MACOM Radio Wiring Help needed

[RecElect]

Customer dropped off a MACOM CH721 Radio. It is a remote mount unit.


We are not familiar with this brand, in fact we have never installed one before, plenty of Motorolas, but not MACOM.


Questions is wiring. I am going to assume Red goes to battery, Black to ground, White to ignition 12 volt +?


I just need someone to confirm.


also noticing the remote head has 12 gauge wire to it, But I assume it is as a Motorola is, and just runs a few amps to power the head... So realistically we can fuse the head at 5 amps? Again, can someone confirm? If you have a manual that would be even better...


Thanks!

 

[TX_Mark]

Look here: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCgQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gawirelesssc.com%2Fdocuments%2FM7300.pdf&ei=izLgUaTCKK7eigKz5YCoAg&usg=AFQjCNFA1Su1IWuUgB2IkSqLaV66tJ9O0g&bvm=bv.49260673,d.cGE


And here: http://www.manualslib.com/manual/184265/Tyco-Electronics-M-A-Com.html?page=20#manual


This is literature on the radio

 

[TX_Mark]

Page 8 section 8.2 is remote mount wiring instructions. Different radio, same company, same wire set-up. Enjoy!


https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCgQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.texasbidsystem.com%2Fxfer%2FPublicSolicitation_Docs%2FSDIR~108467%2F2-M5300_Installation%2520Manual.pdf&ei=-zTgUa_EE-LXyAGRoYBI&usg=AFQjCNEiLIbLwtC7kPwKX9cqbl7NvPKtYw&bvm=bv.48705608,d.aWc

 

[RecElect]

Page 8 section 8.2 is remote mount wiring instructions. Different radio, same company, same wire set-up. Enjoy!

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCgQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.texasbidsystem.com%2Fxfer%2FPublicSolicitation_Docs%2FSDIR~108467%2F2-M5300_Installation%2520Manual.pdf&ei=-zTgUa_EE-LXyAGRoYBI&usg=AFQjCNEiLIbLwtC7kPwKX9cqbl7NvPKtYw&bvm=bv.48705608,d.aWc

Awesome, Just what I needed. Thankyou so much! I had been looking everywhere for that.

 

[TX_Mark]

Your welcome. Print all that out and keep it on file. Never know when you'll need the info again.

 

[Ben E.]

You musta figured it out, but...


"CH721" is just the model number of the control head. The actual RF Deck is going to be some other model number (M7300, M5300, etc...)


99% of the time, anything with the CH721 control head gets wired like this:


Control head - Red to constant 12V, black to ground, white to ignition.


RF deck - Red to constant, black to ground, white is unused.


The ignition wire on the CH721 is what triggers the power for the control head, which signals the RF deck through the CAN cable to also turn on.