Owner's Manual
• The retractable lights have failed.
• Protection
OK
indicator is
not
lit.
8.
Your
Merit
Series unit requires that a safety
ground be present
for
proper
operation.
Any
attempt
to
operate the unit without a safety
ground
is
considered improper operation and
could invalidate the warranty.
9.
Do
not
attempt
to
service
your
Merit
Series
unit beyond what is described
in
this manual. All
other
servicing should be referred to qualified
service personnel.
FEATURES
M-8x
2
The M-8x
2
power conditioner provides 9 switched
outlets
for
powering equipment. It not only pro-
tects
anything plugged into it from spikes and
surges, but also has a built
in
AC
noise filter
to
rid the system
of
RFI
I EMI interference. This
allows equipment
to
function
better
and last lon-
ger.
M-8Lx
In
addition
to
features
of
the
M-8x
2
,
the
M-8Lx
features incandescent rack lights and increased
AC
filtering. A
dimmer
control
for
the rack lights
allows the user
to
adjust the level
of
illumina-
tion.
M-8Dx
In
addition
to
all
the features
of
the M-8Lx, the
M-8Dx
offers a laboratory precision digital me-
ter
that displays incoming voltage
in
1-volt steps.
The voltmeter's accuracy is
±2
volts.
OPERATION--------
Retractable Rack Lights and Dimmer Control:
The
M-8Lx
and
M-8Dx
utilize a
dimmer
control
for
the
two
retractable front panel light tubes.
The
dimmer
knob controls the brightness
of
both light fixtures. Turn it clockwise
to
increase
brightness; turn it counter-clockwise
to
decrease
brightness. When the lights are not
in
use,
we
recommend pushing the fixtures
all
the
way
into
the chassis (engaging the
off
switches)
to
better
maximize the life
of
the bulbs.
On/Off
Rocker Switch:
The front panel
on/
off
rocker switches
power
on
and
off
to
all
outlets (including the front panel
outlet) as well as the retractable lights. This 15
amp capacity
power
switch is specifically de-
signed
to
stand up
to
the enormous high inrush
current demands
of
many
power
amplifiers.
Circuit Breaker:
If you are not getting any
power
to
the outlets
even though the unit is switched on, the circuit
breaker might have tripped.
To
reset the circuit
breaker, push the round reset button located on
the rear panel.
Protection
OK
Indicator:
Although Furman's Ground Contamination Free
Surge Suppression rarely requires servicing,
nature has a
way
of
occasionally creating elec-
trical forces that are beyond the capabilities
of
any transient voltage surge
suppressor
device
to
absorb without some degree
of
damage.
In
the instance that this occurs, the "Protection
OK"
LED indicator will turn off. If this happens,
Furman's surge suppression circuit is compro-
mised. The unit must be returned
to
Furman
Sound
for
repair.
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