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MAX ® 5410 Pro Series Owner’ s Manual AC VOLTS 0 150 METER LIGHT TRIGGER SWITCHED OUTLETS GROUND OK LINE FAULT UNSAFE VOLT AGE 1690 Corporate Circle, Petaluma, CA 94954 • www .panamax.com[...]
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AC VOLTS 0 150 METER LIGHT TRIGGER SWITCHED OUTLETS GROUND OK LINE FAULT UNSAFE VOLT AGE Congratulations on your selection of the MAX ® 5410 as the AC power source for your audio/video system! Over 25 years of power protection expe- rience and more than 10 years of Audio/Video noise filtration engineer- ing experience were utilized in the developm[...]
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1 Before Y ou Begin.........................................................1 Introduction.................................................................2 Connection Diagram....................................................3 Feature Overview.........................................................4 Feature Details Front Panel Pushbutton........[...]
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2 INTRODUCTION • • • • • • A backlit analog voltmeter indicates the AC line voltage coming into your system. A combination ON/OFF/Dimmer switch controls the meter lighting. An always-on, convenience outlet on the front panel for temporary AC connections. Sequential start-up and shut-down of your system using an A/V receiver (or other co[...]
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3 AUDIO VIDEO RECEIVER AMPLIFIER VCR SA TELLITE RECEIVER PVR (TiVo) TV CD PLA YER PROPERL Y GROUNDED AC OUTLET 12V TRIGGER IN OUT RS-232 USB LED LIGHT HIGH CURRENT OUTLETS SWITCHED OUTLETS AL WAYS ON OUTLETS SATELLITE CA TV/ANT CIRCUIT BREAKER GROUND LUG AC INLET LINE EQUIP 1 EQUIP 2 T R IG G E R E N A B L E TR IG G E R D E LA Y H IG H C U R R E N [...]
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Engineered in the USA Assembled in China 15A BREAKER GROUND IEC320 INLET HIGH CURRENT OUTLETS SWITCHED OUTLETS AL WA YS ON OUTLETS RS232 CONTROL USB LED LIGHT 12V TRIGGER IN OUT TRIGGER ENABLE TRIGGER DELAY HC OUTLETS DELAY SWITCHED OUTLETS DELAY LINE EQUIP . 1 EQUIP . 2 SATELLITE CATV/ANT 4 FEA TURE OVERVIEW Front Panel Pushbutton: 1 of 2 T rigger[...]
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5 FEA TURE DET AILS USA & Canada (800) 472-5555 • (707) 283-5900 • Fax (707) 283-5901 Front Panel Pushbutton This button controls the “High-Current” and “Switched” outlets. Sequential Startup/Shutdown Complex audio/video systems may be susceptible to voltage transients generated inter- nally at start-up/shutdown if all of the equipm[...]
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FEA TURE DET AILS 6 Ground OK: Green LED. When this light is ON, it indicates that the wall outlet is properly wired. When the light is OFF , it indicates that the wall outlet has a reversed line and neutral wire, or that there is no ground present. Line Fault: Red LED. When this light is ON, it is indicating that the wall outlet has a reversed lin[...]
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7 FEA TURE DET AILS Filtered Outlet Banks Eight Outlets (4 banks / 2 outlets per bank) are fed through cascaded noise filtration circuits. These circuits are designed to eliminate AC contamination that is detrimental to the performance of audio or video components like stereo receivers, VCRs or televisions. The dedicated filters are carefully engin[...]
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8 FEA TURE DET AILS Circuit Breaker A circuit breaker is located on the back panel of the MAX ® 5410. The circuit breaker will trip only if the total current draw exceeds the maximum current rating (15A). This means that collectively , all outlets must draw more than 15 Amps before the circuit breaker will trip. 1690 Corporate Circle, Petaluma, CA[...]
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Engineered in the USA Assembled in China UTLETS RS232 CONTROL USB LED LIGHT 12V TRIGGER IN OUT TRIGGER ENABLE TRIGGER DELAY HC OUTLETS DELAY SWITCHED OUTLETS DELAY LINE EQUIP. 1 EQUIP . 2 SATELLITE CATV/ANT 9 FEA TURE DET AILS SignalPerfect ™ Coaxial Line Protection All coaxial cable sheaths from outdoors must be grounded to the building groundin[...]
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10 FEA TURE DET AILS Protect or Disconnect™ AC Surge Protection When the MAX ® 5410 is subjected to a high voltage surge, its voltage output is limited to a safe level and the high levels of surge current are diverted away from the connected equipment. • When subjected to a 6,000V (open circuit voltage) / 500A (short circuit current) surge, th[...]
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11 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Clamping Level..............................................................................................260V Capacitance......................................................................................30pf (approx.) Suppression Modes...........................................................Metallic & Longi[...]
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My MAX ® 5410 power cable does not reach the wall outlet. Can I use an extension cord to make it reach? Y es, but you must use only Panamax extension cords to keep your warranty valid. Ask for part # GEC1410. (10 feet long) or #P12X10NEMA5-15. Can the MAX ® 5410 be included in an equipment rack? The included rack-mount kit allows you to mount the[...]
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USA & Canada (800) 472-5555 • (707) 283-5900 • Fax (707) 283-5901 13 MAX PRO-SERIES RS-232 COMMAND SPECIFICA TIONS Changes the front panel button status to ON. Initiates a power -on sequence if the previous state is OFF . Changes the front panel button status to OFF . Initiates a power -off sequence if the previous state is ON. (Default) In[...]