Hi, I bought a HK 325 Refurb a few months back and recently got the velodyne CHT10 sub to complete my HT setup. Since the day I got the sub I havent been able to get any signal to it. I connect the subwoofer preout to the input of the Sub and I either get a hum or no signal depending on the cable I use. More alarming is that the receiver shuts off when playing a DVD. It cant be heat because I tried it early morning when the receiver was cold. Is this a bad receiver, bad sub/cable or just plain ignorance? Please advice.. thanks Kar
Kar
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Hi
I bought a new AR sub cable and still theproblem persists. I play anything (DVD, VCR,TV) are moderate volume (-33db) and the ereceiver shuts off, if the subwoofer output is connected.I tried plugging the sub on the different outlet - didnt work Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Kar: check all your wiring. I would unplug all your speakers. Are you using bananna plugs or just connecting the wires directly to the binding posts? In any event, connect the speakers one at a time (Left, then Right, then Center...) -- turn off the receiver between test! Adjust the volume to -25dB and see if the receiver goes into protection then.
I may be that you have a single strand of wire touching somewhere. Also make sure you check the connections at the speaker(s) too!
Kar
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Thanks Geekboy. Thats exactly what I ended up doing. I took each speaker out one by one.
My surrounds are bare wires. I guess its time for Banana plugs there. It works wonderfully well now.