Viper Car Alarm 420 ESP manual

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    MODEL 420 ESP O WNER'S GUIDE[...]

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    i © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Limited Lifetime Consumer W arr anty Directed Electr onics , Inc . ("DEI ® ") pr omises to the ori ginal pur chaser to r epair or replace with a compar able recon dition ed m odel an y DEI unit (her eafter th e "unit"), ex cludin g without limitati on th e siren, th e rem ote tr ansmitter[...]

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    ii © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . RANTY DOES NOT CO VER LABOR COSTS FOR MAINTENANCE, REMOV AL OR REIN- ST ALLA TION OF THE UNIT OR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND. IN THE EVENT OF A CLAIM OR A DISPUTE INVOL VING DEI OR ITS SUBSIDIARY , THE PROP- ER VENUE SHALL BE SAN DIEGO COUNTY IN THE ST A TE OF CALIFORNIA. CALIFOR- NIA ST A TE LA WS[...]

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    1 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . T able o f Contents Limited Lifetime Consumer W arr anty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i What Is Included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    2 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Standar d Configur ation[...]

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    3 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . What is Included ■ 3-Channel Receiver ■ A pair of two-button tr an smitters ■ A Sting er ® Doublegu ar d ® du al-output sh ock sen sor (on-board the con tr ol m odule) ■ The Reven g er ® Soft Chirp ® six-ton e pr ogr ammable sir en ■ The r ed status LED in di cator ligh t ■ A push-button V ale[...]

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    4 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . The system r equir es n o specific m ain ten ance . Y our r em ote contr ol is powered by a mini atur e 12V battery , type GP23A, that will last appro xim ately on e year und er n orm al use . Wh en th e battery weak- ens , oper atin g ran g e will be r edu ced an d th e LED on the r em ote will dim. Y our wa[...]

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    5 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . T r ansmitter Functions The r eceiver uses a computer-based Learn Routin e to learn th e tran smitter button s . This mak es it possible to assi gn an y tran smit- ter button to any r eceiver fun cti on. The tr an smitter initi ally comes progr amm ed with Stan dar d Confi gur ation, but m ay also be cus- tom[...]

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    6 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Y our system has an expan ded confi gur ati on that can be utilized when upgr adin g to th e four-button r em ote . In th e e xpan ded con- figur ati on, your system will oper ate similarly to man y f actory k ey- less entry system s that use separ ate r emote tr an smitter button s for th e arm, disarm, pani[...]

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    7 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . your vehicle . If you hear a second chirp after armin g, an d see th e status LED flashing in gr oups , r efer to the Di agn osti cs section o f this guid e . This extra chirp is called Bypass N otifi cation. The system also can be pr ogr amm ed to arm itself automati cally (called passive arming). If th e sy[...]

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    8 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . ■ If a door is open ed , th e system will immedi ately start chirp- ing th e sir en an d flashing th e parkin g li ghts . Thr ee secon ds later , th e siren output chan g es to a con tinu ous blast. This progr essive r espon se gives you time to disarm th e system with your tran smitter if you in adverten t[...]

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    9 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . ■ Pressin g th e arm button a secon d time within five secon ds: The sir en chirps twi ce f ollowed by a long chirp. Z on e T wo is now bypassed . ■ Pressin g th e arm button a thir d time within five secon ds: Th e siren chirps thr ee tim es f ollowed by a long chirp. Z on e Four is now bypassed . ■ Pr[...]

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    10 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . T o disarm the system, pr ess . Y ou will h ear two chirps , an d the parking li gh ts will flash twi ce . If th e power locks ar e connected to the system, th e d oors will unlock. If th e siren chirps eith er f our or five times wh en disarmin g, r efer to the Di agn osti cs section o f this guid e . This [...]

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    11 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . without a tr an smitter , you must have the vehi cle’s i gnition k ey and kn ow wh er e the V alet ® switch is located. Be sure to ch eck with the in staller f or th e location o f th e V alet switch. T o disarm the security system, turn the i gniti on to th e "on" position. Pr ess th e V alet s[...]

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    12 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . If you are thr eaten ed in or n ear your vehicle , you can attract attenti on by tri gg ering th e system with your tr an smitter! Just press for 1.5 seconds , an d you will enter P anic M ode . The siren will soun d an d th e parking li gh ts will flash f or the pr o- gramm ed sir en d urati on. T o stop P [...]

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    13 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . The oper ati on s described in this secti on r efer to tr ansmitter but- tons . Rem ember , the buttons used in all th e in structi on s in this guid e corr espon d to a Stand ar d Confi gurati on tr an smitter . This may n ot be h ow your tr ansmitter is set up. 1. Open any vehi cle d oor . 2. Press . 3. Pr[...]

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    14 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . If the bypassed sen sor tri es to tri gger th e system while it is bein g bypassed, th e 60-min ute bypass peri od will start over . This en sures that a sensor that con tin u ally trigg ers will r em ain bypassed. Doors are cover ed by NPC differ en tly: If the alarm is tri gg er ed by an open door f or thr[...]

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    15 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . If the system is arm ed while an input is active (d oor open, sen sor trigg erin g, etc .) the unit will chirp on ce wh en armin g and th en one m or e tim e a few seconds later . This is called Bypass Notifi cati on. NOTE: Bypass N otificati on will not occur wh en usin g Silent M ode ™ or if chirps have [...]

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    16 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . The zon e n umber is th e number o f LED flash es used by th e system to id en tify a specifi c input. The stan d ar d input assignm en ts ar e listed below , alon g with spaces to write in any opti on al sen sors or switches you have had in stalled . ZONE (Number o f DEALER-INST ALLED LED Flashes) DESCRIPTI[...]

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    17 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Code Hopping The r eceiver an d tr ansmitters each use a m ath em atical f orm ula called an algorithm to chan g e th eir code each tim e th e tr ansmit- ter is used. This techn ology has been d eveloped to in crease th e security of th e unit. Th e con trol unit kn ows what th e n ext cod es should be . Thi[...]

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    18 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Owner Recognition Owner Recogniti on is a featur e available e xclusively fr om DEI ® . Usin g a DEI ® Bitwriter , hand-held pr ogr ammin g tool, your dealer can progr am m an y of th e system settin gs . The pr ogr amm er mak es it possible to progr am differ en t settings f or each tr an smitter that is [...]

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    19 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . P o w er Sav er Mode Y our system will automati cally enter P ower Saver Mode while armed or in V alet Mode , after a period o f time in whi ch n o oper a- tion has been perf orm ed . This lowers the curr en t d raw on th e vehi- cle's battery and pr even ts th e system from d r ainin g the battery . P [...]

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    20 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Pr ogr amming Options Progr ammin g opti ons con tr ol what your system d oes durin g n or- mal oper ati on, an d requir e few or n o ad dition al parts . H owever , some m ay r equir e additi on al in stallation labor . The f ollowin g is a list o f the pr ogr am settin gs, with th e f actory settings in Bo[...]

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    21 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . ■ P ani c m ode enabled /disabled with th e i gniti on on: Some states have laws against sir en capability in a m ovin g vehicle . ■ Forced passive armin g on or o ff: If your system is pr ogramm ed for passive armin g an d th e for ced passive armin g featur e has been progr amm ed on, th e system will [...]

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    22 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . ■ Full trigg er r espon se 30 or 60 seconds: This d etermin es h ow long th e full tri gg ered sequen ce lasts . Som e states have laws regulatin g h ow lon g a security system can sound bef or e it is consi d er ed a nuisan ce . If your installer is progr ammin g the secu- rity system with the DEI Bitwrit[...]

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    23 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Installation Options The system has m an y opti ons that m ay r equir e extr a parts an d labor . Som e of th e possibiliti es ar e listed her e . ■ Progr essive unlockin g: In m ost cars with electric power d oor locks, th e system can be confi gur ed so that when th e system is disarmed , only th e d riv[...]

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    24 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . V ehicle Reco v ery Sy stem (VRS ® ) The opti on al VRS featur e is desi gn ed to en sure that an y un auth o- rized user of your vehi cle (even if usin g your k eys and r em ote con- trol) will n ot be able to perm an ently separ ate you fr om your vehi cle . The VRS cann ot pr even t a carjacking attempt,[...]

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    25 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . T o arm the VRS ® , turn th e igniti on to th e ON positi on and pr ess th e arm button on the r em ote tr ansmitter f or on e secon d. Th e parkin g ligh ts will flash an d th e siren will chirp on ce . This can be done befor e d rivin g or while drivin g th e vehi cle . On ce th e system is armed , it wil[...]

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    26 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . From this poin t on, wh en th e igniti on k ey is turn ed off, th e VRS ® will immedi ately turn on th e starter kill. This will pr event th e vehicle fr om bein g r estarted, th us imm obilizin g it at that spot. Three minutes after the con stan t sir en output begins , th e flashin g parking li gh ts an d[...]

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    27 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . If the system has en ter ed th e trigg er ed sequen ce (siren has begun chirping), pr essin g th e disarm button of th e tr an smitter will not disarm VRS. T o disarm the VRS d uring a VRS tri gg er sequen ce: 1. T urn th e i gniti on on. 2. Pr ess th e V alet ® switch th e pr e-pr o- gramm ed n umber o f t[...]

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    28 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Glossary o f T erms Control Unit: Th e "br ain" of your system. U su ally h i d de n un de rn eath the d ash ar ea o f the vehi cle . It houses th e mi cropr ocessor whi ch monitors your vehi cle an d con trols all o f th e system's fun ction s . Failsafe ® Starter Kill: An autom ati c switch[...]

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    29 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Tr ansmitter: Han d-held , r em ote contr ol whi ch oper ates the vari- ous functi on s o f your system. Trigger or T rigger ed Sequence: This is what happen s when th e alarm "goes o ff" or "trips". Th e tri gger ed r espon se of your system consists o f 30 secon ds o f siren soun din g [...]

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    30 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Security & Conv enience Expansions Her e we have listed only som e o f the m an y e xpansi on opti on s available . Please con tact your d ealer for a complete e xplan ati on of all the opti on s available to you. Audio Sensor: M etal on glass , glass cr acking, an d br eakin g glass each prod u ce disti[...]

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    31 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . P o w er Trunk Release: Th e chann el two output o f the system can operate a f actory power r elease f or the vehi cle’s trunk or hatch. (An option al r elay m ay be requir ed .) If th e factory r elease is n ot power activated, th e DEI's 522T trunk r elease solen oid can o ften be a dded. P o w er [...]

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    32 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Notes[...]

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    33 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE: T o arm using your remote ■ Y ou can activate , or arm, the system by pressing of your tr ansmitter for on e second . When th e system arm s, you will h ear a short sir en soun d, or chirp, and see th e parking li ghts flash on ce . If th e vehicle’s power d oor locks have been con[...]

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    The company behind this s y stem is Dir ected Electronics , Inc . Since its in ception, DEI ® has had on e purpose , to pr ovid e consum ers with th e finest vehicle security an d car stereo pr odu cts an d accessories available . Th e r ecipien t of mor e than 20 patents in th e field o f advan ced electroni c technology , DEI is I SO 9001 regist[...]