HELP - DC Trigger

[lucv13]

Well finally found something I overlooked when last shopping for a receiver, the DC Trigger - The Marantz sr4002 does not have one. It was not a big deal at the time because I really did not understand what it did. So the dilemma now is how to get around this.

I have a 12 outlet surge protector/power station 6000 or 7000 joules - can't think of the make (I'm at work) that has a 12v DC in/out which allows 4 of the outlet including the 2 high voltage units to be powered at the same time as the receiver if it had a trigger. Is there some type of external trigger that can be installed between the receiver and surge protector

We live in an automated world and I don't want to get up everytime to power up and down the amps when turning everything else off and on via la Harmony

[aramis109]

Wait, I'm confused- your surge protector does or doesn't have power-activated outlets? There are a few kinds that do- IE when the selected outlet gets power, it also powers the one beside it. Would this not work?

You could try a simple one that has a trigger and then plugs into your power center as a cheaper solution than buying a whole new power center. Otherwise surely there's some kind of trigger solution out there for folks with equipment needs like that.

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by lucv13

Well finally found something I overlooked when last shopping for a receiver, the DC Trigger - The Marantz sr4002 does not have one. It was not a big deal at the time because I really did not understand what it did. So the dilemma now is how to get around this.

I have a 12 outlet surge protector/power station 6000 or 7000 joules - can't think of the make (I'm at work) that has a 12v DC in/out which allows 4 of the outlet including the 2 high voltage units to be powered at the same time as the receiver if it had a trigger. Is there some type of external trigger that can be installed between the receiver and surge protector

We live in an automated world and I don't want to get up everytime to power up and down the amps when turning everything else off and on via la Harmony

My HT room is 25ft by 20ft. I have a receiver, 7 amplifiers, one equalizer, a projector or the TV that have to be turned on and off. The amplifiers are too far apart from each other as I use some of them to power my passive subwoofers. I turn them on and off manually every day. In addition to walking from the parking lot to the building, that is the only other excercise I get on most days. Forget about automation and do it the old fashioned way.

If you don't want to do it manually, this may help.

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_190CS12...V.html?tp=9103

[aramis109]

Just found this one:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...9B5Q0TRPZ3TJWK

$30 and it has pretty good ratings. Would this work for what you want?

[Hammie]

Here is an IR sensor system with 12v out via a learning remote.

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_190MSU2...0.html?tp=2187

Or you plug this into the switched outlet on your 4002...

http://emotiva.com/et3.shtm

[lucv13]

Originally Posted by aramis109

Wait, I'm confused- your surge protector does or doesn't have power-activated outlets? There are a few kinds that do- IE when the selected outlet gets power, it also powers the one beside it. Would this not work?

You could try a simple one that has a trigger and then plugs into your power center as a cheaper solution than buying a whole new power center. Otherwise surely there's some kind of trigger solution out there for folks with equipment needs like that.

The surge protector does have the power activated outlets and the DC trigger input - in order to use them to turn on the amps I need a signal imput identifying that the receiver has been turned on

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

My HT room is 25ft by 20ft. I have a receiver, 7 amplifiers, one equalizer, a projector or the TV that have to be turned on and off. The amplifiers are too far apart from each other as I use some of them to power my passive subwoofers. I turn them on and off manually every day. In addition to walking from the parking lot to the building, that is the only other excercise I get on most days. Forget about automation and do it the old fashioned way.

If you don't want to do it manually, this may help.

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_190CS12...V.html?tp=9103

LOL I don't get much more exercise myself these days - I'll have to look at that tomorrow when I get home Crutchfield is blocked at work too -it just doesn't make sense what they have blocked and what they don't?????

Originally Posted by louhamilton

Here is an IR sensor system with 12v out via a learning remote.

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_190MSU2...0.html?tp=2187

Or you plug this into the switched outlet on your 4002...

http://emotiva.com/et3.shtm

AHA now that emotiva looks like just what I need, now let's see if I can find something like that up here in the Great White

[lucv13]

Got a good idea from one of the guys over at Axiom - Run a 12V transformer off the switched outlet on the Marantz, once the receiver is turned on, the outlet powers up and the 12V out would act as a trigger.