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Symptom
Possible Cause
The PowerCenter is
The PowerCenter
not receiving power .
is not turned On .
Too many devices are
connected, causing an
overload, tripping the
Thermal Circuit Breaker .
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Remedy
• Turn the PowerCenter switch on.
• Make sure the PowerCenter's AC power plug
is plugged into a properly grounded
120 volts (nominal) wall outlet .
• In some households, a wall switch may need
to be thrown to make the wall plug active .
Try turning on the light switches located
near the wall unit .
• Press the PowerCenter Thermal Circuit
Breaker button in to reset . Please allow
10 minutes before attempting to reset .
If you reset too soon, the breaker will
prematurely sense power overload
and not allow unit to operate .
• If the Circuit Breaker continues to trip,
try moving one or more components
to another PowerCenter . You may be drawing
too much current through one PowerCenter .
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Symptom
Possible Cause
Component is
The component is plugged into a switched outlet
not receiving power .
and the PowerCenter has not been turned On .
The PowerCenter is plugged into a Switched
outlet, but power on the component is not On .
In some instances, a component plugged
into a switched outlet won't receive power
when the PowerCenter is turned On unless
the component power is also switched On .
Speakers emit
The PowerCenter is sharing AC power with
a humming or
equipment that is not properly grounded .
buzzing noise .
Remedy
• Turn the PowerCenter On.
• Or, plug the component into
an Unswitched outlet .
• Turn the component power On.
• Connect your PowerCenter
to a dedicated outlet .
• Try unplugging different components
from the PowerCenter one at a time
to see if the noise stops . If a component
is discovered to be improperly
grounded, attach a copper wire
from the component's chassis to the
PowerCenter's grounding post .
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