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Troubleshooting Guide
At AudioQuest, we always appreciate hearing from you However, if you have questions,
problems, or suspect that your Niagara 1000 requires service, please start here
There is no power to any of the AC outlets.
When the Niagara 1000’s front-panel LED power indicator glows blue, the unit is
operational If the Power On indicator is not lit, consider the following:
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Is the upper portion of the bottom end-cap rocker switch fully flush with the chassis
and in the “1” position?
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Is the input AC cord fully inserted into the Niagara 1000’s AC inlet?
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Is the input AC cord properly plugged into the wall AC service outlet?
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Is the wall’s AC outlet functioning properly?
Plug into the outlet another component, product, or lamp to verify that power is present
and that the electrical panel’s circuit breaker has not tripped If there are only one or
two AC outlets that have no output power, a component may be malfunctioning Verify
the AC output with a known simple device such as a lamp
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Is the 15-amp circuit breaker tripped?
The bottom end-cap or panel has one 15-amp circuit breaker with a reset button
Simply push the button to reset the breaker It is quite unlikely this would occur, but
if a large appliance or a defective component were to experience a short circuit, this
breaker device will activate, thus saving itself and the connected equipment
If you discover that one or multiple products activate the circuit breaker, check the
current consumption rating of that/those products (Typically, this information can be
found on the last page of the component’s owner’s manual; it should be listed as the
power consumption at 120VAC ) The current specification will typically be in watts
Know that 15 amps at 120VAC equals 1800 watts (You will want to be at least slightly
under that number )
There is no power to any of the AC outlets and the red front-panel
Extreme Voltage indicator is lit.
This indicates that either there is more than 140VAC (+/-3V) present on the wall’s AC
service outlet, or the Niagara 1000’s protection circuit is miscalibrated The latter is
quite rare (This circuit is adjustable, but it’s tested and retested before it leaves the
factory, and it’s glued into place, so shipping will not affect it ) Use an AC voltage meter
to determine if your outlet has too much voltage to be safe for operation, or if there is
a wiring fault that is causing this to occur
Once the power is brought into a safe range for operation (90VAC to 137 VAC), the
Niagara 1000’s protection circuit will automatically switch to operational mode and the
blue power indicator will light
My power amplifiers sound muddy, compressed, or weak.
Be sure that the power amplifier or powered receiver is plugged into the High Current
AC outlet If any power amplifier is plugged into any of the five Ultra-Linear Filtered
