User guide

1
Introduction
Before using your Hands-Free Car Kit in a vehicle, please read this
manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. Professional
installation is recommended.
Features
The Hands-Free Car Kit allows your Globalstar portable phone to
be used as a mobile telephone in your vehicle.
With this car kit installed in a vehicle, you can:
■ Turn the phone on and off by turning the vehicle’s ignition on
and off.
■ Talk without picking up the phone.
■ Obtain unlimited talk time using DC current supplied by your
vehicle.
■ Charge the phone’s battery.
Safety precautions
When using your phone in a vehicle, please observe the following
rules.
Caution
Failure to follow these instructions may lead to serious
personal injury and possible property damage.
■ Secure the phone in your vehicle to prevent personal injury and
damage to the phone in the event of an accident.
■ When attaching or detaching the Outdoor Unit (ODU/GCK-9a)
to the car kit with the ODU cables, disconnect all power to the
phone and car kit. Note that DC voltage is present in the
central conductor of the ODU cable (GCK-11a, GCK-12a). See
Hands-Free Car Kit standard components, page 7.
■ Detach the phone from the Hands-Free Car Kit and disconnect
power (GCK-7) to the Globalstar electronic module (GEM/
GCK-1a) when jump starting the vehicle or recharging the car