F. H. Richardson's bluebook of projection (1942)

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SOUND TROUBLESHOOTING CHARTS 659 1 To Determine the Cause and Correction of NO SOUND, FAULT LOCATION UNKNOWN NOTE: Because of the wide variety of monitoring circuits used today, this chart does not provide for faster trouble-shooting by comparing monitor speaker output with stage speaker output. Such provisions, suited to individual projection room conditions, may profitably be added by fho reader. THE TROUBLE TESTS • Check all signal lamps, switch positions, exciter and tube filaments, and all meter positions that can be observed without delay or switching 2. Change to emergency channel 3. Read all permanently installed meters 4. Change to (or make click test on) other projector 5. Run on good projector; check faulty projector output with headphones 6. Beginning with terminals at both ends, check line from head output to changeover switch, using ohm meter 7. Check projector changeover switch for faulty operation, dirty contact, open or short 8. Proceed per Chart No. 8 9. Proceed (in order given) per Tests 6, 7 and 8, above 10. Check with headphones at output line to speakers 11. Check speaker field excitation THE CONDITION FOUND NEXT TEST All indications normal Signal lamp not lighted Switch in wrong position Exciter or tube not lighted Meter reading wrong No emergency channel Sound restored No sound either channel All readings normal Meter reading abnormal Sound from other projector normal No sound, either projector Sound heard in headphones No sound heard in phones Level at head output too low for phones TROUBLE FOUND No trouble found TROUBLE FOUND TROUBLE FOUND TROUBLE FOUND Sound heard No sound heard Excitation normal Excitation low or zero • > No. 2 No. 35 No. 36 No. 37 No. 34 No. 3 No. 26 No. 28 No. 4 No. 34 No. 5 No. 10 No. 6 No. 8 No. 9 No. 7 No. II No. 14 No. 12 No. 13