Saab Clarion User manual

1986 Saab-Scania of America, Inc.

Table of Contents

Saab/Clarion Audio Protection System 2

Key Performance/Convenience Features 4

S/TURBO Features and Operation 5

Equalizer Features and Operation 11

900 Features and Operation 14

Broadcast Reception Performance Characteristics 18

Fuse Replacement 19

S/TURBO Wiring Diagram 21

900 Wiring Diagram 22

S/TURBO Specifications 23

900 Specifications 24

Audio System Part Numbers 25

S/TURBO Index 26

900 Index 27

Preface

The sophisticated, high-performance. Saab/

Clarion audio system in your car features a

completely new design. It provides a higher

level of operating convenience than ever

before in an automotive sound system.

To make the most of the system's capa-

bilities, however, you first will need to

familiarize yourself with its features and

controls. Please read this owner's manual

carefully before operating the receiver/tape

deck or equalizer/spectrum analyzer; then,

practice performing the major tuning, cas-

sette play and equalizer functions while the

car is stationary.

You will be rewarded with optimum audio

performance and touchplate convenience on

the road.

Saab/Clarion Audio

Protection System

The superlative performance and high-

fidelity sound of your Saab/Clarion audio

system were designed to give you many

years oflistening pleasure. Unfortunately,

these same qualities would make the system

a tempting target for theft if protective

measures were not taken. These measures

have

been taken with the Saab/Clarion Audio

Protection System.

The Surest Protection:

Removing Your Radio

Since there is no foolproof way to prevent a

determined thief from breaking into your

car, the most effective deterrent is to remove

the incentive to do so: Nobody can take

something that is not there to be stolen. That

is why your Saab/Clarion AM/FM stereo

cassette/receiver has been designed on a

removable chassis.

Simply insert the special tools provided into

the holes on both sides of the cassette/re-

ceiver faceplate until they lock in place.

Withdraw the unit from the dash.

It takes just a few seconds and presents

would-be thieves with an empty space in-

stead of a valuable target. You can either

take the unit with you, or store it in your

trunk. A specially designed protective carry-

ing bag is available from your Saab dealer

(Part Number 02 73 136).

This bag is a convenient place to store your

radio when it be removed and can also hold

up to 8 cassettes and your Saab head clean-

ing cassette (Part Number 0259994).

To reinstall your radio,just slide it back into

position. Gently apply pressure between the

two removal holes on each side of the unit

simultaneously until it locks into place.

There are no wires to worry about and

nothing for you to connect.

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There is also a Tidy Box available (Part

Number 02

73 417)

which can be inserted

into the radio bracket when the radio is re-

moved. This box protects the radio connec-

tions and at the same time offers a conve-

nient storage space for small articles.

The tidy box can be easily removed using

outward finger pressure while pulling to-

wards you.

When the radio isremoved from the dash,

it will retain any preset stations in mem-

ory for at least one month. The equalizer

memory will be retained as long as the

unit is supplied with battery voltage.

Turbo cars come equipped with a thin black

cover that can be installed over the equalizer

when the radio is removed. This will pre-

vent the equalizer from being mistaken for

a radio by would-be thieves when the radio/

cassette unit has been taken out ofthe car.

Handling Precautions .

1.Protect the unit from moisture, high

ambient temperature and humidity.

Take sufficient care when cleaning the

interior of the car and provide adequate

ventilation,

2.Wipe the unit with a soft, dry cloth for

cleaning. In cases of severe contamina-

tion, use some cleaning alcohol. Never

use benzine, solvents or the like.

Using The Electronic Lock-Out

System S/TURBO)

The second protective measure in the Saab/

Clarion Audio Protection System is an ingen-

ious electronic lock-out feature: This renders

the cassette/receiver inoperable if it is re-

moved from the dash or ifthe radio power is

disconnected during servicing or for any

other reason. The only way to make the unit

functional again is by entering a special six-

digit code, which only

you

know.

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Keying in the code is simple. The easy-to-

understand instructions are given on the spe-

cial card which contains your code numbers

and are repeated here. After you've put the

unit back into the dash, simply:

1.Turn on the ignition.

2. Depress Red Power switch once.

3.Depress the Dynamic Noise Reduction

(DNR) switch, and

keep it depressed

throughout the key-in procedure.

Key in your code numbers using the

station preset keys (1-6). After last digit

is entered, release DNR switch and unit

will operate.

If you make a mistake when enter-

ing your code, simply release the DNR

switch, depress it again. and enter the

correct code.

The Saab/Clarion Audio Protection System is

built-in. To enjoy the years of listening

pleasure your audio system was designed to

provide, all you have to do is use it.

Code

Entry Switches DNRSwitch

Owner Identification Card

(S/TURBO)

In your glove compartment, you will find an

Owner Identification Card attached to a

card carrier on which your electronic lock-

out code and other important information

is recorded. Your card also contains the

step-by-step reinstallation procedures

outlined above.

When you have transferred the owner iden-

tification information from your card carrier

to your card, place the card in your wailet. Do

not leave it in the glove compartment, where

it can fall prey to vandals. File the card car-

rier with your other important documents,

where it will not be available to anyone ex-

cept you.

If you look at your card, you'll see that your

Radio Part Number has already been record-

ed on your Owner Identification Card. Be

sure to record your radio serial, electronic

lock-out code, vehicle identification and theft

I.D. numbers on your card before placing it

in your wallet or other safe place. If you lose

your Owner Identification Card, contact

your Saab dealer.

KeyPerformance/

Convenience Features

Touchplate Controls

Touchplate, electronically-activated controls

for precision and convenience. Controls are

logically arranged and fall readily to hand,

through ergonomically efficient design.

Touchplate digital tuning eliminates conven-

tional tuning knob inaccuracies.

Advanced FM Circuit

Design

Incorporates an automatic distancellocal

circuit (Keyed Automatic Gain Control) that

automatically adjusts FM tuner sensitivity

for ideal reception based on signal strength.

Also, a dual-gate Field Effect Transistor/

balanced mixer reduces interference from

strong adjacent signals. A Signal Actuated

Stereo Control (SASC) circuit reduces

noise and resists multipath interference,

while a special noise-canceling circuit

blocks strong noise impluses received

through the antenna. It all adds up to

clear, clean

reception under virtually

any operating conditions.

AM Stereo (S/TURBO)

Compatible with all AM stereo broadcasts.

As long as an AM station is broadcasting in

stereo, this tuner will receive the signal and

reproduce it.

Cassette Head-Release System

Protects tape and tape player from damage

by automatically withdrawing the head

from the tape when power is turned off.

Cassette Auto Reverse, Automatic

Program System

Cassette will automatically reverse at the end

of tape or can be manually reversed at any

point during play. Automatic Program Sys-

tem (APS) permits replay of current selection

or advancing on to the next.

Night Illumination

All switches are fully illuminated for night

viewing.

Automatic Antenna Circuit

When the radio is turned on, the electronic

antenna automatically extends. When the

radio is turned off, the antenna automatic-

ally retracts.

When entering an automatic car wash, be

sure to

turn the radio off.

If the car is

driven through the car wash with the

antenna extended, the antenna might be

damaged.

S/TURBO Features and Operation

AM/FM Tuner Controls

Stereo indicator

Up/down switches for volume,

fader, balance, bass and treble

Manual indicator Manual and seek tuning up/down switches

Tuning mode switch

Power switch

Dynamic noise reduction (DNR) switch

Band width switch

DNR indicator

Audio mode indicator screen

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AM/FM Features and

Operation

Power Switch

Press Red Power switch to turn the radio

on. To turn radio off, press the Power

switch again. If you hear a warning beep,

you must enter your six-digit electronic

lock-out code. (See Saab/Clarion Protec-

tion System, p.

3.)

Audio Mode

The Audio Mode Selection switch is located

to the left of the cassette door. The primary

audio mode is volume. In addition to

regulating volume, these controls permit

fader, balance, bass and treble adjustments

as described below.

Volume Control

Depress the

switch to increase volume or

the - switch to decrease it. The red volume

(VOL)indicator will illuminate. The lights on

the audio mode indicator graph will illum-

inate left to right as volume increases and

right to left as volume decreases. If the

volume is at an excessive level when the

radio is turned off, it will automatically

be reduced by 30% when the radio is turned

on again.

Fader

(Front to Rear) Depress the Audio Mode Selec-

tion switch

once.

The dark green fader (FAD)

indicator will illuminate, and the central

point in the audio mode indicator graph will

glow red. Use the

+/-

switches to increase or

decrease the proportion of sound from the

front or rear speakers. When the red point

alone is lit, the sound is centrally balanced.

Balance

(Left to Right) Depress the Audio Mode Selec-

tion switch

twice.

The yellow balance (BAL)

indicator will illuminate, and the central

point in the audio mode indicator graph will

glow red. Use the

+/ -

switches to increase or

decrease the proportion of sound from the

left or right speakers. When the red point

alone is lit, the sound is centrally balanced.

Bass

Depress the Audio Mode Selection switch

three times.

The amber bass (BASS)indicator

will illuminate, and the central point in the

audio mode indicator graph will glow red.

Use the

+/ -

switches to increase or decrease

the bass (low frequencies). When the red

point alone is lit, the bass is at its normal (flat)

frequency setting.

Treble

Depress the Audio Mode Selection switch

four times.

The light green treble (TREB)in-

dicator will illuminate, and the central bar in

the audio mode indicator graph will glow

red. Use the

+/-

switches to increase or

decrease the treble (high frequencies). When

the red point alone is lit, the treble is at its

normal (flat) frequency setting.

IMPORTANT:

When using the seven-band graphic

equalizer, the bass and treble settings

should be left in the center position.

Verify the settings by selecting those

modes and making sure only the red

central point in the audio mode indica-

tor graph is illuminated.

The audio mode selector will automati-

cally return to volume from any mode if

it is left alone for more than five seconds.

Tuning Mode

Use the Tuning Mode switch to select manual

or seek tuning. The frequency display will

indicate which mode you are in.

Manual tuning is accomplished by pressing

the

< <

or > > switches. The

< <

switch

lowers the frequency. The> > switch raises

the frequency.

In the Seek Tuning mode, the radio

automatically seeks out the next clear station

when the

< <

or > > switch is depressed.

Use the

< <

switch to seek the next clear

lower frequency station, the> > switch to

seek the next clear higher station.

Station Presets

You can preset up to 18 stations-six on each

ofthe three indicated bands. Once you know

which stations you'll enjoy listening to

regularly, you can use the preset function to

summon them instantly.

First, use the BAND switchto select the AM,

FM lor FM 2 band. Note that FM 1and FM2

both represent the regular FM band. The

duplicate listing merely allows you to store

six FMstations on one band, and six different

FM stations on the other.

Using the manual mode, select the first sta-

tion to be preset. Generally, this will either

be the station you listen to most often or the

first station on the dial that you listen to fre-

quently. Use whatever sequence is easy for

you to remember. To enter this station in

memory, depress and hold the No. 1

memory preset switch. Ch(annel) 1 will il-

luminate on the tuning display. While this

switch is held, you will hear the volume

decrease and then return to its original level.

When it returns to its original level, release

the switch and that station is memorized.

Tune to the next station you want memor-

ized and repeat procedure on next channel

switch. To call up a memorized station,

simply tap the appropriately numbered

memory preset.

Auto Store

Ifyou are driving in an unfamiliar area-and

thereby lose the stations you generally listen

to-you can use the auto store function to find

and memorize the strongest stations in the

area in which you're driving. To activate the

auto store function, depress the Auto

Store/Preset Scan (SCAN/STORE) switch

for two seconds.

this mode the radio will

automatically scan the entire frequency

band (AM if on AM, FM if on FM). Six

stations with strong signal strength will be

stored in the radio's memory. If six strong

stations cannot be found, weaker stations

will be chosen. The auto store function will

only store six stations at one time-six on

AM or six on FM.

If you use the auto store function, you will

lose the stations that had previously been

programmed into memory. They can be

reset when you are again driving in your

local area.

Preset Scan

In the preset scan mode, the radio will auto-

matically scan the stations stored in its

memory (six ifon AM band, and twelve if on

FMband). Activate the preset scan mode by

depressing the SCAN/STORE switch for

less than two seconds. Once the desired

station is reached, stop the scanning pro-

cess by pressing the SCAN/STORE switch

again. The radio will not automatically

switch from AM to FM while in the preset

mode.

Stereo Indicator

Whenever the radio is receiving a stereo

signal, whether AM or FM, the stereo (ST)

indicator will illuminate in the right center

of the frequency display.

Band Width

This BW switch will increase the band width

on AM stations broadcasting in stereo if the

signal you are receiving is weak. When

the BW mode is activated, a BW will appear

in the upper right-hand corner of the

frequency display.

Dynamic Noise Reduction

The Dynamic Noise Reduction (DNR)switch

can be used to limit background noise on

both AM and FM bands. When the DNR

switch is activated, DNR will illuminate

in the lower right-hand corner of the

frequency display.

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Cassette Controls S/TURBO)

A/ldio mode indicator screen

Up/down

switches for volume,

fader, balance, bass and treble

Audio mode switch Tape door

Program switch

Tape equalization (MTLJ switch

MTL indicator

Dolby NR indicator Dynamic noise reduction (DNR) switch

Automatic Program System (APS) switch

APS indicator

Cassette Operation

To start

Depress the Power switch to activate the

unit, and the radio will begin playing. If you

hear a warning beep, enter your six-digit

code. Insert a cassette-desired playing side

up and the exposed-tape side ofthe cassette

to the right. The tape will begin playing, and

the appropriate tape direction indicator will

light. (

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forward play,

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reverse.)

Next, adjust volume with the

+/-

audio

mode control switches. Select the appro-

priate tape equalization and noise reduction

setting (described later in this section.)

Cassette Programming

The tape player features

auto reverse,

which

means the second side of a cassette will

automatically be played when the first side

is finished. But, if you decide you'd like to

listen to Side Bmidway through Side A, you

can switch instantly simply by pressing the

Tape Program <ll>switch.

Fast Forward or Rewind

Fast forward or rewind is accomplished by

pressing the < < or > > switch. It is not

necessary t.ohold the switch while the tape

forwarding or rewinding. The tape will

wind at high speed in the direction the

arr-ows are pointed. The appropriate

indicator will illuminate above the arrow

Check tape direction indicator before press~

mg FF or REW to verify tape direction.

NOTE:

- To release the cassette from fast for-

ward, press the Fast Forward switch

again. To stop the cassette from re-

win?ing, press the Rewind switch

agam.

- If tape is wound completely in the FF

mode, it will stop automatically and

play the opposite side. If tape is wound

completely in the REW mode, it will

stop automatically and play the same

side.

- If the tapeis in the FF or REW mode

and th~ Program switch is pressed, the

tape

will

stop and begin play in the

opposite direction.

Automatic Program System

(APS)

This feature provides still more flexibility. It

allows you to repeat the selection you're cur-

rently listening to or jump ahead to the next

selection before the current one is finished.

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repeat the selection that is currently play-

mg, tap the APS switch (an APS indicator will

light) and the cassette rewind or fast-forward

control-w hichever direction is

opposite

that

of current tape travel as shown by the tape

direction indicators.

To jump to the

selection, tap APS

and the cassette rewind or fast-forward con-

trol

corresponding

to the current direction of

tape travel.

NOTE:

The APS system may occa-

sionally be "fooled" by the long low-

level passages in classical music, since

these resemble the silent gaps between

selections. '

Tape Equalization

There are several different types oftape cur-

rently in use, and a Tape Equalization switch

(~arked MTL for metal, a tape type) is pro-

vided

to enable you to match their playback

characteristics for the best sound. Most tapes

have a normal equalization of

120l-'s

(normal

bias), Unless there is some iridication to the

contrary-such as the designations "metal,"

"chrome" or

70I-'S

(high

biasl=you

can

assume that the tape requires normal

equalization and no adjustment is necessary.

However, high-performance metal and

chrome cassettes (aswell as ferrichrome an

infrequently used tape type) require a dif-

ferent equalization. You can provide it by

pressing the MTL switch. The MTL indicator

will light to confirm proper equalization.

There is one important exception: Many

pre:ecorded cassettes today use chrome tape

for Improved performance with normal bias

(120l-'s)

equalization. When playing such

cassettes, do not use the Tape Equalization

switch.

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