User Manual Part 1

2.4 POWER CABLE INSTALLATION

NOTE: As described in Section 2.1,connect the power cable directly to the vehicle battery, and to

an unswitched power source so that it de-affiliates when power is turned off.

2.4.1 STANDARD MODELS

Refer to Figures 2-1 or 2-2 and proceed as follows:

1. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery to prevent damage from accidental short

circuits.

2. Route the red and blue power cables to the battery. To minimize the chance of a short

circuit occurring in the unfused portion of the cable, make sure the fuseholder is connected as

close as possible to the positive battery terminal.

3. As described in Section 2.1, if there is excess cable, cut it to length. It may also be

necessary to cut the cable if it must be routed through an opening that is not large enough to clear

the fuseholder. Splice the wires by tightly wrapping them together and then soldering the

connection (do not use a butt splice connector). Insulate the connection using electrical tape or

heat shrink tubing.

4. Connect the red power cable to the positive (+) terminal of the battery.

5. Connect the blue cable to the negative (–) battery terminal.

6. Plug the power cable into the transceiver and reconnect the negative battery cable.

7. Install the antenna according to the manufacturer's instructions (see Section 2.1). Check

VSWR. Reflected power should be less than 4% of forward power (VSWR less than 1.5 to 1).

Figure 2-4 [not used]

2.5 ACCESSORY CABLE INSTALLATION

NOTE: The accessory cable ignition sense input must be connected for the transceiver to power

up. Also, a speaker jumper may need to be installed to enable the internal speaker. Refer to the

following for more information.

2.5.1 GENERAL

Accessory Cable Kit, Part No. 023-9750-011, is standard and is used for connecting such

things as the ignition sense line and external speaker to the accessory pigtail coming from the

back of the transceiver.

Two 8-pin connectors are included in this kit. One has a jumper installed from Pin 1 to 3 for

routing audio back into the internal speaker (see Section 2.7) and the other does not have any

wires installed. Also included are two 22-foot (6-meter) and three 2-foot (0.6-meter) wires with

attached pins that can be used as required. Refer to Figure 2-5 and install this cable as described

in the following information.