Whelen VHB609A User Manual
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ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.
Vertex™ Super-LED® Light (VHB Mount)
51 Winthrop Road
Chester, Connecticut 06412-0684
Phone: (860) 526-9504
Fax: (860) 526-4078
Sales Email:autosale@whelen.com
Canadian Sales:autocan@whelen.com
Customer Service: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, systemsand 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 shardsor remnants. Installgrommets into allwire passage holes.
• 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'smanual for the air bag deployment area. The
User/Installer assumes full responsibility to determine proper mounting location, based
on providing ultimatesafety to allpassengers inside thevehicle.
• 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 directlyto the NEGATIVE (-) battery post.
• If this product uses a remote device to activate or controlthis product, make sure that this
control is located in an area that allows both the vehicle and the control to be operated
safely in anydriving condition.
• Do not attempt toactivate or control thisdevice in a hazardousdriving 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 damagecould 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 apressure washer toclean this product.
•W
ARNING! 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
“at the battery” to carry that load. DO NOT USE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH THIS
FUSED
PRODUCT!
• FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE PRECAUTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT IN
DAMAGE TO THE PRODUCT OR VEHICLE AND/OR SERIOUS INJURY TOYOU ANDYOUR
PASSENGERS!
VHB Mount (composite headlight or taillight housing) Installation:
1. If necessary, follow manufacturers instructions to remove the headlight (or
taillight) reflector housing from the vehicle.
2. Locate and remove themanufacturersblock-off plug from the housing.
3. With a mild soap & water mixture, clean the housing of any dirt or debris. Dry
thoroughly. Using the isopropyl alcohol prep pad (included), thoroughly clean
the VHB contact area on thehousing.
4. Remove protective backing from VHB gasket and install the Vertex light
assembly into the opening.
firmly against the housing for aminimumof5 seconds
Using moderate pressure, hold the Vertex assembly
.
Note: The VHB requires up to 72 hours to achieve full adhesion. During this
time, care should be used toavoiddisturbingthe Vertex.
5. Remount the housing to the vehicle and route the connector cables to their
designated control switches (power and Scan-Lock™).
6. The lamp driver should now be secured to the vehicle using the double-sided
adhesive tape provided.
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!
Wiring & Operation:
The Vertex is powered & controlled by the 4-wire cable coming from the light
assembly.Their functions are asfollows:
RED: Positive -
Extend the RED wire to a +12VDC power source (fuse @ 3
amps).
VHB MOUNT
Remove protective backing
from VHB gasket and adhere
Vertex to mounting surface.
Existing
Opening
Mounting
Surface
Lamp Driver
RED
BLK
GRN
WHT
(FUSE @ 3A)
- Power
- Ground
- SYNC
- Scan-Lock
(FUSE @ 1A)
BLACK: Ground -
GREEN: SYNC -
Extend the BLK wire tothe negative terminal of thebattery.
Connect the GRN wire to other SYNC capable devices to
synchronize their output. Cap offthis wire if itis not used.
WHITE: Scan-Lock™ -
Extend the WHT wire to a customer supplied momentary
switch (fuse @ 1 amp).See Scan-Lock section for operation.
IMPORTANT WARNING: DO NOTATTEMPT TO USE THE VERTEX WITHOUT
THE LAMP DRIVERMODULE CONNECTED.
Scan-Lock
In order to program flash patterns, the lighthead must be on. With the appropriate
lighthead(s) activated:
TO CHANGE PATTERNS:
To advance to the next available pattern apply
+12VDC to the WHT wire for less than 1 second and release. To cycle back to the
previous pattern apply +12VDC to the WHT wire for more than 1 second and
release.
TO CHANGE THE 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 THE FACTORY DEFAULT PATTERN:
This will reset all patterns
back to their default settings. With the light turned off, apply power to the WHT
wire. With power applied to the WHT wire, turn light on. Allow the unit to run for 3
seconds before removing power fromthe WHT wire.
A normally open momentary switch should be used to control Scan-Lock
operation.
Flash Patterns -
The following is a listof all the available flashpatterns:
SYNC Patterns Non-SYNC Patterns
1. SignalAlert™75 PH.1
2.
SignalAlert 75 PH.2
3.
CometFlash®75 PH.1
4.
CometFlash 75 PH.2
5.
DoubleFlash 75 PH.1
6.
DoubleFlash 75 PH.2
7.
SingleFlash 75 PH.1
Phase Operation
Phase 1 (PH.1) flashes with PH.1simultaneously
Phase 2 (PH.2) flashes with PH.2
PH.1 with PH.2
alternates
8.
SingleFlash 75 PH.2
9.
ComAlert™ PH.1
10.
ComAlert PH.2
11.
LongBurst™ PH.1
12.
LongBurst PH.2
13.
PingPong™ PH.1
14.
PingPong PH.2
simultaneously
15.
SingleFlash 60
16.
SingleFlash 90
17.
SingleFlash 120
18.
SingleFlash 300
19.
DoubleFlash 150
20.
ComAlert 150
21.
ActionFlash™1
22.
ActionFlash 2
23.
ModuFlash™
24
. ActionScan™
25.
Steady
©2012 Whelen Engineering Company Inc.
Form No. 14663 (122012)
For warranty information regarding this product, visit www.whelen.com/warranty
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