background image

344A4757P2

Nameplate (Ericsson Label)

344A3723P11

Motorcycle Version Label

19A703965P2

Alternator Filter

19B802554P25

Control/Power Cable (European Version)

19B802554P24

Accessory Cable

19B802671P1

Remote Mount Front Cover

19B802672P2

Radio Mounting Bracket (European  Version)

19B803225P1

Foam Pad Cover

188D6464P1

Motorcycle Case (Black)

188D6437P1

Case/Antenna Bracket

188D6438P1

Adapter Bracket (for Harley-Davidson Motorcycles)

350A1396G1

Hardware Kit For Motorcycle Case

350A1396G2

Hardware Kit For Case/Antenna Bracket

350A1396G3

Hardware Kit For Control Unit Mounting Bracket

350A1396G4

Hardware Kit For Adapter Bracket (For Harley-Davidson Motorcycles)

344A3723P11

Motorcycle Version Label

19A703965P2

Alternator Filter

19B802554P23

Control Cable (USA Version)

19B802554P24

Accessory Cable

19B802622P2

Power Cable (USA Version)

188D6464P1

Motorcycle Case (Black)

188D6437P1

Case/Antenna Bracket

188D6438P1

Adapter Bracket (for Harley-Davidson Motorcycles)

350A1396G1

Hardware Kit For Motorcycle Case

350A1396G2

Hardware Kit For Case/Antenna Bracket

350A1396G3

Hardware Kit For Control Unit Mounting Bracket

350A1396G4

Hardware Kit For Adapter Bracket (For Harley-Davidson Motorcycles)

Option D2ZB5R: Scan Control Unit, 344A4581P2

Option D2ZB5S: System Control Unit, 344A4581P4

Option D2ZB5T: Field Upgrade Kit

(ORION Radio Conversion, USA Version)

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Table of Contents

Page

GENERAL INFORMATION  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  5

RELATED DOCUMENTATION  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  5

OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  5

VENDOR DROP SHIP OPTIONS  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  6

Antenna Options:  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  6
External Headset Options:  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  6

HARDWARE KITS  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  7
USER SUPPLIED EQUIPMENT  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  7
POWER CONSIDERATIONS  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  9

RF Power Adjustments  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  9

INSTALLATION .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  13

TOOLS REQUIRED  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  13
EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  14

Assembling & Installing The 
Weather Resistant Case Assembly  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  14
Harley-Davidson Installation  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  14
Kawasaki K1000  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  17

RADIO MOUNTING BRACKETS  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  17

CONTROL UNIT MOUNTING .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  19

Control Unit And Mic Hangar Installation  .  .  .  .  .  .  20

SPEAKER MOUNTING  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  20
Cable Routing   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  22

Power And Control Cables  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  22
Option Cable  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  22

Typical Harley-Davidson Installation  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  23

For motorcycle models equipped with 
gas tank fairing  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  26
For motorcycles not equipped with a 
gas tank fairing.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  27

Cable Connections  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  27

Power Cable (19B802622P2, USA Version)  .  .  .  .  .  27
Control Cable  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  28
Ignition Switch Option  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  28

ANTENNA INSTALLATION  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  29

General  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  29
Antenna Installation  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  30

FINAL CHECKS AND CONNECTIONS  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  30

HEADSET INSTALLATION (OPTION) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  31

PARTS LIST  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  41

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Summary of Contents for ORION

Page 1: ...Installation Manual ORION MOBILE RADIO CONTROL UNIT MOTORCYCLE INSTALLATION LBI 39134A ericssonz ...

Page 2: ...pyright laws of the United States NOTICE This manual is published by Ericsson Inc without any warranty Improvements and changes to this manual necessitated by typographical errors inaccuracies of current information or improvements to programs and or equipment may be made by Ericsson Inc at any time and without notice Such changes will be incorporated into new editions of this manual No part of th...

Page 3: ...llation 14 Kawasaki K1000 17 RADIO MOUNTING BRACKETS 17 CONTROL UNIT MOUNTING 19 Control Unit And Mic Hangar Installation 20 SPEAKER MOUNTING 20 Cable Routing 22 Power And Control Cables 22 Option Cable 22 Typical Harley Davidson Installation 23 For motorcycle models equipped with gas tank fairing 26 For motorcycles not equipped with a gas tank fairing 27 Cable Connections 27 Power Cable 19B802622...

Page 4: ...Figure 1 Typical Orion Motorcycle Installation 4 ...

Page 5: ...I 38903 ORION Mobile Radio Scan System 403 512 MHz LBI 38904 ORION Mobile Radio Scan System 800 MHz LBI 38902 ORION Mobile Radio Scan System 900 MHz LBI 38906 OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES All available options and accessories applicable to factory installed motorcycle installations are defined below NOTE These options do not include an ORION radio or an ORION Control Unit The ORION mobile radio and con...

Page 6: ...M150K 125 TNC Antenna Black base w TNC 136 174 MHz LE OM406BK TNC Antenna Black coil base w TNC 403 420 MHz LE OM420BK TNC Antenna Black coil base w TNC 420 440 MHz LE OM440BK TNC Antenna Black coil base w TNC 440 460 MHz LE OM450BK TNC Antenna Black coil base w TNC 450 470 MHz LE OM470BK TNC Antenna Black coil base w TNC 470 490 MHz LE OM490BK TNC Antenna Black coil base w TNC 490 512 MHz LE OM80...

Page 7: ... kits 350A1396G2 G4 are used by the customer in the field to mount the case and control head to the motorcycle and to optionally use the Harley Davidson adapter bracket The Motorcycle Kit includes the items listed below The antenna and Helmet Kit are Optional MIL STD weather resistant locking ORION radio case with integral antenna ground plane Radio case mounting plate kit MIL STD weatherproof mic...

Page 8: ...Figure 2 Typical Motorcycle Kit 8 ...

Page 9: ...eld must be appropriately set via modification of the maximum RF power tracking datafields The left column is set for rated power example 250 for 25 0 watts The tracking data numbers are adjusted to produce RF power as specified in the actual RF power setting column in Table 1 Do NOT use an ORION mobile radio with power exceeding the power limits shown in Table 1 for motorcycle applications To do ...

Page 10: ...Hardware Application Kit 350A1396G1 Case Antenna Assembly Hardware Kit 350A1396G2 Figure 3 Hardware Installation Kits for Harley Davidson Kawaski Motorcycles 10 ...

Page 11: ...Control Unit Microphone Hardware Kit 350A1396G3 Motorcycle Adapter Mounting Kit 350A1396G4 Figure 4 Typical Hardware Installation Kits for Harley Davidson Kawasaki Motorcycles 11 ...

Page 12: ...0 MHz 403 470 MHz 40 W USA Mid Power 14 A 25 W 27 0 5 W 8 A 20 W EURO 12 A 20 W 19 5 0 5 W 6 A 470 512 MHz 470 512 MHz 35 W USA Mid Power 14 A 25 W 27 0 5 W 8 A 806 825 MHz 806 825 MHz 35 W 15 A 25 W 27 0 5 W 9 A 12 W 7 A 12 W 13 0 0 5 W 7 A 851 870 MHz 851 870 MHz 30 W 15 A 25 W 27 0 5 W 9 A 12 W 7 A 12 W 13 0 0 5 W 7 A 896 941 MHz 896 941 MHz 30 W 14 A 20 W 22 0 5 W 9 A 12 W 7 A 12 W 13 0 5 W 7 ...

Page 13: ...radio mounting bracket located inside the weather resistant case Installing the control unit microphone and speaker Installing the antenna Routing the power control and option cables Connecting all cables including power control and option cables Installing the Headset Option Operational check All mounting hardware consists of stainless steel screws locknuts nuts and lockwashers to resist corrosio...

Page 14: ...se diagrams during installation Installation on other motorcycles is at the discretion of the installer Harley Davidson Installation 1 Unpack the weather resistant motorcycle case remove the key taped to the top cover and open the case 2 Refer to Figure 5 and verify that all components shown in the diagram are available 3 Mount the adapter bracket onto the Dyna or Road King radio mounting bracket ...

Page 15: ...Figure 5 Radio Installation Harley Davidson Motorcycles 188D6803 Sh 1 Rev 2A 15 ...

Page 16: ...Figure 6 Radio Installation Kawasaki K1000 188D6803 Sh 2 Rev 2A 16 ...

Page 17: ...allation 9 Mount the antenna to the case antenna mounting bracket using the M3 x 16 mm pan head screws provided Refer to Figure 7 Kawasaki K1000 When installing a radio on the Kawasaki K1000 the radio mounting bracket on the motorcycle user supplied must be modified by adding 4 holes and notching to allow mounting to the case antenna mounting bracket Refer to Figure 6 Radio Installation Kawasaki K...

Page 18: ...Figure 7 Case Mounting Bracket And Case Assembly Figure 8 Radio Connections 18 ...

Page 19: ...ontrol unit and optional equipment Mounting brackets for all makes and models are not available from the factory making it necessary to obtain a custom made bracket When designing and mounting the control unit bracket the following guidelines should be considered The installation must NOT interfere with steering or operation of the motorcycle Mounting locations must NOT interfere with the driver o...

Page 20: ...terconnection Diagrams listed in the Table of Contents SPEAKER MOUNTING Mount the speaker where the operator can hear it and where it does not interfere with the safe operation of the motorcycle On some motorcycles the speaker can be attached to the windshield bracket using existing bolts to secure the speaker mounting bracket see Figure 11 Be careful to avoid damaging some vital part of the motor...

Page 21: ...Figure 10 Control Unit Mounting Assembly 188D6804 Rev 2 21 ...

Page 22: ...ntrol cables red and black exit the radio case assembly through the square hole in the front of the box and are routed to the area beneath the saddle The fused power cables 19B802622P2 or 19B802554P25 from the radio terminate here and are connected to the battery The control cable is routed through the triangular frame assembly to the rear of the control unit Option Cable The option cable is route...

Page 23: ...sting cables and secured to them with cable ties 6 Route the control cable to the rear of the control unit and make the connection to the right rear of the control unit as shown in Figure 14 Any excess cable will reside beneath the saddle area The option and accessory cable is shown connected to the left rear of the control unit 7 Re examine cable routing and be sure that all cables are neatly rou...

Page 24: ...anel assembly 10 Connect speaker leads from accessory cable to speaker cable 11 Connect negative power lead to the battery negative terminal 12 Connect positive power lead to the battery positive terminal 13 Reinstall gas tank cowling and secure saddle 14 Verify all electrical connections radio control unit antenna option switch speaker and battery 15 Close and lock radio case assembly Refer to He...

Page 25: ...Figure 12 Option Cable Stored Beneath Saddle Area Figure 13 Triangular Frame Assembly 25 ...

Page 26: ...s 1 thru 3 1 Remove all the screws securing the fairing Next unscrew and remove the gas tank cap and lift off the fairing Replace the gas cap immediately 2 Run the cables from the saddle area up the left side of the gas tank to the area of the control unit Always replace the gas cap as soon as the fairing is replaced removed This is necessary to reduce the possibility of an explosion as well as to...

Page 27: ... and Interconnection Drawings 188D6783 for all electrical and mechanical application details Power Cable 19B802622P2 USA Version As shipped from the factory the power cable is equipped with a 12 ampere in line fuse installed and ring terminals The power cable supplies power from the battery to the radio Refer to Figure 8 Radio Connection Note The European Version Power Cable 19B802554P25 is a comb...

Page 28: ...Plug the black speaker leads from the control cable into the speaker cable 2 Plug the control cable into the right rear receptacle of the control unit Ignition Switch Option Accessory Cable The accessory cable 19B802554P24 provides connections for the external headset VGE DES keyloader and other options i e data terminal external encoder decoder etc Refer to Headset Option Installation The ORION r...

Page 29: ...ter wavelength of coax to the antenna is used correct readings will result Any other length of coax will result in improper readings If a length of coax equal to a multiple of a half wave length is installed between the ORION s RF port and the thru line wattmeter and an odd multiple of a quarter wavelength of coax to the antenna is used correct readings will also result Any other length of coax wi...

Page 30: ...ssume the center frequency is 155 MHz Applying the formula 1 4λ 18 10 inches 1 2 wavelength 36 19 inches n 1 Coaxial cable length is 18 10 1 x 36 19 54 29 inches Antenna Installation 1 After the proper length of coax cable has been calculated cut the coax cable provided by Larsen so that when the TNC crimp style con nector is installed the overall length will equal the calculated length 2 Route th...

Page 31: ...he eight pin waterproof connector over to and mate it with the eight pin waterproof connector that is part of accessory cable 19B802554P24 4 Route the long end of the motorcycle cable SM MC2GT containing the four position quick disconnect plug along the bike and bring it out near the location of the driver s hip 5 The long end of the accessory cable 19B802554P24 which contains the 25 pin D submina...

Page 32: ...Interconnection Diagram USA version 188D6783 Sh 1 Rev 2 32 ...

Page 33: ...Interconnection Diagram USA version 188D6783 Sh 1 Rev 2 33 ...

Page 34: ...Interconnection Diagram European Version 188D6783 Sh 2 Rev 2 34 ...

Page 35: ...Interconnection Diagram European Version 188D6783 Sh 2 Rev 2 35 ...

Page 36: ...Control Cable USA Version Remote Mount Motorcycle Extended 19B802554P23 Rev 20 36 ...

Page 37: ...Motorcycle Accessory Cable 19B802554P24 Rev 20 37 ...

Page 38: ...Control Power Cable European Version Remote Mount Motorcycle Extended 19B802554P25 Rev 20 38 ...

Page 39: ...Power Control Cable USA Version 19B802622P2 Sh 2 Rev 2A 39 ...

Page 40: ...Motorcycle Radio Case Assembly 188D6465 Sh 1 Rev 3 40 ...

Page 41: ...les 344A4757P2 Nameplate Ericsson Label 344A3723P11 Motorcycle Version Label 19A703965P2 Alternator Filter 19B802554P23 Control Cable USA Version 19B802554P24 Accessory Cable 19B802622P2 Power Cable USA Version 19B802671P1 Remote Mount Front Cover 19B802672P1 Radio Mounting Bracket USA Version 19B803225P1 Foam Pad Cover 188D6464P1 Motorcycle Case Black 188D6437P1 Case Antenna Bracket 188D6438P1 Ad...

Page 42: ...g Bracket 350A1396G4 Hardware Kit For Adapter Bracket For Harley Davidson Motorcycles 344A3723P11 Motorcycle Version Label 19A703965P2 Alternator Filter 19B802554P23 Control Cable USA Version 19B802554P24 Accessory Cable 19B802622P2 Power Cable USA Version 188D6464P1 Motorcycle Case Black 188D6437P1 Case Antenna Bracket 188D6438P1 Adapter Bracket for Harley Davidson Motorcycles 350A1396G1 Hardware...

Page 43: ...188D6464 188D6215P1 Case Top 188D6221P1 Case Bottom 19B804433P1 Hinge top bottom 350A1341P1 Gasket 19B804263P1 Catch Assembly 200 9202 Lock sim to Dirak 205 0101 0 001 Key sim to Dirak 19B804717P1 or 19B804717P2 Key Part 1 is 2 keys unmolded Part 2 is 1 key molded 19B804429P1 Hooked Cam sim to Dirak 19A702362P306 Cap screw used to secure hinge N415P25 Washer Lock Qty 4 N400P35 Washer Flat Qty 3 N4...

Page 44: ... 16x7 8 Qty 2 19A134763P2 Mount resilient N415P13 Washer Lock SBA123030 0080 Screw N415P9 Washer Lock SBA123040 0100 Screw N415P11 Washer Lock L14B15014 Screw Hex Head M6 x 14 N400P35 Washer flat Control Unit Hand Held Microphone Hardware Kit 350A1396G3 Ericsson Inc Private Radio Systems Mountain View Road Lynchburg Virginia 24502 1 800 528 7711 Outside USA 804 528 7711 Printed in U S A Motorcycle...

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