AYRE AX-5 - Manual (Page 31)

In Case of
Trouble
The Ayre AX-5 provides comprehensive protection
for both your amplifier and loudspeakers, including
faults that may occur in your source components.
Overheating
If the unit is operated at high playback levels with
insufficient ventilation, the internal temperature
may become too high, triggering the thermal
protection circuitry. In this case the amplifier will
mute, the bias current to the output stage will be
removed, the warning LED in the display will glow
red, and the front-panel mute/low-power
consumption button will be inoperative.
The input selector characters will change to read
“HOT” as long as the internal temperature
remains too high.
If overheating occurs, be sure
to correct the cause before
continuing to use the
amplifier.
Once the unit has cooled, the red warning LED will
turn off, the green LED will light to return to the
low-power consumption mode, but the “
HOT ”
message will remain so that the error is known. To
restore the unit to the normal operation mode,
simply press the right-hand front-panel button.
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