Minuteman MN 325, User Manual

MN 325/MN 525 User’s Manual 

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) 

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5. Shutdown 

Button

:  Click the shutdown button to open the 

Scheduled Shutdown Window

. 

6.  Battery OK Indicator

:  This indicator appears in a green color when AC power is normal and the 

UPS and software are communicating. 

7. AC Power Indicator

:  This indicator appears in a green color when AC power in normal.  When 

the power fails, the indicator will change to a red color with an “X” through it. 

8.  Scheduled Shutdown:  

If there is a shutdown scheduled within seven days, the information will 

be displayed here.  The user can schedule a shutdown in the 

Scheduled Shutdown Window

. 

9. Final Countdown:

  When the final countdown timer reaches zero, the software will begin shut-

ting down the system.  This can be adjusted in the 

Setup Window

. 

MINUTEMAN POWERCENTER SETUP WINDOW 

1. Delay Between Warning Mes-

sages:  

This setting determines the 

delay between the audible alarms. 

2.  Time Between Power Failure and 

Initial Warning:  

This setting de-

termines the delay between when 
the power fails and the first audible 
alarm. 

3.  Time Between Power Failure and 

Shutdown Process:

  This user adjustable setting determines how long the UPS will run on bat-

tery before starting to shut down the system.  If this is not checked, the UPS will run on battery 
until the low battery condition occurs (approximately 2-minutes of backup time remaining), and 
then, start the shutdown process.  If the low battery condition occurs before this timer reaches 
zero, the software will start the shutdown process. 

4.  UPS is Installed On:

  This shows the current COM port that the UPS is using.  The port assigned 

to the UPS needs to be used exclusively for the MINUTEMAN PowerCenter software. 

5. OK 

Button:

  This button is used to exit the setup window 

and save any changes

. 

6. Cancel 

Button:

  This button is used to exit the setup window 

without saving any changes

. 

7. About Button:

  This button will display information about the software as well as contact informa-

tion. 

MINUTEMAN POWERCENTER LOG WINDOW 

1. Display Window:  

This area displays 

either the 

Event Log

 or the 

Closed Appli-

cation Information

. 

2.  Event Log:  

Select this option to view 

MINUTEMAN PowerCenter events such as 
program start, program end, power failure 
and low battery. 

3. Closed Application Information:

  Select 

this option to view the file names of appli-
cations that were saved by the MINUTEMAN PowerCenter software.  

Note

:  If an application has 

an existing file name, it will be saved under that file name and not appear in this window. 

4. OK 

Button:

  This button is used to exit the window. 

5. Clear 

Button:

  This button is used to clear the information in the selected log.