Installation guide

Battery Backup Unit Monitoring and Maintenance
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power level drops below the set value. Set a threshold, select "Set Low
Power Threshold" under Actions, then click Apply to set the new value.
• Current Power. The current power level of the battery expressed as
hours or minutes of charge. This value will change as the battery is
discharged or charged.
• Maximum Power. The highest level the battery has been charged up
to expressed as hours or minutes of charge. This value will change as
the battery ages and is reconditioned. The older the battery gets, the
less charge it can contain.
• % Charge Level. The battery's charge level, where 100% means the
battery has been charged up to its maximum level.
• Display: Minutes. Displays power values in minutes.
• Display: Hours. Displays power values in hours and tenths of hours.
• Refresh. Updates the Power Levels and Battery Status groups. It is
useful during a lengthy operation such as a recondition to update the
dialog without leaving it and re-entering.
Battery Status
The Battery Status area of the Intelligent Battery Backup Unit dialog box
contains the following:
• Battery Type. The battery pack type. Available options are Ni-Cad or
Unknown.
• Version. Version number for the controller. Version selection numbers
are from 0 to 255. The version number used for the first release is 1 for
the controller production release.
The following are read-only checkbox items which indicate the battery
status:
• Low Power Alarm. A low power condition exists as defined when the
Current Power value drops below the Low Power Threshold value.
• Never Reconditioned. Battery has not been fully discharged before it
was charged up. A new battery will have this checked until it has been
fully discharged and then charged by the Recondition Battery selection
under Actions.
• Reconditioning Needed. Battery has not been reconditioned within 30