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Operation Guide
Owner’s Reference
PerfectWave Power Plant 10
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Operation
Guide
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Voltage Regulation, Mode Setting, and Setting Individual Zone Parameters
Screen #1: GENERAL SETUP — By selecting the HOME SCREEN icon labeled Setup you can enter
screen #1 of the setup menu. Here you will be able to influence two different general settings for
your Power Plant 10.
Voltage Regulation: The Power Plant 10
provides user adjustment of the output
voltage. By applying touch to either the
“+” or “-” selector, one can adjust the
output voltage by one-volt increments.
Mode: Here the toggle exists between
two different general settings. Low
distortion and high regulation. If
the Power Plant 10 is being used
in an area with relatively consistent,
relatively accurate input AC, then it is
recommended that the Low Distortion
selection be made. This will focus the Power Plant 10’s efforts on decreasing output THD as much
as possible. If the P10 is being used in an area with erratic input voltage, or input voltage that is
consistently higher or lower than the level 120V or 240V (depending on region), it is suggested that
the High Regulation selection is made. This will focus the Power Plant 10’s efforts more closely on
regulating the output voltage to a nominal output, and on this setting you may notice the output THD
climb slightly higher.
As general guidelines, tube equipment and electrostatic speakers will benefit from the High
Regulation setting, whereas solid state amplifiers and video equipment will benefit from the Low
Distortion setting. In the incoming AC is within 5V of the base-line output, either mode will offer
great performance. Outside of five volts, the user can maintain voltage regulation at the slight
expense of THD control with High Regulation, or can maintain THD control at the slight expense of
voltage regulation using Low Distortion.
Variable MultiWave: Since the introduction of the PerfectWave series of Power Plants users have had
only two options for their regenerated outputs: pure sine wave or MultiWave. Now, with the addition
of Variable Multwave, we've extended those two options to seven: pure sine wave or one of six
MultiWave choices. Users are empowered to vary the strength of the MultiWave output according to
the needs of the equipment and the resulting performance benefits.
MultiWave option settings are chosen from the front panel on the setup screen menu. The choice
is labeled
MW Strength
and users can choose stregth levels 1 through 6. Each progressive step
increases the charging time of the Power Plant's output waveform. Longer charging times, taking
place at the peak of the Power Plant's output sine wave, lowers the connected equipment's power
supply ripple, much the same way as increasing the power supply capacitance of connected
equipment. Just imagine adding 50% more power supply capacitance to your connected
equipment.
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