Please Help. My Kenwood Reciever Shuts Off On Its Own. (1 Viewer)

[Derek Duncan]

Hello all, I have a Kenwood vr-505, I know it is not top of the line, but in my budget it is more than good enough. The thing is I have moved my home theater to a bigger room, therefore I have been turning the reciever a bit louder, for example I watch movies at about 25 or 28, were I was listening at about 32 or 35. It plays fine until a really loud sound, like an explosion, or an alarm goes off. The reciever then completely shuts off on it's own, and the stanby light blinks. I know there is not a short, because it only happens on very loud parts, and in the same parts every time. Does anyone have any idea what could cause this. Thanks.

Derek

 

[Joe Tilley]

Derek, What kind of speakers are you using & do you have them set for small or large? Its possible that when a loud passage comes on that the speaker resistance is dipping low enough to kick your recever off.

 

[Carl Johnson]

I would recommend unplugging and redoing all of your speaker wires both @ the receiver and @ the speakers. I had the exact same problem on a Kenwood receiver of mine a while back and rewiring solved the problem. I just assumed that there was a small short somewhere in the system but it wasn't leaking enough power to trip the safety till I cranked the volume.

 

[Derek Duncan]

I did have my speakers set to small , but when I changed rooms, I set them to large, I guess that is what did it.

Derek