Please help, Pioneer VSX-914 A/V receiver wont power on...

[cozmo5050]

i was watching a movie late one night on my hometheater, and all of a sudden the power went out in the house. so i went outside to reset the power switches on the house and that didnt help. the power went out in the whole neighborhood. so, i just went to sleep.

when i woke up, i turned on all of my home theater's components:

xbox, dvd player, satellite receiver, tv, etc... everything powers on, EXCEPT my receiver...

all of my components were conected to a surge protector (Belkin Pure AV 6 outlet).

can someone please tell me where i should look in the unit to fix the problem? if not, where can i send it out to get it fixed? (san diego, CA). the unit wont power on at all. could the delicate electronics been damaged? why didnt my Belkin protect it?

how would i test this thing? if its broken... where would i go to get it fixed? would it be cheaper to just buy another one? im looking around 400 tops, but more like spending $250.

thanks in advance to all replies.

[cozmo5050]

i wonder if maybe there's some sort of fuse within the receiver's chassis? cuz i dont remember seeing it anywhere in the rear of the unit. radio shack?

[JohnA]

Unplug it, wait, then plug it back in.
Then try Resetting the main unit

Use this procedure to reset all the receiver’s
settings to the factory default.

Use the front panel controls to do this.
1 Switch the receiver on.
2 While holding down the TONE button,
press and hold the


STANDBY/ON

button for about three seconds.

3 When you see RESET? appear in the
display, press the TONE button.
OK? shows in the display.

4 Press TONE once more to confirm.
OK appears in the display to indicate that the
receiver has been reset to the factory default
settings

Hope this helps some.

[cozmo5050]

i tried your tip.. but the unit wont even power on to try and reset the settings.

i appreciate the help though.

here's a link if anyone wants to see what kind of receiver it is... i like it alot, and picked it up for about 250 bucks.

http://pioneerelectronics.com/pna/pr...702323,00.html

[cozmo5050]

ok, so i open up the chassis, and check the fuses. everything looks fine/ checked w/ a DMM.

im guessing it's somewhere in the power supply but there's too much shiet inside there to be pulling out components. this sucks...

[cuse4284]

I had the exact same thing happen to me several months back. I tried using the reset method in the manual but it didn't work and spent a few months looking for a place to fix it. It sat at one repair shop for over a month and they couldn't fix it and then I contacted Pioneer and I happened to be a few miles from their best repair shop. They had it fixed within the hour. All they did was press and hold ENTER and ADVANCED SURROUND on the front panel for 2 seconds. I sure hope this helps you before you have to go through the trouble I did. My receiver is the VSX-D812-K, but they are pretty similar and it should work.

Note: I think the front standby light needs to at least be visible when the receiver is plugged in for this to work. If you try and turn the receiver on and nothing happens but the red light is still visible then this method will work. Otherwise, it means your power supply is probably fried. Also, I wouldn't recommend opening up your receiver in the future as it voids the warranty in most cases. Also, Pioneer has an extensive repair network and are very helpful if you contact them.

[carrjudd]

To cuse4284,
My Pioneer Amp blew last night and I thought I was going to be up for big bucks. I read this forum then tried the ENTER and ADVANCED SURROUND buttons. Presto!

I know that post was 2 years ago but if you somehow read this THANK YOU!

All the way from Sydney, Australia.

[leg2lea]

I am sooooo glad I found this forum and the answer to my hubby's unhappiness. A few weeks ago we had a power outage.(Added insult to injury for 3 years we have been battling the company that never installed our "back up" generator).

The Pioneer VSX-914 would not power up. He could not locate a manufactuer reset. (nor did he look at a manual ) In short red hot

I was searching for a surpise replacement and weighing the cost of repair to replacement and stumbled across AUDIOHOLICS. I pressed enter and advance surround sound and now it is Christmas in Nov.

Thank you, Thank you and again Thank you

[TLS Guy]

The moral of this story is that surge protectors are of limited benefit. The best way to prevent these sort of surges to equipment is with a UPS. This is a device that has an inverter and switches to battery as soon as there is any power glitch or interruption. They react really fast and provide very effective protection.

[sharp eye]

I have a related problem. My Pioneer VSX D812 can still power on (LED not flashing) but can not detect audio and video signals due to a extremely low voltage earlier this month. The tuner is still working. I hope someone can help me revive it.

Thanks

sharp eye.