Whelen 70C00VCR User Manual

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ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.

51 Winthrop Road
Chester, Connecticut 06412-0684

700 Series LED Lighthead

Installation Guide:

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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.

• 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 any 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.

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

• Do not attempt to activate or control this device in a hazardous driving situation.

• This product contains either strobe light(s), halogen light(s), high-intensity LEDs or a combination of these
lights. Do not stare directly into these lights. Momentary blindness and/or eye damage could result.

• Use only soap and water to clean the outer lens. Use of other chemicals could result in premature lens cracking
(crazing) and discoloration. Lenses in this condition have significantly reduced effectiveness and should be
replaced immediately. Inspect and operate this product regularly to confirm its proper operation and mounting
condition. Do not use a pressure washer to clean this product.

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

Automotive: Lightheads

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

©2001 Whelen Engineering Company Inc.
Form No.13570N (121311)

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CAUTION! DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT
THESE LEDS WHILE THEY ARE ON.
MOMENTAR Y BLINDNESS AND/OR EYE
DAMAGE COULD RESULT!

IMPORTANT WARNING!

IMPORTANT NOTICE!This product has been designed for improved visibility. Prior to installing

3.281"

6.562"

5/16"

5/16"

Diameter

Diameter

Vent Hole

Vent Hole

1.187"

1.68"

.84"

2.375"

700 SERIES LED LIGHTHEAD

MOUNTING DIMENSIONS

NOT TO SCALE / FOR MEASUREMENTS ONLY

1/4" Mounting Hole / 4 Places

1/4" Mounting Hole / 4 Places

1"
Wire
Hole

this product on any vehicle, check your state motor vehicle codes to confirm that this product
complies with any and all state statutes.

Mounting:

1. Using the dimensions below, mark off and drill the two, 5/16” diameter vent tube holes and the 1”
wire hole into the mounting surface. Make sure lighthead will not interfere with existing equipment
and be aware of any items on the opposite side of the mounting surface.

IMPORTANT WARNING: Always check all measurements before drilling. Measurements are
given in both decimals and fractions for your convenience. For a more accurate measurement
and installation, use the decimals.

2. Insert the two vent tubes extending from the rear of the lighthead into their holes. Using a scribe or
similar tool, mark off the 4 mounting holes.

3. Using a 1/4” drill bit, drill the four mounting holes. Install a grommet (customer supplied) into the 1”
wire hole.

4. Using appropriately sized wires (minimum 18 AWG wire size), extend the lighthead wires to their
connections (see “Wiring Options”). Fuse the +12VDC connections at 3 Amps and test the lighthead
before securing it to the vehicle.

Note:Some 700 series lightheads are equipped with the SYNC feature. These lightheads will
have an extra grey wire (See below).

5. Position the lighthead components onto the mounting surface and secure to the vehicle using the
flange grommet and four supplied #6 x 1-1/4” sheet metal screws.

WARNING!
automotive bulb. If your flasher does not operate properly, it may be necessary to replace your
existing flasher module with a Whelen® 3TERM flasher module. Contact your sales
representative for specific vehicle application.

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 at the battery to
carry the load. DO NOT USE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH THIS PRODUCT!

IMPORTANT! Before returning this vehicle to active service, visually confirm the proper operation
of this product, as well as all vehicle components/equipment.

This product draws significantly less current than a standard incandescent

Specifications:

BRAKE/TAIL/TURN
LED Assembly - 120 LEDs (MAX)

Input Voltage - 12.8 VDC ±20%
Input Current - Tail - 0.125 Amps

Default Pattern - SignalAlert™ Brake

LED Assembly - 56 LEDs (MIN)
Input Voltage - 12.8 VDC ±20%
Input Current - Tail - 0.075 Amps

Default Pattern - SignalAlert™ Brake

WIDE ANGLE WARNING
Input Voltage - 12.8 VDC ±20%

Input Current - 0.40 Amps (Blue / White / Green)

Default Pattern - RapidFire™ 375

TURN
Input Voltage - 12.8 VDC ±20%

Input Current - 0.70 Amps
Default Pattern - SignalAlert™ Brake

BACK-UP (12V)
Input Voltage - 12.8 VDC ±20%

Input Current - 0.300 Amps
Default Pattern - Steady On

BACK-UP (24V)
Input Voltage - 25.6 VDC ±20%

Input Current - 0.150 Amps
Default Pattern - Steady On

ARROW
Input Voltage - 12.8 VDC ±20%

Input Current - 0.475 Amps
Default Pattern - Steady

DUAL COLOR
Input Voltage - 12.8 VDC ±20%

Input Current - 0.475 Amps
Default Pattern - RapidFire™ 680

SYNC
Input Voltage - 12.8 VDC ±20%

Input Current - 0.475 Amps
Default Pattern - SignalAlert™ (Simultaneous)

- Brake - 0.70 Amps

- Brake - 0.375 Amps

- 0.45 Amps (Amber / Red)

Flash Pattern Synchronization (SYNC):

A SYNC feature is available on selected models. This allows two (or more)
lightheads to flash the same, synchronized pattern in either simultaneous or
alternating mode. In order to enable SYNC mode, it is necessary for the
GREY wires from each lighthead to be connected together.

There is only one pattern available to a SYNC-capable lighthead, offering
both a simultaneous and alternating mode:

SignalAlert™ 75 Simultaneous mode - 75 fpm (Factory Default)
SignalAlert™ 75 Alternating mode - 75 fpm

To help understand how to use SYNC, the principals will be applied to a
sample system consisting of 4 lightheads, with 2 mounted on the rear, driver
side of the vehicle and 2 mounted on the rear, passenger side.

With all the wiring complete, turn on the 4 lightheads. As shipped from the
factory, all the lightheads will be flashing simultaneously.

To configure, for example, the passenger side lightheads to alternate with
the driver side lightheads, change the flash patterns for either the passenger
or driver side lightheads to Alternating.

Important! SYNC-capable LED lightheads can be SYNCed to SYNC­capable strobe power supplies (such as the CS240S) by wiring their grey
wires together. When connected as such, LED lightheads in their default
pattern (simultaneous) will flash simultaneously with strobe lightheads
connected to the GREEN wire outputs. LED lightheads configured for the
alternating pattern will flash simultaneously with strobe lightheads connected
to the WHITE wire outputs. GREEN wire outputs always alternate with
WHITE wire outputs.

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