Warning, Electrical installation – SoundOff Signal nFORCE LED User Manual
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nFORCE™ LED Lightbar
nForce Lightbar 05.14
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
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Mode Select: The nForce Lightbar is equipped with 2 selectable pattern configuration modes via the Mode Select Input. Default is Mode 1 where
the input is floating, Mode 2 is in use when the input activated. This feature allows 2 complete sets of patterns to be programmed into the Light-
bar's non-volatile memory. Once programming configuration is complete, the Mode can be changed “on-the-fly” by an activation switch which
applies voltage to the Mode 2 input wire.
Cruise Mode: Allows the user to program any light group(s) to “Glow” when this feature is activated. For dual / tri color bars, the color for each
light group is selectable.
Directional Arrow Built-in: The directional controller is built-in w/ 6 arrow patterns for each of the 3 modes (left arrow, right arrow, and center
out arrow) and the color is selectable for dual / tri color bars
Scene Light Mode: Allows the user to program any Light Head Group(s) to turn on steady when this feature is activated to provide additional
scene lighting.
The activation of this input also activates the Takedown function
Stop / Tail / Turn Mode: Allows the user to program any Light Head Group(s) to turn operate in 2 levels of intensity for tail and stop/turn func-
tions.
Low Power Mode: Operates lighting at reduced intensity.
Power Cable:
1. Route lightbar power cables as close to vehicles power source (battery) as possible.
2. Install a maximum of 30Amp Fuse (customer supplied) to the end of the RED wire of the Lightbar Power Cable.
a. Remove the fuse before connecting any wires to the battery.
b. DO NOT USE CIRCUIT BREAKER OR FUSIBLE LINK.
3. Connect the other end of the Fuse to the POSITIVE (+) terminal of the battery.
a. Do NOT use any more than 2ft of wire between the battery terminal and the fuse and ensure the wire is protected and secured from being
cut into; this is non-fused wire.
4. Connect the BLACK wire to the factory chassis ground right next to the battery.
Control (Data) Cable:
1. Route Lightbar Control Cable to the location where all controlling equipment will be, i.e. switch box, center console area.
2. Locate the Breakout Box in the same area to connect jumpers from the switching equipment to the breakout box.
3. Refer to breakout box hookup table on page 9.
Initial Power up Test:
1. Plug RJ-45 power / data plug into ‘Lightbar’ connector on the breakout box.
2.
Apply power to pink/white ignition wire on breakout box. See table 1 on page 9.
3. Observe the GREEN Data Link indicator LED on the Breakout Box; the Green LED will be ON showing power is connected.
4. The Red indicator LED on the breakout box will be steady ON whenever any of the input wires are active or data is received from a siren.
Low Power (Standby) Mode (reduced standby current)
If there is no input to the breakout box the lightbar will go into a “standby” mode. The standby mode is a low power mode that is
used to extend the life of your battery. The lightbar will awaken from the standby mode if any input is activated on the breakout box.
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WARNING
ALL CUSTOMER SUPPLIED POWER WIRES CONNECTING TO THE POSITIVE (+) OR NEGATIVE (-) BATTERY
TERMINAL OR LOCAL CHASIS GROUND (-) MUST BE SIZED TO SUPPLY AT LEAST 125% OF THE MAXIMUM
CURRENT AND PROPERLY FUSED AT THE POWER SOURCE WITH APPROPIATELY RATED FUSE.
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