Yamaha RXV3000 Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Refer to the chart below when this unit does not function properly. If the problem you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instruction below does not help, turn the power off, disconnect the power cord, and contact your dealer or the nearest Yamaha Audio Products Service Department.

After this unit is exposed to strong external electric shock (such as lightning and large static electricity) or you mishandle the operation of this unit, it may not function properly. In these cases, turn the power off, unplug the power cord, plug it back in after 30 seconds, and start operating.

General

Problem	Possible Cause	What to Do
The unit fails to turn on when	The power cord is not plugged in or is not	Plug in the power cord securely.
STANDBY/ON is pressed, or	completely inserted.
returns to standby mode
	IMPEDANCE SELECTOR on the rear panel	Set the switch completely to either position
suddenly soon after the power is
	is not set correctly.	(depending on your speakers) while this unit is in
turned on.
		standby mode.
	The protection circuitry has been activated.	Make sure all speaker wire connections on this unit
		and on all speakers are secure and that the wire for
		each connection does not touch anything other than
		its respective connection.
Hum	There is a faulty cable connection.	Connect the audio plugs securely. If the problem
		persists, the cords may be defective.
	No connection from the turntable to the GND	Connect the grounding cord of your turntable to the
	terminal.	GND terminal of this unit.
No sound or no picture	The volume is turned down.	Turn up the volume.
	Faulty or incorrect input or output connection.	Connect the component correctly. If the problem
		persists, the cords may be defective.
	Incorrect input source.	Select the appropriate input source with the INPUT
		selector.
	This unit is set to DTS input mode.	Press INPUT MODE to select another input mode
	Digital signals other than PCM audio, Dolby	Play a source whose signals this unit can reproduce.
	Digital, or DTS encoded signals are input to this
	unit by playing a CD-ROM, etc.
No picture	The source component is connected to this unit	Connect this unit’s S VIDEO MONITOR OUT
	using an S-video cable, but there is no S-video	terminal to the TV’s S-video input terminal or
	connection between this unit and your video	disconnect the S-video cable from the source
	monitor.	component.
No sound is coming from one	There is a faulty cable connection.	Connect all cables securely. If the problem persists,
side.		the cords may be defective.
The volume level cannot be	MUTE is on.	Turn VOLUME to minimum, press MUTE to
increased very much when		restore audio, and adjust the volume again.
adjusting VOLUME.
	The component connected to the MD/TAPE	Turn on the power to the component.
	OUT or CD-R OUT jacks of this unit is turned
	off.
The sound suddenly goes off.	The protection circuitry has been activated	Check that the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR switch
	because of short circuit etc.	is set to the appropriate position and then turn the
		unit back on.
		Check that the speaker wires are not touching each
		other and then turn the unit back on.
	The SLEEP timer came on.	Cancel the SLEEP timer function.
	The sound is muted.	Press MUTE or any operation buttons of this unit to
		cancel a mute and adjust the volume.
No sound is coming from the	The effect is off.	Press EFFECT to turn on the effect sound.
Effect speakers.
	A Dolby Surround or DTS decoding sound field	Select another sound field program.
	program is being used with material not encoded
	with Dolby Surround or DTS.
No OSD on the video monitor.	DISPLAY OFF is selected.	Select “Full Display” or “Short Display”.
	BLUE BACK is OFF at DISPLAY SET.	Select “AUTO”.

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