Page 174 of 1897
5 RadioANY AM OR FM DOES NOR WORK
FEW PRESET TUNING BANDS
Problem with radio wave signals or location?
Are both AM and FM defective?Radio assembly faulty.
Go to No.16
Is tape player operating normally? Radio assembly faulty.
Is power for the antenna being output from the radio assembly?
Hiss noise from speaker? Temporarily install another speaker. Functions OK?
Radio assembly faulty. Recheck system after repair.Speaker faulty.
Power amplifier faulty.
Recheck system after repair. Poor signals, poor location.
No
Ye s
Ye s No
No
NoYe s
Ye s
Ye s
Ye s
No
No
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1749 Author: Date:
2001 AVALON (RM808U)
Page 176 of 1897

7 Radio SOUND QUALITY POOR
Ye sNo
Ye s
NG
OK Is sound quality always bad?
Is tape player operating normally?Poor signals, poor location.
Radio assembly faulty.
Install properly.
Speaker faulty. Is tape player operating normally?
Is speaker properly installed?
Radio assembly or power amplifier faulty.
Recheck system after repair. Temporarily install another speaker. Functions OK?Is sound quality bad in certain
areas only?
Radio assembly or power
amplifier faulty.
Can cassette tape be inserted in tape player?
Check if RADIO No.1 fuse is OK?Radio assembly faulty.
Replace fuse.
+B wire harness faulty.
GND faulty.
Power amplifier faulty. 8 Radio PRESET MEMORY DISAPPEARSNo
Radio assembly faulty.
No
NoNo NoYe s
Ye s
Ye s
Power amplifier faulty.
Radio assembly faulty.Ye s
Ye sYe s
No
No
No NG
NG
OKOKYe s
Check if GND (wire harness side) of power amplifier
grounded normally? Is power supplied to +B terminal of power amplifier?
Check if GND (wire harness side) of radio assembly
grounded normally? Is power supplied to +B terminal of radio assembly?
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1751 Author: Date:
2001 AVALON (RM808U)
Page 177 of 1897

9 Tape Player CASSETTE TAPE CANNOT BE INSERTED
Ye s
No NG Is there a foreign object inside tape player?
Is auto search button radio operating normally?
Check if RADIO No.1 fuse is OK?
Radio assembly faulty.Radio assembly faulty. Remove foreign object.
Replace fuse.
+B wire harness faulty.
GND faulty.
Power amplifier faulty.
Power amplifier faulty. Ye s No
No
OK
Ye s
OK
Ye s
OKNG
No
NG
10 Tape Player CASSETTE TAPE INSERTED, BUT NO POWER
Is radio operating normal?
Check if RAD No.2 fuse is OK?
ACC wire harness faulty.
Check if RADIO No.1 fuse is OK?Radio assembly faulty.
Replace fuse.
Replace fuse.
+B wire harness faulty.
Power amplifier faulty.
Radio assembly faulty.No
No
No
No OK
OKYe s
Ye s
Ye sYe s
NG
NG Check if GND (wire harness side) of power amplifier
grounded normally? Is power supplied to +B terminal of power amplifier?
Check if GND (wire harness side) of radio assembly
grounded normally? Is power supplied to +B terminal of radio assembly?
Is power supplied to +B terminal of radio assembly? Is power supplied to ACC terminal of power amplifier?
Is power supplied to ACC terminal of radio assembly? BE-148
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1752 Author: Date:
2001 AVALON (RM808U)
Page 178 of 1897
11 Tape Player POWER COMING IN, BUT TAPE PLAYER NOT OPERATING
Ye s
NoRadio assembly faulty. Cassette tape faulty.
Speaker wire harness faulty.
Speaker faulty.
Power amplifier faulty.
Recheck system after repair. Ye s No
No
Ye s
Ye sNo No Function OK if different cassette tape inserted?
Is radio operating normally?
Does continuity exist in speaker wire harness?
Temporarily install another speaker.
Function OK?
Hiss noise from speaker?
Radio assembly faulty.
Recheck system after repair.Ye s
Radio assembly faulty.
Recheck system after repair. Radio assembly faulty.
No
No
No Ye sYe s
Ye s
Ye s No Is radio operating normally?
Speaker wire harness faulty.
Speaker faulty. Is hiss noise produced by non-functioning speaker.
Does continuity exist in speaker wire harness?
Temporarily install another speaker.
Function OK?
Radio assembly or power amplifier faulty.12 Tape Player ANY SPEAKER DOES NOT WORK
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1753 Author: Date:
2001 AVALON (RM808U)
Page 179 of 1897
13 Tape Player SOUND QUALITY POOR (VOLUME FAINT)
Ye s
NoRadio assembly faulty. Cassette tape faulty.
Install properly.
Speaker faulty. Head dirty.
Ye s No
No
Ye sYe s
No No Function OK if different cassette tape inserted?
Is radio operating normally?
Is speaker properly installed?
Temporarily install another speaker.
Function OK?
Radio assembly faulty. Operates normally after cleaning the heads?
Ye s
Function OK if different tape (less than 120 mins.) is inserted?
Operates normally after cleaning the heads?
Radio assembly faulty. Is there a foreign object inside tape player?Cassette tape faulty.
Remove foreign object.
Head dirty. 14 TAPE JAMMED MALFUNCTION WITH TAPE SPEED OR AUTO-REVERSE
No
No
NoYe s
Ye s
Ye s 14
Tape PlayerTAPE JAMMED MALFUNCTION WITH TAPE SPEED OR AUTO-REVERSE BE-150
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1754 Author: Date:
2001 AVALON (RM808U)
Page 180 of 1897

15 Tape Player CASSETTE TAPE WILL NOT BE EJECTED
Radio assembly faulty. Is tape player operating normally?
Is auto search button of radio operating normally?
Check if RADIO No.1 fuse is OK?Cassette tape jammed.
Replace fuse.
+B wire harness faulty.
Power amplifier faulty. Ye s
Ye s
Ye sYe s
NoNo
No
No NG
OK
Radio assembly faulty.
16 CD Auto Chenger CD MAGAZINE CANNOT BE INSERTED
Ye s
No Is CD magazine already inserted?
Eject CD magazine.
Radio assembly faulty.
CD auto chenger faulty.
Replace fuse.
+B wire harness faulty. Check if RADIO No.1 fuse is OK?
Radio assembly faulty.
Is auto search button of radio operating normally?
NoNo Ye s
Ye sYe s
No OK
NG
OKOK
NGNG
Check if GND (wire harness side) of radio assembly
grounded normally? Is power supplied to +B terminal of power amplifier?
Is power supplied to +B terminal of radio receiver?
Is power supplied to +B terminal of power amplifier?Is power supplied to +B terminal
of CD auto chenger?
Check if GND (wire harness
side) of CD player grounded
normally?
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BE-151
1755 Author: Date:
2001 AVALON (RM808U)
Page 184 of 1897
23 Power Amplifier NO POWER COMING IN
+ B wire harness faulty.
GND faulty.
Power amplifier or wire harness faulty.
Power amplifier or wire harness faulty.
GND faulty. Is tape player operating normally?
Check if RAD-No.2 fuse is OK?Ye s
NG
No OK No
No
No
No OK
OK
OK Ye s
Ye s
Ye s
Ye sNG
NG
NG Check if RAD-No.1 fuse is OK?
Radio assembly faulty.Replace fuse.
ACC wire harness faulty. Radio assembly faulty.
Replace fuse.
Check if GND (wire harness side) of power amplifier
grounded normally?Is power supplied to ACC terminal of power amplifier?
Is power supplied to +B terminal of power amplifier?
Is power supplied to ACC terminal of radio assembly?
Is power supplied to +B terminal of radio assembly?
Check if GND (wire harness side) of radio assembly
grounded normally?
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BE-155
1759 Author: Date:
2001 AVALON (RM808U)
Page 185 of 1897

24 Power AmplifierPOWER COMIMG IN, BUT WOOFER (POWER) AMPLIFIER NOT
OPERATING
+ B wire harness faulty.
GND faulty.
Power amplifier faulty.
Speaker wire harness faulty. GND faulty. Is tape player operating normally?
Check if RAD-No.2 fuse is OK?Ye s
NG
No OK No
No
No
No OK
OK
OK Ye s
Ye s
Ye s
Ye sNG
NG
NG Check if RAD-No.1 fuse is OK?
Radio assembly faulty. Recheck system after repair.Replace fuse.
ACC wire harness faulty. Radio assembly faulty.
Replace fuse.
Is there continuity in speaker wire harness?
Temporarily install another speaker. Functions OK?
Hiss noise from speaker?Ye s
Ye s NoNo
No Ye sPower amplifier faulty.
Power amplifier faulty.
Recheck system after repair. Speaker faulty.
Is power supplied to ACC terminal of power amplifier?
Check if GND (wire harness side) of power amplifier
grounded normally? Is power supplied to +B terminal of power amplifier?
Is power supplied to ACC terminal of radio assembly?
Is power supplied to +B terminal of radio assembly?
Check if GND (wire harness side) of radio assembly
grounded normally? BE-156
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1760 Author: Date:
2001 AVALON (RM808U)