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    Congratulations Congratulations on the purchase of your state-of-the-art remote star t and keyless entr y system. Reading this Owner’ s Guide prior to using your system will help maximize the use of your system and its many features. For more information please visit the below website: http:// www .pythoncarsecurity .com – For general and addit[...]

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    Important information Government Regulations and Safety information Read the Government Regulations and W arning! Safety First sections of this manual prior to operating this system. W arning! Failure to heed this information can result in death, personal injur y or property damage and may also result in the illegal use of the system beyond its int[...]

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    Contents Getting Started .................................................................................................... 3 Keys to using this manual ...................................................................... 3 Remote Control Information .................................................................................. 4 Control Cen[...]

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    Remote Start Safe-lock ...................................................................... 20 Disabling Remote Start ..................................................................... 20 Advanced Start ................................................................................. 20 T emperature Repor ting .................................[...]

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    3 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Getting Started Keys to using this manual Specific actions (in bold type) and style conventions are used consis- tently throughout this manual, they are as follows: s Press: implies pushing in and releasing a button. s Hold: is used after Press actions when a button needs to be held in pos[...]

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    4 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Remote Control Information T ransmit LED Internal Antenna Ghost LED’ s Command Buttons Function Button AUX Feature Description Internal Antenna Used for transmitting and receiving*information Command buttons (4) Used to perform locking, unlocking, auxiliar y channel and remote start commands Fu[...]

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    5 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Control Center Control button Status LED Anten n The Control Center , typically located on the upper part of the front windshield. It consists of: s The In-vehicle system antenna. s The Status LED, as a visual indicator of the system’ s status. s The Control button, for placing the sys[...]

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    6 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Using your System Commanding the system Commands, Basic or Advanced, are used to activate system features and are perfor med by pressing one of the Command buttons. Basic commands control the most often used keyless entr y and remote start features while Advanced commands control more specialized[...]

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    7 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Remote Control Command table Basic Commands Advanced Commands Button Level Direct Access x 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 Lock Silent Lock Unlock Silent Unlock V alet Mode Car Finder Remote Start Reset Runtime Timer Mode Smart Star t Rear Defogger AUX T runk Release AUX 1 AUX 2 AUX 3 AUX 4 Function Shift Cabin T [...]

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    8 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Basic Commands (Direct Access) Lock Press and release , Doors lock (if connected). The horn honks once, and the parking lights flsh one-time. Lock LED turns on with 1 beep. T o Lock and Panic Press and hold T o lock the system, then activate Panic. For Panic to work,the optional horn honk featur[...]

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    9 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. AUX/T runk** Press and hold AUX . The AUX LED turns on and tones play to confirm. The T runk opens (if connected) when this button is pressed for 2 seconds. * For Manual transmission vehicles see “Manual T ransmission Start (MTS mode)” on page 22 in the “Remote Start Features” section fo[...]

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    10 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Runtime Reset Press and release If more time is needed while remote start is active, runtime reset will reset the runtime counter to the pre-programmed setting. The green ghost LED’ s show the runtime and the remote start On tones play to comfirm runtime reset. Note Remote Start must be On to[...]

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    11 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Remote Valet Press and release Enters (or if On, exits) V alet Mode. The Control Center LED tur ns on and off accordingly , and prevents doors from locking passively . The The Unlock LED and V alet beeps play (1 for on, 2 for of f) to confirm. Timer Start* Press and release Activates (or if On,[...]

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    12 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Advanced Commands: (Level 3) Press and release the button 3 times. The transmit LED illuminates in sets of triple flashes to indicate Level 3. Car finder Press and release The horn emits one long honk and the parking lights flash for 10 sec- onds. The parking light flashes stop if locked or [...]

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    13 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Example for 12 minute runtime: s 3 LED’ s: 6 to 9 minutes remaining (50 - 75% of time selected). s 1 LED: less than 3 minutes remaining (<25% of time selected). *See “Advanced Start” under “Remote Star t Features” for more de- tails. Advanced Commands: (Level 4) Press and rele[...]

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    14 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Remote Control Configuration The remote controls have operations that can be configured to a user’ s personal preferences. The following instruction will direct you through the available configuration and programing options for the remote control. Remote Programming Enter programming, press[...]

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    15 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Prepare the remote control for pairing: 5. Enter programming by pressing and holding the button for 8 seconds to access the Main Menu. 6. Press and hold the button for 1 second, 3 transmit LED flash- es indicate the remote control is ready to pair . 7. Press the button. The horn (if connected) [...]

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    16 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. 1-way companion remote control The 1-way remote will flash the transmit LED to indicate the setting. Feature Button Press Single Flash Double Flash Keypad Lock Auto Off * No function No function No function Car 2 Car 2 On Car 2 Off * Keypad Lock Options: Off, Auto When Off, the buttons do not l[...]

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    17 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Page Mode* Options: Power Save 1, Power Save 2, On, Off. The Responder LE remote monitors your system’ s messages via Paging. When Paging is On the remote wakes up ever y few seconds to detect pages from the system. When Off the remote does not wake up to receive pages from the system. Power S[...]

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    18 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Emergency Override The override feature allows you to select a specific number of presses needed to disable the system. If the override button has been programmed to a new number of presses by your authorized dealer , that number should be indicated as follows. Number of presses_______ 1. T urn[...]

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    19 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Remote Start Features Pit Stop Mode T o exit vehicle with engine running The system keeps the engine running during short trips into the house or convenience store. T o perfor m Pit Stop: 1. With the engine running, set the parking brake and release the foot brake. 2. Press the button, the parki[...]

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    20 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Remote Start Safe-lock Remote start safe-lock makes sure the doors are locked while the en- gine is running and after , even if they are unlocked when remote start is activated. Door locks may require additional parts and labor . Disabling Remote Start Remote start can be disabled by moving the [...]

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    21 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. by the installer (default 6 starts). Timer Start is exited after the final start. Smart Star t operation Smart Star t uses the settings for Timer Start in addition to tempera- ture and batter y level to automatically start the engine. Activation begins the countdown timer . When the timer expir[...]

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    22 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Manual T ransmission Start (MTS mode) When installed into a manual transmission vehicle, the system requires that the MTS mode is properly set when parking. If MTS mode is not properly set or is defeated after being properly set the system will not start the engine. 1. With the engine running, s[...]

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    23 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. T urbo Timer Mode The system keeps the engine running for the T urbo Timer runtime and can be activated by remote control or optional dash mounted activa- tion button. 1. With the engine running, set the parking brake. 2. Press the optional dash mounted activation button or perfor m the Timer Mo[...]

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    24 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Remote Start Faults For user safety , the system must be properly configured or remote start will not activate. A Remote Star t Fault may be caused by any of several configuration issues. Refer to the table below for the command type and parking light flashes that will identify the configura[...]

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    25 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Remote and System Operations Passive Locking* Park and exit the vehicle, after the doors are closed the Passive locking countdown begins. The led flashes quickly and upon reaching 20 sec- onds then the horn honks once. At 30 seconds the system locks itself. Anytime before the system locks you c[...]

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    26 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Valet Mode V alet mode can be entered and exited by per forming the Remote V alet command or manually using the vehicle key and the control button. When entered, the convenience features still operate normally . Use the following steps to manually enter and exit V alet Mode: 1. Tu r n the igniti[...]

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    27 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Car Select Car 2 remote control option must first be turned On (See Remote Con- trol Configuration section to turn on). 1. Press and hold the button for 3 seconds. The LED flashes once or twice to indicate the selected Car is 1 or 2. 2. Release the button for Car Select or continue to hold fo[...]

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    28 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. System Expansion Options Controlling two vehicles (Car Select) The Responder LE and 1-way companion remotes can control systems in two vehicles saving the need for multiple remote controls. This fea- ture also allows for customized system configurations on each vehicle that has more than one dr[...]

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    29 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Batter y Information The Responder LE remote is powered by 2 batteries (PB CR-2016) and the 1-way companion remote is powered by 1 batter y (CR-2032) that can be purchased at most retailers. When the batter y begins to weaken, the operating range will be reduced. The information and precautions [...]

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    30 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. s T urn Paging of f: The remote will not wake up to check for mes- sages with Paging off in the Setup Remote menu. s T urn Beeps of f: The Button beeps can be turned off in the Setup Remote menu. The command beeps still play normally . Battery Replacement + Battery Cover Battery Clip Rear [...]

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    Safety 31 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Glossar y of T erms Document T er minology Control Module The “brain” of your system. Usually hidden underneath the dash area of the vehicle. It houses the microprocessor which monitors your vehicle and controls all of the system’ s func- tions. Remote Control A hand-held, remote co[...]

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    32 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Government Regulations This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the fol- lowing two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including inter ference that may cause undesirable operati[...]

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    Safety 33 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. W arning! Safety First Please read the safety warnings below before proceeding. Improper use of the product may be dangerous or illegal. Installation Due to the complexity of this system, installation of this product must only be performed by an authorized Directed dealer . If you have an[...]

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    Before remote starting a manual transmission vehicle, be sure to: s Leave the vehicle in neutral and be sure no one is standing in front or behind the vehicle. s Only remote start on a flat sur face s Have the parking brake fully engaged W ARNING! It is the responsibility of the owner to ensure the parking/emer- gency brake properly funct[...]

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    35 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. GEAR IS CONTRARY TO ITS INTENDED MODE OF OPERA TION. OPER- A TING THE REMOTE ST ART SYSTEM UNDER THESE CONDITIONS MA Y RESULT IN PROPER TY DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY . YOU MUST IMME- DIA TEL Y CEASE THE USE OF THE UNIT AND SEEK THE ASSIST ANCE OF AN AUTHORIZED Directed DEALER TO REP AIR OR DISCON[...]

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    36 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Limited lifetime consumer warranty Directed Electronics. (“Directed”) promises to the original purchaser to repair or replace (at Directed’ s election) with a comparable reconditioned model any Directed unit (hereaf- ter the “unit”), excluding without limitation the siren, the remote t[...]

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    37 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. OR A DISPUTE INVOL VING DIRECTED OR ITS SUBSIDIARY , THE 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 APPLY AND GOVERN THE DISPUTE. THE MAXIMUM RECOVERY UNDER ANY CLAIM AGAINST DIRECTED SHALL BE STRICTL Y LIMITED TO THE[...]