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    OWNE R ’S GUIDE MODEL 333 © 2009 Directed Electronics, All rights reserved. G3303P 2009 11 The company behind Python ® Auto Security Systems is Directed Electronics. Since its inception, Directed Electronics has had one purpose, to provide consumers with the finest vehicle security and car stereo products and accessories available. The recipien[...]

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    Congratulations Congratulations on the purchase of your state-of-the-art security system. Reading this owner’ s guide prior to using your system will help maxi- mize the use of your system and its many features. For more informa- tion please visit the below website: http://www .pythoncarsecurity .com – For general and additional guide informati[...]

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    Important information Y our Warranty Y our system comes with a warranty . Please make sure you receive the warranty registration card and proof of purchase from your dealer indicating the product was installed by an authorized Directed dealer . Y our product warranty must be validated within 10 days of purchase. Y ou can validate it online at www .[...]

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    Contents Getting Started .................................................................................................... 4 Charging the Remote Control ................................................................ 4 Keys to using this Manual ..................................................................... 5 Responder LC 2-W ay..........[...]

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    Clock Set .......................................................................................... 24 Review ............................................................................................. 24 Exit .................................................................................................. 24 Sensor Adjust: ....................[...]

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    Glossar y of T erms .............................................................................................. 44 Government Regulations .................................................................................... 46 Additional information ....................................................................................... 47 Interfe[...]

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    4 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Getting Started Y our remote control is powered by an internal rechargeable batter y that can only be ser viced by an authorized Directed dealer . Due to transit and storage time prior to your purchase, the batter y charge may have depleted. T o ensure proper operation, check the batter y level a[...]

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    5 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Keys to using this Manual Specific actions (in bold type) and style conventions are used consis- tently throughout this manual, they are as follows: Press: s implies pushing in and releasing a button. Hold: s is used after “press” actions when a button needs to be held in position for [...]

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    6 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Responder LC 2-W ay Command Buttons Display Function Button Mini-USB Port Internal Antenna Feature Description Internal Antenna Used for transmitting and receiving information Display Status screen - the upper portion of the display contains status icons for the system, siren, alarm zones, and re[...]

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    7 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Control Center Control Center Button Control Center LED The control center , typically located on the upper part of the front windshield sends and receives commands or messages to and from your system. It consists of: The In-vehicle system antenna, for 2 way communication. s The control center[...]

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    8 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Status Screen Icons 1 ALL T ex t Field Status Screen Icons The table below describes all the status screen icons. Icon Description System Status Armed: The system is armed, the alarm is enabled Locked: The system is locked in valet, the alarm is disabled Disarmed: The system is disarmed, the alar[...]

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    9 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Icon Description Zone Status On during a sensor zone full trigger output On during fault report to indicate a sensor is active and bypassed when arming On during the door zone full trigger output On during fault report to indicate a door is open and bypassed when arming On during a hood zone full[...]

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    10 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Icon Description T ext field Displays the clock, message text and feature menus On after the garage open** message has been received On after the garage closed** message has been received Remote start is active, the engine is running (with optional remote start module only) * This icon not prese[...]

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    11 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Using your System Commands and Confirmations Commands, basic or advanced, are used to activate system fea- tures and are perfor med by pressing one of the command buttons. Basic commands control the most often used security features while advanced commands control more specialized features and [...]

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    12 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Responder LC Command table Button Level Direct Access x 1 LEVEL 1 x 2 LEVEL 2 x 3 LEVEL 3 x 4 LEVEL 4 Arm/Lock (Panic) Silent Arm Sensor Bypass Sensor Silent Arm Full Silent Arm Disarm/Unlock Silent Disarm Remote V alet Car Finder Remote Start*/ Aux 1/4** A U X Aux/T runk AUX 1 AUX 2 AUX 3 AUX 4[...]

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    13 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Basic Commands (Direct Access) Arm Press and release The alarm arms, doors lock (if connected), and the siren chirps and parking lights flash once. The ARMED text and beeps play to confirm and the system status icons update. If valet mode* is on, the doors lock and the V ALET text and tone pla[...]

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    14 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. AUX/T runk Press and hold AUX The trunk opens (if connected) when this button is pressed for 2 sec- onds. The TRUNK text and tones play to confirm. Remote Start /AUX 1/ AUX 4 Press and release Remote Start*** Activates (or if on, deactivates) the remote starter . The engine and parking lights t[...]

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    15 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Advanced Commands: (Level 1) Press and release the button 1 time. Silent Arm Press and release The alarm arms, doors lock (if connected), and the parking lights flash once. The SILENT ARMED text plays to confirm and the system status icons update. V alet mode* or trigger zone fault repor t** m[...]

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    16 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Advanced Commands: (Level 2) Press and release the button 2 times. Sensor Bypass Press and release Perfor ming the sensor bypass command will incrementally bypass sen- sor operations and be confirmed as follows: W arn-away bypass: The parking lights flash 2 times, s BYP ASS W ARN 1 beep and[...]

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    17 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Advanced Commands: (Level 3) Press and release the button 3 times. Sensor Silent Arm* Press and release The alarm arms, doors lock, the siren chirps and parking lights flash 3 times. The SENSOR SILENT ARM text and beeps play to confirm and the system and siren status icons update. Car finder [...]

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    18 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Alarm Report* Press and hold the button Requests a report of the most recent triggers and temporarily displays it in the text field. The report clears when the ignition is tur ned on. * See Alarm Features for more details.[...]

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    19 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Advanced Commands: (Level 4) Press and release the button 4 times. Full Silent Arm* Press and release The alarm arms, doors lock, and the siren chirps and parking lights flash 4 times. The FULL SILENT ARM text and beeps play to confirm and the system and siren icons update. AUX 4 Press and rel[...]

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    20 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Responder LC Configuration Operations of the Responder LC and how it communicates messages are set in the configuration main menu. Navigating Menus and Options Navigating menus and features, changing options, and exiting are perfor med using the remote control buttons. The following instructio[...]

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    21 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Main Menu The following main menu list of features is available for configuration of the remote control. Setup Remote Menu: Keypad Lock Options: OFF , AUTO When OFF , the buttons do not lock and always perfor m a com- mand when pressed. When set to AUTO , the buttons lock after a 20 second laps[...]

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    22 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. this period. Just press any button to resume system monitoring. When set to ON it wakes up ever y few seconds to listen for pages from the system. When set to OFF it does not wake up to receive alarm trigger pages. Note: When OFF , responses are still received when a command is perfor med but al[...]

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    23 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Car 2 Options: OFF , ON , HOME This remote can control two systems independently . When set to OFF , the car 2 select option is not available. When set to ON the remote can be set to control 2 systems. The HOME option is for pairing to a home security system. BackLight Options: OFF , ON The stat[...]

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    24 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Selects the type of system, namely; sec urity or r emote k eyless e ntr y to which the remote has been paired, and adjusts the text and main menu accordingly . This has been pre-set by the factor y for your system. Clock Set Options: HOUR , MIN The clock is formatted for 12 hour mode with AM or [...]

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    25 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Prepare the system Open 1. a door . Tu r n 2. the ignition on. Press 3. and release then press and hold the control center button. The control center LED flashes and the siren chirps one time to confirm the system is prepared. Release 4. the control center button and proceed below . Note: Begi[...]

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    26 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. tion tool to show friends or family . Running demo mode shor tens the batter y life over time if used excessively SINGLE SILENT s : The remote will display a selection of icons on the status screen without beeps and tones then stop SINGLE SOUND s : The remote will display a selection of ic[...]

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    27 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Alarm Features Normal Arm Protection Control center LED: The control center LED flashes as a visual indicator that your vehicle’ s security system is active. Starter Kill: The failsafe star ter kill relay prevents the engine from start- ing Note May require additional parts and installation S[...]

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    28 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Full Silent Arm Protection Sensor warn-away , sensor full trigger and point of entr y activations will only send messages to the remote, with parking light flash and siren outputs defeated. Sensor Warn-away Messages When the remote receives a sensor warn-away message it emits 10 beeps (if on) a[...]

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    29 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. T rigger Zone Fault Report When armed by remote command the system runs a status check of the alarm trigger zones. Faulty zones (usually caused by dome light delay or open trunk) are bypassed and reported via the control center LED and remote, while all other trigger zones remain active and are [...]

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    30 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. T able of Zones Zone # (led flashes) Zone Name 1 T runk 2 Shock Sensor 3 Door 4 Sensor 2 5 Ignition 6 Hood 7 Sensor 3 Alarm Report when Requested The alarm repor t displays the two most recent alarm triggers depend- ing on the system state when requested. When disarmed, the repor t will display [...]

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    31 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Remote and System Operations Passive Arming* Park and exit the vehicle, after the doors are closed the passive arm- ing countdown begins. The control center LED flashes quickly and upon reaching 20 seconds the siren then chirps once. At 30 seconds the system arms itself. Anytime before the syst[...]

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    32 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Valet Mode V alet mode can be entered and exited by per forming the remote valet command or manually using the vehicle key and the control center button. When entered, the alarm functions are defeated while the convenience features still operate normally . Arm and disarm commands lock and unlock[...]

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    33 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Out of Range Each time a command is perfor med the remote will expect a com- mand confirmation from the system. If a command confirmation is not received the out-of-range icon ( ) and a fault tone will play as an alert. No Remote Output Occasionally when a command is perfor med the remote may [...]

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    34 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Vehicle Recovery System (VRS) In case your vehicle is stolen or carjacked, VRS sounds the siren and flashes the parking lights to persuade the thief to abandon the vehicle, and when the ignition is turned of f, activates the starter kill to prevent the engine from restarting. T o arm VRS, per f[...]

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    35 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. 1-way Companion Remote Control Tr ansmit LED Command Buttons Function Button AUX Button Level Direct Access x 1 LEVEL 1 x 2 LEVEL 2 x 3 LEVEL 3 x 4 LEVEL 4 Arm/Lock (Panic) Silent Arm Sensor Bypass Sensor Silent Arm Full Silent Arm Disarm/ Unlock Silent Disarm Remote V alet Car Finder Remote Sta[...]

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    36 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Using the 1-way Companion remote The 1-way companion remote commands the system features as shown in the previous table, but only transmits and does not provide feedback as with the 2-way remote control. Siren chirps and parking light flashes are used to indicate that a command has been receive[...]

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    37 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. can be perfor med by pressing one of the command buttons. Programming T o enter; hold the button for 8 seconds until the transmit LED turns on, the programming main menu has been accessed (If programmed to operate two systems, ignore the transmit LED flashes at 3 seconds). T o exit; press and r[...]

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    38 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Battery Information (1-way) The 1way companion remote is powered by one 3V coin cell lithium batter y (PN CR-2032) that will last approximately one year under normal use. Low Battery Alerts When disarming the system using a remote with a low batter y the siren will emit one additional chirp as a[...]

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    39 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. System Expansion Options Controlling T wo V ehicles (car select) The Responder LC and 1way companion remote can control systems in two different vehicles saving the need for multiple remote controls. This feature also allows for customized system configurations on each vehicle that has more tha[...]

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    40 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Driver Door Priority Unlocking The door unlocking operation can be configured to emulate an OEM style of driver priority unlocking for added security during disarming. Auxiliar y Channels The auxiliar y channel outputs of this system can activate many of the convenience features found in today?[...]

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    41 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Batter y Information (Responder LC) The Responder LC remote control is powered by an internal recharge- able batter y that can be ser viced only through an authorized Directed Electronics dealer . The information and precautions in this section can help maximize your batter y’ s life and usage[...]

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    42 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. may occur . Low Batter y Alerts When disarming the system using a remote with a low batter y the siren will emit one additional chirp as an alert. If confir mation chirps are programmed off, the system will still emit one chirp as an aler t when disarming. After per forming a command, LOWBAT an[...]

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    43 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Battery Disposal Directed Electronics cares about the environment. If you need to dispose of the batter y , please do so in accordance with your municipal requirements for batter y disposal.[...]

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    44 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Glossar y of T erms Document T er minology Control Module The “brain” of your system. Usually hidden underneath the dash area of the vehicle. It houses the microprocessor which monitors your vehicle and controls all of the system’ s func- tions. Responder LC (2-way Remote Control) A hand-h[...]

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    45 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved.[...]

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    46 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Government Regulations This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the fol- lowing two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including inter ference that may cause undesirable operati[...]

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    47 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Additional information Interference All radio devices are subject to interference which could af fect proper perfor mance. Upgrades and Batteries Any upgrades to this product and/or installation of batteries must be perfor med by an authorized dealer . Do not attempt to perform any unauthorized [...]

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    48 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. Limited lifetime consumer warranty Directed Electronics. (“Directed”) promises to the original purchaser to repair or replace (at Directed’ s election) with a comparable reconditioned model any Directed unit (hereaf- ter the “unit”), excluding without limitation the siren, the remote t[...]

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    49 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. LIABILITY WHA TSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMIT A TION, LIABILITY FOR THEFT , DAMAGE AND/OR V ANDALISM. THIS W ARRANTY DOES NOT COVER LABOR COSTS FOR MAINTENANCE, REMOV AL OR REINST ALLA TION OF THE UNIT OR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND. IN THE EVENT OF A CLAIM OR A DISPUTE INVOL VING DIR[...]

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    50 © 2009 Directed Electronics. All rights reserved. G3303P 2009-11 Vista, CA 92081 www .directed.com © 2009 Directed Electronics—All rights reser ved The company behind this system is Directed Electronics Since its inception, Directed Electronics has had one purpose, to provide consumers with the finest vehicle security and car stereo product[...]