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Operation
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Symmetra MW
With External Bypass Static Switch
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Content Overview .......................................................................... 1 Navigation Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Display Symbols and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Navigation symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Screen symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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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 Co
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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 Operation Output Summary Input Summary Bypass Summary Battery Summary View
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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 Operation: Go to the Operation current screen. screen. Page Up: Go to the previous screen Page Down: Go to the next screen on on the same subject (only visible the same subject (only visible when when there are more screens on the there are more screens on the same same subject). subject). Password Logout: Log out of the System Input: Acces
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Overview: Display Symbols and Buttons Buttons 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. Brea
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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 4 Symmetra MW with External Bypass Static Switch Operation Manual - 990-1377D-001
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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 Symmetra MW with E
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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 th
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Operation Operation Modes Normal operation During online operation, the critical load is supported by the inverters. While the UPS system is operating in this mode, a single-line diagram will appear on the screen. The green line indicates the power flow from the utility, through the UPS units, and then to the load. External Bypass SSW Delta Inverter Main Inverter Battery Battery operation During battery operation, the critical load is supported by the inverters. The main inverter is supplied b
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Operation: Operation Modes Static bypass operation During static bypass operation, the critical load is supplied directly by utility power. A single-line diagram will appear on the screen with an orange line indicating the power flow through the External Bypass Static Switch (SSW) to the load. External Bypass SSW Delta Inverter Main Inverter Battery Manual bypass operation During maintenance bypass operation, the critical load is supplied directly by utility power. Maintenance bypass allows
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Operation Procedures How to access screens protected by the user-password When prompted for the user-password, press Type in the user password and press Enter. the password field to access the keyboard. Note: On installation, the user-password is set to apc. How to start up the system from manual bypass operation Note: The UPS Startup screen on this page shows an example of a generic start-up sequence. Follow and complete the start-up sequence as shown on your UPS Startup screen. Close th
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Operation: Operation Procedures Press the Startup button. Press inside the password field and type in the user password using the keyboard on the screen. Complete with Enter. The UPS Startup screen appears with the Charge DC Capacitors step highlighted. Follow the procedure on the screen which is specific to your system. Verify that the status in the upper right corner has changed to Normal. How to shut down the system from normal to manual bypass operation Note: The UPS Shutdown scre
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Operation: Operation Procedures Press the Shutdown button. Press inside the password field and type in the user password using the keyboard on the screen. Complete with Enter. Follow the procedure on the screen which is specific to your system. How to transfer from normal to static bypass operation Press the Operation button on the UPS Summary screen. Press the Online -> Static Bypass button. Press inside the password field and type in the user password using the keyboard on the sc
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Operation: Operation Procedures Press Initiate Transfer. Verify that the status in the upper right corner of the screen has changed to Static bypass. How to transfer from static bypass to normal operation Press the Operation button on the UPS Summary screen. Press the Static Bypass -> Online button. Press inside the password field and type in the user password using the keyboard on the screen. Complete with Enter. Press Initiate Transfer. Verify that the status in the upper right
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Configuration How to Configure the System The UPS is configured from the password-protected user configuration area of the display. Note: On installation, the user password is set to apc. Press the Operation button in the bottom Press the User Configuration button to left corner to access the Operation screen. access the User Configuration screen. Select the parameter that you wish to set. Symmetra MW with External Bypass Static Switch Operation Manual - 990-1377D-001 13
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Configuration: How to Configure the System How to change the password Press the Password Settings button on the User Configuration screen to access the Password Settings screen. Change the User Password: –Press the Enter current password field and type the current password by using the keyboard in the screen. Complete with ENTER. –Press the Enter new password field and type the new password by using the keyboard on the screen. Complete with ENTER. –Press the Re-enter new password fiel
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Configuration: How to Configure the System Change the touch-screen settings: – Brightness: Place the finger on the indicator and slide it left or right to the desired setting. – Contrast: Place the finger on the indicator and slide it left or right to the desired setting. – Backlight mode: Select “Always on” or “Off after inactivity”. – Backlight timeout (minutes): Select the time limit for turning off the screen backlight. – Recalibrate Display: Press this button to initiate the calibrat
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Configuration: How to Configure the System How to configure the Regional Settings screen Press the Regional Settings button on the User Configuration screen to access the Regional Settings screen. Change the regional settings: – Temperature unit: Select Celsius in 400 V regions and Fahrenheit in 480 V regions. – Date format: Select the preferred date format. Press Apply Changes to complete the changes. How to configure the Network Configuration screens All network settings information m
