Troubleshooting Tips - Orion Cobalt CO6002 Owner's Manual

Troubleshooting Tips

Symptom Probable Cause
No output
Low or no remote turn-on
Fuse blown
Power wires not connected
Audio input not connected.
Speaker wires not connected
Speaker are blown
Audio cycles on and off
Thermal protection engages
when amplifi er heat sink tem-
perature exceeds 50º C (122º F)
Loose or poor audio input
Loose power connections
Distorted output
Amplifi er level sensitivity set
too high exceeding maximum
capability of amplifi er
Impedance load to amplifi er
too low
Shorted speaker wires
Speaker not connected to am-
plifi er properly.
Internal crossover not set prop-
erly for speakers
Speakers are blown
Poor bass response
Speakers wired with wrong
polarity causing cancellation at
low frequencies.
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Action To Take
Check remote turn-on voltage at voltage
amplifi er and repair as needed.
Check power wire's integrity and check for
speaker shorts. Fix as needed and replace
fuse.
Check power wire and ground connections
and repair or replace as needed.
Check RCA connections and repair or replace
as needed.
Check speaker wires and repair or replace as
needed.
Check system with known working speaker
and repair or replace speakers as needed.
Make sure there is proper ventilation for am-
plifi er and improve ventilation as needed.
Check RCA connections and repair or replace
as needed.
Check power wires and ground connections
and repair or replace as needed.
Readjust gain. Refer to the Adjusting the
Sound of the System section of this manual
for detailed instructions.
Check speaker impedance load, if below 2Ω,
rewire the speakers to achieve higher imped-
ance.
Check speaker wires and repair or replace as
needed.
Check speaker wires and repair or replace as
needed. Refer to the Speaker Connections
section of this manual for detailed instruc-
tions
Readjust crossovers. Refer to the Internal
Crossover Confi guration section of this
manual for detailed instructions.
Check system with known working speakers
and fi x or replace as needed.
Check speaker polarity and fi x as needed.
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