AstroStart 4204-A manuale d’uso

July 2006 193-127-310-11 PATENT NOS CAN 1.130.426 USA 4.345.554 - 5.614.883 - 5.617.819 - 5.673.017 AND OTHER PATENTS PENDING Manufactured in Canada by: P rin te d in C an ad a All r ights r eserved © A str ofl ex 2006 2-WAY REMOTE CONTROL ENGINE STARTER ® USER MANUAL For all gas- and diesel-powered vehicles. (FRANÇAIS AU VERSO) C ONSUL T S AFET[...]

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS This device complies with the requirements of Industr y Canada (IC) - Management of Radio-fr equencies, 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 au[...]

1 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[...]

2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Before using this product, carefully read the following safet y precautions. 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). • Immediatel[...]

3 S EQUENCE ACTIVATED BY THE PARKING BRAKE . 1. While engine is running (key in ignition sw itch), 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 ime of installation - to r equire that the parking brake be applied once or twice. If set for two ac[...]

4 THE REMOTE CONTROLS Each remote control can control two distinct remote start ers. A maximum of four remote controls can be assigned to your vehicle. See your dealer fo r addit ional remote controls. NOTE : The range of your remote control can be affect ed by a weak battery, interference fr om nearby metal structures, hydro poles, or crowded park[...]

5 HOOD STATUS Car ide ntificat ion TRUNK STATUS OR OTHER SENSOR PRE-SHOCK STATUS Val et mo de st at us Lock co mmands sta tus Engin e ru nni ng st atus ALARM SYSTEM STATUS * SHOCK SENSOR STATUS DOOR S STAT US Parkin g lights Pa g e r Low b att ery Read y to sta rt / IGNITION STATUS / Parkin g li g hts * AstroStar t or when OEM alar m is in alarm co[...]

6 T ABLE OF COMMANDS R EMOTE CONTROL C ONFIRMATIONS SENT BY VEHICLE SENT BY REMOTE CONTROL C OMMANDS 4- BUTTON 5- BUTTON 6- BUTTON H ORN P ARKING LIGHTS SIREN * 4- BUTTON 5- BUTTON S TART / C ONTINUOUS MODE 1 1 -  S TOP  - 1 -  L OCK / A RMING * 1 1 / 3 1 / 3 / X  P ANIC > 5 sec. or > 5 sec. 30 / 60 SEC . - - U NLOCK / D ISARMING [...]

7 A CTIVATE / C ANCEL U TILITY 2 - - 1 - - A CTIVATE / C ANCEL U TILITY 3 - - - 1 - - - A CTIVATE / C ANCEL U TILITY 4 - - - 1 - - - R UNTIME S ETTING - - 1 - 4 - - - S TART T EMPERATURE S ETTING - - 1 - 4 - - - D ISPLAY START FAIL CODES - - 1 - 20 - - - D ISPLAY ALARM CODES * - - - 1 - 8 - - - R EMOTE CONTROL KEYPAD U N /L OCK 5 sec. 3 sec. - R EM[...]

8 START COMMANDS STARTING THE ENGINE To start engine, press button. The system automatically adjusts ignition durat ion for your type of vehicle; par king 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[...]

9 T RIGGER INPUT Your remote starter is equipped with a negative trigger (pulse) input. This input can be connected to another remote control device or to an AstroSt art RST-2 timer output (optional), par t number 310-903-502. If this input is connected, consult this devic e's manual or ask your technician which command controls the Start/Stop[...]

10 LOW TEMPERATURE MODE In Low Temperature (Sentinel) mode, system star ts your engi ne automat ically when the temperature falls below a pr eset level. Engine will run for programmed runtime, after which the system will wait 2½ hours and then start the engine again if temperature is still below preset level. To activate/cancel Low Temperatur e mo[...]

11 SECURITY SYSTEM This section applies to an AstroStart safety system (optional) 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) (opt ional connections). The bi-directional remote control is in c onstant communicat ion with your vehicle. Even if you do not [...]

12 OPERATION Your alarm system has three different operating modes: active , semi-passive rearming and passive rearming depending on initial programming. See the relevant par agraph for the mode your system was configur ed in during installation. Following a rearming, the last remote t hat transmitted a command to the system will receive confirmati[...]

13 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 (trunk) Shock sensor These four zones prolong rearming cycle as long as they r emain in violation. Ignition Activated by ignition ke y: Cancels rearming Activated by re mote starter: No effect Warn[...]

14 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. [...]

15 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 CONFIRM[...]

16 UNLOCK / DISARM Press the button, doors are unlocked and alar m is disarmed, parking lights fl ash 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 tion is different (4 fl ashes or chirps) to warn you. See table of alarm codes to know w[...]

17 “P ASSIVE A RMING " TYPE A NTITHEFT / This type of antitheft system ar ms automatically when ignition key is turned from RUN to OFF and remains OFF for one minute. It can also be armed manually by sendi ng a Lock command (unless ignition key is in RUN position ). D ISARMING Antitheft system is disar med for one minute when you send an Unl[...]

18 CAR FINDER Press and buttons simultaneously. This function sounds the hor n (short melody) and flashes the parking li ghts so you can locate your vehicle in a large parking lot. REMOTE SILENT MODE The remote can be programmed to be used in silent mode. Refer to the following table to select t he necessary command. The mode is de/activated the sa[...]

19 ALARM CONDITION CODES Use this command to identify which zone is in viol ation during arming or whic h generated alarm conditi on. Press and buttons simultaneously: Parking lights will flash a number of times corresponding to code for protection zone in violation. If more than one zone is in violation, code fo r the zone wit h highest priority i[...]

20 GEARSHIFT CHECK APPLICABLE TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES If key must be in ignition for gearshift to be moved out of P , your vehicle is safe as long as keys are kept away from children. If, on the other hand, gearshift c an be put in gear without key being in ignition, proceed wi th this simple check. • Make sure that the parking brake i[...]