Program Starting
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To start the UPS Tuner, click the "Start" menu from the desktop of your computer. Then select "CAT" and inside that folder click on "UPS Tuner B125_B130". Your UPS Tuner will now begin to start up.
Welcome Screen and Product Selector
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Once the UPS Tuner is up and running, you will be prompted with a screen that looks like Illustration 3. Select the correct UPS Tuner that you are working on and click "OK".
Connection Problems
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If there is a connection problem, or if you wish to use the UPS Tuner without a UPS, Illustration 4 may be displayed.
When a connection problem exists, you can either:
- Cancel the connection by selecting the "Cancel" button. Canceling the connection will not allow you to communicate with a UPS.
- Try to resolve the communication problem. Refer to the Troubleshooting section to find out how to diagnose and resolve communication problems.
Program Menu
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The Program menu is displayed after a UPS Tuner is connected. All functions can be accessed from the main window via the menu bar and the most frequently used functions can be accessed from the toolbar. You can also send commands or look up the global state of the UPS by using the screen hotspot feature.
Note: If you disconnect the UPS Tuner from a UPS and connect the UPS Tuner to a different UPS, click "Connect". Clicking "Connect" will create a new condition for the different UPS.
Menu Bar and Toolbar
File Menu
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The "File" menu is accessed from the menu bar and has the options of "Load", "Save", and "Quit".
Load - Load a personalization file to set the current personalization in the UPS Tuner. The personalization file is not sent to the UPS. The personalization file can be accessed, modified, and sent to the UPS via the "Configure" menu.
Save - Save the current UPS configuration in a personalization file. Once saved the file may be used later.
Quit - Quit the UPS Tuner. Quit can also be accessed from the toolbar. |
Configure Menu
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The "Configure" menu is used to look up and modify the UPS configuration. If the UPS Tuner is not connected to a UPS, a configuration can be edited and saved in a file.
The "Configure" menu is accessed from the menu bar and has the options of "Personnalize", "Personnalize numbers", and "Unit date and hour setting".
Personalize - Used to read or send the personalization and load or save a personalization file. "Personnalize" can also be accessed from the toolbar. |
Personalize numbers - Used to set the UPS serial number, the customer contract number, and the emergency telephone number. These parameters must be checked when changing a GDEN board.
Unit date and hour setting - Used to synchronize the UPS date and time with the computer.
Diagnostic Menu
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The "Diagnostic" menu has all of the functions that are required for tracking down a problem in the UPS or the UPS environment.
The "Diagnostic" menu is accessed from the menu bar and has the options of "Status and Faults", "Measurements", "Boards", "Reports", "Statistics", and "Event log".
Status and Faults - Used to access all status and fault information. "Status and Faults" can also be accessed from the toolbar. |
Measurements - Used to access all UPS measurements. "Measurements" can also be accessed from the toolbar. |
Boards - Used to diagnose the control and drive PCBs. "Boards" can also be accessed from the toolbar |
Report - Used to create a report of all data in the UPS and export the data to a text file. The "Report" function can be useful for remote diagnosis by technical services.
Statistics - Displays the statistics stored in the UPS. A few examples are operating time on normal AC, and operating time on the battery. "Statistics" can also be accessed from the toolbar. |
Event log - All UPS events are recorded here with the date and time of the occurrence. "Event log" can also be accessed from the toolbar. |
Maintenance Menu
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The "Maintenance" menu is available to assist with repairs and preventive maintenance.
The "Maintenance" menu is accessed from the menu bar. The "Maintenance" menu has the options of "Battery replacement", "Refresh battery aging parameters", "Battery manual test", "Customer communication", "Advanced commands", and "Manual mode".
Installation of New Batteries - Sending the battery replacement command will cause the CHAN board and the battery lifetime counter in the personalization to reset. The backup time calculations use this parameter.
Installation of Used Batteries - Refreshes the battery aging counter if the CHAN board is changed. The counter is estimated from the date of commissioning and the average temperature of the battery operating environment.
Battery manual test - Initiates a manual test of the battery string.
Customer communication - Disables/enables communication from the communication boards during maintenance.
Advance commands - Opens and closes the AC Bypass static switch
Manual mode - The manual mode is used for carrying out tests on the DC soft start, Normal AC static switch soft start, and IGBT drive.
Screen Hotspots
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Hotspots are elements that are associated with values. Clicking a hotspot will access data on configuration, status, faults, and associated measurements. The hotspots are associated with UPS functional modules.
Battery |
DC/DC Converter - Charger |
Rectifier |
Static switch |
Inverter |
UPS - Information about the UPS that is not associated with a particular module as well as external switches, external frequency, technical levels, and serial numbers. |
The component is green where there is no fault in the associated functional module. The element will be green if the module is functional even if the module is not operating.
Red Element - An element is red when there is a fault, even a minor fault in the module. The element may be red if a fault has occurred but the module is still operational. |
Note: An element that is red does not necessarily mean that the module has stopped operating.
Gray Element - An element is gray if no information is available to indicate the status. |
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(1) Parameter (2) Setting in UPS Tuner (3) Setting in Product (4) Modification to Tuner Setting (5) Send Tuner settings to Product (6) Refresh information from Product (7) Upload settings to Tuner from Saved file (8) Save Tuner settings to file (9) Send settings report to Printer (10) Export settings to text file |
Clicking a hotspot will access all the information about the associated module. For example, clicking the battery icon will access the parameters, statuses, faults, and measurements for the battery.