Rostra RearSight 250-8308 User manual

R OSTRA R EAR S IGHT
250-8308
I
NSTALLATION I NSTRUCTIONS
ITEM QTY PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION CONTENTS
1 1 250-8208 MONITOR ASSEMBLY MONITOR, MONITOR POWER
HARNESS, ADAPTER HARNESS,
WINDSHIELD LUG
2 1 250-8117 CAMERA ASSEMBLY CAMERA, CAMERA EXTENSION
HARNESS
3 1 250-8535 SACK PART ASSEMBLY INLINE CONNECTORS, MIRROR
LUG GLUE, FOAM TAPE, WIRE
TIES, ALCOHOL PADS
4 1 250-8536 LICENSE PLATE BRACKET LICENSE PLATE BRACKET
FORM #5385, REV. A, 11-19-12
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2
SERVICE PARTS
3
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INSTALLATION
1. MOUNTING THE MIRROR MONITOR
A. IF NO LUG EXISTS, FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON
THE GLUE PACKAGE FOUND IN THE SACK PART AND
ATTACH PROVIDED LUG TO WINDSHIELD.
B. REMOVE CURRENT MIRROR AND VERIFY MOUNTING
LUG IS THE SAME AS THE ONE IN THE MOUNTING
STEM OF THE MONITOR.
C. MOUNT MIRROR AND TIGHTEN PHILLIPS HEAD SCREW
TO FIX MONITOR STEM TO THE LUG.
2. MONITOR POWER HARNESS MUST BE ROUTED AND KEPT
CLEAR OF AIRBAGS AND/OR VEHICLE WIRING AND
ANTENNAS.
NOTE: FAILURE TO ROUTE HARNESS PROPERLY, MAY
IMPEDE PROPER FUNCTION OF ACCESSORY AND/OR
CAR FEATURE.
CONNECT HARNESSES AS SHOWN IN KIT CONTENTS
DIAGRAM ON PAGE 1.
3. THE CCD ADAPTER HARNESS IS USED TO CONVERT THE
MONITOR FOR USE WITH CCD CAMERAS. IT MAY BE
USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 30FT CAMERA
EXTENSION HARNESS OR CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO THE
CAMERA USING THE PROVIDED LINK. CONNECT ADAPTER
HARNESS TO VIDEO ONE FOR USE IN THE REVERSE
CAMERA APPLICATION.
4. THE CAMERA ASSEMBLY IS FITTED WITH A SHROUD
WHICH ALLOWS MOUNTING TO THE LICENSE PLATE
BRACKET (SEE FIGURE 1), UNDER THE LIP OF THE
REAR GATE OR WHERE A HORIZONTAL SURFACE IS
APPROPRIATE (SEE FIGURE 2). YOU MUST CLEAN THE
AREA THOROUGHLY WITH THE PROVIDED ALCOHOL PAD,
LET DRY, THEN APPLY DIRECT PRESSURE FOR 30 SEC-
ONDS TO ENSURE PROPER ADHESION.
5. THE 30FT CAMERA EXTENSION HARNESS IS ONLY USED
WHEN EXTRA LENGTH IS NEEDED OR WHEN A CAMERA
CONNECTION IS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND A WATER-
PROOF CONNECTION IS REQUIRED.
6. UTILIZE THE 3 INLINE CONNECTORS TO TIE THE RED
WIRE TO ACCESSORY POWER, THE GREEN WIRE TO
REVERSE LIGHT POWER AND THE BLACK WIRE TO
GROUND.
7. SEE FIGURE 1FOR ORIENTATION OF THE LICENSE PLATE
BRACKET.
8. SEE FORM #5086 FOR CONVERSION OF SHROUD FOR
SHOWN DRILL MOUNT. SEE FIGURE 3
FIGURE 1
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 3