Troubleshooting
Symptoms | Causes | Solutions |
Bass sounds distorted | Amplifier is at maximum output | Lower volume or receiver level control |
Receiver tone controls are set too high | Set bass flat; use tone controls sparingly | |
Distortion with volume control near | Defective receiver or preamplifier, or | Repair defective receiver, preamplifier or |
minimum | shorted speaker wires | replace speaker wires |
Distortion on music peaks or sound | Dynamic soundtrack (e.g., explosions) | Turn down volume control to lower overall |
effects |
| range |
Buzz, hum, or crackle when connecting | Connecting wires with power on causes | Connect wires only when system power |
wires | transient signal spikes | is Off |
Buzz or hum when system is On | Grounding problem or ground loop | Check receiver or preamplifier manual for |
help in eliminating a ground loop | ||
No sound after listening at high levels | Amplifier’s thermal protection has been | Lower amplifier volume and allow |
amplifier to cool down; sound should | ||
| temporarily activated | resume automatically |
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