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5
Usage
5.1 Powering up
First of all, please make sure your EPX is connected correctly to the
mother unit and the mains (see section
'
Mains connection
'
on page 6
and
'
Connecting the mother unit
'
on page 7).
The EPX is a stand by unit. Please operate the mains switch
1
on the
back panel to put the EPX in stand by mode.
Only in cases of extended absence (like vacations) or if massive trouble
on the mains power is to be expected (e.g. thunder storms) it is recom-
mended to disconnect the EPX from the mains. To disconnect the EPX
from mains completely, you have to pull the mains cord off the mains
jack.
Important
•
Never pull the mains cord while the EPX or the mother unit is
switched on! Before you pull the mains plug, power down the mother
unit to stand-by mode and switch off the EPX on the back panel.
5.2 Switching on/off
Please first turn on the mother device by its mains switch on the back
panel. Then operate the mains switch on the back panel of the EPX to set
it to stand by mode.
The position of mains switch of mother devices that need no additional
mains connection (see section
'
Connecting the mother unit
'
on page 7)
is negligible.
Now operate the mother device as usual, all functions are the same. If the
mother device is switched on, the LED on the front panel of the EPX
reports the polarization of mains phase for a few seconds (see section
'
Mains phase detection
'
on page 9) before it keeps shining permanently.
If you switch off the mother device, the power LED of the EPX turns off.
Note
•
For further information on starting up a mother device with 5-pin
connector in combination with an EPX please consult the user's man-
ual of the mother device.
