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OWNER’S MANUAL CQ SERIES SEQUENCED POWER CONTROL CQ-1515 , CQ-1520 CQ-1 , CQ-50 , CQ-2200 CQ-3000 and CQ-PD1-4 includes and CQ-1520-RX CQ-1515-RX 2023 File: 3176209DEN-001 Standard: UL508...
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DISCLAIMER Juice Goose shall under no circumstances be held responsible for any losses, damage, or injury re- sulting directly or indirectly from the use of a CQ Series device in a manner contrary to accepted safe operating methods or any instructions contained in this document. The user should determine prior to use whether this product is adequate, suitable and safe for the application intended.
CQ-SERIES SEQUENCED POWER CONTROL SYSTEM The Juice Goose CQ Series products are power distribution devices that will control AC power appli- cation to multiple pieces of equipment. The primary intent of the design of this equipment is to power rack mounted audio or video equipment with electric power current requirements of less than 15 amps, 20 amps or 30 amps depending on the CQ model being considered.
POWER PROTECTION CQ 1515 & CQ 1520………………….……….….Triple MOV Matrix. No ground line connection CQ 1515-RX & CQ 1520-RX………...See “RX Series Surge Protection” section of this manual COMMUNICATIONS LINE…......……RJ-45 (See Owners Manual for Assembly) STATUS MONITORING LED (CQ 1515 & CQ 1520) POD 1,2,3………………………………………………….……………...Indicates power activation...
MOUNTING AND PLUG IN CQ 1515 & CQ 1520 — Mount the CQ-1515 or CQ-1520 to a 19” wide rack with metal mounting rails. Use ap- propriate rack mounting hardware. Plug the power cord into a grounded outlet. Do not defeat the grounding feature of the power cord.
Latching Switch or Relay Although a Juice Goose CQ Series product can be remote controlled with a Juice Goose RC-5 accessory or another CQ device, it can also be remote activated with a simple contact closure using a switch or relay. The following instructions are provided to assist with this configuration.
CQ Series Signal Cable Connectors Signal Signal Input Output 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 PIN ASSIGNMENTS The chart above shows assigned locations for each of the eight pins on the RJ45 connectors on the CQ Series Signal Input and Output.
These versatile CQ devices can be controlled by way of either another CQ device, a remote latching contact closure, a Juice Goose RC5 accessory unit or the switch on the CQ device itself (except CQ 1, CQ5 and CQ50). CQ DEVICES - Any CQ device can operate in concert with others. Each can be a master (except CQ1, CQ5 or CQ50) or slave unit.
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2 seconds between each sequence event. That timing can be adjusted. Note: Only the CQ15xx models have field adjustable timing. Contact Juice Goose is a sequence delay adjustment is required on any other CQ Series model.
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If the problem can not be remedied or if the encountered problem larly if any evidence of severe or hazardous performance is observed, immediately discon- nect power to the CQ device and contact your local Juice Goose dealer or Juice Goose di- rectly.
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AC LINE SURGE PROTECTION - The Juice Goose RX Series technology provides very high levels of protection against damaging power surges and high frequency interference on hot, neutral and ground. RX Series protection is available as an optional feature in the CQ, IP Series models.
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