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Pioneer VSX-1014 shuts off intermittently

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12/18/08 at 5:05pm
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I have had this receiver since it came out with no problems. I have it in an entertainment center with the entire back exposed for ventilation. In the last 2 days, for no reason, the thing shuts off during playback. Its not immediate, maybe after 30 minutes or so. I plug it back in the first time and it came back up except all settings were erased, mcacc, everything.

Today, using a different source it did it again. Both were optical sources. This time, it did not come back up right away. Awhile later, I plugged it in and it turned on with the settings erased again. I looked at the speaker connections and didn't notice anything touching. The unit was not hot when it shut off. I don't get it, if it was a short the thing should go off right away. The fact that it plays for some time before going dead is really weird.

edit: I just tried it again, the receiver stayed on but was frozen when I let it go for an hour. It would no respond to power off either by remote or on the unit, I had to unplug it.
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12/18/08 at 5:07pm
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Re: Pioneer VSX-1014 shuts off intermittently

Hmm, I had one of my rear speaker tip over a few weeks ago. I checked the back of that speaker and the wire was loose. Could that cause this? The speaker works fine, really didnt take a huge hit. My kid tipped it over. Its a swan diva 2.1, built like a tank.
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12/18/08 at 6:34pm
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Re: Pioneer VSX-1014 shuts off intermittently

It's possible the loose wire could be the cause, if it was touching the other wire. But it doesn't sound like the cause of all the things you mentioned, like the 1014 freezing. Have you tried resetting it? The procedure should be somewhere in the manual.
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Its a swan diva 2.1, built like a tank.
I also have Swan 2.1's. Great speaker for the price.
"Everyday room": Mitsubishi 52631 RPTV, H/K 520, H/K dvd-5, H/K 8380, H/K CDR 20, OPPO BDP-83 BluRay player, Dish-HD, Infinity Beta 20's-C250-OWS1's, Dayton HSU10.
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12/19/08 at 5:13am
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Re: Pioneer VSX-1014 shuts off intermittently

I have not reset it however whenever it shuts down, it is completely wiped out (just like a reset)

That is a weird symptom. I have never seen a short do that. Even overheating wouldn't do that.
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12/19/08 at 5:21am
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Re: Pioneer VSX-1014 shuts off intermittently

Real SWAG here:
I believe that the settings are kept 'alive' by a capacitor that keeps power applied to the chip that has the settings in it's memory. Maybe there is a problem in that area when the receiver heats up (cap shorts out?)
Again, this is a total guess.

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12/19/08 at 7:25am
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Re: Pioneer VSX-1014 shuts off intermittently

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Originally Posted by LewB
Real SWAG here:
I believe that the settings are kept 'alive' by a capacitor that keeps power applied to the chip that has the settings in it's memory. Maybe there is a problem in that area when the receiver heats up (cap shorts out?)
Again, this is a total guess.


Right so it is very unlikely that a lose speaker wire (on the speaker itself) is the problem. Now the receiver is in an entertainment center with a shelf on top but

a: It has never done this
b: It is now frequent
c: the entire receiver is exposed (I cut the back out of the entertainment center so it literally hangs out some)
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