Whelen BRDCSTR - Manual (Page 2)

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Installation:
Caution: Permanent mounting of this product will require
drilling. It is absolutely necessary to make sure that no other
vehicle components could be damaged by this process. Check
both sides of the mounting surface before starting. If damage is
likely, select a different mounting location.
1. Position the bail strap in the mounting location. Scribe the surface
where the mounting holes are to be drilled.
2. Carefully drill the mounting holes in the areas scribed in step one.
Size the drill bit for the supplied 8 X 1/2” Phillips Pan Head Sheet
Metal Screws.
3. Secure the bail strap to the mounting location using the supplied
mounting hardware.
4. With the bail strap in place, insert the supplied #6 - 32 X 1/4 Phillips
Pan Head Machine Screws through the holes in the side of the bail
strap and into the holes in the control head on both sides and
tighten the hardware securing the control head.
Wiring:
WARNING! All customer supplied wires that connect to the
positive terminal of the battery must be sized to supply at least
125% of the maximum operating current and FUSED at the
battery to carry that load. DO NOT USE CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WITH THIS PRODUCT!
Operation and Programming:
Powering On & Off:
1.
Press and release the POWER button and the unit will power up
in Radio Pass Mode.
2. Press and release again to toggle between Radio Pass Mode &
Message Broadcast Mode.
3. PRESS and HOLD - (for 1 second) to power down.
To Record a Message:
1.
Press the microphone button in and hold until the REC LED turns
on, then talk into the microphone to record the message.
2. When the message is complete, release the microphone lever.
To Play a Message:
1.
Press the MSG PLAY button to play the message back once, or
press and hold the MSG PLAY button until the PLAY LED turns
on (1 sec.) to repeat the message continuously
2. Press the MSG PLAY or POWER button to cancel the message.
To Choose a Siren Tone that will sound
before the recorded voice message:
1.
Press and release the SELECT button to
cycle through the four LED indicators on
the front panel. Each LED indicates either a
tone or no tone (see chart).
2. When the LED flashes, that tone is chosen.
3. Press the button again to choose a new
tone.
To adjust the radio volume:
1.
Set the radio volume on your siren amplifier to the middle
position.
2. Next, using a flat blade screwdriver, turn the screw in the port on
the front of the unit labeled RADIO (clockwise to increase,
counterclockwise to decrease).
3. If the volume is too loud or soft, adjust further using the volume
control on the radio.
To adjust the message volume:
1.
Set the radio volume on your siren amplifier to the middle
position.
2. Next, using a flat blade screwdriver, turn the screw in the port on
the front of the unit labeled MSG (clockwise to increase,
counterclockwise to decrease).
RAD
MSG
PLAY
REC
LED
No Tone
YELP
Piercer
Pulsed
Airhorn
TONE
RADIO
RADIO
POWER
MSG SIREN
SEL
MSG
PLAY
RAD MSG PLAY REC
Play or Cancel
a message
MSG PLAY
Select Pre-Tones
SIREN SEL
RADIO POWER Power Up / Power Down / Choose Radio or Message
RADIO
Adjust 2-Way
radio volume
MSG Adjust the volume of an outgoing message
MICROPHONE Record messages
LED's
MANUFACTURED IN U.S.A.
B R O A D
C A S T E R
B R O A D
C A S T E R
SIREN SELECT
SIREN SELECT
Bail Strap
#6-32 X 1/4
Phillips Pan Head
Machine Screw
SW2
SW3
SW 1
SW 2
SW 3
SW 1
BAIL STRAP MOUNT
8 X 1 / 2
Phillips Pan
Head Sheet
Metal Screw
BATTERY
2-WAY RADIO
FUSE @ 5 AMPS
3
6 2
5 1
4
5 AMP
SIREN
AMPLIFIER
SIREN
AMPLIFIER BLUE
BLUE
3 6 2 5 1 4
RADIO
REPEA
T
INPUTS
REAR VIEW
WIRING DIAGRAM
RED
BLK
OPTIONAL
WHT/BLU
WHT/BLU
BATTERY
2-WAY RADIO
SIREN
AMPLIFIER