Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
ELlTE-20
PF
i
OWNER'S
MANUAL
Elite-20
PF
i
Features
• Power Factor Technology provides over
55
Amps peak charge surplus current
for
power-starved amplifiers
• Ultra-Linear Filtering Technology
for
stunning audio and video clarity
• Series Multi-Stage Protection provides
virtually
maintenance-free
AC
surge suppression
• Zero
ground
contamination circuitry protects critical digital
components
• Ultrasonic bi-filtering isolates digital and video circuits
from
analog
components
• Retractable
LED
lamps
illuminate
a cabinet
or
rack full
of
equipment
•
12
Volt
triggering
for
remote control
Introduction
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For over
34
years, Furman has pioneered
the
development
of
AC
power
products for
the
most
demanding
audio, video, and
broadcast professionals.
Though
the
need
for
pristine
AC
power
is
nothing
new,
the
Elite-20 Power Factor
i's
technology
and its
unique
implementation
are revolutionary and
without
peer.
The extreme
AC
demands encountered in
the
professional
audio/video
arena have required technological
developments
far
in excess
of
typical
home
theater/audiophile
power
products. In studios, live sound, and broadcast facilities, breakdown
is
unacceptable. Equipment failure
or
poor
performance
is
costly. The same
is
true
of
today's
home
theater. Our solution based
technology, extensive engineering expertise, and robust
build
quality
have answered
the
challenge
of
today's
corrupted
power
lines, and led
to
the
creation
of
the
Elite-20
PF
i.
Today's
power
lines are plagued
with
RF
and
EMI
noise. When
connecting
sensitive
equipment
to
your
home's
power
outlet,
AC
noise couples
into
your
system's critical components. This
AC
noise masks
low
level signals and cripples performance. This
low
level
content
is
critical because
it
relays
the
crucial harmonics and ambience in audio,
as
well
as
the
depth
and clarity in
video. With Furman's exclusive Ultra-Linear Filtering Technology, televisions, projectors, DVD players, amplifiers, and processors
are fed ultra-linearized-filtered
AC
power. This dramatically reduces noise, ensuring consistent peak
operation
regardless
of
load conditions or
the
time
of
day. The Ultra-Linear filter employs many
of
the
performance enhancing technologies previously
only available in Furman's costly Reference Series
of
AC
power
conditioners. The Elite-20
PF
i utilizes greater
inter-component
isolation and nearly
twice
the
filtering
of
the
Elite-15
PF
i,
affording performance
only
second
to
the
Furman Reference. For
the
first time, you
will
see
and hear your theater or audio system
as
it
should be - uncompromised.
Another critical feature
is
our
exclusive Series Multi-Stage Protection. This
virtually
maintenance-free surge suppression
assures
the
highest level
of
AC
protection
possible,
without
sacrificing itself
when
the
offending
surge
is
severe -
no
damaged
equipment, no service calls,
no
down
time. Further,
our
famous retractable
front
panel
LED
lamps
allow
easy
viewing
of
a rack
or
cabinet full
of
equipment,
even
when
your theater lights are off.
At
the
center
of
the
Elite-20
PF
i
is
our
unique
transient Power Factor Technology circuit. For
the
first time, low-level analog,
digital, and video components are
not
modulated
or
distorted
via
the
power
amplifier's extreme
AC
current demands. Further,
the
power amplifier
sees
a
highly
filtered, extremely
low-impedance
supply
of
AC
power. The Elite-20
PF
i,
in fact, has in
excess
of
4.5 Amps
of
continuous current reserve (over
55
amps peak charge)
for
the
most
extreme peak
power
demands. This
technology
enables
power
amplifiers and powered subwoofers
to
operate
at
peak efficiency, reaching levels
of
performance
preViously unattainable.
No
longer
will your amplifier's performance be
at
the
mercy
of
your home's
incoming
AC
power
or
inferior
AC
protection/filtering
devices. The net effect
is
as
if
your
power
amplifier
virtually
doubled
in
power
and improved immeasurably in quality.
When
employing
the
Elite-20
PF
i,
you will
immediately
notice far clearer,
stunningly
focused sound and visual images
from
your system. Video presentation will be crisp and colors
true
with
greater gray and black scale
definition,
as
well
as
noticeably
improved
depth
and clarity. Sonic transients will be
startlingly
fast
with
bass
fundamentals
that
shake
foundations
with
their
weight
and visceral impact.
Mid
and
high
frequencies
will
bloom
with
sweet,
non-glaring
ease
while
imaging improves
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