Directed Electronics 300HF manual

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  • Page 1

    300HF Installation Guide T able of Contents Experienced security installers ma y skip to Pg. 8, but read all the italicized sections, as they describe changes and/or new f eatures. Installation P oints to Remember P age 2 Deciding on Component Location 3 Finding the Wires you Need 5 Step-by-step meter instructions! Making your Wire Connections 7 Pr[...]

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    2 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA N430 9/99 Do not disconnect the batter y if the vehicle has an anti-theft-coded r adio . If equipped with an air bag, av oid discon- necting the batter y if possible . IMPORT ANT! Many airbag systems will displa y a diagnostic code through their warning light after they lose powe r . Disconnecting the [...]

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    © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 3 N430 9/99 Step One: Deciding on Component Locations Siren Some things to remember when mounting the siren: • K eep it a wa y from heat sources. Radiators, e xhaust manif olds, turbochargers , and heat shields are all things to av oid. • Mount it where a thief cannot easily disconnect it, whether th[...]

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    4 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA N430 9/99 Stinger ® Doubleguar d ® Shock Sensor Ne ver put the Stinger ® in the engine compartment! Find a spot close to the control module so that the wires do not need to be e xtended. K eep it aw ay from the heater core (or any other heat sources) and an y obvious leaks . How the Stinger is mount[...]

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    © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 5 N430 9/99 Optional Starter Kill Relay If Star ter Kill Relay or its connections are immediately visib le upon remo val of the under-dash panel, the y can easily be bypassed. Alw a ys mak e the rela y and its connections difficult to discern from the factory wir ing! Exposed yello w butt connectors do n[...]

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    6 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA N430 9/99 Finding a (+) P arking Iight Wire The (+) parking light wire is often found near the s witch. Many cars ha v e the s witch b uilt into the tur n signal le v er , and in these cars the parking light wire can be found in the steering column. The same wire is often av ailab le in the kic k panel[...]

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    © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 7 N430 9/99 How to find the (+)12V starter wire with your m ultimeter: 1. Set to DCV or DC voltage (12V or 20V is fine). 2. Attach the (-) probe of the meter to chassis ground. 3. Probe the wire you suspect of being the starter wire. The steering column is an e xcellent place to find this wire. Remember [...]

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    8 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA N430 9/99 PRIMAR Y HARNESS DIA GRAM H1, 12-PIN CONNECT OR ORANGE (-) 500 M A ARMED OUTPUT WHITE (+) LIGHT FLASH OUTPUT WHITE/BLUE NO T USED BLA CK/WHITE NO T USED GREEN (-) DOOR TRIGGER INPUT , ZONE 3 BLUE (-) INST ANT TRIGGER INPUT , ZONE 1 VIOLET (+) DOOR TRIGGER INPUT , ZONE 3 BLA CK (-) CHASSIS GRO[...]

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    © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 9 N430 9/99 WIRE CONNECTION GUIDE H1/1 ORANGE (-) ground-when-armed output: This wire supplies a (-) 500 mA ground as long as the system is ar med. This output ceases as soon as the system is disar med. This wire is used to control the optional 8618 star ter kill rela y . The 8617 relay assemb ly ma y al[...]

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    10 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA N430 9/99 H1/5 GREEN (-) door trigger or H1/7 VIOLET (+) door trigger input: If the door switch wire y ou f ound is (-) when the door is open, connect the GREEN wire to it. If the door switch wire y ou f ound is (+) when the door is open, use the VIOLET wire instead. IMPORT ANT! T est to make sure thi[...]

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    © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 11 N430 9/99 H1/11 RED (+)12V constant power input: Bef ore connecting this wire, remov e the supplied fuse . Connect to the batter y positive terminal or the constant 12V supply to the ignition s witch as described on Page 5. NO TE: Alwa ys use a fuse within 12 inches of the point y ou obtain (+)12V . D[...]

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    12 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA N430 9/99 HARNESS 2, (+/-) DOOR LOCK OUTPUTS This system can control two common po wer door loc k types without an y additional parts! With certain vehicles, or if an actuator is to be installed, either a 451M Door Lock Rela y Satellite or tw o relays will be required. IMPORT ANT! If you mistak e a T [...]

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    © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 13 N430 9/99 Many domestically-made GM v ehicles use T ype A locks. Howe v er , many more GM v ehicles are no w T ype C than in pre vious years . The full-size pic kups (1989-up), many of the S10 Blazers , the Cor vette , '95 Cav alier/Sunfire 1993 - and new er , Camaro/Firebird all use T ype C door[...]

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    14 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA N430 9/99 T ype C - Reversing P olarity Interf acing with a re versing polarity system requires either two rela ys or one 451M (not included). It is critical to identify the proper wires and locate the master switch to interf ace properly . Locate wires that show v oltage on lock and unloc k. Cut one [...]

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    © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 15 N430 9/99 T ype E - Mercedes-Benz and A udi (1985 & Newer) Door locks are controlled b y an electrically activated v acuum pump . Some Mercedes and Audis use a T ype D system. T est by locking doors from the passenger k e y cylinder . If all the doors lock, the vehicle's door loc k system can[...]

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    16 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA N430 9/99 TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER LEARN ROUTINE™ In order to enter Learn Routine ™ the V alet ® /Program button m ust be plugged into the blue por t. There is a basic sequence to remember whene ver prog ramming this unit: Door , K e y , Choose, T ransmit and Release. 1. Door Open a door . Either the[...]

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    © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 17 N430 9/99 TWO-VEHICLE OPERA TION WITH SINGLE TRANSMITTER Y ou can get two-v ehicle oper ation with the transmitters that come with the system. How e v er , you cannot use all the auxiliar y channels of the system (or all the auxiliary channels of the other system), unless using a 485T 4-button transmi[...]

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    18 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA N430 9/99 OPERA TING-SETTINGS LEARN ROUTINE™ Many of the oper ating settings of this unit are prog r ammab le. The y can be changed whene v er necessar y through a computer-based Lear n Routine ™ . The V alet ® /progr am push-button s witch, plugged into the b lue por t is used together with a pr[...]

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    © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 19 N430 9/99 4. T ransmit While holding the V alet ® /program b utton, use the arm/disar m b utton of the transmitter , to toggle between the one and two chir p settings. The one-chir p settings are the f actor y def aults. 5. Release The button can no w be released. F or e xample, to prog ram the armin[...]

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    20 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA N430 9/99 1 – A CTIVE/P ASSIVE ARMING: When active arming is selected, the system will only ar m when the transmitter is used. When set to passive , the system will ar m automatically 30 seconds after the last door is closed. P assive ar ming is indicated by the r apid flashing of the LED when the l[...]

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    © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 21 N430 9/99 T o enter or exit V alet Mode with the V alet/pr ogram switch: T urn the ignition key on and then off . At anytime during the ne xt 10 seconds, press and release the V alet ® s witch. Now the Status LED will light up constantly if y ou ha v e entered V alet ® Mode , and go out if y ou ha v[...]

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    22 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA N430 9/99 T ABLE OF ZONES When using the diagnostic functions, use the T able of Zones to see what input has triggered the system. It is also helpful in deciding what input to use when connecting optional sensors and s witches. Zone # T rigger T ype Input Description One Instant h1/6 BLUE wire. Connec[...]