I am having trouble getting any sound out of my new Rio Car when connected to my home stereo. I have disconnected my CD player from the amplifier AUX and plugged the leads into the back of the Rio Car line outputs, no sound. I have tried using the standard lead supplied with all CD or Tuner separates, again no sound. I have tried another stereo, no sound. I have tried with the Rio Car in the sled and using the line out rear and line out front, no sound.

I have not had the Rio Car installed in my car yet so I am unable to test in the car.

Am I missing something, or am I just using the wrong leads?

Nick Wilkin

Have you ever gotten any sound out of it? I assume you do have loaded songs onto it...

/Michael

SIlly suggestion, but you have turned the volume up on the empeg unit itself, right?

Hugo

Firstly, yes I have loaded MP3s onto the Rio Car and the visuals show that a track is playing. This is the first time I have used it and therefore I have never heard it play.

Secondly, no the volume on the Rio Car is set to 0db as recommended in the user guide as the volume should be adjusted through the amplifier to ensure optimum signal to noise ratio, or so it says!

Nick Wilkin

Hi.

I just wanted to explain Hugo's question. For some reason, some empegs/riocars are set do -indefinite dB (no sound at all) on first start. My MkII wasn't, my MkIIa was and the MkIIa (from the same batch as mine) wasn't. No idea why.
Anyway, with your RioCar set to 0dB, you should get sound out of your empeg.

To me, this sounds like a problem for support@empeg.com, 'cause you really should get some sound out of it. You already ruled out cable and amplifier issues, so this seems to be a defect of the riocar itself. You should really contact support.

cu,
sven

Remember that "0db" means the volume is turned all the way up, not all the way down.

If you are sure you have turned it all the way up to maximum 0db volume, and you get no sound out of the RCA output plugs, then contact support, as you might have a faulty unit.

Try hooking it up to a pair of small earbud headphones to rule out amplifier problems.

I might also try disabling the 0db option and try turning the volume control to see what happens. There have been times with my unit when it will start up and have no volume. This seems to occur if I stop the bootup process in the middle. Such as when the car doesn't start quite right and I turn the key off and back on again before the unit had a chance to finish booting. I know this is an AC power problem and probably isnt related. Good Luck