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A UT OMA TE ® 210A GPS TRA CKING O WNER'S GUIDE READ ME FIRST A UT OMA TE ® 210A GPS TRA CKING O WNER'S GUIDE READ ME FIRST © Directed Electronics—Vista, CA GPS210A 07-05[...]
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T ab le of Contents Getting Star ted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Inside y our A UT OMA TE ® GPS T rac king Bo x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 C[...]
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Getting Star ted ESN (Electronic Serial Number) - the stick er can be f ound on your membership card. Enter the f ollowing inf or mation for future ref erence. Account Number P ass word V ehicle Inf or mation Number (VIN) Actual size of ESN stic ker 4 © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reser ved[...]
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Getting Help F rom the www .automategps.net website y ou can access Online Help and F requently Ask ed Questions (F A Q's). If y ou do not find what you need, A UT OMA TE Customer Care will be happ y to ans wer an y of y our questions. F or questions regarding your ser vice plans and to access on-line f eatures: T oll F ree: 888-847-7120 Email[...]
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Inside y our A UT OMA TE ® GPS T rac king Bo x Y our A UT OMA TE ® V ehicle Protection kit contains the f ollo wing: ❍ The A UT OMA TE ® 210A ❍ Antenna ❍ Main Wiring Har ness ❍ Bac kup Batter y ❍ F eature Module ❍ Installation Kit ❍ Installation Guide ❍ Owner’ s Guide ❍ W allet Card Creating Y our Account If y ou do not alrea[...]
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NO TE: Y ou will be required to read the Service T erms and Conditions in its entirety . Scroll to the end of the agreement f or the Accept b utton to appear and clic k on it. © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reser ved 7[...]
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2. Clic k on the "I do not hav e a User ID" link. This brings you to Account setup . F rom here you will be ab le to enter your contact inf or mation, your ESN and VIN numbers, and select y our Ser vice T er m and T ransaction pac kages. 3. Enter in y our contact inf or mation. This includes y our first and last name, address, phone n umb[...]
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5. Ne xt, enter your A UT OMA TE ® 210A ESN (f ound on the product box or on the membership card where y ou affix ed th label), along with the VIN. If you ha v e multiple de vices f or each of our household v ehicles, mak e sure to correctly match up the each ESN with the VIN so your A utomate ® Online ser vice functions correctly . 6. Clic k Con[...]
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8. Clic k Continue . 9. Enter in y our credit card inf or mation and clic k continue . 10. At this point y ou can re vie w your purchase selections . If y ou need to make any changes clic k on the Back b utton; otherwise, clic k on Continue to pro- ceed with the purchase. 10 © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reser ved[...]
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11. The Purchase Confir mation page will open. This page is your receipt. It also contains e ver ything y ou'll need to log into the www .automategps.net website or use the telephone system; Account Number , User ID and P ass word. Pr int this page and k eep it f or reference . Y ou can no w log into the www .automategps.net website . © 2005 [...]
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A UT OMA TE ® Online The www .automategps.net website can be accessed from an y inter net con- nected computer . Y ou will need to ha v e your User ID and P ass word to gain access. Inside A UT OMA TE ® GPS Online you can: ❍ P ersonalize account and v ehicle inf or mation ❍ Vie w current and histor ical aler t/action data f or each v ehicle w[...]
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Please k eep this inf or mation saf e. Y ou can record y our inf or mation at the begin- ning of this guide. If y ou f orget y our passw ord— In the instance y ou f orget y our A UT OMA TE ® passw ord we can send it to the email address y ou hav e registered with your A UT OMA TE ® Online account. Simply clic k on the F orgot P ass word link on[...]
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Door Unloc k: Unloc k the dr iv er door of your v ehicle and receive its location. Star ter Disab le: (Immobilize): Disab le your v ehicle's star ter if it is stolen and receiv e its location, speed and heading. The ne xt time y our v ehicle's ignition is tur ned off and then on, it will not star t. Star ter Enab le: Once it is secure to [...]
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2. Clic k on the action icon. ❍ If y ou hav e enough Aler t/Action connections a vailab le for the selected action a confir mation message opens asking "This action will debit y our account x credit(s). Do y ou want to proceed with the action?" Select Y es to proceed and No to cancel the action. ❍ If y ou do not hav e enough Aler t/Ac[...]
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P erf orm an action fr om the telephone: 1. Dial the A UT OMA TE ® access number 888-847-7120 and enter your User ID and pass word. 2. Listen to the v ehicle menu and press the n umber corresponding to the v ehicle y ou want to perf or m the action on. Example: Press 1 f or Bob's V an, Press 2 f or Mar y's Neon, etc. If there is only one[...]
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4. Ne xt, select to wait on the line to receiv e the response or perf or m another action or hang-up . 5. Action responses state both the outcome of the action, and the nearest address location of the v ehicle. Example: "Y our Locate action was suc- cessful. Y our v ehicle is located at 1212 Main Street W est, Chicago Illinois, USA”. Aler ts[...]
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Battery Disconnect: (Early Theft W ar ning): Know y our vehicle's battery has been tampered with, indicating a possib le theft, and receiv e the location. Speed Minder: Deter dangerous driving habits by kno wing when your v ehicle is being driven at e xcessiv e speeds. This f eature is set at the facto- r y at 80 mph/128 kph and repor ts when [...]
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Aler t Notifications A UT OMA TE ® A utomated Aler ts are automatic notifications of e v ents, circum- stances and conditions, which are constantly monitored and repor ted b y A UT OMA TE ® equipped vehicles . Customers can receive Aler ts via email, phone (v oice or te xt), pager and a personal digital assistant (PD A). Aler ts are alwa ys sent [...]
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Notification Rules: ● Aler ts are alwa ys sent to the A UT OMA TE ® website whether or not aler t notifications are tur ned off . ● By def ault, all aler t notifications are tur ned off . ● The email addresses and phone numbers entered are not lost when a noti- fication is tur ned off . ● Y ou can hav e one phone number and two email addre[...]
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● In the Notification Sent column in the Aler ts/Actions tab of the Inf or mation window a Y es or No indicates whether or not an aler t notification was sent f or the aler t. Under standing the Aler t and Action Data The A UT OMA TE ® system in conjunction with the Global P ositioning System (GPS) provides detailed, real-time inf or mation abou[...]
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Pur chase More Services A UT OMA TE ® On-line allows y ou to purchase additional Aler t/Action Connections and rene w Ser vice Plans f or all v ehicles within y our account; all that is required is a v alid credit card. Service Plans and Connections A Ser vice Plan is a y ear ly subscription f or access to A UT OMA TE ® On-line. It includes A UT [...]
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Common errors such as entering an incorrect expir ation date or incorrectly entering a digit in a credit card number can result in an author ization f ailure. If all of y our billing inf or mation looks correct, please contact y our financial institu- tion f or resolution. GPS T ec hnology GPS Accuracy GPS is the most widely used global positioning[...]
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tion inf or mation. Underground parking garages , concrete enclosures and urban cany on are some instances when the direct line of sight ma y be obstr ucted. The GPS is a constellation of 24 satellites that orbit the ear th. These satellites are continuously tr ansmitting data to the GPS receiv er integrated into y our A UT OMA TE ® GPS de vice, w[...]
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❍ Cookies ❍ Third-par ty sites ❍ Protection of Children Online ❍ Security ❍ Consent ❍ Acceptance of T er ms ❍ Updates and Contact Inf or mation AS A VISIT OR T O ONE OF OUR WEBSITES , THE FOLLOWING ST A TE- MENTS DESCRIBE THE INFORMA TION WE COLLECT AND HO W WE USE THA T INFORMA TION: Data Collection Our sites use mail f or ms to fulf[...]
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Data Use W e use the IP addresses and other non-personal information of our site visi- tors to help diagnose prob lems with our ser v er and to better administer our sites. This inf or mation ma y also be used to improv e our web sites, to gather broad demogr aphic inf or mation, or to compile aggregate statistics about the number of visitors to ou[...]
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❍ any other inf or mation that is necessar y in order f or us to conduct b usiness with you. Such inf or mation ma y be collected when you mak e an agreement with us, pur- chase a product or ser vice from us, register f or a warr anty progr am, sign on to A UT OMA TE ® Online, pro vide credit ref erences, apply f or credit or when y ou contact u[...]
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credit and/or collections repor ting agency or verification of y our inf or mation with your bank, financial institution or emplo yer . WHENEVER Y OU , THE OPERA T OR OF Y OUR VEHICLE OR ANY ONE A CCESSING Y OUR A UT OMA TE ® Online A CCOUNT REQUESTS A SER VICE OR INITIA TES AN ACTION OR ALER T , DIRECTED MA Y BE REQUIRED T O USE OR DISCLOSE Y OUR[...]
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How can y ou limit the use and disclosure of y our personal inf ormation? If y ou pref er that Directed not use or disclose y our personal inf or mation f or cer- tain of these pur poses, y ou ma y notify us at any time in writing at the address listed below . If y ou do not notify Directed, we will consider y ou to ha v e con- sented to our contin[...]
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Pr otection of Children Online It is our intention that the Directed web sites be used b y adults. Children should alwa ys ask their parents or guardians f or per mission before sending personal inf or mation to Directed or to any one else. We encour age parents to tak e an activ e role in their children's use of the Inter net. No inf or matio[...]
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or remov e por tions of this statement at an y time. Y our continued use of an y one of our web sites f ollowing changes to these terms means you accept those changes. We recommend that users re-visit this Priv acy P olicy Statement and the T er ms of Use page on occasion to lear n of an y changes. Updates and Contact Inf ormation This Privacy P ol[...]
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32 © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reser ved NON-TRANSFERABLE HARD W ARE LIMITED WARRANTY Directed Electronics (Directed) promises to the original purchaser that the GPS automotive trac king unit (the Product), excludi ng accessories, purchased and installed from a Directed authorized dealer is free from defects in materials or workmanshi[...]
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© 2005 Directed Electronics—Vista, CA GPS210A 07-05[...]