Carson 1012, SC-1002, 1022-10 14 V manual OPERATION SC-1022 Model

OPERATION

SC-1022 Model

Sound Hazard - Sound level from siren speaker (>120dBA @ 10 feet) may cause hearing damage. Do not operate siren without adequate hearing protection for you and anyone in immediate vicinity. (Ref. OSHA 1910.95 for occupational noise exposure guidelines)

POWER ON/OFF

The unit is normally turned on with ignition switch on the vehicle. See INSTALLATION section. The POWER light on remote amplifier will turn on. The hand control will also be backlit.

SIREN CONTROLS

MECH, WAIL, YELP, AND PHSR PUSHBUTTON SWITCHES

Four pushbutton switches control the primary operating mode of the siren. The primary operating modes are:

Standby - A silent mode that may be overridden at any time.

Mech - A simulated mechanical siren tone. Tone may be changed or disabled. See INSTALLER SELECTABLE OPTIONS section.

Wail - A slower changing tone used on highways.

Yelp - A rapidly changing tone used in congested areas.

Phaser - A very rapid changing tone used at intersections and very highly congested areas. May be optionally replaced with Two-Toneor disabled. Two-Tone is two alternating frequencies like a European HI-LO. See INSTALLER SELECTABLE OPTIONS section.

SC-1022

MAN	HORN
MECH	WAIL
YELP	PHSR

LT1 LT2

Momentarily press button to activate (lit red). Momentarily press button again to de-activate. Also while a particular mode is activated, switch to a different mode by pressing one of the other three buttons. The unit is in Standby when NONE of the four buttons are activated (NOT lit red). For example starting with all four buttons off, press the Wail button to turn on Wail. Now press the Yelp button to change to Yelp. Press the Yelp button again to turn off sound (return to Standby).

MAN PUSHBUTTON SWITCH

Provides manual control of siren tone depending on the primary operating mode selected.

While in Standby, the Manual button controls the Mechanical tone. Rising to peak while pressed then falling until die out when released.

While in Mech, Wail, Yelp, or Phaser mode, pressing the Manual button causes tone to rise and peak then resume when released.

HORN PUSHBUTTON SWITCH

Produces a simulated Air-Horn tone while pressed. Overrides all siren modes. Horn tone may be disabled. See INSTALLER SELECTABLE OPTIONS section.

AUXILIARY INPUT FUNCTIONS

The switch or horn ring attached is intended to be momentary. The ignition switch on the vehicle must be on for the Auxiliary Input to function. See INSTALLATION section.

While in Standby, activating auxiliary is the same function as activating Manual. While in Mech, Wail, Yelp, or Phaser mode, activating auxiliary will produce Horn tone

Horn Ring Cycler 2 (HRC2) - this feature may also be added. See description on Page 9.

Primary Mode and Tone	MAN Button	HORN Button	Auxiliary Input (Horn Ring)
Standby (Silent)	M. Mech	Horn	M. Mech. or HRC2
Mechanical	Man. Mech. Rise	Horn	Horn
Wail, Yelp, or Phaser	Man. Wail Rise	Horn	Horn

LIGHT CONTROLS

LT1 and LT2 PUSHBUTTON SWITCHES

Momentarily push button to activate (will light red) corresponding light output.

Momentarily push button again to de-activate corresponding light output.

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