Troubleshooting - Pioneer Elite VSX-53TX Operating Instructions Manual

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Troubleshooting

Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong
with this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the
other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after exercising the
checks listed below, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.
Symptom
Power
The power does not turn on
During loud playback the
power suddenly switches off.
The unit does not respond
when the buttons are pressed.
During operation, the unit
suddenly switches off.
AMP ERR blinks in the display
and the unit turns off. The
STANDBY indicator will blink
and the unit cannot be turned
on.
FAN STOP blinks in the display
and the unit turns off.
OVERHEAT blinks in the
display and no sound is
output.
THDCT NG blinks in the
display and the unit turns off.
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Cause
• The power plug is disconnected.
• The protection circuit may have been
activated.
• The protection circuit has been activated
because the lowest actual impedance of
the speakers (as opposed to the speak-
ers' rated impedance) is dangerously
low.
• Static electricity caused by dry air.
• The speaker wires are frayed or sticking
out of the jack, and are touching the
back of the receiver or another set of
wires.
• The receiver probably has a serious
problem.
• Something is stuck in the fan and/or the
fan is broken.
• The receiver has gotten too hot.
• The thermistor (temperature sensor) is
broken.
Remedy
• Connect the power plug to the wall
outlet.
• Disconnect the power plug from the
outlet, and insert again.
• Turn down the volume.
• When it's convenient go to ACOUSTIC
CAL EQ (see page 89) and lower the 63
Hz and 125 Hz equalizer levels using
manual setting.
• Turning DIGITAL SAFETY on may allow
you to turn up the volume a little more.
(From the Standby mode, and while
holding down the MULTI JOG CON-
TROL SET UP button press the
STANDBY/ON button. Each action
switches SAFETY ON or OFF.)
• Switch the unit off, then on again.
• Disconnect the power plug from the
outlet, and insert again.
• Reinsert the speaker wires, making
sure there are no stray strands of wire
and that they are inserted fully (see
page 25).
• Don't try to turn on the receiver. Call a
Pioneer-accredited repair center to
look at the problem.
• Remove the foreign object from the
fan. If you can't do this and/or the fan is
broken call a Pioneer-accredited repair
center to look at the problem.
• Turn the receiver off and allow it to cool
down with good ventilation. It is very
likely that you have a heat dispersal
and ventilation problem so please fol-
low the instructions in "Installing the
Receiver" on page 8 carefully.
• Turn the receiver off, unplug from wall
and call a Pioneer-accredited repair
center to look at the problem.

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