Has anyone had any issues with the receiver going in to protect mode? Running nice new 8ohm speakers for all channels, along with two differently powered subs. All speaker connections checked. If warm or hot (usually is) when turning up past 35 it goes in to protection mode. 30 minutes unplugged will reset the protection switch, but that isn't helping. After resetting the reciever off unplugged for 30 minutes, if it's cool enough it will turn up loud but the lights in the room will dim and then shuts off. Does this thing need to be sent back? >> Sending back Has anyone had any issues with the receiver going in to protect mode? Running nice new 8ohm speakers for all channels, along with two differently powered subs. All speaker connections checked. If... » Read More Has anyone had any issues with the receiver going in to protect mode? Running nice new 8ohm speakers for all channels, along with two differently powered subs. All speaker connections checked. If warm or hot (usually is) when turning up past 35 it goes in to protection mode. 30 minutes unplugged will reset the protection switch, but that isn't helping. After resetting the reciever off unplugged for 30 minutes, if it's cool enough it will turn up loud but the lights in the room will dim and then shuts off. Does this thing need to be sent back? >> Sending back « Show Less
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No, this has not happened to me. However, if it did, I would contact Sony and see what they might have to say about this problem.
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Actually, I have never had the need to turn the volume past 15. It gets beyond my tolerance level. The only time I had the need to turn up the volume to 20-25 was when I did not use the auto calibration. The dialogue was too low and the background music got too loud. Finally, I used the supplied microphone to perform auto calibration and now I never have to turn up volume that high. Even at volume levels of 20-25, the receiver never shut down.
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It may be that your speakers aren't getting enough power and it's protecting them from blowing a driver. Depending on how good your speakers are, they can take a lot of juice - more than the average midrange receiver can put out. You may need a separate amp.
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Wow that actually sounds like you have an awesome speaker setup. The only thing I could say, and this happened to me, when you turn up the volume it obviously makes your bass bigger which can make your speaker wires shake and touch each other which will throw it to protect mode....check it out and let me kno
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Hi, not quite sure, my question to you is how old is your speaker wire...what gauge..any green anywhere on those conductors..did you do any splices anywhere even the signal wire for a double sub setup has to be done right double check every input jack for wear at the strain reliefs. Hookup one set at time and test at each add
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Is the resistance 8 ohms total, or 8 ohms per channel? If it's 8 ohms total, you would want to hook up, for example, two 16 ohm speakers, not two 8 ohm speakers. Basically, if you have two speakers with 8 ohms of resistance each (for example), that would result in 4 ohms total. I don't know if that helps at all...
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Are the electrical connections for all the components grounded? That can help. Then I usually jigger the speaker volume level and the component until I hit a happy medium. It's also good to have everything running through a grounded surge protector.
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This might have been caused by some short circuit. It might need some service, BUT there's a simple solution too. Power off Marantz, pull out the mains chord from power. Wait for about 10 minutes. Then by some wire , short circuit the power chord's two ends. Get rid of the wire. Then plug the power chord into power as you normally do. Turn on Marantz. It won't go to protect mode again...
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Hi,The exact same thing happens to me. We tried to save some money and go with these Bluetooth speakers rather than the old fashioned receiver/hookup wiring throughout the house. In hindsight, it was a bad decision. Wish I could help but we haven't been happy either.
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I'm not sure if it's same problem I have. It drops off if on "mute" so I just turn the sound way down instead. I have to shut down the TV and the DishTV receiver for a few seconds then turn both back on. otherwise. The sound comes back on. I have been able to just power on the sound using the included remote.
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OK..months later, I finally got my two outside speakers working. I was given the right advice but did not understand a few things... specifically that I did not have to fool around with Speaker Pattern. The menu progression using the remote is as follows: Amp Menu>Speaker>SB Assign>Spk B>Return/Exit. Then on the front left of the Tuner you press the Speakerbutton until SP B lights up........When finished I think you have to got back to the AMP Menu and do Speaker>SB Assign>Off>Return/Exit
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Are you sure that you've installed the unit correctly? Inputs connected to inputs, and outputs connected to outputs? Additionally, have you verified that the impedance switches are set correctly? Lastly, have you removed the volume control, bridges the speaker wires, to eliminate a fault in the cables or speakers? If you've tried all this, and still experience trouble, I'd say it's possible that you may have a faulty unit..
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Mine is working fine and guessing that you have a connection problem, the subwoofer is turned off, the receiver isn't putting the signal out or a bad subwoofer. Hope this helps! S.
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I've had success pulling the power plug, counting to ten, and re-plugging. That it loses functionality seemingly at random and within a few weeks of purchase doesn't say much for the player. Has anyone else noticed how loud it is? That seems impossible to fix, a permanent annoyance.
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my sub is starting to get weak for some reason. do you guys know if i can hook up a powered sub to this receiver? im not sure if i can since the sub this came with connects via regular speaker wires (black and red)
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Mine has been almost flawless. My guess is you are on the threshold of the 'sense' of on or off. We put ours on a receiver and it worked great for a week. Then we turned on HDMI pass through so we could watch a device with tv picture and sound, no surround sound. This 'pass through' had just enough power that it triggered the on/off and all our extra devices stayed powered up. You might plug in something with lower power consumption (or higher) and see if it stays on or off with no sound. The click is probably the relay powering up the other outlets.
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Once you verify connections are not touching each other, polarities are correct and also done reset to factory settings (see manual). If you still have issue. One more thing to check is what is the your speaker impedance? 4 ohms? 6 ohms? or 8 ohms? This receiver is not intended for 4 ohms speakers. Consider adding external amp. If you are using 6 ohm or 8 ohm speakers. Set speakers impedance by navigating the menu in speakers section. Last option is receiver may be defective need a replacement or need service. Contact marantz service. Based on user feed back, they do not fix anything unless they can replicate the issue. Which may or may not able to replicate it. Once you verify connections are not touching each other, polarities are correct and also done reset to factory settings (see manual). If you still have issue. One more thing to check is what is the your speaker impedance? 4 ohms? 6 ohms? or 8 ohms? This receiver is not intended for 4 ohms speakers. Consider adding external amp. If you are using 6 ohm or 8 ohm speakers. Set speakers impedance by navigating the menu in speakers section. Last option is receiver may be defective need a replacement or need service. Contact marantz service. Based on user feed back, they do not fix anything unless... » Read More Once you verify connections are not touching each other, polarities are correct and also done reset to factory settings (see manual). If you still have issue. One more thing to check is what is the your speaker impedance? 4 ohms? 6 ohms? or 8 ohms? This receiver is not intended for 4 ohms speakers. Consider adding external amp. If you are using 6 ohm or 8 ohm speakers. Set speakers impedance by navigating the menu in speakers section. Last option is receiver may be defective need a replacement or need service. Contact marantz service. Based on user feed back, they do not fix anything unless they can replicate the issue. Which may or may not able to replicate it. « Show Less
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I'm not sure if mine is the current version or not (I have the SCG3 and received mine in mid-April), but mine came with a sensitivity control knob. I have a Denon receiver on my Master and a powered subwoofer set to turn off when power to the receiver is cut. It works well, and I used the sensitivity control to make fine adjustments at first to get it to work right . Now it works just like I need it to for my home theater. Hope that helps!
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Also looking at your original question again, your Samsung sub only has speaker ins and no speaker outs so no way should you try to use the Denon to power this sub this way without most likely frying the Denon. My subwoofer gave up the ghost after 10 years which is why I ordered a new one. Was going to buy a Yamaha receiver too but after seeing this one I couldn't pass it up. And I actually got it for $94 after a $50 gift card when signing up for the Amazon visa card. So for $173 I got a Denon receiver and a pioneer subwoofer that should work well with my cerwin-vega speakers. Should be a good little system. Beats a HTIB any day. Also looking at your original question again, your Samsung sub only has speaker ins and no speaker outs so no way should you try to use the Denon to power this sub this way without most likely frying the Denon. My subwoofer gave up the ghost after 10 years which is why I ordered a new one. Was going to buy a Yamaha receiver too but after seeing this one I couldn't pass it up. And I actually got it for $94 after a $50 gift card when signing up for the Amazon visa card. So for $173 I got a Denon receiver and a pioneer subwoofer that should work well with my cerwin-vega speakers. Should be a... » Read More Also looking at your original question again, your Samsung sub only has speaker ins and no speaker outs so no way should you try to use the Denon to power this sub this way without most likely frying the Denon. My subwoofer gave up the ghost after 10 years which is why I ordered a new one. Was going to buy a Yamaha receiver too but after seeing this one I couldn't pass it up. And I actually got it for $94 after a $50 gift card when signing up for the Amazon visa card. So for $173 I got a Denon receiver and a pioneer subwoofer that should work well with my cerwin-vega speakers. Should be a good little system. Beats a HTIB any day. « Show Less
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You have to physically shut off the speakers on the front panel. This is just like the previous receivers I have owned over the years. Never forget coming home toasty, going into my bedroom at 1:30am and slapping on my Sennheiser HD 424 headphones and cranking Dark Side of the Moon, only to look up after two minutes and seeing my Mother screaming at me. Pulled off the headphones, and oops! Forgot to turn off the speakers!
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Its odd that what Pioneer told you works.It doesn't correspond with what the manual says at all.Are you guys connecting the sub with the subwoofer pre-out (LFE--sub with an amp) or are you connecting an unpowered sub with regular speaker wires?I have a powered subwoofer on the way. I guess I'll see if I have to do the same.
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I had the same problem. There was some speculation that it was due to overheating. Because of this and another problem I had with this receiver, I returned it and got a Pioneer unit that I am much happier with.