theater personal computer) or home
automation system. If used temporarily during setup (with the
included software), it allows the installer to program a number of
variables including the Critical Load Battery Threshold. See the
software documentation for more information.

RJ11/RJ45 Jacks

Ports protect stan­dard telephone line,
modem, or network
cable.

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Advanced Operation

Audio/Video components such as Digital Video Recorders, DLP
projectors and any component with volatile memory can benefit
from connection to a UPS. The Panamax M1500-UPS takes this
to the next level with a number of features designed specifically
for the home theater.

Critical Load Function

One of the user programmable settings in the Home Cinema
Power Control software is the Low Battery NCL Shutoff thresh­old. This sets the battery capacity level at the point where the
non-critical load outlets are turned off and all remaining battery
power is reserved for equipment plugged into the 2 critical load
outlets. This value is stored internally by the UPS and is not
dependent on having the software running on a computer.

Learning IR Control

The learning IR function lets you program the UPS to send
standby or shut-down commands to components such as DLP
ceiling projectors. If the power fails, the projector’s lamps are
turned off while the UPS continues providing battery power to
the projector’s cooling fan. Proper shutdown is ensured and
expensive lamps are protected from damage.

Note: This function should only be used with discrete IR codes.
Programming an On/Off toggle command could result in the
equipment being turned ON during a power failure!

IR LED Color & Status

LED COLOR STATUS

Off Idle
Green, solid Waiting to receive IR signal
Green, flashing IR signal sampled
Red, flashing Failed to learn IR signal

To program IR output:

1. Press and hold the IR1 button for approximately 2 seconds.

2. When the IR1 LED turns solid GREEN, release the button

(after approx. 2 seconds)

3. Point the remote control at the detector window and quickly
press and release the appropriate button on the remote control.
If no signal is received within 10 seconds, the programming
mode is cancelled, the IR1 LED turns off and you will have to
start over.

4. The IR1 LED flashes GREEN if the IR signal is sampled and
stored in memory.

IR Power Failure Operation

The UPS can learn two IR commands. The learned commands
will be transmitted on both output jacks so you have the ability to
control 2 different pieces of equipment or use a 2-step macro for
one component.

The IR Output Delay switches provide the ability to “ride­through” brief power outages without sending a shut-down sig­nal to the connected device. You have a choice of a 30 second
or 5 minute delay.

1. After a power failure and the selected delay, the IR codes will
be sent to both outputs. The IR LED’s will flash once per second
during the delay time and will stop flashing after the IR code is
output.

2. If the delay settings are the same for both IR1 and IR2, the
IR2 code will be sent to both outputs 2 seconds after IR1.

3. The IR commands will also be transmitted immediately after
the battery charge falls below the critical load battery threshold.
This ensures that equipment will be shutdown properly if the
UPS’s load level is extremely high and the backup time would
be less than the 5 minute ride-through delay.

4. There is no IR output after the power is restored to the
system.

5. The IR1 LED will flash RED if the IR signal was not learned.
Start over at Step 1.

6. Repeat steps 1-5 for IR2.

To clear IR programming:

1. Press and hold the appropriate IR button, release after 2 sec.

2. The IR LED turns solid Green

3. Press the button again. The IR code will be erased from

memory and the LED will turn off.

IR Output Test

1. An IR flasher must be connected to the UPS and in line-of-

sight to the IR receiver window of the equipment to be controlled
in order to verify that the code was learned correctly.

2. Make sure that the component to be controlled is turned ON.

3. Press and release the IRx button. The code for IRx will be

transmitted on both IR1 and IR2 outputs.

4. If you are testing a 2-step macro, be sure to press the second
IR button to transmit that code.

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