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PowerPanel Personal Edition User Manual
User Manual
PowerPanel®Personal Edition
Rev. 5
2011/06/17

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ELECTRONIC END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR CYBERPOWER POWERPANEL PERSONAL
EDITION
NOTICE TO USER:
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of the Software licensed to you by Cyber Power Systems (USA), Inc. Please read this Agreement carefully. At
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Table of Contents
Overview..................................................................................................................................................................4
Getting Started........................................................................................................................................................4
Prerequisites ........................................................................................................................................................4
Hardware Requirements..................................................................................................................................4
Operating System............................................................................................................................................4
Installation............................................................................................................................................................5
Accessing PowerPanel Personal Edition.............................................................................................................8
Using PowerPanel Personal Edition.....................................................................................................................8
Understanding the User Interface........................................................................................................................8
Main Interface Features...................................................................................................................................9
Taskbar Notification Area...............................................................................................................................12
Context Help ..................................................................................................................................................13
Monitor UPS.......................................................................................................................................................13
Status Monitoring...........................................................................................................................................13
Power Events Summary ................................................................................................................................17
Configure UPS ...................................................................................................................................................20
Schedule Management..................................................................................................................................20
Turning the UPS Alarm On/Off ......................................................................................................................20
Runtime Configuration...................................................................................................................................21
Voltage...........................................................................................................................................................23
Sensitivity.......................................................................................................................................................24
Performing A UPS Self-Test..........................................................................................................................24
Help....................................................................................................................................................................26
About..............................................................................................................................................................26
Using Power Meter Gadget..................................................................................................................................27
Power Meter Gadget..........................................................................................................................................27
What is gadget?.............................................................................................................................................27
Understanding Power Meter Gadget.............................................................................................................27
Adding Power Meter Gadget to Desktop or Sidebar..........................................................................................28
Power Meter Options..........................................................................................................................................29
Technical Support ................................................................................................................................................32
Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................................................32
FAQ....................................................................................................................................................................33
Glossary ................................................................................................................................................................36

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Overview
PowerPanel®Personal Edition (PPPE is easy to use safe shutdown software for advanced computer power
management. PPPE is designed for personal computers (PCs) and provides a complete power protection
solution utilizing the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to control and safely shut a PC down in the event of
power problems.
The advantages of PPPE are summarized below:
•Monitor the status of the UPS and utility power at all times.
•Customizable UPS configurations for total power control and protection for your PC.
•Graceful shutdowns to protect your system and prevent data loss in the event of power outages.
PPPE software consists of Service, Client UI, System Tray and Power Meter gadget. Service communicates with
UPS and obtains UPS status and information. Client UI displays UPS detailed status and information, and allows
users to configure UPS. System Tray indicates whether UPS is charging or fully charged, using batteries power
or communicating properly. The Power Meter gadget provides users for presenting UPS information such as
battery capacity, output load and remaining runtime. It also indicates whether the UPS is charging or overload,
using utility power or battery power.
Note: The Power Meter gadget is only available on Windows Vista and Windows 7 platforms.
Getting Started
Prerequisites
Hardware Requirements
•133 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU.
•16 megabytes (MB) of RAM recommended minimum; more memory generally improves responsiveness.
•2 GB hard disk with a minimum of 10 MB of free space.
•USB support.
Operating System
PowerPanel®Personal Edition software is compatible with the following operating systems:
•32-Bit Versions:
oWindows 7
oWindows Server 2008
oWindows Vista
oWindows Server 2003
oWindows XP

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oWindows 2000
oWindows ME
oWindows 98 SE
•64 Bit Versions:
oWindows 7
oWindows Server 2008
oWindows Vista
oWindows Server 2003
oWindows XP
oWindows 2000
Installation
A welcome screen displays automatically when the PowerPanel®Personal Edition Installation CD is inserted into
the CD-ROM. If the welcome screen does not display, browse the CD drive and open the folder named
Windows, and then double-click the file named setup.exe.
To install follow these steps:
•Click the Next button to start an installation.
•Accept the license agreement.
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•Choose the destination directory.
•Click the Install button to begin installing PowerPanel®Personal Edition.
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In Windows 7, selecting the Add the Power Meter gadget to desktop option indicates that the gadget will
be added to the desktop before the installation is complete. The gadget will also be added to the desktop
when Windows starts every time.
I In Windows Vista, the Power Meter gadget is default not added to the desktop and users must add it in
manual. If the Add the Power Meter gadget to desktop option is selected, the gadget gallery will be
opened to display all gadgets before the installation is complete. Users have to double-click the icon or drag
the icon to place the Power Meter gadget to the Windows Sidebar. The Power Meter gadget will be placed
on the Windows Sidebar when Windows starts every time.
Note: Add the Power Meter gadget to desktop option is only available on Windows 7 or Windows Vista.
•Click the Finish button to complete the installation.
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Accessing PowerPanel Personal Edition
The PowerPanel
®
Personal Edition software can be accessed following the directions below:
•Select Start > All Programs > CyberPower PowerPanel Personal Edition > PowerPanel Personal
Edition.
•Double click the PowerPanel
®
Personal Edition icon in the taskbar notification area.
Using PowerPanel Personal Edition
Understanding the User Interface
In Figure 1 and 2, the PPPE application has two different interfaces, Main and Minimal. To switch between the
Main interface and Minimal interface, use the maximize/minimize button “ “in the top right corner.
Figure 1. Main Interface
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Figure 2. Minimal Interface
Main Interface Features
1. Power source:
Indicates which power source is supplying power to your equipment and the current status.
Icon Description
The UPS is supplying utility power to your equipment.
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The UPS is supplying battery power to your equipment. This may be
caused by power failure, under voltage or over voltage.
The UPS is not supplying power to your equipment.
PPPE can’t detect the current power source due to a communication loss.
2. Battery Capacity:
Indicates the UPS is charging or discharging and shows the percentage of the remaining battery capacity.
Icon Description
The batteries are being charged and show the current charge as a
percentage of total capacity.
The UPS is discharging and using the batteries to supply power.
3. Estimated Runtime (or Time To Shutdown):
The remaining runtime the UPS can supply before a shutdown is performed
Icon Description
The runtime of the UPS when the UPS is supplying the utility power.
The runtime of the UPS or the time until hibernation or shutdown begins,
when the UPS is supplying battery power.

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4. Special buttons:
Icon Description
An alarm has occurred due to power events. Click this icon to turn the alarm
off.
Displays help for the selected screen.
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Minimizes the PPPE software.
Switches the user interface between the Main interface and the Minimal
interface.
Closes the PPPE software.
5. Features Columns:
oMonitor: Click to access the Monitor menu.
oConfiguration: Click to access the Configuration menu.
oHelp: Click to access the Configuration menu.

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6. Functions bar: This bar displays different functions available for the selected feature.
oMonitor function bar:
oConfigure function bar:
oHelp function bar:
7. Workspace: This area displays information or settings specific to the selected feature.
8. Status Bar: The status bar displays one of three unique conditions:
oThe UPS is working normally. The UPS is ready to supply power if a power problem occurs.
oPowerPanel Personal Edition Service is not ready. This message appears when the PPPE service is
not running.
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oUnable to establish communication with UPS. PPPE is unable to monitor your UPS because
communication has been lost.
Note: Not all models provide the same information. The information varies with models.
Taskbar Notification Area
Double click the PowerPanel®Personal Edition icon in the taskbar notification area to launch PPPE quickly, or
right-click the icon to display context menus and then click Open Application to launch PPPE or click other
menu items to the target screen.
Taskbar Notification Area menu
The PowerPanel®Personal Edition icon changes to indicate different conditions:
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Icon Description
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The UPS is working normally.
The UPS is in battery mode. This indicates the UPS is using batteries to supply
power to the equipment.
PPPE is unable to connect to your UPS due to loss of communication.
The icon shows a popup message to notify when events occur. Move the cursor over the tray icon to view the
message. Messages show whether the UPS is charging, operating on battery power, communicating properly, or
if it’s fully charged. For example, the illustration shows the “Communication with UPS is restored” message when
PPPE establishes communication with the UPS.
The popup message when PPPE establishes communication with UPS
Context Help
Click the icon or press F1 to open help information for the current screen. The help section provides detailed
information on the current screen of PPPE as below illustration.
Monitor UPS
This section provides details of the UPS status and a summary of power events.
Status Monitoring
PPPE continuously monitors the UPS and the Current Status screen displays the latest UPS status.

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Current Status Screen
The detailed UPS status indicators are described below:
Description Icon StatusField
The UPS is supplying
utility power to the
connected equipment. AC UtilityElectrical power is
being supplied by
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The UPS is supplying
battery power to the
connected equipment.
This may be caused by
power failure, under
voltage, or over voltage.
Battery
NoneThere is no output power,
and the UPS is not
supplying power to the
equipment. This may be
due to no batteries
detected or a Self-Test
failure.
The output voltage of the
UPS is supplied by either
utility power or batteries. The output voltage of the
UPS in line mode.
Voltage is being
supplied
The output voltage of the
UPS in battery mode.

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Description Icon StatusField
Voltage condition is Loss of utility power such
as a blackout. No utility
power is supplied to the
UPS and the UPS is using
batteries to supply power.
Power Lost
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The input voltage is lower
than the low voltage
threshold, and the UPS is
using batteries to supply
power.
Under Voltage
Over VoltageThe input voltage is higher
than the high voltage
threshold, and the UPS is
using batteries to supply
power.
Utility frequency is out of
range, and the UPS is
supplying battery power
with a consistent
frequency.
Frequency Failure
Voltage is being increased
to normal levels, while
input voltage is
approaching the low
voltage threshold.
Voltage Boost
Voltage is being
decreased to normal while
input voltage is
approaching the high
voltage threshold.
Voltage Buck
The UPS is working
normally. Normal

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Description Icon StatusField
Remaining battery
capacity
Current percentage of
battery capacity. The battery is charging and shows the current charge as
a percentage of its total
capacity.
The UPS is using its battery
to supply power and is
discharging. Displays the
remaining charge as a
percentage of its total
capacity.
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Battery is currently The batteries are charged
to 100% capacity. Fully Charged
The batteries are being
charged.. Charging
The batteries are being
discharged and the UPS
is supplying battery
power to the load.
Discharging
Remaining battery
runtime
How long the UPS can
support the connected
equipment when it
switches to battery mode
due to power events.
The estimated minutes of
battery runtime.
The minutes of runtime
remaining until shutdown in
battery mode.
UPS load The output power of the
UPS as a percentage of
maximum load
The wattage of the load in
line mode.
The wattage of the load in
battery mode.

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Power Events Summary
The Summary screen displays the latest power event and the time it occurred. It also summarizes the power
condition statistics during different periods. This information can be used to analyze the quality of the power
source.
Summary Screen
The Summary screen provides the information described below:
•Display Period - Length of time covered by the power condition summary. The display period can be set at
1, 4, 12, or 24 weeks.
•Last Power Event - Displays the time which the latest event occurred.
•Power Condition Summary - Displays the statistics of all historical power events. Each power event lists
the number of occurrences and their cumulative time during the selected period. Once a new display period
is selected the statistics changes to reflect the new period.
The power events are described below:
•Power Outage - No utility power is supplied to the UPS and it is providing battery power to support the load.
•Under Voltage - Utility voltage is lower than the low voltage threshold and the UPS is using batteries to
supply power. The low voltage threshold can be configured on the Configuration - Voltage page.
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Low voltage setting on Voltage Screen
•Over Voltage: Utility voltage is higher than the high voltage threshold and the UPS is using batteries to
supply power. The high voltage threshold can be configured on the Configuration - Voltage page.
High voltage setting on Voltage Screen
•Buck: Utility voltage is approaching the high voltage threshold and the UPS is using the AVR function to
decrease the utility voltage to normal.
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Boost condition summary on Summary Screen
•Boost: Utility voltage is approaching the low voltage threshold and the UPS is using the AVR function to
increase the utility voltage to normal.
Buck condition summary on Summary Screen
Note: Voltage Threshold Configuration, Buck and Boost states are only supported on specific UPS with the
Automatic Voltage Regulator function (AVR). The UPS uses the AVR function to improve the utility voltage and
supplies the power at a stable voltage.
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