User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 REGULATORY AND SAFETY INFORMATION
- 1.1 SAFETY SYMBOL CONVENTIONS
- 1.2 RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AWARENESS AND CONTROL INFORMATION FOR FCC OCCUPATIONAL USE REQUIREMENTS
- 1.3 COMPLIANCE WITH RF EXPOSURE STANDARDS
- 1.4 REGULATORY APPROVALS
- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY GUIDELINES AND SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION
- 1.6 COMMON HAZARDS
- 1.7 SAFE DRIVING RECOMMENDATIONS
- 1.8 OPERATING RULES AND REGULATIONS
- 1.9 OPERATING TIPS
- 2 SPECIFICATIONS
- 3 INTRODUCTION
- 4 UNPACKING AND CHECKING THE EQUIPMENT
- 5 PLANNING THE INSTALLATION
- 6 ANTENNA INSTALLATION
- 6.1 ANTENNA MOUNTING LOCATIONS
- 6.2 ANTENNA INSTALLATION PROCEDURES
- 7 FRONT-MOUNT RADIO INSTALLATION
- 8 REMOTE-MOUNT RADIO INSTALLATION
- 8.1 MOUNTING THE REMOTE-MOUNT RADIO
- 8.2 REMOTE-MOUNT RADIO’S DC POWER INSTALLATION
- 8.3 CONTROL HEAD INSTALLATION
- 8.3.1 General Information on the CH100 Control Head
- 8.3.2 General Information on the CH721 Control Head
- 8.3.3 Multi-Head Radio Installations
- 8.3.4 Control Head Mechanical Installation
- 8.3.5 Control Head-to-Radio CAN Cable Connections
- 8.3.6 Control Head Power Cable Installation
- 8.3.7 Using Vehicle Fuse and TTap Kit (Optional) Instead of Waterproof Inline Fuse Holder (Standard)
- 9 SPEAKER INSTALLATION
- 10 MICROPHONE ATTACHMENT
- 11 OPTIONAL CABLES AND CONNECTIONS
- 12 GPS NMEA-FORMATTED DATA CONNECTION
- 13 INITIAL POWER-UP TEST
- 14 PERFORMANCE TESTS
- 15 COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION
- 16 WARRANTY REGISTRATION
- 17 WARRANTY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page
7 FRONT-MOUNT RADIO INSTALLATION ........................................................................................... 41
7.1 MOUNTING THE FRONT-MOUNT RADIO ................................................................................... 41
7.1.1 Mounting Bracket Installation .............................................................................................. 42
7.1.2 Inserting the Radio into the Mounting Bracket ..................................................................... 43
7.2 FRONT-MOUNT RADIO’S DC POWER INSTALLATION ............................................................ 44
7.2.1 Overview of On/Off Power Wiring Configurations .............................................................. 44
7.2.2 DC Power Cable and Main Fuse Holder Installation ............................................................ 44
7.3 TERMINATE CAN PORTS ............................................................................................................... 48
8 REMOTE-MOUNT RADIO INSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 49
8.1 MOUNTING THE REMOTE-MOUNT RADIO ................................................................................ 49
8.1.1 Mounting Bracket Installation .............................................................................................. 49
8.1.2 Inserting the Radio into the Mounting Bracket ..................................................................... 51
8.2 REMOTE-MOUNT RADIO’S DC POWER INSTALLATION ......................................................... 51
8.2.1 Overview of On/Off Power Wiring Configurations .............................................................. 51
8.2.2 DC Power Cable, Main Fuse Holder, and CAN Cable Installation ...................................... 52
8.3 CONTROL HEAD INSTALLATION ................................................................................................ 56
8.3.1 General Information on the CH-100 Control Head ............................................................... 56
8.3.2 General Information on the CH-721 Control Head ............................................................... 57
8.3.3 Multi-Head Radio Installations ............................................................................................. 59
8.3.4 Control Head Mechanical Installation .................................................................................. 59
8.3.5 Control Head-to-Radio CAN Cable Connections ................................................................. 62
8.3.6 Control Head Power Cable Installation ................................................................................ 64
8.3.7 Using Vehicle Fuse and T-Tap Kit (Optional) Instead of Waterproof Inline Fuse
Holder (Standard) ................................................................................................................. 66
9 SPEAKER INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................................... 68
9.1 FRONT-MOUNT RADIO INSTALLATION ..................................................................................... 68
9.2 REMOTE-MOUNT RADIO INSTALLATION ................................................................................. 68
10 MICROPHONE ATTACHMENT ............................................................................................................. 69
11 OPTIONAL CABLES AND CONNECTIONS ......................................................................................... 70
11.1 OPTION CABLE CA-012349-001 ..................................................................................................... 70
11.2 CH-721 OPTION CABLE CA-011854-001 ........................................................................................ 74
11.3 SERIAL DATA CABLE CA-013671-020 .......................................................................................... 75
11.4 CH-721 SERIAL PROGRAMMING CABLE CA-104861 ................................................................. 75
11.5 CH-721 MIC CONNECTOR PROGRAMMING CABLE CA-103541-001 ....................................... 76
11.6 SPEAKER-ONLY OPTION CABLE CA-012349-007....................................................................... 76
12 GPS NMEA-FORMATTED DATA CONNECTION ............................................................................... 77
13 INITIAL POWER-UP TEST ...................................................................................................................... 78
14 PERFORMANCE TESTS........................................................................................................................... 79
14.1 REQUIRED TEST EQUIPMENT ...................................................................................................... 80
14.2 TRANSMITTING INTO A 50-OHM RF TERMINATOR—TESTING THE RADIO’S RF
OUTPUT POWER .............................................................................................................................. 80
14.3 TRANSMITTING INTO THE MOBILE ANTENNA—TESTING THE ANTENNA SYSTEM....... 82
14.4 TEST PERFORMANCE DATA FORM ............................................................................................. 85
15 COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................ 86
16 WARRANTY REGISTRATION ............................................................................................................... 86
17 WARRANTY ............................................................................................................................................... 87
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