I have a slightly strange problem, for which I haven't directly found a reason or solution.
The subwoofer is provided by an F Two, to which 2x G4 speakers are connected via XLR. In the speakers, the F Two has ISS mode in use, meaning it goes to sleep when there is no signal, led off and +10dB. The other dips are untouched.
For some reason, always, very rarely the subwoofer doesn't wake up even though there is a signal and therefore neither do the speakers.
I got an F Two for Christmas and during this time this strangeness has happened about 3-4 times. Last night I noticed that when I stopped watching and turned off the TV, the subwoofer immediately went to "sleep" when I heard this sound that comes when the device goes to "sleep". When I turned on the TV, it didn't wake up at all, only when I turned off the power switch, so this helped.
Before this I turned the subwoofer over and looked, and no light came back on at the bottom, usually this orange light is on at that input point but this one was completely gone. It only came back on when I turned the power off and back on.
I have a Node, which has 2x RCA - RCA outputs, these go to F Two, which then has 2x XLR - XLR cables to the G4.
Is there something wrong with the subwoofer or what could be causing this strange behavior?
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It seems I found the cause. The TV (LG) remote's IR signal On/Off also controls the subwoofer's status and turns it off or on as the IR picks up.
I need to try blocking the subwoofer's IR.
The instructions say that the IR is located on the leg where the LED is. But where exactly is it? I could try blocking the signal.
If you encounter a similar situation, the problem was not that the subwoofer was not working properly. It was that the other remote control was on the same “frequency”, in this case an LG TV. Holding the subwoofer’s power button down for 15 seconds and the LED flashing green will reset it to factory settings. Now the LG remote control will no longer cause problems.
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