TROUBLESHOOTING

TROUBLE-S H O O T

I N G

Symptom

Diagnosis

Remedy

 

 

 

 

 

No sound from

Wires between

amplifier,

Check and repair or replace

speakers

crossover or speakers not

wiring as needed.

 

 

connected properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amplifier has no output.

Check system with known work-

 

 

 

 

 

 

ing amplifier and repair or re-

 

 

 

 

 

 

place as needed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker wires are shorted

Check for shorts in the wiring

 

 

to each other or to the chas-

with a volt/ohm meter and re-

 

 

sis of the vehicle.

pair or replace wires as needed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speakers are blown.

Check system with known work-

 

 

 

 

 

 

ing speaker and repair or re-

 

 

 

 

 

 

place as needed.

 

 

 

 

 

Distorted sound

Incorrect

wiring

between

Check wiring and repair or re-

from speakers

crossover and speakers

place as needed.

 

 

 

Tweeters “burn

Excessive power from am-

Check gain settings on ampli-

up” easily

plifier

 

 

 

fier and readjust as necessary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equalizer

in system (if

Check settings on equalizer and

 

 

available)

has excessive

readjust as necessary

 

 

boost in the high frequency

 

 

 

range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engine Noise from

Speaker

wires shorted to

Check for shorts in the wiring

One or More

chassis of vehicle.

with a volt/ohm meter and re-

Speakers

 

 

 

 

pair 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

the Installation Consider-

 

 

computers, etc.)

 

ations section of this manual.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crossover is mounted near

Move crossovers away from

 

 

radiated

 

noise

source.

noise sources. (Refer to the In-

 

 

(Power

cables,

vehicle

stallation Considerations sec-

 

 

computers, etc.)

 

tion of this manual.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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