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© 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA N435A 12-99 ® Model 435 Installation Guide ® : http://www. guardianalarms . net.
2 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA What Is Included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Installation P oints to Remember . . . . . . . . . . 4 T ools Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Deciding on Component Locations .
© 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 3 what is included ■ The control module (see diagr am) ■ A Stinger ® Doubleguard ® shock sensor on-boar d the control module ■ A Rev enger ® So.
4 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA installation points to r emember This prod uct repr esents man y years of resear ch and developm en t. It is very sophisti cated and should be in stalled by experi enced security installers only . Please do n ot attempt installation o f this produ ct without readin g this guid e.
© 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 5 deciding on component locations Some things to remember when mounting the sir en: ■ Keep it away fr om heat sources . Radiators, e xhaust manifolds , turbochargers , an d heat shi elds are all things to avoid .
6 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA ■ The hi gher the con trol mod ule is in the vehicle , the better th e tr ansmitter r ange will be . If you put the con tr ol mod ule under a seat or in side a m etal dashboard , rang e will suffer .
© 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 7 Things to remember when positioning the Status LED: ■ It sh ould be visible from both sid es and the r ear of the vehi cle, if possible . ■ It n eeds at least 1 / 2 -inch clear ance to the r ear . ■ It is easi est to use a small rem ovable panel, such as a switch blank or a d ash bezel.
8 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA finding the wir es y ou need Now that you have d ecided wh ere each componen t will be located, you’re g oing to find th e wir es in the car that the security system will be conn ected to.
© 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 9 4. T urn the igniti on key switch to the run positi on. If your meter reads (+)12V , g o to the ne xt step. If it doesn’t, probe an other wire . 5. Now turn th e key to the start positi on. The meter display sh ould stay steady , not dr opping by mor e than a few tenth s of a volt.
10 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA How to find a door pin switch trigger wir e with your multimeter: 1. Set to DCV or DC voltage (12V or 20V is fin e). 2. In most cars , fasten the (+) pr obe of your meter to (+)12V con stant. 3. Probe th e wire you suspect of bein g the door tri gger wire .
© 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 11 making y our connections When conn ecting the security system’s wir es to the wires in th e vehicle it is important that th e connection s ar e tigh t and no bar e wire is exposed .
12 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 1. Usin g your wire strippers and r azor knife, strip appr oximately 1 / 2 -inch of in sulation off th e wire to be con- nected to, with out cutting the wir e. 2. T wist the security mod ule’s wire aroun d the bare secti on of the vehi cle’s wir e .
© 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 13 primary harness (H1), 12-pin connector ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ RED/WHITE (-) 200 M A CHAN.
14 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA primary harness wir e connection guide This guid e describes in detail th e connection o f each wire . Also includ ed ar e possible applicati ons of each wir e. This system was desi gned with the ultim ate in flexibility and security in min d.
© 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 15 This wire pr ovides a 200 mA (-) output wh enever the tr ansmitter button(s) contr olling channel thr ee is pr essed.
16 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA Connect this wir e to the option al domeli ght supervision r elay as shown below: IMPORT ANT! This output is only intended to drive a relay. It cannot be connected directly to the domelight circuit, as the output cannot support the current draw of one or more bulbs .
© 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 17 This wire is used in vehi cles that have a positive (+) switched dom e light cir cuit . Connect the vi olet wire to a wire that sh ows (+)12V when any d oor is opened, an d ground wh en the door is closed .
18 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA Connect this wir e to the (+)12V igniti on wire . This wire must sh ow (+)12V with the key in Run positi on an d durin g crankin g. T ake care to in sure that this wire cann ot be shorted to the chassis at an y point.
© 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 19 IMPORT ANT! Never use this wire to drive anything but a relay or a low-current input! The transis- torized output can only supply 200 mA of current. Connecting directly to a solenoid, motor , or other high-current device will cause it to fail.
20 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA door lock harness (H2) wir e connection guide The system can con trol a T ype A system directly , with no additi onal parts. Th e switch will have three wires on it, and on e will test (+)12V constantly .
© 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 21 This system is common in m any T oyota, Nissan, Hon da, and Saturn m odels, as well as For ds with the keyless- entry system (som e other Fords also use T ype B). The switch will have thr ee wires on it, and on e wire will test groun d all the time .
22 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA Interf acing with a reversin g polarity system requires eith er two relays or one 451M (n ot includ ed). It is criti cal to iden tify the proper wir es and locate the m aster switch to interface pr operly .
© 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 23 In ord er for this system to contr ol one or mor e after-market actu ators, a 451M or two relays (opti on al) are need ed. V ehicles without f actory power door locks r equire the in stallation of on e actuator per d oor .
24 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA Door locks are con trolled by an electrically activated vacuum pump. Som e Merced es and Au di models use a T ype D system. T est by locking d oors from the passen ger key cylin der . If all the doors lock, th e vehicle's door lock system can be contr olled with just two relays (option al).
© 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 25 This system usually r equires a negative pulse to unlock, an d cutting the wir e to lock the door . In some vehi cles, these ar e reversed. I t is found in late-m odel Nissan Sentr as, some Nissan 240S X, an d Nissan 300ZX 1992-up.
26 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA on-boar d doubleguar d shock sensor Ther e is a Doubleguard ® sh ock sensor insi de the con trol unit.
© 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 27 This wire suppli es a 200mA (-) output whenever th e button(s) controllin g Channel Four is pressed an d will con- tinue un til the button(s) is released . This output can be used to control opti onal accessories .
28 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA f our-pin optional sensor harness The r ed wire supplies con stant power to the opti onal sensor . The black wir e supplies groun d to the option al sensor . The blue an d green wires ar e multiplex inputs .
© 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 29 s y stem featur es learn r outine The System Featur es Learn Routine dictates h ow the unit operates . It is possible to access and chan ge any o f th e feature settin gs using the V alet ® /Progr am switch.
30 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA ■ Other featur es can be programm ed. ■ The Learn Routin e can be exited if progr amming is complete . Press an d release the V alet ® /Progr am button the number o f times necessary to advan ce from the featur e you just progr ammed to the n ext one you wan t to program.
© 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 31 featur e descriptions 1 ACTIVE/P ASSIVE ARMING: When active arming is selected , the system will only arm when th e transmitter is used. Wh en set to passive, th e system will arm automatically 30 secon ds after the last door is closed .
32 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 10 V ALET ® PULSE COUNT 1-5 PULSES: The system can be progr ammed to count th e number presses o f the V alet ® switch befor e disarming the security system. Th e factory def ault setting is one pulse .
© 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 33 4. Press the tr ansmitter button: While holdin g the V alet ® /Program button, pr ess the button from th e transmitter that you wish to assi gn to that channel. The unit will chirp in dicat- ing su ccessful programmin g.
34 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA table o f zones When usin g the diagn ostic functi ons, use th e T able of Zon es to see whi ch input has trigg ered the system. I t is also help ful in decidin g which input to use when conn ecting option al sensors and switch es .
© 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 35 r apid r esume logic This DEI ® system will store its curr ent state to non-volatile m emory . If power is lost and then r econnected the system will recall th e stored state from m emory .
36 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA ■ The V alet ® switch doesn’t work. Is it plugg ed into the corr ect socket? (See Plug-In Harnesses section o f this guide .) Check th e System Features Learn Routine f or the progr ammed V alet ® pulse count.
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