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tenchu

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Posted: August 23, 2009 at 10:57 AM / IP Logged

I'll start off with my setup:

1993 Subaru Impreza

Jensen VM1923 w/ NAV-102

Alpine SPR-17c door speakers

Alpine SWR-1242D subwoofer (1)

Hifonics BXi1210D amp (sub)

Hifonics ZXi4410i amp (speakers)

Scosche Distro Block (4 to 8)

I installed my system and it gets power, reads cd's, turns the amps on (both are lit up, though pwr light is on the ZXi4410i but not on the BXi1210D), subs are wired to 2ohms, speakers are bridged 2ch each. All the components are brand new.. Please help! I just got back from Iraq friday came to pick this car up from my sisters and im trying to get music so i can take the 35hr drive home today!!

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Posted: August 23, 2009 at 11:23 AM / IP Logged

Well if your sub amp isn't lighting it isn't getting power to start with! Take out your meter and start checking! Does the "speakers" amp come on in protection mode? You did run rca signal cables to the amps right, i see you make no mention of this, hence my reason for asking!

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Posted: August 23, 2009 at 11:47 AM / IP Logged

Do the amps come on if you play the radio?

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tenchu

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Posted: August 23, 2009 at 12:00 PM / IP Logged

Yes I ran RCAs. A set for the sub amp, and a set for the speaker amp.

The amps have illumiated logos, those light up, but no power light on the sub amp (but it is on the speaker amp). the protected mode light isnt on. and no sound for radio/ipod/cd anything

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OK, so you either have a bad amp, or a bad head unit, or a fuse is blown, or you have an installation error. Do you have a volt meter?

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tenchu

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Posted: August 23, 2009 at 1:06 PM / IP Logged

yes i have a volt meter. not quite sure what to check though. i already re-checked the power and remote wires on both amps but im not sure how to test the rest

tenchu

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I really hope its a wiring/fuse issue... I need music on a 35hr drive, lol

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So you have voltage at both the power and remote connectors but one amp is not lighting up? Or it's lighting up but there's no output? Do you have something like an iPod you can connect directly to the amp in place of the RCAs from the head unit and see if it plays?

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tenchu

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Posted: August 23, 2009 at 1:14 PM / IP Logged

Yes, power at both remote and power wire.

The amps have illuminated logos on them. Both amps logos are illuminated, to me, means its getting power, BUT...

The POWER light is illuminated on the speaker amp, but not illuminated on the sub amp...

SUB AMP: PWR Light = OFF // LOGO Light = ON

SKR AMP: PWR Light = ON // LOGO Light = ON

tenchu

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Posted: August 23, 2009 at 1:54 PM / IP Logged

Ok, I hooked up my ipod to the speaker amp first, no audio. sub amp 2nd, no audio.

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