Directed Electronics 872 manual

OWNE R ’S GUIDE MODEL 872 © 2011 Directed Electronics . All rights reserved. G5202P 2011-03 The company behind Python ® Auto Security Systems is Directed Electronics. Since its inception, Directed Electronics has had one purpose, to provide consumers with the finest vehicle security and car stereo products and accessories available. The recipie[...]

Congratulations Congratulations on the purchase of your state-of-the-art remote star t and security system. Reading this Owner’ s Guide prior to using your system will help maximize the use of your system and its many fea- tures. For more information please visit the below website: http://www .pythoncarsecurity .com – For general and additional[...]

Important information Government Regulations and Safety information Read the Government Regulations and W arning! Safety First sections of this manual prior to operating this system. W arning! Failure to heed this information can result in death, personal injur y or property damage and may also result in the illegal use of the system beyond its int[...]

Contents Getting Started .................................................................................................... 4 Keys to using this manual ...................................................................... 4 Responder LE 2-W ay ........................................................................................... 5 Using you[...]

Alarm Features ................................................................................................. 24 Normal Arm Protection ....................................................................... 24 Sensor Silent Arm protection ............................................................... 24 Full Silent Arm Protection ..............[...]

W arning! Safety First ......................................................................................... 46 Installation ........................................................................................ 46 Remote Start Capable ........................................................................ 46 Manual T ransmission V ehicles .[...]

4 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Getting Started Keys to using this manual Specific actions (in bold type) and style conventions are used consis- tently throughout this manual, they are as follows: s Press: implies pushing in and releasing a button. s Hold: is used after Press actions when a button needs to be held in pos[...]

5 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Responder LE 2-W ay T ransmit LED Internal Antenna Ghost LED’ s Command Buttons Function Button AUX Feature Description Internal Antenna Used for transmitting and receiving* information Command buttons (4) Used to perform ar ming, disarming, auxiliary channel and remote start commands Function [...]

6 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Control Center Control button Status LED The Control Center , typically located on the upper part of the front windshield sends and receives commands or messages to and from your system. It consists of: s The In-vehicle system antenna, for 2 way communication. s The Status LED, as a visual [...]

7 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Using your System Commands and Confirmations Commands, Basic or Advanced, are used to activate system features and are perfor med by pressing one of the Command buttons. Basic commands control the most often used security and remote start fea- tures while Advanced commands control more specializ[...]

8 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Remote Control Command table Button Level Direct Access x 1 LEVEL 1 x 2 LEVEL 2 x 3 LEVEL 3 x 4 LEVEL 4 Arm/Lock (Panic) Silent Arm Sensor Bypass Sensor Silent Arm Full Silent Arm Disarm/Unlock Silent Disarm Remote V alet Car Finder Remote Start Runtime Reset Timer Start Smart Star t Defogger AUX[...]

9 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. ** Remote Start feature not available when the Remote Star t status is incorrect upon receiving the command. (Example: Runtime reset command received when remote start is of f). Refer to the notes included in the command descriptions that ad- dress these faults or go to Remote Start Faults under [...]

10 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Basic Commands (Direct Access) No Ghost LED’ s on Arm Press and release The alarm arms, doors lock (if connected), and the siren chirps and parking lights flash once. The Arm LED and beeps play to confirm. If V alet mode* is On, the doors lock and the Ar m LED, LED and a fault tone plays. Ex[...]

11 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. triggered; the siren will chirp 4 or 5 times, and the Disarm LED, LED and 4 or 5 fault tones play to alert of the repor t. Remote Start Press and release Activates (or if On, deactivates) the remote starter . The engine and parking lights turn On and the Remote star t LED and On tones play , or [...]

12 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Advanced Commands: (Level 1) Press and release the button 1 time. The LED illuminates indicat- ing Level 1 Silent Arm Press and release The alarm arms, doors lock (if connected), and the parking lights flash once. The Arm LED turns on to confirm. V alet mode* or T rigger Zone Fault Report** me[...]

13 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. AUX 1 Press and release AUX Activates (or if On, deactivates) the Aux 1 output. The Aux LED and On tones or Off tones play to confir m. T emperature Request Press and hold the button Requests the vehicle’ s interior temperature and displays it by illuminat- ing the green ghost LED’ s; cold [...]

14 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Advanced Commands: (Level 2) Press and release the button 2 times. The and Aux LED’ s illumi- nate indicating Level 2 Sensor Bypass Press and release Perfor ming the Sensor Bypass command will incrementally bypass sen- sor operations and be confirmed as follows: s W arn-away bypass: The Pa[...]

15 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Timer Start* Press and release Activates (or if On, deactivates) Timer Start. The parking lights flash quickly four times for On and slowly four times for Off. The Remote Start LED and beeps play (1 for on, 2 for of f) to confirm.. Note System needs to be armed or Timer Start will not star t t[...]

16 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Advanced Commands: (Level 3) Press and release the button 3 times. The , Aux and Remote Start LED’ s illuminate indicating Level 3 Sensor Silent Arm* Press and release The alarm arms, doors lock, and the siren chirps and parking lights flash 3 times. The Arm LED, 1 beep and 3 fault tones play[...]

17 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. AUX 3 Press and release AUX Activates (or if On, deactivates) the Aux 3 output. The Aux LED and On tones or Off tones play to confir m. Runtime Remaining Press and hold the button Requests the remaining Remote start runtime and temporarily displays it in 4 increments using the green Ghost LED?[...]

18 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Advanced Commands: (Level 4) Press and release the button 4 times. The , Aux, Remote Start and Disarm LED’ s illuminate indicating Level 4 Full Silent Arm* Press and release The alarm arms, doors lock, and the siren chirps and parking lights flash 4 times. The Arm LED, 1 beep and 4 fault tone[...]

19 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Remote Control Configuration Remote Programming The Responder LE and 1-way companion remote controls have opera- tions that can be configured to a user’ s personal preferences. The fol- lowing instruction will direct you through the available programming options for both remotes. Enter progr[...]

20 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. s The ignition is turned of f. Prepare the remote control for pairing: 6. Enter programming to access the Main Menu 7. Press and hold the button for 1 second, 3 transmit LED flash- es and 3 beeps indicate remote is ready to pair . 8. Press the button, Responder LE: the siren will chirp and t[...]

21 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. 1-way companion remote control The 1-way remote will flash the transmit LED to indicate the setting. Feature Button Press LED on LED off Keypad Lock Auto Off Remote Beeps Beeps On Beeps Of f Car 2 Car 2 On Car 2 Of f Keypad Lock Options: Off, Auto When Off, the buttons do not lock and always pe[...]

22 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. hours if the remote control is not used during this period. Just press any button to resume system monitoring. Power Save 2 is for maximum bat- ter y life and will monitor the system only when remote start has been activated. Caution: Alarm trigger messages will not be received when remote start[...]

23 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Sensor Adjust The button is used for sensor adjustment, to avoid unintended alarm triggers; it is recommenced that an authorized Directed Dealer perfor ms all sensor adjustments.[...]

24 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Alarm Features Normal Arm Protection Status LED: The Control Center Status LED flashes as a visual indicator that your vehicle’ s security system is active. Starter Kill: The Failsafe star ter kill relay prevents the engine from starting Note May require additional parts and installation Sens[...]

25 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Full Silent Arm Protection Sensor W arn-away , Sensor Full T rigger and Point of Entr y activations will only send messages to the remote, with parking light flash and siren outputs defeated. Sensor Warn-away When the system sensors detect a W arn-away trigger the siren chirps and parking light[...]

26 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. T rigger Zone Fault Report When armed by remote command the system runs a status check of the alarm trigger zones. Faulty zones (usually caused by dome light delay or open trunk) are bypassed and reported via the control center LED and remote, while all other trigger zones remain active and are [...]

27 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. T able of Zones Zone # (led flashes) Zone Name 1 T runk 2 Shock Sensor 3 Door 4 Sensor 2 5 Ignition 6 Hood Nuisance Prevention (NPC) NPC monitors all alarm zones and, if any are triggered excessively , bypasses them until corrected. If a point of entr y (trunk, hood, door) is left open following[...]

28 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Remote Start Features Pit Stop Mode T o exit vehicle with engine running The system keeps the engine running during short trips into the house or convenience store. T o perfor m Pit Stop: 1. With the engine running, set the parking brake and release the foot brake. 2. Press the button, the parki[...]

29 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. after a few seconds the remote plays the Remote Start Of f mes- sage. 4. The vehicle is ready to drive. Remote Start Safe-lock Remote start safe-lock makes sure the doors are locked while the en- gine is running and after , even if they are unlocked when remote start is activated. Door locks may[...]

30 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Timer Start operation Activation begins a countdown timer as set by the installer (de- fault 3 hours). When the timer expires the engine starts and the Remote Start On message is sent to the remote control. When the Remote start runtime expires the engine shuts of f, the Remote Start Off message[...]

31 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Note T emperature report must be tur ned on by an authorized Di- rected dealer . Remote Start Time-out Alert During remote start a message is sent three minutes before and again at one minute before the engine turns of f. The LED, Remote Start LED flash and several tones play as an alert to res[...]

32 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. 7. The engine turns of f and after a few seconds, the Remote Start LED and Off tones play to confir m. If the door is opened in Step 3 then the engine continues to run. T urbo Timer Mode The system keeps the engine running for the T urbo Timer runtime and can be activated by remote control or o[...]

33 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Flashes * Possible Fault Solution 5 Brake on Release foot brake 6 Hood open Close hood 7 After performing Remote Star t command - MTS not enabled After performing Timer Start or Smart Star t command Enable MTS mode Check all Solutions 8 T oggle Switch off T urn switch on None Alarm is triggered [...]

34 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Remote and System Operations Passive Arming* Park and exit the vehicle, after the doors are closed the Passive arm- ing countdown begins. The led flashes quickly and upon reaching 20 seconds the siren then chirps once. At 30 seconds the system arms itself. Anytime before the system arms you can[...]

35 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Valet Mode V alet mode can be entered and exited by per forming the Remote V alet command or manually using the vehicle key and the control button. When entered, the alarm functions are defeated while the conve- nience features still operate normally . Arm and Disarm commands lock and unlock the[...]

36 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Out of Range Each time a command is perfor med the Responder LE will expect a command confirmation from the system. If a command confirmation is not received the and transmit LED’ s flash and a long fault tone plays as an alert. No Remote Output Occasionally when a command is perfor med the[...]

37 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Car Select Car 2 must first be turned On (See Remote Control Configuration sec- tion to turn on). 1. Press and hold the button for 3 seconds. The remote flashes the LED and beeps once or twice to indicate the selected Car is 1 or 2. 2. Release the button for Car Select or continue to hold for[...]

38 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. System Expansion Options Controlling two vehicles (Car Select) The Responder LE and 1way companion remote can control systems in two different vehicles saving the need for multiple remote controls. This feature also allows for customized system configurations on each vehicle that has more than [...]

39 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Driver door priority unlocking The door unlocking operation can be configured to emulate an OEM style of driver priority unlocking for added security during disarming.[...]

40 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Batter y Information The Responder LE remote is powered by 2 batteries (PN CR-2016) and the 1-way companion remote by 1 batter y (PN CR-2032) that can be purchased at most retailers. When the batter y begins to weak- en, the operating range will be reduced. The information and precau- tions in t[...]

41 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. s T urn Paging of f: The remote will not wake up to check for mes- sages with Paging off in the Setup Remote menu. Caution! The remote will not receive trigger messages from the system. s T urn Beeps of f: The Button beeps can be turned off in the Setup Remote menu. The command beeps still[...]

42 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Glossar y of T erms Document T er minology Control Module The “brain” of your system. Usually hidden underneath the dash area of the vehicle. It houses the microprocessor which monitors your vehicle and controls all of the system’ s func- tions. Responder LE (2-way Remote Control) A hand-h[...]

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44 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Government Regulations This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the fol- lowing two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including inter ference that may cause undesirable operati[...]

Safety 45 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Control Center T o satisfy FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, the device and its an- tenna must maintain a separation distance of 20 cm or more from the person’ s body , except for the hand and wrists, to satisfy RF exposure compliance. This device complies with the Industr y Cana[...]

46 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. W arning! Safety First Please read the safety warnings below before proceeding. Improper use of the product may be dangerous or illegal. Installation Due to the complexity of this system, installation of this product must only be performed by an authorized Directed dealer . If you have any quest[...]

Safety 47 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Before remote starting a manual transmission vehicle, be sure to: s Leave the vehicle in neutral and be sure no one is standing in front or behind the vehicle. s Only remote start on a flat sur face s Have the parking brake fully engaged W ARNING! It is the responsibility of the[...]

48 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. GEAR IS CONTRARY TO ITS INTENDED MODE OF OPERA TION. OPER- A TING THE REMOTE ST ART SYSTEM UNDER THESE CONDITIONS MA Y RESULT IN PROPER TY DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY . YOU MUST IMME- DIA TEL Y CEASE THE USE OF THE UNIT AND SEEK THE ASSIST ANCE OF AN AUTHORIZED Directed DEALER TO REP AIR OR DISCON[...]

49 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Limited lifetime consumer warranty Directed Electronics. (“Directed”) promises to the original purchaser to repair or replace (at Directed’ s election) with a comparable reconditioned model any Directed unit (hereaf- ter the “unit”), excluding without limitation the siren, the remote t[...]

50 © 2011 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. LIABILITY WHA TSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMIT A TION, LIABILITY FOR THEFT , DAMAGE AND/OR V ANDALISM. THIS W ARRANTY DOES NOT COVER LABOR COSTS FOR MAINTENANCE, REMOV AL OR REINST ALLA TION OF THE UNIT OR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND. IN THE EVENT OF A CLAIM OR A DISPUTE INVOL VING DIR[...]