PS Audio Stellar PowerPlant 3, Owner'S Reference Manual

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Page 2: ...r What This Warranty Does Not Cover Introduction Thank You Contact Information Welcome Symbols Found on the P3 Getting Started Included With Your P3 The Remote Installation Considerations Powering On Your P3 Plugging In The Power Cable Front Panel View Rear Panel View Plugging In Your Equipment Operation Guide Idle Mode MultiWave Function CleanWave Function Output Troubleshooting 2 13 14 17 17 17 ...

Page 3: ...r pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms When making connections to this or any other component make sure all components are powered off Turn off all systems power before connecting the PS Audio component to any other component Make sure all cable terminations are of the highest quality TH...

Page 4: ... of power cables between your home and the power station In tegrating the P3 into your system is the equivalent of moving your home to within 50 feet of the city power station Indicates compliance with European Union Legislation for relevant safety Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC and EMC EMC Directive 2004 108 EC requirements Is intended to tell the user that parts inside the product are a risk o...

Page 5: ...ton turns the MultiWave function on and off 2 The power button puts the unit into idle mode 3 The On button takes the unit out of idle mode and turns the front panel LEDs on 4 The home button and arrows are only applicable to DirectStream PowerPlants 5 The Clean button engages the CleanWave feature 6 7 MW Strength are only applicable to DirectStream PowerPlants Stellar PowerPlant3 ...

Page 6: ...5 5 4 3 1 Front Panel View PS Audio Logo LED Idle Button 1 Output LED Indicator 2 MultiWave LED Indicator 3 CleanWave LED Indicator 4 Infrared Remote Sensor 5 Getting Started 2 Stellar PowerPlant3 ...

Page 7: ...C AC Power Inlet 2 Fuse Socket 3 Regenerated Bypass Switch For Filtered High Current 4 Regenerated or Filtered High Current Outlet 5 Rengenerated Outlet 6 7 Circuit Breaker Reset Button Getting Started Stellar PowerPlant3 7 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 ...

Page 8: ...e P3 Conditioners We discourage the use of any other power conditioning equipment before or after the P3 without considerable evaluation A critical determination will have to be made as to whether there are any sonic or visual shortcomings The P3 has a significant input output passive filter design and adding extra power cables to its input or additional filtering to its output may in fact be unde...

Page 9: ...an and United Kingdom versions of this product will only have four outlets for regenerated power two of which can be used for equipment requiring a higher output current than the P3 can support To activate the Filtered High Current setting on those two outlets flip the bypass switch on the rear panel to the up position as pictured below By selecting Filtered High Current the regenerator will be by...

Page 10: ...he rear panel or by unplugging the power cord you must first place the unit into idle mode Idle mode can be activated by pressing the PS Audio logo button located on the upper left hand corner of the P3 s front panel When the logo idle button is not lit the P3 is in idle mode Idle mode can also be activated by pressing the red power button in the top right hand corner of the remote To take the P3 ...

Page 11: ...e unit is pulling up to 90 270W of the maximum output power When the LED is glowing solid yellow the unit is pulling between 90 100 270W 300W of the maximum output power If the LED is glowing solid red the unit is detecting power over 300W The unit will go into fault mode when power exceeds 330W for a continuous period of 30 seconds When the unit is in bypass mode the output LED will be off 10 Ope...

Page 12: ... off the P3 uses the traditional sinewave as its default waveform CleanWave Function CleanWave injects a series of higher frequencies that ride on the main sine wave to help degauss connected magnets To enable this function press the Clean button on the remote To ensure that CleanWave is effective make sure all connected equipment is on and functioning CleanWave can be used between CDs movies and ...

Page 13: ...ed Output LED Flashing Blue and Red If the output LED is flashing alternating between blue and red the unit has detected DC voltage on its output Please contact PS Audio Customer Support for assistance CleanWave LED Solid Blue When the CleanWave LED is solid blue and the Output LED is solid red the unit has detected a corrupt flash Please contact PS Audio Customer Support for assistance CleanWave ...

Page 14: ...13 Specifications Specifications By Country Stellar PowerPlant3 ...

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Page 16: ...refunded through the original point of purchase Shipping You are responsible to pay for the safe and proper shipment of the warrantied product to PS Audio or its authorized repair center Under this limited warranty PS Audio or its authorized repair center will pay the cost of returning the repaired or replacement product to you What This Warranty Does Not Cover This warranty does not cover damage ...

Page 17: ...clusion may not apply to you In the event that your warrantied product cannot be repaired PS Audio will either replace or refund the cost of the unit We reserve the right to replace any out of stock discontinued or limited edition products with a comparable product Discontinued products may not be available for warranty replacement Warranty Transfer This warranty is for the benefit of the original...

Page 18: ...rized repair center You should insure the product for its full retail cost in the event it gets lost or damaged in transit PS Audio is not responsible for damage incurred during the transit of products sent to us Shipping your product in non PS Audio packaging may void this warranty PS Audio reserves the right to charge you for new factory packaging to return your product after a repair State Law ...

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