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2007 ACR Systems Inc.Reference GuideIMPORTANT!PowerWatch©

PowerWatch©32007 ACR Systems Inc.1.2ACR and the World Wide WebACR and the World Wide WebVisit the ACR Web Page by clicking here or using your installe

The PowerWatch Voltage Disturbance Recorder42007 ACR Systems Inc.SECTION 2 The PowerWatch Voltage Disturbance RecorderPowerWatch Voltage Disturbance

PowerWatch©52007 ACR Systems Inc.2.1About PowerWatchAbout PowerWatchThank you for choosing another world-class Event Logger from ACR SystemsInc. The P

The PowerWatch Voltage Disturbance Recorder62007 ACR Systems Inc.VDR does not normally need any special ventilation, however, its ambienttemperature s

PowerWatch©72007 ACR Systems Inc.Environmental:MIL-T-28800E, Type III, Class 3EMC:FCC rules part 15.89/336/EECEmission:EN50081.1Immunity:EN50082.2(IEC

The PowerWatch Voltage Disturbance Recorder82007 ACR Systems Inc.Surge, Sag & Outage MeasurementModel number: PWV-001Hot to NeutralRange:0 to 200V

PowerWatch©92007 ACR Systems Inc.Neutral to Ground:±1 cycle**ResolutionHot to Neutral:0.5 cycleNeutral to Ground:1 cycle* Outages are reported with 1

The PowerWatch Voltage Disturbance Recorder102007 ACR Systems Inc.2.2Hardware WarrantyHardware WarrantyPlease note the follwing disclaimer when using

PowerWatch©112007 ACR Systems Inc.whether the liability arises out of breach of contract, tort or statutory liability.This warranty sets out your sole

The PowerWatch Voltage Disturbance Recorder122007 ACR Systems Inc.2.3Software DisclaimerSoftware DisclaimerNOTICE ON SOFTWARE PACKAGE/WEBSITEImportant

All rights reserved. No parts of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means- graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying,

PowerWatch©132007 ACR Systems Inc.3.Grant of license(s). Subject to the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement and of your paying anynecessar

The PowerWatch Voltage Disturbance Recorder142007 ACR Systems Inc.exercise any or all of its rights under this Agreement or under applicable law, incl

PowerWatch©152007 ACR Systems Inc.SECTION 3 Installing PowerWatch SoftwareGetting StartedComputer system requirements, the interface package content

Installing PowerWatch Software162007 ACR Systems Inc.running the PowerWatch program. When retrieving data from the VDR thePowerWatch program uses the

PowerWatch©172007 ACR Systems Inc.SECTION 4 Menu OptionsACR PowerWatch Main MenuOverview·File Menu·Edit Menu·View Menu·Communicate Menu·Options Menu

Menu Options182007 ACR Systems Inc.4.1PowerWatch Main WindowPowerWatch Main WindowAt the top of this window is a menu bar listing various menu selecti

PowerWatch©192007 ACR Systems Inc.View Single ImpulseView Event DistributionOpen COM PortToggle ScanningStop BackupHelpThe Status Bar displays message

Menu Options202007 ACR Systems Inc.This menu item sets up the printer. A printer dialog box appears which allowsselection of printer, page orientation

PowerWatch©212007 ACR Systems Inc.data.Message LogThe message log contains a list of the most recent messages displayed onthe status bar.Ó 2007, ACR S

Menu Options222007 ACR Systems Inc.Graphs can be exported as bitmaps (BMP) or metafiles (WMF).Graph Control Dialog Box4.1.3.1.2Graph Control Dialog Bo

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PowerWatch©232007 ACR Systems Inc.A single impulse event between hot and neutral or neutral and ground can bedisplayed as a graph, enabling you to see

Menu Options242007 ACR Systems Inc.The Event Distribution Graph plots the magnitude of the event againstduration on a logarithmic scale in order to de

PowerWatch©252007 ACR Systems Inc.4.1.4 Communicate MenuCommunicate MenuThe Communicate menu has the following menu items:Open COM1:Open COM2:Open COM

Menu Options262007 ACR Systems Inc.4.1.5 Options MenuOptions MenuThis menu consists of the following items:Show Graph Setup - When checked, the Graph

PowerWatch©272007 ACR Systems Inc.Sort by Date or Sort into Equal Periods - If you want the horizontal axisdivided on a daily basis, click Sort by Dat

Menu Options282007 ACR Systems Inc. - Displays a Quick Summary summarizing the events - Displays a graphical representation of an impulse event -

PowerWatch©292007 ACR Systems Inc.-- ±15 volts for 120V models and ±16 volts for 240V models. Perform thecalibration sequence multiple times if a la

Menu Options302007 ACR Systems Inc.Tile Horizontally - Arranges the windows side by sideTile Vertically - Arranges the windows on top of each otherArr

PowerWatch©312007 ACR Systems Inc.The main purpose of the About window is to display version and copyrightinformation. In addition, it shows current m

PowerWatch Operating Overview322007 ACR Systems Inc.SECTION 5 PowerWatch Operating OverviewOverviewThe PowerWatch software program enables the set u

Table of ContentsSection I ACR Systems Inc. 1...

PowerWatch©332007 ACR Systems Inc.5.1PowerWatch SetupSetting Up a ACR PowerWatch·Connecting the Lite-Link Interface Cable·Starting the ProgramSelectin

PowerWatch Operating Overview342007 ACR Systems Inc.5.1.2 Starting the ProgramStarting the Program·Windows 3.1 users double-click the PowerWatch progr

PowerWatch©352007 ACR Systems Inc.Selecting a COM PortWith the PowerWatch main window open, from the Communicate menuchoose the COM port that the Lite

PowerWatch Operating Overview362007 ACR Systems Inc.The Site Report window displays the VDR's settings and its recorded events.2. Remove the Lite

PowerWatch©372007 ACR Systems Inc.Impulse eventsSag eventsSurge eventsOutage eventsLoss of Synchronization eventsÓ 2007, ACR Systems Inc.5.1.2.4 Defau

PowerWatch Operating Overview382007 ACR Systems Inc.3. In the dialog box that appears, click OK to confirm that the default settingswill be changed.T

PowerWatch©392007 ACR Systems Inc.opportunity of specifying the location of the VDR, for instance, if you need todistinguish between the locations of

PowerWatch Operating Overview402007 ACR Systems Inc.of events saved in the VDR and the time span over which the data wascollected.If no events have be

PowerWatch©412007 ACR Systems Inc.Ó 2007, ACR Systems Inc.5.1.3 Retrieving and Saving EventsRetrieving and Saving Events·Retrieving events from a VDR·

PowerWatch Operating Overview422007 ACR Systems Inc.5.1.3.2 Saving EventsSaving EventsTo save the events that you have downloaded from a VDR, choose S

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PowerWatch©432007 ACR Systems Inc.2. Scroll through the list of site files until you find the file you want.3. Double-click the selected file (or cli

PowerWatch Operating Overview442007 ACR Systems Inc.Frequency eventsImpulse eventsSag eventsSurge eventsOutage eventsLoss of Synchronization eventsÓ 2

PowerWatch©452007 ACR Systems Inc. 50 Hz and 60 Hz options select between 50Hz and 60Hz operation.RealTime Line Frequency shows the frequency be

PowerWatch Operating Overview462007 ACR Systems Inc.Here is a list of some of the fields you can access through DDE:HNSurgeBox - Surge Threshold betwe

PowerWatch©472007 ACR Systems Inc.5.2Displaying and Printing EventsDisplaying and Printing Events·Events TabOpen EventImpulsesImpulse EventsSag Events

PowerWatch Operating Overview482007 ACR Systems Inc.Event # ColumnThe Events column displays the number sequence of each event, with themost recent ev

PowerWatch©492007 ACR Systems Inc.can occur on the hot-neutral lines or on the neutral-ground lines. Sags areonly measured on the hot-neutral lines.Ou

PowerWatch Operating Overview502007 ACR Systems Inc.5.2.1.1 Open EventOpen EventAn event which has not yet terminated.5.2.1.2 ImpulsesImpulsesImpulses

PowerWatch©512007 ACR Systems Inc.See also:EventsFrequency eventsSag eventsSurge eventsOutage eventsLoss of Synchronization eventsÓ 2007, ACR Systems

PowerWatch Operating Overview522007 ACR Systems Inc.EventsSag eventsFrequency eventsImpulse eventsOutage eventsLoss of Synchronization eventsÓ 2007, A

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PowerWatch©532007 ACR Systems Inc.Frequency events are variations in frequency above or below the nominalfrequency (for example, 60Hz in North America

PowerWatch Operating Overview542007 ACR Systems Inc.PowerWatch synchronizes itself to the consecutive positive and negative zerocrossings of the AC li

PowerWatch©552007 ACR Systems Inc.5.2.1.9 Line Frequency VariationsLine frequency variationsFrequency variations are changes in frequency above or bel

PowerWatch Operating Overview562007 ACR Systems Inc.Quick Summary displays the number of surge, sag, impulse, and frequencyevents as bars on a graph.

PowerWatch©572007 ACR Systems Inc.Show Neutral to Ground Events - Check this box to display all neutral toground events.Sort by Date or Sort into Equa

PowerWatch Operating Overview582007 ACR Systems Inc.A single impulse event between hot and neutral or neutral and ground can bedisplayed as a graph, e

PowerWatch©592007 ACR Systems Inc.5.2.2.3 Viewing Events as an Event Distribution GraphEvent Distribution GraphThe Event Distribution Graph plots the

PowerWatch Operating Overview602007 ACR Systems Inc.Bar Graph (above).Ó 2007, ACR Systems Inc.5.2.2.4 Graph Styles/Control Dialog BoxGraph Styles/Cont

PowerWatch©612007 ACR Systems Inc.5.2.3 Printing eventsPrinting EventsThe PowerWatch program enables you to print the events that a VDR hasrecorded.Pr

PowerWatch Operating Overview622007 ACR Systems Inc.Ó 2007, ACR Systems Inc.

WELCOMECongratulations on your purchase of a PowerWatch data logger. We are confident thatyou will find it to be a most valuable and useful tool for

PowerWatch©632007 ACR Systems Inc.5.3Communicating with a Remote PowerWatchCommunicating with a RemotePowerWatch·Equipment needed·Modem overview·Confi

PowerWatch Operating Overview642007 ACR Systems Inc.remote modem.See also:Modem overviewRemote modem connectionÓ 2007, ACR Systems Inc.5.3.2 Modem ove

PowerWatch©652007 ACR Systems Inc.Ó 2007, ACR Systems Inc.5.3.3 Remote modem DIP switch settings (for configuration)Remote modem DIP switch settings(f

PowerWatch Operating Overview662007 ACR Systems Inc.Ó 2007, ACR Systems Inc.5.3.4 Remote modem setup stringRemote modem setup stringPrevious step:Remo

PowerWatch©672007 ACR Systems Inc.6. Change E1 back to E0, Q0 back to Q1 and send the setup string again. (The other commands in this dialog box appl

PowerWatch Operating Overview682007 ACR Systems Inc.Ó 2007, ACR Systems Inc.5.3.6 Computer modem DIP switch settingsComputer modem DIP switch settings

PowerWatch©692007 ACR Systems Inc.2. Open the PowerWatch program and from the menu bar choose the COMport that the modem is connected to.The Modem di

PowerWatch Operating Overview702007 ACR Systems Inc.change this command to ATDP.NOTE: If you must always switch to an outside line to dial, you can em

PowerWatch©712007 ACR Systems Inc.5.3.10 PhoneBookPhoneBook (saving phone numbers &dialing a remote site)The PhoneBook function enables you to sav

Troubleshooting722007 ACR Systems Inc.SECTION 6 TroubleshootingOverview·Lite-Link Interface Cable·Printers·Voltage Disturbance Recorder·Technical Su

PowerWatch©12007 ACR Systems Inc.SECTION 1 ACR Systems Inc.1.1About ACR Systems Inc.About ACR Systems Inc.ACR Systems offers a complete line of comp

PowerWatch©732007 ACR Systems Inc.6.1Lite-Link Interface CableLite-Link Interface CableMany manufacturers of PC software and hardware use serial (COM)

Troubleshooting742007 ACR Systems Inc.port. Run the communications software and set the local echo to "off" andhardware flow control control

PowerWatch©752007 ACR Systems Inc.6.2PrintersPrinters·Verify that the printer is plugged in, turned on, and has paper.·Verify that Windows is set up c

Troubleshooting762007 ACR Systems Inc.6.3Voltage Disturbance RecorderVoltage Disturbance RecorderPowerWatch voltage readings can be different on vario

PowerWatch©772007 ACR Systems Inc.6.4Technical SupportTechnical SupportIf you are experiencing problems with your PowerWatch system, pleasecontact:ACR

Index- A -About ACR Systems Inc. 1About PowerWatch 5About Window 30ACR and the World Wide Web 3- C -Calibration Utility 28Changing Default Thresh

Starting the Program 34Status tab 44Stop Recording When Full 38Surge Events 51- T -Technical Support 77Threshold settings 44timeout 69Troublesh

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