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The "PROTECT" and "PUSH POWER" messages will flash alternately when the protective device of the amplifier has been activated because a strong signal was input, or if there is a short-circuit detected. Press the POWER button on the unit to turn off the system, and check the following items after "STANDBY" disappears.
1) Are the + and - speaker cords short-circuited?
2) Are you using only the specified speakers?.
3) Is anything blocking the ventilation holes of the system?
You may also refer to the following link for additional troubleshooting steps.
Make sure the speaker wires aren't shorted together and that they are not freyed or cracked...the unit is in protect due to it's internal circuitry sensing a shorted output condition...this is in place to protect the unit should the speaker wires become shorted together. You can remove the speaker wires entirely and then turn on the unit to see if it comes on...if so then I would look at each wire carefully to make sure they look good..of course if the unit comes on and the wires look good then you may have a bad speaker component...Now, if the unit stays in protect after you unplug the speakers, then the unit probably has a blown audio output stage inside the circuitry and will need to be serviced.
The F61 message is the Panasonic equivalent to "protect". See the link below for an explanation of protect mode. Specific to your system, there is an amplifier IC that has likely failed. Depending upon the model, this IC can cost between $75 and $100. Please post the model and I'll provide the part number and cost.
You overrided your system and now it autoprotects itself so it won't get damaged. (solution) try to rewire your system (remove all cables and wait a few minutes and connect it all again.
When sound system shows Protect that means it got problem in amplifier section and protection circuit is activated that shuts down system in safety. Qualified tech will fix it.
This definately means that you have a positve and negative speaker wire touching somewhere. First thing to do would be to check all connections at the speakers and on back of receiver and make sure all wires are seperated. This is a common problem if two wires are touching each other. If you check all connections and they look ok and you still have same problem you need to start unhooking all wires and hook them up one at a time and turn on system. If it works with one speaker then try hooking up a second speaker wire and so on until it gives you protection message again. Basically process of elemenation. Once you says that protection message you need to replace the last wire you hook up all together as you could of damaged it when running speaker wire or it could be a defect in speaker wire.
most gateway computers have a boot that shows up on the right top side of the screen when you turn it on.There should be one that says system restore example (F12=system restore/recovery) one of those push F12 ect. whatever button it shows beside it and that will recover it to factory setting which wipes out everything that the old owner downloaded it also removes that password protection.
That is the system telling you it jhas shut down the amplifier circuit to protect itself from damage.
Check the speaker wires both at the back of the unit and at each of the speakers to see if any of them have come out or are touching anything they shouldn't be.
You may also have a blown speaker sending a short back down the line. So if you find no wires out of place, then disconnect each speaker and turn the unit off and on as you go until the message is not showing and sound is restored.
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