Product Description

The Panamax M4300-PM is designed to provide noise isolation between two isolated outlet banks, including 4 high-current outlets so that any noise created by an A/V component cannot contaminate the power going to equipment plugged into another outlet bank. Panamax's patent-pending AVM circuitry continuously monitors the incoming power as displayed on the digital voltmeter. In the event of an undervoltage or an overvoltage, a flashing lightning bolt will be displayed in red in the voltmeter. Power to the connected equipment is automatically turned off if either of these conditions is detected. When voltage returns to a safe level, power to the equipment is automatically reconnected.

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Product Details

• Brand: Panamax
• Model: M4300-PM
• Dimensions: 1.75" h x 17.00" w x 7.75" l, 8.00 pounds

Features

• Improves picture and sound quality
• Level 2 Power Cleaning and Linear Filtration eliminates common symptoms of contaminated power
• Reduces cross-contamination between components
• Designed to provide noise isolation between 2 isolated outlet banks (including 4 high-current outlets), so that any noise created by an A/V component
• Also includes digital volt meter display, LAN/phone protection, and USB charging port

From the Manufacturer
From the Manufacturer

Improve Your Picture and Sound Quality While Protecting Your Home Theater Investment

Level 2 Power Cleaning and Linear Filtration eliminates common symptoms of contaminated power (including loss of detail, pops, hisses, hums and visual artifacts) and allows your A/V equipment to perform up to its full capability. Panamax’s patent pending AVM circuitry continuously monitors the incoming power as displayed on the digital voltmeter. In case of an undervoltage or an overvoltage, a flashing lightning bolt will be displayed in red in the voltmeter, and power to the connected equipment is automatically turned off if either of these conditions is detected. When voltage returns to a safe level, power to the equipment is automatically reconnected.

The M4300-PM is designed to provide noise isolation between 2 isolated outlet banks including 4 high current outlets so that any noise created by an A/V component can not contaminate the power going to equipment plugged into another outlet bank.

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Key Features

All the features you need to keep your system running clean and safe

Automatic Over and Under Voltage Protection

Panamax's patent pending power monitoring circuitry constantly monitors the AC line voltage for unsafe voltage conditions such as momentary spikes, prolonged over-voltages and undervoltages (brownouts). These unsafe conditions pose a very dangerous threat to all electronic equipment within the home. If the MAX® 4300-PM senses an unsafe power condition, it will automatically disconnect your equipment from the power to protect equipment from damage. Once the voltage returns to a safe level, the MAX® 4300-PM will automatically reconnect the power. When subjected to a 6,000V (open circuit voltage) / 500A (short circuit current) surge, the MAX® 4300-PM limits its voltage output to less than 330V peak, UL's best rating. The MAX® 4300-PM will withstand, without damage, 20,000 Ampere surges, far exceeding the UL requirement of only 3,000 Ampere surges. The MOV's are rated for a peak impulse current of 60,000 Amperes, which ensures the safety and durability of the MAX 4300-PM's protection circuitry. If the magnitude of the surge is greater than the capacity of the surge protection components, the MAX® 4300-PM's Protect or Disconnect Circuitry will disconnect your equipment in order to protect it. The MAX® 4300-PM will need to be repaired or replaced by Panamax if this occurs.

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USB Charger and Gaming Outlet

MAX® 4300-PM features a front panel convenience charger for mp3 players, cell phones, and other small electronics. MAX® 4300-PM also features a convenience outlet located on the front panel that's perfect for gaming systems and other electronics.

Cable/Satellite/Antenna as Well as Telephone and LAN Line Protection

Coaxial protection circuits achieve optimum signal quality from our new coaxial protectors that have the smallest signal loss on the market - less than 0.5 db of attenuation from 0Hz to 2.2GHz. Our upgraded coaxial protection has been specifically designed to virtually eliminate signal loss. The clamping level of 75V will meet the demands of both cable and satellite voltage while minimizing exposure to damaging spikes and surges.

Digital video recorders and satellite TV receivers require a telephone line connection for TV show scheduling and/or Pay-Per-View services. The M4300-PM provides telephone protection on one set of RJ-11 jacks. The telephone line protection circuitry utilizes auto-resetting PTCRs and solidstate SIDACtors for reliability and unsurpassed protection. The clamping level of the MAX 4300-PM's telephone protector is 260 volts. This will allow typical ring voltage (90-130VAC) and operating battery voltage (-48DC) to pass through the circuit and still protect the modem in your satellite receiver from damage.

Protection circuits are also provided for 10/100 baseT Ethernet lines. Incoming LAN line MUST be plugged into the LINE jack. Patch cord to the equipment MUST be plugged into the EQUIP jacks. 8 wire protection, 50V clamping.

Isolated Banks

Linear EMI/RFI Noise Filtration with Isolation Between Outlet Banks: Your audio/video components are constantly being bombarded by electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI) through their AC power source. This contaminated power can affect audio/video equipment and will degrade the overall performance of your entire system. Common symptoms of contaminated power include loss of picture detail, dull colors, pops, hisses, hums and visual artifacts. The MAX® 4300-PM is designed to eliminate noise contamination, supply clean power to your system and provide noise isolation between the outlet banks so that any noise created by A/V components cannot contaminate the power going to equipment plugged into the other outlet banks of the MAX® 4300-PM.

Linear Filtering Technology (LiFT)

For improving picture and sound quality nothing filters AC noise better. LiFT evenly eliminates noise across the entire bandwidth, ensuring peak audio and video performance by reducing harmonic distortion and improving the signal-to-noise ratio. With LiFT, you are assured consistent performance and the highest resolution from any audio or video system.

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Technical Specifications

AC Power Line Voltage: 120V, 60Hz Isolated Banks: 2 Voltage Regulation: No Total Outlets: 9 Always-On Outlets: 0 Switched Outlets: 9 High Current Outlets: 4 Total Current Capacity: 15 A (1800W) UL1449 Suppression Rating: 330V Protection Modes: L-N, L-G, N-G Initial Clamping Level: 200V Peak, 141V RMS Energy Dissipation: 1675 Joules Peak Impulse Current: 60,000 Amps Catastrophic Surge Circuit: Yes Thermal Fusing: Yes Auto-resetting Over-voltage shutoff: 142 VAC ± 8 VAC Auto-resetting Under-voltage shutoff:86 VAC ± 6 VAC Bank 1 Linear EMI/RFI Filtration: Up to -80 db (100 KHz – 2 MHz) Bank 2 High Current EMI/RFI Filtration: Up to -55 db (100 KHz – 2 MHz)

LAN and USB Clamping Level: 60 ± 5V Wires Protected: 8 USB Circuit Power Delivery: 500 mA @5VDC Telephone Telco Fuseless/Auto-resetting.Yes Telco Clamping Level: 260V Telco Capacitance: 30pf (approx.) Telco Suppression Modes: Metallic and Longitudinal Telco Lines Protected: 2 Wire, Pins 4 and 5 Coaxial HD 1080 i/p Ready: Yes Bidirectional: Yes Shielded: Yes Coax Clamping Level: 75V Coax Frequency Range: 0MHz - 2.2 GHz Coax Insertion Loss: < 0.5 dB

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How Much Protection Does Your Home Theater System Need?

Panamax provides ultimate protection for any size home theater setup. As your home theater system improves over time, get the right Panamax power management products to scale with your system.

	Panamax M4300-PM: Level 2 Power Cleaning and Linear Filtration eliminates common symptoms of contaminated power (including loss of detail, pops, hisses, hums and visual artifacts) and allows your A/V equipment to perform up to its full capability. Also get USB charging, a gaming port, and basic protection for telephone and Internet lines. Two outlet banks provide switched and high-current power options.
	Panamax M5100-PM: Level 3 Power Cleaning and Linear Filtration eliminates noise, while Sequential Startup and Shutdown prevents speaker "thumps" which are not only annoying but can also damage the speakers and or trip product circuit breakers. Also get USB charging and gaming and LAN ports on the front panel, and basic protection for telephone and Internet lines. Three outlet banks provide always-on, switched, and high-current power options.
	Panamax M5300-PM: Level 4 Power Cleaning and Filtration combine with digital voltmeter and ammeter power readouts, USB, gaming and LAN ports on the front panel. Five power banks provide always-on, switched, and high-current power options.
	Panamax M5400-PM: Level 4+ Power Cleaning and Filtration combine with digital voltmeter and ammeter power readouts, USB, gaming and LAN ports on the front panel. The M5400-PM is designed to provide noise isolation between 5 isolated outlet banks (including 1 bank with 2 high current outlets) so that any noise created by an A/V component cannot contaminate the power going to equipment plugged into another outlet bank.
	Panamax M7500-PRO: The MAX 7500 PRO has been specifically engineered to improve the performance and life expectancy of home theater equipment. The combination of sophisticated power conditioning and the world's finest power protection has resulted in an audio/video power center that meets the power quality needs for the entire entertainment system. At the heart of the MAX 7500-PRO is an advanced power filtration system featuring a 720VA isolation transformer, that provides power for digital source components and displays. In addition, any noise generated by digital source components is isolated and prevented from reaching key audio or video components. The MAX 7500-PRO's ground isolation feature mechanically interrupts ground loops, making the MAX 7500-PRO especially useful for applications with unstable power or ground issues. IP addressable, the MAX 7500-PRO is also ideal for multi-zone audio/video whole-home automation and wherever remote diagnostics are needed.

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Customer Reviews

A Power Conditioner (whatever the heck that means)
Ahh, for the days when "power" was electricity that came out of the socket and just worked. But now we have increasingly sensitive electronics and since I live in a small more rural town, we are subject often to surges, spikes, power outages, lightning strikes, etc. No winter ever has fewer than 10 complete outages, for example.

I have had equipment blown by the lousy electric service they get away with selling here. So I've purchased this unit to 'condition' the power, prevent the surges, spikes, under and over voltages, etc. It seems to be doing the job, although winter hasn't arrived. I'll post a supplemental review after this winter's done its worst.

What I do like: clean, totally quiet, no hum, competence. What I don't like: the incredibly bright blue lights on the front panel. It's in my bedroom and I've had to place filtering material over each light so it doesn't keep us up. Nice feature: two amber lights which aim downward so you can light up the controls of other equipment you might have. I like that those lights can be turned off completely. It could use a dimmer switch for the other lights.

Outstanding--better than expected even
I got this to solve a very prominent low-level feedback hum coming through my TV and sound system speakers, and by running my cable line through this system, it fixed it! No more *very annoying* hum. Also, I can really see an marked improvement in the quality of the picture and hear a difference in the sound, particularly with cable channels.

Originally, I purchased the Monster HDP 1800 PowerCenter, but lost about one-third of my cable channels due to interference from the unit with the cable signal. Even installing a signal amplifier didn't solve the issue. But taking those back and getting the Panamax in its place solved everything. According to Panamax, they have the lowest loss of cable signal in the industry (< 0.5 dB). Plus, the protection is superior.

The unit has a convenient outlet and USB charging station on the front, and is also very nice looking--much nicer looking than the one I originally purchased in my opinion.

Highly recommended!

Power Cleaner
Great product, all you will need for a power cleaner and fairly priced, Panamax's lowest priced and entry level power cleaner.