I just bought a volfenhag zx-8200 amp yesterday and i hooked it up and it stays in standy and flickers the lights on and off

No, it's only use to control the gain or level from zero to what u set it to

It sounds like your amp has lost a channel, based on the testing you have done so far.

open the back of your amp and see if the leads from the fan are burnt anywhere. trace them from the fan to where they are soldered into the board. if the wires appear to be fine, then test them using a volt meter. if the positive is not recieveing power you may want to solder the lead to your remote turn on.

volfenhag's are cheap. you get what you pay for. that is the german equiv. to pyramid or kraco.

The protection light is on indicating a short or over- voltage problem. If you disconnect the speaker leads and the light goes off or green then the problem is a shorted speaker or wiring problem. If the light stays red the problem is inside the amp and it will need service and parts.

try wiring them differently. here is a link for u to go to http://www.crutchfield.com/learn/learningcenter/car/subwoofers_wiring.html . once there find your amp configuration (ie. mono, or 2 channel) then down to the type of subs an how many subs ( ie. 2 dvc (dual voice coil) 4 ohm subs) an that will show u how the subs should be wired and wired to the amp.

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its very easy to hook it up. your best bet is to join www.carstereo and ask your question there.but it is easy to set and hook up amp if you really need help email me

You must remove the 12v power source from the remote turn-on terminal of the amp to make it switch off. This is generally done by connecting the remote turn-on terminal to the head unit's power antenna or system control terminal. When the head unit is switched off, the amp will go off.

It's most likely that the over-current protection is tripping at high power. At lower voltage, the amplifier can't produce as much output power and therefore can't produce enough current to trip the protection circuit.

You need to check your speakers to make sure that they are not shorted. With an ohm meter, the resistance across the voice coil shouldn't read any less than ~90% of the rated impedance.

If the speakers and the wiring are OK, the amp may have an internal fault causing the amp to go into protection.

Let me know if you have any other questions.