Whelen WS321 User Manual

®

ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.

51 Winthrop Road
Chester, Connecticut 06412-0684
Phone: [phone]

Harley-Davidson® Motorcycle Siren

Model(s) WS320, WS321

Installation Guide:

Fax: [phone]
Internet: www.whelen.com
Sales e-mail: [e-mail]
Canadian Sales e-mail: [e-mail]
Customer Service e-mail: [e-mail]

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

©2000 Whelen Engineering Company Inc.
Form No.13517B (050208)

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SPEAKER

P/N 01-0860541-00C

FUSE

REMOVE SCREW TO ADJUST MIC VOLUME

J1

F2 E2 D2

F1 E1 D1

J1

C2

C1

A3B3C3F3 E3 D3

A2B2

A1B1

(+)

(-)

12 Volt

Battery

MICROPHONE

P/N 01-0245648-00C

MIC / + POS.
MIC / - NEG.
PTT
SHIELD

CUSTOMER

SUPPLIED

+12 VDC

SWITCHES

(CUSTOMER SUPPLIED)

WAIL

YELP

AIRHORN

SPECIFICATIONS

INPUT VOLTAGE

INPUT CURRENT @ 15VDC @ 11 OHMS

INPUT FUSE / CUSTOMER SUPPLIED

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE

OPERATING TEMPERATURE

STORAGE TEMPERATURE

HUMIDITY

-30 DEG. C. TO +60 DEG. C.

-40 DEG. C. TO +70 DEG. C.

PACKARD ELEC. P/N 12040921

SHIELDED CABLE

SUPPLIED BY CUSTOMER

12.5 VDC +/-20%

8 AMPS MAX.

10 AMPS

11 OHMS MIN.

99%

END VIEW

(CONNECTOR END)

SUPPLIED BY CUSTOMER.

A3
C3
C1
A1
F3
E1
D2
E2
F2
F1
D1

P1 J1

PIN # MIN. WIRE GAGE DESCRIPTION

SIREN

P/N 01-1081654-00

MICROPHONE

AUDIO BANDWIDTH @ 25 WATTS

DISTORTION @ 25 WATTS @ 1KHZ

OUTPUT VOLTAGE @ 15VDC @ 11 OHMS

OUTPUT POWER @ 15VDC @ 11 OHMS

INPUT LEVEL @ R1 MAX. @ 24 VRMS

ACTIVATION OF THIS
SIREN MAY DAMAGE
UNPROTECTED EARS!

J1 CONNECTIONS

A1

18 AWG

A2
A3
B1
B2
B3
C1
C2
C3
D1
D2
D3
E1
E2
E3
F1
F2
F3

N/A

18 AWG

N/A
N/A
N/A

18 AWG

N/A
18 AWG
22 AWG
22 AWG

N/A
22 AWG
22 AWG

N/A
22 AWG
22 AWG
22 AWG

300Hz TO 10KHz +/-3db

24 V RMS MAX.

GROUND
NOT USED
SPEAKER +
NOT USED
NOT USED
NOT USED
+12.5 VDC
NOT USED
SPEAKER ­AIRHORN
PUSH TO TALK
NOT USED
MIC (-)
MIC (-)
NOT USED
YELP
WAIL
MIC (+)

1% MAX.

50 WATTS

-10db +/-3db

SIREN

TONES

WAIL

YELP

PIERCER

AIRHORN

OUTPUT VOLTAGE @ 15VDC @ 11 OHMS

OUTPUT POWER @ 15VDC @ 11 OHMS

SIREN FREQUENCY

500 TO 1500 HZ

500 TO 1500 HZ

500 TO 1500 HZ

500 / 1000 HZ

34 V RMS MAX.

105 WATTS MAX.

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Wear

Protection!

CAUTION

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

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

SWEEP RATE

12 CYCLES PER MIN.

180 CYCLES PER MIN.

800 CYCLES PER MIN.

CONSTANT