[RKreutzer]

Hi there,

is there a way to test my sub with a multimeter? It played fine when I set up the new Onkyo SR 806 manually. I played some Jurassic Park to test the various surround modes (DTS, THX etc.) and it seemed fine. The next day I use Audyssey to set up the equalizer and it does not recognize the sub. No sound from it any more. Is there a way to test the sub, resistance or anything? The cable from receiver to sub has 0 resistance, which I believe is correct.

Thanks for your help.

 

[theelviscerator]

look for a fuse that may be blown and replace if needed with correct rated fuse......also you didnt blow the circuit breaker?

 

[RKreutzer]

I opened it up and found the fuse, but it looks and measures ok, 125 V 2.5A. Can't see any real burnt pieces on the board either. When I put my multimeter probe into the RCA "in", I can still hear it hum, which I think is the nine volt from the meter. I wonder whether there is anything in the Onkyo SR 806 set-up that I'm missing. I turned Odyssey off and set Subwoofer to yes, but still no test tone. Any other ideas?

Thanks again

 

[croseiv]

To see if you are getting any sound at the sub, you could disconnect the RCA cable with the sub on, but turn down the sub's volume a little beforehand. Just to see if the sub amp is amplifying..You'll hear a loud hum from the cable being disconnected.


If the sub seems okay, then it must be a receiver issue of some sort.

 

[RKreutzer]

Thanks for the tipp. When I pull the cable out, there is nothing. No hum or short spike. The only thing that indicates the sub being on is the green light.

I have the feeling I might have blown something when I cycled through the various surround sound modes like PLIIx and THX while T-Rex was screaming. Yet the fuse is not blown.

Any other ideas?

Thanks again

 

[croseiv]

Do you have another sub you could hook up to your receiver to see if it works?

 

[RKreutzer]

Thanks, crossiev.

Unfortunately not. But I have another receiver and I went to hook up the sub there and see whether I get a sound out of it there. Then looking at the back of the receiver I noticed 2 subwoofer options. That's when it dawned on me that I might actually have used the "analog in" instead of the "power out". Sure enough, I had it plugged in wrongly. Prior to the Audyssey run, I had changed the receiver position in the shelf as it was running rather hot and I wanted to give it more air. Thats when I must have plugged the sub in wrongly.

I feel foolish now, but your comment kept me working on it one more time and it is playing now.

Thanks again.

 

[duvetyne]



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When I put my multimeter probe into the RCA "in", I can still hear it hum, which I think is the nine volt from the meter.

You can't hear DC. What were you measuring anyway?

 

[RKreutzer]

Thanks, duvetyne, I think I had set the multimeter on AC when I poked around with it, to generate some electric input but don't hold me to it. It hummed, though. But it's moot now as it is working.

Thanks again

 

[duvetyne]

A voltmeter doesn't produce any voltage.

 

[croseiv]



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Originally Posted by RKreutzer /forum/post/15496771


Thanks, crossiev.

Unfortunately not. But I have another receiver and I went to hook up the sub there and see whether I get a sound out of it there. Then looking at the back of the receiver I noticed 2 subwoofer options. That's when it dawned on me that I might actually have used the "analog in" instead of the "power out". Sure enough, I had it plugged in wrongly. Prior to the Audyssey run, I had changed the receiver position in the shelf as it was running rather hot and I wanted to give it more air. Thats when I must have plugged the sub in wrongly.

I feel foolish now, but your comment kept me working on it one more time and it is playing now.

Thanks again.

That's great!!! Glad you figgured it out!