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9.

Connect the fuse block wire to the POSITIVE (+) terminal on the battery. There must not be more than
two (2) feet of wire between the fuse block and the battery. As the wire between the fuse and the
battery is “unprotected”, do not allow this wire to come in contact with any other wires!

10.

Connect the BLACK wire to the factory chassis ground, adjacent to the battery.

Connecting The 295HFS5 Speaker Wires (Yellow, Orange & Brown)

Note:

This section outlines a two-speaker installation. If a one-speaker installation is used, cut and cap the 

ORANGE wire, skip step 3 and connect the BROWN wire to the NEGATIVE terminal of speaker #1.

1.

Route the YELLOW, ORANGE and BROWN wires toward the vehicle’s siren speakers.

2.

Connect the YELLOW wire to the POSITIVE speaker connection on speaker #1.

3.

Connect the ORANGE wire to the POSITIVE speaker connection on speaker #2.

4.

Connect the BROWN wire to the NEGATIVE speaker connection on speaker #2.

5.

Splice a wire from the NEGATIVE speaker connection on speaker #2 to the NEGATIVE speaker
connection on speaker #1.

(Optional) Connecting The 295HFS5 Horn Relay Wires (White & Grey)

1.

Route the WHITE and GREY wires along the factory wire harness and through the firewall at the same
point as the RED and BLACK wires.

2.

Locate your vehicle’s horn relay and route the WHITE and GREY wires to this. If possible, follow the
factory wire harness to this relay.

3.

Locate the wire that connects the vehicle horn to the horn relay. Cut this wire.

4.

Connect the WHITE wire to the wire coming from the horn relay.

5.

Connect the GREY wire to the wire coming from the horn.

NOTE:

The two (2) BLUE wires are used to connect your two-way radio’s external speaker to the 295HFS5 

for radio re-broadcast. This is an optional connection and does not effect the other operations of the siren.

(Optional) Wiring The 295HFS5 Radio Rebroadcast wires (BLUE)

1.

Locate the two wires that connect the external speaker to the vehicle’s two-way radio.

2.

Cut one of these wires and splice one of the BLUE wires into this circuit.

3.

Cut the remaining speaker wire and splice the remaining BLUE wire into this circuit.

NOTE:

 

Radio re-broadcast will NOT work with amplified remote speakers! If your remote speaker is ampli-

fied (Contains a power amp circuit in the speaker assembly), do not enable the radio re-broadcast feature.

(Optional) Wiring The 295HFS5 For Park-Siren-Kill (Violet)

The 295HFS5 can be configured to cease all siren tones
whenever the vehicle’s transmission is in park. This feature is 
automatically enabled when the VIOLET wire is connected to the 
transmission’s neutral safety switch. If this feature is not desired, 
cut and cap the VIOLET wire.

HOUSING

POSITION

COLOR

FUNCTION

RED

BLACK

BLUE

RED

BLACK

BLUE

BROWN

ORANGE

VIOLET

GRAY

WHITE

YELLOW

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

BATTERY (POS.)

CHASSIS GROUND

TWO-WAY RADIO (OPTIONAL)

TWO-WAY RADIO (OPTIONAL)

BATTERY (POS.)

CHASSIS GROUND

SPEAKER #1 (NEG.)*

SPEAKER #2 (NEG.)**

SPEAKER #2 (POS.)

PARK-SIREN-KILL

*=CONNECT TO SPEAKER #1 WHEN A SINGLE SPEAKER INSTALLATION IS USED

**=CONNECT TO SPEAKER #2 WHEN A DUAL SPEAKER INSTALLATION IS USED

TO VEHICLE HORN

TO HORN RELAY

SPEAKER #1 (POS.)

12 POSITION INPUT CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY

Summary of Contents for 295HFS5 Series

Page 1: ...ould be placed within convenient reach of the operator so that they can operate the system without taking their eyes off the roadway Emergency warning devices can require high electrical voltages and or currents Properly protect and use caution around live electrical connections Grounding or shorting of electrical connections can cause high current arcing which can cause personal injury and or veh...

Page 2: ...UIT IS A VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD FOR THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT AS WELL AS REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FUNCTIONS THAT BLACK OUT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS SOMETIMES CALLED BRAKE LIGHT CUT OUT MAY INTERFERE WITH THE BRAKE SHIFT LOCK MECHANISM AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY AND DANGEROUSLY DISCONNECTING THE BRAKE LIGHTS IN ANY WAY IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED BY ...

Page 3: ...late location Follow the same path as the factory wire harness WARNING All customer supplied wires that connect to the POSITIVE terminal of the battery must be sized to supply at least 125 of maximum operating current be fused at the battery to carry that load 6 Continue to follow the factory harness through the firewall To pass the RED and BLACK wires through it may be necessary to drill a hole i...

Page 4: ...t the WHITE wire to the wire coming from the horn relay 5 Connect the GREY wire to the wire coming from the horn NOTE The two 2 BLUE wires are used to connect your two way radio s external speaker to the 295HFS5 for radio re broadcast This is an optional connection and does not effect the other operations of the siren Optional Wiring The 295HFS5 Radio Rebroadcast wires BLUE 1 Locate the two wires ...

Page 5: ...not necessary toslide this cover more than a few inches as the Dip Switch banks are located just behind the control panel The Dip Switch Chart illustrates how the dip switches are configured As shown the configuration for slide switch position 1 is controlled by dip switch s 2 3 4 on bank 1 Dip switch 2 which controls the GREEN wire is in the ON position while 3 GREY wire 4 BLUE wire are in the of...

Page 6: ...ART 12 VDC PUSH BUTTON SWITCH 6 MOMENTARY PUSH BUTTON SWITCH 2 SP ST PUSH BUTTON SWITCH 3 SP ST PUSH BUTTON SWITCH 4 SP ST PUSH BUTTON SWITCH 1 SP ST 9 POSITION INPUT CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HOUSING POSITION COLOR FUNCTION RED NOT USED WHITE RED BLACK WHITE 1 2 3 4 NONE 12 VDC BACKLIGHTING OPTIONAL PUSH BUTTON SWITCH 5 SP ST 4 POSITION INPUT CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY 20 AMP FUSE CUSTOMER SUPPLIED 3 AMP FUSE C...

Page 7: ...Continue to increase the PA volume until audio feedback occurs Turn the knob in a counter clockwise direction to eliminate feedback and set the PA level to maxi mum volume Operating the 295HFS5 controls Power Switch This switch has two positions Down 295HFS5 Off and Up 295HFS5 On When this switch is in the Off position the WS295HFS will not function When the switch is in the On position the siren ...

Page 8: ...a steady rise and fall tone is produced A single tap on the MAN button or a single tap on the vehicle s steering wheel horn button if the vehi cle s horn has been wired to the 295HFS5 changes the siren tone to a Yelp pattern a fast rise and fall tone A second tap and the siren returns to a Wail tone Please note that the 295HFS5 microphone will override the siren function YELP Yelp Tone When the ro...

Page 9: ...E 15 VDC 11 OHMS 32 V RMS MAX OUTPUT POWER 15 VDC 11 OHMS 105 WATTS MAX OUTPUT POWER 15 VDC 5 5 OHMS 185 WATTS MAX AUDIO SINE WAVE AUDIO BANDWIDTH 25 WATTS 300 Hz TO 10 KHz 3db DISTORTION 25 WATTS 1 KHz 1 MAX OUTPUT VOLTAGE 15 VDC 11 OHMS 24 VRMS MAX OUTPUT POWER 15 VDC 11 OHMS 50 WATTS RADIO INPUT LEVEL R44 MAX 24 VRMS 10db 3db SI TEST RADIO MANUAL BUTTON FREQ 18 KHz User Replaceable Parts List L...

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