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PART
16-3
RADIO & RADIO TAPE PLAYER
Section
1 Description
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Diaposis and Testing
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DESCRIPTION
Four models of radio receivers are
available manufacturw by Amalga-
mated Wireless (AUST-RALASIA)
.
Ltd.
Model No. XA-18805-A is a deluxe
solid state press button 7 transistor
radio.
Model No. XA-18805-B is a deluxe
Section
Pare
Pare
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3 Common Adjustments and Repairs
4 Removal and Installation
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5 Tape Player
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solid state manually tuned 7 transistor
radio.
Model
No.
XA-18805-C is a super
fringe solid state push button 11
transistor radio.
Model XA-18805-D is a super
fringe solid state manually tuned 11
transistor radio.
The·aerial socker is located on a
short lead at the left hand rear of the
receiver and the aerial trimmer con-
denser on the top to the
left
hand
and rear of the receiver.
The speaker lead and socket is at
the rear of the receiver together with
the "A" lead which has its own fuse
(See Fig. 1).
B
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING
The procedures given cover only
minor radio receiver troubles. Each
procedure either locates the minor
trouble or determines that the receiver
should have a major
repair.
The
follo~
ing parts will be required to make the
radio trouble shooting tests:-
Spare fuses (8 ampere); Aerial and
lead (XL-18813-A,
XL-18814-A);
Speaker (A.W.A. Part No. 50263W)
(Ford Part No. ARC 90C18808A);
RADIO DIAGNOSIS GUIDE
No reception. Check for the following:
1. Burned-out fuse.
2. Defective aerial or aerial cable.
3. Shorted speaker lead or defective
speaker.
(Be sure to turn off the radio
receiver before removing the speaker.)
4. If radio still will not play, remove
the receiver for a major
repair.
NOISY OR ERRATIC RECEPTION
Check for the following
:
Noisy reception--engine not
running.
1. Loose connections.
Noisy reception-when car in motion.
1. Loose or broken aerial cable.
2. Loose or defective aerial.
Noisy reception--engiqe
running.
1. Defective suppression equipment.
2. Capacitors not properly
grounded.
3. Receive1· not properly grounded
to instrument panel.
4. Aerial not properly grounded to
fender.
DISTURBED OR GARBLED
SOUND
Check for the following
:
1.
Voice coil rubbing on centre pole
piece of speaker
magnet.
2. Torn speaker cone.
3. Foreign material on cone.
4. Bent or twisted speaker mounting.
5. If still distorted remove for major
repair.
WEAK RECEPTION
Check for the following
:
1. Adjustment of the aerial
trimmer.
2. Check aerial
cable.
3. Radio nuts tight
:
All mounting bolts must be tightened
securely in order to provide adequate
earthing for the radio.
4. Aerial tight
:
5. Aerial Connections tight
:
Aerial lead in cable must be
firmly
inserted into
the
receptacle
in
the
re-
ceiver.
6. Aerial Trimming
:
The radio must be trimmed
to
match
the aerial at
installation.
This
pro-
cedure is simple and quick
,
vitally im-
portant for good performance and the
most neglected of all the
installation
steps.
7.
General Care:
Many installations suffer due to general-
ly careless work, causing rattles around
the speaker area, unsightly installa-
tions (cables dangling) and damage
to
the aerial lead-in during
installation.
8. If still weak, remove for major
repair.
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