The Chieftain Radio; Push Button Set Up; The Motor Operated Antenna - Pontiac 1953 Owners Service Manual

THE CHIEFTAIN RADIO
Push Button Set-Up- Tuning
your Chieftain radio may be
accom-
plished with either the manual tuning knob (right-hand knob) or the
push buttons, both of which are located on the Radio Control PaneL
Push button tuning is practically automatic but this does not mean
that they cannot go out of adjushnent. They will, however, tune
properly only if they have been set up correctly, and will tune to the
center of the
station. If they
tune into the edge of the station, the
program will sound high pitched or you will have distorted reception .
If
the tone quality of a program
can be improved
by touching up
the tuning with the manual tuning knob, reset the push buttons in
the following
man~er:
1.
Turn the radio on and let it play for ten or fifteen minutes letting all metal paris
expand to operating temperature.
2. Select the push button to be adjusted and pull it to the right and out as {ar as
it will
go.
3 . Tune in the desired station using the manual tuning knob. Tune
it
back and forth
through the station until the
point
of clearest reception is foand.
4. Push the push button being
adjusted all
the way in and release. The push button
should now be set up.
5.
Try the push button several times. If the
station can be tuned
in
more dearly with
the manual tuning knob than with the push button, the set-up should be repeated
until the push button tunes the station as accurate ly as manual tuning.
For greatly improved listening pleasure, check with your dealer
on the installation of a Pontiac RearSeat Speaker. You'll ride right
in the sound!
THE MOTOR OPERATED ANTENNA
The electric antenna operating switch is located to the right of the
steering column below the cigar lighter. To raise antenna sections,
lift operating switch lever up. To lower the sections, push switch
lever down. When lever is released it returns automatically to the
"Off" pcsilion_ Antenna sections can be
raised or lowered to any
intermediate height by releasing switch lever when desired pcsi-
tion is reached.
CAUTION: Do not hold switch in operating position beyond full travel of antenna
(up or down) any longer than necessary to make sure antenna has reached the end'
of
its travel. Such practice would result
in
motor overload and excessive wear of the
drive mechanism.
For best operating results, keep antenna sections clean by wiping
occasionally with a damp cloth to remove road film or dirt which
may accumulate.
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