Furman PL-PLUS C, Owner'S Manual

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PL-PLUS C OWNER’S MANUAL
FURMAN’s PL-PLUS C FEATURES
SMP • (Series Multi-Stage Protection) with EVS (Extreme Voltage Shutdown)
LiFT • (Linear Filtering Technology) with zero ground contamination
20-segment LED tri-color AC voltage meter (allows easy verification of voltage range from a distance or in poor lighting) •
Two • Smooth Track retractable, long-life, low-heat, front panel LED lights with dimmer-power switch for rack illumination
BNC connector on the rear panel accepts any standard (12VAC 0.5 amp) gooseneck lamp to illuminate the rear of your rack •
(Furman GN-I and GN-LED accessory gooseneck lamps are best for this application)
Eight rear panel AC outlets, three with wide spacing to accommodate large AC transformer plugs (wall warts) •
One front panel convenience outlet •
15A (1800 watt) capacity with 15A circuit breaker •
Five year limited warranty •
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing a Furman Classic Series power conditioner, and congratulations on your choice. Classic Series power
conditioners feature Furman’s revolutionary Series Multi-Stage Protection (
SMP ) circuit, Extreme Voltage Shutdown ( EVS ), and our
exclusive Linear Filtering Technology ( LiFT ). Together, these technologies comprise precisely what our customers have come to expect
from Furman - uncompromised AC protection and purification. Our Classic Series has been precisely engineered to exceed the critical
demands of audio/video professionals, contractors, broadcasters, and musicians alike.
SMP (SERIES MULTI-STAGE PROTECTION)
Furman’s SMP surge suppression virtually eliminates service calls and costly “down time”. Traditional surge suppression circuits sacri-
fice themselves when exposed to multiple transient voltage spikes, requiring the dismantling of your system and repair of your surge
suppressor. Not so with Furman’s SMP. Damaging transient voltages are safely absorbed, clamped, and dissipated. Your connected
equipment is protected, while your Furman protects itself!
Unique to Furman’s SMP is its unparalleled clamping voltage, defined as the amount of voltage that is allowed to pass through to your
equipment when the protection device is subjected to a transient surge or spike. While other designs offer clamping voltages that are
well above 330 Vpk, Furman’s SMP clamps at 188 Vpk, (133 VAC RMS) even when tested with multiple 6000 Vpk - 3000 amp surges!
This unprecedented level of protection is only available with Furman’s SMP technology.
EVS (EXTREME VOLTAGE SHUTDOWN)
Furman’s trusted over-voltage (EVS) circuitry protects against prolonged overvoltage conditions, such as accidental connections to 208
or 240 VAC, or an intermittent neutral. It does so by monitoring the incoming voltage and, when an unsafe condition is detected,
triggering a relay which shuts off the incoming power until the overvoltage condition is corrected and the power switch is reset.
LIFT (LINEAR FILTERING TECHNOLOGY)
Unfortunately, traditional AC power conditioners have been designed for unrealistic laboratory conditions. Prior technologies, wheth-
er multiple-pole or conventional series-mode filters, could actually harm audio and video performance more than they help, due to
the resonant peaking of their antiquated, non-linear designs. Under certain conditions, these designs can actually add more than 10
dB of noise to the incoming AC line! Worse still, lost digital data, the need to reboot digital presets, or destruction of sensitive digital
converters are frequently caused by excessive voltage spikes and AC noise contaminating the equipment ground. Furman’s LiFT takes
a different approach, ensuring optimal performance through linear AC noise filtering with no ground contamination.
PL-PLUS C ADDITIONAL FEATURES
The PL-PLUS C features Smooth Track LED rack lights which produce virtually no heat and provide an extremely long lifespan. A dim-
mer control for the rack lights allows the user to adjust the level of illumination (by rotating clockwise/counterclockwise) or switch the
lamps on and off (by pushing the knob in). A rear mounted BNC jack accepts any standard (12VAC 0.5 amp) gooseneck lamp for rear
rack illumination.
The PL-PLUS C is equipped with a front panel convenience AC outlet and eight rear panel outlets in two isolated banks. The outlets in
Bank A are spaced to accommodate transformer plugs (wall warts). Since the banks are isolated from each other, it is recommended to
connect analog equipment into Bank A and digital equipment into Bank B (or vice versa). The PL-PLUS C’s 15A (1800 watt) capacity is
supplied from a robust 14 AWG, 10 foot AC cord.