3.5 Making Measurements. Alpha Novus FXM 650

FXM UPS Operator's Manual

3.5 Making Measurements

The system status menu (Figure 3.5.1) lets you make measurements of various UPS inputs, outputs, temperatures and other values. You can also use the Novus User Software to make these measurements (See Section 4.6, “Novus User Software”).

Procedure

1. From the logo screen (Figure 3.1.1) go to the system status menu (Figure 3.1.3).

STATUS

MENUS

120/60/N

LINE

2. Press the SELECT button to enter the submenu (Figure 3.5.1).

CANCEL SCROLL SELECT

3. Press the SCROLL button to move between items in the submenu. When you reach the item you want to measure, stop pressing the button.

The measurement is automatically displayed on the LCD. It is automatically updated every 0.5 second (VIN shown).

Measurement Finished

VIN

120V

120/60/N

LINE

26

LCD Shows

VIN

VOUT

IOUT AC

BATT TEMP

FREQ IN

OUTPUT PWR

BATT VOLT

CHGR CUR

System Status Menu

Meaning

Input Voltage

Description

The line input voltage into the UPS.

Output Voltage The UPS’s output voltage (true RMS).

Output Current (AC) The UPS’s AC output current (true RMS).

Battery Temperature The battery’s temperature (°C).

Input Frequency The frequency of line power into the UPS (Hz).

Output Power

Battery Voltage

Charger Current

The UPS’s output power in VA (true RMS).

The battery’s output voltage (VDC).

The UPS’s battery charging current is set to this value (Amps).

Figure 3.5.1

System Status Menu

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Operation

DATE

TIME

INV COUNT

INV TIMER

SHED TIMER1

SHED TIMER2

SHED TIMER3

VERSION

Date

Time

Inverter Count

Inverter Time

Amount of time until the dry contact is activated.

Software Version

System Status Menu

The date and time (24 hour clock).

The number of times the UPS was in inverter mode.

The total amount of time the UPS was in inverter mode.

The factory default dry contact for this setting is contact C4. SHED TIMER2 and SHED

TIMER3 can be field programmed (See Section 4.4.2, “Setting the Timer Contact”). This display shows the amount of time left (in seconds) until the contact is activated. The factory default setting is 2 hours, but this can be changed as shown in Section 4.4.2.

The software version used in this UPS.

Figure 3.5.1

System Status Menu (Continued)

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