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Radio Shack RS-1000 manual

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    Cat. No. 49-810 OWNER’S M ANUAL RS-1000 AUTO SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM Read this entire manual before you begin installation. 49- 81 0. fm P age 1 Th urs da y, A u gust 19 , 1 99 9 10 :0 7 AM[...]

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    2 Need Help? Call 1-8 00-598- 2527 FEA TURES Your RS-1000 A uto Security Alarm System warns away potential thieves and alert s you to tr ouble by sounding a piercing alert tone. It also includes advanced feat ures that help protect your vehi c l e from t heft, yet le t you i n- stall it in mi nutes. The conv enient key- chain remote co n trol l ets[...]

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    Need Hel p? Cal l 1-800- 598-252 7 3 Co mpu ter- Con trolle d Fa n Sens or — can t ell the difference between your vehicle’s d ome or t runk light and an electric coolin g fan (which c an make other alarms sou nd a false alert) without using ad ditional wiri ng. Toll-Free Help — i f you have any ques ti o ns about or p roblems with your alarm[...]

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    4 Need Help? Call 1-8 00-598- 2527 CONTENTS Installin g the S y ste m .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... 5 Supp l ied Item s ... ... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. 5 In sta l lat ion Check list ...[...]

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    Need Hel p? Cal l 1-800- 598-252 7 5 INS T ALLI NG T HE SYST EM SUPPLIED ITEM S Your a larm system i ncludes the fo llowing items: Main Syste m Remote Control Mount ing Screw s 49- 81 0. fm P age 5 Th urs da y, A u gust 19 , 1 99 9 10 :0 7 AM[...]

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    6 Need Help? Call 1-8 00-598- 2527 IN ST ALLA TION CHECKLIST You c an inst all your system in just three ea sy steps: 1. Mount the system. 2. Connect the system to power . 3. T rai n the rem ote control. MOUNTING THE SYS TEM Sele ct a loca tion f o r your alar m sys- tem in t he engin e compart ment. For the best results, the location should meet t[...]

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    Need Hel p? Cal l 1-800- 598-252 7 7 CONNECT ING THE SYSTE M T O POWER Wa rn in g: W e recomm end th at you muffle the alarm’s speaker before you conn ect the system to power. T he alert is extremely loud. Follow these step s t o c o nnect the syste m to po we r. 1. Connec t the system ’ s red lead to your vehicle batte ry ’s positive (+) ter[...]

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    8 Need Help? Call 1-8 00-598- 2527 USING THE ALARM SYSTEM SETTI NG THE SYSTEM’ S OPTIONS You can adjus t the foll owing opt ions: • Shock Sensor Se nsitivity • Current S ensor (On/ Off ) • V a let M ode (On/ Off) Set tin g the Shoc k Se ns o r ’ s Sen sitivity Th e sh oc k sen so r’s in it ial se tt i ng i s fine for most situat ions. T[...]

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    Need Hel p? Cal l 1-800- 598-252 7 9 Settin g the V alet Mo de The valet m ode lets you leave your vehicle f or servic e or with a valet and not h ave it passively a rm. Th e def ault is for the valet mode to be on (pas- sive arming is off). To have y our system passivel y arm 60 se conds after you turn off the en- gine, hold down DISARM for about [...]

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    10 Need Help? Call 1-8 00-598- 2527 ALAR M VI OLA TION S Your al arm senses violations by mo n- itoring your vehicle ’s electrical system (current sensing) and by detecting im- pacts (shock sensing). An ale r t sounds immediately i f the current sensor d etects a n electrical drain such as occurs when a dom e or trunk light turns on. The first t [...]

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    Need Hel p? Cal l 1-800- 598-252 7 11 TROUBLESHOOTING This sec tion des cribes some probl ems y ou mi ght encoun ter, and gi ves poss ible solut ions. Problem Possible So lution Fre quent fa lse alert s • Another acc essory is triggering the alarm. T ry turning off current sens ing to see if t h is solves the problem. If it does, tr y rem oving o[...]

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    12 Need Help? Call 1-8 00-598- 2527 Alarm do es no t operate • Che ck all power connections. • Che ck t he system’ s fuse. If it has blown, see “Replacing the F use” on P age 13. • Che ck the rem ote control’s battery . S ee “Replacing the Rem ote Con trol’ s Battery” on Page 13. Alarm do es not sound when it sh ould • The s h[...]

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    Need Hel p? Cal l 1-800- 598-252 7 13 REPLACING THE FUSE Follow these step s t o c h eck the sys- tem ’s fus e and replace it if i t has blown. The system uses a 5-amp 1 1 / 4 × 1 / 4 -inch fast-acting f use (Ra- dioS hack Cat. No. 270-1011). 1. Push together t he two ha lves of the inline fuse holder (on th e red power wire) and twist th e m to[...]

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    14 Need Help? Call 1-8 00-598- 2527 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your RadioShack RS-1000 A uto Security Alarm Sy stem is an example of supe- rior design and craftsmanship. The following sugges tions will hel p you care f or the alarm so you can enjoy its prot ection for years. Keep the remote control dry. If i t gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids [...]

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    Need Hel p? Cal l 1-800- 598-252 7 15 SPEC IFI CA TION S Siren Sound Level .. ............................... .. ............. M o re than 1 15 dB at 1 M eter Current Drain ...... .. ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. .. ..... ... 22 mA (S tandby) 1 A mp (S iren Soundi ng) Power Requireme nts ............... .. .[...]

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    Ra dioS hac k A Division of T andy Corporatio n For t Worth, T exa s 76102 10/96 Printed in t he USA RadioShac k Limit ed W arr anty Thi s secur it y pr oduc t is wa rran ted ag ains t ma nufa cturi ng def ect s in mat eri al and work - mans hi p fo r ni net y (9 0) day s f rom t he d ate of p urch ase f ro m Ra dioS hack compa ny ow ned st ore s a[...]