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Installation, Maintenance, and Service Manual
Federal Signal
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Wiring the LED Message Board System in the Vehicle
WITH A FEDERAL SIGNAL SIREN:
See Figure 3.
a.
If you are installing the system in a vehicle with a Federal Signal
Convergence Network siren, plug the Convergence Network connector from
the Message Board into one of the available modular connectors in the back
of the siren
b.
Carefully route the included 25-foot CAT5 cable from another open
connection on the siren through the vehicle to where the control head will
be mounted.
c.
Using the additional modular connector on the back of the Message Board
control head, plug in any additional Convergence Network control heads.
Figure 3 Convergence Network connections with siren
LED MESSAGE BOARD
25 ft CAT5
290A7199B
SMARTSIREN
CONTROLLER
LED MESSAGE BOARD
CONTROL HEAD
SMARTSIREN
CONTROLLER
OR
PA300-CN
CAT5
CAT5
3.
Route and connect the 22 AWG black lead to the ground (–NEG) terminal of the
vehicle battery.
4.
Route and connect the 22 AWG red lead through a 5 A fuse at the source to the
positive (+BAT) terminal.
5.
Route and connect the 22 AWG yellow lead to an appropriate circuit in the vehicle
that pr12 V when ignition is activated.
6.
OPTIONAL: For default message activation (message number one), route and connect
the 22 AWG brown lead through an installer-supplied switch with a capacity of 100
mA to an appropriate circuit in the vehicle that provides battery ground (-NEG) when
default message activation is required.
