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1. power drops below a defined point eBuck The internal regulator of the battery backup lowers the voltage when the AC utility power rises above a defined point eCapacity The current level of battery charge Copyright 2005 Cyber Power Systems Inc All rights reserved e Hibernation The computer will save data and turn off your monitor and hard disk When you wake it from this mode all open files and running programs are recovered eLost communication Loss of communication PowerPanel Personal Edition is unable to monitor the battery backup because of lost communication eNotification A message informing the user power event has occurred eOn line Electricity is being supplied by the standard wall outlet e Overload Exceeding the rated capability of the battery backup by plugging in too many devices or too large of equipment See also Battery Backup Overloaded ePower failure Power lost AC utility power interruption such as a blackout eRuntime The length of time the battery backup supplies battery power for eStandby mode When your computer is in standby mode your monitor and hard disk are turned off to save energy Under standby mode all unsaved data or files may will be lost when extended power problem occurs We recommend that you save all open files to avoid your data crashed or loss Copyright 2005 Cyber Power Systems Inc All rights reserved2. CyberPower THE POWER TO CONTROL THE POWER PowerPanel Personal Edition Software user s Manual Overview PowerPanel Personal Edition is easy to use software designed to facilitate the operation of the battery backup It works with CyberPower battery backup to provide a complete power protection solution Three main functions of this solution e Monitor the operation of the CyberPower battery backup and AC utility power at all times to track anything that could affect your battery backup You can review your current and historical data in the summary e Customize your usage of the CyberPower battery backup e Protect your system and prevent data loss when power problems occurs Protect your computer and files from power problems Battery backup power will allow you to operate your computer during power problems or outages Interface PowerPanel Personal Edition s interface makes operation of the battery backup easy The introduction puts emphasis on the relationship between icons and the interface Please pay attention to the following e Main user interface and details e The relationship between icon and status Copyright 2005 Cyber Power Systems Inc All rights reserved Main screen The main page of PowerPanel Personal Editions shows the following 4 2 3 _4 Power Source Battery Capacity Estimated Runtime 7 AEP OR ree er Si P Current Status Summar Current Status Monitor Electrical power supplie
3. and customize the usage of your backup battery Configuration specifies four screens eNotificaton Configure notifications to inform you when power problems occur Copyright 2005 Cyber Power Systems Inc All rights reserved eRuntime Configure your runtime on the basis of your requirements when power problems occur eVoltage Display the voltage range and current voltage of the AC utility power eSelf Test Tests your battery backup and provides the latest test results Notification When a power event occurs PowerPanel Personal Edition provides two ways to warn users eSoftware Sounds If Enable PowerPanel notification sounds is selected PowerPanel Personal Edition will generate audible sounds to warn users when a power event occurs eBattery Backup Alarms The battery backup will provide an audible alarm This is different from the software sounds Enable alarms at all times When a power event occurs the battery backup will beep e Disable alarms when this computer is not working The alarm can be disabled when the computer is in standby mode or hibernates PowerPanel Personal Edition can disable the alarm during the specified period Runtime You can choose one of two battery modes to fit your needs eKeep Computer Running This option is designed to keep your system running as long as possible on battery power ePreserve Battery Power This option is designed to keep your system running on battery mode for th
4. d by AC Utility Power Voltage supplied 124 volts J voltage condition F Normal Remaining battery capacity gm 100 Battery status li Fully Charged Remaining battery runtime A 73 minutes Battery backed up load r 74 watts 195 390 Configure 1 Power source This icon shows whether the current power source is AC utility power or battery power co wR The battery backup is on line The battery backup uses its battery to supply power to your computer The battery backup does not supply power to your equipments D PowerPanel Personal Edition can t detect the current power source due to loss of communication 2 Battery Capacity This icon shows the remaining battery capacity Gaai The battery is charging and shows the current percentage of its capacity The battery backup is using its battery to supply power to your computer Copyright 2005 Cyber Power Systems Inc All rights reserved 3 Estimated Runtime or Time To Shutdown The runtime remaining for the battery backup The time remaining until shutdown M The runtime of the battery backup This icon will be shown when the power source is AC utility power Oy The runtime of the battery backup until the hibernation or shutdown begins and the battery backup is on battery 4 Special buttons rN This icon appears when alarm sounds due to abnormal events i Displays this help document Minimizes PowerPanel Personal Edition m Extend or shri
5. e length of time you specified Copyright 2005 Cyber Power Systems Inc All rights reserved During a power failure the system will shutdown or go into hibernation mode after a warning message signals your specified runtime is up Shutdown or hibernation will be invoked under this option if the battery backup runtime falls below 2 minutes Note If hibernation is disabled or not available a shutdown will begin after warning See also Low Runtime Remaining and Battery Backup Overloaded for more information Voltage This feature shows current AC power voltage and the normal voltage rating of your battery backup Users cannot adjust this setting on all battery backup models If AC utility power voltage fluctuates beyond outside of the range your battery backup will switch to battery mode to ensure your equipment receives a safe voltage range Note Wider voltage range exposes your equipments to greater risk of damage from voltage fluctuations We recommend caution while configuring the maximum and minimum value Note Narrower voltage ranges will result in more frequent use of battery power Note This is not available for all battery backup models Self Test You can test to see if your battery backup will operate normally through self test process and use the results as a reference while you use the battery backup At the Self Test screen you can start the self test When you click on the Initiate Self test button the ba
6. e percentage of the battery capacity remaining Fully Charged Charging Discharging The minutes of runtime remaining The watts of battery backup output Summary This screen lists major power events A configurable duration option allows you to trace these events back to 1 week 4 weeks 12 weeks or 24 weeks These summary figures can help you analyze and review your power events This screen displays the following eLast Power Event The time and type of the most recent event ePower Condition Summary This displays all of the different types of power events that caused the battery backup to stabilize voltage or provide battery power to connected equipment 1 Lost completely indicates outage of AC utility power 2 Under Voltage The voltage of AC utility power is below the minimum value of your configuration 3 Over Voltage The voltage of AC utility power is above the maximum value of your configuration 4 Buck The functionality that drives the voltage lower and close to normal voltage 5 Boost The functionality that drives the voltage higher and close to normal voltage note Buck and Boost are not available for all CyberPower battery backup models The maximum and minimum value can be found in Voltage eDisplay period This option provides users several choices of time periods displayed by the summary Configuration PowerPanel Personal Edition provides an environment to configure the settings
7. her your battery backup is charging operating on battery power communicating properly or if it s fully charged elf you want to launch the main user interface double click the icon or right click and select Open Application Features Feature utilities and descriptions of each with illustrations Includes explanations of the configuration of every feature eThis section explains the following eWhat every parameter or field means eHow to get current information about your battery backup and improve the configuration eHow to execute a self test to check whether or not the battery backup works properly This ensures the functionality of your battery backup when its service is necessary under certain power events Copyright 2005 Cyber Power Systems Inc All rights reserved Monitor Current Status and Summary can help monitor the status of the battery backup and provide information and an event summary eCurrent Status Displays details of your battery backup and let you know if the status of your battery backup is normal eSummary Displays power events and relevant figures such as the number of times and length of time of each power event in the past It also displays the total cumulative value of power events Current Status Your power source is AC utility power Electrical power is being The battery backup is using its battery to supply power supplied by Yoltage is being supplied Yoltage conditio
8. n is Remaining battery capacity is Battery is currently Remaining battery runtime Battery backed up capacity because of power problems The battery backup does not supply power to your equipments The output voltage of the battery backup is supplied by either AC utility power or battery This icon indicates loss of AC utility power such as a blackout This icon indicates the input voltage is below normal This icon indicates the input voltage is above normal This icon indicates the voltage will be increased while limited to the maximum value This icon indicates the voltage will be decreased while limited to the minimum value The graph means the battery backup is working normally Shows the current percentage of remaining battery power The battery is charged to 100 capacity The battery is charging to full capacity This graph often appears after a power problem The battery is discharging and the battery backup is using its battery to supply power to your computer How long the battery backup can last when it switches to battery mode due to power events The output power of the battery backup when the battery backup uses the internal battery to supply power a a Copyright 2005 Cyber Power Systems Inc All rights reserved AC Utility Battery None The output voltage of the battery backup Power Lost Under Voltage Over Voltage Voltage Boost Voltage Buck Normal Th
9. nk looking face x Closes PowerPanel Personal Edition 5 Features column e Monitor Path to Monitor screen e Configuration Path to Configuration screen e Help Path to Help screen 6 Functions bar This bar displays different function accroding what feature be selected on feature column 7 Workspace This area displays different screens while you choose different feature and function 8 Status Bar The battery backup is working normally The battery backup is ready to supply power if a power problem occurs PowerPanel Personal Edition Service is not ready This message will appear when PowerPanel Personal Edition stops its service Can not establish communication with battery backup PowerPanel Personal Edition is unable to monitor your battery backup because of lost communication Copyright 2005 Cyber Power Systems Inc All rights reserved System Tray Icon The system tray icon displays the status of your battery backup and provides a quick way to start the main user interface By simply placing the cursor on the system tray icon the current battery status will be displayed automatically eThe system tray icon displays the status of your battery backup Q The battery backup is working normally Q The battery backup is on in battery mode Q Your computer is unable to connect your battery backup due to loss of communication When you move your cursor over the icon you can view the tip text Tips show you whet
10. ttery backup will switch to battery mode to supply power to your equipment and also test the functionality of the battery When a self test ends the result will be displayed on the screen If the self test failed there may be some problems such as eThe battery backup does not have enough power eThe battery backup has less runtime than recommended settings Note It is strongly recommended to run a self test especially with some equipment plugged into the Copyright 2005 Cyber Power Systems Inc All rights reserved battery backup This action improves the measurement of battery power and runtime Therefore after self test you can expect more precise figures of these two parameters Conditions Some special conditions be explained on here eBattery Backup Overloaded e Hibernation eLow runtime remaining eStandby mode eGlossary Battery backup overloaded Your battery backup can be overloaded when too much equipment is plugged into its outlets An overloaded battery backup will not be able to supply enough power to support your equipment if power is interrupted and may trip the circuit breaker To ensure your battery backup has enough power to support your equipment keep within the unit s rated capability Hibernation When hibernation mode begins your computer will save data and turn off your monitor and hard disk When you wake it from this mode all open files and running programs are recovered eDescription Yo
11. ur computer will hibernate after a warning message appears for 10 seconds conforming to your settings If you cancel it you can continue your works until the next warning message appears The next message will appear for 3 seconds and recommends you immediately shutdown If you abort this command your computer will be running in danger of an unattended shutdown when battery power critically low Copyright 2005 Cyber Power Systems Inc All rights reserved eSpecial conditions e Hibernation or a shutdown will start in 5 seconds when communication is lost under battery mode e A shutdown will begin if hibernation is not available or enabled Note Hibernation is not available on all computers Low Runtime Remaining The battery backup will signal low runtime remaining mode when PowerPanel Personal Edition detects the battery backup can only support your computer less than 5 minutes When 2 minutes of battery power remains the computer will proceed to shutdown or hibernate per your settings StandbyMode When your computer is in standby mode your monitor and hard disk are turned off to save energy Under standby mode all unsaved data or files will be lost when extended power problem occur We recommend that you save all open files to avoid your data crashed or loss Glossary eAC Utility Power The power supplied from a standard wall outlet eBoost The internal regulator of the battery backup raises the voltage when the AC utility
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