Cobra SC Series 2.5A Micro USB Hardwire Kit Installation Guide
- June 13, 2024
- Cobra
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Cobra SC Series 2.5A Micro USB Hardwire Kit Installation Guide
WARNING : Cobra is not responsible for damages to the vehicle or any connected products or accessories. Working with your vehicle’s power system can be dangerous to both you and your vehicle. Cobra recommends professional automotive installation to avoid damage.
This Vehicle Hardwire Kit connects your Micro USB powered device directly to your fuse box, freeing up your 12V accessory port and eliminating clutter on your dash board. This Hardwire Kit should work with any Micro USB powered device, but is designed and tested specifically for Micro USB powered Radar Detectors and Dash Cams from Cobra.
NOTE : Fuse box locations, fuse types, and interior designs vary greatly by vehicle. This guide is intended to outline basic steps for installation but the process may differ depending on your car’s make and model.
Installation Instructions:
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Position your device in its desired location on the windshield, ensuring that it does not obstruct your view of the road ahead.
Consult your vehicle’s manual to locate your fuse panel. Run the hardwire kit from your device, up and around the windshield, and to your fuse box. Generally you’ll want to position the hardwire kit so that excess cable can be coiled near the fuse box side. -
You need to decide whether you want your device wired to a switched or un-switched fuse. Switched circuits only have power when the vehicle is ON. Un-switched circuits always have power.
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OPTIONAL: USING FUSE TAPS (sold separately)
3a. Make sure your vehicle is off and the key is not in the ignition. Choose your desired fuse. You can verify if it is switched or un-switched using a voltmeter. Make sure your vehicle is off and the key is not in the ignition. Choose your desired fuse. You can verify if it is switched or un- switched using a voltmeter.
3b. Determine the fuse tap cable required for connection to your fuse box. Where in doubt refer to the vehicle owner’s manual.
3c. Place the vehicle fuse in the fuse tap cable.
3d. Locate the input cable and connect the fuse tap cable to hardwire kit and crimp as needed. Ensure connection is secure.
3e. Insert the fuse tap into the fuse box and tuck away any excess input cable behind the fuse box. -
Make sure your vehicle is off and the key is not in the ignition. Choose your desired fuse. You can verify if it is switched or unswitched using a voltmeter. Pull the fuse, wrap exposed copper part of the red (+) wire around the fuse tooth, and re-insert the fuse.
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Locate a ground point near the fuse box.
There is usually either an obviously labeled ground point or a nut/bolt that connects directly into the car frame. -
Enable power using the included power supply box’s ON/OFF switch. The power supply box should be left inside the vehicle for easy access and can be used to turn the system off when storing the vehicle for long periods of time. This kit’s low- voltage protection will still protect the battery even if the power supply is left on.
FCC STATEMENT:
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
- This device may not cause harmful interference, and
- This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
WARNING : Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
NOTE : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try
to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Cobra Electronics Corporation™ is a trademark of Cobra Electronics
Corporation, USA.
This device complies with RSS-310 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to
the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference.
CAN ICES-3B/NMB-3B.
TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Cobra, and the snake design, are proprietary trademarks of Cobra Electronics
Corporation, USA. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their
respective owners.
Cobra Electronics Corporation™ is a trademark of Cobra Electronics Corporation, USA.
DISPOSAL OF ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT: This product may contain hazardous substances that could impact health and the environment if not disposed of properly.
The crossed out wheeled bin symbol indicates that the product should not be disposed of along with household waste. It should be handed over to an applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical equipment. By ensuring that this product is disposed of correctly you will help/prevent potential negative impact on the environment.
If you need more information on the collection, reuse and recycling systems, please contact your local civic office or the shop where it was originally purchased.
WARNING : This product contains chemicals know to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
PRODUCT SERVICE AND SUPPORT
For any questions about operating or installing this new Cobra product, PLEASE
CONTACT COBRA FIRST…do not return this product to the retail store. The
contact information for Cobra will vary depending on the country in which you
purchased and utilize the product. For the latest contact information, please
go
to www.cobra.com/support. For products
purchased in the U.S.A. you may also call
1-800-262-7212 (1-800-COBRA-12).
For products purchased in the U.S.A., if your product should require factory service, please go to www.cobra.com/support and follow the instructions for returning your product to the Cobra Factory Service Department.
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