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Posted on Nov 08, 2008

Sounds like only one amp is working. Then after a few minutes the red light goes on and the unit shuts down.

This unit was purchased about 2 years ago for use as sound reinforcement for lectures and meetings. It had been used only twice. It was purchased new from Musicians Friend. I hook-up the speakers as usual and plug in a mic. Very low volume no matter how hi i turn up the gain. All of a sudden the red light goes on to indicate overheating problem. Can't get any volume. Sounds like only one amp is not working. the unit has been used twice for meetings! What's up with this?

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90 % of these types of problems are caused by faulty leads .... make sure that you have correct speaker cables and not just a regular guitar cable

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