Avital AviStart 3000 manual

© 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA N3000 7-01 Rev . N/C 1.0 ® A viStar t 3000 Installation Guide ® : http://www. guardianalarms . net[...]

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table o f contents © 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 3 What Is Included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 W arning! Safety First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Installation P oints to Remember . . . . . . . . . . 5 Finding The Wires Y ou Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Obtaining Con stant 12V . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 © 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA w arning! safety fir st The f ollowing safety warnings m ust be observed at all times: ■ Due to the comple xity of this system, installati on of this prod uct must only be perf ormed by an authorized DEI dealer . ■ When pr operly installed, this system can start th e vehicle via a comm and sign [...]

© 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 5 installation points to r emember IMPORT ANT! This product is designed for fuel-injected, automatic transmission vehicles only. Installing it in a standard transmission vehicle is dangerous and is contrary to its intended use . Befor e beginning the installation: ■ Please read this en tire installa[...]

6 © 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA finding the wir es y ou need IMPORT ANT! Do not use a 12V test light or logic probe (computer safe test light) to locate these wires! All testing described in this manual assumes the use of a digital multimeter . W e recommen d two possible sources for 12V con stant: The (+) termin al of the battery[...]

© 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 7 5. Cut the wir e you suspect of being th e starter wire . 6. Attempt to start th e car . If the starter en gages, r econnect it and g o back to Step 3. If the starter d oes not turn over , you have the righ t wire . The i gnition wire is power ed when the k ey is in the run or start position. This i[...]

8 © 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA How to find a (+) parking light flash wir e with your multimeter: 1. Set to DCV or DC voltage (12V or 20V is fin e). 2. Attach th e (-) probe of th e meter to chassis groun d. 3. Probe th e wire you suspect of bein g the parking li ght wire . Usu ally , th e area n ear the headli ght/parking li ght [...]

© 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 9 In diesel vehi cles it is necessary to interf ace with the wire that turn s on the W AIT -T O-ST ART light in th e dash- board . This wire illuminates th e bulb until the vehi cle’s glow plugs are properly h eated. When th e light g oes out the vehi cle can be started. This wire is always availabl[...]

10 © 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA r emote start rib bon harness wiring diagr am ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ heavy gauge r elay satellite wiring diagr am ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ r emote start harness (H2) wiring diagr am ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ BLACK/WHITE (-) NEUTRAL SAFETY SWIT CH INPUT V[...]

© 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 11 primary harness (H1) wir e connection guide Remove an y paint and conn ect this wire to bare m etal, preferably with a f actory bolt rather than your own scr ew . (Screws ten d to either strip or loosen with time .) W e recommen d groundin g all your components to th e same point in th e vehicle . [...]

12 © 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA Relay for Negativ e (-) Disarm Wire Relay for P ositive (+) Disarm Wir e As a stand-alone s ystem: The H1/4 YELLOW wir e should not be conn ected to anything. As an add-on car starter: If conn ected, disconnect th e ignition/accessory input o f the rem ote controlled secu- rity or keyless en try sy[...]

© 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 13 Connect this wir e to the wire in th e vehicle that sends th e signal to turn on th e W AIT -T O-ST ART bulb in the d ash- board . In most diesels th e wire is negative (gr ound turns on th e bulb) and the GRA Y/BLACK can be dir ectly connected to th e wire in the vehi cle. If th e vehicle uses a p[...]

14 © 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA This wire pr ovides a n egative output to unlock the vehicle's d oors. T o interf ace this output with the vehi cle's power door lock system, see th e Door Lock Wiring Guide section of this gui de . r elay satellite k e y switch interf ace wir e connection guide The h eavy gauge wires lea[...]

© 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 15 r emote start harness (H2) wir e connection guide This output is progr ammable . If programm ed for status output, the wir e will supply a 200 mA ground output at all times th e remote start is oper ating. If progr ammed for f actory security rearm, the wir e will supply a 200 mA groun d pulse when[...]

16 © 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA Connect this wir e to the toggle (overrid e) switch as shown in Figur e A. Connect the oth er wire from th e toggle switch to the P ARK/NEUTRAL switch in the vehicle . This wire will test with gr ound with the g ear selector either in P ARK or NEUTRAL. This will preven t the vehicle fr om acciden t[...]

© 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 17 V ehicles with the n eutral safety switch built into th e column shifter require that th e shifter be placed in park in ord er to remove th e keys from th e ignition. A s a result, it is possible to use the k ey-in-ignition sen se switch to preven t remote startin g if the keys ar e in the igniti o[...]

18 © 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA pre-1996 dodge dak ota pickups with 2.5 liter motors general motor s trucks , SUVs , and column shifting passenger cars[...]

© 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 19 b ypassing GM v ehicle anti-theft s y stems (V A TS) V ehicles with the GM V A TS (P ass Key) systems have a r esistor embedded in th e ignition k ey . If the V A TS decod er mod ule does not m easure the pr oper resistance wh en the vehicle is started , the starter and fuel pump m ay be disabled f[...]

20 © 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 1995 and ne w er v ehicle anti-theft s y stems (immobilizer s) 1995 and n ewer vehicle anti-th eft systems (immobilizers) r equire a bypass mod ule. Th e bypass module allows f or easy interf acing, while still main taining the OEM system’s in tegrity . The P asslock I and P asslock II systems ca[...]

© 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 21 will ex cite the tran sponder , which is located (but n ot visible) in the head o f the igniti on key . The key tr anspon- der will th en send a unique code back to th e transceiver f or evaluation. If th e code match es a valid code o f the system, the vehi cle will be allowed to start. Most of th[...]

22 © 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA door lock wiring guide The li ght blue (H1/8) and li ght green (H1/7) lock wir es provid e 200mA negative pulses that are used to con trol electric d oor locks. Most comm on interfaces ar e described in this section. The corr ect wires can usually be f ound in either ki ck panel. If you cannot g et[...]

© 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 23 This system is common in m any T oyotas, Nissan s, Hon das, an d Saturns , as well as Ford m odels with keyless en try systems (som e other Fords also use T ype B). The switch will have thr ee wires on it, and on e wire will test groun d all the time . One wir e will pulse (-) when the switch locks[...]

24 © 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA Interf acing with a reversin g polarity system requires eith er two relays or one 451M (n ot includ ed). It is criti cal to iden tify the proper wir es and locate the m aster switch to interface pr operly . Locate wir es that show voltag e on lock and unlock. Cut one o f the suspect wires an d chec[...]

© 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 25 In ord er for this system to contr ol one or mor e aftermarket actu ators, a 451M or two relays (opti onal) are n eeded . V ehicles without f actory power door locks requir e the installati on of one actu ator per door . This requires m ount- ing th e door lock actuator in side th e door . Other ve[...]

26 © 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA T ype E door locks are con trolled by an electrically activated vacuum pump; h owever , this DEI system is n ot capable of con trolling T ype E locks. This system usually r equires a negative pulse to unlock, an d cutting the wir e to lock the door . In some vehi cles, these ar e reversed. This sys[...]

© 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 27 This system is most comm only found in For d, Mazd a, Chrysler and GM vehicles . The door lock switch or d oor key cylind er may contain eith er one or two resistors . When interf acing with this type of d oor lock system, two relays or a DEI 451M must be used . If one r esistor is used in the door[...]

28 © 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA The system is m ost commonly foun d in Ford, M azda, Chrysler and GM vehi cles. The d oor lock switch or door key cylind er may contain eith er one or two resistors . If one r esistor is used in the door lock switch/k ey cylinder , the wir e will pulse ground in on e direction an d resis- tance to [...]

© 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 29 internal pr ogr amming jumper NOTE: The control module door must be removed to access the jumper . In most cases , this jumper can be left in the OFF position. Som e new vehicles use less than 12 volts in th eir igni- tion system s. The unit m ay have trouble learning th e tach signal in th ese veh[...]

30 © 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA plug-in pr ogr am switch The Pr ogram switch plugs into th e blue two-pin connector . tr ansmitter/r eceiv er learn r outine The system com es with one tran smitter that has been taught to the r eceiver . The r eceiver can store up to 4 dif- feren t transmitter cod es in memory . Use th e following[...]

© 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 31 3. Tr ansmit. While HOLDING the Pr ogram switch , pr ess the button on the tr ansmitter that you would like to con trol the selected r eceiver channel. 4. Release . Once the cod e is learned, th e Program switch can be r eleased. Y ou can advance fr om programmin g one channel to an other by releas[...]

32 © 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA oper ating settings learn r outine The System Featur es Learn Routine dictates h ow the unit operates . The progr ammable operatin g settings of this unit can be chang ed whenever n ecessary through the computer-based Learn Routin e. Th e Program push-button switch, plugged in to the blue port, is [...]

© 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 33 featur es menu The f actory default settin gs are indi cated in bold text in the table below . featur e descriptions 1 ENGINE CHECK ON/OFF: In the d efault setting th e remote start will m onitor either the vehi cle's tach wire or voltage d epending on th e programmin g of Feature 2. If pr ogr[...]

34 © 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 3 RUN TIME 12/24/60 MINUTES: This feature con trols how lon g the engin e will run before it “tim es out” and shuts d own. Programm ed to the def ault setting the en gine will run for 12 min utes. If the 24 or 60 min ute run time is d esired, chan ge this feature to th e two or three flash sett[...]

© 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 35 shutdo wn diagnostics The unit has th e ability to report the cause o f the last shutd own of the r emote start system. T o en ter diagn ostic mod e: 1. T urn the igniti on off. 2. Press an d HOLD the Progr am switch. 3. T urn the igniti on on and then o ff. 4. Release the Pr ogram switch. 5. Press[...]

36 © 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA timer mode This unit can be progr ammed to start and run th e engine every thr ee hours. Th e engine will run f or the pro- gramm ed run time and th en shut down. After thr ee hours, th e unit will restart the en gine . A maxim um of six cycles can occur . IMPORT ANT! Timer Mode should be used only[...]

© 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 37 safety check Befor e vehicle reassembly , the r emote system must be ch ecked to ensur e safe and trouble-fr ee operation. Th e fol- lowing test pr ocedure m ust be used to verify proper installati on and operati on of the system. Th e installation must be completed bef ore testing, in cluding conn[...]

38 © 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA tr oubleshooting ■ The ignition comes on, but the starter will not cr ank. Does it start with the k ey in the igniti on? If so, does the vehi cle have a V A TS P ass-Key system? Will it start with the br ake pedal d epressed? (Mak e sure to disconnect th e brake sh utdown when perf orming this te[...]

© 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA 39 5. Does the vehi cle have an immobilizer? Some imm obilizer systems will not allow th e vehicle to crank if active . 6. Check conn ections . The two red h eavy gauge input wires on th e relay satellite should have soli d connection s. "T -taps", or "scotch locks" are not r ecomm[...]

40 © 2001 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Vista, CA wiring quick r efer ence guide[...]