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M5500-EX Front Panel Features
Power Button
Power LEDs
Press and hold for 2 sec-
onds to turn Outlet Banks
Indicates the status of the rear panel
3, 4 and 5 ON or OFF. This
outlets. LEDs for each outlet bank
switch is bypassed if the
will be lit when the outlets are turned
rear panel DC Trigger
ON. They will flash during the start-
input is being used.
up and shutdown process.
M5500-EX
ALWAYS ON
M5500-EX Back Panel Connection Features
Outlet Banks 3 & 4
Two switched outlets per bank. ON/OFF
status is controlled by the front panel
Power Button or the DC Trigger input. They
Main Circuit
will turn on immediately and turn off after
Breaker
10 seconds. EMI/RFI noise filtration is pro-
Automatically opens
vided by the Isolation Transformer in con-
when the current load
junction with a three-stage balanced Pi fil-
is greater than 15
ter. Banks 3 and 4 are noise isolated from
Amps. Push to reset.
each other as well as all other outlet banks.
15 AMP CIRCUIT
BANK 5
BREAKER
GROUND
LUG
DELAY ON
MAIN POWER
HIGH CURRENT
120 VAC/15A
Main Power
Outlet Bank 5
Must be plugged
Two switched, high current
into a properly
outlets controlled by the
wired & ground-
front panel Power Button or
ed 3-wire outlet
the DC Trigger input. Bank 5
has a 5 second turn on delay
and turns off immediately.
The High Current outlets pro-
vide power from a low
Ground Lug
impedance noise filtration
Provides a common
circuit that does not limit the
grounding point for
current to your equipment.
equipment with sep-
Its output is noise isolated
arate ground leads.
from all of the other outlet
banks.
Wiring OK LED
Normally On. Indicates
that the wall outlet is
properly grounded and
Line/Neutral polarity is
correct.
BANK 4
BANK 2
BANK 3
BANK 5
BANK 1
ALWAYS ON
ON
ON
ON
POWER AND FILTRATION
Outlet Banks 1 & 2
Two always on outlets per bank.
Power will only be turned off under
a fault condition. (See specifica-
tions for over-voltage and under-
voltage thresholds) Power for each
bank is cleaned by a four-stage bal-
anced Pi filter. Banks 1 and 2 are
noise isolated from each other as
well as all other outlet banks.
BANK 4
BANK 3
AC REGENERATION
AC REGENERATION
SWITCHED
SWITCHED
Voltage Sense
Trigger Input
3.5mm (1/8") Mini-Plug jack.
Connect to a remote trigger
device that uses a DC output to
trigger a startup/shutdown
sequence. This bypasses the
front panel power switch.
Important, Please Note: The
unit needs to be plugged in,
and in the powered OFF state
before inserting the DC input
trigger mini-plug.
Meter Dimmer
Pushbutton control for
meter LED brightness.
Cycles between Off,
Low, Medium and High.
VOLTS
WIRING
OK
METER
LIGHTS
Unsafe Voltage Indicator
Normally Off. Flashes to indicate that the incoming
line voltage is unsafe and the unit has disconnected
the power to protect your equipment.
Isolation Transformer
Circuit Breaker
Automatically opens when
the combined current load
for Outlet Banks 3 and 4 is
greater than 4 Amps. Push
to reset.
BANK 2
BANK 1
ALWAYS ON
ALWAYS ON
Voltage Sense
Trigger Output
3.5mm (1/8") Mini-Plug
jack. Connecting a trig-
ger wire to the Voltage
Sense Output jack will
allow the input signal to
pass through the MAX®
5500-EX to control the
startup/shutdown of an
additional device.
Note to CATV Installers:
This reminder is provided to call attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC. That article provides
specific guidelines for proper grounding. It specifies that the cable ground shall be connect-
ed to the grounding system of the building and as close to the point of entry as practical.
Ammeter
Shows the actual current
Voltmeter
draw (0-15A) of all your con-
Digital LED voltmeter
nected components, giving a
indicates incoming
visual reference as to how
line voltages between
your system is functioning
90–140VAC.
under a variety of conditions.
AMPS
Satellite TV
Coax Jacks
Bidirectional protection cir-
cuit optimized for satellite
TV signal lines. Do not use
for cable TV, off-air anten-
nas and cable modems.
SATELLITE
SATELLITE 1
SATELLITE 2
4 AMP
CIRCUIT
BREAKER
VOLTAGE
HIGH
SENSE TRIGGER
ISOLATED
CURRENT
OUTLETS
OUTLETS
INPUT
OUTPUT
TURN-ON
TURN-OFF
DELAY
DELAY
ON
5
ON
10
SEC.
SEC.
High Current Outlets
LAN Jacks
Delay Switch For
Protection circuits
for 10/100 baseT
Outlet Bank 5
Ethernet
Allows the outlet bank to
Incoming LAN line
be set as "Always ON" or
MUST be plugged
with a 5 second turn-on
into the LINE jack.
delay
Patch cord to the
equipment MUST
Isolation Transformer
be plugged into
Outlets Delay Switch For
the EQUIP jacks.
Outlet Banks 3 & 4
Allows the outlet banks to be
set as "Always ON" or with a 5
second turn-off delay
Convenience
Outlet
Provides a quick con-
venient way to plug in
components such as
camcorders and video
game systems.
Home Theater Power Conditioner
Cable TV Coax Jacks
Bidirectional
protection
circuit optimized for cable
TV, off-air antennas and
cable modem signal lines.
Do not use for Satellite TV.
CATV / ANT
CATV / ANT 1
CATV / ANT 2
LAN
PHONE
LINE
EQUIP.
LINE
EQUIP.
Phone Jacks
Protection
circuits
for
standard telephone or pay-
per-view lines. Phone cir-
lines.
cuit
is
auto-resetting.
Incoming
phone
cord
MUST be plugged into the
LINE jack. Patch cords to
the equipment (satellite
receiver,
digital
video
recorder, telephone, etc.)
MUST be plugged into the
EQUIP jacks.
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