Directed Electronics 210P manual

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    PYTHON ® GPS Service Plans Silver Gold Platinum F ee per V ehicle $99 $199 $299 One Time Activ ation F ee $25 $25 $25 Ser vice T erm (Months) 12 24 36 Plan Includes: Connections to PYTHON ® GPS 100 200 300 PYTHON ® DLX W arranty (Months) 12 24 36 Extra Connections (100) $49 $49 $49 O O W W N N E E R R S S M M A A N N U U A A L L A CTIV A TION AN[...]

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    Python ® 210P GPS TRA CKING O WNER'S GUIDE READ ME FIRST Python ® 210P GPS TRA CKING O WNER'S GUIDE READ ME FIRST © Directed Electronics Vista, CA GPS210P 04-06[...]

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    NON-TRANSFERABLE HARD W ARE LIMITED W ARRANTY Directed Electronics (Directed) promises to the original purchaser that the GPS automotive trac king unit (the Product), e xcluding accessor ies, purchased and installed from a Directed authorized dealer is free from def ects in mater ials or workmanship under nor mal use and conditions for a period of [...]

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    TY ARE EXPRESSL Y EXCLUDED T O THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLO WED BY LA W , AND DIRECTED NEITHER ASSUMES NOR A UTHORIZES ANY PERSON T O ASSUME FOR IT ANY LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OF THE PRODUCT . DIRECTED HAS ABSOLUTE- L Y NO LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL ACTS OF THIRD P ARTIES INCLUDING ITS LICENSED DEALERS OR INST ALLERS. IN NO EVENT WILL DIREC[...]

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    T ab le of Contents NON-TRANSFERABLE HARD W ARE LIMITED W ARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Getting Star ted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Inside your PYTHON® GPS T rac [...]

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    Getting Star ted ESN (Electronic Serial Number) - the stick er can be f ound on y our membership card. Enter the f ollowing inf or mation f or future ref erence. Account Number P ass word V ehicle Inf or mation Number (VIN) stic k er will be placed here 6 © 2006 Directed Electronics all rights reser v ed[...]

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    Getting Help F rom the www .p ythongps .com website y ou can access Online Help and F requently Asked Questions (F A Q's). The F A Q and Help pages can be accessed only when logged into the account, if y ou are e xper iencing prob lems creating and accessing y our account, please use contact inf or mation below . If y ou do not find what y ou [...]

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    Inside y our PYTHON ® GPS T rac king Bo x Y our PYTHON ® V ehicle Protection kit contains the f ollowing: ❍ The PYTHON ® 210P ❍ Antenna ❍ Main Wiring Har ness ❍ Bac kup Batter y ❍ F eature Moduel ❍ Installation Kit ❍ Installation Guide ❍ Owner’ s Guide ❍ W allet Card ❍ W arranty Card Creating Y our Account If y ou do not al[...]

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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. © 2006 Directed Electronics all rights reser v ed 9[...]

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    2. Clic k on the "Create Ne w Account" link. This br ings y ou to Account setup . F rom here you will be ab le to enter 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 your first and last name , address, phone n umber etc. 4. Clic k Continue . 10[...]

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    5. Ne xt, enter your PYTHON ® 210P ESN (f ound on the product bo x or on the membership card where y ou affix ed th label), along with the VIN. If y ou ha v e multiple de vices f or each of our household vehicles , make sure to correctly match up the each ESN with the VIN so your Python ® Online ser vice functions correctly . 6. Clic k Continue .[...]

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    also choose the optional Connections b undle f or each v ehicle. 8. Clic k Continue . 9. Enter in y our credit card inf or mation and click contin ue . 10. At this point y ou can re view y our purchase selections. If y ou need to make any changes clic k on the Bac k b utton; otherwise, clic k on Continue to pro- ceed with the purchase. 12 © 2006 D[...]

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    11. The Purchase Confir mation page will open. This page is your receipt. It also contains e v er ything you'll need to log into the www .p ythongps .com website or use the telephone system; Account Number , User ID and P ass word. Pr int this page and k eep it f or ref erence. Y ou can now log into the www .p ythongps .com website . PYTHON ®[...]

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    ed computer that meets the requirements outlined below: System Requirements P ersonal Computer with Intel, AMD , or Cyr ix 600 MHz (or higher) Processor 128MB Randon Access Memor y (RAM) 1024 x 768 Video Resolution with 16 bit color MS Windows 98 or MS Windows NT4 W or kstation (Sr vice P ack 6a) or Windows 2000 Prof essional, (Ser vice P ack 2) or[...]

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    Security Once y our account has been created y ou will be assigned your Account Number , User ID and P ass word. Y ou will also be required to complete a secu- rity question. Things to k eep in mind: ❍ There is only one User ID and pass word f or each account. ❍ Y ou can change your pass word and secur ity ans wer at any time through the www .p[...]

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    The Action icons send commands to the PYTHON ® 210P de vice to perf or m specific tasks: Locate-On-Demand, Door Lock and Unloc k, Ar m and Disar m, Star ter Disab le, Star ter Enable , Remote Star t and Continuous T rack. The Action icons are visib le from an y screen within the web interf ace. Actions can be perf or med from the web interf ace or[...]

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    Star ter Disable: (Immobilize): Disab le y our vehicle's star ter if it is stolen and receive its location, speed and heading. The ne xt time your v ehicle's ignition is tur ned off and then on, it will not star t. Star ter Enable: Once it is secure to do so , enab le your v ehicle's star ter from it's disab led state . Continuo[...]

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    P erform an action fr om the web: 1. Select v ehicle(s) from the V ehicles T ab or Aler ts/Actions T ab . 2. Clic k on the action icon. ❍ If y ou ha ve enough Aler t/Action connections av ailab le f or 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 [...]

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    Incomplete Actions Y our action request was incomplete because the v ehicle's location was outside a wireless cov erage area. There is no cost when an action does not complete successfully theref ore your Aler t/Action Connection meter will not be debited. P erform an action fr om the telephone: 1. Dial the PYTHON ® access number 1-(866) PYTH[...]

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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 vehicle is located at 1212 Main Street W est, Chicago , Illinois, USA”. Aler t[...]

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    Battery Disconnect: (Early Theft W ar ning): Know y our v ehicle's batter y has been tampered with, indicating a possib le theft, and receiv e the location. Speed Minder: Deter dangerous driving habits by kno wing when y our vehicle is being driven at e xcessiv e speeds. This feature is set at the f acto- r y at 80 mph/128 kph and repor ts whe[...]

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    Aler t Notifications PYTHON ® A utomated Aler ts are automatic notifications of e vents , circum- stances and conditions, which are constantly monitored and repor ted by PYTHON ® equipped v ehicles. Customers can receiv e Aler ts via email, phone and a personal digital assistant (PD A). Aler ts are alwa ys sent to the PYTHON ® Online website whe[...]

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    Notification Rules: ● Aler ts are alwa ys sent to the PYTHON ® website whether or not aler t noti- fications 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 tw o email addresse[...]

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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 PYTHON ® system in conjunction with the Global P ositioning System (GPS) provides detailed, real-time inf or mation about y o[...]

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    is a v alid credit card. Service Plans and Connections A Ser vice Plan is a yearly subscr iption f or access to PYTHON ® On-line. It includes PYTHON ® website and telephone access . Each v ehicle within an account requires its own Service Plan. Ser vice Plans are a v ailable in 1, 2, and 3 y ear ter ms. Connection credits are the number of aler t[...]

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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 your financial institu- tion f or resolution. GPS T echnology GPS Accuracy GPS is the most widely used global positioning t[...]

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    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 PYTHON ® GPS de vice, which deter mines a location. Legal Disc laimers Pr iv acy P olicy Directed Electronic[...]

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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 FOLLO WING 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 ful[...]

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    Data Use W e use the IP addresses and other non-personal inf or mation of our site visi- tors to help diagnose prob lems with our ser ver 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 [...]

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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 may be collected when y ou mak e an agreement with us , pur- chase a product or ser vice from us, register f or a warr anty program, sign on to PYTHON ® Online, pro vide credit ref erences, apply f or credit or when you con- tact us or[...]

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    credit and/or collections repor ting agency or v er ification of your inf or mation with your bank, financial institution or emplo y er . WHENEVER Y OU , THE OPERA T OR OF Y OUR VEHICLE OR ANY ONE A CCESSING Y OUR PYTHON ® Online ACCOUNT REQ UESTS A SER VICE OR INITIA TES AN A CTION OR ALER T , DIRECTED MA Y BE REQUIRED T O USE OR DISCLOSE Y OUR P[...]

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    How can y ou limit the use and disc losure of your per sonal information? If y ou pref er that Directed not use or disclose your personal inf or mation f or cer- tain of these pur poses, y ou may notify us at an y time in wr iting at the address listed below . If y ou do not notify Directed, we will consider y ou to hav e con- sented to our continu[...]

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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 bef ore sending personal inf or mation to Directed or to any one else. W e encourage parents to take 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 any one of our web sites f ollo wing changes to these ter ms means you accept those changes. W e recommend that users re-visit this Pr iv acy P olicy Statement and the T er ms of Use page on occasion to lear n of any changes . Updates and Contact Inf ormation This Privacy P[...]

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    © 2006 Directed Electronics Vista, CA GPS210P 04-06[...]