FEATURE DETAILS
High-Current Outlet Bank
The two high-current outlets allow amplifiers and powered subwoofers to work to their full potential. When the movie thunders with a terrific explosion or when the music reaches a climactic crescendo, an amplifier has to rapidly draw large amounts of current to replenish its power supply capacitors. Traditional line conditioners impede this current draw, in effect, starving an amplifier and resulting in a flat, dead sound. The High-Current Outlet Bank provides clean, filtered power to amplifiers but has no current limiting components to impede performance.
The high-current outlets are designed with a turn-on delay option of 0, 10 or 30 seconds. The 3-position, Delayed Outlet Turn-On Switch on the back of the MAX® 5300 is used to select the desired time delay. When a delay is selected, the high-current outlets will turn-on after Outlet Bank 2 and turn-off before Outlet Bank 2 (if they’re not set to Always-On). With a delay, the connected equipment will not power up simultaneously, thus preventing loudspeaker noises such as “thumping”. See the Sequential Startup/Shutdown section for more information.
Voltage Sense Trigger
This feature provides an ON/OFF trigger for the MAX® 5300 using a DC remote control signal. Many components such as pre-amplifiers and receivers have a 12VDC trigger built in, and will transmit a constant power signal when turned on and in use. This power signal will initiate the startup or shutdown sequence of the MAX® 5300’s switched outlets.
An AC Adapter of the appropriate voltage, plugged into a switched outlet, may also be used if a 12V trigger is not built in.
The MAX® 5300 voltage sense trigger input uses a standard 1/8” mini-plug jack. This jack has an electrically isolated switch built in. If nothing is inserted into the input jack, the voltage sense is bypassed and the MAX® 5300 Switched Outlets button on the front panel has sole control of the startup/shutdown sequence. If a plug is inserted into the input jack, the voltage sense becomes the startup/shutdown trigger. Please note: The Switched Outlets pushbutton on the front panel must be left in the “ON” position if you are using the DC trigger.
The circuitry for the voltage sense trigger also controls the DC Voltage Trigger diagnostic LED on the front panel. When a 1/8” mini-plug is connected to the voltage sense input jack and a DC voltage signal is present, the LED will light to indi- cate that the voltage sense circuit is ON and the MAX® 5300’s switched outlets are ON. When the diagnostic light is not lit, the source component is turned off and there is no DC signal.
The MAX® 5300 also has the ability to pass through the DC signal from the voltage sense trigger to another slave device. Please note: The Voltage Sense Trigger Output will not operate unless the Voltage Sense Trigger Input is connected to a source.
Circuit Breaker
A circuit breaker is located on the back panel of the MAX®5300. The circuit breaker will trip only if the total current draw exceeds the maximum current rating (15A). This means that collectively, all outlets must draw more than 15 Amps before the circuit breaker will trip.
