TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G
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No sound from  | Wires between amplifier,  | Check and repair or replace  | |||
speakers | crossover and speakers  | wiring as needed.  | |||
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  | Amplifier has no output.  | Check system with known  | ||
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  | Speaker wires are shorted  | Check for shorts in the wir-  | ||
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  | chassis of the vehicle.  | and repair or replace wires  | ||
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  | Speakers are blown.  | Check system with known  | ||
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  | or replace as needed.  | |
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Distorted sound  | Incorrect wiring  | be-  | Check wiring and repair or  | ||
from speakers  | tween crossover  | and  | replace as needed.  | ||
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Tweeters “burn  | Excessive clipping from  | Check gain settings on am-  | |||
up” easily | |||||
amplifier  | 
  | plifier and readjust as neces-  | |||
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  | Equalizer in system (if  | Check settings on equalizer  | ||
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  | available) has excessive  | and readjust as necessary  | ||
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  | boost in the high fre-  | 
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