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General Procedure

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  1. NOTE: If the ACM  is completely inoperative (does not power up), the part number decal on the ACM  chassis can be used to attain the ACM  part number.

    Turn the ACM  on.

  2. Operate the audio system in radio tuner (Amplitude Modulation/Frequency Modulation (AM/FM)) mode.
  3. Press and hold the eject button, and within 1 second, press the seek up button until the speaker walk-around test begins.
    • The display indicates each speaker as it is tested.
  4. NOTE: If the speaker walk-around test is the only desired test, this procedure can be stopped after Step  3 by turning the ACM  off or by selecting exit using the audio system control buttons.

    Once the speaker walk-around test is complete, the following information is available through the "BEZEL DIAGNOSTICS" menu using the audio system control buttons:

    NOTE: The AHU Diagnostics refers to the ACM  and EFP Diagnostics refers to the FCIM  .
    Menu Sub-Menu
    APIM  Diagnostics Part Numbers
    Software Versions
    Configuration Status
    GPS Information
    Tones Test
    Rear Tones Test
    Touch Screen Calibration
    Touch Screen Activation Test
    Display Test Pattern
    RGB Pixel Test
    Exit Diagnostics
    AHU Diagnostics AHU Part Numbers/Sirius ESN 
    Radio Signal Strength
    Exit Diagnostics
    EFP Diagnostics EFP Part Numbers
    Exit Diagnostics
  5. To exit the self-diagnostic mode, press the "Exit Diagnostics" selection from the "BEZEL DIAGNOSTICS" menu.