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Safety Message to Installers of Siren Speakers

People’s lives depend on your proper installation and servicing of Federal Signal

products. It is important to read and follow all instructions shipped with this product

and the original product. Listed below are some other important safety instructions and

precautions you should follow:

Before Installation

Qualications

• Toproperlyinstallanelectronicsiren,youmusthaveagoodunderstandingofautomotive

electricalproceduresandsystems,alongwithprociencyintheinstallationandservice

ofsafetywarningequipment.Alwaysrefertothevehicleservicemanualswheninstalling

equipmentonavehicle.

Sound Hazards

• Yourhearingandthehearingofothers,inornearyouremergencyvehicle,couldbe

damagedbyloudsounds.Thiscanoccurfromshortexposurestoveryloudsounds,or

fromlongerexposurestomoderatelyloudsounds.Forhearingconservationguidance,

refertofederal,state,orlocalrecommendations.OSHAStandard1910.95offersguidance

on“PermissibleNoiseExposure.”

• Alleffectivesirensandhornsproduceloudsounds(120dB)thatmaycausepermanent

hearingloss.Alwaysminimizeyourexposuretosirensoundandwearhearingprotection.

Donotsoundthesirenindoorsorinenclosedareaswhereyouandotherswillbeexposed

tothesound.

• FederalSignalsirenampliersandspeakersaredesignedtoworktogetherasasystem.

Combiningasirenandspeakerfromdifferentmanufacturersmayreducethewarning

effectivenessofthesirensystemandmaydamagethecomponents.Youshouldverify

ortestyourcombinationtomakesurethesystemworkstogetherproperlyandmeets

federal,state,andlocalstandardsorguidelines.

During Installation

• DONOTgetmetalshavingsinsidetheproduct.Metalshavingscancausethesystemto

fail.Ifdrillingmustbedoneneartheunit,placeanESD-approvedcoverovertheunitto

preventmetalshavingsfromenteringtheunit.Inspecttheunitaftermountingtobesure

therearenoshavingspresentinorneartheunit.

• DONOTconnectthissystemtothevehiclebatteryuntilALLotherelectricalconnections

aremade,mountingofallcomponentsiscomplete,andyouhaveveriedthatnoshorts

exist.Ifwiringisshortedtovehicleframe,highcurrentconductorscancausehazardous

sparksresultinginelectricalresoryingmoltenmetal.

Installing 100 Watt Speaker Models

ES100, ES100-DEU, and ES100-UNI

2562433A Rev. A 409

Federal Signal Corporation ES100 User Manual

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