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Makes 🢒 Saturn 🢒 2004 🢒 L300/LW300 🢒 Accessories 🢒 Entertainment 🢒 Video Entertainment System Wireless Headphone Malfunction

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Schematic Reference: Video System Schematics

DEFINITION: One of the following conditions occurs:

    • With the video entertainment system on and a DVD playing, the wireless headphones do not play video audio through one side of Channel A (the channel that plays DVD audio). With RSA on, the wireless headphones play radio audio from both sides of Channel B (the channel that plays radio audio) normally.
    • No sound from the wireless headphone speakers

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Did you review the Video Entertainment System Description and Operation?

Go to Step 3

Go to Video Entertainment System Description and Operation

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  1. Turn ON the ignition.
  2. Turn on the wireless headphones.
  3. Test the operation of the radio with the video entertainment system off. Radio audio plays through the vehicle speakers.
  4. Turn off the radio.
  5. Turn on the DVD player. Load a DVD in the DVD player. Start the DVD. Video audio plays through the vehicle speakers and the wireless headphones. The display plays video from the DVD player.

Does the system operate normally?

Go to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections in Wiring Systems

Go to Step 3

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Using the video remote control, test the balance and fade to the wireless headphones during video play using a known good set of wireless headphones.

Is the rear entertainment system operation normal?

Go to Step 4

Go to Step 6

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Test and replace as needed the batteries of the wireless headphones.

Did you find and correct the condition?

Go to Step 10

Go to Step 5

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Replace the wireless headphones.

Did you complete the replacement?

Go to Step 10

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Test the DVD audio left signal (+) and the DVD audio right signal (+) for the following conditions:

    • An open
    • High resistance
    • A short to ground
    • A short to voltage

Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Did you find and correct the condition?

Go to Step 10

Go to Step 7

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Inspect for poor connections at the following harness connectors:

    • The digital video disc (DVD) player connector.
    • The roof console connector.

Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Did you find and correct the condition?

Go to Step 10

Go to Step 8

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Replace the roof console. Refer to VES Overhead Console Replacement .

Did you complete the replacement?

Go to Step 10

Go to Step 9

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Replace the digital video disc (DVD) player. Refer to Video Disc Player Replacement .

Did you find and correct the condition?

Go to Step 10

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Operate the system in order to verify the repair.

Did you correct the condition?

System OK

Go to Step 2