HOW IT WORKS
Most Volvo Dealers in Europe offerd the BLAUPUNKT FRANKFURT Radio as a option. You are free to choose every Radio you want (like Mono or Stereo doesn‘t matter), but it is necessary that your Radio has a DIN Socket (6 to 8 Pole).
All you need are 2 Cables. The Radio stays untouched, and the Cable itself can removed whenever you want! Following is a Install Manual. Scroll to Page 3 to see where to Order the Parts.
Note: In every Case it‘s better to spent a little more Money for a good and original Radio, than upgrade a cheap Radio with a TRS Cable, because in a vintage Car the Radio Unit has to fit in the Car‘s interior, not the interior to the Radio Unit!
1.
Make sure you have the right Radio: By checking the DIN Socket you which kind of DIN to TRS Cable you need. There a three different types of Sockets on common Radios:
DIN POLE
6 Pole Mono | 7 Pole Stereo | 8 Pole Stereo |
3,5mm TRS
Stereo to Mono Plug
2.
The DIN to TRS cable ends with a box who can be opened for Audio fine tuning (incomming and outcomming Audio Signal), but it‘s already adjusted when it comes from the factory. Just connect a 3,5mm TRS to The DIN to TRS cable and you‘re done. For Mono Radios you can set a Stereo to Mono Plug in between to have the full Sound out of a Song.
Note: Disconnect all cabels exept the DIN to TRS to listen to the normal Radio again.
3.
Safety! Try to hide the wiring behind the glove box, and fix it with cable ties to provide Passengers to tangle with their legs in the cable and damageing the whole Radio unit.
