Radio-CCD

RADIO - CCD

NOTE: At the present time all 1997 CCD radios are not connected to the CCD bus.

The audio systems used in the JX convertible will consist of one of the following radios:

RAL:

RAL - Base radio with AM/FM stereo, bass and treble sliders only.

RBS:

RBS - AM/FM stereo with cassette tape and CD changer option. Bass and treble controls. This radio may or may not be addressable with DRB. If it is equipped with the Premium Amplifier option (located under the passenger seat), it will be on the CCD bus. The Amplifier will determine whether the CCD connector in the back of the radio is wired.

RBR:

RBR - AM/FM stereo with CD player only. Three band E.Q. Not connected to the bus. Not addressable with DRB.

RAZ:

RAZ - AM/FM stereo with cassette and CD player incorporated into one unit. This system will be equipped with the Premium Amplifier package and will be addressable with the DRB. The amplifier as above is located under the passenger seat.

The audio systems available in the JX are made up of the four corporate radios listed above with some additional options with regard to the amplification system. The list breaks down how the separate systems are made up. There are only two of the four radios that will be addressable on the CCD bus with the DRB. The key to knowing which system is addressable is the presence of an amplifier under the passenger seat. This amplifier utilizes a different instrument panel wiring harness that incorporates the CCD connector for the radio. Some of the radios may have a CCD connector in the radio chassis that may not have a connector plugged into it. This is entirely normal if there is no amplifier under the passenger seat. The RBS radio will be available with or without the premium amplifier and therefore will not be addressable via the CCD bus in some packages.

When equipped with a Premium Amplifier package, there will be six speakers in the can The amplifier will drive the instrument panel speakers and the door speakers, while the radio will drive the speakers located in the rear quarter panels directly. This means that a "shorted channel" DTC can now be caused by a problem with the wiring or the resistance of the rear quarter panel speakers. In the past, the amplifier (if equipped) drove all the speakers and consequently the circuits from the amplifier to the speakers and the speakers themselves could not be the cause of a shorted channel DTC.