Troubleshooting Tips

Symptom Probable Cause

Action To Take

 

 

No output

 

 

 

Low or no remote turn-on

Check remote turn-on voltage at voltage

 

amplifier and repair as needed..

 

 

Fuse blown

Check power wire's integrity and check for

 

speaker shorts.. Fix as needed and replace

 

fuse..

 

 

Power wires not connected

Check power wire and ground connections

 

and repair or replace as needed..

 

 

Audio input not connected..

Check RCA connections and repair or replace

 

as needed..

 

 

Speaker wires not connected

Check speaker wires and repair or replace as

 

needed..

 

 

Speaker are blown

Check system with known working speaker

 

and repair or replace speakers as needed..

 

 

Audio cycles on and off

 

 

 

Thermal protection engages

Make sure there is proper ventilation for am-

when amplifier heat sink tem-

plifier and improve ventilation as needed..

perature exceeds 50º C (122º F)

 

 

 

Loose or poor audio input

Check RCA connections and repair or replace

 

as needed..

 

 

Loose power connections

Check power wires and ground connections

 

and repair or replace as needed..

 

 

Distorted output

 

 

 

Amplifier level sensitivity set

Readjust gain.. Refer to the Adjusting the

too high exceeding maximum

Sound of the System section of this manual

capability of amplifier

for detailed instructions..

 

 

Impedance load to amplifier

Check speaker impedance load, if below 2Ω,

too low

rewire the speakers to achieve higher imped-

 

ance.

Shorted speaker wires

Check speaker wires and repair or replace as

 

needed..

 

 

Speaker not connected to am-

Check speaker wires and repair or replace as

plifier properly..

needed.. Refer to the Speaker Connections

 

section of this manual for detailed instruc-

 

tions

 

Internal crossover not set prop- Readjust crossovers.. Refer to the Internal

erly for speakers

Crossover Configuration section of this

 

manual for detailed instructions..

 

 

Speakers are blown

Check system with known working speakers

 

and fix or replace as needed..

 

 

Poor bass response

 

 

 

Speakers wired with wrong

Check speaker polarity and fix as needed..

polarity causing cancellation at

 

low frequencies..

 

 

 

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