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QSC CX-Q Network Amplifiers troubleshooting
The QSC CX-Q Network Amplifiers problems live-event techs bring to Ask Roadie most (also called CX-Q, CX-Q 2K4, CX-Q 4K4, CX-Q 8K4). Pick your symptom, or describe your own in plain words, and get the likeliest fix first, with the manual page when there is one.
Common CX-Q Network Amplifiers errors & problems
What techs run into most, and what's usually behind it. The step-by-step fix for your exact unit is in Ask Roadie.
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A CX-Q channel is in Protect Mode (red channel LED) / cutting out under load
Likely cause: The amp's protection circuit limits/shuts a channel when current demand from an under-impedance load exceeds safe limits, preventing thermal/output-stage damage.
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CX-Q amp shows Missing / is not discovered in Q-SYS Designer
Likely cause: Discovery relies on multicast QDP packets on a shared L2 segment; a hard link to the Core's IP bypasses multicast dependence for enumeration.
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CX-Q amplifier shows the WRONG model on the front panel and in Q-SYS Designer
Likely cause: A corrupted model identity gets rewritten when the amp is enumerated fresh by a clean design on a different Designer major version, forcing it to re-report its true hardware model.
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Firmware update: how CX-Q firmware is applied and matching versions
Likely cause: A Q-SYS system is version-locked: the Core and all peripherals must run firmware bundled with the same QDS build, so updates ride along with the design push.
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FlexAmp: how far can power be pushed to a single CX-Q channel
Likely cause: FlexAmp reallocates the shared power supply headroom to channels that need it, bounded by per-channel voltage/current ceilings and the chassis total-power rating.
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GPIO / third-party control integration on CX-Q
Likely cause: GPIO pins are surfaced as Q-SYS design components, so any control logic on the network can read/drive them regardless of physical amp location.
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Out of box, new CX-Q amp shows Fault with a red flashing power light and won't come online
Likely cause: CX-Q amps carry no standalone config; they are configured entirely by the Q-SYS Core at design Run.
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Over-current or short-circuit LED on a CX-Q output channel
Likely cause: The channel monitors output current and flags a short in downstream wiring/loudspeakers; clearing the physical short removes the fault.
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Understanding CX-Q LED status states in Designer
Likely cause: These are the standardized Q-SYS peripheral status states; the Status box gives the actionable detail behind a colored LED.
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Which Q-SYS Designer models exist and how power/output modes are set on CX-Q
Likely cause: Output mode and power are software-defined per channel in the Q-SYS design, so config lives in the Core-pushed design rather than hardware switches.
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