AstroStart 4204U manual

July 2004 193-127-310-10 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 Ca n a da All ri ghts reserved © Astrofl ex 2004 2-WAY REMOTE CONTROL ENGINE STARTER ® USER MANUAL For all gas- and diesel-powered vehicles. (FRANÇAIS AU VERSO) C ONSUL T S AFETY P[...]

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[...]

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 SAFETY SEQUENCE FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES Your remote starter was designed to force y ou to perform a series of actions that will ensure that the gearshift lever is in neutral position when you exit the vehicle. This series of actions is called a "Safety sequence" and is aimed at prevent ing any remote star t in situations where [...]

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 from nearby metal st ructures, hydro poles, or crowded park[...]

5 HOOD ST ATUS Car ide ntifica tion ALARM ST ATUS SHOC K SENS OR STA TUS TRUN K STATU S / OT HER S ENSOR PRE- SHOCK S TAT US Valet mo de stat us Lock c ommand s statu s Ready to start / Ignition stat us Engine runnin g status Low Batter y DOORS STATUS R EPLACING THE BATTERY The LCD of the 4-button remote has a battery icon t elling you when to repl[...]

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; parking light s flash once (duration: 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 beginnin[...]

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 start s your engi ne automatically when the t emperature falls below a preset 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 mod[...]

11 SECURITY SYSTEM The bi-directional remote control is in const ant communica tion with your vehicle when the security system is enabled. Even if you do not ask for status, it will inform you by means of icons on your remote t hat a door has been opened, that the engine has stopped, etc. PROTECTION ZONES Your security system can use up to six dif [...]

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

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 e ffect War[...]

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 chir ps repeatedly and has six dif ferent melodies. 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 CONFIRMATION section. This function is programmabl[...]

16 UNLOCK / DISARM Press the button, doors are unlocked and alar m 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 tion is different (4 flashes or chirps) t o 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 PANIC To activate the panic mode, press on the buttons shown in table simultaneously. This command activates all deterrents that are connected to the syst em, parking lights , horn , siren and dome light for 30 sec. or 60 sec. depending on programming made dur ing installation. Panic mode is used to attract attention if you are experiencing diff[...]

19 CODE LEARNING OF ADDITI ONAL TRANSMITTER(S) Four different remote controls can be programmed for a given vehicle. If a fifth remote is added, the f irst 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 we[...]

20 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 posit ion until the situation is rectified . D ETECTION OF PARKING BRAKE STATU[...]