Radio Speaker Outputs
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At low volume, the plus (+) and minus (-) speaker outputs circuits measure approximately 7-8 volts. If a plus or minus circuit for any speaker output is shorted to ground or voltage, the radio disables the circuit for component protection and sets a diagnostic trouble code (DTC). The radio sets the speaker circuit DTC on non-amplified systems only. As the radio volume increases the voltage on the plus and minus circuits change to create a voltage difference between each other. The difference in voltage is what drives the voice coil of the speaker producing sound.