Kicker DXA250.1 - Troubleshooting and Diagnostics; LED Status and Output Issues; Noise Interference and Low Output

CXARC REMOTE
BASS INSTALLATION
Remote cable passes audio;
do
not
run
cable
para
ll
el
to power
wires.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Surface-mount the
CXJ\RC
remote using the supplied screws.
back
vi
ew
Connect the suppli
ed
1 /8th inch [3.5mm] patch cable to the
CMRC
remote and the Remote Bass jack on the amplifier.
If
yo
ur
amplifier does not appear to be working, che
ck
the obvious things first such
as
bl
own fuse
s,
poor
9r
incorrect wi
ring
connec
ti
on
s,
incorrect setting of crossover switch and gain controls, etc. There are
Power
(PWR)
&
P
ro
tect
ion
(
PRT
)
LEO
s
on the side panel of your Kicker
OX
series amplifier. Depending on the state of the
amp
li
fier and the vehicle's charging system , the
LEOs
w
il
l
glow either green or red. When the green
LED
is l
it,
this
indicates the
am
plifi
er
is
turned
on
and no trouble exists.
Green LED off, no output?
With a
Vo
lt
Ohm Meter
(VOM)
check the
fo
llowing:
0+
12 volt power terminal
(should r
ead+
12V
to+
16V)
f)
Remote turn-on terminal (should read + 12V
to+
16V)
@)
Check for reversed
power and ground connections
G)
Ground terminal , for proper conductivity.
Green LED on, no output?
Check the
foll
ow
i
ng:
OR
CA
connections
@T
est speaker outputs with a
"known" good speaker.
@)
Subst
it
ute
source
un
it
w
ith
a
"known"
good sou
rc
e unit.
G)Check
for a signal
in
the
RCA cable feeding the
am
pl
ifier
with the
VOM
meter set to measure
"AC"
voltag
e.
Red LED
flickering
with
loud
music?
The red
LED
indicates l
ow
battery voltage. Check
all
the
co
nnections
in your
ve
hicle
's
charging system.
It
may be necessary to replace or charge your vehicle
's
battery or rep
la
ce your
vehicle's a
lt
ernat
or.
Red LED on, no output?
0 Ampl
ifie
r
is
very hot = thermal protection
is
engaged. Test for proper impedance at
th
e speaker terminals w
it
h a
VOM
meter (see the diagrams in this manual for minimum recommended
im
pedance
and
mul
tiple speaker wiring suggestions). Also check for adequate airflow around the amplifi
er.
@A
mplifier
shuts down only while vehicle is running= voltage protection circuitry
is
engaged.
Vo
ltage to the amplifier is not
within the 10-1 6 volt operating range. Have the vehicle's charging and electrical system inspected.
@)
Amplifier
will
on
ly play
at
lo
w volume levels = short circuit protection is engaged. Check for speaker wires shorted to
each other or to the vehicle chassis. Check for damaged speakers or speaker(
s)
operating below the minimum
reco
mm
ended impedance.
No or
low
output?
0 Check
the balance control on source unit
@ Check
the RCA
(or
speaker input) and
speaker output connections.
Alternator
noise-whining sound with engine's RPM?
0C
heck
for damaged RCA
(or
speaker input) cable
@ Check
the routing of RCA
(or
speaker input) cable
@)
Check
the source
un
it
for proper ground
in
g
G)
Check
the gain settings and turn them down
if
they
are
set too high.
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