Midland PRECISION 7001 - Mounting and Power Wiring Procedures; Mechanical Mounting Steps; Vehicle Power Connection Guide

Mechanical mounting.
Step 1: Heeding the preceding caution,
use the mounting bracket as a
temptate for marking the location of
screwholes under your dash. Use an
awl, nail or other pointed object to
mark the metal.
Step 2: Drill a 1/8" hole for each
screwhole in the mounting bracket.
Attach the bracket to the dash with the
3/8" Phillips machine screws provided
Extreme caution should be exercised
when drilling into dash to avoid
damage to under-dash electronic
ignition, cruise control, instrument
and/or accessory wiring.
Step 3: Attach removable 3-pm, piug-
in DC cord to 3-pin polarized DC jack
on the rear of the transceiver.
Step 4: Locate and secure the radio
into the mounting bracket, allowing
working space for later power
connections.
Power wiring.
Step 1: If you have not determined
whether your vehicle has a negative or
positive ground, do so now.
Then disconnect the leads from
the battery to prevent short circuits
that сап occur during wiring.
Step 2: With negative ground, connect
the red wire — the one with in-line
fuse holder — to either the (a) fuse
block, (b) cigarette lighter or (c)
directly to the positive post on your
battery.
(Usually, the fuse block is the
most convenient connecting point. It is
also possible to connect to the
Accessory terminal on the fuse block
or ignition switch, so that your CB
automatically goes off when the
ignition goes off, preventing accidentai
battery drainage.)
Then tightly connect the black
wire directly to the vehicle’s metal
frame.
With a positive ground, reverse the
wires, connecting the red/fuse-holder
wire to the frame, the black wire to
your DC power source. A light or
meter can be a good aid in locating a
suitable power source and ground.
In either case, a good, direct
metal-to-metal ground is essential for
optimum performance.
CAR S MOTOR BLOCK OR FIRE WALL GROUND
SOLENOID
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NEG GROUND 12-V DC CAR ВАТТ
CONNECTION ILLUSTRATION
MOST CARS & TRUCKS ARE
THIS TYPE
POSITIVE SOLENOID
POS GROUND 12 V DC CAR ВАТТ
CONNECTION ILLUSTRATION FEW
18 WHEELERS Ä OLDEP CARS
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