Strange problem, need some help (1 Viewer)

[mike di]

Alright, so i buy this home theater system. i hook it up to my tv, and my tv has my xbox, dvd player, and vcr plugged into it. It works fine for a little bit, then it just seems to die, no matter what im doing, i could just be listening to music and it would just shut off. not even the little stand by light would be on. Its really really wierd.

I have a phillips mx 3550 dvd/reciever,xbox, sylvania el cheapo vcr, sanyo dvd that i bought about 2 years ago, and my xbox all plugged into 1 $30 Wal-mart power bar. oh and the woofer for the reciever.

I tried using different inputs/outputs. i tried my other speakers, i tried disabling the surround and making it just stereo(FL,FR,Sub), but after about 30 minutes of useage, it dies.then i have to wait a bit to turn it back on, then it cuts out in an even shorter length of time. im thinking it has something to do with the cooling. like it has a circut or something that cuts it if it "overheats". any help appriciated and thx in advance.

 

[ColinM]

Faulty hardware, or bad wiring. Make sure all of the speaker connections are solid, with new 16ga or better wire with no splices.

What system did you buy?

 

[mike di]

all the speakers are set up with good wiring, except for 1 speaker. i had to use some older wire i found in a box somewhere for my 1 speaker because i had to wire it around a door. its in pretty bad shape and the sound comes through a little distorted.

What do you mean what system?

 

[Jack Briggs]

If you think the problem lies with the unit overheating you might tell us just where the system is located and how much ventilation it receives.

 

[mike di]

its in a tv cabinet, the back is all open and its on a wall. and there is about 9" between the shelves.

 

[Ted Lee]

weird. it sounds like you have enough ventilation. maybe a faulty thermal protection circuit?

heck, take the thing back and get a new one.

are you cranking the thing really loud?