ENGINEERING COMPANY INC. 51 Winthrop Road Chester, Connecticut 06412-0684 Phone: (860) 526-9504 Fax: (860) 526-4078 Internet: www.whelen.com Sales e-mail: autosale@whelen.com Canadian Sales e-mail: autocan@whelen.com Customer Service e-mail: custserv@whelen.com
Installation Guide: SA314 Siren 2000 Chevy Blazer
Automotive: Sirens/Switches

DANGER!

Sirens produces extremely loud emergency warning tones! Exposure to these tones without proper and adequate hearing protection, could cause ear damage and/or hearing loss! The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (www.osha.gov) provides information necessary to determine safe exposure times in Occupational Noise Exposure Section 1910.95. Until you have determined the safe exposure times for your specific application, operators and anyone else in the immediate vicinity should be required to wear an approved hearing protection device. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS RECOMMENDATION COULD CAUSE HEARING LOSS!

Safety First

This document provides all the necessary information to allow your Whelen product to be properly and safely installed. Before beginning the installation and/or operation of your new product, the installation technician and operator must read this manual completely. Important information is contained herein that could prevent serious injury or damage.
Proper installation of this product requires the installer to have a good understanding of automotive electronics, systems and procedures. If mounting this product requires drilling holes, the installer MUST be sure that no vehicle components or other vital parts could be damaged by the drilling process. Check both sides of the mounting surface before drilling begins. Also de-burr any holes and remove any metal shards or remnants. Install grommets into all wire passage holes. If this manual states that this product may be mounted with suction cups, magnets, tape or Velcro, clean the mounting surface with a 50/50 mix of isopropyl alcohol and water and dry thoroughly. Do not install this product or route any wires in the deployment area of your air bag. Equipment mounted or located in the air bag deployment area will damage or reduce the effectiveness of the air bag, or become a projectile that could cause serious personal injury or death. Refer to your vehicle owners manual for the air bag deployment area. The User/Installer assumes full responsibility to determine proper mounting location, based on providing ultimate safety to all passengers inside the vehicle. For this product to operate at optimum efficiency, a good electrical connection to chassis ground must be made. The recommended procedure requires the product ground wire to be connected directly to the NEGATIVE (-) battery post. If this product uses a remote device to activate or control this product, make sure this control is located in an area that allows both the vehicle and the control to be operated safely in any driving condition. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ACTIVATE OR CONTROL THIS DEVICE IN A HAZARDOUS DRIVING SITUATION. It is recommended that these instructions be stored in a safe place and referred to when performing maintenance and/or reinstallation of this product. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE PRODUCT OR VEHICLE AND/OR SERIOUS INJURY TO YOU AND YOUR PASSENGERS!
ACTIVATION OF THIS SIREN MAY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED EARS!
Loud siren noise can cause hearing damage and/or loss.
Refer to OSHA Section 1910.95 prior to putting ANY siren into service!

CAUTION

Wear Protection!
For warranty information regarding this product, visit www.whelen.com/warranty
2000 Whelen Engineering Company Inc. Form No.13544A (050108)

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Installation:
1. 2. First mount the siren to the bracket as shown in figure 1 with the 4 mounting screws and washers. Now locate the area that the bracket mounts to the vehicle. Figure 2 shows the rear of the mounting area. The bracket will share 2 of the vehicles bolts. NOTE: The sirens power wires must exit the bottom after the siren is mounted. Remove the 2 bolts shown and loosen the third bolt so you will have room to slide the siren bracket between the 4.

metal plates as shown in figure 3. The nuts to these bolts are welded to the frame which will make installation easier. Slide the bracket between the metal plates then tighten all 3 bolts and the installation is complete. The siren is now ready to connect to power. Extend the white (positive) and black (ground) speaker wires to your siren amplifier and connect as described in the amplifiers manual.

Fig. 1

TOP VIEW Passenger Side Mounting
Close-up of vehicle front view through vent hole.

Tow Bar

Siren must mount with raised side of bracket as shown.

Use these bolts.

Bracket shown without siren to show position.
Fig. 2 Rear View of Mounting Area through wheel well.

Fig. 3

Bracket shares these 2 bolts with vehicle. Bracket slides between these two metal plates.
Loosen this bolt for clearance.

SA-314 Siren

PASSENGER FRONT TIRE
Passenger Side Front Tire

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