PHILCO
TRANSITONE
O SERVICE
BROADCAST
MARCH
1934
CHRYSLER o DODGE o PLYMOUTH
.
CAR RADIO
The
Model
"CGD"is a
cus:om
built
radio which
is
made exclusively
for
the
Chrysler
Corporation and
its
various car
divisions
and which
is
sold
only
through
their
dealer
organizations.
The
Receiver
and
controls are
specially
designed
for
installation
in
the
1934
Chrysler Six Models CA and CB,
the
Dodge Models
DR
and DS and the Plymouth
Models PE and
PF.
Many
of
these cars
will
be equipped
at
the
car
factory
with
the
Philco
custom
built
radio.
In
many
others,
the
installation
will
be made
by
you
in
your
service stations.
Don't file
this
"Service Broadcast"
in
your
Office.
The
men
in
your
service
station must
know how
to
install and
service
these
radios
if
you
expect
to
get
your
share
of
this
profitable
installation
and service work.
Carefully
unpack
the
cartons
and
check
the
contents
with
the
material packing
lists.
Examine
the parts and
compare them
u'ith
illustrations given
in
these
instructions
so
that you
may
become
familiar
with
them and thus
make
the installation
easily
and
quickly.
Receit'er
and.
Speaker Installation
Refcr
to
Figure
1,
which
gives
detailed
dimensions
for
the
location
and
drilling
oI
the
holes
in
the dash.
Remove
the
paint from
the
dash
for
/a"
from
around
the
holes
to
insure good
ground
contact after
drilling.
All
dimensions are
shown
from
the
engine
side
of
the
dash.
After drilling
the
holes,
bolt
the
two
(2)
mounting
brackets
to
the
inside
of
the
dash, using
both the flat and the
lockwashers
under
the
nuts.
The
left-hand bracket (over
the
steering
column)
is
for
the
speaker
unit; the
right-hand
bracket
is for the
Receiver.
Remove
the
car rviring
cable
outlet grommct cap
on the
left-
hand side
of
the
dash.
so
that
the
battcry
cable can be installed.
Push
the metal
fuse housing
end
of
the
cable
through the
grommet
flom
the
engine side,
leaving just
enough
slack
so
that the
cable
can
bc
connected
and
fastenecl
in
Jrla:c
as shown
in
Figurc
'1.
Route
the
cable through
the
clip
that
holds the car
wiring
harness
and
along
undcr
the
floor
boards
to the battcrl'.
Replace
the
grommet
and
cap,
but do
not
FrcuRE
2
and mounting
plates.
Hang
the
Receiver
on
its
bracket
and
fasten
it
securely
with
the
hex-hcad
retaining screw
at
the
bottom
of
the
plate.
Before
installing the
speaker,
remove
the
car wiring
fuse
on
am-
meter.
To
get
the
speaker
in
place
turn
it
sideways
with
the
back
against the
left front
kick pad.
Then
slide
it
in
between
the
kick
pad
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the
steering-
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get
the
four (4)
hole
plug
to
the
connect
the
cable
terminal
to
the
batterl'
terminal
at
this
time.
The
Receiver
mounting
plate must be
fastened
to
the
Receiver
housing,
using
the
four
(4)
self-tapping
scren's.
Four
(4)
holes
are
provided
for
these screu's
in
the
side
of
the housing.
To
fasten
the
speaker
mounting plate
to
the
speaker,
first
remove
the
four
(4)
hex-
head
machine screws
from
the
back
of
the
speaker.
LIse these
same
four (4)
screws
to
fasten
the
mounting
plate
to
the
back
of
the
speaker.
Figures
2 and 3
show the correct positions
ol
the
brackets
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3
Speaker.
The
shield
rerminals
at
the
cable ends
must
be grounded
under
their
respective
ground terminal
screws
on the
Receiver
and
S-peaker
housings,
shown
in
Figures
2
and
3.
Ground
the pigtail
in
the
center
of
the
cable
to
the
dash, using
the
hole
that
hojds
the
dash
lining
retainer
and the
8-32
screw.
The
antenna
lead
branches
out
of
the
interconnecting cable
near
thc
Receiver.
Place
this
lead
over the
top of
the
Receiver,
splice,
and
tape
it
to
the
antenna lead-in as
close as possible
to
where
the
lead-in
leaves
the
front right
windshield
pillar.
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off
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