Furman Sound ElitE 20 PF owner manual Telco Satellite Cable Transient Voltage, Surge Suppressors

Elite 20 PF owner’s manual

input voltage is above the extreme voltage cutoff,

and power will not be applied to the unit’s outlets. All in-line surge suppressors feature our exclusive

If the unit has been operating with an acceptable	ground contamination free technology. This aids in
input voltage and subsequently that voltage	eliminating audio buzzing, and the video hum-bars
exceeds 137V, it will shut off power to the outlet	that can result from typical in-line suppressors.
and the Extreme Voltage LED will light.	Further, our cable and satellite suppressors are
Protection OK Indicator:	TIVO friendly as well as HD-Digital Television ready.
	Both DC carrier signals as well as high bandwidth
Although the Furman SMP circuit assures	signals can pass through our circuit. In fact the
virtually maintenance free protection from	bandwidth is less than 0.1dB loss at 1GHz!
transient voltage spikes and surges, nature has
a way of occasionally creating electrical forces	To connect your cabling to these in-line protectors,
that are beyond the capabilities of any Transient	simply follow the in and out indications marked
Voltage Surge Suppression device to absorb	next to the Telco, Cable and Satellite connectors.
without some degree of damage. In the rare
instance that this occurs, the blue LED located	Note: It is not possible to make an a telco
in the center of the front panel will dim, even	(telephone –line), satellite or cable protector

though AC power is present at the unit’s outputs. “maintenance-free” as we have accomplished with

If this happens, some level of protection from	the 120 VAC line. This would necessitate limited
voltage surges will remain, but the Furman’s	signal bandwidth that would not allow the signal
clamping voltage rating will be compromised.	to pass. Under extreme conditions, it is possible
The unit must be returned to Furman Sound, or	that the surge suppression in one of these
an authorized Furman Service center for repair.	devices could sacrifice itself after a catastrophic
NOTE: If the mains power is above the high	event. If the telephone, cable or satellite signal
	will no longer pass through our protector, please
cutoff voltage and has caused the unit to remove	contact your local service representative, installer
power from its outlets, it cannot restore power	or Furman for servicing.	Since the telco circuit
without the operator manually turning the unit	is modular, replacement may be accomplished
off, then on again. Avoid turning the unit back on,	in seconds with a new telco TVSS module. To
without first checking the source of the problem,	test this, simply disconnect the incoming and out
and perhaps changing the AC source.	going phone line from the Elite-20 PF. Connect
Telco – Satellite – Cable Transient Voltage	the incoming connector to the component that
	formerly received the out going connector, thus
Surge Suppressors	by-passing the in-line protection. If the signal is
The Elite-20 PF features transient voltage	present (but not when used with the Elite-20 PF)
	then the protection circuit is damaged (assuming
surge suppression for both standard telephone	it worked properly before a storm or catastrophic
lines, as well as cable or satellite lines utilizing	event). With Cable or Satellite protection, it is
standard coaxial connectors. As these surge	HIGHLY unlikely that the protection device will
suppressors are in-line, they will require an	ever fail unless a severe lightening strike literally
additional cable to connect from their output to	deforms the connector.	If this occurs, return to
the control device requiring protection.	Furman Sound for Servicing.

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