| Chapter 1 | Car Radio Basics | 1 |
| The Early Car Radio | 1 |
| Four Different Auto Receivers | 3 |
| The Basic Auto Cassette Player | 5 |
| Basic CD Auto Radio Player | 6 |
| The Basic CD Trunk Changer Player | 8 |
| Surface Mounted Devices (SMD) | 9 |
| Correct Test Equipment | 15 |
| Additional Test Equipment | 18 |
| Chapter 2 | Auto Antenna and Hookup Problems | 25 |
| Auto Radio Problems | 26 |
| Removing and Replacement | 38 |
| Before Attempting to Repair the Compact Disc Player | 44 |
| Chapter 3 | Troubleshooting the Power Supply | 45 |
| The Early Power Supply | 46 |
| Power Supply Problems | 48 |
| Types of Power Supply | 64 |
| Troubleshooting the Auto Power Supply | 70 |
| Chapter 4 | Servicing the Front-End Circuits | 75 |
| The Transistorized RF Stage | 76 |
| Today's AM RF Circuits | 79 |
| IC RF-Oscillator IF Problems | 84 |
| Troubleshooting Tuning Systems | 90 |
| Types of Switching | 91 |
| Decoupling Voltage Sources | 96 |
| Module Replacements | 97 |
| AM Alignment | 97 |
| The FM Radio | 101 |
| Chapter 5 | Repairing the FM Circuits | 101 |
| The FM RF Amp Stage | 103 |
| FM Mixer Circuits | 107 |
| Varactor FM Tuning | 111 |
| FM IC Circuits | 113 |
| Circuitry Problems | 114 |
| PLL FM Circuitry | 119 |
| No AM or FM--Combined Service Problems | 120 |
| Troubleshooting Front-End Circuits with Signal Generator | 123 |
| Chapter 6 | Troubleshooting the Auto IF and MPX Circuits | 127 |
| AM IC IF Circuits | 128 |
| Transistor FM IF Operation | 129 |
| FM IC IF Ceramic Circuits | 130 |
| FM Discriminator Circuits | 134 |
| AM Detector Circuits | 135 |
| FM IC Multiplex Circuits | 136 |
| Indicators | 138 |
| FM Voltage Sources | 140 |
| Troubleshooting Auto Radio Circuits | 143 |
| Chapter 7 | Servicing Auto Preamp Audio Circuits | 151 |
| The Early Preamp Circuits | 152 |
| IC Preamp Circuits | 152 |
| Radio or Tape-Regulated Voltage Circuits | 156 |
| Preamp Circuit Problems | 159 |
| AF or Driver Circuits | 163 |
| Types of Driver Problems | 163 |
| Special Controls | 167 |
| Other Preamp Problems | 169 |
| Signal-Tracing Tape-Head Circuits | 174 |
| Signal-Tracing the Stereo AF or Driver Circuits | 176 |
| Output Circuits | 179 |
| Chapter 8 | Repairing Auto Radio Sound-Output Circuits | 179 |
| Sound-Output Problems | 189 |
| Signal-Tracing, Removing, and Replacing | 201 |
| The Auto Cassette Deck | 207 |
| Chapter 9 | Troubleshooting the Auto Cassette Deck | 207 |
| Problems with the Auto Cassette Player | 210 |
| The Various Circuits | 221 |
| Adjustments | 230 |
| Chapter 10 | Servicing the Auto CD Player | 233 |
| Elements of the CD Player | 234 |
| CD Player Problems | 242 |
| Operations of the CD Player | 245 |
| CD Output Problems | 256 |
| CD Circuits and Waveforms | 259 |
| CD Changers and Adjustments | 264 |
| Amplifiers | 267 |
| Chapter 11 | Troubleshooting High-Power Amps | 267 |
| Hookups and Fuse Blocks | 276 |
| Dismantling The Amplifier | 285 |
| The Power Supply | 288 |
| Circuit Systems | 293 |
| Servicing and Troubleshooting | 301 |
| Tests | 308 |
| Removing and Replacing | 312 |
| The Antique Car Radio | 317 |
| Chapter 12 | Repairing the Antique Car Radio | 317 |
| The Power Supply | 329 |
| Power-Supply Problems | 336 |
| Hybrid and Transistor Audio Output Transformers | 339 |
| Circuits and Stages of the Early Car Radio | 342 |
| Various Problems, Repairs, and Replacements | 358 |
| Some Case-Studies | 372 |
| Chapter 13 | Speaker Specifications and Problems | 381 |
| Today's Speakers | 382 |
| Tweeters, Midrange, Woofers, and Subwoofers | 390 |
| Speaker Connections | 394 |
| Speaker Problems | 398 |
| Speaker Replacement | 399 |
| Index | 401 |
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