Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AP9830 APC
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Remote Power -Off Devic e AP9830 Ins talla tion an d Quick Star t.
Remote Po wer-Off Devic e — Installa tion and Q uick Start Conte nts Features and Requirements 1 Feature s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Hardwa re Re quire ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Safety Inf ormation 3 Avoid H azardo us Confi guration s .
ii Remote Po wer-Off Devic e — Installation a nd Quick Start Contents Set up t he Rem ote P ower-Of f Devic e . . . . . . . . . . 14 Remot e switch: r equirement s and pin as signment 16 Pin locati .
1 Featur es and Re quir ements Featur es The APC ® Remote Pow er-Off Device (RPO), AP9830, enables you to tu rn off the output pow er of an APC uninterruptible pow er supply (UPS) imm ediately by a remote swit ch. For exam ple: • If the UPS itself is n ot readily accessible, place the RPO in a convenien t location.
2 Remote Po wer-Of f Devic e — Installation a nd Quick St art H a rdw a re R e q u i rem e n t s The Remote Power- Off Device requires the f ollowi ng: • A Sm art-UPS ® or Matrix-UPS ™ . • A sw itch (SEL V or Class 2 circuit). • A cable to connect the rem ote sw itch to the R emote Power-Off Device.
3 Safety Information Avoid Hazar dous Configurations Example of the potentia l hazard 1. An adm inis trator uses th e remote sw i tch conn ected to the Remote Pow er-Off Device to turn off the output pow er from a UPS, but the UPS continu es to receive utilit y pow e r .
4 Remote Po wer-Of f Devic e — Installation a nd Quick St art Eliminate t he Hazard Use a n Emergency Power Off system Matrix-UPS m odels and man y S mart- UPS models have an integrated EPO system th at allow s connected equipmen t to be deenergized immediately f rom a rem ote location with out the UPS switch ing to battery operation.
Remote Power-Off Device — Installation a nd Quick St art 5 Safe ty Inf orma tio n: E limi nat e t he H azar d Block a ccess to acces sory devic es The Remote Power-Off Device can provide a usef ul a.
6 Remote Po wer-Of f Devic e — Installation a nd Quick St art Contact Closur e Setup with Multiple UPSs T o elimin ate t he ne ed fo r multip le conta ct cl osu res a t the remo te s w itch , do one of th e foll owing: • Use an applied voltage sw itch.
7 V erify C ontents of the Shipment Unpack and Inspec t the RPO Pa ckage Please r ecycle Receiving inspecti on Inspect the package and conten ts for shipping damag e, and make su re that all parts w ere sent.
8 Remote Po wer-Of f Devic e — Installation a nd Quick St art Verify Contents o f the Ship ment: Unpack and Inspect the RPO P ackage • Remote Pow er-Off Device • Keystone jack (750-0023) • A strip of hook-an d-loop fastener (not sh own here) for optional mount ing of th e Rem ote Power-Off Dev ice.
9 Components of the RPO Side Views View fr om the server sid e of the RPO View fr om the UPS side of th e RPO DB9 female port to connect to server or accessories RJ-1 1 port: RPO/Cascade In .
10 Remote Power- Off Device — Insta llation and Q uick Start To p V i e w Pow e r-O ff /T e st L ED Labels that identif y component s on the sides of the RPO .
11 Configur ation and Setup Overvi ew T o configure and set up th e Rem ote Power-Off Dev ice: 1. C onfig ure the RPO to oper ate in T est ( Disab led ) po w er - off mode by settin g DIP sw itch #3 to the up position. 2. Connect the RPO. 3. T est the RPO w hile leavin g DIP sw itch #3 in the u p position.
12 Remote Power- Off Device — Insta llation and Q uick Start Config ur e the R emote Power -Off Device Ty p e s o f r e m o t e switches supported The RPO supports two ty pes of remote sw it ches: • A contact closure sw itch toggles betw een an open and closed circuit.
Remote Power-Off Device — Installation a nd Quick St art 13 Configura tion and Setup: Confi gure the Remote Po wer -Off Device Power -off m ode: DIP switch #3. In either power-off mode, the Rem ote Power-Off Dev ice LED illum in ates wh en the device is connected and config ured properly and the rem ote swit ch is being asserted.
14 Remote Power- Off Device — Insta llation and Q uick Start Set up t he Remote Power-Off De vice Connect s ingle and multi ple RPOs Y ou can connect one R em ote Power-O ff Device to one rem ote swit ch to control one UPS, or you can connect m u ltiple Remote Pow er-Off Devices to one rem ote sw itch to control mult iple UPSs sim ultaneous ly .
Remote Power-Off Device — Installation a nd Quick St art 15 Configura tion an d Setup: Set u p the Remote Po wer -Off Device Note In the follow ing set-u p diagram, note th at the RJ-1 1 cable connects to the m iddle port, labeled RPO / Cascade In .
16 Remote Power- Off Device — Insta llation and Q uick Start Configu ration a nd Setup: Set up the Remote P ower-Off Device Remote s witch: re qu i re m e n ts and pin assign ment Pin locations for .
Remote Power-Off Device — Installation a nd Quick St art 17 Configura tion an d Setup: Set u p the Remote Po wer -Off Device Connect th e switch cab le to the keystone jack 1. Strip the cable j acket (the outer ins ulation of th e cable) to expose 1 inch (25.
18 Remote Power- Off Device — Insta llation and Q uick Start Configu ration a nd Setup: Set up the Remote P ower-Off Device 5. Press each w ire in to its s lot on the clear plastic cap. Then inspect the cap to ensure that each w ire is in the correct slot and that the end of each w i re touches the back of th e slot.
Remote Power-Off Device — Installation a nd Quick St art 19 Configura tion an d Setup: Set u p the Remote Po wer -Off Device 7. Using slip- joint pliers, terminat e the w ires by pressing the plastic cap and keys tone jack together un til the cap snaps into place.
20 Remote Power- Off Device — Insta llation and Q uick Start How to T urn Off the Output of Multiple UPSs T o set up more than one APC UPS to turn off from on e remote swit ch, y ou mu st have one Remote Pow er-Off Device for each UPS.
Remote Power-Off Device — Installation a nd Quick St art 21 Configura tion and Setup: How to Turn Off th e Output of Mult iple UPSs Matrix-UPS ® in a cascad ing configuration Y ou can in clude only one APC Matrix-U PS in a cascading configuration , and you m u st place it at the end of the series of UPSs (UPS n in the exam ple setup).
22 Pr oduct Information Selecting and Or dering Components Remote switch specifi catio ns Cabl e re qu i re m e n ts Y ou can u se the tw o RJ-11 cables that cam e w ith the Rem ote Power-Off Device or use ex isting building cables.
Remote Power-Off Device — Installation a nd Quick St art 23 Pr oduct Spe cificatio ns Physical Dimensions (H × W × D) Unit Shippi ng 2.54 × 9. 53 × 6.0 5 cm (1.0 0 × 3.75× 2.3 8 in) 7.26 × 24 .13 × 16 .51 cm (2.86 × 9.5 0 × 6.50 in) W eight Unit Shippi ng 0.
24 Remote Power- Off Device — Insta llation and Q uick Start W arranty and Se rvice Limited warranty APC w arrants the Rem ote Pow er-Off Device to be free from defects in m aterials and w orkm ansh ip for a period of tw o y ears from the date of purchas e.
Remote Power-Off Device — Installation a nd Quick St art 25 Product In formation: Wa r rant y and Service warranty expired, y ou w ill be charged for repair o r replacement. 4. Pack the unit carefu lly . The warrant y does not cover damage su stained in tran sit.
26 Remote Power- Off Device — Insta llation and Q uick Start Life-Support Policy General poli cy Am erican Power Con version ( APC ) does not recomm end the use of any of its products in th e follow.
Radio Fr equency Interfer ence This product contains no clocks or oscillators and therefore does not cause interference..
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