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PLITSTR309 REV. L 5/13/14

INSTALLATION AND INSTRUCTION MANUAL

SIREN AMPLIFIER & HAND-HELD LIGHT CONTROLLER

LCS880-008 & LCS881-8

Summary of Contents for LCS880-008

Page 1: ...PLITSTR309 REV L 5 13 14 INSTALLATION AND INSTRUCTION MANUAL SIREN AMPLIFIER HAND HELD LIGHT CONTROLLER LCS880 008 LCS881 8...

Page 2: ..._______ CONTROL HEAD SERIAL ________________ ARROWSTICK BOX SERIAL ______________ SIREN OPTION DIP SWITCHES _____ Negative Auxiliary Switching _____ Negative Park Kill Switching _____ Two Tone Enabled...

Page 3: ...s we must reserve the right to change any specifications and information contained in this manual at any time without notice Star Headlight Lantern Co Inc makes no warranty of any kind with regard to...

Page 4: ...14 RFI Reduction and RFI Choke Installation 15 Input Power and Switch Output Connections 16 17 Light Wiring Diagram 17 ARROW STICK SETTINGS AND CONNECTIONS 18 22 Arrow Stick Option Jumpers 18 19 Arrow...

Page 5: ...nder the dashboard under the seat or wherever convenient Siren operating modes include Wail Yelp Phaser and Radio A Noise Canceling PA Override is available in all modes A Manual button allows tone to...

Page 6: ...CS881 models only 1 Arrow Stick Communication Cable telephone style cable LCS881 models only 1 Communication Cable Splitter LCS881 models only 1 12 Communication Cable LCS881 models only Installer Sel...

Page 7: ...Options CONT D Auxiliary Input Polarity Applying a positive voltage to the green wire normally activates the auxiliary function Air Horn standard MANUAL function optional The wiring diagram on page 1...

Page 8: ...on examples Connecting the white wire to positive 12 VDC normally activates the Park Kill input To instead have it activate when the white wire is connected to ground negative 1 Turn PK POS DIP switch...

Page 9: ...MAN button while the siren is in Phaser mode which normally would produce a Two Tone sound Pursuit Disable Slide switch position 3 normally activates All three light functions L1 L2 L3 The siren into...

Page 10: ...ch thus only being active while being held in Traffic Director WARN Pattern Auto Activation With Slide Switch The WARN pattern on your Traffic Director will auto activate in slide switch position 3 L3...

Page 11: ...ef DO NOT REMOVE ANY OF THE FIVE JUMPERS ON THE RIGHT SIDE By default the five jumpers on the left side come installed across both pins Installer Selectable Options CONT D Jumper Controlled Options To...

Page 12: ...toggle PB4 Red S4 S3 S2 S1 Green S4 Standard On Off Switch Move the slide switch to positions L1 L2 and L3 Toggle the WAIL button to program whether or not you want the WAIL tone to auto activate whe...

Page 13: ...be allowed direct exposure to weather elements Choose a mounting location away from any air bag deployment areas Assure adequate ventilation to prevent overheating Mount the amplifier unit through the...

Page 14: ...s the driver compartment firewall under the seat or in the trunk Do not mount the amplifier in the engine compartment or in an area that would be allowed direct exposure to weather elements Choose a m...

Page 15: ...before connection to vehicle battery SEE TABLE BELOW FOR CORRECT WIRE SIZING All conductors should be constructed of stranded copper with thermoplastic insulation CAUTION All wires should be rated for...

Page 16: ...and off Optional Siren Wiring Connections BLUE LEADS RADIO REPEAT Connect one blue lead to each terminal of the two way radio speaker or output connector of the radio Use 18 AWG wire GREEN LEAD AUX Us...

Page 17: ...ORN Positive Switching AUX Horn Jumper Selected 12 VDC Horn Switch Relay 12 VDC To High Current Device SPEAKER 1 11 OHMS 12 Brown 14 AWG 11 Pink 18 AWG 10 Orange 18 AWG 9 Green 18 AWG 8 White 18 AWG 7...

Page 18: ...Amp Orange Wire From Amp Orange Wire From Amp Green Wire From Amp Positive Switching AUX Jumper Selected 2 Amp fuse 12 VDC 2 Amp fuse User Supplied Optional SPDT Relays Opened When Recessed On Off Swi...

Page 19: ...the siren should make a right angle out of the back of the control head and exit in the opposite direction from both the police radio antenna wire and the police radio power wires 4 Excess communicat...

Page 20: ...lied to all three inputs Slide Switch Outputs Center Terminal Block Connect the lights that you wish to activate in the corresponding slide switch positions to the L1 L2 and L3 outputs 20A max each No...

Page 21: ...2 AWG Power to device activated by push button switch S4 Light Wiring Diagram Power to device activated in slide switch position 3 Power to device activated by push button switch S3 Power to device ac...

Page 22: ...ng section s in this manual for the type of traffic director that you will be installing Arrow stick Control Box Cover Removal 1 Remove the four recessed Philip head screws two on each side of the arr...

Page 23: ...ow stick for high speed or high traffic areas where viewing time of the arrow is limited In addition selecting this option will also change the Warn pattern from an alternating pattern to a random pat...

Page 24: ...t it from vibrating loose ARROW STICK WIRING Arrow Stick Settings and Connections CONT D Arrowsticks With Independently Switched Heads Verify that your corresponding jumper setting shown on page 18 is...

Page 25: ...ks With 3 Wire Logic Control This diagram shows how to connect the wires from an arrow stick that is logic controlled by 3 positive switched wires Right Left and WARN AND uses a separate POWER wire No...

Page 26: ...h The siren labels come pre installed and may be used for reference when inserting light function labels Label Insertion Testing Test all siren functions after installation to assure proper operation...

Page 27: ...2 and L3 The siren WAIL mode All of the Traffic Director lights will flash in a WARN pattern LCS881 only Note The auto activation of the siren and the arrow stick may be disabled if desired Refer to t...

Page 28: ...ut Creates a manual WAIL tone while button is being held that sweeps down when the button is released HORN Air Horn This momentary push button switch provides a simulated air horn tone while pressed T...

Page 29: ...noise canceling microphone is used for public address operation and overrides any siren tone when the push to talk microphone button is pressed SPEAKER DIAGNOSTICS There are two diagnostic LEDs locat...

Page 30: ...lade screwdriver adjust the potentiometer as desired Operation CONT D FUSES The siren amp itself is protected by a 20 amp fuse located next to the power connector Each high current light output is als...

Page 31: ...of the unit Loose connection on a power lead The input must be greater than 10V w the siren turned on Is something lying on the microphone Is a circuit breaker used with at least a 50A rating Does the...

Page 32: ...able 12 pin positive locking connector with pigtail leads for Amplifier 2 Positive 2 Negative 2 Speaker 2 Radio Auxiliary Park Kill Telephone style communication cable between Control Head and Amplifi...

Page 33: ...including any warranty of merchantability or fitness which extend this warranty period The loss of use of the product loss of time inconvenience commercial loss or consequential damages including cos...

Page 34: ...n contacting us about a product you have purchased please have the product s serial number readily available If the product needs to be returned you will be issued an RMA number Returned Materials Aut...

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