The most common problem found on FixYa for Audio Video Receiver's is:
My receiver say's "Protect"
or turns on then off. What's wrong? Seven times out of ten it is a
shorted speaker or speaker wire. To determine your exact problem, the
first step is to disconnect all speaker wires "at your receiver" Next:
Turn the receiver back on. If your receiver still says "protect" or
turns off, it needs to be serviced. If your receiver stays on; reconnect
your speakers one at a time and power back up after each speaker. You
may find that after reconnecting all speaker wires it works! Most
commonly the small braids of wire from the + to the - have touched and
have caused the problem. In some instances, you noticed the problem only
when turning the volume up. either way, make sure the exposed wires to
your receiver are no longer than 1/2" long and are completely
under the screw down terminal or slide in. When you've found the wire
or speaker with the problem, your receiver will go back into "protect"
At this point, disconnect the wire from the speaker at the speaker that
may be causing the problem then test again.* Note* Make sure speaker
wires do Not touch each other as this Will cause a short! If you turn
the receiver back on and it stays on, you now know the problem is in
your speaker itself. To test your speaker, you will need a multimeter.
Set it to ohms resistance and touch the speaker terminals, if there is a
short internally the meter will read "1......" If it's an analog meter,
it will peg to the right. There's your problem. Now, within any speaker
there are quite a few possibilities as to what could be causing the
problem. Most common is a blown coil and the speaker needs to be
replaced. Some speakers have internal crossovers (usually floor standing
speakers) and may have a shorted or burnt board (usually very visible
brown burn marks on the board) and can possibly be repaired if your
handy with a soldering iron. Now, if you disconnect the speaker wire at
the speaker and it still says "protect" Check your wire for the obvious
cut or nail thru the wire if possible. If your system has
wiring that runs behind walls, you may need to use your meter again.
Disconnect the wire at both ends, keep the ends separated, put your
meter on ohms resistance and touch probes to the + and - wires at one
side. If the meter pegs to the right or reads "1...." the wire is
shorted and needs to be replaced or repaired at the short. Hope this
helps.
SOURCE: overload
Also could be speaker wire. Make sure all of the speaker wire is hooked up correctly and none of the wires touch awywhere.
SOURCE: Overload on Technics SA-AX710 Receiver
u can measure the speakers impedance, if is ok. I think this can be a problem, when is speakers with 4ohm conected.
SOURCE: VSX-D608 Overload and shutdown
Overload is displayed when the amp draw is excessive, and can be caused by different faults.
when Overload is detected, the protection circuit will shut down the unit to prevent further damage.
The first thing to try is hard reset. Shut down the unit for about one hour to drain power completely.
This can fix minor problems that can cause overload, for example electrostatic charge accumulation on internal capacitors.
If that does not fix the problem, then you must find the fault.
Overload can be caused by shorted speakers, wrong impedance speakers, or by a contact on speakers wiring.
Check speakers connection and test different speakers with 6, or better 8 Ohms impedance.
Another test can be done by unplugging all speakers, and reconnecting and testing them one at a time, at a very low volume.
No more than two 4 Ohms speakers can be connected to the unit, or you will get overload.
If the speakers are OK, then preamp, shorted input/output connectors, main power supply or faulty output transistors can draw too much amps causing overloading.
In that case it is recommendable contacting Pioneer at the number listed on the owners manual.
SOURCE: overload issue
There is a problem in the front end that is allowing some DC curent to flow to the output section. This is detected and the amp goes into protect mode to prevent further damage to either the output section or the speakers. This is likely to be defective coupling capacitors and not an expensive repair. Figure on less than $20 for parts for this repair.
Dan
SOURCE: display shows overload and receiver shuts down
This means that one (or maybe more) of the amplifiers is shorted. Remove all speakers cables and try again. If you get the same message that means that one (or more) amplifiers is fried. To find which and why you will have to open the unit and test the amplifiers.
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