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CyberPower PowerPanel User Manual

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PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual
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PowerPanel
Personal Edition
Rev. 5
2011/06/17

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  • Page 1 PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual User Manual ® PowerPanel Personal Edition Rev. 5 2011/06/17...
  • Page 2 You may make and distribute unlimited copies of the Software, including copies for commercial distribution, as ® long as each copy that you make and distribute contains this Agreement, the CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition installer, and the same copyright and other proprietary notices pertaining to this Software that appear in the Software.
  • Page 3 PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual DOCUMENTATION. THE CYBER POWER SYSTEMS (USA), INC. AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL THE CYBER POWER SYSTEMS, INC.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Table of Contents     Overview ..................................4   Getting Started ................................4   Prerequisites ................................4   Hardware Requirements ..........................4   Operating System ............................4   Installation ................................5   Accessing PowerPanel Personal Edition ......................8   Using PowerPanel Personal Edition ........................8  ...

  • Page 5: Overview

    PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Overview ® PowerPanel Personal Edition (PPPE is easy to use safe shutdown software for advanced computer power management. PPPE is designed for personal computers (PCs) and provides a complete power protection solution utilizing the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to control and safely shut a PC down in the event of power problems.

  • Page 6: Installation

    Windows 2000 Installation ® A welcome screen displays automatically when the PowerPanel Personal Edition Installation CD is inserted into the CD-ROM. If the welcome screen does not display, browse the CD drive and open the folder named Windows, and then double-click the file named setup.exe.
  • Page 7 PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual • Choose the destination directory. • ® Click the Install button to begin installing PowerPanel Personal Edition.
  • Page 8 PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual In Windows 7, selecting the Add the Power Meter gadget to desktop option indicates that the gadget will be added to the desktop before the installation is complete. The gadget will also be added to the desktop when Windows starts every time.

  • Page 9: Accessing Powerpanel Personal Edition

    Accessing PowerPanel Personal Edition ® The PowerPanel Personal Edition software can be accessed following the directions below: • Select Start > All Programs > CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition > PowerPanel Personal Edition. • ® Double click the PowerPanel Personal Edition icon in the taskbar notification area.

  • Page 10: Main Interface Features

    PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Figure 2. Minimal Interface Main Interface Features 1. Power source: Indicates which power source is supplying power to your equipment and the current status. Icon Description The UPS is supplying utility power to your equipment.
  • Page 11 PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual 4. Special buttons: Icon Description An alarm has occurred due to power events. Click this icon to turn the alarm off. Displays help for the selected screen. Minimizes the PPPE software. Switches the user interface between the Main interface and the Minimal interface.
  • Page 12 8. Status Bar: The status bar displays one of three unique conditions: The UPS is working normally. The UPS is ready to supply power if a power problem occurs. PowerPanel Personal Edition Service is not ready. This message appears when the PPPE service is not running.

  • Page 13: Taskbar Notification Area

    PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Unable to establish communication with UPS. PPPE is unable to monitor your UPS because communication has been lost. Note: Not all models provide the same information. The information varies with models. Taskbar Notification Area ®...

  • Page 14: Context Help

    PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Icon Description The UPS is working normally. The UPS is in battery mode. This indicates the UPS is using batteries to supply power to the equipment. PPPE is unable to connect to your UPS due to loss of communication.
  • Page 15 PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Current Status Screen The detailed UPS status indicators are described below: Field Description Icon Status Electrical power is The UPS is supplying AC Utility being supplied by utility power to the connected equipment. The UPS is supplying...
  • Page 16 PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Field Description Icon Status Voltage condition is Loss of utility power such Power Lost as a blackout. No utility power is supplied to the UPS and the UPS is using batteries to supply power. The input voltage is lower...
  • Page 17 PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Field Description Icon Status Remaining battery Current percentage of The battery is charging and capacity battery capacity. shows the current charge as a percentage of its total capacity. The UPS is using its battery to supply power and is discharging.

  • Page 18: Power Events Summary

    PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Power Events Summary The Summary screen displays the latest power event and the time it occurred. It also summarizes the power condition statistics during different periods. This information can be used to analyze the quality of the power source.
  • Page 19 PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Low voltage setting on Voltage Screen • Over Voltage: Utility voltage is higher than the high voltage threshold and the UPS is using batteries to supply power. The high voltage threshold can be configured on the Configuration - Voltage page.
  • Page 20 PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Boost condition summary on Summary Screen • Boost: Utility voltage is approaching the low voltage threshold and the UPS is using the AVR function to increase the utility voltage to normal. Buck condition summary on Summary Screen Note: Voltage Threshold Configuration, Buck and Boost states are only supported on specific UPS with the Automatic Voltage Regulator function (AVR).

  • Page 21: Configure Ups

    PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Configure UPS Schedule Management PPPE can be used to schedule the computer to shutdown or hibernate, and then power off the UPS. PPPE can also be scheduled to turn on the output power and then cause the computer to restart or wake from hibernation.

  • Page 22: Runtime Configuration

    Options for Software Sounds and UPS alarms are explained below: • Software Sounds - When Enable PowerPanel notification sounds is checked, PPPE software uses the computer speakers to generate audible sounds to warn users when a power event occurs. •...
  • Page 23 PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Runtime Screen PPPE software provides the following runtime options: • Keep Computer Running - When this option is chosen, the UPS supplies battery power to the connected computer until the specified remaining runtime is complete. The connected computer will have adequate time to finish incomplete jobs and shutdown completely.

  • Page 24: Voltage

    PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Hibernation Enabling If the hibernation is supported and is not enabled on your computer, the Enable Hibernation on your computer shortcut will be displayed for users to determine whether to enable hibernation. Click the shortcut and then the Confirm Hibernation Enabling message will ask whether to enable the hibernation or not.

  • Page 25: Sensitivity

    PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual High/Low Voltage Transfer options on Voltage Screen Note: Narrower voltage threshold may cause excessive discharging. Excessive discharging results in batteries malfunction. Sensitivity Users can set up the adequate sensitivity according to the equipment and the power. Once the utility power is out of range by the UPS, the UPS will switch to battery mode to provide the power to the connected equipment immediately.
  • Page 26 PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Self-Test Screen After the Self-Test, the result is reported with detailed information as explained below: • Date of last self-test - The date which the last Self-Test was performed. • Result of last self-test - The result of the last Self-Test, which was performed.

  • Page 27: Help

    PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Help To open the help section, click the shortcut on the Help Information screen in PPPE. Help Information Screen About The About screen provides information about the version of PPBE and the UPS hardware There are also links for web based support and the company website.

  • Page 28: Using Power Meter Gadget

    PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Using Power Meter Gadget Power Meter Gadget What is gadget? The gadget is a lightweight HTML and script-based application designed to do simple tasks, such as calendars, clocks, RSS notifiers or search tools. The external application such as Windows Media Center can be also controlled by using gadgets.

  • Page 29: Adding Power Meter Gadget To Desktop Or Sidebar

    PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual • 64-Bits Versions: Windows 7 Windows Vista Adding Power Meter Gadget to Desktop or Sidebar If the Add the Power Meter gadget to the desktop option is not selected during installation, follow the below steps to add the Power Meter gadget to the desktop in manual: •...

  • Page 30: Power Meter Options

    PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Power Meter gadget on the desktop in Windows 7 Power Meter Options Right-click the Power Meter gadget and select Options, a pop-up window will be displayed as below: The Power Meter provides status options in the drop-down such as Input/Output Voltage, Percent Load and Battery Capacity etc.
  • Page 31 Windows installed on the computer. If the ratio is incorrect for your location, you can edit it manually. The amount of emissions PowerPanel reports is an estimate and may vary depending on the type of power generated in your area. This data is not to be used for official reports or as energy conservation data.
  • Page 32 PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual provides Week, Month and Year options. The Ratio field is a ratio of cost per kWh and differs by country. Users can change the ratio by clicking Edit hyperlink. Note: For the Energy Consumed and Cost options, if the display value with that base unit is too large to be displayed properly, the relative unit will be increased to help the display value fit.

  • Page 33: Technical Support

    2. Contact CyberPower for assistance if the battery test fails after replacing the battery. The PowerPanel Personal Edition installation failed. If the installation file is from the CyberPower Web site, it may have become corrupt during the download. Please download the installation file again.

  • Page 34: Faq

    PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Which operation system supports PowerPanel Personal Edition software? Please see page 5 of the user manual for a complete list of compatible operating systems. How do I uninstall PowerPanel Personal Edition? Go to Start>>Control Panel>>Add or Remove Programs. Click the Change/Remove button of the ®...
  • Page 35 PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual How do I ensure that my computer has hibernation enabled? Not all operating systems support hibernation. Windows 98 and Windows ME do not support hibernation. If the operating system is Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, please follow the steps below to enable the hibernation: 1.
  • Page 36 PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Click Property item to display Windows Sidebar Properties window. Deselect the Start Sidebar when Windows starts option of the Windows Sidebar Properties windows as below illustration and click OK button. The Windows Sidebar will not start when Windows Vista starts every time.

  • Page 37: Glossary

    PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Glossary • AC Utility Power: The power supplied by a standard wall outlet. • AVR. Automatic Voltage Regulation: Acronym for Automate Voltage Regulator. A function within specific UPS models, which is used to improve the voltage quality in order to supply power with a stable voltage.

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