Philco 816 Installation And Operating Instruction

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GENERAL
INSTRUCTIONS
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ANTENNA-fn
cars equipped
with a top
antenna, the
lead-in
is
generally brought down
one
of
the windshield
pillars and
coiled behind
the cowl trim panel.
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such
cases,
the Receiver
antenna lead must be spliced
to
the
antenna
lead-in as
close
as possible
to
the corner
post.
Ground
the
shield
pigtail to the
cowl panel under
a
convenient
screw.
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cars having an all-metal
turret top, the
Philco
special (Jnder-car
Antenna
(Part No.
45-1f28 Kit)
should
be installed. The
shielded antenna
lead-in
furnished
with the
kit
must be brought
up through
the
floor
of
the car to the Receiver. Keep the lead-in
out
of
the motor compartment.
Complete
instructions
are
furnished with the
antenna
kit.
RECEIVER-The Receiver must be installed under
the
cowl on the
dash.
Be
sure
that in
the location
selected,
there
is
ample
foot
room and that the
Receiver
does
not
in
any
way interfere with
the operation of
the control
pedals and
ventilators. The
Receiver can
be installed
on
the right
side
of
the
dash,
in
the
center
or on
the
left
side above
the steering
column. (Figure
3
shows
a
typical installation on the
left
side.
A
cardboard template
is provided
so
that the
mount-
ing bolt hole locations can be easily and
accurately
marked on
the
dash. The Receiver fastens
to the
dash
with two "Tee"
bolts.
(See
Figure
1). Drill
two
7/t6
inch
holes and loosely assemble
the '1Tee"
bolts,.
fnstall
the
Receiver
on the
dash,
hooking the
"Tee" bolts
into
the
brackets
on the Receiver. Tighten the
Receiver
securely
in
place.
CONTROL UNIT-The
control unit
fastens to the bottom
edge
of the
instrument
board. (Figure B
shows
a
typic.al
installation). Drill
two
holes
in
the instrument
board flange
in
the desired location
and.
fasten the
con-
trol
mounting bracket securely
by
means
of
bolts
and
nuts.
Seat
the
volume control shaft
end
in
the proper
bushing
on
the
Receiver housing and fasten the
shaft
casing
nut
securely. (See Figures
2
and
S).
Before
coupling the tuning control shafts to the
Receiver,
turn
the tuning control knob
counter-clockwise
to
the
mark
below
5,5
on the scale.
To
couple
the shaft, turn
the
knob
counter-clockwise
slowly
until the
shaft end
is
seated
in
the bushing and
tigl-rten
the knuried
casing
nut
securely
with the
fingers.
To
adjust
the
setting
of the
control
unit,
after
coupling the flexible
shaft to the
Receiver,
turn
the tun-
ing
control knob counter-clockwise as
far
as
possible.
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BATTERY
CONNECTIONS- Place the fuse
and
fuse insulator
in
the metal
fuse housing
in
the
control
"A"
lead.
Couple
this to the short
Receiver lead
and
then
connect
the other
"A"
lead to
the ammeter
stud
on
the
rear of the-lnstrument
board.
ANTENNA
CONNECTIONS-When
the
radio
is
in-
stalled
in a
car
having a top
screen antenna, an under-
car
ahtenna, spare wheel
antenna
.or an
antenna having
a
similarly low
capacitance
(50 mmfd. to
r*50
--fd.) -
BULLETIN NO.
29
AUTO
RADIO
Februaty L, 1936
'INSTALLATION
AND
OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
MODEL
816
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Prrrr.co
Auro Repro Mopnr, 816
is
Philco's
newest
in
automobile
radio.
It
is a highlv
devel-
oped superheterodyne, single-unit
type
Receiver,
with
all
the
modern features required
in
such
a fine
instru-
ment.
THE NEW
RECEIVER
IS
EQUIPPED WITH
AN
ADJUSTABLE ANTENNA STAGE, WHICH
MAKES
IT
POSSIBLE
TO OPERATE
THE
RE-
CEIVER AT,MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY ON ANY
ROOF-TYPE OR UNDER-CAR TYPE ANTENNA.
Receiver, speaker and
full-wave Philco Vibrator
are
housed
in a
rugged, compact,
fully
shielded container
which
is
designed
for
quick and easy installation
on
the dash
of all
automobiles,
with two "Tee" bolts.
The
installation
in
most cars, can be easily
made above the
steering
column.
The loud
speaker faces
the front
seat,
so
that the improved Philco Electro-dynamic
Speaker
delivers
its full
toned
reproduction toward the
occupants
of the car with utmost
fidelity.
The
speaker
panel
is
easily removed so
that
tubes
and vibrator are
accessible'
for
service.
All
tubes used are
the latest Philco High
Efficiency
Tubes, designed
for
automobile
radio.
Several
of
these
tubes
perform the functions formerly requiring two
or
three tubes, thereby efrecting greater tube
economy, re-
ducing
the
number
of
tubes
necessary
for
satisfactory
operation, and also reducing the amount of current
taken
from the car battery to a
minimum.
Philco's system
of
automatic volume
control
is
used,
giving
smooth, elastic control which counteracts fading
while driving
along
under varying
conditions and
pre-
vents blasting of local
stations.
This new, all-electric
Receiver
is
equipped
with
im-
proled
interference filters. and esplcially
desigrred
shielding
to
eliminate motor interference making it
possible to install
it
quickly and
easily.
The new streamline "wide visionl' control can
be
installed on the
edge
of
the
instrument
board.
This
control
unit is
exceptionally attractive and iS
designed
to
blend harmoniously
with the
instrument
boardi of
practically all
cars.
There are only two
connections
to
make, one
to
the
antenna,
the other
to the
ammeter binding
post.
Now, more than ever,
THE
NEW PHILCO
AUTO
RADIO IS EASY TO INSTALL
and is a
PLEASURE
TO
OPERATE.