subwoofer amp Kicker zx750.1, RED LED OF DOOM?

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Hey guys, I have a 750.1 amp powering my two subs in my car. I noticed that my subs weren't coming on last night so I popped the trunk to notice a red LED on my amplifier instead of the usual green.

I did a little research online and found that the light usually indicates a short, damage to the amp, or incorrect hooking up of wires. I barely pop my trunk so I'm positive I didn't change any wires. I figured it must have shorted out (but how?) so I removed power to the amp and then checked both fuses on the amp. They are perfectly fine, yet when I re-attached the power cable, I was still greeted by a red LED on the amp.

What happened? If there was a problem that randomly happened, why didn't the fuses blow? Why all of a sudden is my amp not working?

Is there a way to fix this by resetting the amp somehow. I cannot afford a new amp or to take it to a shop this month.
I don't own a volt meter but I do have a capacitor in my trunk with a digital readout. Looks to say around 13 volts is coming in line before the amp. That should be fine and seems normal. (My read outs were similar when I first installed the system.)

Should I mention that the LED doesn't turn green? Not even for a second. When power is added, the LED starts a bright red and then slowly fades dimmer. Always red though. Even with the speaker wires and RCAs disconnected, it still wont go green.

This amp has 2 fuses on it and neither are blown. How could my amp be fried when this "protection mode," and 2 fuses, are there to protect it?
 
you might wanna check the ground wire make sure it didnt come loose. that might might make the red light come on and if that isnt the case make sure your audio cables and remote wire isnt spliced or anything like that
 
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