Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Model 550HF Viper
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MODEL 55 0H F O WNER'S GUIDE.
2 © 1997 Directed Electronics, Inc. Table of C ontents System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Y our Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 © 1997 Directed Electronics, Inc. What is included ■ The control module ■ A pair of f our-button transmitters ■ A Stinger TM DoubleGuard ® tw o-stage shock sensor ■ The Re venger TM Soft C.
4 © 1997 Directed Electronics, Inc. T ransmitter Channels Channel I The arm/disar m and panic functions, are usually controlled by Button I. Channel II The Silent Mode ™ /trunk release function, is usually controlled by Button II. Silent Mode ™ and Remote V alet ® work by pressing Button II f or less than one second.
5 © 1997 Directed Electronics, Inc. Using Y our S ystem Arming Y ou can tur n on, or arm , the system b y pressing Button I of your transmitter f or one second. When the system ar ms, you will hear a short siren sound, or chirp, and see the parking lights flash once.
6 © 1997 Directed Electronics, Inc. Arming While Driving Y our system can be ar med while driving the vehicle! Simply press Button I on your tr ansmitter while the vehicle is running. The system will chir p once and then once more to indicate that the ignition is on.
7 © 1997 Directed Electronics, Inc. T ur n on the ignition. Push the V alet s witch within 15 seconds. The system should now disarm. If it does not, you ma y ha ve w aited too long, so tur n the igni- tion off and on and tr y again. Silent Mode TM T o temporar ily turn off the ar m or disar m chirps, use Silent ModeTM.
8 © 1997 Directed Electronics, Inc. T o enter or exit Valet ® Mode with the V alet ® switch: T ur n ignition to "run" position, then tur n to "off" posi- tion.
9 © 1997 Directed Electronics, Inc. Once the system has successfully star ted the motor , it will turn the climate controls on. If cooling or heating of the vehicle is desired, you m ust preset the controls to the desired temperature and turn the blow er motor on.
10 © 1997 Directed Electronics, Inc. Timer Mode The system has a built-in timer that will start the vehicle's engine and run it f or the programmed time , ev ery three hours for a total of six operations . T o enter timer mode: 1. Star t the v ehicle with the ke y .
11 © 1997 Directed Electronics, Inc. R emote St art T ake Over A vehicle equipped with this system can remain running after the k ey is remov ed. This feature is useful f or those times when you will be out of the vehicle f or shor t per iods of time and would lik e to leav e the motor running and the climate controls on.
12 © 1997 Directed Electronics, Inc. Safety F eatures This system has se ver al impor tant safety f eatures to ensure proper operation of the motor and pre vent accidental damage to the engine or its components .
13 © 1997 Directed Electronics, Inc. Diagnostics The microprocessor at the hear t of your system is constantly monitoring all of the s witches and sensors connected to it. It detects an y faulty s witches and sensors and pre vents them from disab ling the entire system.
14 © 1997 Directed Electronics, Inc. Table of Zones The zone number is the number of LED flashes used b y the system to iden- tify that input. The standard input assignments are listed below , along with spaces to write in any optional sensors or s witches you ha ve had installed.
15 © 1997 Directed Electronics, Inc. High F requency Y our system transmits and receiv es at 434 MHz. This provides a cleaner spectrum with less interference and a more stab le signal. Enjoy a phenome- nal increase in range - e v en in areas with high radio interf erence.
16 © 1997 Directed Electronics, Inc. • F orced passive arming on or off . If your system is prog rammed f or passive arming and the forced passiv e ar ming f eature has been programmed on, the system will passively arm after one hour , e v en if a protected entr y has been left open.
17 © 1997 Directed Electronics, Inc. Gloss ary of T erms Control Unit The “brain” of your system. Usually hidden under neath the dash area of the vehicle . It houses the microprocessor which monitors your v ehicle and controls all of the alar m's functions .
Security and C onvenience Expansions Listed below are some of the man y expansion options a v ailable . Please con- sult your dealer f or a complete e xplanation of all the options av ailab le to you. Field Disturbance Sensor An invisib le dome of cov erage is estab lished by the 508T “radar” sensor .
19 QU ICK RE FE RENCE OPERA T I NG C A RD : Arming ▼ Y ou can tur n on, or arm , the system by pressing Button I of y our transmitter f or one second. When the system ar ms, you will hear a shor t chirp, and see the par king lights flash once. Arming While Driving ▼ Press Button I on your tr ansmitter while the vehicle is running.
S ystem Refer ence Card Directed Electronics, Inc. 2560 Progress Street Vista, CA 92083-8491 © Copyright 1990, 1996 Directed Electronics, Inc. - All rights reserved G553 12/96 The company behind DEI ® is Directed Electr onics, Inc. Since its inception, the company kno wn as Directed Electronics, Inc.
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