Tripp Lite BCPERS450 Owner's Manual for BC Personal UPS 932572 - Page 3

200606202 93-XXXX Low end UPS OM.qxd 8/21/2006 9:30 AM Page 3 Quick Installation 1 Connect the UPS to an electrical outlet. Make sure the outlet does not share a circuit with a heavy electrical load such as an air conditioner or refrigerator. 2 Plug a computer, monitor and/or other equipment into 1 the UPS system. The UPS is designed to support only computer equipment. Connecting high power draw equipment such as household appliances NORM DELAY or laser printers to outlets providing UPS battery backup will overload the UPS. "UPS/Surge" receptacles are used to provide connected equipment with AC line power during normal operation and battery power during blackouts and brownouts. They also protect equipment against damaging surges 2 and line noise. Connect the computer and monitor to the "UPS/Surge" receptacles. 3 Select UPS Operating Mode. Press the ON/OFF button to toggle the UPS between the ON (" " LED lit) and the OFF (" " LED not lit) modes. 4 Quick Installation Optional This connection is optional. The UPS will function properly without this connection. 3 1.USB Communications Use any USB cable to connect the computer's USB port to the USB port of the UPS. Download the PowerAlert UPS monitoring software program appropriate for the computer's operating system from www.tripplite.com/software and install it. 3