Subwoofer Output Not Working...

I've had this deck for about a year, everything has worked well. I have subs hooked up to the RCA sub output connectors to an amp and 2 10 inch subwoofers. I removed my subs to put somthing in my car, put the subs back and now I hardly get anything out of the subs. I took the subs and amp into a shop and verified they are working perfectly. I even hooked my ipod up to the amp and it worked fine. The amp powers up and everything, and only a little bass comes out. The shop said it is probably the deck that is the issue, has anyone ever had this issue? Everything works find except for that! It sux! Thanks for any help!

Matt Lager Jun 19, 2007

That is what the tech did down at the store and said it was a no go, that is why he hooked up the ipod and the subs bumped hard...

I'm in denial about it being the deck just because I know it will warrant a replacement :)
Matt Lager Jun 19, 2007

I did this and it worked, but loosing the sub woofer volume control is a bit of a downside, but it will be a good workaround until I can aford another unit...

How strange that the subwoofer outputs would just fail like that...

Is there any sort of a reset procedure that I should try with the unit in case somthing is hung up in the software side? I've already removed all power from it for about an hour.

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The first thing to try is disconnecting ONE of the two subs. See if you get more bass with a single sub than with both. If you do, re-connect the second subwoofer, but reverse the (+) and (-) wires.

Posted on Jun 19, 2007

Brian Neathery Jun 19, 2007

You can try switching the RCA to the deck's rear or front output instead. The subwoofer amp should still work from one of those outputs; you just won't be able to use the built-in subwoofer volume control.

If that doesn't work, you might try substituting a different set of RCA cables. The problem may be in the cables and not the deck.

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