How to turn off 'Protect"?

You can't reboot an amp. If it's an internal short then unless you take it to a repair shop, it's pretty much dead. Try unplugging all the speaker inputs/outputs first and just leave the 12v wire, remote wire and ground wire connected. Turn on your radio and if the protect light goes out, then there's a problem with one of your speaker input/output wires and maybe your RCA wires. If removing all the speaker wires worked, plug in one at a time until it kicks into protect mode which will tell you which input/output wire or speaker is shorted. good luck

turn radio on and unplug speakers one at a time if the problem goes away once you unplug a particular speaker, then there lies the problem. it sounds like you have a short. Unplug the rca's going to your amp one at a time also.

Hi,
Check speaker wires, any wire seems shorted and causing Protect Unplug error message in receiver.
Good way to sort out bad wire is plug one speaker at a time, turn On receiver check, turn Off, then plug next speaker wire until you find out what speaker wire activates protection circuit of receiver.
Thanks.

PROTECT means the receiver is automatically powering down to protect it's amplifiers. Top reasons are overheating, which can be caused by poor ventilation, covering vent holes, excessive volumes for long periods of time, or it's actually just that hot in the room, which, with the current weather, I've encountered in clients homes before. The other option, and just as common if not more so, is that the speaker wire outputs are shorted out and are causing the amp to turn off. The easiest way to test this is unplug all of the speakers and turn it back on. If it still says protect, then it's either too hot or there is a physical problem with the protection circuit and needs to be serviced (this would be a good time to kick yourself for buying a sony receiver). If it DOES power on, plug in the speakers one by one, and if the amp goes into protect mode as soon as you plug in a speaker, it's an issue with that one. Check for short circuits in the line (kinks, frayed ends, staples going clear through the wire, etc). If the wire looks good, try putting a different speaker at the end. If a different speaker works, then the speaker is blown, which gives 0 continuity, and the receiver is correctly protecting itself from the high impedance load. Change the speaker.

unplug all speaker wires and turn on. if you still have a protect light on then there is an issue with the amp itself and if the light goes away plug in the speakers one by one while its on and the speaker that turns on the protect light has a problem

Surge protect. You either have a short or it's fried. unplug speaker wires one speaker at a time and turn off and then on and check if the light goes out. if it turns on with whatever speaker you removed, then that speaker is the problem or the wire from the speaker to the amp is shorted. don't forget the rca inputs as well. try those one at a time too. If at the end all you have connected is the ground, positive and remote wires and the light still turns red, then the problem is with the amp.

Audio receivers have an output protection circuit called "protect mode", this is to protect the receiver from short circuit failures.The speakers and speaker wires are what I inspect thoroughly first, look for bare speaker wires,or bare wires that are touching each other at that point,check speaker wires at the back of the receiver for sloppy connections,etc.If all looks good then try disconnecting all the speakers at the receiver,then turn power on to see if it goes into "protect mode", if it does the the receiver probably has an internal short and will need to be sent in for service,if it doesn't go into "protect mode" then connect one speaker at a time back into the receiver until it does go into "protect mode" then which ever speaker you connected last is the speaker that is shorted(blown) and then you know that speaker is the problem and it will need to be replaced or repaired. Good luck !

Disconnect all the speaker wires at the receiver and turn it back on. If itdoesn't go into protect mode, your receiver is ok.

Reconnect the speakers one at a time being sure to turn the receiver off each time you connect a speaker and turn the receiver on until your receiver goes into protection mode again.

When it goes into protect mode again, the last speaker you connected has a problem. Trace the speaker's wire to the speaker looking for cuts or shorts along the way.

If you have a multimeter, switch itto ohms and check the speaker for a dead short, if you show a dead short you have a blownspeaker. Hope this helps.

--Matt

Protect mode will kick in whenever a fault is detected.

You get the unit not powering up, and sometimes you hear a clicking noise, that is the protection switch that keeps shutting down the unit.

Causes that can start protect mode are:

Electrostatic harges on internal circuits.
Leave the unit unplugged for power for one hour or so, this will allow discharge.

Bad speaker wiring.
Check speaker wiring, try unplugging and plugging back, or start after removing one speaker at the time.

Internal fault.
Internal fault is the natural cause for protect mode. If all the above did not work, then the problem is a blown component or an internal fault. In this case the unit must be taken apart , tested and repaired by an experienced person.
If the unit is less than one year old, or if you want to get service, call Sony at the phone number listed on the product documentation.

Regards.

Normally this denotes a protect condition. Remove the speaker wires from the back of the amp and see if the green light stays on. If this fixes the problem, then there is a short circuit in your wires, speaker level volume control or speakers. The amp sees the short and goes into protect. After a couple seconds it closes the connection again and if the short is still present it goes back into protect.