Power Distribution

Unit (PDU)

AP7620
AP7621
AP7622
AP7626

User’s Manual

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Contents

Product Descriptions and Safety Information . . . . . 1

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Downloading the Latest Firmware Revision. . . . . 17
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Warranty and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Life-Support Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Product Descriptions and Safety Information

Features of This manual explains how to install and use the following
single-branch Rack-mount PDUs:
PDU models
Number of
PDU Voltage Outlet Type
Outlets

AP7620 100–120 VAC 24 NEMA 5-20R

AP7622 200–240 VAC 6 NEMA L6-20R

21 outlets of type
AP7621 IEC 320 C13
200–240 VAC 25
AP7626 4 outlets of type
IEC 320 C19

All the PDUs distribute input power from a single source to the
PDU outlets for use by connected equipment and provide
current-sensing to guard against overload conditions.

Safety
information In all applications, the plug on the power supply
cord is the means to disconnect the PDU. The
receptacle (outlet) into which the PDU is plugged
must be installed near the connected equipment
and must be easily accessible.
In 208 and 230 VAC applications, the PDU relies
on the building installation for over-current and
short-circuit current protection.
Note You must connect the PDU to a branch circuit
that is rated as follows:
• 20 amps, 250 volts (in accordance with
NFPA 70) in 208 VAC applications.
• 16 amps, 250 volts in 230 VAC
applications.

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Product Descriptions and Safety Information

120V PDU
➊

➏ ➐

! Rack-mount PDU (AP7620)

" Display interface
# NEMA 5-20R outlets (24)
$ Cord retainer holes
% NEMA L5-20 power cord
& Serial cable
' Cord retainer

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208V PDU
➊

! Rack-mount PDU (AP7622)

" Display interface
# NEMA L6-20R outlets (6)
$ NEMA L6-20 power cord
% Serial Cable

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Product Descriptions and Safety Information

230V PDU with

IEC 320 C20 ➊
power cord

➐ ➑

! Rack-mount PDU (AP7621)

" IEC C13 outlets (21)
# IEC C19 outlets (4)
$ Display interface
% Cord retainer holes
& IEC 320 C20 power cord
' Serial cable
( Cord retainers (21 short, for use at the C13 outlets; 4
long, for use at the C19 outlets)

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230V PDU with

NEMA L6-20 ➊
power cord

➋
➌

➐ ➑

! Rack-mount PDU (AP7626)

" IEC C13 outlets (21)
# IEC C19 outlets (4)
$ Display interface
% Cord retainer holes
& NEMA L6-20 power cord
' Serial cable
( Cord retainers (21 short, for use at the C13 outlets; 4
long, for use at the C19 outlets)

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Installation

Mounting You can install Rack-mount PDUs in one of two ways: using
options toolless mounting pegs or the mounting brackets. You mount
the Rack-mount PDUs in the rear of the enclosure, in the
channel directly behind the rear vertical mounting rails. Before
you begin to install the Rack-mount PDUs, choose a location
for them in the enclosure and decide on the mounting method.

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Toolless 1. Decide where to mount the PDU and whether the power
mounting cord will be at the upper or lower end of the PDU.
Make sure that the power cord can reach an
outlet easily, does not interfere with other
equipment, and does not bend sharply.
• In a PowerStruXure Type A system,
you must mount the PDU so that its
power cord is at the lower end.
Caution • In any system, if you orient the PDU
so that the power cord is at the lower
end, do not mount the PDU in the
lowest position possible in the
enclosure.

2. Slide the mounting pegs into a set of holes in the channel

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in the rear panel of the enclosure.

3. Push the PDU downward until it locks into position.
.

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 Installation

Bracket- You can order a rack-mount bracket kit from APC—

mounting AR8116BLK. The brackets attach to the Rack-mount PDU in
two different directions, shown in the figures in step 1.
Consider the orientation of the Rack-mount PDU in the
enclosure before attaching the brackets. A recessed orientation
allows the Rack-mount PDU to be mounted flush with the
enclosure; a raised orientation allows you to route cables
through the channel (see the figures in step 2).
1. Attach two brackets to the rear of the Rack-mount PDU,
using six pan-head screws (provided in the bracket kit)
for each bracket.
– Recessed Orientation

– Raised Orientation

2. Insert one mounting screw (provided with the bracket kit)

in the top and bottom positions in the channel where the

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brackets align with the holes. Tighten to secure the Rack-

mount PDU to the enclosure.
– Recessed Orientation

– Raised Orientation

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Operation

Rack-mount
PDU display !
interface

"

#
$
! To view the orientation of the LED display,
press and hold the button for 5 seconds
Control To change the orientation, hold the button for
Button an additional 5 seconds until “AA” flashes
and then changes orientation.
To silence an alarm, press the button.

" LED display Displays the current that is drawn by the load
equipment.

# Serial Port Provides the connection to access the internal

configuration menus.

$ Alerts you to warning and alarm conditions:

• normal: green
Line LED
• warning: yellow
• alarm: red

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Configuration

Using a serial 0

port connection 1. Connect an available serial port of your computer to the

serial port on the front panel of the PDU, using the
supplied serial cable.
2. Run a terminal emulation program such as Windows®
HyperTerminal.
3. Configure the following settings for the serial port:
– 19,200 bps
– no parity
– 8 data bits
– 1 stop bit
– no flow control
Some terminal emulation programs require
that a device be disconnected and then
reconnected for the new serial port settings
Note to take effect.
4. Press any key on the computer to display the PDU login
screen, which contains the Username and Password
prompts.
5. Log on by using the user name and password for the
appropriate access level:

Access Level Default User Default Password

Name

Administrator Press ENTER. Type apc (in lowercase).

User Press ENTER. Press ESC.

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 Configuration

Access to menus When you log in as User, you can view information but cannot
configure settings or enter data.
When you log in as Administrator, you can view information,
configure settings, and enter data. Any changes take effect
immediately.
To navigate the menus and their options, type the number of
the selection you want, and press ENTER.

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Configuration

Main menu
Menu Option Name Access
Number

1 Status Information Administrator and User

Metered Rack-Mount
2 Administrator and User
PDU Configuration

3 Device Data Administrator and User

4 Factory Data Administrator and User

5 Logout Administrator and User

Administrator only (The

6 System Management menu is not displayed when
you are logged on as User

Status Choosing this option displays the following information about

Information the PDU.
option • The current in amps
• The status (whether it is within the configured limits for
output current or has reached or exceeded those limits).
This option includes no items configurable through this screen.

Metered Rack- Choosing this option displays the following additional options.
Mount PDU
Configuration Option
Number Option Name Access
option

Warning and Alarm Administrator has

1
Threshold Data configuration access.
User has display access only.
• Type 1 and press ENTER
Audio/Visual to move to the next item
2
Indicator Settings • Type 2 and press ENTER
to change the item.

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 Configuration

Device Data Choosing this option displays the following information:

option
Item Definition Access

The name of the

Product
product, such as
Name
Rack-mount PDU.

Where this PDU is

Product
located, such as
Location
Rack 4.

Contact Whom to contact Administrator has

Information about this PDU. configuration access.
• Type 1 and press
The number of ENTER to move to the
minutes of next item
Log
inactivity that is • Type 2 and press
Timeout
permitted before ENTER to change the
(mins)
you are logged out item.
automatically. User has display access only.

The password
required to log on
as Administrator.
Admin
When logged on
Password
as User, you can
not view this
password.

Factory Data Choosing this option displays the following information about
option the PDU.
• The model number
• The serial number
• The hardware revision
• The date of manufacture
• The firmware revision
• The date the firmware was installed.
This option includes no configurable items.

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Configuration

System Choosing this option displays the following additional options

Management
option Menu Menu
Number Name Definition Access

Restart the PDU,

Restart using the parameters
1
RMPDU that are currently
configured. This menu
option is
Restart the PDU, displayed only
Restore
using the default if you are
2 Parameters
values for all logged on as
and Restart
parameters. Administrator.

Firmware Prepare to download

3
Download new firmware

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Downloading the Latest Firmware Revision

How to
download
firmware to a During firmware downloads, power will not be
Rack-mount interrupted to the PDU outlets.
PDU Note
1. Go to www.apcc.com/tools/download/, and check to see
if there is a version of firmware for your type of Rack-
mount PDU later than the version you are currently
using.
2. Access the PDU internal menus through a serial port
connection.

See “Using a serial port connection” on page 12.

3. Log on to the Rack-mount PDU as an Administrator.

4. Type 6 (for System Management) on the Main menu
and press ENTER.
5. Type 3 (for Firmware Download) on the System
Management menu, and press ENTER.
6. From the Firmware Download menu:
a. Type 1 and press ENTER to initiate a download. The
menu displays C repeatedly and the display interface
displays dL.
b. Select the Transfer pull-down menu from the menu
bar.
c. Select Send File from the Transfer pull-down menu.
d. Browse for and select the firmware file you copied to
your computer.
e. Set the protocol to Xmodem and press the Send
button.
When the firmware download is complete, the display interface
refreshes and displays the current in amps.

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Specifications

AP7620
Electrical Specifications

Input 100–120 V; 50–60 Hz; 16 A

Output 100–120 V; 50–60 Hz; 16 A

Physical Specifications

1.75 × 3.5 × 48 in
Dimensions
4.5 × 8.9 × 121.9 cm

11.75 lb
Weight
5.3 kg

3.75 × 5.0 × 60 in
Shipping dimensions
9.5 × 12.7 × 152.4 cm

Shipping weight 15.0 lb (6.8 kg)

Operating temperature 23 to 113° F (-5 to 45° C)

Operating humidity 5–95% RH non-condensing

Operating elevation 10,000 ft (3000 m) above MSL

Storage temperature -13 to 149° F (-25 to 65° C)

Storage humidity 5–95% RH non-condensing

Compliance Specifications

Approvals UL, cUL, FCC, VCCI

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 Specifications

AP7621
Electrical Specifications

Input 200–240 V; 50–60 Hz; 16 A

200–240 V; 50–60 Hz; 10 A (IEC C13

Output outlets); 16 A (IEC C19 outlets)

Physical Specifications

1.75 × 3.5 × 48 in
Dimensions
4.5 × 8.9 × 121.9 cm

13.0 lb
Weight
5.9 kg

3.75 × 5.0 × 60 in
Shipping dimensions
9.5 × 12.7 × 152.4 cm

Shipping weight 14.5 lb (6.6 kg)

Operating temperature 23 to 113° F (-5 to 45° C)

Operating humidity 5–95% RH non-condensing

Operating elevation 10,000 ft (3000 m) above MSL

Storage temperature -13 to 149° F (-25 to 65° C)

Storage humidity 5–95% RH non-condensing

Compliance Specifications

Approvals VDE, CE, VCCI

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Specifications

AP7622
Electrical Specifications

Input 200–240 V; 50–60 Hz; 16 A

Output 200–240 V; 50–60 Hz; 16 A

Physical Specifications

1.75 × 3.5 × 48 in
Dimensions
4.5 × 8.9 × 121.9 cm

14.0 lb
Weight
6.4 kg

3.75 × 5.0 × 60 in
Shipping dimensions
9.5 × 12.7 × 152.4 cm

15.5 lb
Shipping weight
7.0 kg

Operating temperature 23 to 113° F (-5 to 45° C)

Operating humidity 5–95% RH non-condensing

Operating elevation 10,000 ft (3000 m) above MSL

Storage temperature -13 to 149° F (-25 to 65° C)

Storage humidity 5–95% RH non-condensing

Compliance Specifications

Approvals UL, cUL, FCC, VCCI

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 Specifications

AP7626
Electrical Specifications

Input 200–240 V; 50–60 Hz; 16 A

200–240 V; 50–60 Hz; 10 A (IEC C13

Output outlets); 16 A (IEC C19 outlets)

Physical Specifications

1.75 × 3.5 × 48 in
Dimensions
4.5 × 8.9 × 121.9 cm

13.0 lb
Weight
5.9 kg

3.75 × 5.0 × 60 in
Shipping dimensions
9.5 × 12.7 × 152.4 cm

Shipping weight 14.5 lb (6.6 kg)

Operating temperature 23 to 113° F (-5 to 45° C)

Operating humidity 5–95% RH non-condensing

Operating elevation 10,000 ft (3000 m) above MSL

Storage temperature -13 to 149° F (-25 to 65° C)

Storage humidity 5–95% RH non-condensing

Compliance Specifications

Approvals UL, cUL, FCC, VCCI

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Warranty and Service

Limited APC warrants the Power Distribution Unit to be free from

warranty defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two years
from the date of purchase. Its obligation under this warranty is
limited to repairing or replacing, at its own sole option, any
such defective products. This warranty does not apply to
equipment that has been damaged by accident, negligence, or
misapplication or has been altered or modified in any way. This
warranty applies only to the original purchaser.

Warranty Except as provided herein, APC makes no warranties,

limitations express or implied, including warranties of merchantability
and fitness for a particular purpose. Some jurisdictions do
not permit limitation or exclusion of implied warranties;
therefore, the aforesaid limitation(s) or exclusion(s) may not
apply to the purchaser.
Except as provided above, in no event will APC be liable for
direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential
damages arising out of the use of this product, even if
advised of the possibility of such damage.
Specifically, APC is not liable for any costs, such as lost profits
or revenue, loss of equipment, loss of use of equipment, loss of
software, loss of data, costs of substitutes, claims by third
parties, or otherwise. This warranty gives you specific legal
rights and you may also have other rights, which vary
according to jurisdiction.

Obtaining To obtain support for problems with your Power Distribution

service Unit:
0

1. Note the serial number and date of purchase. The serial

number is on a label on the back of the PDU.
2. Contact Customer Support at a phone number on the
back cover of this document. A technician will try to
help you solve the problem by phone.
3. If you must return the product, the technician will give
you a return material authorization (RMA) number. If the
warranty expired, you will be charged for repair or

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4. Pack the unit carefully. The warranty does not cover
damage sustained in transit. Enclose a letter with your
name, address, RMA number and daytime phone
number; a copy of the sales receipt; and a check as
payment, if applicable.
5. Mark the RMA number clearly on the outside of the
shipping carton.
6. Ship by insured, prepaid carrier to the address provided
by the Customer Support technician.

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Life-Support Policy

General policy American Power Conversion (APC) does not recommend the
use of any of its products in the following situations:
• In life-support applications where failure or malfunction
of the APC product can be reasonably expected to cause
failure of the life-support device or to affect significantly
its safety or effectiveness.
• In direct patient care.
APC will not knowingly sell its products for use in such
applications unless it receives in writing assurances
satisfactory to APC that (a) the risks of injury or damage have
been minimized, (b) the customer assumes all such risks, and
(c) the liability of American Power Conversion is adequately
protected under the circumstances.
a

Examples of The term life-support device includes but is not limited to

life-support neonatal oxygen analyzers, nerve stimulators (whether used for
devices anesthesia, pain relief, or other purposes), autotransfusion
devices, blood pumps, defibrillators, arrhythmia detectors and
alarms, pacemakers, hemodialysis systems, peritoneal dialysis
systems, neonatal ventilator incubators, ventilators (for adults
and infants), anesthesia ventilators, infusion pumps, and any
other devices designated as “critical” by the U.S. FDA.
Hospital-grade wiring devices and leakage current protection
may be ordered as options on many APC UPS systems. APC
does not claim that units with this modifications are certified or
listed as hospital-grade by APC or any other organization.
Therefore these units do not meet the requirements for use in
direct patient care.
a

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Radio Frequency Interference

Changes or modifications to this unit not

expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority
Warning to operate this equipment.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference when the equipment is
operated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with this user manual,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference. The user will bear sole
responsibility for correcting such interference.
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian
ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme
NMB-003 du Canada.
a
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APC Worldwide Customer Support

Customer support for this or any other APC product is available at no charge in any of the
following ways:
• Visit the APC Web site to find answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs), to
access documents in the APC Knowledge Base, and to submit customer support
requests.
– www.apc.com (Corporate Headquarters)
Connect to localized APC Web sites for specific countries, each of which
provides customer support information.
– www.apc.com/support/
Global support with FAQs, knowledge base, and e-support.
• Contact an APC Customer Support center by telephone or e-mail.
– Regional centers:

APC headquarters U.S.,

(1)(800)800-4272 (toll free)
Canada

Latin America (1)(401)789-5735 (USA)

Europe, Middle East, Africa (353)(91)702020 (Ireland)

Japan (03)5434-2021 Guidance 3

– Local, country-specific centers: go to www.apc.com/support/contact for

contact information.

Contact the APC representative or other distributor from whom you purchased your APC
product for information on how to obtain local customer support.

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