Whelen 90A00TAR User Manual

ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.

51 Winthrop Road Chester, Connecticut 06412-0684

900 Series LED Lighthead

Installation Manual

Phone: (860) 526-9504 Fax: (860) 526-4078 Internet: www.whelen.com Sales e-mail: autosale@whelen.com Canadian Sales e-mail: canadiansales@whelen.com Customer Service e-mail: custserv@whelen.com

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.

• 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

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ARROW / WIDE ANGLE / FLOOD

Colored

This wire color will be whatever the color of its LED is when light is switched on.

+12 VDC

Black White/Violet

Ground Scan-Lock™

Wire Color

Function

BACK-UP

Colored

This wire color will be whatever the color of its LED is when light is switched on.

+12 VDC

Black

Ground

Wire Color

Function

Yellow Brown White Wht/Vio

Stop Turn/ (+ 12 VDC) Taillight (+12 VDC) Ground Scan-Lock™

Wire Color

Function

BRAKE / TAIL / TURN

Yellow or Red

Black

Yellow or Red

+12 VDC +12 VDC

, Control Wire 1 , Control Wire 2

Ground

Wire Color

Function

SPLIT / SMT

White Grey Black

Positive (+) High Power Positive (+) Low Power Ground

Wire Color

Function

COMPARTMENT LIGHT

Wiring:

IMPORTANT NOTICE! This product has been designed for improved

7.250"

3.625"

2.625"

5.250"

3.020"

5/16"(.312")Hole (2 Places)

.250" (1/4")

mounting hole for

grommet (4 places)

1" WIRE HOLE

900 Series Mounting Dimensions

CAUTION! DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THESE LED’S WHILE THEY ARE ON. MOMENTARY BLINDNESS AND/OR EYE DAMAGE COULD RESULT!

IMPORTANT WARNING!

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

Typical Mounting Style:

1. Using the dimensions from the diagram below, mark off and drill the two 5/16” diameter vent tube holes and the 1” center 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.

2. Insert the two vent tubes extending from the rear of the lighthead into their holes making sure that the lighthead is oriented as shown. Using a scribe or similar tool, mark off the 4 mounting holes.

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

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!

4. Using appropriately sized wires, run the lighthead wires to their

connections (see wiring). Fuse the +12VDC connections at 3 Amps and test the operation of the lighthead before securing it to the vehicle.

5. Position lighthead components onto mounting surface and secure the lighthead to the vehicle using four #8 x 1½” sheet metal screws.

This product draws significantly less current than a standard incandescent 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.

Scan-Lock™ (White/Violet)

WARNING: Pattern selection requires the LEDs to be turned on. Do not look directly at the LEDs while the unit is on.

TO CHANGE PATTERNS: Apply +12 volts to the WHITE/VIOLET wire for

less than 1 second and release to cycle forward to the next available pattern. Apply +12 volts to the WHITE/VIOLET wire for more than 1 second and release to cycle back to the previous pattern.

TO CHANGE DEFAULT PATTERN: When the desired pattern is displayed, allow it to run for more than 5 seconds. The lighthead will now display this pattern when initially activated.

TO RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULT PATTERN: With the power to the lighthead off, apply +12 volts to the WHITE/VIOLET wire. Now turn power to the lighthead on. The factory default pattern should now be displayed.

A Normally Open momentary switch can be used to control Scan-Lock™.

Flash Patterns: SignalAlert™ 75 > SignalAlert 150 > SingleFlash 375 > SingleFlash 150 > SingleFlash 75 > SingleFlash 150 > DoubleFlash 150 > DoubleFlash 75 > CometFlash® 75 > ActionFlash™ > ModuFlash™ > ComAlert™ > ActionScan™ > SignalAlert Steady > Steady (Brake) Brake Patterns: SignalAlert Steady > Steady Brake SYNC Patterns: SignalAlert 75 simultaneous - 75 FPM > SignalAlert 75 alternating - 75 FPM Arrow Patterns: Sequence to Solid 150 FPM > Sequence to Solid 80 FPM > Sequence to Solid-Steady On: Fast > Sequence to Solid-Steady On: Slow > SignalAlert™ To Steady On > Steady On Dual Color Patterns: SingleFlash 680 alternating > SingleFlash 240 alternating > Singleflash 120 alternating > SingleFlash 150 simultaneous > DoubleFlash 240

alternating > DoubleFlash 120 alternating > DoubleFlash 150 simultaneous > CometFlash 120 alternating simultaneous > ActionFlash alternating > ActionFlash alternatingsimultaneous > ModuFlash™ alternating > ModuFlash™ simultaneous > SignalAlert 120 alternating > SignalAlert 100 simultaneous > ActionScan alternating-simultaneous > Action Single, 4-110 FPM-2-65 FPM > CH1

Steady-CH2 SF120 > CH1 Steady-CH2 Action Single > CH1 Steady-CH2 CometFlash® 120 > Ch1 Steady / CH2 FastAction

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

> CometFlash 120

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