Owner's Manual
NOTE: The Dual-mode Component Cooler was
de
signed to cool
components in an open,
or
partially open environment, such as on a
she
lf
,
in
a bookcase,
or
in
a cabinet with
no
doors and/or an open
back
It cannot cool components
in
sealed enclosures; it would circulate the
same hot air within the enclosure, providing little cooling. Active
Thermal Management offers a complete line
of
cooling equipment
de
signed
to
cool entire enclosures, from the smallest to the largest,
at
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Connections & Operation
Select
the
location for the thermal probe, the
small silver-colored cylinder attached
to
the
control board located between the fans.
Position the probe where
it
can sense the heat
from
the
amplifier
or
other
heat
source.
Plug
the power supply into
an
AC outlet that
1s
always li
ve,
and
plug
the
power
supply's
output lead
mto
the connector attached to
the
control unit. Note
th
at the small te
mp
erature
..
display on the co
ntr
ol board reads in degrees Celsiu
s,
not Fa
hr
e
nh
e
it
.
When the temperature at the thermistor reaches
32C
degrees,
(about
90F
-
see
below)
the
fans
will begin to turn.
The
fans will stop when
the
temperature
fa
lls below 29C (about 85F). A
hair
dryer
can
be used
to
check for proper operat10n.
The
fans
may
run
continuously
in
operation.
Cable
boxes, satellite receivers,
some
whole-house
amplifiers
and
digital recorders run continuously and
their
heat
may
be
enough
to
keep
the fans in
operation.
The
Dual-mode, like all
ATM
products,
1s
designed to operate continuously, drawing
only a
few
watts
of
electncal power.
To
change
the
temperature at which the fans
tum
ON,
press the
SET
button
on
the control board
momentarily.
The
display will blink. Press the
.,
or
.A.
buttons to change to the desired
temperature. After a few seconds,
the
new
temperature will
be
stored.
To
change
the
temperature at which the fans turn OFF, decide
how
many
degrees
below
the
tum-
on
temperature
you
wish
the fans to stop, called the d1fferent1al
(The
factory setting
is
3 Celsius
degrees,
or
about 5 Fahrenheit degrees
.)
To
change the differential:
Hold
the
SET
button for 5 seconds.
PO
will be displayed *
Press
the
.A.
button once to change the
display to
Pl,
then
press SET again. The present differential temperature will
be
displayed.
Use
the
.A.
and
.,
buttons
to
set
the desired differential
The
display will return
to
showing
system
temperature after a few seconds; the new differential temperature
has
been stored.
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