PS Audio PerfectWave Power Plant 5 Owner's Reference Manual - page 8
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Quick Start Guide 4
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Quick Start Guide
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Owner’s Reference
PerfectWave Power Plant 5
The CATV and telephone protection inlets found on the Power Plant 5 are high quality, no-loss in/
out paths for protection. The CATV connectors can accommodate three sources such as a cable
TV or a satellite or antenna feed.
Once everything is connected you can flip the back panel power switch to power up the unit. The
P5 will initialize for several seconds before entering the home page. All zones exhibiting green
receptacle icons will be outputting regenerated AC to connected components. Please feel free to
examine the “Quick Start Guide” which was included in paper-copy with your Power Plant 5.
Once initialization is complete, the Power Plant 5 will output regenerated AC to all zones
exhibiting green receptacle icons and
will remain at the HOME SCREEN.
The illuminated front-panel display is
touch-activated. By touching any of the
output receptacle icons, one can toggle
that zone on & off. Upon turning off,
the output receptacle icon will turn red.
Below these output receptacle icons
one will find selector icons for Scope,
Setup, Waveform, and Clean.
One will also notice the “connection”
and “memory” status indicators. For
Connection one will see either a red or
green colored “globe” symbol based on whether the unit is connected to the network via Ethernet
cable. A valid connection to the router must be established, the router must be activated, and the
DHCP server must be enabled to assign an IP address to your Power Plant 5 in order to achieve
an “green” connection status. Memory will display either a red or green “card” symbol based on
whether the SD Card is inserted into the reader (on the back-panel).
In some instances, one will notice a third status indicator which is a circle with the image of an
AC plug inset. During typical operation, this status indicator will not be present. However if the
Power Plant 5 is outputting 90% of its full potential, the status indicator will appear in orange
color. If the Power Plant 5 is outputting 100% of its potential, the status indicator will be red in
color. Both of these status indicators are warnings that the P5 is being pushed too hard, and
that a smaller load will be necessary. If the P5 goes over 100% of its capable output, it will shut
down. For more information on maximum load specifications, please visit Chapter 1: Introduction;
Section IV: Wattage vs. VA (Volt-Amps).
CATV and Phone
How to Turn it on
Home Screen