Directed Electronics 990 manual

© 2006 Directed Electr onics , Vista, CA N5301P 05-06 NO TE: This product is intended f or installation by a prof essional installer only! Any attempt to install this product b y any person other than a trained prof essional may result in se v ere damage to a v ehicle’ s electrical system and components. Model 990 Installation Guide[...]

2 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved Bitwriter®, Code Hopping™, Doubleguard®, ESP™, FailSafe®, Ghost Switch™, Learn Routine™, Nite- Lite®, Nuisance Prevention® Circuitry , Revenger®, Silent Mode™, Soft Chirp®, Stinger®, V alet®, V ehicle Recovery System®, VRS®, and W arn Away® are all T rademark s or Registe[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 3 table o f contents what is included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 warning! safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 installation points to remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 befor e beginning the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 after the[...]

4 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved what is included ■ The con trol mod ule ■ The plug-in status LED ■ SST 2 way receiver/an tenna ■ The plug-in V alet/Program switch ■ One r emote tran smitter P/N 7701P ■ A hood pin switch ■ A Sting er Doubleguard sh ock sensor ■ A toggle (overrid e) switch ■ A 514N Neosir en [...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 5 ■ After the r emote start mod ule has been installed , test the r emote start mod ule in accord ance with th e Safety Check outlin ed in this installation gui de . If the vehi cle starts when performin g the Neutr al Safety Shutdown Circuit test, th e remote start unit has n ot been properly[...]

6 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved deciding on component locations Some things to remember about mounting the sir en: ■ Keep it away fr om heat sources , such as r adiators , exhaust manif olds, turbochar gers , and heat shi elds. ■ Moun t it where a thi ef cannot easily disconn ect it, wheth er the hood is open or sh ut. B[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 7 The an tenna position sh ould be discussed with the vehi cle’s owner pri or to installation, sin ce the an tenna m ay be visible to the vehi cle’s operator . The best locati on for th e antenn a is centered hi gh on either th e fron t or rear windshi eld. For optimal r ang e , the antenn a[...]

8 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved IMPORT ANT! When the vehicle is delivered, please show the user where this switch is located and how to disarm the system with it. Ensur e that the location you pi ck for th e switch has suffici ent clearan ce to the rear . Th e switch should be well hid den. It sh ould be placed so passeng er[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 9 If option al starter kill relay or its connecti ons ar e immedi ately visible upon removal o f the un der-d ash panel, they can easily be bypassed . Always make th e relay an d its connecti ons difficult to discern fr om the f actory wiring! Exposed yellow butt conn ectors do not look lik e fa[...]

10 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved The i gnition wire is power ed when th e key is in th e run or start position. This is because the i gnition wir e powers the i gnition system (spark plugs, coil) as well as th e fuel delivery system (fuel pump, fuel injecti on computer). Accessory wir es lose power when the k ey is in the st[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 11 An accessory wire will sh ow +12V when the k ey is in the accessory an d run position s. It will n ot show +12V d uring the cr anking cycle . Ther e will often be m ore than one accessory wir e in the i gnition harn ess. The corr ect accessory wire will power th e vehicle's climate con t[...]

12 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved The (+) parkin g light wir e is often f ound n ear the switch. Man y cars have the switch built in to the turn si gnal lever , and in th ese cars the parking li ght wir e can be foun d in the steering column. Th e same wir e is often avail- able in the ki ck panel or running boar d. NOTE: Man[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 13 Once you have d etermined the wir e color , the easi est place to connect to th e wire is often at th e kick pan el, at the win dshield pillar , or in the runnin g board . When an easy locati on is not available , running a wir e to the d ome- ligh t itself is often the best soluti on. How to[...]

14 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved primary harness (H1), 12-pin connector ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ auxiliary harness (H2), 6-pin connector ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ LIGHT GREEN/BLACK (-) F ACTORY ALARM DIS ARM GRA Y/BLACK (-) W AIT TO ST ART INPUT GREEN[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 15 door lock harness , 3-pin connector ______ ______ ______ Note: Refer to T echTip 1041 for wiring information. r emote start rib bon harness , wiring diagr am ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ This ribbon harness conn ects to the relay satellite . BLUE (-) 200 mA ST A TUS OUTPUT[...]

16 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved heavy gauge r elay satellite connector ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ r emote start harness (H3), 5-pin connector ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ horn, channel 6 (H4), 2-pin connector ______ ______ BROWN (-) 200mA HORN ORANGE/BLACK CHANNEL 6 OUTPUT H4/1 H4/2 BLUE/W[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 17 primary harness (H1) wir e connection guide When th e system receives the cod e contr olling Chann el 2, for long er than 1.5 seconds, th e red/white wir e will supply an output as long as th e transmissi on contin ues. This is o ften used to operate a trunk/hatch release or other r elay-driv[...]

18 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved Remove an y paint and conn ect this wire to bar e metal, pr eferably with a factory bolt r ather than your own scr ew . (Screws ten d to either strip or loosen with time .) We r ecommen d groun ding all your componen ts, inclu ding th e siren, to th e same point in th e vehicle . This wire is[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 19 Most vehi cles use negative door tri gger cir cuits. Conn ect the green wir e to a wire whi ch shows gr ound when an y door is open ed. In vehicles with f actory delays on th e dom elight cir cuit, ther e is usually a wir e that is unaffected by the d elay circuitry . This wire will r eport Z[...]

20 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved As shipped , this wire should be conn ected to the (+) parkin g ligh t wire . If the li ght flash polarity jumper un der the sli ding door is m oved to the opposite positi on (see Internal Programming Jumper section o f this guide), this wire suppli es a (-) 200 mA output. This is suitable fo[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 21 This wire suppli es a (-)500 mA ground as lon g as the system is arm ed. This output ceases as soon as th e system is disarmed . The oran ge wir e may be wir ed to an optional Dir ected Electroni cs 8618 starter kill relay . secondary harness (H2) wir e connection guide This wire pr ovides a [...]

22 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved be used to chang e the polarity . (See Finding the Wires Y ou Need section o f this guid e.) H ere ar e some comm on colors of this wir e: ■ Chevr olet and GMC trucks - Li ght blue or d ark blue ■ Ford T rucks - Black/pink ■ Dodg e Ram Tru cks - Oran ge/black or black/or ange NOTE! A 1-[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 23 This wire sen ds a negative pulse every time th e rem ote start is activated or the d oors are unlocked . This can be used to pulse the disarm wir e of the vehi cle's factory an ti-theft d evice . Use a r elay to send a (-) or (+) pulse to the disarm wir e as shown in the f ollowing di a[...]

24 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved Connect this wir e to the accessory wire in th e vehicle whi ch powers the clim ate control system. Connect this wir e to the igniti on wire in th e vehicle . Connect this wir e to the second i gnition wir e in the vehi cle. (See Finding the Wires Y ou Need section.) NOTE: For vehicles that d[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 25 Figure A Figure B This input provi des the m odule with inf ormati on about the engin e's revoluti ons per min ute (RPMs). It can be connected to th e negative sid e of th e coil in vehicles with conven tional coils . In multi-coil and hi gh ener gy igni- tion system s locating a proper [...]

26 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved horn, channel 6 harness (H4) wir e connection guide This wire pr ovides a (-) 200mA output wh enever th e tran smitter button(s) controllin g Channel 6 is pr essed. (see also the Feature Descriptions secti on and previ ous channel 5 d escription): IMPORT ANT! Never use this wire to drive anyt[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 27 to the m echanical switch and a purple wir e from th e mechani cal switch to the starter itself. Remember , this is only a rule of th umb and is not in tend ed as a substitute for pr oper testing. W e suggest the f ollowing pr ocedur e to test for vehicles m anuf actured in this way . NOTE: Y[...]

28 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved However , due to future m anufactur er changes in vehi cles, it is possible that this m ay not apply to all vehi cles. In additi on, color variation s are possible fr om mod el to model; m ake sure to test th e circuit car efully . Please call Directed Electr onics T echnical Support if you n[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 29 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 embedd ed in the i gnition key . If the V A TS d ecoder mod ule does not m easure th e proper r esistance when th e vehicle is started , the starter an d fuel pump may be dis[...]

30 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 1995 and ne w er v ehicle anti-theft s y stems (immobilizer s) 1995 and n ewer vehicle anti-th eft systems (imm obilizers) requir e a bypass module . The bypass mod ule allows for easy interf acing, while still main taining th e OEM system’s integrity . The P asslock I and P asslock II syst[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 31 ceiver will ex cite the tran spond er , which is located (but n ot visible) in the head o f the igniti on key . Th e key tran sponder will th en send a unique cod e back to the tr ansceiver for evalu ation. If th e code m atches a valid cod e of th e system, the vehicle will be allowed to sta[...]

32 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved shock sensor harness , 4-pin connector Inputs shorter than 0.8 secon ds will trigger th e W arn Away® r esponse , while inputs long er than 0.8 seconds will trigg er full alarm sequence and r eport Zon e T wo. If installing an opti onal Dir ected Electroni cs dual stag e sensor , connect to [...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 33 3. The LED will li ght constan t when th e tach sign al is learned. 4. Release the V alet/Program switch. pr ogr amming jumper s In most cases , this jumper can be left in the OFF position. Som e new vehi cles use less than 12 volts in their igniti on systems. Th e unit may have tr ouble lear[...]

34 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved NOTE: For parking light circuits that draw 10 amps or more , the internal jumper must be switched to a (-) light flash output. P/N 8617 or a standard automotive SPDT relay must be used on the H1/11 light flash output harness wire . tr ansmitter/r eceiv er learn r outine ™ The system com es [...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 35 4. Tr ansmit. While HOLDING the V alet/Program switch, pr ess the button on th e tran smitter that you would like to con trol the selected r eceiver channel. Th e unit will chirp to confirm that the cod e has been successfully progr ammed . It is n ot possible to teach a transmitter button to[...]

36 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved Learn Routine will be exited if: ■ Door is closed. ■ Igniti on is turned off. ■ Progr am switch is pressed too man y times . ■ Mor e than 15 seconds between steps. tr ansmitter configur ations The tr ansmitter can be progr ammed with th e stand ard or single button arm/disarm confi gu[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 37 and and operate .........................rear d efogger and ................oper ate ............................Channel 6 r emote contr ol diagr am[...]

38 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved standar d mode configur ation 1. Auxili ary Channel Out 2. Receive Indi cator 3. Sign al Indicator 4. T ransmit In dicator 5. Lock Status Indi cator 6. Unlock Status In dicator 7. Arming Status In dicator 8. Disarming Status In dicator 9. Door Switch Input Indi cator 10. Warn A way® Response[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 39 multi-le v el security arming Multi-Level Security Armin g is a feature that allows the user to select whi ch of th e system's inputs or sensors will be active and whi ch will be bypassed when the system is arm ed. (See T able of Zones secti on of this gui de .) Multi-Level Security Armi[...]

40 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved s y stem featur es learn r outine The System Featur es Learn Routine dictates h ow the unit oper ates. I t is possible to access and chang e any o f the featur e settings using th e V alet/progr am switch. However , this process can be gr eatly simplified by usin g the Bitwriter®. Any o f th[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 41 5. Progr am the Feature . While holding th e Valet/Pr ogram switch, you can toggle th e feature on and o ff using the r emote tr ansmitter . Pr essing the button that arm s the system will select the on e chirp or default settin g. Pressin g the button that disarm s the system (or the Channel[...]

42 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved T o exit the learn routine: The learn r outine will be exited if an y of th e followin g occurs: 1. Close the open d oor . 2. T urn the i gnition on. 3. Ther e is no activity f or longer than 15 secon ds. 4. The V alet/Progr am switch is pressed too man y times. featur e menus The d efault se[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 43 FEA TURE NUMBER ONE-CHIRP SETTING (DEF AUL T) TWO-CHIRP SETTING 2-1 30 second siren dur ation* 60 second sir en durati on* 2-2 Nuisance Pre vention Circuitry ON Nuisan ce Preventi on Circuitry OFF 2-3 Progr essive door trigger Instan t door trigg er 2-4 Disarm from V alet, 1 pulse Disarm from[...]

44 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved FEA TURE ONE-CHIRP SETTING (DEF AUL T) TWO-CHIRP SETTING 3-1 Engine checking ON Engin e checking OFF 3-2 Engine checking T ACH Engin e checking VOL T AGE 3-3 Run time: 12 minutes (1) Run time: 24 (2) or 60 (3) min utes 3-4 P arking lights flashing P arking ligh ts constan t 3-5 Crank time: 0.[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 45 featur e descriptions The featur es of the system ar e described below . Featur es that have additi onal settings that can be selected only when pr ogramming with th e Bitwriter® are in dicated by th e following i con: 1-1 ACTIVE/ P ASSIVE ARMING: When active armin g is selected, the system [...]

46 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 1-8 FORCED P ASSIVE ARMING ON/ OFF : T o use this feature , passive arming m ust be selected in Feature 1-1. When turned on, f orced passive arming will en sure that th e system will passively arm, even if a zone is left open or invalid . Forced passive arming occurs on e hour after th e igni[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 47 2-2 NUISANCE PREVENTION® CIRCUITRY (NPC) ON/ OFF : NPC stops r epeated triggerin g of th e same zon e. If on e zone is tri ggered thr ee times in on e hour , that zon e is bypassed for one h our , starting fr om the tim e of the thir d trigg er . During that hour , if the system sees a trigg[...]

48 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved pulse . 2-9 F ACTORY ALARM DIS ARM WITH CHANNEL 2: In the d efault settin g the factory alarm disarm output will disarm the f actory alarm system any time th e button(s) contr olling Chann el Two is pr essed. 2-10 F AC T ORY ALARM DIS ARM—WITH UNLOCK, BEFORE UNLOCK, REMO TE ST ART ONL Y : I[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 49 3-1 ENGINE CHECKING ON/ OFF : In the d efault setting th e rem ote start will monitor eith er the vehicle's tach wire or voltag e dependin g on the pr ogrammin g of feature 3-2. If pr ogramm ed OFF the vehi cle will crank for th e progr ammed crank tim e (feature 3-5) an d will not verif[...]

50 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 3-9 2 nd IGNITION/ ACCESSORY OUTPUT : This will allow the PINK/WHITE to be used as a 2 nd igniti on or an acces- sory . The d efault is 2 nd igniti on. 3-10 ACCESSORY ST A TE DURING W AIT-TO-ST ART OFF/ ON : This feature will allow th e selection of th e accessory output to be ON or OFF durin[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 51 and r earmed, an d still allow NPC to bypass a faulty zon e . When disarmin g the system, 5 chirps indi cate NPC is activated. Th e LED will report th e zone that has been bypassed. (See Diagnostics secti on of this guid e .) v alet mode T o enter or exit valet mode with the v alet/program sw[...]

52 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved T o turn the rear d efogger output ON: 1. Press & r elease the and an d button s of the r emote contr ol. 2. The parkin g lights will flash 3-tim es. 3. The r ear defogg er output will once again activate wh en the vehi cle is remote started . NOTE: If the remote start is On the lights wi[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 53 table o f zones When usin g the Diagn ostic fun ction s, use the T able of Z ones to see whi ch input has trigg ered the system. I t is also help ful in decidin g which input to use wh en connectin g optional sen sors and switches . NOTE : The W arn Away® response does not report on the LED.[...]

54 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved long term e v ent history The system stor es the last two full trigg ers in mem ory . These ar e not erasable . Each time the unit sees a full tri gger , the old er of the two tri ggers in m emory will be r eplaced by the new tri gger . T o access long term even t history: 1. With the i gniti[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 55 IMPORT ANT! Mak e sure there is adequate clearance to the front and rear of the vehicle bef ore attempting this test. a. Mak e sure the h ood is closed and n o other sh utdown circuits ar e active . b . Set the emer gen cy brak e. c. T urn the i gnition key to th e run position but do n ot st[...]

56 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved ■ Door input does not respond with the pr ogressive trigger , but with immediate full alarm: Does the Status LED in dicate that the tri gger was caused by th e shock sen sor? (See Diagnostics section of this guid e.) Th e shock sen sor , if set to extr eme sensitivity , may be detectin g th[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 57 3. Check di agnostics . Sometim es a shutd own will become active durin g crankin g or just after crankin g. ■ The vehicle starts , but the starter keeps running. 1. Is th e system programm ed for en gine ch ecking off or voltag e sense? Wh en progr ammed for eith er of these features , the[...]

58 © 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved wiring quick r efer ence guide Jumper tachometer threshold ORANGE ground when armed output WHITE (+/-) parking light output WHITE/BLUE (-) activation input GRA Y (-) hoodpin shutdown input BROWN (+) brake shutdown input BLUE/WHITE (-) 200mA 2nd status/defogger Antenna/Receiver LIGHT -GREEN/BL[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics—all ri ghts r eserved 59 r elay satellite wiring quick r efer ence guide PINK (-) 200mA 3rd ignition output VIOLET (-) 200mA starter output ORANGE (-) 200mA 2nd accessory output BLUE (-) status output Relay Satellite ribbon harness RED 12V constant input PINK ignition output RED/WHITE 12V constant input PINK/WHITE 2n[...]

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