Photogenic Professional Lighting PM800 - Manual (Page 6)

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DIGITAL CONTROL PANEL AND BASIC OPERATION
Power Input:
The power required to operate the Voltage Smart PhotoMaster PM400, PM400R,
PM800, or PM800R is 90 to 250 volts AC, 50 or 60 Hz, 5 Amp. The supplied
power cord has a 125V, 15 Amp rating, 15 ft long, and is detachable. For European
operation, Photogenic can supply a 230V power cord (PLXLC) with a German plug,
rated 90 to 250 volts AC, 50/60 Hz, 10 Amp, 20 ft. Replacement cords or extension
cords rated for less amperage may overheat and should not be used with
PhotoMaster.
Circuit Protection:
Circuit protection automatically protects this appliance from excessive damage due
to circuit or component failure. Operation exceeding the rated cycle of the appliance
may cause the breaker to open. The power supply has an external circuit breaker
and four internal fuses (one for each light head modeling lamp). An additional
thermal protector is located inside the power supply and may open (removing all
power from circuits), if the rated duty cycle is exceeded. The internal thermal
protector may require four minutes to cool down. Simply press the center of the
circuit breaker (located on rear panel of power supply) to reset.
Each light head has an external fuse in the modeling lamp circuit. To replace a
blown light head fuse (power cord must be disconnected), simply unscrew the fuse
holder cap (bottom of unit) and replace the exposed fuse with a new fuse (217315-
00, 3 Amp, 250V, FB, 5x20mm). If fuses continue to blow, contact your dealer or
qualified service person. (See specification section for fuses replacements). If the
modeling lamp will not light, switch head connections on the power supply. If no
modeling lamps will light on a particular power supply head connector, then the
power supply internal modeling lamp fuse has blown. Return power supply to
service for repair. Never, never replace a fuse with one of higher current rating.
This is a non-warranty repair.
Power-Up display sequence.
The processor will search the unit for functions that have been activated from the
last time the light was used. As this search is done the first display reads “8888”.
Next in the search sequence is AC and Hertz and you will see 50 or 60 displayed. If
Auto-Bracketing is active you will see =br= followed by the High “H” setting and
then the Low “L” setting (see Auto-Bracketing, page 10.) The final standard
sequence displays the unit number designated for the power supply pack, 1 through
9. When the search cycle is complete, the display will then show the setting for
flash watt seconds.
See Advanced Features & Diagnostic Display Codes.