Kenwood KR-794 receiver standby
 

Bought this used from someone who said it worked, couldn't try it out.
Got it home, hooked up speakers, it's "stuck" in standby mode, the led
indicator says so, the light stays on solidly. Everything powers up and stays
on, the relays inside click when connecting and disconnecting the speakers,
but no sound from the speakers (because it's in standby). Is there some way
to get this puppy out of standby, or is that the "failure" mode? The site at
kenwoodusa.com seems to not exist when I try to get there today, trying to
find a manual for it.
Thanks for any info.

jstlucas at hotmail dot com @delete.thisstuff (Joe St. Lucas) wrote:
Bought this used from someone who said it worked, couldn't try it out.
Got it home, hooked up speakers, it's "stuck" in standby mode, the led
indicator says so, the light stays on solidly. Everything powers up
and stays on, the relays inside click when connecting and
disconnecting the speakers, but no sound from the speakers (because
it's in standby). Is there some way to get this puppy out of
standby, or is that the "failure" mode? The site at kenwoodusa.com
seems to not exist when I try to get there today, trying to find a
manual for it.
Thanks for any info.

Get your money back.

Mark Z.

P.S.
It's not normal for the relays to click when connecting / disconnecting
speakers, especially if the receiver is really stuck in standby mode. Maybe
a dead micro or a reset problem, who knows? That's why we tech make the big
money (not).