Philco TRANSITONE 10 Installation And Operating Instructions

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|TIHE
Prrrr,co Tnarvsrtonn Mopnr, 10
is
the latest
I
Phit"o
development
in
automobile
radio.
It
is
a
powerful and extremely
compacto
single
unit,
super-
heterodyne Receiver having many
of
the
features
that formerly were
not
possible
in
such
a
compact
Receiver.
The
Receiver.,
Speaker
and
the
new
Full
Vave
Philco
Vibrat.r
are
all
housed
in
a
singleo shielded
''
container
de, ':n-
I
for quick installation on the
dash
of the automobild: The arrangement
is
particularly
.
,-
adaptable
for
small cars and
for cars
already
..
equipped
with a heater.
The
full
eizeo
extra
pow'
t '"f.d,
ilectro-dynamic
speaker
is mounted
in
the-bot-
:
''
i
topa
of
the
housing Eo as
to
afford excellent
tone
\\t
:'
s"ality and
volumJwithout the
necessity
of
using
a
-speaker
as
a
separate
unit.
Philco:s
four-point
con'
trol
is
just
one
of the
added features.
All
tubes used
are the lateet Philco
high-efficiency
fit'tt*
INSTALLANON
AND
OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
PH
ILCO
REG.
U.S.
PAT. OFF.
TRANSITO
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C'
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MODEL
10
tubes, desigrred especially
for
automobile
radio.
Sev-
eral of
these tubes each
perform the functions which
formerly required two and three
tubes,
thereby
effecting
a great tube economy, reducing the
num-
ber of
tubes
necessary'for satisfactory operationo and
reducing the amount
of
current taken
from the
car
battery to the very minimum
Philco's
system
of
automatic
volume control is
used
to
give
that
smooth,
elastic control which
counter-
acts
fading while driving
alongo
and prevente
blast-
ing of local
etations.
The new
Receiver ie
ALL
ELECTRIC, operating
en-
tirely from the
car
Btorage
batterp
The new Full
Wave
Philco Vibrator is
built in
ag
.n
integral part
of the
Receiver.
.,,,',i.
Ease
of
installation
as
well
aE
ease
of
serviceo
when
necessary?
are likewise features
of
this
newest auto:
mobile radio
Receiver.
GENERAL INSTALLATION
ANTENNA-To
secure
maximum performance
from
toward
the
center
of
the
car.
The
same relative
t-
tfie*fltodei
r0
a
'gooti--rrrof'-lrr-nrfr--Emeflrrr,'musr"]s-----uorrrting
can'bE used wberr
t4g
Receiver
ie instailed
'
i
ueed. Most
ears
lnanufactured
t-qdav
are wired
for in
the
c6nter
of
the dash. When a
left-hand
dash
sradio at the car
factory, having an antenna
in the
mounting
is
neceseary,
the Receiver must be turned
top
and
a
lead.inl
froright domi
one
of
the
cornetr
around
uid th" oppo.it"
side placed against
the
daeh.
"
poits,
However, if
,
the
cir
in
which this Receiver
id
The speaker must face down and the control bracket
: ',.it ;:
artehnaotrhefir_st_st€ipof
theinstallationehouldbeto
When there
is not
sufficient
room on the
dash
for
I
"'
"
'
have'one ingtalled.
. ;1
j
:
mounting
the
Receiver
in
any
of the
above positions,
'
,Philco Transitone and
United Motors
Service
stations
use
the end mounting. Be sure to keep the
speaker
,.
''
.
,are
fully
equipped
and are
competent
to
do
this
face down.
"'
i#;r**-*ince
the Receiver. speaker and
vibra.
{J:q
i:fr$tr"b+:rtlT lf,it:1a*:1i'h!
"::1:
toi
are completely
aesembled as a
.irrgl. unit,
it
must
tion for the three bolt holes. Then
drill
three %-it*
r. p,e;;;J'-rrlj,r-fT;*"
"r
ttt.
dashl Whenthe
Re-
holes.
Screw
the short
end
of
the
mounting
studs
cerver.ls
m.st;.ff*r.-L.
speaker
panel must face
down.
into, the.Receivero placing
the lock
washers
against
The Receiver'%'io
disigared'thato when
installed
the housing. Put
spacing
nuts-on the
studs
to
allow
f"operly,
nd water
"r
airi
or othe;'injurious
matter
sufficient clearance between
the
Receiver and the
.
can eote"
thl
R"""irr."
or
Speaker. "
dash,
so
that the
speaker
palel
ca
-n
be
removed
There are three ways or:nounting thc
Receiver
on
i:Tt*.'i#':"j"H"tffilr'l;utlillTn
*:
lng:
the
dash and
three
sets
of bolt
holes
for the
mount-
;li;""*h-.h.
holes
in
the dash. place ihe small
wash-
ing-studs provided_in the Receiv_erJrouling-in
_the
"i, -iit",t"al"g"i".i;il;"d;;
sid" of
th.
d;sh
back, the fronto and the
right end.
Consider the
left
."a ["fi
"p;;;;r;it:-
(S".
fig.'i.j
I
end
to
be the end
containing
the
clamp
brackets
-E
-------J
--o---2
for
the volume
and tuning-
control shaft€. First
de-
CONITROL
UMf-Mount
the control
unit
.
on
the
termine the most suitable location-and position
for
;;";;;;"*".
nig.2;t";,
orly
"
"igh1_hand
in-
installing
r:he
Receiver.
Allow
ample-foot room
and
;;il"ri;n.-Th;
control can be
irrrtuileJJr.
tt;;ght,
be
sure thato
in
the location
selected,
the
ReceiveT
o", using the
"*t".
hol. pr"ua"a,
",,
th.
left or
ab"ove
wi!
_not
interfere
with
the operation
of
the
control
th;-.#"t"; ;;i;;". Tfr. a"*e ,t""p **i l.
pedals'
formed urJrrrJ
tlr"
.t.."irrg-
"Ji-"
uoa
u
hole
Whenever possible,
the Receiver ehould be
installed
reamed out
for
the clamp screw. Follow the
details
nearest
the side the antenna lead-in comes
down.
shown
in
Fig. 2
for
attaching
the mounting
bracket
When the Receiver
is
installed on the right
side
of
and the control
unit.
The
felt
strip must be
placed
the
dash,
the installation qlould be
made as
shown
next
to the
steering
column under the clamp strap
so
Fig.
I
with the
slr.aft
y::}t end
of
the
Reeeiver
that the finish
will
not be
marred.