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FEATURE DETAILS
FEATURE DETAILS
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Diagnostic Lights
The PD11VBC is loaded with special features to save your connected equipment from many different forms of dangerous
power disturbances. Five diagnostic lights on the front panel inform you in the event of a power disturbance or when a spe-
cial feature is activated. The indicators are:
Switched Outlets:
Green LED. This light indicates the status of the “Switched Outlets” pushbutton on the front panel
and corresponds with the switch position. When the button is in the “ON” position, the light is ON. When the button is in
the “OFF” position, the light is OFF. “Switched Outlets” refers to Outlet Bank 2 and the High-Current Outlets. See their
respective sections for switching options.
DC Voltage Trigger:
Green LED. This light indicates status of the DC voltage trigger on the back panel of the PD11VBC.
The light is ON when the DC voltage trigger is activated and OFF when the DC voltage trigger is not receiving a signal. This light
will also be ON if nothing is plugged into the DC voltage trigger input jack. This indicates that the DC voltage trigger is being
bypassed.
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 reversed line and neutral wires, 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 line and neutral wire, or
there is no ground present. This light will remain OFF if the wall outlet is properly wired.
Unsafe Voltage:
Red LED. Under normal voltage conditions, this light stays OFF. When this light is FLASHING slow-
ly (once per second), it indicates an undervoltage (<95 VAC) or overvoltage (>137 VAC) condition. When the light is flash-
ing quickly (4 times per second), it indicates a 10 second recovery period from an under/overvoltage condition. This light
will flash quickly when the PD11VBC is first plugged into the wall outlet.
Sequential Startup/Shutdown
Complex audio/video systems may be susceptible 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 PD11VBC is designed to eliminate these transients by providing a “start-up” delay for the
High-Current outlets and a “shutdown” delay for Outlet Bank 2. This allows the components plugged into the switched out-
lets to power-up and stabilize before any amplifiers and powered sub-woofers are turned on. This sequence is reversed dur-
ing shutdown. The amplifiers and powered sub-woofers turn off, their power supplies drain, then the equipment plugged
into Outlet Bank 2 is turned off.
Information on setting the delay times is included in the
Outlet Bank 2
and
High-Current Outlet Bank
sections that follow.
Filtered Outlet Banks 1 & 2:
Eight Outlets (two banks / four outlets per bank) are fed through separate "Balanced, Double L" 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 two dedicated filters are carefully engineered to provide power filtration and inter-
component "noise isolation" for both "common mode" (line/neutral-to-ground) and "normal-mode" (line-to-neutral)
EMI/RFI. This means that high-frequency interference will be drastically reduced not only from the incoming power but also
from equipment plugged into the other outlet bank, regardless of what "mode" it occurs in. Even equipment with unground-
ed, 2-blade plugs, receives clean power.
Outlet Bank 1
remains ON continually to provide a constant power source for programmable audio/video components. A
personal video recorder (such as TiVo™) and VCR are two examples of components that require a constant supply of power.
A TiVo™ video recorder relies on continual power to monitor the cable signal and retain its programmed information. A VCR
should be connected to one of these always-on, filtered outlets to maintain correct clock time and programmed recording
information.
Outlet Bank 2
contains four switched outlets that will turn your connected equipment ON or OFF with one of two PD11VBC
triggers (Switched Outlets push-button or Voltage Sense Trigger). A 3-position slide switch (Outlet Bank 2 Turn-Off Switch)
located on the rear panel controls the timing for Outlet Bank 2. Together, these outlets can be set as Always-On or with a turn-
off delay of either 10 or 30 seconds to prevent speaker "thump". This switch provides the option of having a total of eight
always-on outlets (Outlet Banks 1 & 2). See the Sequential Startup/Shutdown section for more information.
When set to one of the delay positions (10 or 30 seconds), Outlet Bank 2 outlets will remain as Switched outlets, controlled
by the Switched Outlets push-button and/or the DC Voltage Sense Trigger. In this situation, Outlet Bank 2 outlets will not
power down until after the selected time has elapsed.
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