12 DXR15/DXR12/DXR10/DXR8/DXS15/DXS12 Owner’s ManualTroubleshootingTroubleshooting*If any specific problem should persist, however, please contact your Yamaha dealer.Symptom Possible causes Possible solutionPower does not turn on. The power cord is not connectedproperly. Connect the power cord properly.Power suddenly wentoff.The protection system hasoperated, shutting down the powersupply.Turn off the power, wait until the amplifier coolsdown, and then turn on again.No sound.The cable is not connectedproperly. Connect to the INPUT jack properly.The LINK MODE switch is setincorrectly.If you are using a single DXR, set the LINKMODE switch to MONO.Sound is interruptedsuddenly.The protection system hasoperated, muting the output.Wait until the amplifier cools down. If the devicewon’t automatically reset itself, turn off the power,and then on again.Sound howls(feedback)A microphone is directed toward thespeaker.Keep the speaker away from the area where themicrophone picks up sound.Sound is amplified too much.Lower the volume of the input device and locatethe microphone more closely to the soundsource.The setting of the HPF switch is notappropriate.Set the HPF switch on 120Hz or 100Hz if you getfeedback in low frequency bands.Each speaker sounddiffers(if multiple speakersare used)Settings for each speaker differ.• (DXR series) Set the HPF and D-CONTOURswitches of each speaker to the samepositions.• (DXS series) Set the POLARITY switch, the LPFswitch, and D-XSUB switch of each speaker tothe same position.Sound is distortedInput volume is excessive.• Lower the volume of the input device to a pointno higher than where the LIMIT indicator lightsoccasionally.• If sound continues to be distorted even if youturn down the volume to the minimum, set theMIC/LINE switch to the LINE position (if theswitch is set to MIC).Output volume is excessive.Use the LEVEL control to lower the output level toa point no higher than where the LIMIT indicatorlights occasionally.The microphonevolume is too low. The MIC/LINE switch is set to LINE. Set the MIC/LINE switch to the MIC position.Low and highfrequency areunbalanced.The output limiter is active.Lower the input level or the output level to a pointno higher than where the LIMIT indicator lightsoccasionally.