American Power Conversion 250 A User Manual
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How to Connect User Input Contacts and Relay Outputs to the ATS
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How to connect contacts to the user interface board
To connect and monitor your contacts:
1. Choose one or more terminals on the user interface board for connecting contacts. The user
interface board is connected to the User/EPO port on the ATS monitoring unit.
2. From the ATS display interface:
a. Press
E
SC
or
E
NTER
to go to the top-level menu screen.
b. Select Config from the top-level menu screen and press
E
NTER
.
c. Select Contacts & Relays from the Config menu screen and press
E
NTER
.
d. Select the type of contact you are connecting: Contact Inputs or Relay Outputs.
e. Press the Up or Down arrow to select the appropriate
contact number and press
E
NTER
.
f. Press the Down arrow to enter a unique Name for the
contact and to configure the Normal state of the contact
(Open or Closed). The default Normal state is Open.
Press
E
NTER
to select the item you wish to configure.
g. Connect contact wires (300 V-rated cabling required) to the terminal block on the user
interface board. You will need a 2.5-mm standard screwdriver.
h. Run the wires out the roof of the ATS to your contact’s location.
Note
You will be prompted for your password to configure these items.
Caution
Ensure the wires are properly retained and kept away from high-voltage wires
and breakers.
Load-Meter
ATS/Voltage
Generator
Testing
Stats
Alarms
Config
Help
System/Network
Contacts & Relays
Sub-Feed Config.
Electrical Config.
Contact Inputs
Relay Outputs
Output Relay Map
Contact In 02 of 04
Name User Contact 4
Normal: Open
Status: Open