protect mode

[mrbrinks]

So, I've had my Kenwood stereo installed for over 5 months, and for some odd reason, once I hooked up my amp and sub, it went into protect mode for the first time. Then it stopped for a good 3 months, now all of a sudden, it's constantly going into protect mode. Sometimes it'll stop doing it for 3 days, sometimes 2 seconds. It's really irritating when I'm driving and it goes into protect mode, reset it, 10 minutes later, protect mode again. Please help. All speakers are stock. Just have a Dual 4 channel amp and Rockford Subs installed. Thanks.

I also might add when it went into protect mode, I had the same amp installed but different subs, then my truck got broken into, so I bought the same amp again but different subs.

 

[mrbrinks]

So I just finished screwing around with it and unhooked the amp, no luck, subs, no luck, screw with the settings, not really any luck. It just seems like every time a really bassy song comes on, once it gets back a certain point, it goes into protect mode no matter if the subs are on or aren't. Time for new speakers maybe?

 

[Styx]

Your probably listening to crappy music...lol... jk...

I would think you have a bad connection somewhere...???
Good luck...

 

[Southern_Pride]

Check and make sure the ohm's on the subs are the same as the amp. A 2ohm sub and 4 ohm amp wont play nice together.

 

[mrbrinks]

I unplugged my amp and sub and it's still doing it, so that's not the issue.

 

[jd4242]

Still have the stock door speakers amp hooked up or did you rewire the speakers directly to the deck? (Which you should've done)

 

[mrbrinks]

I haven't touched the door speakers.

 

[mrbrinks]

Now it's doing it when I go past 13 on the volume knob, and the head unit gets really hot when it's at 13+ as well.

 

[jd4242]

Having your head unit run full wattage to a stock amp for the speakers is probably burning you head unit up..im pretty sure yours comes with a stock amp mounted in the truck somewhere. ...to properly replace a stock deck you need to run new wires to the door speakers..doesn't matter with cheap decks but some are sensitive. .least thats my theory and how you should properly replace a deck..

 

[mrbrinks]

Yeah, my girlfriends brother and I installed this cheap Kenwood head unit a while ago and had no problems with it before, now all of a sudden it decides it wants to start screwing up. Had it working fine with the sub and amp hooked up.

 

[jd4242]

Check your grounds

 

[mrbrinks]

I checked the amp ground for the sub, but I can't seem to recall where the head unit ground is located at.

 

[mrbrinks]

The fuse is fine too. Just checked. Rewiring the ground tonight, will let you know if the problems solved.

 

[mrbrinks]

Ground re-wired and so far its fixed.