Receiver Blinks PROTECT

Monitor Mode Feature
Your GMR1038 radio allows you to listen for weak signals on the current channel at the press of a key.
To turn ON the Monitor Mode:
• For brief listening, press mon button. The icon blinks.
• Press and hold mon button for 2 seconds until two beeps sound for continuous listening. The receiver circuit stays open, letting both the noise and weak signals to be heard.
To turn OFF Monitor Mode:
Press mon button to return to "Normal" mode, and the RX icon stops blinking and disappears.

Dried out electrolytic capacitor(s) shorted

Probable power supply failure...
http://www.shopjimmy.com/megmeet-mlt668tl-vm-power-supply-unit.htm

don't leave it on and have it looked at---most likely is if it uses a lamp that may be the problem but if not it may be in the power supply.

Hi there:
You directed this question at me, but unfortunately this isn't my expertise and I am unable to provide you with a real solution at this time.

Hopefully one of other experts will be able to provide you with a real solution.

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It needs repair probably output transistors and resistors. Est $100-$120 for parts and labor.

The protect message means that the outputs are shorted. This is a fairly common problem that can easily be fixed by any shop that handles audio gear. Expect a parts cost in the $20-$40 range.

Dan

The reason why your receiver is going in protect is because there is a short circuit happening. This would either be on your speaker wires, speakers or receiver itself. What you want to do to check would be:
1. Unhook all sources and speakers from your receiver.
2. Turn on your receiver and crank up the volume to maximum, if your receiver does not shutdown or go on protect then the receiver is OK. If it does shutdown and go on protect then its an internal problem on the receiver and you would need to send that over to an authorized service center.
3. Hook up a source and 1 speaker. Play something from the source or the fm tuner, Crank Up the volume to about 46 or 47 volume. If the receiver does not shutdown, its good.
4. Hook up a second speaker and repeat the process until you encounter the pop and shut down
if for example you encounter the pop on the 4th speaker, try changing the speaker wires.
5. If the receiver still shuts down then it would be a short on the speaker itself and it would need to go to an authorized service center.

open up the unit and change the buss fuses inside 2 small ones on the right side of receiver.

that sounds like a fuse would of blown, to much power it prob made a clicking, noise or said protect witch would break the circuit an blow a fuse