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Manual Control Retrofit Kit

Not every cabinet exposes a manual push-button port. The Cabinet Manual Control Retrofit Kit adds one — so responders can take hands-on control of the intersection with a PRIORITYwave receiver or a standard manual push button, just like a modern cabinet.

The Problem It Solves​

Modern NEMA TS-2 cabinets expose a manual push-button port that responders use to take control of an intersection. Many cabinets still in service, though — older designs and non-NEMA TS-2 cabinets like the Caltrans Model 332 and 170 — never exposed that port. The controller can be advanced manually, but there is no jack to plug into.

The retrofit kit bridges that gap. It wires into the controller's existing manual-control inputs and exposes a standard port, so the same intersection can accept a PRIORITYwave receiver or a standard manual push button.

  • Exposes a standard manual-control port on cabinets that never had one.
  • Wires into the controller's MCE (Manual Control Enable), interval advance, and logic ground inputs.
  • Mounts inside the police access panel — installed by your own DOT crews.

How It Works​

  1. Wire it. Land the controller's MCE, interval advance, and logic ground connections on the kit's terminal block — as simple as screwing wires into place.
  2. Mount it. Secure the module inside the police access panel, where responders already reach for manual controls.
  3. Plug in. Connect a PRIORITYwave receiver or a standard manual push button to the newly exposed port and take command.

See Kit Variants to choose between Connect and Complete, and Installation for install and compatibility details.