Midland Radio 77-255ESP manual Where to locate your CB transceiver, Mechanical mounting

Where to locate your CB transceiver.

Your new Midland CB is designed to be installed under the dash or vertically on a console of your vehicle.

Safety and convenience are the primary considerations in deciding exactly where to locate your radio.

Caution: Be sure that the unit is located so that it does not interfere with the driver or impair access to any controls. Connecting cables must be routed and secured in such a manner as not to interfere with the operation of the brake, accelerator or other controls. Interference from either the unit or connecting cables may contribute to the loss of control of the vehicle.

Mechanical mounting

Note: Extreme care should be exercised when drilling into dash to avoid damage to under-dash electronic ignition, cruise control, instrument and / or accessory wiring. Your unit must be mounted so as not to interfere with air bag (SRS) operation.

Step 1: Heeding the caution, use the mounting bracket as a template for marking the location of screw holes under the dash. Use an awl, nail or other sharp pointed object to mark the metal.

Step 2: Drill a 1/8” hole for each screw hole in the mounting bracket. Attach the bracket to the dash with the 3/8” Phillips machine screws provided.

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Step 3: Locate and secure the radio into the mounting bracket allowing working space for later power connections.

Power wiring (negative ground only).

Step 1: If you have not determined whether your vehicle has a negative or positive ground, do so now. Then disconnect the negative lead from the battery to prevent short circuits that can occur during wiring.

Step 3: With negative ground, connect the red wire (the one with in-line fuse holder) to either the ( a ) fuse block radio circuit (filtered), ( b ) cigarette lighter (unfiltered for noise), or ( c ) directly to the positive post on your battery.

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