Installation Manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 3 Universal Relay Controller Installation
- Chapter 4 Options and Accessories Installation
- 4.1 Dash-Mount Accessory Installation
- 4.2 Remote-Mount Accessory Installation
- 4.2.1 Emergency Pushbutton or Footswitch Installation
- 4.2.2 Horn (External Alarm) Relay Installation
- 4.2.3 Lights (External Alarm) Relay Installation
- 4.2.4 Gunlock Installation
- 4.2.5 Horn-Ring Transfer
- 4.2.6 Record Audio Out Jack of Transmit and Receive Audio
- 4.2.7 Earphone Jack
- 4.2.8 USB Data Cables
- 4.2.9 RS232 Cables
- 4.3 Vehicle Interface Port Overview
- 4.4 Compatibility of Emergency when Attaching a Siren
- 4.5 Accessory Connector Assembly Details (P2) (All Models Except 100W)
- 4.6 Memory and Three-Day Secure Key Retention Option
- Chapter 5 Motorcycle Radio Installation
- 5.1 Motorcycle Radio Description
- 5.2 Installation Overview
- 5.3 Installing the Universal Mounting Plate
- 5.4 Installing the Speaker and Control Head
- 5.4.1 Handlebar Installation with Speaker and Control Head Mounted Together
- 5.4.2 Fuel Tank Console Installation with Speaker and Control Head Mounted Together
- 5.4.3 Handlebar Installation with Speaker and Control Head Mounted Separately
- 5.4.4 Fuel Tank Console Installation with Speaker and Control Head Mounted Separately
- 5.5 Installing the Speaker
- 5.6 Installing the Microphone Hang-Up Clip
- 5.7 Installing Antenna Base and Cables
- 5.8 Installing the Antenna
- 5.9 Cable Routing
- 5.10 Installing the Weather-Resistant Enclosure
- 5.11 Transceiver and Cabling Installation
- 5.12 Installing the Emergency Switch Option
- 5.13 Installing the External Alarm Relay Option
- 5.14 Installing the Headset Accessory
- 5.15 Installing the Control Head Sunshield
- 5.16 Horn/Lights Wiring
- 5.17 Emergency Switch Wiring
- Chapter 6 Finishing the Installation
- Chapter 7 Best Practices: Installation & Troubleshooting
- 7.1 Check Wiring of Ignition and Radio Ignition Sensing
- 7.2 Check Physical Installation of Radio Ground and Radio Accessory Wiring
- 7.3 Improve the Electrical Quality of the Power and Ignition Lines
- 7.4 Minimize the Effect of Poorly Grounded Antennas
- 7.5 Jump-Start the Vehicle
- 7.6 Eliminate Noise/Howling from PA Speaker
- A.1 Basic Ordering Information
- A.2 Motorola Online
- A.3 Mail Orders
- A.4 Telephone Orders
- A.5 Fax Orders
- A.6 Parts Identification
- A.7 Product Customer Service
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5-16 Motorcycle Radio Installation: Installing Antenna Base and Cables
6. These holes in the metal liner is used as a template to mark the position of the hole(s) to be
drilled at the top cover. Follow the below guidelines for the various options.
- Single Band – Refer to your APX radio (see Figure 5-9) and see if your single band
antenna is in the position of Band 1 or 2. Depending on which location your antenna port is
mark a hole in the appropriate antenna position only. Refer to Figure 5-8.
- Dual Band – Mark a hole in both the Band 1 and Band 2 Antenna position as seen on
Figure 5-8.
- GPS – Mark a hole in the GPS Antenna position as seen on Figure 5-8.
Figure 5-9. Antenna Band Identification
7. Remove the metal liner from the top cover.
8. For Band 1 and Band 2 positions, use the Motorola RPX-4378A Hole-Cutting Saw or
equivalent, and carefully drill a 3/4-inch hole at the marked location from the inside of the
cover until the saw bottoms out. For the GPS carefully drill a 9/16-inch hole at the marked
location from the inside of the cover until the saw bottoms out. The saw should clean a neat
circle to assure good contact between the antenna and the housing.
IMPORTANT: For proper seating of the antennas, deburr and scrape any foreign
matter from both sides of the hole, being careful not to mar the
finish of the shell.
9. Clean the mounting surface around the hole to remove dirt and wax.
10. Refer to the Motorcycle GPS Instruction Manual for further installation instruction for the
GPS. GPS must be mounted before the APX metal liner is installed.
11. Reinstall the APX metal liner (see Figure 5-8) with the cable clamps provided in the weather-
resistant housing. If installing GPS, the GPS coaxial cable must be fed through the hole in the
APX metal liner before the liner can be placed onto the housing. Then route the GPS Coaxial
Cable through the cable clamps before tightening the hex screws as installing the cable after
that is difficult due to the connector. See Figure 5-10 for GPS Cable Routing.
Figure 5-10. Routing the Coaxial Cable for GPS
Antenna Band Label
Band 1 Antenna PortBand 2 Antenna Port
GPS Antenna Port
Cable
Clamp
Coaxial
Cable
Connector