Onkyo 806 keeps shutting off

[BLindsay]

So i got my onkyo 806 and i got it all setup and i started turning the volume up and it just shut off.

I unplugged everything except the two front speakers, polk monitor 70's and it still does it, got up to about -18 on the volume and it just shuts off and blinks on stand by

edit: ohm rating is set correctly, as was the bi-amp feature when i had them setup like that at first, now i have it set off and just the fronts hooked up and running, no bells and whistles


i just got it today


would having lower then needed guage wire cause this, im using the wire from my z-5500's which is probably smaller then 16 guage, but i didnt have any issues with my old sony es reciever

[un4gvn94538]

Originally Posted by BLindsay

So i got my onkyo 806 and i got it all setup and i started turning the volume up and it just shut off.

I unplugged everything except the two front speakers, polk monitor 70's and it still does it, got up to about -18 on the volume and it just shuts off and blinks on stand by

edit: ohm rating is set correctly, as was the bi-amp feature when i had them setup like that at first, now i have it set off and just the fronts hooked up and running, no bells and whistles


i just got it today


would having lower then needed guage wire cause this, im using the wire from my z-5500's which is probably smaller then 16 guage, but i didnt have any issues with my old sony es reciever

so the front two speaker wires arnt shorting out on the receiver? nothing frayed or loose?

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by un4gvn94538

so the front two speaker wires arnt shorting out on the receiver? nothing frayed or loose?

just checked the wire, its fine


edit: hmm wierd, i took the wiring apart and put it back in and it hasnt done it yet, but im afraid to turn it up now lol

edit2: nvm it did it again

edit3: something seems off, it doesnt sound as good or is as loud as my 15 yr old sony reciever

edit4: its hooked up to the surge only side of my ups, that wouldnt be it would it? could it be drawing to much power through it? i mean i do have my computer, tv, blu ray and a few other things hooked to it

[Audiophile_At_Birth]

oooh ohhh ohh pick me pick me...ok
This happened to me when I first hooked up my monitor 70s, but with my current reciever. I checked everything, wire connection, the binding posts, and everything seemed fine. However...if your back to a non-bi-amped connection, make sure your connection plate is nice and secure to the top binding posts. Mine was connected, but it was more like shorting out. Took it and made sure it was nice and tight and it worked out nicely. And it only has to be one speaker to get your 806 to turn off.

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by Audiophile_At_Birth

oooh ohhh ohh pick me pick me...ok
This happened to me when I first hooked up my monitor 70s, but with my current reciever. I checked everything, wire connection, the binding posts, and everything seemed fine. However...if your back to a non-bi-amped connection, make sure your connection plate is nice and secure to the top binding posts. Mine was connected, but it was more like shorting out. Took it and made sure it was nice and tight and it worked out nicely. And it only has to be one speaker to get your 806 to turn off.

nope no dice

it was happening when it was bi-amp'd and i switched back to normal cause i wanted to see if it still did it with the absolute minium amount of wires connected

[MacDaddyOJack]

It is probably shutting off because it is seeing too much resistance. This can be caused by wires touching where they aren't supposed to (usually the case) or it can be caused by a few other things. Banana plugs help a great deal since they keep all the wires separated when things get cramped behind the reciever. However, since you only have your front speakers plugged in, it might be something else.

Make sure you DO NOT use those binding posts on your speakers when in bi-amp mode. If you are in regular mode, use the binding posts. In any case, set the resistance to 6 ohms or higher on the reciever and if all that doesn't work then you might have a defective unit

Where did you get it from?

[BLindsay]

hmm unless its a heat thing its kinda working so far this morning.


only thing i checked were the connections on the speakers, they didnt appear to be loose but i reseated them anyways

would it shut the amp off if the speaker wire wasnt making good contact and would be arcing?

also i went into my settings and told it i just have 2 speakers for now, and it clicked on "stereo" (i heard something click inside)

would it shut off if i had it set to drive 5 speakers but only 2 were attached?

why did i hear something click when i dropped down to just 2 speakers?