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1. Agreement and copyright of PowerPanel Personal Edition r product and related explanatory materials I accept the terms in the License Agreement Ido not accept the terms in the License Agreement lt Back Next gt Cancel e Choose the destination directory ye CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition Setup o Select Installation Folder This is the folder where CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition will be installed To install in this folder cick Next To install to a different folder enter it below or click Browse Folder C Program Files CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition Browse e Click the Install button to begin installing PowerPanel Personal Edition 4 CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition Setup Ready to Install The Setup Wizard is ready to begin the CyberPower PowerPanel Personal eS Edition installation Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard Add the Power Meter gadget to desktop lt Back JL_install__ Cancel Cyber p e Reliability Quality Value 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 then be displayed every time2. Help To open the help section click the shortcut on the Help Information screen in PPPE About Power Source Battery Capacity Estimated Runtime a as vg a ae Monitor e Current Status shows Current Status and Summary provide details and a summary of the status of the WPS and historical events e Summary shows a su in the past e Current Status Displays details of the UPS and explains whether the status of the WPS is normal or abnormal summary Displays power events and relevant figures such as the number of times and length of time of each historical nower avent TH alsa disnlaws the tantal Help Information Screen PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual The About screen provides information about the version of PPPE and the UPS hardware There are also links for web based support and the company website Battery Capacity About CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition Copyright c 2005 2009 Cyber Power Systems Inc All rights reserved Hardware Information Model Mame AC1200 Hardware Identity 1 500 Power Ratting 20 Watts Web Support Information F Click here to get the technical support information on the Web P Click here to get other products on the Wieb F Click here to get contact information on the Wek About Screen 29 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Using Power Me
3. Personal Edition User Manual o Windows Vista o Windows Server 2003 o Windows XP o Windows 2000 e 64 Bit Versions o Windows 8 1 o Windows Server 2012 R2 o Windows 8 o Windows Server 2012 o Windows 7 o Windows Server 2008 R2 o Windows Server 2008 o Windows Vista o Windows Server 2003 o Windows XP o 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 To install follow these steps e Click the Next button to start an installation fe CyberPower PowerPanel Personal EditionSetup Welcome to the CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard will install CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition on your computer Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual e Accept the license agreement Te CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition License Agreement End User License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully ELECTRONIC END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR a POWERPANEL PERSONAL EDITION E NOTICE TO USER THIS IS A CONTRACT BY INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT ALLTHE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT The End User License
4. Personal Edition icon in the taskbar notification area to launch PPPE quickly or right click the icon to display context menus and then click Open Application to launch PPPE or click other menu items to the target screen Open Application Current Status Summary Configuration Taskbar Notification Area menu 12 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manu The PowerPanel Personal Edition icon changes to indicate different conditions Icon Description The UPS is working normally The UPS is in battery mode This indicates the UPS is using batteries to supply l power to the equipment PPPE is unable to connect to your UPS due to loss of communication The icon shows a popup message to notify when events occur Move the cursor over the tray icon to view the message Messages show whether the UPS is charging operating on battery power communicating properly al or if it s fully charged For example the illustration shows the Communication with UPS is restored message when PPPE establishes communication with the UPS A Communication with battery backup is restored Your battery backup is correctly connected to your computer Oy Mold aM The popup message when PPPE establishes communication with UPS Context Help Click the 4 icon or press F1 to open help information for the current screen The help section provides detailed
5. Utility Power voltage supplied Agy 110volts f Power condition Normal Remaining battery capacity CEE 100 Battery status ai Fully Charged Remaining battery runtime A7 minutes UPS load 79 watts Configure 360 720 o PowerPanel Personal Edition Service is not ready This message appears when the PPPE service is not running 11 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value Battery Capacity AAA Current Status Summary Current Status Electrical power supplied by Voltage supplied Power condition Remaining battery capacity Battery status Remaining battery runtime UPS load Estimated Runtime amp D Unknown volts Unknown la Unknown minute watts PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual o Unable to establish communication with UPS PPPE is unable to monitor your UPS because communication has been lost Power Source ATTY Current Status Summary Current Status Monitor Electrical power supplied by Voltage supplied J Power condition Configure Battery status Remaining battery runtime UPS load Battery Capacity Remaining battery capacity Estimated Runtime amp T Unknown Ag volts Unknown Unknown minute Watts 0 360 720 Note Not all models provide the same information The information varies with different models Taskbar Notification Area Double click the PowerPanel
6. Windows starts In Windows Vista the Power Meter gadget is not added to the desktop by default and must be added manually by the user If the Add the Power Meter gadget to desktop option is selected the gadget gallery will be opened to display all gadgets before the installation is complete Users have to double click the icon or drag the icon to place the Power Meter gadget in the Windows Sidebar The gadget will then be displayed every time Windows starts Note Add the Power Meter gadget to desktop option is only available on Windows 7 or Windows Vista Click the Finish button to complete the installation ie CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition Completing the CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition Setup Wizard Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Accessing PowerPanel Personal Edition The PowerPanel Personal Edition software can be accessed following the directions below e Select Start gt All Programs gt CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition gt PowerPanel Personal Edition All Programs fay CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition D PowerPanel Personal Edition Lol Log Off fo Turn GFF Computer e Double click the PowerPanel Personal Edition icon in the taskbar notification area Using PowerPanel Personal Edition Understanding the User Interface In Figure 1 and 2 the PPPE application has two diffe
7. and shutdown completely Note This option is not available on all UPS modes e Preserve Battery Power When utility power fails for the specified time the UPS requests the connected computer to shutdown to save battery power 24 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Once the utility power fails for the specified time a popup message asks whether to continue or abort the shutdown procedure Click the OK button to allow the UPS to initiate a shutdown procedure or click the Cancel button to abort the processing procedure If neither option is chosen the computer will continue with the shutdown F Warning PowerPanel Personal Edition According Runtime setting Your computer will enter hibernate in 8 seconds Click OK to acknowledge this message Click Cancel to abort this shutdown processing HHC cnet _ Shutdown Warning Message 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 Click Yes to enable hibernation or click No to keep hibernation disabled It is recommended that hibernation should be enabled to avoid data loss Confirm Hibernation Enabling Hibernation is disabled Power probl
8. backup copies of the Software 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 If you download the Software from the Internet or similar on line source you must include the copyright notice for the Software with any on line distribution and on any media you distribute that includes the Software 2 Copyright and Trademark Rights The Software is owned by the Cyber Power Systems USA Inc and its suppliers and its structure organization and code are the valuable trade secrets of its Cyber Power Systems USA Inc and its suppliers The Software also is protected by United States Copyright Law and International Treaty provisions You may use trademarks only insofar as required to comply with Section 1 of this Agreement and to identify printed output produced by the Software in accordance with accepted trademark practice including identification of trademark owner s name Such use of any trademark does not give you any rights of ownership in that trademark Except as stated above this Agreement does not grant you any intellectual property rights in the Software 3 Restrictions You agree not to modify adapt translate reverse engineer decompile
9. disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Software Although you may customize the installer for the Software as documented on the CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition Disk e g installation of additional plug in and help files you may not otherwise alter or modify the installer program or create a new installer for the Software 4 No Warranty The Software is being delivered to you AS IS and its supplier makes no warranty as to its use or performance THE CYBER POWER SYSTEMS USA INC AND ITS SUPPLIERS DO NOT AND CANNOT WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN BY USING THE SOFTWARE OR CyberPower Reliability Quality Value 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 OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST SAVINGS EVEN IF THE CYBER POWER SYSTEMS INC REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY THIRD PARTY Some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental consequential or special damages or the exclusion of implied warranties or limitations on how long an implied warranty may last so
10. information on the current screen of PPPE as illustrated below PowerPanel Personal Edition Va Power Source Battery Capacity Estimated Runtime Pe e em em A A Current Status Summary Monitoring your UPS IST HEET SE A Monitor Check the current and past ope Monitor e Current Status shows Current Status and Summary provide details and a summary of the status of the UPS and historical events e Summary shows a su in the past e Current Status Displays details of the UPS and explains whether the status of the UPS is normal or abnormal Summary Displays power events and relevant figures such as the number of times and length of time of each historical nower event Tt alen dicnlave the tatal 13 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Monitor UPS This section provides details of the UPS status Kiosk Commander Service status and a summary of power events Status Monitoring PPPE continuously monitors the UPS The Current Status screen displays the latest UPS status and Kiosk Commander Service status ower Source Battery Capacity GE oF rr Current Status Summary P Current Status Monitor Electrical power supplied by AC Utility Power Voltage supplied 110 volts Power condition Normal Remaining battery capacity whee 100 Battery status e Fully Charged Remaining battery runtime b
11. the statistics of all historical power events Each power event lists the number of occurrences and their cumulative time during the selected period Once a new display period is selected the statistics changes to reflect the new period The power events are described below e Power Outage No utility power is supplied to the UPS and it is providing battery power to support the load e Under Voltage Utility voltage is lower than the low voltage threshold and the UPS is using batteries to supply power The low voltage threshold can be configured on the Configuration Voltage page 18 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Power Source Battery Capacity Estimated Runtime e naaa sensitivity Self Test Voltage The normal AC utility voltage is 120 volts The current voltage is 108 volts The UPS will intervene when the AC utility voltage falls below 3 volts or rises above 143 vote You can change the point of transfer in the below section UPS will intervene When AC utility voltage goes below E ll volts gn DEEG configure Voltage When AC utility voltage goes above 143 ll volts Low voltage setting on Voltage Screen e 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 Power Source Battery Capacity Estimated Runtime
12. CyberPower Reliability Quality Value User Manual PowerPanel Personal Edition Rev 8 2015 11 19 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual ELECTRONIC END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR CYBERPOWER POWERPANEL PERSONAL EDITION NOTICE TO USER THIS IS A CONTRACT BY INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT The End User License Agreement and copyright of CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition product and related explanatory materials Software are owned by Cyber Power Systems USA Inc The term Software also shall include any upgrades modified versions or updates of the Software licensed to you by Cyber Power Systems USA Inc Please read this Agreement carefully At the end you will be asked to accept this agreement and continue to install or if you do not wish to accept this Agreement to decline this agreement in which case you will not be able to use the Software Upon your acceptance of this Agreement The Cyber Power Systems USA Inc grants to you a nonexclusive license to use the Software provided that you agree to the following 1 Use of the Software You may install the Software on a hard disk or other storage device install and use the Software on a file server for use on a network for the purposes of i permanent installation onto hard disks or other storage devices or ii use of the Software over such network and make
13. FOE Cr G EI ail l ALLELEGAN Power Source Battery Capacity Estimated Runtime B J Current Status Summary P Fower Froblem Summary ep me Last Power Event E AC utility power last use battery power at 2010 1 14 10 1 Power Condition Summary Display period Last week K Power outage 1 time 2 Minutes 12 seconds Under voltage Mever Mone T Over voltage Never Mone Invert total 1time 2 minutes 17 seconds Boost Never Ph Buck Never Regular total Never Buck condition summary on Summary Screen Note Voltage Threshold Configuration Buck and Boost states are only supported on certain UPS models with the Automatic Voltage Regulator function AVR The UPS uses the AVR function to improve the utility voltage and supplies the power at a stable voltage 20 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Configure UPS This section provides an interface to configure the settings and customize the usage of your UPS Before configure UPS you should click Make changes button to elevate privileges Only has administrator privilege allow configuring UPS Battery Capacity Estimated Runtime enaka be schedule Notification Runtime Voltage Self Test Tt mg Configure your UPS Make changes You can configure the settings of PowerPanel to ensure optimum performance of the UPS Schedule decides what time the computer should shut down and restart Configure e Notificat
14. 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 Open Power Options in the Control Panel Go to Start gt gt Control Panel gt gt Power Options 2 Click the Hibernate tab and then select the Enable hibernation option If the tab is not available your computer hardware doesn t support hibernation 3 Click the OK button to close the Power Options dialog box Hibernation has been enabled If the operating system is Windows Vista Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 please follow the below steps to enable the hibernation 1 Open the Command Prompt dialog box 2 Use the command powercfg exe hibernate on to enable hibernation Why does the shutdown occur earlier than the configured time The load is too high Large loads on a UPS will deplete capacity quickly and the remaining runtime will also drop fast 1 Reduce the load on the UPS to increase the runtime 2 Verify that the batteries are fully charged If the capacity is too low charge the batteries to full capacity Why does the PPPE software provide little UPS information when using the serial connection to the UPS Due to difference of serial port specification your UPS may support either DB9 or RS 232 standard PPPE software provides less UPS info
15. PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Glossary e AC Utility Power The power supplied by a standard wall outlet e 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 e Boost The AVR function used to increase the voltage when the utility power is approaching the low voltage threshold e Buck The AVR function used to reduce voltage when the utility power is approaching the high voltage threshold e Capacity The current battery charge expressed as a percentage of a full charge e Gadget A lightweight HTML and script based application designed to present users with information or functionality obtained from others applications e Gadget Gallery All Microsoft Gadgets will be located here You can add or uninstall gadgets in the gadget gallery e Hibernation In hibernation the computer will save data to the hard disk and turn off the monitor and hard disk When the computer wakes from hibernation all open files and running programs are restored from the hard disk e Kiosk Commander Kiosk Commander is software which using to monitor running applications and services on the kiosk machine e Lost communication Loss of communication The serial or USB cable connected between the UPS and the computer is not connected securely PPPE cannot monitor and configure the UPS until communication i
16. and select disable alarm at all times How can I locate my unsaved documents after restarting the computer when PPPE has shutdown the system due to a power outage The documents will be saved in C Documents and Settings your name My Documents Auto Saved directory How do verify that a computer will be shutdown in the event of power outage Follow the steps below to test the shutdown function 1 Goto Configuration gt gt Runtime Choose the Preserve Battery Power option and specify the delay time Unplug the UPS from the wall to put the UPS in battery mode and wait for the delay time to run out Click the OK button on the popup dialog to agree to PPPE shutting down your computer Your computer will be shut down by PPPE This verifies that PPPE can successfully shutdown the ST eS Si Ze computer in the event of a power outage How do I test a scheduled shutdown Follow the steps below to test a scheduled shutdown 1 Go to Configuration gt gt Schedule 2 Specify the shutdown time in the OFF column on the specified weekday 5 minutes later than the current time and date Wait for 5 minutes Click the OK button on the popup dialog to agree to PPPE shutting down your computer The PPPE software will request the computer shutdown after the 5 minute delay is up This verifies the PPPE software can perform a scheduled shutdown successfully 36 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual How do
17. centage of total capacity The UPS is discharging and using the batteries to supply power 3 Estimated Runtime or Time To Shutdown The remaining runtime the UPS can supply before a shutdown is performed Icon Description The runtime of the UPS when the UPS is supplying the utility power ef The runtime of the UPS or the time until hibernation or shutdown begins et when the UPS is supplying battery power CyberPower Reliability Quality Value 4 Special buttons Icon Description An alarm has occurred due to power events Click this icon to turn the alarm off i Displays help for the selected screen D Minimizes the PPPE software Switches the user interface between the Main interface and the Minimal interface x Closes the PPPE software 5 Features Columns o Monitor Click to access the Monitor menu vy lege et li spa age hI Pt REP IIS Power Source Battery Capacity Estimated Runtime Current Status Summary Monitoring your UPS Check the current and past operation of your UPS here e Current Status shows details of power and battery condition e Summary shows a summary of actions taken by your UPS and PowerPanel in the past O pD a hase stascteaese shied Power Source Battery Capacity ebe C Notification Runtime Voltage Self Test Configure your UPS Monitor You can configure the settings of PowerPanel to ensu
18. d Voltage Boost while input voltage is approaching the low voltage threshold Voltage is being Voltage Buck decreased while input voltage is approaching the high voltage threshold The UPS is working normally Normal Ja A A A ee Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual 15 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Field Description 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 Displays the remaining charge as a percentage of its total capacity Battery is currently The batteries are charged Fully Charged to 100 capacity The batteries are being Charging charged The batteries are being Discharging discharged and the UPS is supplying battery power to the load Remaining battery How long the UPS can a The estimated minutes of runtime support the connected battery runtime equipment when it The minutes of runtime switches to battery mode o l l remaining until shutdown in due to power events battery mode UPS load The output power of the The wattage of the load in UPS as a percentage of line mode maximum load The wattage of the load in battery mode 16 CyberPowe Reliability Qual
19. e 47 minutes UPS load T9 watts Kiosk Commander Running Current Status Screen The detailed UPS status indicators are described below Description Status Electrical power is The UPS is supplying AC Utility being supplied by utility power to the connected equipment The UPS is supplying i Battery battery power to the l connected equipment This may be caused by power failure under voltage or over voltage There is no output power T None and the UPS is not supplying power to the equipment This may be due to no batteries detected or a Self Test failure 14 Cyber Power Field Description Icon Status Voltage is being supplied The output voltage of the UPS is supplied by either utility power or batteries The output voltage of the UPS in line mode The output voltage of the UPS in battery mode 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 Under Voltage than the low voltage threshold and the UPS is using batteries to supply power The input voltage is higher Over Voltage than the high voltage threshold and the UPS is using batteries to supply power Frequency Failure Utility frequency is out of range and the UPS is supplying battery power with a consistent frequency Voltage is being increase
20. eeseoennsesssons 8 Understanding the User rue 8 EN le wee 9 ET ai VO UC AON BD 12 PU OU EE 13 KOROT U S anech aces eae ssinct sa sesee cee tuetecd at acece ena teas ote coeeseeenebee aetineaceune cance sueesosesaneeeat ussanece aan tost asaqsaeesesbaeeecece suas 14 tS WO FILO MING EE 14 Power Ev nts SUMINA EE 18 C70 6 Jc UR ene EEE E E EEEE a EE 21 Schedule Management 21 Turning the UPS Alarm Om 23 Runtime Configuration cceecccccccseeseeeeceeeeeeeecaeeseeeeecsesseceeeeseuseceescsaaseeeesssaaeeeessuaaeeeeesseaeceeessaaeeeeeessanseeees 24 elle LE 26 EE 27 FS OM th E BE E E 28 AOD BEEN 29 Eege 29 CISING Power Meler GAG Oe T oiin S E aac 30 POWER MEOFO OJO era E E a O E r a a 30 waare Ee e E RE 30 Understanding Power Meter Gadget ccccccccccceececceeeseeeeeeeeeeseeeseeeeeeeeseaeeseeeeeeeesseeesseceeeeeessaaaseeeseeeeessaas 30 Adding the Power Meter Gadget to Desktop or Gdebar 31 Welle OD te EE ER Technical SUPPONI E 35 Reiler et Lee E 35 e E 36 OS Sa EE 39 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value 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 down a PC in the event of power problems The advantages of PPPE are summa
21. ems may cause data loss on your computer Do you wank to enable hibernation It is recommended that you enable hibernation to preserve data loss Confirm Hibernation Enabling message Note If hibernation is disabled or not supported a shutdown will be initiated 25 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Voltage This Voltage screen shows the current utility voltage and the normal voltage rating of the UPS and allows users to configure the voltage sensitivity or high low voltage according to the UPS model Once the utility voltage exceeds the voltage range the UPS will supply battery power at a stable voltage to the connected equipment Options for High Low Voltage Transfer are explained below e High Low Voltage Transfer Selects the high low voltage thresholds on the UPS A narrow input voltage range could cause the battery to discharge more often a wide input voltage range could case the battery to discharge less often Battery Capacity Estimated Runtime Zalf Tac e 65 Voltage The normal AC utility voltage is 120 volts The current voltage is 108 volts The UPS will intervene when the AC utility voltage falls below 3 volts or rises above 143 vote You can change the point of transfer in the below section UPS will intervene When AC utility voltage goes below GE ll volts When AC utility voltage goes above 143 ll volts High Low Voltage Transfer opt
22. ent occurs e UPS Alarms Use this option to turn off the UPS alarms When the Enable alarms at all times option is chosen the UPS beeps during power events Note The UPS Alarms option is not available for all UPS models 23 Cyber Power Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Runtime Configuration When a power event occurs the UPS supplies battery power to the connected computer and equipment In order to prevent a loss of data or a system crash the computer shuts down gracefully and then the UPS will power off Monitor 2 Configure Schedule Notification Runtime Voltage Self Test Runtime Configuration You can change the length of time that PowerPanel allows your UPS to run on battery power Keep Computer Running shutdown this computer when remaining battery runtime is only 5 r minutes Use this Option to extend operating time while on battery power Preserve Battery Power Shutdown this computer after UPS runs on battery power for 5_ minutes Use this option to save battery power for successive power outages Enable Hibemation on your computer Runtime Screen PPPE software provides the following runtime options e 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
23. ion controls the UPS alarm and software sounds e Runtime controls the length of time your computer runs on battery _ IEN Voltage controls the tolerance of your UPS to voltage fluctuations ll Self Test helps ensure your UPS is functioning correctly Configure Screen Note In early Windows System such as Windows XP and Windows 2000 please using Run as to elevated privileges More details please refer to How to start PowerPanel as administrator from FAQ chapter 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 On the Schedule screen shutdown and restart times can be defined for each weekday Once the shutdown and restart on specific weekdays are activated the schedule related information displays The shutdown time and the restart time are displayed in red and green 21 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value Power Source Battery Capacity Schedule You can decide whattime your computer and equipment will turn ON and OFF Monitor d Days a A Sunday Monday Tuesday Configure Wednesday Am og AM 09 r DI e 00 e Thursday Friday Saturday To schedule a shutdown use the OFF column Select the shutdown time from the appropriate weekday and Schedule Screen I I Estimated Runtime oltage Sensitivi
24. ions on Voltage Screen Note Narrower voltage threshold may cause excessive discharging Excessive discharging may result in a shortened battery life 26 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Sensitivity Users can set up sensitivity according to the equipment and the power Once utility power is out of range the selected range the UPS will switch to battery mode to provide the power to the connected equipment immediately Battery Capacity Estimated Runtime eee schedule Notification Runtime Voltage nsitivity Self Tes sensitivity You can select an adequate sensitivity according to the equipment and the power Medium sensitivity is the default to the utility power The low quality power from the fuel generator may cause the UPS to switch the battery mode frequently In order to Input voltage sensitivity Controls the power quality according to Medium il sensitivity Sensitivity options on the Sensitivity Screen Sensitivity options for Input voltage sensitivity are explained below e Medium sensitivity is the default Low quality power from a generator may cause the UPS to switch to battery frequently In order to avoid this condition Low sensitivity is recommended If the equipment requires a higher quality of power High sensitivity is recommended but may result in the UPS frequently switching to battery power Note This function is not available fo
25. ity Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Description Icon Status Kiosk Commander It shows the current ge mg status of the Kiosk Stop Commander Service Note Kiosk Commander service status is not available without Kiosk Commander installation 17 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value Power Events Summary PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual 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 Battery Capacity Estimated Runtime Current Status Summary Power Problem Summary Last Power Event A Utility power lost use battery power at 207091 14 10 1 Power Condition Summary Power problem Number of times Ze Power outage 1 time Under voltage Never T Over voltage Hever nert total 1 time Voltage regulation Number of times Meyer Meyer Requiar total Never Summary Screen Display period Last week Amount of time 2 Minutes 12 seconds Mone Mone 2 minutes 17 seconds Amount of time The Summary screen provides the information described below e Display Period Length of time covered by the power condition summary The display period can be set at 1 4 12 or 24 weeks e Last Power Event Displays the time which the latest of all previous power events e Power Condition Summary Displays
26. manually e In Windows 7 click Start gt Control Panel gt Programs gt Desktop Gadgets to open the gadget gallery In Windows Vista go to Start gt Control Panel gt Programs gt Windows Sidebar Properties item and click Add gadgets to Sidebar to open the gadget gallery The gadget gallery will be displayed as illustrated below Pagel of 1 Calendar Clock CPU Meter Currency Feed Headlines Picture Puzzle W O Power Meter Slide Show Weather Windows Media v Show details we Get more gadgets online Gadget Gallery in Windows 7 e Right click the Power Meter gadget icon in the gadget gallery to display menu context and click Add item to add it to the desktop Note In Windows Vista the gadget defaults to the Windows Sidebar and also can be dragged to the desktop 31 Power Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Tuesday E June 2010 l m 9 03AM 6 15 2010 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 illustrated below Power Meter Display Input Voltage Wattage Input Voltage Output Voltage Percent Load Battery Capacity Energy Consumed Carbon Emitted Cost The Power Meter provides status options in the drop down such as Input Output Voltage Percent Load and Battery Capacity etc Aside from these before mentioned option
27. mitted and Cost will be accumulated only when computer running When the computer has shutdown and the UPS continues supplying power to other equipment the three values will be inaccurate 34 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Technical Support Troubleshooting have installed PowerPanel Personal Edition on my computer but it will not establish communication with the UPS Please follow the steps below to resolve the problem e The UPS may not be switched on Verify the UPS is on e Make sure that no other application is using the UPS USB port or serial port e Make sure the serial or USB cable is securely and properly connected to the UPS and computer e Make sure the PowerPanel Personal Edition service is running If the service has stopped please follow the steps below to restart the service 1 Open the Command Prompt window 2 Change to the C Program Files CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition directory 3 Use the command assist exe start service to start the service The PowerPanel Personal Edition taskbar notification area disappeared Follow the steps below to restart the taskbar notification area 1 Open the Command Prompt window 2 Change to the C Program Files CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition directory 3 Use the command assist exe start tray to start the taskbar notification area The Self Test failed 1 Replace the battery if the battery tes
28. r all UPS models 2 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Performing A UPS Self Test You can perform a Self Test to verify that the batteries are good and the UPS operates as it should The Self Test screen displays the date and the result of the latest Self Test Click the Initiate self test button to initiate a Self Test Estimated Runtime schedule Notification Runtime Voltage Sensitivity Self Test Self Test Sselftest helps ensure your UPS is working correctly Date of last self test 2010 32 Result of last self test Passed Configure __ Initiate self test Click button to initiate a self test to ensure UPS working correctly Self Test Screen After the Self Test the result is reported with detailed information as explained below e Date of last self test The date on which the last Self Test was performed e Result of last self test The result of the last Self Test O O Passed The battery works normally Failed The Self Test resulted in a failure This can be caused by missing batteries battery malfunction or low batteries Aborted The Self Test was aborted This is caused by a loss of communication during the Self Test Battery capacity is critical The UPS has insufficient capacity to support a Self Test Wait several hours for the batteries to charge and attempt the test again 28 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value
29. re optimum performance of Configure Notification controls the UPS alarm and software sounds Runtime controls the length of time your computer runs on battery Li Li e Voltage controls the tolerance of your UPS to voltage fluctuations e Self Test helps ensure your UPS is functioning correctly PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual 10 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual o Help Click to access the Configuration menu Power Power Source Battery Capacity Estimated Runtime n ei About P Help information Monitor e About provides information about this version of PowerPanel Personal ei Edition A Configure Click here to launch PowerPanel Personal Edition Help 6 Functions bar This bar displays different functions available for the selected feature o Monitor function bar current Status Summan o Configure function bar schedule Notification Runtime Voltage Sensitivity SelFTes o Help function bar Bag SUL 7 Workspace This area displays information or settings specific to the selected feature 8 Status Bar The status bar displays one of three unique conditions o The UPS is working normally The UPS is ready to supply power if a power problem occurs Power Source Battery Capacity Estimated Runtime zesg Ki E Current Status Summary LJ Current Status Monitor Electrical power supplied by AC
30. rent interfaces Main and Minimal To switch between the Main interface and Minimal interface use the maximize minimize button in the top right corner 1 2 PowerPanel Personal Edition PowerSource BatteryCapacity Estimated Runtime Current Status Summary Current Status Electrical power supplied by Ta AC Utility Power CH Voltage supplied 124 volts E F Power condition Voltage Boost Remaining battery capacity Wiles 100 Battery status m Fully Charged Remaining battery runtime be 490 minutes JFS load 0 watts Oo 375 750 The UPS is working normally Figure 1 Main Interface Power Reliability Quality Value 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 ei The UPS is supplying utility power to your equipment The UPS is supplying battery power to your equipment This may be caused by power failure under voltage or over voltage T The UPS is not supplying power to your equipment T PPPE can t detect the current power source due to a communication loss 2 Battery Capacity Indicates the UPS is charging or discharging and shows the percentage of the remaining battery capacity Icon Description The batteries are being charged and show the current charge as a 3 per
31. rized below e Monitor the status of the UPS and utility power at all times e Customizable UPS configurations for total power control and protection for your PC e Graceful shutdowns to protect your system and prevent data loss in the event of power outages PPPE software consists of a Service Client Ul System Tray and Power Meter gadget The service communicates with the UPS and obtains the status along with detailed information These are displayed in the client Ul which also allows for configuring the UPS The system tray icon indicates whether the UPS is charging or fully charged if it is using battery power or utility power and if it is communicating properly The power meter gadget provides information such as battery capacity load and runtime in addition to whether the UPS is charging overloaded on utility power or on battery power Note The Power Meter gadget is only available on Windows Vista and Windows 7 platforms Getting Started Prerequisites Hardware Requirements e 133 MHz or higher Pentium compatible CPU e 16 megabytes MB of RAM recommended minimum more memory generally improves responsiveness e 15 MB of free space e USB support Operating System PowerPanel Personal Edition software is compatible with the following operating systems e 32 Bit Versions o Windows 8 1 o Windows 8 o Windows 7 o Windows Server 2008 R2 o Windows Server 2008 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel
32. rmation using the DB9 than RS 232 If your UPS has USB capability it is recommend to use the USB to connect to the UPS in order to obtain more information Which Operating Systems support Power Meter gadget Please refer to Understanding Power Meter Gadget chapter for further information How do I start the Power Meter gadget when every time Windows starts In Windows 7 the Power Meter gadget will start on each system boot since it was added to the desktop In Vista the Start Sidebar when Windows starts option of the Start gt Control Panel gt Programs gt Windows Sidebar Properties must be chosen and the Power Meter gadget must be added to the Windows Sidebar How do I manually add the Power Meter gadget to the sidebar Please refer to Adding the Power Meter Gadget to Desktop or Sidebar chapter How to start PowerPanel as administrator Following bellow steps to start PowerPanel as administrator 1 Click start and looking for PowerPanel Personal Edition from All Programs gt CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition 2 Press Shift key and hold right click the icon and select Run as 3 To log on using an Administrator account click The following user option 37 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual 4 In User name and Password fields type the Administrator account name and password 5 Click OK to start PowerPanel Personal Edition 38 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value
33. s established e N R Never Restart An option of the Schedule which is used to determine whether to restore the output power If this option is checked the output power will be restored after the utility power restores e Power failure Power lost An AC utility power interruption such as a blackout e Runtime The length of time that the UPS will supply power during a power failure e Sleep mode Windows Vista 7 in sleep mode your monitor and hard disk are turned off to save energy In sleep mode all unsaved data or files are saved to the hard disk and will be restored if a power problem occurs e Standby mode Windows XP in standby mode your monitor and hard disk are turned off to save energy In standby mode all unsaved data or files will be lost if a power problem occurs e Voltage Sensitivity A function allows users to select the sensitivity mode according to the power quality and the equipment e Windows Sidebar It features a sidebar anchored to the side of the desktop and contains gadgets which are used to display information or control external applications It s only available on Windows Vista 39
34. s the Power Meter also provides the electric power statistical options Energy Consumed Carbon Emitted and Cost Users can see how much electricity 32 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual has been consumed by the devices connected to the UPS how much carbon has been emitted and how much money that electrical consumption costs for the past week month or year These options are described as following Energy Consumed Energy Consumed indicates how much electricity was consumed in a past period Click the Item drop down list and select the Energy Consumed option the Period drop down list will be visible and provides Week Month and Year options Period inthe past Week e Carbon Emitted Carbon Emitted will show users how much carbon was emitted in a past period Click the Item dropdown list and select the Carbon Emitted option The Period and Unit dropdown lists and Ratio field will be visible The Period provides Week Month and Year options to denote the past period of carbon emission The Unit dropdown list provides Pounds Ib and Kilograms kg options to denote weight of carbon emission The Ratio field is a ratio of carbon emission per kWh and will vary by countries User can change a proper ratio by clicking the Edit hyperlink Period inthe past Week e Unit Pounds lb M Ratio 1 179 b kWh Edit Default The CO2 emissions reported by PowerPanel are calculated from the ratio be
35. sensitivity Get lest schedule Notification Runtime Voltage P Voltage The normal AC utility voltage is 120 volts The current voltage is 108 volts The UPS Monitor will intervene when the AC utility voltage falls below 83 volts or rises above 143 vote You can change the point of transfer in the below section 4 Ji UPS will intervene Configure When AC utility voltage goes below 83 volts When AC utility voltage goes above 143 ll volts gf EE ty ge g configure Voltage ak High voltage setting on Voltage Screen e Buck Utility voltage is approaching the high voltage threshold and the UPS is using the AVR function to decrease the utility voltage closer to normal 19 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual p PowerPanel Personal Edtton Power Source Battery Capacity Estimated Runtime eg J Current Status Summary P Fower Froblem Summary FE EH Last Power Event ees AC utility power lost use battery power at 2010 14 14 10 41 Power Condition Summary Display period Last week K Power outage 1 time 2 Minutes 12 seconds E Under voltage Mever Mone T Over voltage Never None Invert total 1 time 2 minutes 17 seconds Meyer over Regular total Never 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 closer to normal p
36. t fails 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 website it may have become corrupt during the download Please download the installation file again The installation may have failed due to a previous installation or a previous version Verify that there is no previous installation or previous version on your computer I am unable to install the PowerPanel Personal Edition because of limited account privileges Your account has no permission to install the software Install the software using an account with permission The Power Meter gadget displays nothing about UPS status Please refer to have installed PowerPanel Personal Edition on my computer but it will not establish communication with the UPS for further information 35 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual FAQ Which operating systems support 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 gt gt Control Panel gt gt Add or Remove Programs Click the Change Remove button of the PowerPanel Personal Edition to uninstall the program How do I disable the UPS alarm Go to Configuration gt gt Notifications gt gt Battery Backup Alarms
37. ter Gadget Power Meter Gadget What is a gadget A gadget is a lightweight HTML and script based application designed to do simple tasks such as calendars clocks RSS notifies or search tools An external application such as Windows Media Center can be also controlled by using gadgets Understanding Power Meter Gadget The Power Meter gadget provides users a display for certain UPS status such as power usage battery capacity Output load and remaining runtime The power meter gadget only works properly if the PPPE service is active The more details are described below This cylinder indicates the battery capacity It will turn red when the battery capacity is critical low This icon when highlighted indicates that the UPS is using battery to supply power to the equipment due to power failure under voltage or over voltage This icon when highlighted indicates that the UPS is overloaded and the output load has exceeded the UPS threshold Remove some connected equipment to reduce the load The power meter gadget is compatible with the following operating systems e 32 Bit 64 Bit Versions o Windows 7 o Windows Vista 30 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Adding the Power Meter Gadget to Desktop or Sidebar lf the Add the Power Meter gadget to the desktop option is not selected during installation follow the steps below to add the Power Meter gadget to the desktop
38. the above limitations may not apply to you 5 Governing Law and General Provisions This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota U S A excluding the application of its conflicts of law rules This Agreement will not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods the application of which is expressly excluded If any part of this Agreement is found void and unenforceable it will not affect the validity of the balance of the Agreement which shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms You agree that the Software will not be shipped transferred or exported into any country or used in any manner prohibited by the United States Export Administration Act or any other export laws restrictions or regulations This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon failure by you to comply with its terms This Agreement may only be modified in writing signed by an authorized officer of Cyber Power Systems USA Inc CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Table of Contents ENEE 4 GENDO SU Uu DE 4 Stee 4 Hardware Wa elEUE EE 4 DC FS SEC E 4 Ire E 5 Accessing PowerPanel Personal Edition cccsccccccseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeesseeeeeseseeeeseeeeessaeeeeseaeeeessaeeeessageeeesaesensnaaes 8 Using PowerPanel Personal Edition sccsccesssssseeeeseeesseeeeeeeesseeeeeeoesseeeeeooesseeeseooesseeeseoeenseeeseonasse
39. tween the emissions of CO2 and kWh of energy consumed These calculations are consistent with information from the International Energy Agency IEA http www iea org co2highlights The default ratio shown in the Gadget is automatically selected based on the version of 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 CyberPower Systems Inc takes no responsibility for inaccurate data Cost Cost means the monetary cost for the electricity consumed in the past period Click the Item drop down list and select the Cost option the Period drop down list and Ratio field will be visible The Period drop down list 33 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual provides Week Month and Year options The Ratio field is a ratio of cost per kWh and will vary by country Users can change the ratio by clicking Edit hyperlink Period inthe past Week e Ratio 9 28 USD kWh Edit Default 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 The maximum unit supported is mega M Note Energy Consumed Carbon E
40. ty Self Tes h 00 e PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual place a checkmark in the Act box To schedule a turn on use the ON column Select the turn on time from the appropriate weekday row and place a checkmark in the Act box The scheduled action will not take place until a checkmark is placed in the Act activate box Note Act stands for Activate and N R stands for Never Restart You must manually restart the UPS if the N R option is chosen Note The Schedule screen is not available for all UPS models 22 CyberPower Reliability Quality Value PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual Turning the UPS Alarm On Off An audible alarm from PPPE and the UPS informs users of power events PPPE can be configured to generate alarms and notifications in the software and from the UPS itself on the Notification screen Power Source Battery Capacity eg e mm e rm rm S Notification Configuration Software Sounds PowerPanel generates audible sounds to notify you of power events JW Enable PowerPanel notification sounds UPS Alarms The UPS generates audible alarms during power events Enable alarms at all times e Disable alarms at all times Notification Screen Options for Software Sounds and UPS alarms are explained below e 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 ev
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