TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE.
This section provides you with a catalog of amplifier symptoms and their probable causes and solutions. Before you consult this listing, make sure the vehicle's electrical system is working properly by verifying that other electrical items (e. g. headlights, windows, etc.)
Still function correctly.
SYMPTOM | PROBABLE CAUSE | SOLUTION |
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No Audio | Low or N.C Remote | Check remote |
| amp and head unit | |
| Blown Fuse | Replace with new |
| Power wires not connected | Check butt splices or solder joints |
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| Check ground and battery |
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| connections |
| Blown or non speakers | Use VOM or DVM to measure speaker |
| connected | coil |
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| impedance; check speaker wiring |
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| connections |
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Distorted Audio | Input Sensitivity not set | See adjustment procedure and check |
| properly | each step; |
| or damaged speaker cones | Inspect each speaker for damage |
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| and repair or replace suspected |
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| component |
| Low | Refer to head unit owner's manual |
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Audio Level Low | Mute circuit on head | Check electrical system for low |
| unit is on. | voltage; |
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| Check ground connection |
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Audio Lacks | Speakers wired with wrong | Check polarity of wires from |
| polarity, causing | amplifiers to each speaker as defined |
| cancellation of bass | by the system design |
| frequencies | Check battery voltage at amplifier |
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| during operation |
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External Fuse | Incorrect wiring or short | Refer to electrical installation and |
Blowing | circuit | check each installation step |
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Whining noise | Amplifier is picking | Install an |
on audio with | up alternator noise | head unit's power wire; Check |
engine running |
| alternator routing diodes or voltage |
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| regulator for proper operation. Check |
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| all grounds , battery voltage, and |
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| RCA cables |
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Ticking noise on | Amplifier is picking up | Check RCA audio cable; Install an |
audio with | radiated spark noise | |
engine |
| power wire. Check spark plug wires. |
running |
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