Disconnect all speaker wires at the receiver and power the unit back up. If it stays on, reconnect
speakers
one by one and test each time. You will either self correct the problem, (usually a braid or two touching the other terminal) or you will find the speaker or wire with the short. Once you find the speaker that's causing the problem, disconnect the wire at the speaker and test again. Be careful and keep the wires separated so they do not touch. If it still cuts out, replace the wire. If it stays on, your wire is good and the problem is in the speaker. For good measure, reconnect the wire to the speaker again careful not to have braids touch each other and test. If it still cuts out, meter the speaker on resistance to check for a dead short which is caused by a bad voice coil or bad crossover. If your not proficient with a meter, take the speaker to any
home audio
shop and have them test it for you. Most will do this free of charge. If you disconnect all the speaker wires and the receiver still goes into protection, it will need to be serviced. Once serviced or replaced, be cautious when reconnecting speaker wires and test the same way. 80-90% of the "protection" cases that I service are do to a shorted wire or speaker. Hope this helps
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