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]bghfiaYbh"6YgifYh\UhmcifYUXUbXZi``mibXYfghUbXh\YgYWh]cbÅ=bghU``Uh]cbUbX

CdYfUh]cbÆVYZcfYmciaU_YUbmWcbbYWh]cbhch\]gDfYUad`]Z]Yf"

56CJ9.HUihcfcfYUfdUbY``Umcih

INPUT TERMINALS

H\Y]bdihhYfa]bU`gcZmcifD@=B=IGHUihcfcDfYUad`]Z]YfUfYYUg]`mUWWYgg]V`YU`cb[

h\YfYUfdUbY`"

F75=BDIHG@9:HF=;<H.H\YgYghUbXUfXF75hYfa]bU`gUfYZcfigYk]h\

ibVU`UbWYXg][bU`gZfcaUbm`]bY`YjY`UiX]cWcadcbYbhgiW\UgUWcadUWhX]gW

d`UmYf hibYf giffcibXdfcWYggcf J7F YhW"

L@F65@5B798=BDIHG@9:HF=;<H.5`gc]bW`iXYXUfYVU`UbWYXL@F]bdihgZcfigY

k]h\Ubm@]bY@YjY`WcadcbYbhh\UhZYUhifYg6U`UbWYXL@Fcihdihg"6U`UbWYXg][bU`g

UfYWUff]YXj]UUh\fYYkUmWUV`Yh\UhWcbbYWhgU``h\fYYd]bgUhYUW\YbXcZh\Y

]bhYfWcbbYWhWUV`Y"

H\YL@F]bdihd]bWcbZ][ifUh]cbigYX]bU``D`]b]igdfcXiWhg]gUgZc``ckg.

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D=B%hc;B8

D=B&hcG][bU`

D=B'hc!G][bU`

BCH9.6YWUigYcZh\YkUmVU`UbWYXL@F]bdihgUfYWcbZ][ifYX]h]gbchdcgg]V`Yhc

WcbbYWhVch\L@FUbXF75Uhh\YgUaYh]aY"

INPUT SELECT SWITCH

H\]ggk]hW\`cWUhYXVYhkYYbh\YF75UbXL@FWcbbYWhcfg]gigYXhcgY`YWhh\YdU]f

cZ]bdihgcW_YhgfYei]fYX UgXYgWf]VYXUVcjY"IdgY`YWhgh\YF75]bdihWcbbYWh]cbg 

k\]`YXckbgY`YWhL@F]bdihZcfYUW\]bX]j]XiU`gcifWY"

HT BYPASS INPUT

H\]g]bdih]gZcfigYgdYW]ÑWU``mk]h\\caYh\YUhfYdfcWYggcfg"=bgcaYW]fWiaghUbWYg

mciaUmk]g\hcigYh\YdckYfUad`]ÑYfUbXgdYU_Yfgh\Uhh\YHUihcfc]gWcbbYWhYXhc

Ugh\YZfcbhhkcW\UbbY`gcZUgiffcibXcf\caYh\YUhfYYbj]fcbaYbh"H\YdfcWYggcf

]bdihWUbVYigYXZcfh\]gdifdcgY UgUbmg][bU`WcbbYWhYXhch\YdfcWYggcf]bdihg

WUbVYgYbhX]fYWh`mhch\YdckYfUad`]ÑYfVmdUgg]b[h\YHUihcfcYbh]fY`m"

OUTPUT TERMINALS

7cbbYWh]cbgZcfdckYfUad`]ÑYfgUfYdfcj]XYXcbh\YfYUfdUbY`"7cbbYWh]cbgUfY

UjU]`UV`YZcfVch\g]b[`YYbXYXF75UbXVU`UbWYXL@FWUV`Yg"BchYh\Uhh\Ycb`mh]aY

h\YcihdihgUfYbÈhÇ`]jYÈ]gk\Ybh\YdfYUad`]ÑYf]g]baihYcfghUbXVm"H\YL@Fcihdih

d]bWcbÑ[ifUh]cbigYX]bU``D`]b]igdfcXiWh]g.

D=B%hc;B8

D=B&hcG][bU`

D=B'hcÃG][bU`

BCH9.6YWUigYcZh\YkUmVU`UbWYXL@FcihdihgUfYWcbZ][ifYX]h]gbchdcgg]V`Yhc

WcbbYWhVch\L@FUbXF75Uhh\YgUaYh]aY"

LINE OUT

H\YgYF75cihdihgUfYg]hiUhYXbYlhhcaU]bcihdihgUbXUfYdfcj]XYXhc]bhYfZUWYhc

`]bY`YjY`fYWcfX]b[XYj]WYgZcfUfW\]j]b[ cfhfUbgZYff]b[hcdcfhUV`YaYX]U"H\Ycihdihg

UfYU`kUmg`]jYk]h\h\Yg][bU`cZk\]W\YjYfgcifWY]ggY`YWhYXUhh\Yh]aYcZfYWcfX]b["

MAINS SWITCH

H\Y\YUjm!XihmfcW_Yfgk]hW\hch\Yf][\hcZh\YdUbY`hifbgh\YAU]bg#@]bYDckYfhch\Y

Uad`]ÑYfCBcfC::"H\YUad`]ÑYfXfUkgUacXYfUhY`m\][\WiffYbhk\Ybgk]hW\YXcb 

gc]h]gbch[ccXdfUWh]WYhcfUd]X`mhifbh\YAU]bggk]hW\cbUbXcZZfYdYUhYX`m"

MAINS POWER CORD IEC SOCKET

H\]gWcbbYWhcf]gk\YfYh\YaU]bggidd`mWUV`YZfcamcifkU``WcbbYWhghch\Y

dfYUad`]Z]Yf"5ZigY\c`XYf]gacibhYXk]h\]bh\]gWcbbYWh]cb UbX]h\c`XgUaU]bg

ZigYhcdfcj]XYgif[YUbXcjYf`cUXdfchYWh]cbZcfmcifdfYUad`]Z]Yf"

REMOTE TRIGGER INPUT SOCKET

=bcfXYfhc]bhY[fUhYacfYYZZYWh]jY`m]bhcU\caYh\YUhfYgmghYa h\YD@=B=IG

HUihcfc\UgUfYachYhf][[Yf]bdihgcW_YhZ]hhYXhch\YfYUfdUbY`"6mWcbbYWh]b[

UdfcWYggcfk]h\UfYachYhf][[Yfg][bU`hch\]ggcW_Yh h\YHUihcfcWUbVYdih]b

UbXcihcZghUbXVmVmh\YdfcWYggcfhck\]W\]h]gWcbbYWhYX"K\Yb]bghUbXVmh\Y

Uad`]Z]YfXfUkg`YggWiffYbhUbXk]``cdYfUhYUha]b]aiahYadYfUhifY"H\]gaUmVYcZ

UXjUbhU[Y]bUai`h]!Uad`]Z]YfUbX#cffYachY]bghU``Uh]cbg"K\YbhU_YbcihcZghUbXVm 

h\Yib]hk]``XYZUi`hhcÇ<H6mdUggÈacXY"

REMOTE TRIGGER OUTPUT SOCKET

H\YHUihcfcU`gcZYUhifYgUfYachYhf][[YfcihdihgcW_YhZ]hhYXhch\YfYUfdUbY`"6m

WcbbYWh]b[h\]ghf][[Yfcihdihhch\YdckYfUad`]Z]Yf h\YYbh]fYgmghYaWUbVYdih]b

UbXcihcZghUbXVmVmh\YdfcWYggcf"

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