Dear Jan, it turns back to standbye immediately, it does not gieve time to check if sound is produced not even with the radio. From the touch panel or from the remote the result is the same: a couple of seconds on and then standbye again.

Yes I have chechek the system with the speaker wires disconected.

In the hope I am not being a pest, I would like to ask you, are there only two capasitors in question ? Are those visible. Since even though BC is in standbye mode and doors open and programming clock activateable, any of the sources, tape,cd,or radio dont operate. Thank you again for your time

Dear people with knowledge Poor ignorant in Crete Greece, 100's of miles away from a certified service. Two weeks ago there was one sudden power surge and then ofr a few hours we had no electricity. I immediately pluged out my Beocenter. The next day ... it will not start. It is on standby, any of the defferent sources get activated and then within