Audio Systems: Stereo deck freezes, clarion vrx745vd, performance teknique amps


Question
My car audio system is frozen. The volume is stuck at a high setting and I am unable to use any other function on the Stereo deck. The deck is a Clarion VRX745VD. It is  attached to Digital Monitor Capacitor. I'm not sure what is wrong with it. Yesterday I cleaned of the deck and messed with the buttons and somehow it worked like normal again. However this morning I turned up the volume a bit and it seemed possessed as it continued to go up to the high volume it previously was at. I have two amps attached two it also they are both Performance Teknique amps (ICBM779)(ICBM773). I don't know what other information you might need. I really would appreciate your help with this. maybe you are familiar with this and can point me in the right direction as to what is causing this?

Answer
Very often this symptom is an indication of a stuck front panel button.  Try pushing each button and you should be able to feel the switch engage behind the buttons.  The internal microprocessor is getting confused.  You can also try a complete reset by disconnecting all of the power for a few minutes.
Keep us posted.
Dan