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FERRUPS FE/QFE UPS (500 VA–18 kVA) User’s Guide

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Entering Commands from a Terminal or Computer

To monitor or control the FERRUPS UPS from a terminal or computer,
simply type in one of the commands and press [ENTER] (see Table 8).
Use the following command syntax:
: type the command in uppercase or lowercase
: use the entire command or the short form (you can also abbreviate

the command as long as you include the letters in the short form

: use a semicolon to separate more than one command on a line

Table 8. Commands

Command

Short

Form

Password

Function

alarmshelp

ah

None

Shows a list of all possible alarm messages, the audio code and letter for
each alarm and whether the alarm is active.

alarmlog

al

None

Displays Alarm Log. See “Alarm and Inverter Logs” on page 62.

alarmtest

at

None

Allows you to test the alarm function.

Alarmtest

sounds the User Test

alarm (J). See page 61.

alarmtest cancel

at c

None

Turns the User Test alarm off.

chargermode

chm

None*

Shows the UPS battery charger mode. By entering a mode after the

chargermode

command, you can change the charger mode:

: chargermode off (chm f) or chargermode disable (chm d) = charger off

: chargermode on (chm o) or chargermode enable (chm e) = charger on

: chargermode auto (chm a) = charger enabled if AC input voltage and

battery voltage are acceptable

clearalarms

ca

None

Clears all active alarms.

clearhistory

ch

None

Clears the minimum and maximum parameter values shown when you
use the

extendedhistory

or

history

commands.

clearpassword

cp

None

Clears the current password.

commands

cm

None

Displays a list of all valid commands.

contdisplay

cd

Depends

on

parameter

password

Continuously displays the parameter that you are currently displaying.
You can specify other parameters for the continuous display by entering
the name or number of each parameter after the

contdisplay

command.

contstatus

cs

None

Continuously displays the Status information (see the

status

command.)

*If you change parameter 39 to “Yes,” this command requires a User password.