Hi- We've had a series of power surges, power is fixed now, but My Pioneer SX-315 will come on for three seconds, then turn itself off. My manual says that is because the protection circuit is activated, and says : recovery Method- press the STANDBY key twice. I've tried pressing the standby button on the amp, and also on the remote, I've pressed it twice while the amp is in standby, pressed it twice within the three seconds the amp is on, tried pressing and holding, but so far no luck. Any recommendations? Thanks! I am in Mexico, so a service tech might be hard to find.
I can tell you what you will have to do , if you can unsolder and solder components then i can help you fix the problem. but if you cannot do some electronic tests or procedures then it is going to be hard for you and me to get this problem fixed
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electech
Posted on Nov 08, 2008
ok , the you would need to test the power circuit to the power amp and make sure that it is not comming out will the unit is plugged in but not turned on, also remove any speakers that are hooked up to the unit and test to see if power shoots out when the power is turned on( like 40v ) then that would for surely say that the power amp is gone but also looking for a short somewhere would be the where the problem is , and that always happens in the power amp
let me know what you get from some test so i can further analyze the problem, thanks
electech
yes , if there is voltage just comming out then the power amp for sure needs to be replaced
but if not it still can be the problem
so also check for a short on the power amp without power to the unit
let me know what you have found so far
and if you do find that kind of voltage at the speaker terminals then your speakers may be damaged or blown( hopefully that did not happen) also check the fuses to the power amp to see if they are blown , that would also indicate that the power amps are blown
this could be a bad capacitor or the protection circuit has bad components and the over current can be from the power amp or a short( continuity , full connection , no resistance)
if there is dc power flowing thru , then there is a bad capacitor( electrolytic)
looks like these
you can check the capacitors this way , no power and unplugged , test each capacitor for an open connection , that will tell you that the capacitor has dried out and become an open , which would identify the problem
hope that helps some more
electech
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looks like these
I'm a former sound technician, so I can do some simple tests with a meter, and if I can find a soldering iron here, I can solder. :) If not, if you can tell me what to do maybe I can get a Mexican tech to do it. Appreciate the help!
Ok- am I testing for 40 V AC at the speaker terminals?
No voltage at the speaker terminals. I am not sure how to check for the short. My manual says,
7.1.1 Troubleshooting
The protection circuit is activated by DC or overcurrent detection.
Detection method: The voltage at the protection port (Pin 7) of the microcomputer becomes low.
Time required for detection: 2.5 seconds after the power is turned on.
Operation when the protection circuit is active:
-Mute: ON
-Speaker Relay: OFF
-The unit immediately enters standby mode
Recovery Method: Press the StandBy key twice.
Ok, thanks for your helap, I think maybe that's a little too technical for me to fix. :) But your comments have been very clear and helpful, thanks!
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