Reprogramming the Light Bar
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Installation, Maintenance, and Service Manual
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Selecting Internal SignalMaster Control (Factory Default)
To select Internal SignalMaster control:
1.
Unplug the 24-pin harness from the Serial Interface Module.
2.
Move Switch 4 on SW-2 to the down (ON) position.
3.
Plug the 24-pin harness into the Serial Interface Module.
Identifying the Control Wires for Flash Patterns
This section describes how to program flash patterns by applying 12 Vdc to the control
wires in the 24-pin harness of Serial Interface Module. Table 5 shows the control wires
and colors. The first color is the predominant color, and additional colors are stripes.
Table 5 Control wires from the Serial Interface Module
Light Bar Controls Wire Color
Description
MODE 1
Blue
Lowest priority
MODE 2
Blue/White
Overrides MODE 1
MODE 3
Black/Red
Overrides MODES 1 and 2
STEADY BURN
Red/White
One or more LEDs steadily burn when 12 Vdc is
applied to the control wire for a MODE and the
control wire for STEADY BURN
FRONT CUTOFF
Green/White
Turns OFF the FRONT of the light bar
FRONT ENABLE
Turns ON the FRONT of the light bar
REAR CUTOFF
Orange/Black
Turns OFF the REAR of the light bar
REAR ENABLE
Turns ON the REAR of the light bar
INTERSECTION
Blue/Black
Typically a high-activity pattern. Overrides all three
priority modes.
FLASH
TAKEDOWN/
ALLEY
Red/Black
Flashes the ALLEY and TAKEDOWN lights in
MODES 1, 2, or 3
LEFT ALLEY
Green/Black
Turns on LEFT ALLEY lights. Overrides the FLASH
TAKEDOWN/ALLEY lights
RIGHT ALLEY
Orange/Red
Turns on RIGHT ALLEY lights. Overrides the FLASH
TAKEDOWN/ALLEY lights.
TAKEDOWN
White/Black
Provides white light to the front. Overrides FLASH
TAKEDOWN/ALLEY lights and FRONT CUTOFF.
LOW POWER
White/Black/
Red
Dims the lights approximately 50 percent to prevent
blinding approaching drivers. LOW POWER is only
available in MODES 1 and 2 and is disabled when
switched to another flash pattern, including MODE 3
and INTERSECTION.
LIGHT BAR TEST
PATTERN
Black/White/
Red
Flashes the LEDs sequentially and then flashes the
TAKEDOWN and ALLEY lights