Whelen 295SDA1 User Manual

ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.

CAUTION

Loud siren noise can cause hearing damage and/or loss.

Refer to OSHA Section 1910.95 prior to putting ANY siren into service!

Wear

Protection!

ACTIVATION OF THIS SIREN MAY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED EARS!

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DANGER! Sirens produce extremely loud emergency warning tones! Exposure to these tones without proper and adequate hearing protection,

could cause ear damage and/or hearing loss! The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (www.osha.gov) provides information necessary to determine safe exposure times in Occupational Noise Exposure Section 1910.95. Until you have determined the safe exposure times for your specific application, operators and anyone else in the immediate vicinity should be required to wear an approved hearing protection device. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS RECOMMENDATION COULD CAUSE HEARING LOSS!

Whelen’s emergency vehicle warning devices must be properly mounted and wired in order to be effective and safe. Read and follow all of Whelen’s written instructions when installing or using this device. Emergency vehicles are often operated under high speed stressful conditions which must be accounted for when installing all emergency warning devices. Controls should be placed within convenient reach of the operator so that he can operate the system without taking his eyes off the roadway. Emergency warning devices can require high electrical voltages and/or currents. Properly protect and use caution around live electrical connections.Grounding or shorting of electrical connections can cause high current arcing, which can cause personal injury and/or vehicle damage, including fire. Many electronic devices used in emergency vehicles can create or be affected by electromagnetic interference. Therefore, after installation of any electronic device it is necessary to test all electronic equipment simultaneously to insure that they operate free of interference from other components within the vehicle. Never power emergency warning equipment from the same circuit or share the same grounding circuit with radio communication equipment. All devices should be mounted in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and securely fastened to vehicle elements of sufficient strength to withstand the forces applied to the device. Driver and/or passenger air bags (SRS) will affect the way equipment should be mounted. This device should be mounted by permanent installation and within the zones specified by the vehicle manufacturer, if any. Any device mounted in the deployment area of an air bag will damage or reduce the effectiveness of the air bag and may damage or dislodge the device. Installer must be sure that this device, its mounting hardware and electrical supply wiring does not interfere with the air bag or the SRS wiring or sensors. Mounting the unit inside the vehicle by a method other than permanent installation is not recommended as unit may become dislodged during swerving; sudden braking or collision. Failure to follow instructions can result in personal injury. Whelen assumes no liability for any loss resulting from the use of this warning device. PROPER INSTALLATION COMBINED WITH OPERATOR TRAINING IN THE PROPER USE OF EMERGENCY WARNING DEVICES IS ESSENTIAL TO INSURE THE SAFETY OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AND THE PUBLIC.

Whelen’s emergency vehicle warning devices are intended to alert other operators and pedestrians to the presence and operation of emergency vehicles and personnel. However, the use of this or any other Whelen emergency warning device does not guarantee that you will have the right-of-way or that other drivers and pedestrians will properly heed an emergency warning signal. Never assume you have the right-of-way. It is your responsibility to proceed safely before entering an intersection, driving against traffic, responding at a high rate of speed, or walking on or around traffic lanes. Emergency vehicle warning devices should be tested on a daily basis to ensure that they operate properly. When in actual use, the operator must ensure that both visual and audible warnings are not blocked by vehicle components (i.e.: open trunks or compartment doors), people, vehicles, or other obstructions. It is the user’s responsibility to understand and obey all laws regarding emergency warning devices. The user should be familiar with all applicable laws and regulations prior to the use of any emergency vehicle warning device. Whelen’s audible warning devices are designed to project sound in a forward direction away from the vehicle occupants. However, because sustained periodic exposure to loud sounds can cause hearing loss, all audible warning devices should be installed and operated in accordance with the standards established by the National Fire Protection Association.

Safety First

This document provides all the necessary information to allow your Whelen product to be properly and safely installed. Before beginning the installation and/or operation of your new product, the installation technician and operator must read this manual completely. Important information is contained herein that could prevent serious injury or damage.

• Proper installation of this product requires the installer to have a good understanding of automotive electronics, systems and procedures.

• Whelen Engineering recommends the use of waterproof butt splices and/or connectors if that connector could be exposed to moisture.

• Failure to use specified installation parts and/or hardware will void the product warranty.

• If mounting this product requires drilling holes, the installer MUST be sure that no vehicle components or other vital parts could be damaged by the drilling process. Check both sides of the mounting surface before drilling begins. Also de-burr the holes and remove any metal shards or remnants. Install grommets into all wire passage holes.

• If this manual states that this product may be mounted with suction cups, magnets, tape or Velcro®, clean the mounting surface with a 50/50 mix of isopropyl alcohol and water and dry thoroughly.

• Do not install this product or route any wires in the deployment area of your air bag. Equipment mounted or located in the air bag deployment area will damage or reduce the effectiveness of the air bag, or become a projectile that could cause serious personal injury or death. Refer to your vehicle owner’s manual for the air bag deployment area. The User/Installer assumes full responsibility to determine proper mounting location, based on providing ultimate safety to all passengers inside the vehicle.

• For this product to operate at optimum efficiency, a good electrical connection to chassis ground must be made. The recommended procedure requires the product ground wire to be connected directly to the NEGATIVE (-) battery post (this does not include products that use cigar power cords).

• If this product uses a remote device for activation or control, make sure that this device is located in an area that allows both the vehicle and the device to be operated safely in any driving condition.

• It is recommended that these instructions be stored in a safe place and referred to when performing maintenance and/or reinstallation of this product.

• FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT IN

Automotive: Sirens/Switches

DAMAGE TO THE PRODUCT OR VEHICLE AND/OR SERIOUS INJURY TO YOU AND YOUR PASSENGERS!

Installation Guide:

Dual Siren Control Center

Model 295SDA1

Warnings to Installers

Warnings to Users

For warranty information regarding this product, visit www.whelen.com/warranty

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Feature Summary:

Congratulations on selecting the 295SDA1 Dual Siren Control Center. This unit offers a unique collection of features designed to allow the user to customize the operation to suit their individual needs. Features include:

Siren:

• Two independent siren amplifiers that can drive one 100 watt siren speaker each.

• Non-destructive short circuit protection.

• Under/over voltage protection.

• LED fault indicators for speaker and input voltage diagnostics.

• Title 13 compliant tone set up.

• 20 programmable tones.

• Any combination of 2 tones can be programmed to any siren tone switch.

• Horn-ring transfer relay built in.

• Siren “in use” icon driver output.

• Siren disable (Park kill) control input.

• Includes Radio Repeat and PA.

Lighting control:

• 11 Programmable lighting control Switches (one 3 position slide switch and 8 momentary switches).

• Three 20 Amp relay controlled outputs with built in fuses.

• Eight 10 Amp relay controlled outputs with built in fuses (two of them include a choice of independent inputs or the standard power bus switching).

• Two wire TrafficAdvisor™ control.

Installation:

Caution: Mounting will require drilling. It is absolutely necessary to make sure that no other vehicle components could be damaged in the process. Check both sides of the mounting surface before starting. If damage is likely, select a different mounting location.

295SDA1 Module:

1. Locate a suitable mounting location. A dry, cool compartment is a good choice.

2. Position the unit on the proposed mounting location. Using an awl or similar tool, scribe the mounting surface where the mounting holes are to be drilled. Make sure that this mounting area allows sufficient ventilation for the unit.

3. Remove the unit and using a drill bit sized for a #10 sheet metal screw, drill a hole in each of the areas scribed in step 2.

4. Return the unit to its mounting location and using #10 x 3/4” sheet metal screws (provided), secure the unit onto its mounting surface. Be sure to install a #10 internal tooth lock washer (included) onto each mounting screw before mounting the unit. IMPORTANT: The 295SDA1 case must be either mounted on, or grounded to the vehicle chassis.

Control Head:

There are two basic mounting brackets for the 295SDA1 control head. One allows the control head to be mounted into your vehicle’s console (if so equipped). The other allows the control head to be mounted directly onto the dash or other surface through the use of a bail strap mounting bracket. Regardless of the style selected, be sure to observe the air

bag warning on the cover of this manual.

Bail Strap Mount:

1. Position the bail strap in the selected mounting location. Using an awl or other suitable tool, scribe the surface where the mounting holes are to be drilled.

• Programming can not be activated by a user in the cab.

• All switches can be programmed to activate any combination of relay outputs.

• All switches can be programmed to activate any of the 8 momentary switches.

• Momentary switches can be programmed to be activated as either a push-on / push-

off, momentary, flashing, timed output, or TA control.

• All switches can be programmed to activate the siren into HF mode.

• Copy one units configuration to another unit, “CLONING”.

• Easy reset to factory default settings.

• Change the “Shutdown Delay” time.

• Program the backlight intensity of the control head.

2. Drill the mounting holes in the areas scribed in step 1. The size of the drill bit should be determined by the size of the mounting hardware (#10 sheet metal screw) and thickness of the mounting surface.

3. Using hardware provided (#10 x 3/4” sheet metal screw & #10 internal tooth lock washer) secure the bail strap to the mounting location.

NOTE: There are 3 sets of holes on the bail strap for positioning the control head at 3 different heights.

4. With the bail strap in place, insert the #10 x 3/8” hex head bolt into the assembly hole from the inner side of the bail strap as shown.

5. Place the #10 internal-tooth lock washer and the acorn nut on the protruding bolt on the outer side of the bail strap. Loosely secure the acorn nut to the hex head bolt.

Slide the control head onto the bolt heads. Once it is in the position that the customer has chosen and the control head has fully engaged the bolt heads, tighten the acorn nuts until the unit is firmly secured.

A third pair of mounting holes are provided that will enable the control head to be located much closer to the bail strap than the other pairs allow. If this closer location is used, the tips of the bail bracket may be broken off at the notches.

Control Head Cable:

Route the control head cable (provided) from the amp/relay module to the designated mounting location. Plug this cable securely into the rear of the control head. Be sure to route the cable through either of the two recessed pathways (shown here). This will prevent the cable from being accidentally disconnected or pinched by the control head.

Havis Console Mount:

The Havis Console mounting kit includes all the necessary hardware needed to secure the control head to the mounting bracket for installation on a Havis Console. The control head mounts onto the console mount bracket the same way the control head mounts onto the bail bracket as outlined previously except for the addition of a flat washer that must be inserted between the control head and the bracket. Please refer to the manual included with your console for specific information on securing the control head/mounting bracket assembly onto the console.

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8&6 1&3 5

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7 9 11 12 10

AUX- A OUTPUT / Normally Closed

AUX-A OUTPUT / Normally Open

AUX-A INPUT

AUX-B OUTPUT / Normally Closed

AUX-B OUTPUT / Normally Open

AUX-B INPUT

20 AMP FUSE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

312

#2 #1

UNIT ENABLE (+)

SIREN DISABLE (-)

(See Radio Rebroadcast)

RADIO

(See Radio Rebroadcast)

RADIO

CONTROL HEAD

295SDA1

CONTROL HEAD CABLE

SIREN "IN USE" ICON DRIVER

SIREN DISABLE (+)

AUX INPUT (-)

BACKLIGHT (+) SPEAKER SPEAKER

HORN RELAY

+12V

To Horn

Button

10 AMP FUSE

20 AMP FUSE

J7-1

LOAD

To 2 wire TA

BATTERYBATTERY

VEHICLE

HORN

RED/BLK

GRY

ORG

BRN

YEL

GRY

WHT/ORG

BLU

WHT

WHT/VIO

VIO

WHT/GRN

GRN

RED

WHT/YEL

RED

WHT/YEL

WHT/BLU

WHT/ORG

WHT/BRN

GRN

WHT/RED

BLU

YEL

ORG

BRN

RED

WHT/GRN

WHT

BLU

GRN

RED

BLK

LOAD

40 AMP FUSE

20 AMP FUSE

40 AMP FUSE

LOAD

RED

CUT WIRE

SIREN

POWER

SIREN

POWER

SIREN

POWER

OUTPUTS

CONTROL

WIRES

CONTROL

WIRES

POWERPOWER

CONTROL

WIRES

POWER FUSE

THESE FUSES ARE CUSTOMER SUPPLIED

PROGRAMMING

DIP SWITCHES

OFF

234

SPKRSPKR

10 AMP FUSE

J4J4

INS = Insufficient

INS INS INS INS INS

6 4 3

19.5

9.5

6.5 5 4 3 3

15.5

10.5

7.5 6 5

4.5 4

24.5

16.5

12.5 10

8 7 6

78 39 26

19.5

15.5 13

124

41.5 31 25

20.5

17.5

15.5

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Current Draw / AMPS

16 14

10 8 6

Wire Gage / AWG

Wire Length / Feet

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 load. DO NOT USE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH THIS PRODUCT!

Siren Input (J7) - RED: Power - BLACK: Ground

1. Splice the 2 RED (Power) wires together, then extend this single

RED wire toward the vehicle battery. Splice the 2 BLACK (Ground) wires together and extend this single BLACK wire toward the vehicle battery. To pass the RED and BLACK wires through, you may have to drill a hole in the firewall. Insert a grommet to protect the wires.

2. Route the RED and BLACK wires along the factory harness towards

the battery and install a fuse block (user supplied) on the end of the RED wire. Remove fuse from fuse block before connecting any

wires to battery.

3. Connect fuse block wire to POSITIVE terminal on battery. There

must not be more than 2 feet of wire between fuse block and battery. The wire between the fuse and battery is “unprotected”, do not allow it to chafe and short to ground. Connect the BLACK wire to the factory chassis ground.

at the battery to carry that

Speaker (J6) - ORG, YEL, GRY & BRN

1. Route the ORG, YEL, GRY and BRN wires toward the vehicle

Horn Relay (J5) - WHITE & GREY

1. Route WHITE and GREY wires along factory wire harness and

siren speakers, along the factory wire harness and through the firewall at the same point as the RED and BLACK wires.

2. Connect the YELLOW wire to the POSITIVE terminal on

SPEAKER #1 and the ORANGE wire to the POSITIVE terminal on SPEAKER #2. NOTE: For single speaker

installs use the YELLOW wire and cap the ORANGE wire.

3. Connect BRN wire to NEGATIVE connection on speaker #1.

4. Connect GREY wire to NEGATIVE connection on speaker #2.

through the firewall at the same point as the RED and BLACK wires.

2. Route WHITE and GREY wires to vehicle’s horn relay. If possible,

follow the factory wire harness to this relay.

3. Cut the wire that connects the vehicle horn to the horn relay.

4. Connect the WHITE wire to the wire coming from the horn relay.

5. Connect the GREY wire to the wire coming from the horn.

Radio Rebroadcast (J5) (optional) - Two BLUE wires

The two remaining BLUE wires are used to connect your two-way radio’s external speaker for radio rebroadcast (optional connection).

Note: If your remote speaker is amplified (speaker has a power amp circuit), radio rebroadcast will not work and should not be used.

1. Locate the 2 wires that connect the external speaker to the 2-way

radio, cut one and splice one of the BLUE wires into this circuit.

2. Cut the remaining speaker wire and splice the other BLUE wire into

this circuit.

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