Orion Car Audio CO6002, CO3002 Troubleshooting Tips, Symptom Probable Cause, Action To Take

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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