7
4-5
1b
1a
2a
2b
Optional Installation
These connections are optional. Your UPS will function properly without these
connections.
Note:
SMART3000RM2U shown in all diagrams.
1
USB and RS-232 Serial
Communications (all models)
Use the included USB cable
1a
and/or DB9 serial
cable
1b
to connect the communication port on
your computer to the communication port of your
UPS. Install on your computer the Tripp Lite
PowerAlert
®
Software appropriate to your
computer’s operating system. Your UPS may
feature additional communications ports; these
ports may also be connected to additional
computers which have PowerAlert Software
installed. Consult your PowerAlert manual for
more information.
2
EPO Port Connection (all models)
This optional feature is only for those applications
which require connection to a facility’s Emergency
Power Off (EPO) circuit. When the UPS is
connected to this circuit, it enables emergency
shutdown of the UPS’s inverter.
Using the cable provided, connect the EPO port of
your UPS
2a
to a user-supplied normally closed or
normally open switch according to the circuit
diagram
2b
. The EPO port is not a phone line
surge protector; do not connect a phone line to
this port.
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