Custom Autosound USA-66 - Manual (Page 3)

Intr
oduction
Thank y
ou f
or y
our purchase of a Custom A
utosound r
adio
.
This AM/FM receiv
er is specifically designed and man
uf
actured f
or y
our classic
Mustang.
It is a reflection of o
v
er 29 y
ears of customer f
eedbac
k regarding pref
erred
features
, v
ehicle compatibility
, cosmetics and quality components
.
The quality of the components and v
a
rious par
ts that are used in our r
adios w
e
re de
v
e
l-
oped in a Calif
or
nia audio research labor
ator
y.
The labor
ator
y researched and assem-
b
led the finest aff
ordab
le CD controller r
adio tuner and amplifier sections
.
Custom A
utosound and its staff o
wn o
v
er 16 classic special interest cars and tr
uc
ks
.
These v
ehicles are used f
or research and de
v
elopment, car sho
ws meets and m
uch
personal pleasure
.
W
e find that our custom r
adios only sound as good as the speak
ers
the
y are matched with and a quality installation. W
e
also man
uf
acture a full line of Mustang rear
, dual front and dual v
oice coil speak
er
assemb
lies to fit in the or
iginal speak
er areas
.
Also a
v
ailab
le are replacement kic
k pan-
els with b
uilt in speak
ers and a custom sub-w
oof
er assemb
ly (bac
kseat dr
iv
er) f
or tr
unk
mounting.
All of these speak
er assemb
lies are made to be mounted without per
manent
v
ehicle modifications
.
Chec
k out our w
eb site!
Y
our Custom A
utosound author
iz
ed dealer has inf
or
mation regarding our speak
ers and
special speak
er assemb
lies
, as w
ell as inf
or
mation regarding custom r
adios f
or v
ehicles
other than y
ours
.
W
e off
er o
v
er 300 diff
erent
‘con
v
ersions’
for v
a
rious mak
es
, y
ear
g
roups!
Again, w
e
thank y
ou f
or y
our purchase!
Y
ou ha
v
e
increased the v
alue and "Dr
iving
Pleasure" of y
our classic Mustang without damaging the or
iginality
.
Regards
, Car
l Spr
ague
President Custom A
utosound
It Is advised that y
ou do NO
T retur
n def
ectiv
e units to y
our dealer
.
There is gener
ally no
"e
xchange" e
.g.(as is standard Electronics Industr
y P
olicy).
Also
, most dealers do not
ha
v
e
r
adio technicians
, test benches
, etc and a retur
n
to f
actor
y through a dealer can
e
xtend tur
n-around times b
y
w
eeks!
Please call Custom A
utosound, requesting technical assistance if a prob
lem occurs
.
W
e
will gladly troub
le shoot/advise
, step b
y
step
.
After calling if y
our unit is in need of repair/retur
n, Please ship to us
, UPS pref
er
ab
ly
.
W
e
will repair or replace and retur
n ASAP! Nor
mal tur
n around time is 7 b
usiness da
ys
plus shipping time
.
Custom A
utosound Mfg, Inc.
800-888-8637 (8:00AM-4:00PM PST)
1030 W
est Williamson
A
v
e
F
ax
714-773-1525
Fuller
ton, CA 92833
www
.custom-autosound.com
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9
Antenna Noise A static or cr
ac
kle heard through the speak
ers
, usually when the car is r
unning ,b
ut
sometimes present with the ignition off
.
If a cr
ac
kling static if present, f
ollo
w the
steps outlined belo
w to confir
m the antenna as the source of the noise
.
1.
Star
t the car engine
.
2.
Switch on the USA-66. 3.
Adjust the v
olume so that noise is audib
le
.
4.
Reduce v
olume setting of the car stereo b
ut do not s
witch it off
.
If noise decreas
.
.
es or disappears
, the signal is most lik
ely being pic
k
ed up b
y
the car antenna.
If
.
.
the noise persists after f
ollo
wing the steps listed belo
w
, proceed to ignition Noise
.
Elimination 1.
T
est or ha
v
e
tested the antenna lead f
or an
y breaks or shor
ts
.Signs of cr
imping,
.
.
kic
king fr
a
y
ing or r
ust usually indicates damage to the cab
le
.Replace the antenna
.
or cab
le if necessar
y.
Ignition Noise A popping or cr
ac
kling noise heard through the speak
ers
.
The noise will v
a
ry
as the
engine r
pm v
a
ries
,The noise will Only be present with the engine r
unning
Elimination 1.
Install an L.C
.
Filter Netw
or
k in the po
w
er lead of the USA-66 .The filter should
be r
ated at a minim
um of 3 amps
.
2.
Inspect spar
k plug and distr
ib
utor cab
le f
or signs of w
e
ar or damage
.
Replace as
.
necessar
y using resistor cab
le only
.
Metal conductor ignition cab
les increase
.
static interf
erence
.
NO
TE:
Do not use spar
k plug or distr
ib
utor noise filters as these can create more
prob
lems than the
y can solv
e
.
The
y decrease the quality of the spar
k gener
ated b
y
the spar
k plugs and the
y ma
y create more static than the
y eliminate
.
Accessor
y Noise
A popping heard when the lights
, tur
n indicators
, windshield wipers
, cigarette lighter
,
etc.
are s
witched on indicate a v
ehicle wir
ing deficiency
.
Most occurrences are
minor and preset no r
isk to the stereo system other than the anno
y
ance to the lis-
tener
.
H
o
w
e
v
er
, se
v
ere cases ma
y damage the speak
ers
, minor occurrences can be
remedied.
A prof
essional m
ust attend to se
v
ere occurrences
, as the
y present a
threat to not only the stereo system b
ut to the v
ehicle wir
ing itself
.
Elimination 1.
Install an L.C
.
Filter Netw
or
k in the po
w
er leads of the USA-66.
The filter should
be r
ated at a minim
um of 3 amps
.
2.
If the noise persists
, consult a prof
essional automotiv
e ser
vice technician.