I'll keep that in mind later, heh. The unit might be under warranty
actually, so I'm gonna check on that. Either way, at least I have the book
now. First service manual I've ever purchased, can't hurt to have down the
road either since the warranty won't last forever. Thanks again for your
help.
Greg F.
"ampdoc" wrote in message
. ..
I would have put the PDF file of the manual on disc for you for half that
including usps shipping (in US) if you really wanted it! Ask and ye shall
receive...
"Greg" wrote in message
m...
Ordered a copy of the service manual, should be in tomorrow. Won't do
anything until I have that to be on the safe side. I bought the radio
for
$80, the service manual with shipping was about $25, and if I order a
new
tuner plus shipping i'm over the cost of going to the priciest retail
outlet
I can find and having bought a brand new unit with full warranty in the
first place. Its always the experience that makes it all worthwhile
though.
Money can be replaced, just takes away from the prospect of buying
another
quality DC power supply to run the stereo wherever I want to around the
house :-)
Greg F.
"ampdoc" wrote in message
news
Check the spark arrestor AR401, make sure it reads open with an
ohmmeter
(Take it out of circuit to do so) If that's OK you'll need a new tuner
module. No adjustment is required if the entire module is replaced, in
fact
there are no alignment procedures in the service manual for anything
other
than the CD mech. Part # FM/AM Tuner Unit CWE1646
Pioneer Parts = 1-800-457-2881
--
Jammy Harbin
J & J Electronics, Inc
227 S. 4Th St.
Selmer, TN 38375
731-645-3311
"news.newshosting.com" wrote in message
m...
I recently purchased a Pioneer DEH-1500 car stereo and am having
problems
getting an FM stereo signal out of the unit, even when stations are
coming
in loud and clear (in mono) with no noticable static. Only a select
few
of
the most powerful stations come through in full stereo, but even
those
will
very readily drop to mono when the antenna is moved even a small
amount.
Switching the LOC setting on and off seems to have no effect, and
I'm
about
20 miles from the nearest broadcast tower so interference shouldn't
be
a
problem anyways.
Have tried two different antenna cables, both are perfectly fine.
Nothing
wrong with the jack in the unit itself that I can detect either
(without
opening it up). For antennas, I have used:
1) Just the antenna cables, no antenna attached
2) The car's antenna
3) A dipole antenna (indoors)
4) The roof antenna (indoors)
Naturally, the roof antenna yielded the best results, but the stereo
kept
insisting on only providing stereo for a few stations, even with a
very
large number of them coming in clearly in mono.
I called Pioneer and they suggested that the unit needs to be
serviced,
but
I don't want to find out that this is just how the unit works and
have
spent
more money on servicing than I did for the stereo in the first
place.
Does anyone out there, possibly with a service manual and in-depth
understanding of the Supertuner IIID, know of a way that I could
make
the
FM
tuner a bit more cooperative? I'm more than willing to open the unit
up
and
modify what's necessary given the right information. Also, if
anybody
else
here has a DEH-1500 I'd like to know if they are experiencing
similar
problems. Thanks ahead for the help. :-)
Greg F.