Yamaha receiver shuts off

WoodDr22
WoodDr22 Posts: 3
edited January 2013 in Troubleshooting
I just add 2, 265 ls to my system to replace older tower speakers. Now my receiver shuts down and tells me to ckeck speaker wires. This happens at about- 10 db. With old speakers I could go higher without distortion and not shut down. Have checked wires. Are these speakers just drawimg more?
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  • seabeerob213
    seabeerob213 Posts: 1,843
    edited January 2013
    sounds like you have a short, i bumped mine on when i was setting it up and the speaker wires touched an it did the same thing
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  • rpf65
    rpf65 Posts: 2,127
    edited January 2013
    For some reason your AVR is going into protection mode. I would start by turning AVR on, and trying a pair of headphones. Go passed the setting where it usually happens, and if goes into protection mode, AVR is definately problem. If keeps working, use 1 speaker, and same connection in each individual speaker out, and try to get it passed setting, adjust volumn slowly.
    Continue with each individual speaker, even if one causes to go into protection mode, and use same connector.
    You need to isolate the problem to AVR, speakers, or wire run.
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  • specd_out
    specd_out Posts: 505
    edited January 2013
    90% of the time its the wires. Check for any strays around the speaker terminals on both the AVR and the speakers
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited January 2013
    WoodDr22 wrote: »
    I just add 2, 265 ls to my system to replace older tower speakers. Now my receiver shuts down and tells me to ckeck speaker wires. This happens at about- 10 db. With old speakers I could go higher without distortion and not shut down. Have checked wires. Are these speakers just drawimg more?

    What Yamaha receiver do you have?

    Some the Yamaha AVRs have volume limiter settings. If it isn't the wires, then you may want to check if the "MAX VOL" setting is limiting how high you can go.

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  • Msabot1
    Msabot1 Posts: 2,098
    edited January 2013
    What gauge are you running? Sounds like too much resistance between your source and speaks. Is the load value between the old and new the same?
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited January 2013
    Erik Tracy wrote: »
    What Yamaha receiver do you have?

    Some the Yamaha AVRs have volume limiter settings. If it isn't the wires, then you may want to check if the "MAX VOL" setting is limiting how high you can go.

    I don't think that's how that feature works. I think it just caps how high the volume can be set.

    Really sounds like a short to me. I caused a short in one of my surround wires once and it took me a long time to isolate the problem. Everything played fine until I hit a certain volume with certain source material... Unplugged one speaker at a time until I could turn it up without everything shutting down, ran a new wire, and everything was fine.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited January 2013
    Nightbird wrote: »
    Yamahas do have this issue..I have first hand experience with few of their receivers..They do heat up fairly quickly and then shut off as the OP experienced. I had a fan plugged in sitting on top when i had the volume cranked to dissipate the heat and it does help fair bit.
    A blanket statement and utter BS.
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  • WoodDr22
    WoodDr22 Posts: 3
    edited January 2013
    WoodDr22 wrote: »
    I just add 2, 265 ls to my system to replace older tower speakers. Now my receiver shuts down and tells me to ckeck speaker wires. This happens at about- 10 db. With old speakers I could go higher without distortion and not shut down. Have checked wires. Are these speakers just drawimg more?

    I will now start disconnecting speakers to recheck wires. I added a new 255c-Ls 2 weeks ago and did not have this problem. The new 265-ls' just came in so I add them and now this problem with shut down. I have 4 TC 65i for surround. The AVR is a RX V2600. My subs are run off the pre out so they should not be a problem. With old speakers,which are off lower quality I was able to go too a substantially higher volume before going into protection mode. I redid all connections at AVR already. I'll let you know what I find.
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    edited January 2013
    Yes, as said before Yamahas need a lot of breathing room.I know this because when my RX-V665 was pushed a bit it would go into protection mode and be very hot also.I moved out of an enclosed rack and viola it never clipped again it was just overheating. Fans
    also work well but you should still keep it high on an open rack or stack.Also if not already done go for bananas as your connecting
    devices because they make for a cleaner connection ,way easier to change around for problem solving.
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  • WoodDr22
    WoodDr22 Posts: 3
    edited January 2013
    Finally got around to trouble shoot and started pulling wire off back off AVR. First wire removed (right front) solved problem. Now wire or speaker. Changed wire problem still there. Switched right speaker to left no problem. Not new speaker phew! Changed both speaker wires over to B connectors and no clipping or protection mode. Rocked the house for 15 minutes to verify problem solved.
    Will have to remove AVR cover tomorrow to see if dirt or debris got into the connectors on the inside.een building a new H/T and may have sucked in some crap. Thanks again for the input. Time to crank up the music and stay warm. Bit cold up here in the NE.
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  • Jhayman
    Jhayman Posts: 1,548
    edited January 2013
    Glad to hear you sorted it out. :-)
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  • Anthony Hinton
    Anthony Hinton Posts: 107
    edited January 2013
    Did you ever get a chance to open it up and look?
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