tROUBLESHOOTING

Symptom

Probable Cause

Remedy

 

 

 

No output

Source or amplifier

Check source or amplifier and fix

 

not turned on..

as required..

 

 

 

 

Audio input not con-

Check RCA connection and

 

nected or no output

signal integrity, fix or replace as

 

from source..

required..

 

 

 

 

Bi-amp/parallel switch

Set Bi-amp/parallel switch to

 

set incorrectly for ap-

correct setting (see Crossover

 

plication..

connections and input switch set-

 

 

ting, Bi-amplified connections to

 

 

crossover, or Bi-wire connections

 

 

to crossover)..

 

 

 

 

Protection circuit

Turn down volume, protection

 

activated..

circuit will automatically reset..

 

 

 

 

Speaker wires not

Check speaker wires and fix or

 

connected..

replace as required..

 

 

 

Audio cycles on

Speaker damaged..

Check system with known work-

and off

 

ing speaker and fix or replace as

 

 

required

 

 

 

 

Thermal protection

Check that amplifier has ad-

 

engaged..

equate ventilation, check speaker

 

 

impedance load

 

 

 

 

Loose or poor audio

Check RCA power and speaker

 

connections..

connections and fix or replace as

 

 

required..

 

 

 

Distorted output

Preamp volume set

Check volume or preamp and

 

to high exceeding

adjust appropriately..

 

maximum capability of

 

 

amplifier..

 

 

 

 

 

Impedance load to

Check speaker impedance load, if

 

amplifier too low..

below 1 ohm rewire the speakers

 

 

to achieve a higher impedance..

 

 

 

 

Bi-amp/parallel switch

Set Bi-amp/parallel switch to

 

set incorrectly for ap-

correct setting (see Crossover

 

plication..

connections and input switch set-

 

 

ting, Bi-amplified connections to

 

 

crossover, or Bi-wire connections

 

 

to crossover)..

 

 

 

 

Shorted speaker

Check speaker wire connections

 

wires..

and fix or replace as needed..

 

 

 

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