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SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

SUGGESTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

No sound (continued)

The amplifier might have

The amplifier detected

 

shut down (continued)

an input overload.

 

 

Reduce the autosound

 

 

system’s volume.

 

 

 

 

Power problem.

Check the amplifier’s

 

 

and autosound sys-

 

 

tem’s fuses and replace

 

 

them if necessary (see

 

 

“Replacing a Fuse” on

 

 

Page 23).

 

 

 

Distorted sound

The amplifier might be

Reduce your autosound

 

receiving too much input

system’s output power

 

power from your auto-

(if possible), or reduce

 

sound system.

the autosound system’s

 

 

volume.

 

 

 

 

An output channel might

Take the amplifier to

 

have shorted.

your local RadioShack

 

 

store.

 

 

 

 

The amplifier might have

Turn your autosound

 

shut down.

system off and let the

 

 

amplifier cool. Make

 

 

sure the amplifier is

 

 

properly ventilated. Then

 

 

turn your autosound sys-

 

 

tem back on. The ampli-

 

 

fier turns itself back on

 

 

when it has cooled.

 

 

 

The amplifier’s PRO-

Amplifier not connected

Check all connections.

TECTION indicator

to autosound system

 

lights

correctly.

 

 

 

 

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XL-150 specifications

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