Protection Circuitry And Troubleshooting - Soundstream Rubicon 501 Owner's Manual And Installation Manual

TRIDENT PROTECTION CIRCUITRY
Your Rubicon amplifier is protected against both overheating and short circuits
by means of main power fuses and the following circuits:
Speaker Output Protection
Ground Fault Differential
Smart Power Supply Thermal Rollback & a Thermal Protection Circuit
NOTE: If you experience blown main power supply fuses, if is like$
that the amplifier is seeing a dead short, either in the speaker wire or in
the speaker itself. Rectify the problem before b/owing mu/tip/e fuses!
DO NOT increase values beyond the original fuse value! Doing so will
void your warrant and may damage your amplifer.
PROBLEM
No Sound and power
lit
No sound, power LED is lit.
Repeatedly blow amp fuse;
frequent activation of Smart
Power Supply Circuit
"Clip" indicator lighting
TROUBLESHOOTING
1. No power or ground at the
is not amp.
LED
2. No remote turn-on signal
3. Blown fuse near the battery
1. No signal input
2. The
switch is in the "IN" position.
Move it to the "OUT' position.
1. Speaker or leads may be
shorted
2. Verify adequate amp
ventilation
Output signal level is too high and
the amplifier output is clipping.
Reduce the level either at the
source or at the input level
controls.
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CAUSE