Blaupunkt VA1400 manual TROUBLE-SHOOTING Guide, Symptom Probable Cause or Correction

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TROUBLE-SHOOTING GUIDE

Below is a basic trouble-shooting guide to assist in seeking out and correcting a problem that may occur in the installation process. Although lengthy, this chart cannot address every single problem possible but mainly the ones most common.

SYMPTOM

PROBABLE CAUSE OR CORRECTION

No power (power light not on)

• Check connections to amps +12 volt, ground, and remote lines.

 

 

• Use voltmeter to verify voltages are at terminals of amp.

 

• Check main power connection at battery.

 

• Check fuse in power line at battery.

 

• Disconnect all speakers but not power lines - if unit then turns on, a speaker short or speaker

 

line touching vehicle chassis is likely.

 

 

Power but no sound (power light is on)

• Check all input cable lines for connection.

 

• Disconnect speakers from amp, test speaker lines with digital voltmeter to verify >2 ohms per

 

channel (non-bridged mode).

 

 

No sound from one channel or entire side

• Check radio’s balance and fader control positions - verify they are at center.

 

• Check speaker connections at amp and speaker.

 

• Check input leads for connection to amp.

 

 

Very low sound level

• Verify radio balance and fader controls are at center positions.

 

• Check amplifier’s input gain control setting - adjust for higher output levels if necessary (gain

 

settings closer to 0.3 volts).

 

• Receiver may have very low output voltage levels - a step up “line driver” may have to be

 

used.

 

 

Power amplifier turns on and off repeatedly

• Make sure power connections at batter are tight.

(motor-boating sound)

• Verify battery voltage is >11.5 volts DC (12.5-15V engine on) at amplifier with engine off.

 

• Check all radio and amplifier ground connections.

 

 

Amplifier turns off during loud or distorted

• Input stage being over-driven - lower input gain (closer to 4 volt setting).

passages

• Verify battery voltage is >11.5 volts DC at amplifier with engine off.

 

• Check all radio and amplifier ground connections.

 

• Verify speaker loads >2 ohms on all channels (non-bridged mode).

 

 

Amplifier performs fine but gets very hot to

• Input gain control too high - lower accordingly (closer to 4.0 volt setting).

the touch

• Verify speaker loads >2 ohms on all channels (non-bridged mode).

 

• Verify the mounting location allows for free air movement around the amp. Preferably, the amp

 

should be mounted with fins up and down so rising heat moves quickly away from amp.

 

 

Amplifier turn-on/turn-off pops or noises

• “turn on race” - disconnect trigger from radio and turn on/off via a wire jumper to power

 

terminal. If noise goes away, the radio is turning on/off too slowly. This is radio problem and

 

can only be corrected with outboard turn-on delay relay system.

 

• Radio “thump” - disconnect the RCA input lines to the amp and turn on/off via radio trigger. If

 

noise goes away without RCA lines connected, the radio is sending pops out through RCA

 

lines. This is a radio problem and can only be corrected with outboard turn-on delay relay

 

system.

 

 

Cracking noises on AM/FM radio but not on

• Ensure the problem is “radiated noise” by placing a portable FM radio near the car engine. If

tape or cd.

noise is picked up, then it is a vehicle problem and not your system. Research to isolate the

 

source and properly shield or bypass.

 

• Are spark plugs and wires > 3 years old? These can often radiate substantial noise when old.

 

• Verify the engine block has a good ground connection to chassis ground.

 

• Verify the engine compartment hood is grounded to vehicle chassis via a braided grounding

 

strap.

 

 

Whining noise, engine running, varies in pitch

• Verify all power and ground connections are clean at radio.

or loudness with engine speed, AND varies

Re-route radio power and ground so they are sourced from same connections back at

with radio volume control setting (this is

amplifier (this is called a “common” ground).

generally a RADIO installation problem)

• Check all ground connections to ensure clean surfaces that have all paint removed and also

 

not oxidation buildup over time.

 

• Verify there is some kind of power filtering choke assembly at back of radio. If not, install one.

 

 

Whining noise, engine running, varies in pitch

• Check battery ground connections at chassis are clean and tight, scraped free of oxidation,

or loudness with engine speed, BUT, DOES

paint, and grease.

NOT vary with radio volume control setting

Re-route radio power and ground so they are sourced from same connections back at

(this is generally an amplifier installation

amplifier (this is called a “common” ground).

problem)

• Bypass all equipment between radio and amp (e.g., equalizers) directly connecting radio. If

 

noise goes away, signal processor has problem.

 

• Check for signal level “ground loops” - disconnect the outer shield of the RCA cable at one

 

end of the cable (e.g., radio end). If noise goes away, modify cables accordingly. There are

 

voltage differences at the ground connections of the components and these are NOT

 

correctable any other way than such shield cutting or an outboard “ground loop isolator”

 

which is a small transformer.

 

 

 

 

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