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What to do when your Yamaha rx-v573 blinks red?

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Emily Sparks

Published Mar 18, 2026

What to do when your Yamaha rx-v573 blinks red?

My Yamaha Rx-v573 Blinks red a few times when you hit power and goes back into standby mode. Does any know how to get it out of this ‘protected mode’ ? I’d suggest you first disconnect all speaker wires and other connections, unplug the receiver and then leave it for 30 minutes. Plug the receiver in and powering it back up.

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Assuming the reason for the protection has passed or been fixed, the unit can now be turned off and then back on with the “main zone” power button to restore normal operation mode. If the protector activates again, the fault is still present and the unit needs to be repaired, ideally by a Yamaha authorised repairer.

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When the unit is in this condition, the standby indicator on the unit blinks if you try to turn on the power….REMEDY: As a safety precaution, capability to turn on the power is disabled. Contact your nearest Yamaha dealer or service center to request repair.” Has anyone experienced this before?

My Yamaha Rx-v573 Blinks red a few times when you hit power and goes back into standby mode. Does any know how to get it out of this ‘protected mode’ ? I’d suggest you first disconnect all speaker wires and other connections, unplug the receiver and then leave it for 30 minutes. Plug the receiver in and powering it back up.

Assuming the reason for the protection has passed or been fixed, the unit can now be turned off and then back on with the “main zone” power button to restore normal operation mode. If the protector activates again, the fault is still present and the unit needs to be repaired, ideally by a Yamaha authorised repairer.

When the unit is in this condition, the standby indicator on the unit blinks if you try to turn on the power….REMEDY: As a safety precaution, capability to turn on the power is disabled. Contact your nearest Yamaha dealer or service center to request repair.” Has anyone experienced this before?

What causes a Yamaha rx-v573 to go into protection mode?

The most probably connections to cause such issues are those associated with speaker wires. Check the terminations at both ends for exposed copper and also ensure that none of the wires are damaged along their lengths. What were you doing to cause the receiver to engage its protection mode?

The most probably connections to cause such issues are those associated with speaker wires. Check the terminations at both ends for exposed copper and also ensure that none of the wires are damaged along their lengths. What were you doing to cause the receiver to engage its protection mode?

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The most likely cause of the problem is C405 going open circuit, next guess would be C406 going open circuit so the IC is trying to run on a pulsed supply. Brian. According to your first post, VHIS and CB407 are your AC mains input. VHIS and CB407 and are connected to VSHI and CB402 in the upper middle connector shown in your circuit.

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I have a Yamaha RX V471 receiver only connected to some polk speakers and ipod and we had a power blackout recently, previously it had been working perfectly. Whilst there was no power (still plugged in), I tried switching it on (with the remote) and it ‘weakly’ came on with the usual click which was weird, but it ‘died’ after that.

Factory reset is my last attempt at sorting it before sending it for repair Thanks. To do the factory reset you need to be able to see the screen or at least know what order to press the buttons. Factory reset is my last attempt at sorting it before sending it for repair

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Usually when the receiver is in need of a reset, you usually see at least a blinking red light. Here is a possible explanation. When you operated the receiver during a period of very low voltage you caused the receiver to draw more current that it could handle, causing overheating.

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There’s a very simple fix for the issue that you are having. Your Yamaha does not convert incoming video signals into other formats – in other words, it won’t convert the component video input from the cable box to work with the HDMI connection that you’ve made between the Yamaha and the TV.