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Congratulations

, you now own one of the

finest line conditioning and power protec-

tion products on the market today, the

MAX

®

5510 ACRegenerator

™!  Over

25 years of power protection experience

and more than 10 years of Audio/Video

noise filtration experience went into the

design and development of the MAX

®

5510. This model has been specifically

engineered to enhance the performance

and life expectancy of high-end

Audio/Video entertainment gear. The com-

bination  of  our  sophisticated  Tr i - P o w e r

Filtration System and the world’s finest

power protection has resulted in an

Audio/Video power center that meets the

power quality needs for each piece of

equipment in your entertainment system.

This is truly a “

Firewall for Noise

™!”

With power this clean, you’ll wonder how

you ever used your system without it.

Performance alone makes this a world-

class product but we didn’t stop there.  The

understated elegance of the MAX

®

5510’s

styling complements and completes even the

most sophisticated Audio/Video showcase.

© 2002 PANAMAX CORP.  All Rights Reserved.

MAX

®

5510 ACRegenerator

Owner’s Manual

PANAMAX, the Panamax logo and MAX are registered US trademarks of Panamax.

ACRegenerator, Firewall for Noise, SurgeGate Plus, Protect or Disconnect and SignalPerfect are trademarks of PANAMAX. 

SIDACtor is a registered US trademark of Teccor Electronics, Inc.   TiVo is a trademark of TiVo, Inc.

MODEL # M5510

Summary of Contents for M5510

Page 1: ...MAX 5510 ACRegenerator Owner s Manual 1690 Corporate Circle Petaluma CA 94954 www panamax com ...

Page 2: ... center that meets the power quality needs for each piece of equipment in your entertainment system This is truly a Firewall for Noise With power this clean you ll wonder how you ever used your system without it Performance alone makes this a world class product but we didn t stop there The understated elegance of the MAX 5510 s styling complements and completes even the most sophisticated Audio V...

Page 3: ...tection 9 AC Power Cord 9 AC Surge Protection 10 SurgeGate Plus Protection 10 Technical Specifications 11 Contacting Panamax 11 Balanced vs Isolated Power 12 Frequently Asked Questions 13 TABLE OF CONTENTS USA Canada 800 472 5555 707 283 5900 Fax 707 283 5901 1 MAX 5510 ACRegenerator 1 RJ 11 Telephone Cable 3 Coax Cables for Satellite TV Cable TV and or Antennas 1 Convenience Lamp with 5W halogen ...

Page 4: ... to you Level 2 for Analog Components The second level in the Tri Power Filtration system features two banks of independently filtered outlets 2 outlets per bank for analog components These outlet banks utilize Balanced Double L filter circuits that are far superior to any other design in filtering out all forms of electromagnetic and radio frequency interference in both common and normal modes Cr...

Page 5: ...USA Canada 800 472 5555 707 283 5900 Fax 707 283 5901 3 CONNECTION DIAGRAM Tri Power Filtration System ...

Page 6: ... optimized for Cable TV or non amplified Rooftop Antenna signal line protection Telephone Jacks In Out connections for telephone line or pay per view line protection Isolation Transformer Circuit Breaker Opens in the event that equipment connected to the Isolated Outlets exceeds 4 amps current draw When white is visible the breaker has opened Reduce the load and push to reset Voltmeter Backlit ana...

Page 7: ...ear panel receptacles at the same time This will overload the lamp s power supply and cause damage not covered by the MAX 5510 s warranty 2 USE ONLY A 12V DC 5W HALOGEN BAYONET BASE ANSI T 3 REPLACEMENT BULB Use USHIO JC12V 5W BA9S or equivalent A higher rated bulb will overload the lamp power supply and cause damage not covered by the warranty 3 Make sure the protruding lamp does not interfere wi...

Page 8: ...dition This light will flash quickly when the MAX 5510 is first plugged into the wall outlet Isolated Power Green LED When this light is ON it indicates that the Isolated Power Mode has been selected for the power supply to the digital source components Balanced Power Green LED When this light is ON it indicates that the Balanced Power Mode has been selected for the power supply to the digital sou...

Page 9: ...lines between the power utility s generating plant and the wall outlet This contaminated power feeds the isolation trans former s primary winding and is regenerated through electromagnetic induction as clean power on the isolated secondary winding The outlets are connected to the secondary winding which has no conductive connection to the primary winding This isolates your digital source equipment...

Page 10: ...gged into a switched outlet on the receiver may also be used if a 12VDC trigger is not built in The MAX 5510 Voltage Sense Trigger input uses standard 3 5 mm mono mini plug jacks These jacks have electrically isolated switches built in If nothing is inserted into the input jacks the voltage sense is bypassed and the MAX 5510 Switched Outlets button on the front panel controls the startup shutdown ...

Page 11: ...V tuners operate at approximately 10 millivolts 0 01 V and utilize the frequency spec trum of 50Mhz to 950Mhz The clamping level of the MAX 5510 s cable TV protection circuitry is 700 millivolts 0 7 volts That s less than 1 volt above normal operating levels The circuitry is shielded to prevent interference and has been opti mized to have less than 1dB of signal loss throughout the entire 50Mhz to...

Page 12: ...ge threshold 95VAC the MAX 5510 will perform the following tasks until line voltage returns to a safe level 1 Disconnects power to all connected equipment 2 Unsafe Voltage LED is activated and will blink once per second during the unsafe voltage condition The MAX 5510 requires line voltage to return to within the safe operating range for 10 seconds before returning to normal operating mode This is...

Page 13: ...CTION UL 1449 Surge Suppression Rating 330V Protection Modes L N L G N G Initial Clamping Level 200V Peak 141V Rms Response Time 1ns Joule Rating 2325 Joules Peak Impulse Current 91 000A Catastrophic Surge Circuit YES AC Line Voltage 120VAC Max Current Rating 15A 1800 Watts Thermal Fuse YES Over Under Voltage Protection YES Over voltage shutoff threshold Response time 137 4 VAC 10 milliseconds Und...

Page 14: ... field radiation from connected power cords through cur rent phase cancellation 1 Radiated electrical fields can still be evident but to a much lesser degree than with grounded neutral power unless the impedances from L G and N G in the connect ed equipment are equal With Balanced Power the asymmetric zero volt N G reference at the panel is replaced by a symmetric ground reference between line and...

Page 15: ...f the lighting is turned ON or OFF If the control knob is turned OFF turn it ON and continue turning until you have reached the desired light level If the control knob is turned ON and there is no light turn the knob to maximum If you still have no light call Panamax Customer Service for help ____ I connected the 5W Convenience Lamp and the lamp will not work What is the problem 1 Check to see if ...

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