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Troubleshooting 7
Troubleshooting
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Owner’s Reference
Quintessence Power Center
If no power comes out of the Quintessence Power Center, check to make sure power is going into
the Quintessence. You can do this by testing the outlet it is plugged into with another device such
as a lamp. Sometimes, we fi nd customer equipment plugged into switched wall outlets. These are
typically the lower of the two AC receptacles and are controlled by a light switch. If you have no
power to the receptacle, check that it is not a switched outlet and then if the circuit breaker feeding
the receptacle is good.
If you have verifi ed there is power to feed the Quintessence Power Center, check the Quintessence
blue front panel PS logo to see if it is lit. If not, press the logo itself. This is the power button. Check
and make sure there are no connections to the triggers. Pull them out if there are. If the logo does
not light, check the circuit
breaker next to the AC inlet
on the Quintessence Power
Center. Press the circuit
breaker to activate.
Lastly, make sure you are
feeding the Quintessence
the correct voltage. The
Quintessence Power
Centers are specifi
c to
your country’s voltage.
If, for example, you are
trying to operate at 120
volt Quintessence Power
Center on 220 volts, it will
not turn on. If all else fails,
contact your PS dealer,
distributor or PS directly for
help.
If the blue logo power button blinks or the display shows bars when you fi rst plug in the Quintessence
Power Center to an AC receptacle, this is normal. The unit is calculating the voltage being fed to it.
If the remote control does not operate, check for proper battery insertion and make sure there are
fresh batteries in the unit.
If the trigger circuit is not working, check to make sure you are feeding it proper voltage. The trigger
circuit requires 5 to 15 volts positive. You can test the trigger circuit with a simple 9 volt battery.
Connect the minus of the battery to the outer ring of the trigger input mini jack and the plus to the “tip”
or center of a male mini jack. The 9 volt battery will provide the proper voltage to operate the trigger.
When power is applied, the Quintessence Power Center will turn on. When power is removed, the
Quintessence Power Center will turn off.
Power Center
won’t turn on
Check the logo
Use the correct
voltage
If the power light
blinks
Trigger not
working
