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[David Taylor]

My dad has an older Pioneer pro logic receiver. Every time a movie (either on VHS or DVD) hits a really loud noise (like a gunshot), the receiver turns itself off. Any ideas?

 

[Justin H]

Check to make sure you don't have any shorts in the speaker wires (i.e. positive and negative making contact with eachother). The same thing was happening to my parents Kenwood and that was the problem.

 

[David Taylor]

Yeh. I was thinking that as well. They have a stupid cat that is always chewing on stuff. I'll give that a whirl. Seems kinda weird that it'd only happen on very LOUD noises. Maybe not--I'm not an electrical engineer.

 

[Claude M]

if the wires check out then swap the speakers. bring your pair to your dad's place for a test. perhaps the crossover or a driver has a problem. if it's still misbehaving then it's he receiver.

 

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

Seems kinda weird that it'd only happen on very LOUD noises.

This is because loud sounds, especially if they have a lot of bass, demand more current and make the receiver work harder. You can re-create the problem by putting on a bass-heavy CD and turning the volume up loud.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt