Question about Harman Kardon HK 3480 Receiver

Amplifier/receiver switches off systematically after a few second of use

I have got a problem with my receiver Harman Kardon HK 3480 . When I switch on the receiver , it looks correct a few seconds ( blue light and display showing the radio frequency ) but a few seconds later , the word " protect " is displayed and the received is switched off . I can hear a "click" noise ( relay ? ) coming from the left rear side of the receiver .

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Sounds like a bad output channel is causing it to go into protect mode. Time to see a repair tech.

Posted on May 02, 2007

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