Directed Electronics 690XV manual

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    M M o o d d e e l l 6 6 9 9 0 0 X X V V ➤ O O w w n n e e r r ’ ’ s s G G u u i i d d e e V V i i p p e e r r[...]

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    i © 2004 directed electronics, inc. l l i i m m i i t t e e d d l l i i f f e e t t i i m m e e c c o o n n s s u u m m e e r r w w a a r r r r a a n n t t y y Directed E lectronics, Inc. ("Dir ected") promises to the original purchaser to repair or replace with a comparable reconditioned model any D irected unit (hereafter the "uni[...]

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    ii © 2004 directed electronics, inc. CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND. IN THE EVENT OF A CLAIM OR A DISPUTE INVOL VING DIRECTED OR ITS SUBSIDIAR Y , THE PROP ER VENUE SHALL BE SAN DIEGO COUNTY IN THE ST A TE OF CALIFORNIA. CALIFORNIA ST A TE LA WS AND APPLICABLE FEDERAL LA WS SHALL APPL Y AND GOVERN THE DISPUTE. THE MAXIMUM RECOVER Y UNDER ANY CL[...]

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    1 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. t t a a b b l l e e o o f f c c o o n n t t e e n n t t s s l l i i m m i i t t e e d d l l i i f f e e t t i i m m e e c c o o n n s s u u m m e e r r w w a a r r r r a a n n t t y y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    2 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. r r e e m m o o t t e e c c o o n n t t r r o o l l d d i i a a g g r r a a m m[...]

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    3 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. s s t t a a n n d d a a r r d d r r e e m m o o t t e e c c o o n n f f i i g g u u r r a a t t i i o o n n s s 1 Auxiliary Channel Out 2 Receive I ndicator 3 Signal I ndicator 4 T ransmit Indicator 5 Lock S tatus Indicator 6 U nlock Status I ndicator 7 Arming S tatus Indicator 8 Disarming S tatus Indicator 9 Do[...]

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    4 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. w w h h a a t t i i s s i i n n c c l l u u d d e e d d ➤ One control module ➤ One Responder transceiv er ➤ S tinger ® Doubleguard ® dual-stage shock sensor ➤ Revenger ® S oft Chirp ® six-tone programmable siren ➤ S tatus LED indicator light ➤ P ush-button V alet button ➤ Y our warranty registr[...]

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    5 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. system maintenance This system needs no specific maintenance beyond remote control battery replacement. The remote is po wered by a 1.5V AAA battery . The Battery Level indicator has four level indicators that serve as a visual indication of battery charge. When the batter y reaches a low charge level that r equ[...]

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    6 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. fcc/id notice This device complies with P art 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications n[...]

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    7 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. r r e e m m o o t t e e c c o o n n t t r r o o l l f f u u n n c c t t i i o o n n s s The remote control buttons ar e used to send commands to the system. The descriptions below reflect the standard configura- tion for this system. The buttons can be custom configured for the user’ s specific needs by the in[...]

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    8 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. and Buttons An optional auxiliary convenience or expansion function that you have added to your system can be activ ated by pressing these buttons simultaneously . The auxiliary output controls __________________________. standard icon configurations Icon The transmit icon will be displayed while the remote cont[...]

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    9 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. Icon The arm icon will flash while the system is arming. Icon The door icon will be displayed to indicate that a door is open when arming the system (Bypass N otification) or opened when the system is armed (T amper Alert). Icon The warn icon will be displayed if the W arn A way ® response has been triggered wh[...]

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    10 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. Icon The start icon is not used in this model. Icon The trunk icon will be displayed to indicate that the trunk is open when arming the system (Bypass N otification) or opened when the system is armed (T amper Alert). Icon The Sensor 1 icon will be displayed if the D ual-Stage shock sensor has been triggered as[...]

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    11 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. Number Icons When either of the channel 2 or 3 outputs is activated the appro- priate icon will be displayed for five seconds. r r e e m m o o t t e e o o p p e e r r a a t t i i o o n n a a n n d d p p r r o o g g r r a a m m - - m m i i n n g g i i n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n s s This security sys[...]

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    12 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. Alarm P age If the alarm system is triggered while armed, an Alarm P age will be sent to the remote control. After r eceipt of an Alarm P age, the LCD icons will display the alarm system status information and the remote control will generate Alarm P age alerts. An Alarm P age alert is a single beep or vibratio[...]

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    13 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. programmable remote control features T o enter programming mode P ress and hold all four remote control buttons simultaneously until one long beep is heard. P rogramming Mode has no w been entered. P age Notification The remote control can be pr ogrammed to notify the user of a page by audibly beeping or remote[...]

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    14 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. Illumination On/Off Within five seconds of entering P rogramming Mode, pr ess . The remote will beep once for on, twice for off and the light will turn on/off with each press. P age Mode On/Off After entering P rogramming M ode, press within five seconds to toggle on and off. When the P age M ode is on, the rem[...]

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    15 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. u u s s i i n n g g y y o o u u r r s s y y s s t t e e m m The buttons used in the instructions in this manual correspond to the standard configuration. R emember , this is not the only way your transmitter may be set up . It can be custom configured to meet your needs. active arming Y ou can activate, or arm,[...]

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    16 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. fast as it does when the system is armed. The siren will chirp once 20 seconds after the last door has been closed. The system is not actually armed at that point. The system arms and the doors lock (if connected and programmed for passive locking) at the 30 second mark, but the siren will not chirp . The early[...]

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    17 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. ➤ T urning on the ignition key will trip the same two-stage response as opening a door . ➤ The optional starter kill prevents the vehicle ’ s starter from cranking. multi-level security arming M ulti-Level Security Arming allo ws you to select which of the security system's inputs or sensors will be [...]

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    18 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. the ignition, are no w bypassed. ➤ Continued pressing of will begin the M ulti-Level Security Arming cy cle over again. arming while driving[...]

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    19 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. disarming T o disarm the system, press . Y ou will hear two chirps, and the parking lights will flash twice. If the po wer locks are connected to the system, the doors will unlock. If the siren chirps either four or five times when disarming, refer to the Diagnostics section of this guide. This is called T ampe[...]

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    20 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. disarming without a transmitter This feature allo ws you to disarm the security system without the remote transmitter should it be lost, damaged, or disabled. I n order to disarm the system without a remote transmitter , you must have the vehicle ’ s ignition key and know where the V alet button is located. B[...]

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    21 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. silent mode T o temporarily turn off the arm or disarm chirps, use Silent M ode™. Simply press for less than one second befor e arming or disarming, and the confirmation chirp(s) will be elim- inated for that one operation only . If you want the arm/disarm chirps turned off permanently , your dealer can do th[...]

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    22 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. valet mode Y ou can prevent your security system from automatically arming and triggering by using V alet Mode. This is very useful when washing the vehicle or having it serviced. In V alet Mode, the security system will not arm, even with the remote transmitter , but all convenience functions (door locks, trun[...]

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    23 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. nuisance prevention® circuitr y Y our system has Directed’ s N uisance Pr evention ® Circuitry (NPC ® ). I t prevents annoying r epetitive trigger sequences due to faulty door pin switches or environmental conditions such as thunder , jackhammers, airport noise, etc. Example If the alarm triggers three tim[...]

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    24 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. d d i i a a g g n n o o s s t t i i c c s s The microprocessor at the heart of your security system is constantly monitoring all of the switches and sensors that are connected to it. I t detects any faulty switches and sensors and prevents them fr om disabling the entire system. The micropro- cessor will also r[...]

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    25 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. disarming diagnostics Extra disarm chirps are the T amper Alert. If four chirps are hear d when disarming, the system was triggered in your absence. I f five chirps are hear d, a zone was triggered so many times that N uisance P revention ® Circuitry has bypassed that zone. The status LED will indicate which z[...]

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    26 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. table of zones The zone number is the number of LED flashes used by the system to identify that input. The standard input assignments are listed belo w , along with spaces to write in any optional sensors or switches you have had installed. interpreting zone diagnostics W arn A way responses are not reported by[...]

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    27 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. c c o o d d e e h h o o p p p p i i n n g g The receiver and transmitters each use mathematical formulas called algorithms to change their codes each time the transmitter is used. This technology has been developed to increase the secu- rity of the unit. The control unit knows what the next codes should be. Thi[...]

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    28 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. h h i i g g h h f f r r e e q q u u e e n n c c y y Y our system transmits and receives at 434 MHz. This provides a cleaner spectrum with less interference and a more stable signal. Enjoy a phenomenal incr ease in range – even in areas with high radio interference. o o w w n n e e r r r r e e c c o o g g n n [...]

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    29 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. r r a a p p i i d d r r e e s s u u m m e e l l o o g g i i c c This Dir ected system will store its current state to non-volatile memory . If power is lost and then reconnected, the system will recall the stored state fr om memor y . This means if the unit is in V alet M ode and the batter y is disconnected fo[...]

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    30 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. p p r r o o g g r r a a m m m m i i n n g g o o p p t t i i o o n n s s P rogramming options control what your system does during normal operation, and require few or no additional parts. Ho wever , some may requir e additional installation labor . The following is a list of the program settings, with the facto[...]

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    31 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. ➤ P anic mode e e n n a a b b l l e e d d /disabled with the ignition on: Some states have laws against siren capability in a mo ving vehicle. ➤ F orced passive arming o o n n or off: If your system is programmed for passive arming and the forced passive arming feature has been programmed on, the system wil[...]

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    32 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. ➤ F ull trigger response 3 3 0 0 or 60 seconds: This determines how long the full triggered sequence lasts. S ome states have laws regulating ho w long a security system can sound before it is considered a nuisance. If y our installer is programming the security system with the Dir ected Bitwriter , the full [...]

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    33 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. ➤ Sir en tones and chirp volume: The output of the Revenger ® Soft Chirp ® sir en consists of six different tones in sequence. Any of these tones can be eliminated by your dealer , result- ing in a unique, easily identifiable siren sound. The siren chirps can be either full volume or s s i i x x d d e e c c[...]

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    34 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. v v e e h h i i c c l l e e r r e e c c o o v v e e r r y y s s y y s s t t e e m m ( ( v v r r s s ® ® ) ) The optional VRS ® featur e is designed to ensure that any unau- thorized user of your vehicle (ev en if using your keys and remote control) will not be able to permanently separate you from y our vehi[...]

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    35 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. arming the vrs ® T o arm the VRS ® , turn the ignition to the ON position and press the arm button on the remote transmitter for one second. The parking lights will flash and the siren will chirp once. This can be done before driving or while driving the vehicle. O nce the system is armed, it will initiate it[...]

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    36 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. Fifteen seconds after the siren chirps begin, the siren ’ s output will change to a continuous blast. F rom this point on, when the ignition key is turned off , the VRS ® will immediately turn on the starter kill. This will prevent the vehicle from being r estar ted, thus immobilizing it at that spot. Three [...]

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    37 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. If the system has entered the trigger ed sequence (siren has begun chirping), pressing the disarm button of the transmitter will not disarm VRS ® . T o disarm the VRS ® during a VRS ® trigger sequence: 1. T urn the ignition on. 2 . P ress the V alet switch the pre- programmed number of times to disarm the VR[...]

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    38 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. Input : A physical connection to the system. An input can be pro vided by a sensor , pinswitch or through an existing system in the vehicle, such as ignition or courtesy lights. LED : Blue light mounted somewhere in the v ehicle. It is used to indicate the status of your system. I t is also used to report trig-[...]

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    39 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. Zone : A zone is a separate input that the alarm can recogniz e as unique. Each input to the system is connected to a particular zone. T wo or more inputs often share the same zone. s s e e c c u u r r i i t t y y & & c c o o n n v v e e n n i i e e n n c c e e e e x x p p a a n n s s i i o o n n s s He[...]

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    40 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. whenever the windshield wipers are used. A transmitter function can also be used to turn on your parking and headlights for a programmed time. P ower T runk Release: The channel two output of the system can operate a factory power release for the vehicle ’ s trunk or hatch. (An additional relay may be requir [...]

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    41 © 2004 directed electronics, inc. QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE T o arm using your remote ➤ Y ou can activate, or arm, the system by pressing on your transmitter for one second. When the system arms, you will hear a short siren sound, or chirp , and the parking lights will flash once. If the vehicle ’ s power door locks have been connected to the s[...]

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    Directed Electr onics, In c. Vista, CA 92081 www .directed .com © 2004 Directed Electr onics, In c. - All righ ts reserved G434V 09-04 The company behind this system is Dir ected Electronics, Inc. Since its in ception, Directed has had on e purpose , to provid e consum ers with the finest vehi cle security and car stereo pr odu cts and accessories[...]