Soundstream Technologies 501 Trident Protection Circuitry, Troubleshooting, The AIRBASSkcessory

TRIDENT PROTECTION CIRCUITRY

Your Rubicon amplifier is protected against both overheating and short circuits by means of main power fuses and the following circuits:

+Speaker Output Protection

+Ground Fault Differential

+Smart Power Supply Thermal Rollback & a Thermal Protection Circuit

NOTE: If you experience blown main power supply fuses, if is like$ that the amplifier is seeing a dead short, either in the speaker wire or in the speaker itself. Rectify the problem before b/owing mu/tip/e fuses! DO NOT increase values beyond the original fuse value! Doing so will void your warrant and may damage your amplifer.

TROUBLESHOOTING

PROBLEM	CAUSE
	1. No power or ground at the
No Sound and power LED is not	amp.
lit	2. No remote turn-on signal
	3. Blown fuse near the battery
	1. No signal input
No sound, power LED is lit.	2. The AIRBASSkcessory
	switch is in the “IN” position.
	Move it to the “OUT’ position.
Repeatedly blow amp fuse;	1. Speaker or leads may be
	shorted
frequent activation of Smart
	2. Verify adequate amp
Power Supply Circuit
	ventilation
	Output signal level is too high and
	the amplifier output is clipping.
“Clip” indicator lighting	Reduce the level either at the
	source or at the input level
	controls.

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