Installing the VISTA Vehicle Kit
Installing the Smart Power Switch
The Smart Power Switch is required as part of the
VISTA Vehicle Kit. The Smart Power Switch:
l
Functions as the connection point for power and
external inputs
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Notifies the local network that an auto-start
recording input was activated
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Intelligently manages power
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Functions as the local network DHCP server
Typically you mount the Smart Power Switch in an
easily accessible location, for example, on the cage
behind the front seats.
To install the Smart Power Switch:
1. Mount the switch according to your installation plan, but DO NOT connect any cables.
Important!
Only connect cables when the full installation workflow on
instructs you to. Connecting cables out of sequence can
damage components.
2. After running the VISTA WiFi Base cable (and when instructed to do so in the full installation
workflow on
), connect the base cable to the
Base 1
connector port on the Smart
Power Switch.
3. After running the external inputs cable to the Smart Power Switch location and connecting the
external input sense wires to the corresponding external device input wires (and when
instructed to do so in the full installation workflow on
), connect the external inputs
cable to the
Ext Input
connector port on the Smart Power Switch.
4. When instructed to do so in the full installation workflow on
, install the Smart Power
Switch power cable (
).
Once installed, the Smart Power Switch remains in a low power state when the ignition is off.
Tip:
If you plan for a vehicle to remain idle for more than a week, remove the 7.5
amp fuse from the Smart Power Switch power cable. The Smart Power Switch
may eventually drain the vehicle battery if the fuse is not removed.
Remember to reinstall the fuse before you use the vehicle again.
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