Panamax MAX 5400-EX User's Manual
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1. jack Connecting a trig ger wire to the Voltage Sense Output jack will allow the input signal to pass through the MAX 5400 EX to control the startup shutdown of an additional device Allows the outlet bank to be set as Always ON or with a 5 second turn on delay Switched Outlets Delay Switch For Outlet Banks 3 amp 4 Allows the outlet banks to be set as Always ON or with a 5 second turn off delay Note to CATV Installers This reminder is provided to call attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC That article provides specific guidelines for proper grounding It specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building and as close to the point of entry as practical M5400 EX Specifications AC Power Banks RA a E 100 db 100 KHz 2 MHz Bank 5 High Current Outlets 0 0 c eee 60 db 100 KHz 2 MHz DC Trigger Input JACKS isrannet eas 3 5mm 1 8 mini plug Voltage and Polarity cccscccsseseseesereeees 3 24V DC bidirectional Current Requirement cccccccceeeeecsceseeees 4 6 mA 3V 58 mA 24V DC Trigger Output LAN Circuit eee 30pf approx Metallic amp Longitudinal lt 2 4db 2 2GHz CONNECTIONS 0 ee cceeeecsceecssesesececeesenesseeseneuees Female F Gold Plated YES Two coaxial cables One telephone patch cord Rack mount bracket kit Power2. of design specifications relative to its surge protection capability Opening the enclosure tampering with or modifying the unit in any way shall be grounds for an automatic denial of your request for payment Panamax after eval uating all information provided shall determine whether or not your request is eligible for pay ment If the surge protector shows no signs of AC power or signal line surge damage and is work ing within design specifications Panamax will return the unit to you with a letter explaining the test results and notifying you of the rejection of your claim Exceptions If a dealer or installer replaces the protector for the customer a replacement will be returned to the dealer or installer or if the protector is a pre 1996 model it will be replaced or for a Canadian customer the protector will be replaced Panamax reserves the right to inspect the dam aged connected equipment parts or circuit boards Please note that you are responsible for any and all charges related to shipping the damaged equipment to Panamax Panamax also reserves the right to inspect the cus tomer s facility Damaged equipment deemed uneconomical to repair must remain available for inspection by Panamax until the claim is finalized 5 REQUEST PAYMENTS Once Panamax has determined that you are entitled to compensa tion Panamax will at its election either pay you the present fair market value of the dam aged equipment
3. ON OFF status is controlled by the front panel Power Button or the DC Trigger input They will turn on immediately and turn off after 10 seconds EMI RFI noise filtration is pro vided by the Isolation Transformer in con junction with a three stage balanced Pi fil ter Banks 3 and 4 are noise isolated from each other as well as all other outlet banks Satellite TV Coax Jacks Bidirectional protection cir cuit optimized for satellite TV signal lines Do not use for cable TV off air anten nas and cable modems Cable TV Coax Jacks Bidirectional protection cir cuit optimized for cable TV off air antennas and cable modem signal lines Do not use for Satellite TV Circuit Breaker Automatically opens when the current load is greater than 15 Amps Push to reset get i BANK 5 BANK 4 BANK 3 BANK 2 BANK 1 SATELLITE CATV ANT S o 3 AN A O aall Ea dami e T 5 a 7 SI fe 2 il l i l e i SATELLITE 1 SATELLITE 2 CATV ANT 1 CATV JANT 2 HC A ie P 3 3 SENSE TRIGGER NNT ISOLATED LINE Tra oe k fe olz 2 OUTLETS OUTLETS l j i I T a z 2 INPUT OUTPUT TURN ON TURN OFF a amp E DELAY DELAY i aia P P Once HIGH CURRENT SWITCHED SWITCHED ALWAYS ON ALWAYS ON sc OM 7 k Main Power Outlet Ba
4. or pay for the cost of the repair or send you replacement equipment or pay the equivalence of replacement equipment 6 OTHER INSURANCE WARRANTIES This cov erage is secondary to any existing manufactur er s warranty implied or expressed or any insurance and or service contract that may cover the loss 7 EXCLUSIONS THE PANAMAX CONNECTED EQUIPMENT PROTECTION POLICY DOES NOT APPLY TO THE PANAMAX CONNECTED EQUIPMENT PROTECTION POLICY DOES NOT APPLY TO Service charges installation costs reinstallation costs setup cost diagnostic charges periodic checkups routine mainte nance loss of use of the product costs or expenses arising out of reprogramming or loss of programming and or data shipping charges or fees service calls loss or damage occa sioned by fire theft flood wind accident abuse or misuse and products subject to man ufacturer s recall or similar event 8 DISPUTE RESOLUTION Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to Panamax s Connected Equipment Protection Policy or the alleged breach thereof shall be settled by arbi tration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules You may file for arbitration at any AAA location in the United States upon the payment of the applicable filing fee The arbi tration will be conducted before a single arbi trator and will be limited solely to the dispute The Power Specialists Since 1975 PANAMAX
5. WWW panamax com or controversy between you and Panamax The arbitration shall be held in any mutually agreed upon location in person by telephone or online Any decision rendered in such arbitra tion proceedings will be final and binding on each of the parties and judgment may be entered thereon in a court of competent juris diction The arbitrator shall not award either party special exemplary consequential puni tive incidental or indirect damages or attor ney s fees The parties will share the costs of arbitration including the arbitrator s fees if any in the proportion that the final award bears to the amount of the initial claim 9 GENERAL If you have any questions regard ing the product warranty or the connected equipment protection warranty please contact the Panamax Customer Relations Department at www panamax com support This warranty supersedes all previous warranties THIS IS THE ONLY WARRANTY PROVIDED WITH THE PROTECTOR AND ANY OTHER IMPLIED OR EXPRESSED WARRANTIES ARE NON EXIS TENT This warranty may not be modified except in writing signed by an officer of the Panamax Corporation The use of a Panamax extension cord or equiv alent UL or CSA listed minimum 14AWG 3 wire grounded will not invalidate the warranty Forms are available on the Panamax web site for requesting RMAs and opening a claim for connected equipment damage Effective Date 06 05 Q01L0049 Rev A Product Upgrade Pro
6. on and in use The presence of this power signal will turn on the MAX 5400 EX s switched outlets When the source component is turned off the voltage trigger signal is also turned off and the MAX 5400 EX s shutdown sequence is initiated An AC Adapter of the appropriate voltage plugged into a switched outlet may also be used if a DC trigger is not built in and will degrade the overall performance of your entire system Common symptoms of contaminated power include pops hisses hums and visual artifacts PANAMAX M5400 EX a E BANK 1 BANK 2 AN ALWAYS ON ALWAYS ON On ji a 5 WIRING BANKS BANKA BAX a L The MAX 5400 EX is designed to filter this noise supply clean power to your system and provide noise isolation between the outlet banks so that any noise created by an A V com METER LIGHTS The MAX 5400 EX voltage sense trigger input uses a standard 3 5mm 1 8 mini plug jack This jack has an electrically isolated switch built in If nothing is inserted into the input jack the voltage sense is bypassed and the Power Button on the front panel has sole control of the startup shutdown sequence Ifa plug is insert ed into the input jack the front panel switch is bypassed and the voltage sense becomes the startup shutdown trigger IMPORTANT Please Note The unit needs to be plugged in and in the powered OFF state before inserting the DC input trigger mini plug A trigger output is also pr
7. s less than 1 volt above nor mal operating levels The circuitry is also shielded to prevent interference Satellite TV Satellite dish LNB s can require up to 24 volts to operate and utilize the fre quency range of 950 MHz to 2 2 GHz The clamping level of the MAX 5400 EXx s satellite protection circuitry is 25 volts just 1 volt above the maximum operating voltage The circuitry is also shielded to prevent interfer ence Telephone Line Protection Digital video recorders and satellite TV receivers require a telephone line connection for TV show scheduling and or Pay Per View services The MAX 5400 EX also provides surge protection for this line One pair of RJ 11 telephone jacks is provided for this The cir cuitry utilizes auto resetting PTCRs and solid state SIDACtors for reliability and unsur passed protection The clamping level of the MAX 5400 EX s telephone protector is 260 volts This will allow typical ring voltage 90 130VAC and operating battery voltage 48DC to pass through the circuit and still protect the modem in your satellite receiver from damage PANAMAX pire eee ee M5400 EX Front Panel Features Power Button Press and hold for 2 sec onds to turn Outlet Banks 3 4 and 5 ON or OFF This switch is bypassed if the rear panel DC Trigger Power LEDs Indicates the status of the rear panel outlets LEDs for each outlet bank will be lit when the outlets are turned ON They will flash duri
8. to be protected must be indoors in a dry loca tion and in the same building Panamax instal lation instructions and diagrams must be fol lowed 3 NOTIFICATION You must notify Panamax within ten days of any event precipitating a request for product replacement or payment for connected equipment damage A return mer chandise authorization RMA number must first be obtained from the Panamax Customer Relations Department at www panamax com support before returning the protector to Panamax At this time you must notify Panamax if you believe you have a claim for damaged connected equipment Once you obtain an RMA number please mark the number on the bottom of the unit and pack itin a shipping carton box with enough packing material to protect it during transit The RMA number must also be clearly marked on the outside of the carton Ship the unit to Panamax Please note that you are responsible for any and all charges related to shipping the unit to Panamax If connected equipment damage was indicated on your RMA request Panamax will mail you a claim kit to be completed and returned within 30 days A connection diagram of your sys tem will be required as part of the claim kit Be sure to note its configuration before dis connecting your equipment 4 DETERMINATION OF FAILURE Panamax will evaluate the protector for surge damage The Panamax protector must show signs of surge damage or must be performing outside gt 10
9. Cord Product warranty see back panel Specifications are subject to changes due to product upgrades and improvements Contacting Panamax Panamax 1690 Corporate Circle Petaluma CA 94954 Phone 707 283 5900 or 800 472 5555 Fax 707 283 5901 Web www panamax com Customer Relations 7 30 AM 4 30 PM M F Email custrelations panamax com The Power Specialists Since 1975 PANAMAX 2005 Panamax Panamax MAX and the Panamax logo are registered US trademarks of Panamax Protect or Disconnect and SignalPerfect are trademarks of Panamax SIDACtor is a registered US trademark of Teccor Electronics Inc Panamax Power Conditioner Limited Product Warranty Panamax warrants to the purchaser of this Panamax audio video component style power conditioner for a period of three 3 years from the date of purchase that the unit shall be free of defects in design material or workmanship and Panamax will repair or replace any defec tive unit For product replacement see NOTIFI CATION below CAUTION Audio Video computer and or telephone sys tem installations can be very complex systems which consist of many interconnected compo nents Due to the nature of electricity and surges a single protector may not be able to completely protect complex installations In those cases a systemic approach using multi ple protectors must be employed Systemic protection requires professional design AC power satellit
10. L requirement of only 3000 Ampere surges e If the magnitude of the surge is greater than the capacity of the surge protection compo nents the MAX 5400 EX s Protect or Disconnect Circuitry will disconnect your equipment in order to protect it The MAX 5400 EX will need to be repaired or replaced by Panamax if this occurs Application Specific Coaxial Signal Line Protection Panamax s exclusive SignalPerfect Technolo gy provides application specific protection for your satellite and cable TV equipment Two lines of protection are provided for each type The satellite connection is for a coaxial cable connected to a DBS single or dual LNB satel lite dish The antenna connection is for a non amplified off air antenna or cable TV line The protection circuitry has been optimized for each application and is not interchangeable The jacks are not labeled In and Out The cir cuitry is bidirectional in both signal transmis sion and protection capabilities making it com patible with the latest digital cable and satellite technologies The Power Specialists Since 1975 ponent can not contaminate the power going to equipment plugged into the other outlet banks Cable TV Including HDTV TV tuners oper ate at approximately 10 millivolts 0 01 V and utilize the frequency spectrum up to 950 MHz The clamping level of the MAX 5400 EX s cable TV protection circuitry is 1400 millivolts 1 4 volts That
11. MAX 5400 EX Owner s Guide LEVEL 5 EMI RFI Noise Filtration with Isolation Between Outlet Banks Your audio video components are constantly being bombarded by electromagnetic interfer ence EMI and radio frequency interference RFI through their power cords This contam inated power can affect audio video equipment Model M5400 EX Key Features Sequential Startup Shutdown Complex audio video systems may be suscep tible to voltage transients generated internally at start up shutdown if all of the equipment is powered on or off at the same time This can cause speaker thumps which are not only annoying but can also damage the speakers The MAX 5400 EX is designed to eliminate these transients by providing a start up delay for the High Current outlets and a shutdown delay for the Switched Outlet Bank This allows the components plugged into the Switched Outlet Bank to power up and stabilize before any amplifiers and powered sub woofers are turned on This sequence is reversed during shutdown The amplifiers and powered sub woofers turn off their power supplies drain and then the equipment plugged into the Switched Outlet Bank is turned off Voltage Sense Trigger This feature provides an ON OFF trigger for the MAX 5400 EX using a Direct Current voltage signal Many components such as pre ampli fiers and receivers have a DC trigger built in and will transmit a constant power signal when turned
12. e cables CATV cables tele phone network lines or any other signal lines entering the system that do not pass through this surge protector may render the Panamax Connected Equipment Protection Policy null and void For additional information on how to protect your system please contact Panamax before connecting your equipment to the surge protector WARNING NOTICE Panamax products purchased through the Internet do not carry a valid Product Warranty or Connected Equipment Protection Policy unless purchased from an Authorized Panamax Internet Dealer and the original factory serial numbers are intact they must not have been removed defaced or replaced in any way Authorized Panamax Internet Dealers have suf ficient expertise to insure warranty compliant installations For a list of Authorized Panamax Internet Dealers go to www panamax com More detailed information is available at Www panamax com If you have any questions regarding these requirements please contact Panamax Customer Relations Panamax Power Conditioner Limited Connected Equipment Protection Warranty Valid only in the United States and Canada It is the policy of Panamax that it will at its election either replace pay to replace at fair market value or pay to repair up to the dollar amount specified below equipment that is damaged by an AC power cable telephone or lightning surge while connected to a properly installed Panamax power conditio
13. gram Valid only in the United States and Canada If your Panamax power conditioner sacrifices itself while protecting your connected equip ment you have an option to upgrade to the lat est technology Please go to our web site Wwww panamax com rma or contact Panamax Customer Relations at 800 472 5555 for details
14. ner Panamax must determine that the power condi tioner shows signs of surge damage or is oper ating outside of design specifications relative to its surge protection capability and under all of the circumstances failed to protect your con nected equipment 4300 EX 5 000 000 5300 EX 5 000 000 5510 Pro 5 000 000 M4310 5 000 000 M5400 EX 5 000 000 L4200 5 000 000 4400 5 000 000 M5410 5 000 000 M5100 EX 5 000 000 5500 EX 5 000 000 THIS WARRANTY IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOW ING CONDITIONS 1 ORIGINAL OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT Panamax s connected equipment policy extends to the original purchaser of the Panamax product only and is non transferable Original purchase receipts must accompany any product return or claim for connected equipment damage 2 PROPER INSTALLATION Panamax AC pro tectors must be directly plugged into a proper ly grounded 3 wire AC outlet Extension cords non grounded two prong adapters or other non Panamax surge products must not be used Building wiring and other connections to protected equipment must conform to appli cable codes NEC or CEC No other ground wires or ground connections may be used All wires including e g AC power lines tele phone lines signal data lines coaxial cable antenna lead ins leading into the protected equipment must first pass through a single Panamax protector designed for the particular application The protector and the equipment
15. ng the start Wiring OK LED Normally On Indicates that the wall outlet is properly grounded and Line Neutral polarity is correct Meter Dimmer Pushbutton control for meter LED brightness Cycles between Off Voltmeter Digital LED voltmeter indi cates incoming line voltages between 90 140VAC Convenience Outlet Provides a quick con venient way to plug in components such as camcorders and video game systems Ammeter Shows the actual current draw 0 15A of all your con nected components giving a visual reference as to how your system is functioning under a variety of conditions input is being used up and shutdown process Low Medium and High PANAMAX M5400 EX BANK1 BANK 2 BANK 3 ALWAYSON ALWAYS ON ON L 1 1 1 1 J POWER AND FILTRATION BANK 4 BANK 5 WIRING ON ON OK T METER LIGHTS Unsafe Voltage Indicator Normally Off Flashes to indicate that the incom ing line voltage is unsafe and the unit has discon nected the power to protect your equipment M5400 EX Back Panel Connection Features Outlet Banks 1 amp 2 Two always on outlets per bank Power will only be turned off under a fault condition See specifica tions for over voltage and under voltage thresholds Power for each bank is cleaned by a four stage bal anced Pi filter Banks 1 and 2 are noise isolated from each other as well as all other outlet banks Outlet Banks 3 amp 4 Two switched outlets per bank
16. nk 5 Voltage Sense Voltage Sense High Current Outlets LAN Jacks Phone Jacks Must be plugged Two switched high current Trigger Input Trigger Output Delay Switch For Protection circuits Protection circuits for into a properly outlets controlled by the 3 5mm 1 8 Mini Plug jack 3 5mm 1 8 Mini Plug Outlet Bank 5 for 10 100 baseT standard telephone or pay per view lines Phone cir cuit is auto resetting Incoming phone cord MUST be plugged into the LINE jack Patch cords to the equipment satellite receiver digital video recorder telephone etc MUST be plugged into the EQUIP jacks Ethernet lines Incoming LAN line MUST be plugged into the LINE jack Patch cord to the equipment MUST be plugged into the EQUIP jacks wired amp ground ed 3 wire outlet ront panel Power Button or he DC Trigger input Bank 5 has a 5 second turn on delay and turns off immediately he High Current outlets pro Ground Lug vide power from a low Provides a common impedance noise filtration grounding point for circuit that does not limit the equipment with sep current to your equipment arate ground leads ts output is noise isolated rom all of the other outlet banks Connect to a remote trigger device that uses a DC output to trigger a startup shutdown sequence This bypasses the front panel power switch Important Please Note The unit needs to be plugged in and in the powered OFF state before inserting the DC input trigger mini plug
17. ovided on this model When a DC trigger is connected to the MAX 5400 EX s Voltage Sense input the input signal can be passed through the output jack to con trol the startup shutdown of an additional device There is a 10 second delay between when the MAX 5400 EX receives the input signal and when it is output to the next device Automatic Over amp Under Voltage Protection Panamax s patent pending power monitoring circuitry constantly monitors the AC line volt age for unsafe voltage conditions such as pro longed over voltages and under voltages brownouts These unsafe conditions pose a very dangerous threat to all electronic equip ment within the home If the MAX 5400 EX senses an unsafe power condition it will auto matically disconnect your equipment from the power to protect equipment from damage Once the voltage returns to a safe level the MAX 5400 EX will automatically reconnect the power POWER AND FILTRATION Protect or Disconnect AC Surge Protection When the MAX 5400 EX is subjected to a high voltage surge its voltage output is limited to a safe level and the high levels of surge cur rent are diverted away from the connected equipment e When subjected to a 6 000V open circuit voltage 500A short circuit current surge the MAX 5400 EX limits its voltage output to less than 330V peak UL s best rating The MAX 5400 EX will withstand without dam age 20 000A surges far exceeding the U
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