CONGRATULATIONS! You have one of the most unique and sophisticated radios ever built! It is designed for a long trouble free life
and quality sound. Our objective is to preserve the original fit, functions and appearance of your radio while providing superior sound
using the best of the latest digital technology. The more modern features that were not available when your vehicle was new are cleverly
disguised so that they are functional and easily accessible, but are not visible. The face, nobs and pushbuttons are designed and
manufactured to loo and feel just li e the original. The AM dial scale loo s li e the original. The FM dial scale is in the bac ground.
Please ta e a few minutes to read this manual and familiarize yourself with all of the features of this radio.
Note: The dial pointer and pushbuttons are electrically operated and will not unction without power.
Although this radio is considerably smaller than the original, it will fit in the dash without any alterations. The radio is designed to wor
well with the original antenna. Do not use the original speakers. They will not handle the power or the frequency range of this radio.
Be ore you begin installation: Be Safe! Disconnect one battery terminal and leave it disconnected until installation is complete. Ma e
sure you are familiar with the options and features programmed into this radio. Locate the antenna jac , the auxiliary input, line outputs
and other options you may need before you mount the radio. If you want to “bench test” the radio use a fully charged battery. DO NOT
operate this radio directly from a battery charger. Serious damage may result!
Be sure your radio voltage and polarity matches your vehicle. This radio is built for 12 volt negative ground systems only! The radio has
several protection circuits to help prevent serious damage from wiring errors and power faults in the vehicle electrical system. Never use a
fuse rated for more than 10 Amps!
A major consideration will be spea ers. There are many possibilities for additional spea er placements. You will have to decide what will
wor best for your application. Will it matter if the spea ers show? You might consider ic panel, door spea ers, or mounting spea ers
under the dash where they’re out of sight. You can add an external amp or sub woofer (see next page).
Use one 4 ohm spea er for each channel you want to connect. Ma e sure it can handle the wattage! Unless you cran it all the way up
regularly, 30 or 40 watt RMS ratings should be sufficient. The higher the SPL rating of the spea er, the better it sounds. Loo for an SPL
of 88 or better. A good full range spea er should have a frequency range from less than 40 Hz to better than 20 Hz.
Pay attention to polarity! Spea er terminals will be mar ed with a + and - , or a red dot on the + terminal. If all spea ers are connected to
the proper polarity, they will operate in harmony. If they are not properly phased, you will not hear the full fidelity of the radio. Note: -
does not mean ground! This is a high power radio in which both spea er lines are driven with high currents! Never allow any spea er lead
to become grounded when the radio is on!
Operating Your Radio
Band selection: The radio will always start with the last band and station you were listening to when power was turned off. To change
bands, turn the radio off, then on again quic ly. If the radio has been off more than 5 seconds, it will start with the last band selected.
Tuning: Tuning: Your radio has an AM dial made to loo li e the original. In the bac ground there is also an FM dial scale. Both are
illuminated at night. There is a small LED in the bac ground that will be red when the radio is set to the AM band, green when the radio
is set to the FM band, and yellow when the receiver loc s on to a stereo signal. Turning the tuning nob will move the dial pointer up or
down the dial scale. The radio can also be tuned using presets (see Setting pushbuttons) or with the Wonderbar. Pressing the bar above
the dial will move the pointer up the dial to the next station. Note: the dial pointer will only move when the radio is turned on.
Tone: The tone control (behind the volume control) provides flat bass and treble near the center position. Turning the control cloc wise
boosts bass, and counter-cloc wise boosts treble.
Balance: Your radio has a balance control behind the tuning control. Turning the balance nob will shift the audio between the left
spea er(s) and the right spea er(s). In a stereo system, the audio information sent to the right channel is often different than the left
channel. When you set the balance to the extreme left or right, the radio will automatically switch out of the stereo mode and all of the
information for both channels will be present in the spea er that is selected (Mono mode).
Fader: In order to allow adjusting the front/rear spea ers without adding visible controls, your radio has a software control that is shared
with the balance control. To access the fader, tune to an FM station and set the balance control for the best sound. After you’ve listened for
a few seconds, tune rapidly to the top of the dial. The LED in the dial bac ground will begin to flash. After a few seconds, the last station
you were listening to will start playing again. Use the balance control to adjust the front/rear fader. When you tune away from the top of
the dial, the radio will resume normal operation, and the balance control will no longer affect the fader function. The fader settings are
permanently stored (until you change them). Every time you turn on the radio, the fader values you last set will be re-loaded. Note: The
ader is only operational in the 4 speaker setting.
Setting pushbuttons: Your radio has 5 presets for FM, and 5 presets for AM. A major difference between the original radio and this one
is the way the pushbuttons are set. Never pull out or attempt to turn the buttons! When you push a button, the radio will start playing the
selected station, and the dial pointer will move to the selected location. To set a button to a different station: (1) Tune in the desired
station. (2) Press and hold the button you want to set. The tuner will move to the previous setting. (3) After about 2 seconds, the radio will
begin playing the newly selected station. The dial pointer may cycle a few times to locate the correct position. This is a normal procedure.
The dial pointer will stop at the new station. (4) Release the button. Be aware it ta es a couple of seconds to write the new pushbutton
data to permanent memory. You can continue to set other buttons or tune other stations, but if the radio is turned off before the write cycle
is completed, the new stations may not be saved.
Speci ications
11-16 Volts DC Negative ground only
Output: 180 W. rms (45 W x 4 spea ers @ 4Ω 14.4 V, 1 Hz
10 Presets (5 AM, 5 FM) Digitally tuned w/analog display
Dimensions: 8.75” W x 2.55” H x 3” D (behind dash)
3.5mm stereo input jac , Standard (Motorola) antenna jac
Left, right and sub woofer outputs use standard RCA jac s
1/2” shafts on controls are identical to original
Memory retention (presets and user settings more than 40 years
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