help! problem with orion 1200d

[justingt 10+ year member]

ok, so i got an orion 1200d and i finally got my alpine type r dvc 4 ohm.

i hooked it up (i think the right way at 2 ohm) by going from the + and - on the amp to one voice coil and then from the other set of + and - on the amp to the other voice coil.

i kind of guessed on the gain and didn't do it properly, i had it set about 2/3 of the way. i noticed a few times when i was listening to it the sub would just cut out, then a few seconds later the sub played again.

finally when i was driving up town the sub quit playing. when i got back home i saw that the orion would not turn on. the power light was off. I can't figuire out the problem.

All i have is a voltage tester, which lights if there is voltage present. There is power going to the amp, and there is power in the remote turn-on wire. The fuses in the amp looked good, and there was no smokey smell or anything.

Does anyone know what the problem is? Help would greatly be appreciated.

1 more question: On the orion 1200d there is a switch labed GAIN, and it can be switched to COPY, MASTER, and can be halfway inbetween. What does each thing mean? Thanks

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[justingt 10+ year member]

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[json_35010 10+ year member]

Check your ground. Make sure that you have a good ground connection.

Try to power it without any speakers connected.

If you have power to the amp with a good ground, it sounds like you might have an amp problem.

 

[justingt 10+ year member]

hey thanks,

i went out and messed with my ground, and the amp powered up

thanks alot

 

[json_35010 10+ year member]

Glad to help.

 

[SuperBlack350z 10+ year member]

Just to throw this out there, the type R should have come with two jumpers to make wiring easier on the sub.