PS Audio PD 3.5 User Manual

Table of Contents

What’s in the Box

1. What’s in the Box

2. Warning

2. Overview

3. Quick Start Guide

4. Rear Panel

5. Front Panel

5. DC trigger

5. Logo trim tool

6. Troubleshooting Guide

7. Warranty and Service

8. Contact Information

• One Power Director 3.5

• One 6 foot AC power cord

• One logo trim tool

• One user’s manual

• One warranty card

IMPORTANT: Be sure to save all packing ma
terials included with your Power Director 3.5
as they will be required if it is necessary to
ship the unit for service or modification.

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Warning

Overview

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not
expose the Power Director 3.5 to rain or
moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not
open the enclosure. Refer servicing to quali
fied personnel only.

To prevent electric shock, use only a 3
prong, grounded type power cable.

Any change or modifications not expressly
approved in the manual could void your war
ranty.

Safety Instructions

Read the operating instructions provided with
the Power Director 3.5.

Retain the operating instructions for later use
and reference.

Unplug the Power Director 3.5 from the wall
outlet before changing the fuse or performing
any cleaning or service.

Do not operate the Power Director 3.5 near
water. Avoid placement near a water reservoir
or excessive moisture.

When replacement parts are required, ensure
they are specified by the manufacturer to have
the same characteristics as the original part.
Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire,
electric shock, or other hazards.

Do not operate with faulty or frayed power
cables.

The Power Director 3.5 is a power management
device capable of delivering superb AC perfor
mance to your audio and video components.
The PS Audio Power Director 3.5 is designed to

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operate as a stand-alone power management
tool, or as a part of a larger power management
system.

In most cases, a single Power Director 3.5 will
be all you will need to operate, protect and
improve the performance of an entire home

­theater or home audio system.

The Power Director 3.5 has 3 electrically iso
lated zones and 5 duplex receptacles, hence
the suffix 3.5. Each zone is identical in power
delivery capability. All zones are electrically
isolated.

All settings on the Power Director 3.5 can be
made with the back panel slide switches.

• 3 High Current Ultimate Outlets deliver power
to 5 Power Port Duplex receptacles

• 3 isolated power zones minimize electrical
interference between connected components

• Independent switched, passive or delayed
power-up settings for each zone

• Reduction of AC line noise up to 40dB

• Lowers AC impedance for better transients

• Non current limiting design

• Sophisticated surge and spike protection using
high voltage MOV devices and tranzorb diodes

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• Replaceable surge protection card

• AC and Coaxial line surge and spike protec
tion

• PS Audio brushed aluminum FRAME chassis

• Fits Middle Atlantic rack shelf RSH4S/RSH4A­Power Director

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Setup Guide

1. Place the Power Director 3.5 in a rack or on

a shelf in an Audio/Video system. The Power
Director 3.5 produces no heat, so placement of
the Director is a simple matter of preference.
It is safe to stack equipment up to a total of 20
pounds on top of the Director.

2. Plug in the equipment to be powered by the

Director. There are three electrically isolated
zones on the Power Director 3.5. Suggestions
have been made on the rear panel as to how
the equipment might be grouped together, but
since each zone is identical (except for the
number of outlets) components can be placed
in the most convenient combination.

For optimum performance, it is recommend that
analog equipment (stereo preamps, tuner, tape
deck, etc.) be grouped separately from digital
equipment (AV preamps, CD/DVD players, D
to A converters, etc.). Items with high power
consumption (power amps, A/V receivers, pro
jection T.V.’s etc.) should each use a separate
zone if possible.

3. Set the power mode for each of the three

zones with the rear panel switches. On the far
left side of the rear panel of the Power Director

3.5, there are three separate slide switches.
Each switch represents one of the Director’s
three zones and each switch has three-posi
tions. The available settings are:

• Always On [ON] - With the switch in the ON
position, the zone will receive power as soon as
the Power Director 3.5 is plugged into a power
source. Power will continue to pass through
this zone even if the Director is switched off
(standby mode).

• Switched [SW] - In the SW position, the
zone will receive power as soon as the Power
Director is switched on (operate mode). No
power will pass to this zone when the Director
is in standby mode.

• Delayed [DL] - In the DL position, the zone will
activate three seconds after the Power Director
is in operate mode. No power will pass to this
zone when the Director is in standby mode.

4. Use the coaxial pass through to protect and

provide surge/spike protection to any CATV,
Satellite, or external antenna lines. There is
one coaxial pass through on the rear panel of
the Power Director 3.5. The pass through will
deliver the full bandwidth of HDTV signals.

5. Plug the Power Director 3.5 into a power

source. Use the supplied AC power cable, or an
aftermarket power cable. For optimum results
we recommend the use of a PS Audio xStream
Power cable.

7. Turn on the Power Director 3.5 by pressing

the power button located on the left side of the
front panel.

The three zones of Power Director 3.5 will come
on according to the settings of the rear panel
slide switches.

Note: surge protection will be provided at all

­times for all connected equipment regardless of

power mode setting.

Use with PS Audio Power Plants

The Power Director 3.5 can be used in conjunc­tion with any of the PS Audio Power Plants or
other PS Audio power devices. The Power Plant
can either be used at the output of one of the
zones or to provide power to the Power Director

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3.5. This can be helpful in large systems in
order to extend the number of outlets and isola
tion benefits to more components.

When used at the output of the Power Director
the Power Plant will provide isolation and
additional cleansing to any product powered
by it. This will also allow the Power Plant to be
switched on with the Director.

When plugging the Power Director into the
output of a Power Plant ensure that the rated
capacity of the power plant is adequate to sup
ply all of the components powered by the Power
Director.

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