Radio Shack TD-1500 manual

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    Cat. No. 49- 851 OWNER’S MANUAL Pl ease read bef o re usi n g thi s eq ui pme nt. TD-1500 Aut o Th ef t Dete rr en t Syst em 49- 851. fm P age 1 Th ursd ay, A ugu st 19 , 199 9 10 :56 AM[...]

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    2 INTRODUC TI ON The TD- 1500 Aut o Th eft Det erren t Syst em is a star ter d isabl e modu le that helps pre vent auto theft or u nauthor ized vehicl e use. I t qui ckly c onnects t o your v ehicl e’s ig nition sy st em, and has an easy- to-use re mote for arming and dis arming. Th e armed ind icato r shows when the syst em i s on, to deter woul[...]

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    3 INCLUDED ITEMS Your TD- 1500 i nclud es the fol lowin g it ems. Be sure yo u have all items bef ore you begi n insta llatio n. Main Sy stem Wiring Harness Disarm Two-Bu tton Rem ote Status Ind ic ator with Br acke t and H arnes s Wir e Ties Wir e Ta p-I n Co nne cto rs D oub le-Side d T ap e 49- 85 1. fm P a ge 3 T h ur sd ay, Au gu st 1 9 , 1 99[...]

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    4 IN ST ALL ING THE SY STEM As you insta ll t he syst em, see t he “Wir ing Di agram” on Pa ge 11 . CONNECTING TO THE ST ARTER WIRES The st arter wire connect s the i gnitio n swit ch to t he sta rter so- lenoi d. Follow th ese st eps to fi nd thi s wire. 1. Using the start er solen oid’ s color coded wires as a gui de, loca te th e wire that[...]

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    5 4. Sta rt yo ur vehi cle. The t est l ight shoul d light or t he m eter should ind ic ate volt age only whi le t he eng ine is crank - ing ( not whi le it is stopped or runn ing). 5. If the test fails, contact the Auto Secu rity Helpli ne at 1- 800-598- 2527 f or as sista nce in fin ding t he cor rect wire. 6. T ur n of f the en gine. Th en cut t[...]

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    6 CONNECTING TO POWER 1. T ouch the negati ve lead fr om a 12- volt te st li ght or DC volt m et er to a met al part o f your veh icle and use t he pos- it ive l ead (wi th a wire- pier cing pr obe adapt er) to p rob e for an exist ing wire t hat has 12 volt s when your vehicl e’s igni t ion is of f . 2. Use one of the suppl ied wire ta p-ins t o[...]

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    7 2. If yo u are us ing th e sup plied bracket, clea n the mountin g surface with denat ured alcoh ol and allow it to dry . Peel the back ing of f of o ne side of th e double-si ded tape and pr ess it onto th e botto m of t he bracket . Then peel of f th e adhesiv e backin g from th e other side of the tape a nd press t he br acket onto the da sh. [...]

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    8 USI NG TH E SYST E M ACTIV A TING THE REMOTE CONTR OL You m ust t rain t he system t o resp ond to th e suppl ied r emote contr ol. To activate t he remot e contro l, immedi atel y after ap- plyi ng power, press DISARM on the remote. The syst em beeps twi ce. If t he syst em loses pow er, the syst em stops r esponding t o the re mote. To reac tiv[...]

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    9 CARE AND MAINTENANC E To enjoy your sta rter kil l module for a long time: • Keep the m odule dry . If it ge ts wet, wipe it dry i mmedi- ately . • Handle the module gentl y and car efully . Don’t drop it. Modifyi ng or t amperin g with the s t art er kill module’ s inte rnal compon ents can ca use a malfu nction and invali date it s war-[...]

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    10 SPE C IF ICA TIO NS Sys t em Po w er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9– 16 Volts DC Cu rr ent D raw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 mA ( Dis a rme d ) Puls ed 40 mA ( Arm ed) Ma xi mu m S wi tc h ed C urr en t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Am ps Re mo te Co n tro l B at te ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    11 WIRING DI AGRAM Yellow — Antenna B lac k — G ro u nd Red — + 12 Vo lts To th e Igniti on Sw itc h To the St arter Sol enoid R ed/B lack — T o Sw itch White — To Starte r Sta tus Indi ca tor Cut t he w ire going fr om the Ig niti on Switc h to the Star ter S ole noid. Power H arness 49-8 51.fm Pag e 11 Thurs da y, Augu st 19 , 1999 10: [...]

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    RadioSh ack A Divisi on of T andy Corporat ion Fort Wor t h, T ex as 76102 1 0/ 96 Pr int ed in the USA RadioShack Li mited War r anty Thi s sec uri ty pro duct is warr ante d aga inst manu fact uri ng de fect s in m ater ial and work mansh ip for ni ne ty (9 0) da ys fro m the da te of pu r- ch ase f rom Rad io S ha ck c om p an y o w ned s t or e[...]