Audiovox ACD-32A manual Troubleshooting, Problem Probable Cause Check Following

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TROUBLESHOOTING

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TROUBLESHOOTING

 

 

PROBLEM

 

PROBABLE CAUSE

CHECK FOLLOWING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit completely inoperative no

 

Incorrect power connection

Orange/White stripe wire to +12V ACC.

 

 

lights, no sound

 

 

and Green/White stripe wire to +12V

 

 

 

 

 

battery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blown fuse

Check fuses in wires listed above and

 

 

 

 

 

check car fuse block

 

 

 

Unit will not keep time or radio

 

Incorrect power connection

Green/White stripe wire is not connected

 

 

station memory

 

 

to a "live" +12V battery source

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blown fuse

Check fuse in Green/White stripe wire

 

 

 

 

 

and at car's fuse block

 

 

Noise on both radio and CD

 

Poor ground

Check Black/White stripe wire for proper

 

 

 

 

 

grounding

 

 

 

 

 

Dirty or corroded battery posts

Clean and tighten connection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If problem also existed with pre-

Consult your local garage mechanic-car

 

 

 

 

vious radio you removed

may need tune-up or noise filter

 

 

 

Noise on radio only

 

Antenna

Check that antenna base is grounded.

 

 

 

 

 

Test with antenna disconnected. If noise

 

 

 

 

 

goes away, replace antenna

 

 

Poor FM reception and almost no

 

Antenna

Replace antenna and antenna cable

 

 

AM reception

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No sound on one speaker

 

Wiring

Check speaker wiring

 

 

(both radio and CD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker

Test with good speaker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control Settings

Check balance and fader controls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poor sound-new unit

 

Speakers or speaker wiring

Check rating of speakers for sufficient

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

power capacity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check that speakers are in good

 

 

 

 

 

condition

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check that none of the speaker wires are

 

 

 

 

 

grounded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check speaker wiring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD sound skips

 

Installation angle is greater than

Adjust the mounting angle to less than

 

 

 

 

 

20°

20°

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disc player is not installed cor-

Make sure disc player is mounted se-

 

 

 

 

rectly

curely

 

 

 

 

Dirty, scratched, or defective disc

Clean disc if dirty; replace if badly

 

 

 

 

 

scratched or defective

 

 

 

 

Condensation on laser lens

Allow condensation to dry, then try again

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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