Directed Audio RSS-5224 manual

All rights reserved © Astroflex Electronics 2007 July 2007 UBRSS5224 PATENT NOS CAN 1.130.426 USA 4.345.554 - 5.614.883 - 5.617.819 - 5.673.017 AND OTHER PATENTS PENDING 2-WAY REMOTE CONTROL ENGINE STARTER ® USER MANUAL Model RSS-5224 For all hybrid, gas- and diesel- powered vehicles. (FRANÇAIS AU VERSO) C ONSUL T S AFETY P RECAUTION SECTION BEF[...]

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS This device complies with the requirements of Industr y Canada (IC) - Management of Radio-frequencies, as specified in document CNR-210. Its use is authorized only on a no-inte rference, no-prot ection basis; in other words, this device must not be used if it is deter mined that it causes harmful interf erence to services aut[...]

3 THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING AN ASTROSTART REMOTE CAR STARTER! Like you, Astroflex is concerned with the environment. This is why we suggest using the two-minute runtime when you remote start your vehicle to warm up engine fluids. We take this opportunity to remind you to properly defrost your windows and remove all the snow from your v ehicle before d[...]

4 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Before using this product, carefully read the following safet y precaut ions. GENERAL RULES • Never perform a remote start when a person or animal is inside the vehicle. • Do not allow any person or animal to remain inside the vehi cle when the engine is runni ng under remote starter control (continuous mode). • Immediate[...]

5 S EQUENCE ACTIVATED BY THE PARKING BRAKE . 1. While engine is running (key in ignition swit ch), apply the brakes and hold the pedal down. 2. Move gearshift lever to neutral. 3. Apply the parking brake Once Twice Note: The system can be set - at t i me of installation - to require that the parking br ake be applied once or twice. If set for two a[...]

6 THE REMOTE CONTROL The remote control can access four distinct remote start ers. A maximum of four remote controls can be assigned to your vehicle. See your dealer f o r addit i onal remot e controls. NOTE : The range of your remote control can be affect ed by a weak battery, interference from nearby metal structures, hydro poles, or crowded park[...]

7 CONFIRMATIONS EMITTED BY THE REMOTE An audible confirmation (piezo) and a vis ual confirmation (LCD display) are emi tted each t ime a command is transmitted. The LCD displays the vehicule status at all time, t he displa y is refreshed on every transmission or when the status of the vehicle changes pertaining that the “Sta tus confirmat ion” [...]

8 REMOTE CONTROL SETTING Certain functions on the remote may be set t o your convinience. To access the remote control programming mode, press the button locat ed on the back of the remote and hold it for 5 seconds. The remote beeps once to endica te entering programming mode. PAGER The system is equipped with a function called ‘Pager’. The pur[...]

9 T ABLE OF COMMANDS Confirmations emit ted by vehicle Confirmations emitted by the vehicle are s ent as soon as the command is received by the start module. In most cases, your remote starter will confirm that the co mmand has been received, either by sounding t he horn, the siren, or by flashing the parking lights. The confirmations emitted by th[...]

10 START COMMANDS STARTING THE ENGINE To start engine, press button. The system automatically adjusts ignition durat ion for your type of vehicle; parking lights flash once (durat ion: four seconds) then stay on all the time when the engine is running. If more than one command is sent, each successive start command resets the runtime to the beginni[...]

11 ENGINE RUNTIME Your engine will stop automatically a fter a preset runtime: 2 min. , 4 min. , 8 min. or 18 min. depending on settings durring installation. These dur ations are doubled for deisel vehicles. Parking lights will stay on as long as the engine is running. T RIGGER INPUT Your remote starter is equipped with a negative trigger (pulse) [...]

12 STOP When engine is running on a remote start , you can turn it of f by performing a stop command. This command also terminates panic mode and the alar m conditi on wit hout disarming the security system. LOW TEMPERATURE MODE In Low Temperature (Sentinel) mode, system starts your engine automatically when the temperature falls below a preset lev[...]

13 SECURITY SYSTEM This section applies to an AstroStart safety system (opt ional) and should not be mistaken for t he vehicle’s original system. On such a system, the remote can only warn of an alarm status (Alarm Link) (optional connections). The bi-directional remote control is in c onstant communication wit h your vehicle. Even if you do not [...]

14 OPERATION Your alarm system has three diff erent operating modes: active , semi-passive rearming and passive rearmi ng depending on initial programming. See the relevant par agraph for the mode your system was configured in during installation. Following a rearming, the last remote t hat transmitted a command to the system will receive confirmat[...]

15 The following table shows the effect t hat each zone has on the rearming cycle. Protection zone Effect on rearming cycle Hood Doors Additional sensor Shock sensor These four zones prolong rearming cycle as long as they r emain in violation. Ignition Activated by ignition key: Cancels rearming Activated by re mote starter: No effec t Warning No e[...]

16 DURING DISARMING Indicator flashes code for last zone that generat ed the alarm condition. Code is shown when you press button. This code is repeated until you apply the brakes. The following table shows the meaning of zone codes (number of fl ashes). ZONE CODES FLASHES ZONE INDICATED 1 System is armed. 2 A door is/was open. 3 Hood is/was open. [...]

17 GLOSSARY S IREN Siren has six different sounds, i.e., it ch irps repeatedly and has six dif fe rent melodies (only supp lied with optional alarm ki t). It chirps intermittently (short r epeated chirps) during a pre- alarm and cont inuously dur ing an alarm condition. It can confirm ARM and DISARM commands with short chirps; see t able in CONFI R[...]

18 UNLOCK / DISARM Press the button, doors are unlocked and alarm is disarmed, parking light s flash and siren chirps twice to confirm command has been received and that no alarm c ondition was generated dur ing your absence. If there was a violation, confirma t ion is different (4 flashes or chirps) to warn you. See table of alarm codes to know wh[...]

19 OTHER COMMANDS ANTITHEFT (CIRCUIT DISABLER) Programmable as Active or Inactive during installation. Your Remote Starter is equipped with an antitheft system. This syst em, when enabled, consists of an output that controls a relay that cuts all circuits required to operate your vehicle (optional connection). There are two types of anti theft syst[...]

20 CAR FINDER Press and buttons simultaneously. This function sounds the horn (short melody) and flashes the parki ng lights so you can locate your vehicle in a large parking lot. PANICPANIC To activate the panic mode, press and hol d more t han 4 seconds on either the or the button. This command activates all deterrents that are connected to the s[...]

21 CODE LEARNING OF ADDITIO NAL TRANSMITTER(S) Four different remote controls can be programmed for a given vehicle. If a fifth remote is added, the first remote is deleted. Note : When the first code learning command is sent, all the old codes are cleared out. therefor e if you want to add a new remote, all the old ones must be reprogrammed as wel[...]

22 GEARSHIFT CHECK APPLICABLE TO MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES Make sure the parking brake is operat ional, i.e. it has the capability of immobilizin g the vehicle. If the parking brake cannot stop the w heels f rom turning, which is not safe, place the main switch in OFF position until the situation is rectified . D ETECTION OF PARKING BRAKE STATUS[...]