Problem with Sony Xplod XM-554ZR Car Audio Amplifier

No response from amp

I have a sony XM 554ZR 600 watt amp and the power protect light goes from green to red almost immediately after I turn it on. Any idea whats wrong?

I have a sony XM 554ZR 600 watt amp and the power protect light goes
from green to red almost immediately after I turn it on. so what can i do now??


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They go into protect for several reasons. Unless you are a trained technician you should not try to repair it yourself. It may have a blown channel. Disconnect the speakers and try turning it on again. If it still goes into protect you have a serious problem. If it does not go into protect, you may just have a bad speaker, or have the impedance too low for that amp. The smartest thing to do would be to take it to a repair center and have them test it to find out if the problem is in the amp or in the wiring/speakers.


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I had a few sony amps, and they don't do well as far as i am concerned. I have experienced them doing the same thing for no apparent reason. One minute they are working fine and the next, they are done. What is happening is that the mosfets are burning out inside the amp which causes them to go into protect mode. Make sure you go by the specs on that specific amp. Usually most amps don't go under 2 ohms stereo and 4 ohms mono. A lot of people start to experiment and notice if they hook-up a certain way, they produce a lot more bass. Sometimes that few minutes of great bass burns out a mosfet or two which kills the amp.

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It sounds like you have a bad ground make sure its on the froame or body and make sure any rust or paint is sanded or scraped off

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Problem with Sony Xplod XM-554ZR Car Audio Amplifier

Sony Xplod - cd reset

I recently had my car battery changed and the CD player hasn't worked since - the display says to reset and then turns the system off. I've tried hitting the reset button but nothing happens.


UNPLUG THE HEAD UNIT HARNESS FROM THE HEAD UNIT. WAIT 30 SECONDS RE-PLUG AND RESET.

UNPLUG THE HEAD UNIT HARNESS FROM THE HEAD UNIT. WAIT 30 SECONDS RE-PLUG AND RESET and hold the reset button down for 5 seconds

Sony Xplod Amplifier Wiring color code

Problem with Sony Xplod XM-554ZR Car Audio Amplifier

Wiring

Would like to know the wiring color code

need help my cdx-gt71w will not take a cd and will not flip down enough to put one in

Would like to know the wiring color code of what exactly?

Any update on your Sony CDX-GT71W wiring?

POWER ISSUUE :Sony Xplod XM-554ZR Car Audio Amplifier

Problem with Sony Xplod XM-554ZR Car Audio Amplifier

Quick question about the power

I have the 12volt live wire connected to the car battery, and a remote wire connected to the aux power supply..... The amp works and everything is fine. My question is, when the car is off, the power light (green) is still on. IS IT SUPPOSED TO BE???...the reason why I ask is because, me being a moron, spliced the live 12v wire from the battery to both terminals (REM & 12v), of course the amp worked fine, but overnight it completely drained the battery ( had to get a new battery), I don't want the same thing to happen again.


The remote turn on terminal on the amp needs to be connected to a switched power source. Typically, it's the remote turn-on/power antenna wire on the head unit. If your head unit doesn't have such a control wire, connect the remote turn-on terminal to a wire that's controlled by the ignition switch. 

It's VERY important to fuse all of the wires properly. If you're unsure of the proper fuse for a given wire size, read pages 14 and 16 of the Basic Car Audio Electronics site. 


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No you will need your separate remote wire connected to either the back on you deck or to a source that completely cuts off with the car. Your battery is always powered you amp needs a cut off source to tell it to turn off when the car is off.

SONY Amp wont kick on

Problem with Sony Xplod XM-554ZR Car Audio Amplifier

Amp wont kick on

I have the power to + and grounded, i don't have remote tho do i need that, and i only have one fuse on the actual amp there's 2 slots for fuses tho but my cousin said i only need on and that's the one on the side closet to power and ground.

You have to install the remote wire or it will not work. I'd put in the other fuse as well just in case you have the fuse in the wrong slot or it needs both fuses.

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The amp will not turn on until it receives 12v via the remote turn on. Also, if your amp has two fuse slots, I would make sure they were both filled with the appropriate fuses.

set/adjust the clock for Sony Xplod XM-554ZR Car Audio Amplifier

Problem with Sony Xplod XM-554ZR Car Audio Amplifier

How do i set/adjust the clock for my Sony Xplod car stereo?

100dB+
changer control CDX-GT31W
Drives - s

Http://audio.manualsonline.com/manuals/mfg/sony/cdxgt310_cdxgt31w_1.html
click on get manual......the clock set instructions are on page 5

Sony Xplod XM-554ZR Car Audio Amplifier Installation

Problem with Sony Xplod XM-554ZR Car Audio Amplifier

How do i intall my amp?

I have a xplode 600w amp how do i install it to my speakers and cd player step by step

First you need to run a power cable for the battery to where ever you are going to place the amp DO NOT hook the cable to the battery until the very last just wire it to the amp for now.next you will want to ground your amp hook the ground wire to the amp and the other end to a solid piece of metal in the car this is very important if you don't get good metal on metal contact you'll blow a fuse. If you can hide it well strip back a bit of carpeting and use sand paper to remove all paint from the metal and drill a hole for a screw. once that is finished you will need to run a remote wire from the amp to the car stereo usually these are the blue wire on the harness in the dash. once that is hooked up run the rca cables (reds and whites) plug in to amp and then in to back of cd player. once this is all hooked up and fully secure hook the power cable to the battery make good contact and if everything is grounded right you should get the lights on in the amp. Next step hook up the speakers run speaker wire from the amp to your speakers make sure negative goes to negative and positive to positive .

Sony Xplod XM-554ZR Car Audio Amplifier Wiring problem

Problem with Sony Xplod XM-554ZR Car Audio Amplifier

Wiring problem

The power wires details for  sony xplod head unit model is cdx-gt260

Power wires are as follows -

Red = Switched power (ACC)

Yellow = Constant power

Black = Ground

Sony Xplod amp will not get off of power protection mode

Problem with Sony Xplod XM-554ZR Car Audio Amplifier

Xplod amp will not get off of power protection mode

Yesterday my Sony xplod 600w xm554ZR amplifiers power protection light had come on and it wont work now. I have checked all of the fuses and they are in mint condition, the amplifier was not even warm. I had disconnected all of my wiring and re connected it all, but none of this has seemed to work. Any ideas for a solution for this problem please let me know.

If the protect light stays on the amp is blown or has flawed components and is only repairable by expirenced sony tech

1000 watt sony XPLOD amp LED turns RED

Problem with Sony Xplod XM-554ZR Car Audio Amplifier

I have 1000 watt sony XPLOD amp and i just

I have 1000 watt sony XPLOD amp and i just installed it today. with new monster cable&ground. the green light turns on& thumping goes for a little. i try to raise up just a little bit& after 2 thumps my amp light turns red.. whats happening??

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I think if I'm correct you are running to many speakers and have your ohm load to low for the amp causing it to go into protection. 1 single voice coil speaker equals 4 ohms for every speaker you have divide 4 ohms by number of speakers (ie. 2 single voice coil speakers equals 2 ohms or 1 dual voice coil speaker equals 2 ohms) this is for parallel wiring. For series wiring do the opposite if you have 2 speakers you are running an ohm load of 8 ohms the same for a dual voice coil ran in series. Series is positive on the amp to positive on hook up A negative of hook up A to positive of hook up B negative of hook up B to negative on the amp.

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It isn't getting enough power and its tripping the internal switch on the amp and putting it in safe mode. either your wire isn't a high enough gauge. you might need a capacitor or you need bigger wire.

Sony Car Audio Amplifier fuse blows

Problem with Sony Xplod XM-554ZR Car Audio Amplifier

25 Amp fuses blow, after the unit got wet.

The unit is dry but a continuity check at the fuse socket shows a short circuit.

The problem is related to 

LOOSE GROUND or INSECURE GROUND..for the amp.

Put 2 subs on a Sony XM 554ZR bridged

Problem with Sony Xplod XM-554ZR Car Audio Amplifier

How to put 2 subs on a Sony XM 554ZR

How to put 2 subs on a Sony XM 554ZR bridged

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Unless it is a 4 channel then you will have to run them in series. Keep in mind that you will only have mono sound.

sony xplod 500watt car amp Red light Reset Repair

Problem with Sony Xplod XM-554ZR Car Audio Amplifier

Free amp problems

I was given an sony xplod 500watt car amp but the red light is on for the out put. my question is is it worth it to repair it or just toss it.

As you are probably aware the red light would be the circuit protection.

If you are confident with electronics it could be worth repairing yourself as the component parts are reletively cheap but that depends on how you feel about fault finding and soldering or do you know someone who you could ask to take a look and possibly do the work for you.

It might be worth getting a quote before tossing it in the bin though.