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PROCEDURE NO. @ANTENNA
TRIMMER
ADJUSTMENT
THE ANTENNA TRIMMER ADJUSTMENT
MATCHES THE ANTENNA COIL I N THE
RADIO T O THE CAR ANTENNA. ONLY A M
RADIOS, OR THE AM PART OF AM/FM
RADIOS, NEED THIS ADJUSTMENT.
1. TUNE THE RADIO TO A WEAK A M
STATION
NEAR 1400
KHZ.
TURN THE
VOLUME
ALL
THE
W A Y
UP.
YOU
SHOULD BARELY HEAR THE STATION.
l
F E N DER
MOUNTED
ANTENNAS
SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 31 INCHES.)
2.
REMOVE
THE
RIGHT
INNER
AND
OUTER KNOBS.
3.
SOME
RADIOS
HAVE
A
FADER
CONTROL
FOR A
REAR SPEAKER.
REMOVE THE
FADER BY PULLING
OUT. PUT A SHORT PIECE OF JUMPER
WlRE FROM THE CENTER HOLE TO
THE BOTTOM HOLE NEXT TO THE
TUNING
SHAFT
(FIGURE a).
THE
JUMPER WlRE CONNECTS THE FRONT
SPEAKER TO THE RADIO.
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Figure
8 .
Conn.cting the radio to the front m k w .
4. USE
A
SMALL
SCREWDRtVER
TO
ADJUST
THE
TRIMMER
SCREW
(FIGURE b). ADJUST THE SCREW FOR
THE LOUDEST VOLUME.
I
J
Figun b. Adjwting airnrnw
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5. REMOVE THE JUMPER, I F USED, AND
REINSTALL THE CONTROL KNOBS.
PROCEDURE NO. @CLEANING
PARTS OF
TAPE PLAYER
THERE
ARE
TWO PARTS T H A T
YOU
CLEAN ON A TAPE PLAYER: THE HEAD
AND
THE CAPSTAN. SINCE YOU CAN
REACH THEM THROUGH THE TAPE DOOR,
YOU CAN LEAVE THE TAPE PLAYER I N
THE CAR.
TO CLEAN THE HEAD AND CAPSTAN, USE
A COTTON SWAB DIPPED I N ORDINARY
RUBBING ALCOHOL. WIPE THE HEAD AND
CAPSTAN AS SHOWN I N FIGURE
c.
MOST
STORES
T H A T
SELL
TAPE
CARTRIDGES
CARRY
SPECIAL
TAPE
HEAD CLEANING TAPES. BE SURE TO
FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE
CLEANING TAPE CARTRIDGE T O AVOID
DAMAGING THE TAPE PLAYER.
Figure
c.
C l r n te# playw h u d m d
amtm
with a cotton w e b .
PROCEDURE NO.@
WINDSHIELD WIPER
SWISH
1. TURN ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS.
2.
I F SWISH NOISE IS PRESENT, ADD A
MIXTURE
OF
TWO
PARTS
GM
W I N D S H I E L D
S O L U T I O N
( O R
EQUIVALENT), TWO PARTS WATER,
AND ONE PART LIQUID DETERGENT
TO
THE
WINDSHIELD
WASHER
RESERVOIR. PRESS WASH BUTTON.
3.
IF SOLUTION DOES NOT SOLVE SWISH,
REPLACE
ARM
WITH
A N T I S T A T I C
TYPE.
PROCEDURE NO.
@
SWITCH POPS
1. A C T I V A T E
T H E
F O L L O W I N G
ELECTRICAL
DEVICES TO
ISOLATE
THOSE CAUSING THE NOISE.
a.
BRAKE LIGHTS
b. TURN SIGNALS
c.
CIGARETTE LIGHTER
d. HEADLIGHTS
e. HORN RELAY
f.
IGNITION KEY
.
g.
SEAT BELT BUZZER
h.
EMERGENCY FLASHER
i. ELECTRIC WINDOWS
j .
OTHER
2.
CONNECT A .5MFD CAPACITOR FROM
THE HOT SIDE OF THE SWITCH TO
GROUND.
3.
I F THE NOISE IS RADIATED FROM THE
INSTRUMENT
PANEL,
SHIELD
THE
ANTENNA
FROM THE
SWITCH
BY
USING A METAL SCREEN UNDER THE
DASH (SEE PROCEDURE NO.
7).
Fig. 9-36 Radio Noise Suppression
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