Panamax M4300 Owner's Manual

MAX

® 

4300-EX Owner’s Guide

Your audio/video components are constantly

being bombarded by electromagnetic interfer-

ence (EMI) and radio frequency interference

(RFI) through their power cords.  This contam-

inated power can affect audio/video equipment

and will degrade the overall performance of

your entire system.  Common symptoms of

contaminated power include pops, hisses,

hums and visual artifacts.   

The MAX 4300-EX is designed to filter this

noise, supply clean power to your system and

provide   noise   isolation   between  the  outlet 

banks so that any noise created by an A/V com-

ponent can not contaminate the power going to 

equipment plugged into the other outlet banks.  

Automatic Over & Under Voltage Protection:

Panamax’s patent pending power monitoring

circuitry constantly monitors the AC line volt-

age for unsafe voltage conditions such as pro-

longed over-voltages and under-voltages

(brownouts).  These unsafe conditions pose a

very dangerous threat to all electronic equip-

ment within the home.  If the MAX® 4300-EX

senses an unsafe power condition, it will auto-

matically 

disconnect 

your equipment from the

power to protect equipment from damage.

Once the voltage returns to a safe level, the

MAX® 4300-EX will automatically 

reconnect

the power.

Protect or Disconnect AC Surge Protection:

When the MAX® 4300-EX is subjected to a

high voltage surge, its voltage output is limited

to a safe level and the high levels of surge cur-

rent are diverted away from the connected

equipment.

• When subjected to a 6,000V (open circuit

voltage) / 500A (short circuit current) surge,

the MAX® 4300-EX limits its voltage output to

less than 330V peak, UL’s best rating. 

The MAX® 4300-EX will withstand, without

damage, 20,000A surges, far exceeding the UL

requirement of only 3000 Ampere surges.

• If the magnitude of the surge is greater than

the capacity of the surge protection compo-

nents, the MAX® 4300-EX's Protect or

Disconnect‘ Circuitry will disconnect your

equipment in order to protect it.   The MAX®

4300-EX will need to be repaired or replaced by

Panamax if this occurs.

Application Specific Coaxial Signal Line

Protection:

Panamax's exclusive SignalPerfect™ Technolo-

gy provides application specific protection for

your satellite and cable TV equipment.  One

line of protection is provided for each type.  

The satellite connection is for a coaxial cable 

connected to a DBS (single LNB) satellite dish.

The antenna connection is for a non-amplified

off-air antenna or cable TV line.

The protection circuitry has been optimized for

each application and is not interchangeable.

The jacks are not labeled In and Out.  The cir-

cuitry is bidirectional in both signal transmis-

sion and protection capabilities, making it com-

patible with the latest digital cable and satellite

technologies.

Cable TV (Including HDTV) 

– TV tuners oper-

ate at approximately 10 millivolts (0.01 V) and

utilize the frequency spectrum up to 950 MHz.

The clamping level of the MAX® 4300-EX's

cable TV protection circuitry is 1400 millivolts

(1.4 volts).  That's less than 1 volt above nor-

mal operating levels.  The circuitry is also

shielded to prevent interference.

Satellite TV

- Satellite dish LNB's can require

up to 24 volts to operate and utilize the fre-

quency range of 950 MHz to 2.2 GHz.  The

clamping level of the MAX® 4300-EX's satellite

protection circuitry is 25 volts - just 1 volt

above the maximum operating voltage.  The

circuitry is also shielded to prevent interfer-

ence.

Telephone and LAN Line Protection:

Digital video recorders and satellite TV

receivers require a telephone line connection

for TV show scheduling and/or Pay-Per-View

services.  The M4300-EX provides telephone

and LAN protection on one set of RJ-45 (RJ-11

compatible) jacks.  The phone circuit also

includes a built-in line splitter with an RJ-11

jack for a second piece of equipment.  Adaptors

or custom cables (not included) must be used

when utilizing both protection circuits at the

same time.  Please refer to the specifications

for the pin-out information.

The telephone line protection circuitry utilizes

auto-resetting PTCRs and solid-state

SIDACtors“ for reliability and unsurpassed pro-

tection.  The clamping level of the MAX 4300-

EX's telephone protector is 260 volts.  This will

allow typical ring voltage (90-130VAC) and

operating battery voltage (-48DC) to pass

through the circuit and still protect the modem

in your satellite receiver from damage.  

Key Features

LEVEL 2 EMI/RFI Noise Filtration with Isolation Between Outlet Banks:

Model: 

M4300-EX

Home Theater Power Conditioner

M4300-EX

POWER AND FIL

TRATION

BANK 1 

ALWAYS ON

UNSAFE

VOLTAGE

WIRING

OK

BANK 2

ON

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