Q – WHY IS MY STEREO NOT TURING ON
- Check VOLTAGE VOLTAGE VOLTAGE! *Preferably 12.4v should be standard running voltage, minimum 11.2v*
- Missing connection at battery example ground not connected (especially after having boat service work done)
- Circuit breaker turned off
- Head unit or amplifier is bad
- Dead batteries
Q – WHY ARE MY SUBWOOFERS CUTTING OUT
- VOLTAGE VOLTAGE VOLTAGE! If amplifier for the subs is not getting correct voltage, it will shut off.
- HEAT. Thermal soaked amplifiers due to again low voltage and ambient environmental temperature (Havasu heat is not a joke!)
- Disconnected subwoofer
- Bad subwoofer
Q – WHY DO I ONLY HEAR BASS
- VOLTAGE VOLTAGE VOLTAGE! If amplifier is not getting correct voltage, it will shut off or not turn on
- HEAT. Thermal soaked amplifiers due to again low voltage and ambient environmental temperature (Havasu heat is not a joke!)
- Disconnected speakers, bad RCA cables or disconnected cables
- Bad amplifier
Q – WHY IS MY AMP GOING INTO PROTECT MODE
- Thermal protection means LOW VOLTAGE
- Bad speaker causing the amplifier to see a short in system
- Internal short inside the amplifier
Q – WHY IS MY PHONE NOT CONNECTING TO BLUETOTH
- Is your radio Bluetooth compatible? Is your phone BT?
- Too many stored devices on your radio, clear all other non-used devices
- Is the radio in pairing mode?
- Is the phone in range?
- Is the phone (androids) in visible mode?
Q – WHY ARE MY SPEAKERS TURNING OFF AND ON
- VOLTAGE VOLTAGE VOLTAGE! If amplifier is not getting correct voltage, it will shut off or not turn on
- HEAT. Thermal soaked amplifiers due to again low voltage and ambient environmental temperature (Havasu heat is not a joke!)
- Disconnected speakers, bad RCA cables or disconnected cables
- Bad amplifier
Q – WHY DOES MY SYSTEM SOUND DISTORTED OR QUIET
- Poor quality music source (pandora, spotify)
- Volume on the radio turned up too high causing distortion
- Phone volume is turned down too low for poor sound
- Poorly tuned system… gains on amplifier turned up too high, improper frequency set on amp
- Amplifier in thermal limp mode (Voltage)
- Bad speaker
- Bad connection cables to the head unit
Q – I HAVE BUZZING THRU MY SPEAKERS
- Engine noise, an electrical noise picked up by lower quality RCA cables
- Some amps produce “dirty power” which produce a hum in system
Q – WHY IS MY BATTERY SWOLLEN
- Battery has dropped below 10v and when plugged in it gets overcharged and boils and swells. To avoid this, you must CYCLE CHARGE… charge for a little bit (2 hours) and stop charging, then repeat again until fully charged.