My Yamaha HTR-5835 died, I think, please help!?

Question

Hello everyone! Ive had my Yamaha HTR-5835 now for about 2 years or so and have had great sucess with it! I love the sound and ease of use. A couple nights ago I was installing my new HDTV and when I plugged all the wires into the back of the reciever and went to place the unit back onto the shelf of the entertainment system stand, I saw a small arc and then heard a crackle and then...nothing. :( I think I killed it but dont know what I did. Perhaps a speaker wire touched something else and arced, I dont know. But, regardless, it wont turn on.

It will, however, turn on long enough to show the display, then it goes out, dead.

Has anyone had this issue happen to them? Is it difficult/ expensive to fix? Can I do it myself? Any help with this would be great.

Answer 1

Sounds like the overload protection is being tripped. The following is from your owners manual.

"Make sure all speaker wire connections on this unit

and on all speakers are secure and that the wire for

each connection does not touch anything other than

its respective connection.11-13

This unit has been exposed to a strong

external electric shock (such as lightning

or strong static electricity).

Set this unit in the standby mode, disconnect the

power cord, plug it back in after 30 seconds, then use

it normally."