Whelen PCCS9NP User Manual

®

ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.

51 Winthrop Road
Chester, Connecticut 06412-0684

PCCS9NP Power Control Center

Installation Guide:

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DANGER! Sirens produces 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!

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 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.

• 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!

ACTIVATION OF THIS
SIREN MAY DAMAGE
UNPROTECTED EARS!

CAUTION

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

Wear

Refer to OSHA Section 1910.95 prior

Protection!

to putting ANY siren into service!

Automotive: Sirens/Switches

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

©2002 Whelen Engineering Company Inc.
Form No.13716D (073007)

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WARNING!

DISCONNECTING THE VEHICLE BRAKE LAMP
CIRCUIT USING ANY SIRENS WITH RELAY OUTPUTS
OR SWITCH CONTROLLERS COULD CAUSE
VEHICLE OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, SERIOUS INJURY
OR EVEN DEATH.

DISABLING THIS CIRCUIT IS A VIOLATION OF THE
FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD
FOR THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, AS WELL AS REAR
BRAKE LIGHTS.

FUNCTIONS THAT BLACK OUT THE REAR BRAKE
LIGHTS (SOMETIMES CALLED “BRAKE LIGHT CUT
OUT”) MAY INTERFERE WITH THE BRAKE SHIFT
LOCK MECHANISM, AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO
MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY AND DANGEROUSLY.

DISCONNECTING THE BRAKE LIGHTS IN ANY WAY
IS AT YOUR OWN

RISK AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED

BY WHELEN.

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Mounting:

An aftermarket center console is recommended for the mounting location. If console mounting is not possible, the unit includes a bail
strap mounting kit for over or under dash mounting. Refer to the Air Bag Deployment Warning on the front sheet of this manual for

important mounting guidelines!

Wiring the PCCS9NP:

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 that load. DO NOT USE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH

THIS PRODUCT (see customer wire chart).

IMPORTANT! The push-button and slide switch control wires are designed to activate relays
with a coil rating no greater than 250 ma. Do not connect them to any circuit rated higher.

POS 1 (GRN)

POS 2 (BRN)

POS 3 (VIO)

POS 4 (BLU)

POS 5 (GRY)

POS 6 (WHT)

POS 7 (YEL)

POS 8 (ORN)

POS 9 (WHT/BLK)

- Slide Switch Output 1

- See Note

- SW9 (Momentary) Output

- Slide Switch Output 3

- Slide Switch Output 2

- SW5 Output

- SW6 Output

- SW7 Output

- SW4 Output

SPECIFICATIONS

Voltage:

Output Current (Max.):

12.8VDC ± 20%

250 mA per Wire

POS 1 (RED)

POS 2 (BLACK)

POS 3 (WHT/GRN)

POS 4 (BLK/WHT)

POS 5 (WHT/RED)

- See Note

- To Chassis Ground

- To Aux Siren (optional)

- SW8 Output

- To +12VDC (Backlighting)

AMP 9

POSITION

SOCKET

CONNECTOR

6-Pin Connector (Power Wires)

1. Connect the 9-pin power connector (see wiring diagram)
into the 9-pin pigtail connector provided.

2. Extend the RED wire to a +12VDC accessory circuit. Install
a 5 amp fuse block (customer supplied) onto the end of the
wire and complete the connection to the selected power
circuit (remove the fuse before connecting any wires).

IMPORTANT: There must not be more than 2 feet of wire
between the fuse block and the battery. The wire between
the fuse and the battery is “unprotected.” Do not allow this
wire to come in contact with any other wires.

3. Connect the BLACK wire to chassis ground.

4. Extend the WHITE/RED wire to a +12VDC source that is
activated with the vehicle ignition switch.

NOTE: When the slide switch control fuse is in its default
position, the RED wire will be used to provide
power for both the slide switch and push-button
switches. The BROWN wire is not used in this situation.

When the slide switch control fuse is in its

AMP 6
POSITION
SOCKET
CONNECTOR

NOTE:
optional position,
for the slide switch and the RED wire will provide power
for the push-buttons.

the BROWN wire will provide power

Fuse Pos.1

(default)

Fuse Pos.2

(If inter-connect

cable is used)

5. Extend the WHITE/GREEN wire to an auxiliary siren
control line (optional).

6. The BLACK/WHITE wire is the SW8 output wire. Connect
to the desired control wire.

IMPORTANT: Replacing a PCCS9N

If the PCCS9NP is replacing a model PCCS9N controller, it will
be necessary to replace the existing 4-pin cable previously
used on the vehicle in question.

Additionally, the following changes must be made to the
PCCS9NP itself. First, the rear, outer fuse on the PCCS9NP
circuit board must be moved from its default position into fuse
position 2 (see illustration above). Note that the PCCS9NP
cover must be removed to access this fuse. Finally, the dip
switch settings for banks 1, 2 & 3 must be set as shown on the
following page.

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9-Pin Connector (Output Control
Wires):

Using the information shown in the
illustration on page 3, connect the
appropriate output wire to the desired input
control wire.

Configuring Slide Switch Control:

The slide switch has four positions: 0 (off),
1, 2 & 3. When in position 0 (furthest to the
left) the slide switch has not activated any
outputs. In position 1, 2 or 3 the slide
switch can activate any combination of
outputs 1 through 8. Each active slide
switch position uses a bank of dip switches
to determine which outputs are to be active
while the slide switch is in that position;
position 1 uses dip switch bank 1, position
2 uses dip switch bank 2 and position 3
uses dip switch bank 3.

Each dip switch bank is comprised of 8
switches, each representing a
corresponding output (switch 1 for output
1, switch 2 for output 2, etc.). If, for
example, switches 1, 3, 4 & 6 on dip switch
bank 1 are in the ON position, outputs 1, 3,
4 & 6 will be active when the slide switch is
moved to position 1.

Slide switch configuration is as simple as
deciding which outputs are to be active in a
given position and then moving the
corresponding dip switch on the
appropriate dip switch bank to the ON
position.

Dip Switch

Bank 4

Dip Switch

Bank 1

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Dip Switch

Bank 2

= OFF

=ON

Dip Switch

Bank 3

1 - Slide Switch Output 1 (GRN)
2 - Slide Switch Output 2 (GRY)
3 - Slide Switch Output 3 (BLU)
4 - Switch 4 Output (WHT/BLK)
5 - Switch 5 Output (WHT)
6 - Switch 6 Output (YEL)
7 - Switch 7 Output (ORN)
8 - Switch 8 Output (BLK/WHT)

Dip Switch

Bank 2

Dip Switch

Bank 3

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Dip Switch

Bank 1

Custom Dip Switch Configuration (Dip Switch Bank 4):

Push-button 9 (momentary switch) can function in 4 different modes, defined by the 4-position dip switch bank 4. This bank is located on
top of the circuit board and is only accessible with the cover removed from the PCCS9NP.

Mode 1 - (default) - In this configuration, the output is activated for as
long as push-button 9 is depressed.

Mode 2 - In this configuration, when push-button 9 is pressed, the
output is activated for a period of 8 seconds.

Mode 3 - In this configuration, when push-button 9 is pressed, the
output is activated. When pressed again, the output is deactivated.

Mode 4 - In this configuration, when push-button 9 is pressed, the
output is activated for a period of 400 ms. After 400 ms, the output is
deactivated for 400 ms. This cycle will continue until push-button 9 is
pressed again.

Note - Dip Switch 1 is used to enable/disable the Aux Siren
(WHT/GRN) wire. In the default position (ON), this wire is
enabled. Moving Dip Switch 1 to the OFF position will disable
this wire. This switch should be left in the default position. If this
wire is not used, move Dip Switch 1 to the OFF position.

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DIP SWITCH CHART / 4-POSITION / BANK 4

Default (factory) setting shown.

Switch 9

(momentary)

1

ON

OFF

SWITCH 9 CAN TO OPERATE IN 4 DIFFERENT MODES,
DEFINED BY THE 4 POSITION DIP SWITCH :- (Bank 4)

MODE 1 (DEFAULT)

1 2 3 4

ON

off off off

OFF

PANEL SWITCH 9

OPERATING MODE:

MOMENTARY

Down

(ON)

MODE 2

1 2 3 4

off off

PANEL SWITCH 9

OPERATING MODE:

8 SECOND ON TIMER

23 4

Down
(OFF)

on

OPERATING MODE:

Down
(OFF)

MODE 3

1 2 3 4

onon on on on

off off

PANEL SWITCH 9

LATCH ON

LATCH OFF

OPERATING MODE:

(400MS ON & OFF)

Down
(OFF)

MODE 4

1 2 3 4

on

off off

PANEL SWITCH 9

FLASHER