868 series radio questions...
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868 series radio questions...
I posted this in the audio section, no replies. I'm looking for the schematics to the radio that came in our trucks. The radio is a single cd player with a cassette deck in it. I am mod'ing the radio so it will have a mini plug for an iPod...here is the plan:
Solder the left and right channel from the wire to the mini-plug onto the board that has the connections from the cassette deck (I can see the L-out and R-out on the board, but I cannot tell which ground to solder to). Then I'll gut a cassette and screw it back together. Then when I want to run the iPod, I'll push this dummy tape into the cassette player, which will tell the amp to take the signal from the left and right channels of the cassette player. Then I run the iPod and presto, bingo...out comes the iPod from my speakers.
I know that I can buy adapters of all kinds (from RF units to plug in boxes) but I would rather just mod the radio myself. Any help or insight into solutions would be most appreciated.
Solder the left and right channel from the wire to the mini-plug onto the board that has the connections from the cassette deck (I can see the L-out and R-out on the board, but I cannot tell which ground to solder to). Then I'll gut a cassette and screw it back together. Then when I want to run the iPod, I'll push this dummy tape into the cassette player, which will tell the amp to take the signal from the left and right channels of the cassette player. Then I run the iPod and presto, bingo...out comes the iPod from my speakers.
I know that I can buy adapters of all kinds (from RF units to plug in boxes) but I would rather just mod the radio myself. Any help or insight into solutions would be most appreciated.
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i tried to send it too u but the ford web sight somehow can keep you from cut and pasteing. there are two grounds one is a black wire and the other is black/light green. Im not really sure what u are asking but ill try too help. I also do not have access to the internal wiring of the radio
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I would guess you are going to have trouble finding the schematics for the radio itself, as it is not something that the dealer would tear into, they just pull them out and send them out for repair. If your local dealer has a decent tech, he might tell you where they send them to, and you could contact them. Or, you could call around to local radio repair shops, one of them might be able to help you.
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Thanks for your replies guys...Here is the circuit board I am trying to tie into.
I THINK I want to tie the ground from the mini-plug to the SGND...I THINK this means Signal GrouND, but I don't know this and I am nervous I will fry the board. Cuda Jim, can you tell me what kind (brand) of cord your daughter has and how it connects to the radio?
I THINK I want to tie the ground from the mini-plug to the SGND...I THINK this means Signal GrouND, but I don't know this and I am nervous I will fry the board. Cuda Jim, can you tell me what kind (brand) of cord your daughter has and how it connects to the radio?
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It goes through the cassete player with a smal RCA plug. Like this one:
http://www.supermediastore.com/ipod-...rm=MA-002-0527
http://www.supermediastore.com/ipod-...rm=MA-002-0527
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Originally Posted by Cuda_jim
It goes through the cassete player with a smal RCA plug. Like this one:
http://www.supermediastore.com/ipod-accessory-car-cassette-adapter.html?WT.mc_id=googlebaseMACMA-002-0527&utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=pcsite&utm_t erm=MA-002-0527
http://www.supermediastore.com/ipod-accessory-car-cassette-adapter.html?WT.mc_id=googlebaseMACMA-002-0527&utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=pcsite&utm_t erm=MA-002-0527
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No problem, I didn't know about the sound quality. My daughter loves hers just because she has all 30 million songs with her LOL
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I think you are probably right with the SGND terminal, but I would be nervous too, not just for the radio, but also the ipod. Have you thought about looking on ebay or a swap meet or such for a "junker" radio, that you can try the mod, that way if it does not work, ain't the end of the world?
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Originally Posted by spinge
I think you are probably right with the SGND terminal, but I would be nervous too, not just for the radio, but also the ipod. Have you thought about looking on ebay or a swap meet or such for a "junker" radio, that you can try the mod, that way if it does not work, ain't the end of the world?
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Originally Posted by spinge
I think you are probably right with the SGND terminal, but I would be nervous too, not just for the radio, but also the ipod. Have you thought about looking on ebay or a swap meet or such for a "junker" radio, that you can try the mod, that way if it does not work, ain't the end of the world?