Directed Electronics 990 manual

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

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    i © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved 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 Dir ected Electronics ("Dir ected") promises to the original purchaser to r epair or replace with a comparable reconditioned model any D irected unit (her eafter t[...]

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    ii © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved CONSEQUENTIAL DAMA GES OF ANY KIND. IN THE EVENT OF A CLAIM OR A DISPUTE INV OL VING DIRECTED OR ITS SUBSIDIAR Y , THE PR OPER VENUE SHALL BE SAN DIEGO COUNTY IN THE ST A TE OF CALIFORNIA. CALIFORNIA ST A TE L A WS AND APPLICABLE FEDERAL LA WS SHALL APPL Y AND GO VERN THE DISPUTE. THE MAXIMUM RE[...]

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    1 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i i s s t[...]

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    2 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved arming diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 disarming diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 system status chirps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    3 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved s s t t a a n n d d a a r r d d t t r r a a n n s s m m i i t t t t e e r r 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 controls the A A r r m m and P P a a n n i i c c On/Off function. controls the D D i i s s a a r r m m and P P a a n n i i c c Off function. controls S S i i l l e e n n[...]

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    4 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved 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 ➤ A control module ➤ SST 2 way receiv er/antenna ➤ One four-button transmitter ➤ A S tinger™ DoubleG uard® two-stage shock sensor ➤ A Rev enger™ Soft Chirp™ six-tone programmable siren ➤ A blue status LED indicator light ?[...]

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    5 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved your warranty Y our warranty registration must be completely filled out and returned within 10 days of pur chase. Y our pr oduct warranty will not be validated if your warranty r egistration is not returned. Make sur e you receive the warranty r egistration from your dealer . I t is also necessar[...]

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    6 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved a separation distance of 20 cm or more fr om the person ’ s body , except for the hand and wrists, to satisfy RF exposur e compli- ance. This device is designed to be used in a person ’ s hands and its operating configurations do not support normal transmis- sions while it is carried in pocke[...]

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    7 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved 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 note: The P rogram button is located on the back of the remote.[...]

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    8 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved 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 1. A uxiliar y Channel Out 2. Receiv e Indicator 3. Signal I ndicator 4. T ransmit I ndicator 5. Lock S tatus Indicator 6. U nlock S tatus Indicator 7. Arming S tatus Indicator 8. Disarming[...]

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    9 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved s s y y s s t t e e m m m m a a i i n n t t e e n n a a n n c c e e This system needs no specific maintenance beyond r emote control battery replacement. The r emote is power ed by a 1.5V AAA batter y . The Battery Level indicator has four level indicators that serve as a visual indication of bat[...]

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    10 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved t t r r a a n n s s m m i i t t t t e e r r f f u u n n c c t t i i o o n n s s The receiv er uses a computer-based Learn Routine to learn the transmitter buttons. This makes it possible to assign any remote transmitter button to any receiv er function. The transmitter initially comes programmed[...]

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    11 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved Button The remote start feature is turned O n/Off by pressing this button twice. and Buttons The remote start timer mode function of the system is controlled by pr essing these buttons simultaneously . and Buttons The T urbo/Short Run featur e is controlled by these buttons (refer to the T urbo/[...]

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    12 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved and Buttons An optional auxiliar y convenience or expansion function that you have added to y our system can be activated by pressing these buttons simultaneously . The auxiliary output controls __________________________. standard icon configurations Icon The transmit icon will be displayed whi[...]

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    13 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved 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 (B ypass 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 ® r esponse ha[...]

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    14 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved Icon The trunk icon will be displayed to indicate that the trunk is open when arming the system (B ypass N otification) or opened when the system is armed (T amper Alert). Icon The Sensor 1 icon will be display ed if the Dual-S tage shock sensor has been triggered as a full-trigger ed or W arn A[...]

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    15 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved Number Icons When either of the channel 2, 4 or 5 outputs is activated the appropriate icon will be displayed for fiv e 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[...]

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    16 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved Alarm P age If the alarm system is trigger ed while armed, an Alarm P age will be sent to the remote contr ol. After receipt of an Alarm P age, the LCD icons will display the alarm system status information and the remote contr ol will generate Alarm P age alerts. An Alarm P age alert is a singl[...]

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    17 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved programmable remote control features T o enter programming mode P ress the P rogram button on the back of the r emote or hold the four remote contr ol buttons on the front of the remote simultane- ously until one long beep is heard. P r ogramming Mode has no w been entered. P age Notification Th[...]

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    18 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved Illumination On/Off Within fiv e seconds of entering P rogramming M ode, press . 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 [...]

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    19 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved Therefor e, never operate the system in an enclosed area or partially enclosed area without ventilation (such as a garage). When parking in an enclosed or partially enclosed area or when having the vehicle serviced, the remote start system must be disabled using the installed toggle switch. I t [...]

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    20 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved ➤ After the remote start module has been installed, contact your authorized dealer to hav e him or her test the remote start module by performing the Safety Check outlined in the product installation guide. If the v ehicle star ts when performing the N eutral Safety Shutdo wn Circuit test, the[...]

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    21 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved active arming Y ou can arm the system by pr essing of your transmitter for one second. When the system arms, y ou will hear a shor t siren sound, or chirp , and see the parking lights flash once. If the pow er door locks are controlled by the system, the doors will also lock. While the system is[...]

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    22 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved When armed y our vehicle is pr otected as follo ws: ➤ Light impacts trigger the W arn A way ® signal. When trig- gered, the sir en chirps and the parking lights flash for a few seconds. ➤ H eavy impacts trip a T riggered Sequence. The sequence consists of the siren sounding continuously and[...]

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    23 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved multi-level security arming M ulti-Level S ecurity Arming allows you to select which of the system's inputs or sensors will be active and which will be bypassed when the system is armed. (S ee T able of Zones section of this guide.) P ressing (only in S tandard Configuration) again within f[...]

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    24 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved arming while driving Y our security system can be armed while driving the vehicle! Simply pr ess on the transmitter for two seconds while the vehicle is running. The sir en will chirp once to indicate that the security system is armed, and then once more to indicate that the ignition is on. The [...]

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    25 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved system will not disarm, but rather reset. This prevents y ou from disabling the system should you wish to disarm it without visu- ally checking the vehicle. P ressing after resetting the system will disarm the system; pressing this button during the first six seconds of the triggered sequence wi[...]

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    26 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved Number of Presses_____________________________________ silent mode T o temporarily turn off the arm or disarm chirps, use Silent M ode™. Simply press for less than one second before arming or disarming, and the confirmation chirp(s) will be elim- inated for that one operation only . If you wan[...]

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    27 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved valet mode Y ou can prev ent your security system from automatically arming and triggering by using V alet M ode. This is very useful when washing the vehicle or having it serviced. In V alet M ode, the security system will not arm, even with the r emote transmitter , but all convenience functio[...]

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    28 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved up the engine, as well as adjust the interior temperatur e of the vehicle with the climate control system. I f interior heating or cooling is desired, the climate contr ols must be preset, and the fan blow er must be set to the desired level prior to remote starting the vehicle. T o remote star [...]

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    29 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved When y ou are ready to drive the vehic le: 1. Insert the ignition key and turn it to the ON (not the ST AR T) position. 2. P ress the brake pedal. While the vehicle is running during remote start operation, the system will monitor the vehicle and will automatically shut down the engine if the sy[...]

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    30 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved T o perform V alet T ake-Over: 1. Befor e turning off the engine, press and r elease on the transmitter twice within 3 seconds. Then wait five seconds. 2. T urn the ignition key to the OFF position. ( The engine will stay running.) 3. The engine will run until the pre-programmed time elapses or [...]

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    31 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved 5. T urn off the key , the engine will keep r unning. 6. Exit and secur e the vehicle. 7. The engine will turn off after the programmed run time. timer mode B y pressing the remote and buttons the parking lights will flash 4 times and then start the vehicle and run for the set duration. The remo[...]

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    32 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved T o exit timer mode, turn the ignition switch on any time the engine is running. The parking lights will flash 4 times, indi- cating timer mode has been exited. If the system is set up to start in temperature mode, the vehicle will start at the specified elapsed time but only if the temperature [...]

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    33 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved 2. The lights will flash 3 times. 3. The rear defogger output will once again activ ate when the vehicle is r emote started. s s a a f f e e t t y y f f e e a a t t u u r r e e s s This system has several important safety features to ensur e proper operation of the motor and pr event accidental [...]

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    34 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved disabling the remote start system This feature allo ws your system's remote start unit to be temporarily disabled to prev ent the vehicle from being r emote started accidentally . This featur e is useful if the vehicle is being ser viced or stored in an enclosed ar ea. T o disable the remot[...]

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    35 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved shut down inputs This security system uses several inputs to shut do wn the remote start operation of the motor or prevent r emote start if cer tain inputs are activ e. The two most important are hood and brake inputs. The hood input will prevent the motor from starting, as well as shut it do wn[...]

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    36 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved The vehicle doors ar e protected by NPC differ ently . If your secu- rity system is triggered b y an open door for three full cy cles, the system will bypass the doors until the trigger ceases. 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 system is constant[...]

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    37 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved after that input ceases, the security system will resume normal monitoring. F or example, if your v ehicle has an interior light exit delay and you arm your security system befor e the interior light turns off , you may hear a second B ypass N otification chirp. Once the light turns off , howeve[...]

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    38 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved system status chirps The siren will chirp when arming/disarming the system. The pattern of chirps will audibly report the system ’ s status as described below . Action Number of Chirps Description Arm 1 System armed Arm 1 (3-second delay), 1 System armed with Bypass N otification Disarm 2 Syst[...]

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    39 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved table of zones A zone is r epresented by the number of LED flashes used b y the system to identify a particular type of input. S tandard input assignments are listed in the follo wing table, along with spaces to write in any optional sensors or switches that have been installed. ZONE (Number o f[...]

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    40 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved Example If zone 3 was activ e or triggered, the LED will blink three times with a two-second pause. Then it will blink three times again, and repeat until the ignition is turned on. c c o o d d e e h h o o p p p p i i n n g g The receiv er and transmitters use a mathematical formula called an al[...]

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    41 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved 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 receiv es at 434 MHz. This pr ovides a cleaner spectrum with less inter ference and a mor e stable signal. Enjo y a phenomenal increase in range, even in areas with high radio interference. o o w w n n e e r r r r e e[...]

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    42 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved 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 D ir ected system will store its curr ent state to non-volatile memor y . If pow er is lost and then reconnected the system will recall the stor ed state from memor y . This means if the unit is in V alet M ode and the batter y[...]

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    43 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved p p r r o o g g r r a a m m m m i i n n g g 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 e e a a t t u u r r e e s s T o enter programming mode P ress the P rogram button on the back of the r emote or hold the four remote contr ol buttons on the front of the remote simultaneously unti[...]

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    44 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved Page mode (On/Off) P ress to toggle P age mode on and off . When P age M ode is on, the remote contr ol will wake up periodically to check for messages from the security module. I t will also wake up when any button on the remote is pushed. When P age M ode is off, the remote contr ol “ sleeps[...]

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    45 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved and unlock are independent featur es that can be programmed separately . ➤ P assiv e door locking (with passive arming) or a a c c t t i i v v e e d d o o o o r r l l o o c c k k i i n n g g (only when arming with the transmitter). P assive locking allows the v ehicle's doors to lock when[...]

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    46 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved from 1 to 180 seconds. ➤ A utomatic Engine Disable (AED) on or o o f f f f . The purpose of this feature is to pr otect the vehicle from being stolen at all times, regar dless of whether or not the alarm is armed. If AED is programmed on, the starter of the vehicle will be disabled 30 seconds [...]

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    47 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved be programmed to allo w the vehicle to r un for 3, 6, 9, or 12 minutes when remote started in timer mode. Can be set up to 16 minutes by your installer . ➤ While the remote start system is running the engine, the parking lights of the vehicle can flash on and off or come on and light steadily [...]

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    48 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved Hood Loc k: P revents the v ehicle ’ s hood from being opened without a key , keeping thieves away from the system ’ s siren, the batter y connections, and other components under the hood. Field Disturbance Sensor: An invisible dome of co verage is estab- lished by installing the 508D “ ra[...]

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    49 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved g g l l o o s s s s a a r r y y o o f f t t e e r r m m s s Contr ol Unit: The “brain ” of your system. U sually hidden under- neath the dash area of the v ehicle. The contr ol unit houses the microprocessor which monitors y our vehicle and controls all system functions. F ault-Pr oof Star t[...]

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    50 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved T rigger or T riggered Sequence: This is what happens when the alarm “ goes off ” or “ trips.” The triggered sequence of y our system consists of the siren sounding and par king lights flashing for the programmed duration. V alet Button: A small push-button switch mounted at a discre- ti[...]

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    51 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved Quick Reference Guide Arming ■ T o arm, press . When the system arms, y ou will hear a short chirp, and the parking lights will flash once. Arming while driving ■ T o arm the system while driving, press on your transmitter while the vehicle is running. The system will chirp once and then onc[...]

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    52 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved Cut along dotted line and fold f or a quick and easy r eference to k eep in your pur se or wallet. ✂ ✂ Rear Windo w Defogger ■ Press th e , , and buttons sim ultaneously to turn th e def ogger on or o ff when r emote starting. Wh en a rem ote start is initi- ated, th e parking li ghts will[...]

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    53 © 2006 directed electronics—all rights reserved[...]

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    The company behind this system is Dir ected Electronics Since its inception, D irected Electronics has had one purpose, to pro vide consumers with the finest vehicle security and car stereo pr oducts and accessories available. The r ecipient of nearly 100 patents and Inno vations A wards in the field of advanced electronic technology , Directed is [...]