Cobra CA-MICROUSB-003 SC Series Hardwire Kit Installation Guide

Cobra CA MICROUSB-003 SC Series Hardwire

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 Instruction

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.

Note
The DC Converter Box is not designed to withstandthe harsh environment under the hood of your vehicle andshould not be installed there. 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.

DIRECT WRAPPING

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.  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. Loosen the nut, wrap the exposed copper part of the black – wire around the bolt, and tighten the nut. Plug your device into the hardwire kit and ensure that it powers up and shuts down according to your expectations. If so, you are ready to clean up your installation. Cover any exposed copper with electrical tape, secure excess wire using zip ties, and tuck away all visible wire inside the headliner.

USING FUSE TAPS sold separately

1. Make sure your vehicle is off and the key is not in the ignition.
2. Choose your desired fuse. You can verify if it is switched or un switched using a voltmeter.
3. Determine the fuse tap cable required for connection to your fuse box.
4. Place the vehicle fuse in the fuse tap cable.
5. Locate the input cable and connect the fuse tap cable to hardwire kit and crimp as needed. Ensure connection is secure.
6. Insert the fuse tap into the fuse box and tuck away any excess input cable behind the fuse box.
7. Locate a ground point near the fuse box.
8. There is usually either an obviously labeled ground point or a nut/bolt that connects directly into the car frame.
9. Plug your device into the hardwire kit and ensure that it powers up and shuts down according to your expectations.
10. If so, you are ready to clean up your installation. Cover any exposed copper with electrical tape, secure excess wire using zip ties, and tuck away all visible wire inside the headliner

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.
• 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 ClassB 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-31 O of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference.
CAN ICES-3B/NMB-3B.

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