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Carefully remove the microbar and place it on a flat surface. Examine the unit for transit damage, and locate all parts. If damage is found, or
parts are missing, contact the transit company or ECCO. Do not use damaged or broken parts.
Installation and Mounting:
3 Mount Options:
1.
Direct bolt on flat surface.
2. 24” and 48” lengths include mounting feet and carriage bolts.
3.
12” length includes headache rack brackets. Customer to supply center bolt (5/16” carriage or 3/8” standard).
IMPORTANT! This unit is a safety device and it must be connected to its own separate, fused power point to assure its continued operation
should any other electrical accessory fail.
CAUTION!
When drilling into any vehicle surface, make sure that the area is free from any electrical wires, fuel lines, vehicle upholstery, etc. that
could be damaged.
Permanent Mounting:
Magnet Mounting:
Flash Pattern Selection:
To select a flash pattern, apply power to the RED or WHITE or both RED and WHITE wires. (WHITE wire is for dual color only.) Momentarily
touch the BLUE wire to the BLACK wire (ground) for less than 1 second to advance to the next pattern. To go back to the previous pattern,
momentarily touch the BLUE wire to the BLACK wire for approximately 2 - 3 seconds. To force the flash pattern to STEADY, momentarily
touch the BLUE wire to the BLACK wire for approximately 5 seconds. When Vacuum-Magnet Mount is being used, the BLUE wire is
connected to ground via the momentary switch on the cigarette plug as shown in FIGURE 2. For more detail about flash patterns, please see
the SINGLE and DUAL COLOR FLASH PATTERN TABLES below.
Flash Pattern Synchronization:
The permanent mount microbars sync with compatible Code 3 products via the yellow wire:
Step 1.
Determine the desired style of flash pattern for each unit and set each unit individually (without the yellow wires connected together)
to avoid confusion. It is also strongly recommended that the same style of flash pattern be used on all units to produce the most effective
warning pattern. (NOTE: Phases A and B for each style of flash pattern in the table denote the relative timing between units connected in a
synchronizing installation. To operate simultaneously, each unit must be set to the same phase (A + A or B + B); to operate alternately, units
must be set to have the opposite phase (A + B or B + A)).
Step 2.
Connect the yellow sync wires together and check that the units are flashing in a synchronized manner as expected. If a pattern
on one unit appears incorrect, the blue pattern select wire can be used to cycle forward or backward on that individual unit until the correct
pattern is selected. Note: This will only change the pattern in the one unit and will not affect the other units connected to the yellow sync wire.
Step 3.
If the yellow wire is unused, leave unconnected and insulated.
Dimming Feature:
To activate the dimming feature of this lightbar, attach the BLUE wire to the RED wire (+BATT).
1. Slide bolts into channel on bottom side of bar.
2. Install brackets onto bolts with provided nuts and washers.
WARNING!
Maximum recommended vehicle speed for safe operation
using the Vacuum Mount model is 65 mph (104 km/h) when
fitted to the center of a vehicle roof of steel construction. Higher
speeds could cause the mount to fail, resulting in the minibar flying
off of the vehicle, which could cause damage to other vehicles and
injury or death to the passengers. The vacuum-magnet mount is
not intended as a permanent mount for the minibar. The vacuum-
magnet mount unit must be mounted on a magnetic surface (i.e. no
fiberglass, etc.). Ensure that the magnet ts kept clean.
