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Throughly disappointed with my new Yamaha A-3000 Integrated.......

well, I love it when it's not shutting down.  Finally called the dealer and told them I'm done with it.  From the first day, it shut off and went into protection mode after 10 minutes of listening.  It's doing it all the time now.  I did figure out how to reset the amp, but it continues to go into protection mode.  Here's what I've done to track the issue down.  Am I missing anything?  By the way, I'm a user, not someone who can track down voltages, test wires etc etc.

1. Pulled power cord for 30 minutes- I use a PS audio PC
2. Unplugged all connections- amp stayed in protection mode with nothing plugged in.
3. I then figured out how to reset the amp.  The amp then worked for for some periods before shutting off.  Yesterday for example, playing vinyl, amp shut off after 5 minutes.  I then did the reset and listened for 2 hours without shutting down. 
4. Today, after 5 minutes it shut down again.
5. Doesn't matter if it's vinyl or CD playing.
6. I just unplugged my Sub now as the rca cables are a bit bent up; however it didn't affect play for 2 hours yesterday without shutting off.

Disappointed as I was looking forward to breaking this in over Christmas break........  
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wolf_garcia
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That sucks man, especially since Yamaha makes decent motorcycles and pianos.
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dhpeck OP
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ha ha wolf, right?  Well it sounds amazing to my ears so hopefully new unit will work out.  If not, I'll replace with the Yamaha model that comes with two wheels....
arch2
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dhpeck - If you don't mind let us know how your replacement as3000 works out for you.  Happy New Years
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edman
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I had the same problem on my a-s2100.
on the back there is a little switch to turn on/off the auto standby. turn auto standby to OFF that worked for me. I never had another shut down. 
let us know if this helped out. 
happy new year! 

arch2
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almarg - Your comment really got me thinking about subwoofers connected to the as3000. I knew not to connect a sub via speaker level inputs simply because of what was stated in the owners manual, but I have been considering upgrading to Martin Logan Montis speakers which have an active woofer in each speaker.  I'm not 100% sure that will work after thinking through all of this. And I won't even pretend to understand much about electrical engineering.  I emailed Yamaha but haven't heard back.  Emailed Martin Logan and they suggested the connection will be fine with the as3000.
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