TROUBLESHOOTING

TROUBLE-S H O O T I N G

Symptom

Diagnosis

Remedy

 

 

 

No sound from

Wires between amplifier,

Check wiring, and repair or

speakers

crossover, or speakers not

replace as needed

 

connected properly

 

 

 

 

 

Amplifier has no output

Check system with known

 

 

working amplifier and repair

 

 

or replace as needed

 

 

 

 

Speaker wires are shorted

Check for shorts in the wiring

 

to each other or to the

with a volt/ohm meter, and

 

chassis of the vehicle

repair or replace wires as

 

 

needed

 

 

 

 

Speakers are blown

Check system with known

 

 

working speaker, and repair or

 

 

replace as needed

 

 

 

Distorted sound

Incorrect wiring between

Check wiring, and repair or

from speakers

crossover and speakers

replace as needed

 

 

 

Tweeters “burn

Excessive power from

Check gain settings on ampli-

up” easily

amplifier

fier and readjust as necessary

 

 

 

 

Equalizer in system (if avail-

Check settings on equalizer

 

able) has excessive boost in

and readjust as necessary

 

the high frequency range

 

 

 

 

Engine noise

Speaker wires shorted to

Check for shorts in the wiring

from one or

chassis of vehicle

with a volt/ohm meter, and

more speakers

 

repair or replace wires as

 

 

needed

 

 

 

 

Speaker wires are routed

Re-route speaker wiring away

 

near radiated noise source

from noise sources (refer to

 

(power cables, vehicle com-

the Installation Considerations

 

puters, etc.)

section of this manual)

 

 

 

 

Crossover is mounted near

Move crossovers away from

 

radiated noise source

noise sources (refer to the

 

(power cables, vehicle com-

Installation Considerations

 

puters, etc.)

section of this manual)

 

 

 

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Rockford Fosgate FNP2414, FNP2614U, FNP2514 manual Troubleshooting, Symptom Diagnosis Remedy

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