Owner`s manual

INITIAL INSTALLATION
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Install the motorhome monitor LED
continued from preceding page
easily seen by the driver.
4. Drill a 5/16-inch hole through the dashboard at
the point you have chosen. Before drilling, make cer-
tain you will not damage any components on the oth-
er side.
5. Center the LED decal (Figure 4) over the hole,
and press it down. Or, you may chose to omit the
decal, depending on your preferences.
6. From the top of the dashboard, slide the LED
through the hole, wires first, until the base of the bulb
(Figure 4) is flush to the top of the dash.
7. From the underside of the dash, fit both of the
wires through the speed nut (Figure 4). Then push
the speed nut up, against the dash, to secure the
LED in place.
8. Using one or more of the supplied wire ties, at-
tach the audio signal circuit board (See “Compo-
nents,” page two.) to the underside of the dash, as
close to the LED as possible.
9. Connect to power — Trim the black wire, which
you routed from the back of the motorhome. (Save
the excess; you may use it in the next step.) Then,
connect the black wire to both the red LED wire and
the red audio signal wire, using the included butt con-
nector.
10. Connect to ground — Connect the black wire from
the LED, as well as the black wire from the audio sig-
nal circuit board, to any good chassis ground, using
the included ring terminal. (If necessary, use any ex-
cess wire from the preceding step to extend the
length of the two ground wires.)
Step Six
Test the braking system
Note: the motorhome and towed vehicle must be
stationary for the system test, and ready for towing
— all components of the braking system must be
properly connected and receiving power, and the
towed vehicle’s ignition key must be in the “tow”
position.
1. Connect the 9700 according to the instructions
in the next section in this manual — “Day-to-day op-
eration.”
2. Confirm the proper operation of the supplemen-
tal braking system: depress and hold the motor-
home’s brake pedal down. The 9700 air cylinder shaft
and pedal clamp will extend (after approximately two
seconds). Then, release the brake pedal. At the
towed vehicle, the 9700 air cylinder shaft and pedal
clamp will retract.
3. Confirm that the motorhome monitor is function-
ing: the LED will illuminate after the motorhome’s
brake pedal is depressed (after approximately two
seconds), and stop illuminating when the brake pedal
is released.
If the LED does not illuminate…
…it may indicate that the 9700 is wired incor-
rectly. If the 9700 is wired incorrectly, it will not
brake the towed vehicle in tandem with the mo-
torhome. Insufficient braking pressure will length-
en stopping distance, and may also cause a loss
of vehicular control.
Refer to the ‘Troubleshooting’ section (under
‘Electrical’) for possible causes. If the 9700 has
been incorrectly wired, identify and correct the
mistake, then test to ensure that the 9700 func-
tions properly.
Failure to follow these instructions may cause
property damage, personal injury or even death.
4. Confirm the proper operation of the extended
braking mode: depress and hold the motorhome’s
brake pedal down. The 9700 air cylinder shaft and
pedal clamp will extend. After approximately 15 sec-
onds, the air cylinder shaft and pedal clamp will re-
tract.
5. Confirm the proper operation of the audio alert:
depress and hold the towed vehicle’s brake pedal
down. After approximately 20 seconds, the motor-
home monitor will activate the audio alert. (To can-
cel the audio alert, release the towed vehicle’s brake
pedal.)
6. Confirm that the motorhome turn signals do not
activate the 9700.
An incorrect flasher speed may activate the
9700 unnecessarily, causing excessive brake
wear or other consequential, non-warranty dam-
age.
If the turn signals activate the 9700, check the
turn signal flasher rating — it may be inadequate
for the motorhome-towed vehicle combination. If
this is the case, replace the flasher with one rat-
ed at or above the number of bulbs in the motor-
home-towed vehicle combination.
CAUTION
WARNING