Optional Installation - Tripp Lite SmartPro SMX2200XLRT2U Owner's Manual

Optional Installation

These connections are optional. Your UPS will function
properly without these connections.
USB and RS-232 Serial
1
Communications
Use the included USB cable (see
1b
cable (see ) to connect the communication port on
your computer to the communication port of your
UPS. Install on your computer the Tripp Lite
PowerAlert Software appropriate to your computer's
operating system.
EPO Port Connection
2
This optional feature is only for those applications
which require connection to a facility's Emergency
Power Off (EPO) circuit. When the UPS is connected
to this circuit, it enables emergency shutdown of the
UPS's inverter.
Using the cable provided, connect the EPO port of
2a
your UPS (see
normally open switch according to the circuit diagram
2b
(see ). The EPO port is not a phone line surge sup-
pressor; do not connect a phone line to this port.
3 External Battery Connection
Your UPS comes with a robust internal battery sys-
tem; external batteries are needed only to extend run-
time. Adding external batteries will increase recharge
time as well as runtime.
The illustration (see
UPS's External Battery Connector, where you will
insert the battery pack cable. Complete installation
instructions for your battery pack appear in the battery
pack owner's manual. Make sure that cables are fully
inserted into their connectors. Small sparks may result
during battery connection; this is normal.
Do not connect or disconnect battery packs when the
UPS is running on battery power.
If you connect any external batteries, set the Battery
Charge Level Switches (see
position. This will increase your UPS's charger output so
that the additional
Caution! DO NOT set the Battery Charge Level
Switches to the down position without an external
battery connected. There is a risk of damaging the
UPS's internal battery system.
1a
) and/or DB9 serial
) to a user-supplied normally closed or
) shows the location of your
3a
) to the down
3b
batteries charge faster.
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1a
1b
2a
2b
3a
3b
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EXTERNAL
BATTERIES