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    © 1994, 1997 Directed Electronics, Inc. 97G432.597 Model 650 Owner's Guide This de vice complies with par t 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the f ollowing two conditions: (1) This de vice ma y not cause harmful interference , and (2) This de vice m ust accept any interf erence receiv ed, including inter- f erence that ma y cause unde[...]

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    © 1994, 1997 Directed Electronics, Inc. 97G432.597 T able of C ontents System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Y our Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 What Is Included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 T ra[...]

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    What is included • The control unit • A pair of two-b utton transmitters • A Stinger ™ DoubleGuard ™ dual-stage shoc k/impact sensor , on-board the control unit • The Re v enger ® Soft-Chir p ® six-tone progr ammable siren • The red Status LED indicator light • A push-button V alet ® switch • Y our warranty card • F ailSafe ?[...]

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    T ransmitter Buttons Button I The arm/disar m and P anic Functions, are usually controlled b y Button I. Button II The Silent Mode/trunk release function, is usually controlled by Button II. (Silent Mode and Remote V alet work b y pressing Button II f or less than one second. T runk release requires you to press Button II f or 1.5 seconds.) Button [...]

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    Using Y our S ystem Arming Y ou can tur n on, or arm , the system b y pressing Button I of your trans- mitter f or one second. When the system ar ms , you will hear a short siren sound, or chirp , and see the parking lights flash once. If the vehi- cle’ s power door loc ks are controlled b y the system, the doors will loc k. While the system is a[...]

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    • T ur ning on the ignition ke y will tr ip the same two-stage response as opening a door . • The optional star ter kill prev ents the vehicle’ s star ter from cranking. Armed While Driving Y our system can be ar med while driving the vehicle! Simply press Button I on your tr ansmitter while the vehicle is running. The system will chir p once[...]

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    T o disar m with the transmitter during a trigger , press Button I on your transmitter . The siren will stop sounding. Ne xt press Button I once more and the system will chir p f our or five times (repor ting the trigger) and disarm. Disarming Without a T ransmitter This f eature allows y ou to disarm the system without the transmitter should it be[...]

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    Valet ® Mode Y ou can prev ent y our system from automatically ar ming and triggering by using V alet Mode. This is ver y useful when washing the v ehicle or having it serviced. In V alet Mode, the system will not arm, ev en with the transmitter , but all conv enience functions (door locks, trunk release, etc.) will work nor mally . T o enter or e[...]

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    Diagnostics The microprocessor at the hear t of your system is constantly monitor- ing all of the s witches and sensors connected to it. It detects any f aulty s witches and sensors and pre vents them from disab ling the entire sys- tem. The microprocessor will also record and repor t an y triggers that occurred during your absence. Arming Diagnost[...]

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    Disarming Diagnostics Extra disarm chir ps are the T amper Aler t. If four chirps are heard when disar ming, the system was triggered in your absence. If fiv e chir ps are heard, a zone w as triggered so many times that Nuisance Pre v ention Circuitr y has b ypassed that zone . In either case, the Status LED will indicate which zone w as inv olved [...]

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    C ode-Hopping ™ Explained The receiver and tr ansmitters each use a mathematical f ormula called an algorithm to change their code each time the transmitter is used. This technology has been de v eloped to increase the security of the unit. The control unit knows what the ne xt codes should be. This helps to keep the tr ansmitter “in synch” w[...]

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    • P anic mode enabled /disabled with the ignition on. (Some states hav e laws against siren capability in a moving v ehicle). • A utomatic Engine Disable (AED) on or off . This f eature deters theft of the vehicle , whether or not the alar m is ar med. If AED is pro- grammed on, the starter of the vehicle will be disabled 30 seconds after the i[...]

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    Gloss ary of T erms Control Unit 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 alarm's functions. FailSaf e ® Starter Kill An automatic switch controlled b y the security system which pre v ents the vehicle’ s star ter[...]

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    Security & C onvenience Expansions Here we ha v e listed only some of the many expansion options a vailable . Please consult your dealer f or a complete explanation of all the options av ailable to you. Field Disturbance Sensor: An invisib le dome of cover age is estab- lished by the 508T “radar” sensor . Y our system can react to any intru[...]

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    QU ICK RE FE RE NCE OPE RA T I NG CA RD T o arm using y our remote ▼ Press button I f or less than a second. When armed the siren chir ps once and the parking lights flash once. Arming ▼ Press Button I of your tr ansmitter for one second. When the system arms, you will hear a shor t chirp, and see the parking lights flash once. If the vehicle?[...]

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    © 1994, 1997 Directed Electronics, Inc. 97G432.597[...]