Epson RC420 Manual

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Setup & Operation 10. UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply)Replacement timing according to the number of backup cycles and usable yearsReplace the battery according to the following number of backup cycles and yearswhen the robot system is used in the standard condition (no option is used) and atordinary temperature.Number of backup cycles (How many times the battery can be charged anddischarged.) : Approximately 500 timesUsable years : Approximately three yearsReplacement timing according to the backup timeMeasuring the battery backup time will show the approximate life cycle of battery.Measure the backup time using the procedure described below and record it as aninitial value before using the Controller in your system.Measure the backup time regularly and replace the battery when the measured backuptime is approximately 60% of the initial value.How to measure the backup time:(1) Turn ON the Controller in the actual configuration of your system, and keep theController energized for approximately 80 minutes.(2) From the Windows 2000 task bar, click the button and select the[Settings] - [Control Panel]. The [Control Panel] window will appear.(3) Double-click the icon in the [Control Panel] window to show the[System Properties] dialog. Then, click the [Hardware] tab.(4) Click the button to show the [Device Manager] dialog.(5) Select the [SPEL RESOURCE Drivers] - [SPEL VSRCSHUT] in the [DeviceManager] dialog.(6) Right-click on the [SPEL VSRCSHUT] and select the “Disable” from thepop-up menu.(7) Selecting the “Disable” will show the message dialog. Click the buttonin the message dialog.(8) Close all the dialogs and shut down Windows.(9) Make sure that Windows is shut down and the Controller is safe to be turnedOFF. Then, turn OFF the Controller. Measure how long all the LEDs on thefront panel of the Controller take to light OFF after the Controller is turned OFF.Then, record the time.(10) Turn ON the Controller and keep it energized for approximately 80 minutes tocharge the UPS battery.(11) Set the driver [SPEL VSRCSHUT] whose setting was “Disable” in Step (6) tothe “Enable”. (Right-click on the [SPEL VSRCSHUT] and select the “Enable”from the pop-up menu.)82 RC420 Rev.9