PS Audio P600 - Manual (Page 4)

• The oscillator board is fully inserted with
the electronic components facing the front
of the Power Plant.
• If the Power Plant is powered on with
the oscillator card inserted backwards,
the Power Plant will require service from
an authorized PS Audio dealer.
Replace the bottom cover - P300
If your P300 has a fan, reattach the fan wire
to the main board. It should be reconnected
to plug J9. The connector will only fit on in
one direction as the plugs are U-shaped.
Before reinstalling the bottom cover of the
P300, notice the gray support strip on the
inside of the bottom cover. The groove in
this support strip aligns with the edge of the
oscillator board. Replace the bottom cover
of the P300. Align the top of the oscillator
board with the groove in the gray support
strip. When they are aligned, press down
on the bottom cover. It will snap into place
when properly aligned. Sorry, the trusty den-
tists mirror will not help you here.
In the case of the support strip not being
attached to the bottom cover, simply attach
the support strip to the top edge of the
oscillator card before replacing the bottom
cover.
Replace the screws in the bottom cover.
Replace the top cover - P600/P1200
Line the top cover up against the front bezel
of the Power Plant. This should help in lining
up the Allen screw holes.
Replace the Allen screws in the top cover.
Place the MultiWave II+ sticker on the
back of your Power Plant
Testing the Power Plant
To make sure everything is tip-top, perform
the following tests:
• Plug the Power Plant into a power source.
Do not plug anything into the back of the unit
at this time.
• If you have a P300 ensure the back panel
switch is on. Up is ON.
• Next, press the front panel power switch.
The Power Plant front panel should indi-
cate [Sin] If it does, the Power Plant is fully
operational and you are now a certified
PS Audio MultiWave II+ upgrade installer.
We are proud of you, but you may want to
keep your day job.
• Don’t forget to remove the anti-static wrist
strap before leaving you work area.
YOU’RE DONE! Really. But keep that den-
tist mirror close by. Who knows what micro-
chips or teeth might need inspecting.
NOW, hold on to your favorite listening chair
and experience MultiWave II+. We are quite
sure you will be as amazed as we were the
first time we listened. Use Clean Sweep
and do a full system clean after every-
thing’s turned on and ready to go.
Its benefitrs become addicting after a while
so Clean Sweep the system before every
serious listening session.
If you have any questions about the instal-
lation process, stop and contact us. We are
here to help.
MultiWave II+ Operation
Notice of MultiWave II+ operation:
Any turntable or equipment with AC
synchronous motors, such as some cooling
fans should not be used with MultiWave
patterns. This type of equipment must be
used with 60Hz sin mode.
We recommend the use of the sine wave
[sin], or TubeWave™ [tub] with any type of
tube based audio products.
There are five available display modes on
the front panel of the Power Plant. The
Mode button will cycle through the following
five modes:
1. Waveform setting
2. Frequency generated (sin mode only)
3. Voltage produced
4. Wattage produced
5. Display blanking mode
6. Clean Sweep
Waveform setting
This mode will display the name of the
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waveform presently being generated.
For more information about each of the
MultiWave settings, see the MultiWave II+
Waveforms section of the manual.
Frequency generated
The frequency setting will only be displayed
if the Waveform menu is set to Sin.
This mode will display the frequency the
Power Plant is generating. The frequency
can be adjusted in 1 hertz increments from
50Hz to 120Hz by using the Up and Down
buttons. The default setting is 60Hz.
New with MultiWave II+ is the ability to fine
tune the frequency which is particularly
useful with turntables.
Frequency Fine Tuning Turntables
1) After selecting the desired frequency,
press the Mode Up Button. This will take
you to the frequency fine tuning menu.
2) You can go up or down in 0.0625Hz steps
up to a full +/- 1hz of range. The display
will read -16 to 0 to 16. Each step is
0.0625Hz.
3) If you change the main frequency, the fine
tuning value will be cleared.
Voltage produced
This mode will display the output voltage of
the Power Plant. Note: the voltage figure
will be flashing. The output voltage can be
adjusted in 1 volt increments by using the
Up and Down buttons. The range varies
depending on the Power Plant model:
• 100 volt model ranges from 95 - 105 v.
Default setting is 100 volts.
• 120 volt model ranges from 100 - 120 v.
Default setting is 117 volts.
• 240 volt model ranges from 220 - 240 v.
Default setting is 240 volts.
(adjustments in 2 volt increments)
As long as the voltage to the Power Plant
does not deviate more than 10% below
normal it will continue to output the voltage
displayed on the front panel.
Wattage produced
This mode will display, in real-time, the
approximate wattage the Power Plant is
generating. Complex loads may not register
accurately on the Power Plant's meter. For
true power consumption figures consult the
owners manual of the connected product.
Under normal operation a green LED will
illuminate. A yellow LED will indicate a
heavy load and is not recommeded for
continous operation. A red LED indicates an
overload or fault mode.
Display Blanking
This mode allows discrete front panel
operation by blanking the display. The PS
logo will continue to illuminate in blue to
indicate that the unit is operational.
Clean Sweep
Clean Sweep is a revolutionary new feature
of the Power Plant that, in effect, cleans
and demagnetizes the power supplies and
power cables of all connected equipment.
We recommend running this feature before
every serious listening session. There is a
60 second Clean Sweep mode, which is to
be used for initial cleaning before listening.
There is a Quick Sweep mode that will clean
for 5 seconds and is designed for use as a
touch up cleaning action when needed.
1) Press the Mode Up Or Mode Down
Button until the word CLEAN appears on
the display.
2) For a full system cleaning process (60
seconds), press the edit down button.
3) For a quick clean (5 seconds), press the
edit up button.
4) The cleaning process is complete once
the countdown stops and the world
CLEAN is displayed on the display.
MultiWave II+ Waveforms
[sin] sine wave
In the sine wave mode the Power Plant will
generate a perfect sine wave (50-120Hz).
[tub] TubeWave
TubeWave is specifically designed to opti-
mize the performance of tube based audio
products.