Am/fm radio presets? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Eraser475 · 12-02-2014, 12:48 PM

I have a am/fm radio without cassette or anything else in my 82 silverado, and I was wondering if anyone knows how to set the presets on it.

I don't have a picture, but I'll describe it. It has the 2 main knobs, a seek, scan, and 4-5 preset buttons in the middle,and bass and treble sliding adjusters just above the scan button

**old Rusty C10** · 12-02-2014, 01:07 PM

If I remember right you just go to the station you want and hold the button down for a few and it sets or there is a set button you go tot he station press set then hold down the preset button you want that at

riz · 12-02-2014, 01:38 PM

I think you dial into each station and press and hold down one of the preset tabs for a few seconds or so to set that station to that button. Go to the next station using your dial and pick another preset tab and do the same........ so on and so on.

RIZ

73Super8 · 12-02-2014, 02:10 PM

If you push two at the same time that's another preset. Example 1-2, 1-4, 2-6 so on.

COOP3726 · 12-02-2014, 04:44 PM

No, you dial the stations in then you pull the buttons out and then push them back in to set the stations.

Axle · 12-02-2014, 07:33 PM

^ that. It is all mechanical.

Alex.

Just call me Sean · 12-02-2014, 08:17 PM

It's not hard to take a picture. Doesn't sound like a factory radio. You didn't say needle or digital. I don't think the digital was available in '82. Needle wouldn't have seek or scan. So it wouldn't look like mine, which you pull the button.

MalibuSSwagon · 12-02-2014, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by COOP3726

No, you dial the stations in then you pull the buttons out and then push them back in to set the stations.

Thats it! I have a mint condition AM/FM preset radio out of my uncle's 79 Caprice Classic, it's quite an interesting radio.

donut · 12-02-2014, 09:05 PM

But the OP was describing something other than what came in these trucks, like Sean pointed out. (maybe in later years...)

Eraser475, got a brand or photo?

*nekkidhillbilly* · 12-02-2014, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by COOP3726

No, you dial the stations in then you pull the buttons out and then push them back in to set the stations.

3rd on this all old radios work this way.

motornut · 12-03-2014, 12:17 PM

My later style(81?) ,still pull the button to set the presets
mechanical won't need the lighter power (orange) for the presets

73Super8 · 12-03-2014, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by COOP3726

No, you dial the stations in then you pull the buttons out and then push them back in to set the stations.

No the one he is describing sounds like this.......... Name: amfm.jpg
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it's not mechanical.

piecesparts · 12-03-2014, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by COOP3726

No, you dial the stations in then you pull the buttons out and then push them back in to set the stations.

Just call me Sean · 12-03-2014, 07:54 PM

One appears to have a cassette player, which he said he does not have, and one isn't even a titty knob.

Eraser475 · 12-03-2014, 07:56 PM

Sorry about the wait, as I've been a little busy the past few days, but I did snap a picture today:

I will try the pulling method later, the push and hold just changes the station.

Just call me Sean · 12-03-2014, 07:57 PM

Yea that's a pull one.

73Super8 · 12-03-2014, 09:11 PM

Man I was way off. But it sure sounded like the one I picked. I just figured someone hacked the dash up and installed a later model radio.

motornut · 12-03-2014, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Eraser475

Sorry about the wait, as I've been a little busy the past few days, but I did snap a picture today:

I will try the pulling method later, the push and hold just changes the station.

it looks like mine minus the tape/CB parts

Eraser475 · 12-04-2014, 12:37 PM

The pulling the buttons worked! Thanks guys! My radio screen likes to flicker between the time and the station, anyone know a fix for that other than wiggling wires inside of the radio?

motornut · 12-05-2014, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Eraser475

The pulling the buttons worked! Thanks guys! My radio screen likes to flicker between the time and the station, anyone know a fix for that other than wiggling wires inside of the radio?

Mine flickerd sometimes too,I used compressed air to blow out dirt over all seemed to stop.
I think the right knob goes time/station when pushed in
left is AM/FM.
mine is stereo, but I don't have a balance control,do you?
I does have a fader and tone tho

Eraser475 · 12-05-2014, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by motornut

Mine flickerd sometimes too,I used compressed air to blow out dirt over all seemed to stop.
I think the right knob goes time/station when pushed in
left is AM/FM.
mine is stereo, but I don't have a balance control,do you?
I does have a fader and tone tho

I have a fader and balance; one on each knob. The right knob pushes in and switches to am or fm, and I haven't tried to push in the left knob yet.

12-02-2014, 12:48 PM	#1
Eraser475 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Echo, MN Posts: 107	Am/fm radio presets? I have a am/fm radio without cassette or anything else in my 82 silverado, and I was wondering if anyone knows how to set the presets on it. I don't have a picture, but I'll describe it. It has the 2 main knobs, a seek, scan, and 4-5 preset buttons in the middle,and bass and treble sliding adjusters just above the scan button __________________ Dad's: 1973 Chevy C-60 Grain Truck 366 Big Block Dad's: 1982 Chevy Silverado 6.2L Diesel K-10 Dad's: 1987 Chevy Silverado TBI 350 R-10 Dad's: 2007 GMC Sierra Classic 2500HD SLT Mine: 1982 Chevy Silverado 6.2L Diesel K-10

12-02-2014, 01:07 PM	#2
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,310	Re: Am/fm radio presets? If I remember right you just go to the station you want and hold the button down for a few and it sets or there is a set button you go tot he station press set then hold down the preset button you want that at __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

12-02-2014, 01:38 PM	#3
riz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: hudson,wi Posts: 805	Re: Am/fm radio presets? I think you dial into each station and press and hold down one of the preset tabs for a few seconds or so to set that station to that button. Go to the next station using your dial and pick another preset tab and do the same........ so on and so on. RIZ

12-02-2014, 02:10 PM	#4
73Super8 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Charleston,WV Posts: 138	Re: Am/fm radio presets? If you push two at the same time that's another preset. Example 1-2, 1-4, 2-6 so on. __________________ 1973 K10 Super 8 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=645525 Sold 1988 S10 http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f135/p...-papaw-470214/ 2010 Nissan Frontier 4wd DD 2008 Ford Escape Limited Awd Momma's Ride 1978 C20 Farm truck Sold

12-02-2014, 04:44 PM	#5
COOP3726 Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Newnan Ga Posts: 88	Re: Am/fm radio presets? No, you dial the stations in then you pull the buttons out and then push them back in to set the stations.

12-02-2014, 07:33 PM	#6
Axle Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SW Ontario Posts: 1,212	Re: Am/fm radio presets? ^ that. It is all mechanical. Alex.

12-02-2014, 09:05 PM	#9
donut Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: S.C. Posts: 1,593	Re: Am/fm radio presets? But the OP was describing something other than what came in these trucks, like Sean pointed out. (maybe in later years...) Eraser475, got a brand or photo? __________________ '86 C-30 dually, 454/tbh400 '73 K-20 350/350/205 (sold ) I'm kinda like duct tape- no real purpose, but handy to have around.

12-03-2014, 12:17 PM	#11
motornut 78K & 79C Jimmys Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ottawa Ont CANADA Posts: 7,901	Re: Am/fm radio presets? My later style(81?) ,still pull the button to set the presets mechanical won't need the lighter power (orange) for the presets Attached Images __________________ John 1978 GMCJimmy4X4-350/203 1979 GMCJimmy4X2-305/350

12-03-2014, 07:56 PM	#15
Eraser475 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Echo, MN Posts: 107	Re: Am/fm radio presets? Sorry about the wait, as I've been a little busy the past few days, but I did snap a picture today: I will try the pulling method later, the push and hold just changes the station. __________________ Dad's: 1973 Chevy C-60 Grain Truck 366 Big Block Dad's: 1982 Chevy Silverado 6.2L Diesel K-10 Dad's: 1987 Chevy Silverado TBI 350 R-10 Dad's: 2007 GMC Sierra Classic 2500HD SLT Mine: 1982 Chevy Silverado 6.2L Diesel K-10

12-03-2014, 09:11 PM	#17
73Super8 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Charleston,WV Posts: 138	Re: Am/fm radio presets? Man I was way off. But it sure sounded like the one I picked. I just figured someone hacked the dash up and installed a later model radio. __________________ 1973 K10 Super 8 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=645525 Sold 1988 S10 http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f135/p...-papaw-470214/ 2010 Nissan Frontier 4wd DD 2008 Ford Escape Limited Awd Momma's Ride 1978 C20 Farm truck Sold

12-04-2014, 12:37 PM	#19
Eraser475 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Echo, MN Posts: 107	Re: Am/fm radio presets? The pulling the buttons worked! Thanks guys! My radio screen likes to flicker between the time and the station, anyone know a fix for that other than wiggling wires inside of the radio? __________________ Dad's: 1973 Chevy C-60 Grain Truck 366 Big Block Dad's: 1982 Chevy Silverado 6.2L Diesel K-10 Dad's: 1987 Chevy Silverado TBI 350 R-10 Dad's: 2007 GMC Sierra Classic 2500HD SLT Mine: 1982 Chevy Silverado 6.2L Diesel K-10



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