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4 Hailer Horn

Wire color	Function	Details
White	(+)	Connect to hailer speaker +
Shield	(-) Shield	Connect to hailer speaker -

Important: Do not short these 2 wires. Install the hailer horn in a forward-facing location on the boat because the hailer horn will transmit the FOG horn sounds and will ‘listen back’ when not transmitting.

Note: We recommend you use a hailer horn of 4 Ohms to obtain maximum 30 W audio output power.

5 External speaker

You can connect 1 x 2 W 8Ω or 1 x 4 W 4Ω speaker to the 3.5 mm speaker connector. A speaker cable with 3.5 mm plug is provided to make the connection to the speaker.

Wire color	Function	Details
White	Speaker (+)	Connect this wire to the positive terminal of the
		speaker.
Black	Speaker (-)	Connect this wire to the negative terminal of the
		speaker.
6, 7 DC Power
Wire color	Function	Details
6 - Red	(+) 13.6 V DC	Connect this wire to the positive battery terminal. Use
		at least a 10 A fused 13.6 V DC electrical service to the
		radio.
7 - Black	(-) Ground	Connect this wire to the battery negative terminal.

8 Ground

The vessels battery negative must be common to the boat’s seawater Ground. (Optional) You can connect the base station to the boat’s seawater Ground. Use the Ground screw and Ground plain washer supplied to make this connection.

14 Lowrance - Link-8 Installation Instructions