the blue remote wire seems to be in-tact from the deck to the amp, but still, when i try to adjust the sub levels on the deck there is no change. what could be the problem. RCA's work fine, since the subs still work. im running 2, 10" MA audio in a bandpass box with an X-plod amp and a new alpine deck.

 

Do you have your rcas plugged into the sub out or front/rear?

 

mmm im not sure about that, the new deck i have comes with 3 sets of rca outputs. i put them in the top one. but this also happened in my old alpine deck too, and it stopped working while it was still hooked up.

 

What is the model of the Alpine HU? 94

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 02 accord &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Do you have your rcas plugged into the sub out or front/rear?</TD></TR></TABLE>

BINGO!

 

The bottom one should be the sub out. Switch the rcas to that one and it should work.

 

oh. ha. ok well i hope it does. thanks, the alpine model is cda 9856.

 

Did you set "subwoofer system to "SUBW SYS2"?
If you are on SYS1 sub volume is controlled by the main volume. 94


PS, <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 02 accord &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The bottom one should be the sub out. Switch the rcas to that one and it should work.</TD></TR></TABLE> Ditto that

 

yep, fixed it. it works now. thanks guys you really helped me out

 

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If you are on SYS1 sub volume is controlled by the main volume. 94</TD></TR></TABLE>

I hate subw sys2. I have mine set on 1. If the bass isn't loud enough for me, I just turn up the volume. That way, I have it sounding balanced at all volumes.

 

so whats the diff between sub sys 1 & 2

1 the bass goes up linear with volume?

2 the bass maxes out at a certain point & then just stays the same from then on?

 

For system 1, bass is turned up evenly with the main volume. For system 2, the bass is louder at lower volumes. As you turn up the main volume, the bass volume eventually evens out with the main volume.

 

yea system 2 is definately much better. system 1, when the volume is turned way down, the subs still buzz softly with bass and it just sounds sloppy.

 

Then you have a wiring problem. I have mine on system 1 and I get no noise/buzzing at any volume. With system 2, the bass is louder at low volumes, and maybe that drowns out your buzzing.