Emotiva XPA GEN3 User Manual - Troubleshooting

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XPA Gen3

Troubleshooting

Your XPA Gen3 was carefully designed and manufactured from high-quality precision components 

to ensure years of trouble free operation. We really doubt you’ll ever have any problems with your 

XPA Gen3, but if you do, here are a few things you could try:

Problem: No output (nothing is lit).

Reason: You have no AC power.

•  Verify that the rear panel AC Power switch is On.

•  Verify that your circuit is live.

•  Verify that the line cord on your XPA Gen3 is fully inserted and is tight.

•  Verify that the Circuit Breaker hans’t popped.

When the circuit breaker pops, the button will pop up and extend noticeably from the rear panel. 

If this happens, try resetting the Circuit Breaker by pressing the button firmly in. If the Circuit 

Breaker pops a second time, please contact Emotiva, or your nearest authorized Emotiva service 

representative.

Problem: Your XPA Gen3 is operating normally, but none of the front panel Status  

Leds is lit.

Reason: The front panel status LEDs are turned off.

•  Set the Status LEDs switch on the rear panel to On.

Problem: No sound or distorted sound is heard; the Standby button halo is lit blue;  

the status LEDs are lit blue.

Reason: Your XPA Gen3 is not indicating a fault condition.

•  Check your source.

•  Check your Balanced/Unbalanced Selector Switches.

•  Check your speakers and speaker connections.

Problem: No sound is heard; one or more Status LEDs is flashing red.

Reason: Your XPA Gen3 is in Protect mode, which indicates a fault condition.

•  Switch the rear panel AC Power switch Off and On to clear the Fault condition.

•  If the fault remains, look for a shorted speaker cable or damaged speaker.

•  Check your sources and source connections (a bad interconnect, DC on the input,  

or an otherwise bad source component can cause a fault).

Problem: The halo around the Standby button is lit amber and your XPA Gen3  

fails to come on when triggered.

Reason: Your XPA Gen3 is in Standby mode and should respond to a valid trigger signal.

•  Check your trigger cable.

•  Check the trigger settings on your source equipment.