Philco CGD Service Manual

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-
column.
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to
get
the
four (4)
hole
plug
to
the
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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
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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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