Why does my RCA receiver keep turning off?

One or more speakers are operating at an impedance that drops too low for the receiver to handle occasionally, possibly during bass heavy passages, and is causing the system to go into protection mode, thereby shutting itself off to prevent damage.

Why does my Receiver shut off when I Turn on the TV?

Even if your speakers are 8 ohms they may dip at certain frequencies which may also shut your receiver down if played at a high volume for long enough. Sometimes it will only take one or two speakers that are not rated at 8 ohms to shut down.

Why does my Receiver shut down at high volume?

If your speakers are 6 or 4 ohms your receiver is going to shut down at high volumes to protect itself. Even if your speakers are 8 ohms they may dip at certain frequencies which may also shut your receiver down if played at a high volume for long enough. Sometimes it will only take one or two speakers that are not rated at 8 ohms to shut down.

What to do when your home theater receiver keeps shutting down?

Disconnect one of the speaker wires from the back of the receiver. If it shuts down again then disconnect another one. Keep doing this until it stays on or you run out of wires to disconnect. Also, make sure all speakers are set to Small in the setup menu and the crossover to 100 or higher regardless of what speakers they are or how big.

Why does my Kenwoods receiver shut off when turned up?

Kenwoods are not known for beefy power supplys. If your speakers are 6 or 4 ohms your receiver is going to shut down at high volumes to protect itself. Even if your speakers are 8 ohms they may dip at certain frequencies which may also shut your receiver down if played at a high volume for long enough.

Why does my home theater receiver keep shutting down?

If you don’t have a meter to check resistance of your speaker wire you might try disconnecting one speaker at a time from the receiver and see if the problem persists. This could lead you to a short in one of your speaker wires. Is you receiver in a cabinet that could cause heat to shut it down.

Why does my Yamaha receiver keep shutting down?

Yamaha receivers (like many) will shut off/go into protect mode if there is a short or if a speaker is not properly connected. And, as Robert noted above, they will also shut down if there is not enough available current to properly power the amp during loud passages. You need to determine the reason your receiver is shutting down.

What happens when I Turn Off my receiver?

The receiver shut off after a few seconds and the standby light is blinking. All my speakers have plugs on the ends so there are no wires showing . I checked and nothing is touching together.

Why does my AV receiver shut off at high volume?

When playing bass heavy music or effects laden movie soundtracks, the speaker often dips in impedance below 6-8 ohms. Every time you hook more speakers up to an amplifier you also increase the combined impedance load and it dramatically increases the demands on the power supply (i.e.: two 8 ohm speakers = 4 ohm load).