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i s o n .
T h e g r o u n d l i n e ( b l a c k w i r e ) m u s t b e c o n n e c t e d t o c h a s s i s g r o u n d .
Failure to connect these lines in the manner described may result in discharge of the vehicle
battery.
F o r b e s t r e s u l t s , i t i s s t r o n g l y r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t t h e L MU c o n n e c t i o n b e o n i t s o w n c i r c u i t . C o n n e c t t h e
p o w e r i n p u t d i r e c t l y t o t h e v e h i c l e b a t t e r y i f p o s s i b l e a n d p r o t e c t t h e c i r c u i t w i t h a n i n l i n e f u s e . I f y o u m u s t
c o n n e c t t h r o u g h t h e f u s e b o x , u s e s t a n d a r d c o m m e r c i a l w i r i n g p r a c t i c e s t o c r e a t e a p e r m a n e n t i n s t a l l a t i o n
r a t h e r t h a n u s i n g p r e s s - i n f u s e c l i p s o r o t h e r t e m p o r a r y m e a s u r e s .
DO NOT connect the power cable to the LMU at this time.
5.3.3 Place the GPS antenna.
T h e G P S a n t e n n a m u s t h a v e a c l e a r v i e w o f t h e s k y . Mo u n t t h e G P S a n t e n n a o n t h e v e h i c l e ' s h i g h e s t p o i n t
( f o r e x a m p l e , t h e r o o f o f a c a r ) . Ma k e s u r e t h a t t h e r e a r e n o o b s t r u c t i o n s c l o s e t o t h e a n t e n n a t h a t m i g h t
b l o c k t h e v i e w 3 6 0 ° t o t h e h o r i z o n . A i r h o r n s l i g h t s , v e n t s , e t c . . s h o u l d n o t b l o c k t h e a n t e n n a b e y o n d 5 °
a b o v e t h e h o r i z o n .
K i n k s o r k n o t s i n t h e a n t e n n a c a b l e c a n p r e v e n t t h e G P S r e c e i v e r f r o m o p e r a t i n g p r o p e r l y . Wh e n l a y i n g o u t
t h e a n t e n n a c a b l e , t a k e c a r e t h a t t h e c a b l e i s n o t s u b j e c t e d t o c r u s h i n g o r s t r a i n .
T h e i d e a l l o c a t i o n i s t y p i c a l l y n e a r t h e c e n t e r o f t h e v e h i c l e ' s r o o f . H o w e v e r , i t i s a l s o d e s i r a b l e t o l o c a t e t h e
c e l l u l a r a n t e n n a a s f a r f r o m t h e G P S a n t e n n a a s p o s s i b l e .
5.3.4 Mount the Comm. Antenna.
Wh e n u s i n g s e p a r a t e C o m m a n d G P S a n t e n n a s , i t i s b e s t t o l o c a t e t h e C o m m . A n t e n n a a t l e a s t 3 f e e t f r o m
t h e G P S a n t e n n a . E n s u r e t h a t t h e c a b l e i s n o t c r u s h e d d u r i n g i n s t a l l a t i o n o r n o r m a l v e h i c l e o p e r a t i o n .
A g a i n , t h e C o m m . A n t e n n a m u s t b e l o c a t e d a t l e a s t 2 0 c m a w a y f r o m v e h i c l e p a s s e n g e r s , o t h e r p e r s o n n e l , o r
b y s t a n d e r s i n o r d e r t o c o m p l y w i t h F C C r a d i o f r e q u e n c y e x p o s u r e l i m i t s .
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