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Troubleshooting Guide:

(Refer to Figures 1 and 2 - Connection Diagram)

PROBLEM

PROBABLE CAUSE

REMEDY

NO SIREN OUTPUT.

A. SHORTED SPEAKER OR SPEAK-

ER WIRES. SIREN IN OVER CUR-

RENT PROTECTION MODE.

A. CHECK CONNECTIONS.

FUSE BLOWS.

A. AMPLIFIER POWER WIRES RE-

VERSED POLARITY.

A. CHECK POLARITY.

NO OUTPUT FROM SPEAKER, 

TONES HEARD INSIDE AMP MOD-

ULE.

A. SPEAKER NOT CONNECTED/ 

OPEN OR SHORTED SPEAKER WIR-

ING.

B. DEFECTIVE SPEAKER (NOTE: 

SHORTED SPEAKER OR SPEAKER 

WIRING WILL CAUSE SIREN TO 

SHUT DOWN).

A. CHECK SPEAKER WIRING.

B. DISCONNECT SPEAKER, LISTEN 

AT SIREN FOR TONES, REPLACE 

SPEAKER.

SIREN TONES VOLUME TOO LOW 

OR GARBLED.

A. LOW VOLTAGE TO SIREN AMPLI-

FIER.

B. HIGH RESISTANCE IN WIRING/

DEFECTIVE SPEAKER.

A. CHECK WIRING FOR BAD CON-

NECTIONS/ CHECK VEHICLE 

CHARGING SYSTEM.

B. CHECK SPEAKER WIRING / RE-

PLACE SPEAKER.

HIGH RATE OF SPEAKER FAILURE. A. HIGH VOLTAGE TO SIREN.

B. 58 WATT SPEAKER  CONNECTED 

TO 100 WATT TAP.   58 WATT NOT 

ALLOWED.

A. CHECK VEHICLE CHARGING 

SYSTEM.

B. USE CORRECT SPEAKER.

SIREN CONTINUES UNTIL TONE 

RAMPS DOWN AFTER MANUAL 

BUTTON IS RELEASED.

NORMAL OPERATION.

P.A. VOLUME LOW OR NO P.A. AT 

ALL. VOLUME CONTROL ADJUSTED 

TO MAXIMUM.

A. DEFECTIVE MICROPHONE.

B. MAXIMUM P.A. VOLUME TRIM-

MER MISADJUSTED .

SEE OPERATION SECTION.

A. REPLACE MICROPHONE.

B. REFER TO OPERATION SECTION.

RRB VOLUME LOW, OR NO RRB 

AT ALL.  VOLUME CONTROL FULLY 

CLOCKWISE.

A. MAXIMUM RADIO REBROADCAST 

TRIMMER MIS-ADJUSTED.

B. RRB WIRES NOT CONNECTED 

TO TWO-WAY RADIO EXTERNAL 

SPEAKER.

A. REFER TO SET-UP AND ADJUST

-

MENT SECTION.

B. CHECK RRB CONNECTIONS

SIREN SOUNDS BY ITSELF.

A. REMOTE SWITCH (HORN RING) 

WIRING TO REMOTE INPUT SHORT-

ING TO POSITIVE OR TO GROUND 

(EARTH).

A. CHECK WIRING FOR ANY SHORT-

ING.

PA OPERATES BUT SIREN WILL NOT 

RUN.

A. VEHICLE IN PARK; THE PARK KILL 

FEATURE MUTES SIREN WHILE VE-

HICLE IS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL.

B. RRB SWITCH IS ON.

A. PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR

B. TURN RRB SWITCH OFF

Summary of Contents for H2 Covert

Page 1: ...sound levels that potentially can inflict hearing damage Installers should be warned to wear hearing protection clear bystanders from the area and not to operate the siren indoors during testing Vehicle operators and occupants should assess their exposure to siren noise and determine what steps such as consultation with professionals or use of hearing protection should be imple mented to protect t...

Page 2: ... the siren and controls Adjust the mounting angle to allow maximum operator visibility Do not mount the Hand Held Controller in a location that will obstruct the drivers view Mount the Hand Held Controller mounting base in a convenient loca tion to allow the operator easy access Devices should be mounted only in locations that conform to their SAE identification code as described in SAE Standard J...

Page 3: ...it break ers are very sensitive to high termperatures and will false trip when mounted in hot environments or operated close to their capacity Connections Reference Figures 1 and 2 Connection Diagram 1 Disconnect the cable on the negative end of the battery before performing installation Do not connect the H2 Covert system to vehicle battery until all other electrical connections are made and moun...

Page 4: ...ia the front panel dip switch Siren tones will be disabled until the vehicle is shifted out of PARK This circuit is activated by a negative signal Connect this input to a circuit that is GROUNDED when the vehicle is shifted into PARK It is the installer s responsibility to determine an appropriate location in the vehicle circuitry to connect this wire See the section titled Operation for dip switc...

Page 5: ...ure into the vehicle The siren will remain deactivated until the vehicle is shifted into gear or the door is closed and the siren is manu ally restarted If Dip switch 4 is in the on position Light Level 3 will also drop to Light Level 2 when the vehicle is shifted into park or door is opened The lights will remain in Light Level 2 unless manually changed WARNING IMPORTANT WARNINGS TO USERS OF SIRE...

Page 6: ...ns Below is a description of these two modes AUX3 Momentary Active Mode When Dip switch 3 is on the AUX3 channel is only active while the AUX3 button is pressed Once released the AUX3 channel will become inactive again AUX4 Gun Lock Mode When Dip switch 5 is on pressing the AUX4 button will cause the AUX4 channel to become active for 10 seconds After 10 sec onds the AUX4 channel will become inacti...

Page 7: ... When ON enables the Gun Lock Mode of AUX4 When the AUX4 button is pressed AUX4 will immediately become active After 10 seconds AUX4 will become inactive again Dip switch 6 When ON disables the Horn Ring Scrolling feature described above When this dip switch is in the on position the horn ring will always produce either the Air Horn or Manual Tone regardless of siren or light levels Dip switch 7 W...

Page 8: ...ressed held the Air Horn button can be depressed released to select higher or lower pitch tones Once the desired tone is chosen release both buttons 12 SIR When depressed released the siren will produce the Wail tone Continue to depress release the button to scroll through the following tones unless disabled Wail Yelp Hi Lo Hyper Yelp Hyper Lo and Whoop If EU Lock is enabled and the minimum Light ...

Page 9: ...Page 9 of 12 Figure 3 ...

Page 10: ...e primary cause of short circuits has been found to be wires passing through firewalls roofs etc If further difficulty persists contact the factory for troubleshooting advice or return instructions Code 3 maintains a complete parts inventory and service facility at the factory and will repair or replace at the factory s option any unit found to be defective under normal use and in warranty Any att...

Page 11: ...EAKER FAILURE A HIGH VOLTAGE TO SIREN B 58 WATT SPEAKER CONNECTED TO 100 WATT TAP 58 WATT NOT ALLOWED A CHECK VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM B USE CORRECT SPEAKER SIREN CONTINUES UNTIL TONE RAMPS DOWN AFTER MANUAL BUTTON IS RELEASED NORMAL OPERATION P A VOLUME LOW OR NO P A AT ALL VOLUME CONTROL ADJUSTED TO MAXIMUM A DEFECTIVE MICROPHONE B MAXIMUM P A VOLUME TRIM MER MISADJUSTED SEE OPERATION SECTION A R...

Page 12: ... BY BUYER AT THE TIME OF THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE IN NO EVENT SHALL MANUFACTURER BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS THE COST OF SUBSTITUTE EQUIPMENT OR LABOR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR OTHER SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES BASED UPON ANY CLAIM FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT IMPROPER INSTALLATION NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER CLAIM EVEN IF MANUFACTURER OR A MANUFACTURER S REPRESEN TATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY...

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