APC AP9617 User Manual

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How to Avoid Equipment Damage
Disconnect UPS 
power
You do not need to turn off a Symmetra
®
 or a Silcon
 model 
UPS to install the Management Card.
Smart-UPS
1. Turn off the equipment that connects to the UPS.
2. Disconnect the UPS from its AC input source.
3. Press the OFF button on the UPS for approximately five 
seconds to turn off the DC (battery) power.
Matrix-UPS
1. Turn off the equipment that connects to the UPS.
2. Turn off the circuit breaker on the rear panel of the UPS.
Disconnect 
chassis power
Make sure that any Expansion Chassis or Triple Expansion 
Chassis is disconnected from all power: disconnect the chassis 
cable from the 
UPS
 and, if the 
AC
-to-
DC
 Adapter (AP9505) 
option is used, disconnect the adapter from the chassis.
Caution
Damage to the UPS or APC Network Management 
Card (AP9617 or AP9618) can result if you do not 
remove all AC and DC power from a Smart-UPS
®
 
or Matrix-UPS
®
, Expansion Chassis, or a Triple 
Expansion Chassis before you install the 
Management Card.