Niles iPower AC-8CX Installation & Operation Manual Download

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Intelligent Power Management Systems.

I N S T A L L A T I O N & O P E R A T I O N G U I D E

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AC-8CX

8 OUTLET POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Summary of Contents for iPower AC-8CX

Page 1: ...telligent Power Management Systems I N S T A L L A T I O N O P E R A T I O N G U I D E B L E N D I N G H I G H F I D E L I T Y A N D A R C H I T E C T U R E AC 8CX AC 8CX 8 OUTLET POWER MANAGEMENT SYS...

Page 2: ...imited Lifetime Warranty and Connected Equipment Guarantee All rooftop devices connected to your iPOWER products should be grounded according to the National Electrical Code NEC Do not place any rooft...

Page 3: ...he cord meets the plug and where the cord enters the device WARNING Object And Liquid Entry Care should be taken that no objects or liquids fall onto or into the device Do not use alcohol on the devic...

Page 4: ...gners intended while being fully protected from electrical noise and poten tially damaging spikes and surges In addition to power protection and performance enhancement the iPOWER AC 8CX offers trigge...

Page 5: ...F CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 KEY TECHNOLOGIES 4 UNIT DETAILS 8 INSTALLATION OVERVIEW 9 PACKAGE CONTENTS 10 PLANNING YOUR SYSTEM 11 PLANNING YOUR AC CONNECTIONS 13 MAKING CONNECTIONS 14 TROUBLESHOOTING 15...

Page 6: ...e the industry in terms of delivering instantaneous response time Its clamping levels are among the lowest in the industry providing unrivaled electrical protection for its connected equipment Its iQ...

Page 7: ...nology have a consistent clamping level of less than 300V In addition all iPOWER products clamp at a mere 40V over peak standard line voltage ANSI IEEE C62 45 6000V 100 kHz Ring Wave Test adding a lev...

Page 8: ...trong as its weakest link and this is just as true for an electrical circuit Electronic devices have become increasingly more sophisticated over the years while the basic hardware supporting their use...

Page 9: ...egant and intuitive user interface As a pioneer of home audio video customization Niles understands that technology is only useful if it is used iPOWER provides the installer with the flexibility to d...

Page 10: ...to have the line repaired DO NOT OPERATE YOUR AC 8CX WITH A LINE PROBLEM IF THE LINE OK LED DOES NOT ILLUMINATE DISCONNECT THE UNIT IMMEDIATELY The Switched LED on the AC 8CX illuminates when the Powe...

Page 11: ...e wall outlet wiring is properly grounded Line OK LED indicates that the wall outlet is free of any problems such as a polarity inversion Proprietary iDefinition coax circuitry is fully Cable TV DBS D...

Page 12: ...re it will be used being sure to follow both the safety pre cautions listed in the front of this manual and the placement recommendations on page 12 DO NOT plug the unit in yet Plug each of the compon...

Page 13: ...1 AC 8CX 1 Quad shielded RG 6 cables with gold plated connectors PACKAGE CONTENTS PACKAGE CONTENTS 1 Installation Operation Guide 10...

Page 14: ...oise filtration benefits This includes AC power cables coaxial connections and telephone cables used with pay per view systems Failure to do this will degrade system performance and leave it vulnerabl...

Page 15: ...Mounting screw slots are provided on all AC Series iPOWER products for such purposes On the back of each unit you will find a series of L shaped slots designed to accommodate mounting screws The L sha...

Page 16: ...ould use the Always On outlets Switched Outlets The Switched outlets power up the moment the Power Button is initiated These outlets are appropri ate for devices with latching power supplies such as s...

Page 17: ...nition constant impedance technology will provide protection from virtually all types of electrical surges while preserving the integrity of the source signal Plus the coax circuit is fully Cable TV D...

Page 18: ...another type of line problem Without a proper ground your AC 8CX will not provide power protection 1 STOP YOUR INSTALLATION Check the AC connection and make sure that the AC 8CX is plugged in properly...

Page 19: ...this indicates that the components are drawing more than the 1800 watts the AC 8CX can supply Check with your Niles dealer or installer to see what other iPOWER products can be used in addition to th...

Page 20: ...550 Joules Line voltage 120VAC 15A 50 60 Hz Peak impulse current 100 000 Amps Protection Modes Line to Neutral Line to Ground Neutral to Ground EMI RFI noise reduction Up to 60dB 99 9 100 kHz to 100 M...

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Page 23: ...rive to improve our products Niles reserves the right to change product specifications without notice The technical and other information contained herein is not intended to set forth all technical an...