Receiver turns on, then goes to standby right away! (1 Viewer)

[Matt:Brunmeier]

I got this receiver off ebay a while ago and haven't been home to check whether it works. I'm obviously a little flustered because it seems to me that I was sent a broken receiver.

I turn it on, then no matter what I do a few seconds later it goes right back to standby. It's a Sherwood RD-7106. Does anyone know what could cause this?

 

[Kean-Hock Yeap]

Unplug all your speaker wires and try it again and see if you still have the same problem, in case there is a short somewhere.

 

[Matt:Brunmeier]

tried it with all speakers and all components unplugged and it still screws up. I was thinking earlier it might be a grounding issue but it seems kind of like a long shot. I mean, I've turned it on while touching it :-D

 

[Vincent_S]

Power supply? I had an Onkyo once that did that. Got it fixed for free under warranty.

 

[Matt:Brunmeier]

how would I check that?

I guess I could try taking it to a service center. Best Buy supports Sherwood stuff right? I know they'd rape me up the ass on service but they might at least tell me what's wrong with it.

 

[Philip Hamm]

It's broke, but it may be inexpensive to fix. Go to Sherwood's local official service center.

 

[Vincent_S]

Yes, I believe you would have to take it in:frowning:

 

[Evan S]

What kind of speakers are you running with it? If they are low ohms, and tough to drive, it could be tripping a breaker internally on your receiver that's hampering it's ability to drive the speakers. I've seen this in the past and it's just a thought. If you are running 4 ohm speakers on a receiver designed not to support those tough loads, that could be your problem.

 

[Evan S]

Ignore my last post. I see it's going into standby even with everything unhooked. Yep, it's definately a service issue now.

 

[Neal_C]

Just had this exact same problem with my Rotel 1055. Turned out to be a problem with the amp. Amp was replaced under warranty and now it works like a charm.

Funny thing is I use the 1055 as a pre-amp; the amp section has never even powered a speaker. I guess it got tired of sitting idle.