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NO TE: This product is intended for installation b y a prof essional installer only! Any attempt to install this product by an y person other than a trained prof essional may result in se v ere damage to a vehicle’ s electrical system and components. Model K10 installation guide[...]
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3 table of contents primary harness (H1) wire connection guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 primary har ness (H1) wiring diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 primary har ness wire descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]
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4 primary harness (H1) wire connection guide primary harness (H1) wiring diagram The primar y harness supplied with this unit is the standard 12-pin harness used. T wo wires in the plug are not used. The upgrade from this unit to a security system would simply require unplugging and exchanging control units and connecting the necessar y wires to th[...]
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5 H1/2 WHITE (-) Parking Light Output This wire provides a (-) 200mA output to flash the parking lights. This is suitable for driving (-) light control wires in T oyota, Lexus, BMW , some Mitsubishi, some Mazda, etc. If the vehicle has a positive parking light circuit, a relay must be used to flash the parking lights. H1/3 WHITE/BLUE (-) Channel 3 [...]
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6 H1/6 BLUE (-) 200 mA Second Unlock Output The H1/6 BLUE output is used for progressive unlock. A progressive unlock system unlocks the driver's door when the unlock (disarm) button is pressed and unlocks the passenger doors if the unlock (disarm) button is pressed again within 15 seconds after unlocking the driver's door . The BLUE wire[...]
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7 H1/11 RED (+)12V constant power input Before connecting this wire, remove the supplied fuse. Connect to the positive batter y terminal or the constant 12V supply to the ignition switch. N N O O T T E E : : Always use a fuse within 12 inches of the point you obtain (+)12V . Do not use the fuse in the har- ness for this purpose. This fuse protects [...]
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8 door lock harness (H4), wire connection guide ___ ___ ___ peripheral plug-in harnesses LED, 2-pin WHITE plug The LED operates at (+) 2 volt DC and plugs into the two-pin WHITE port. Make sure the LED wires are not shorted to ground as the LED will be damaged. Multiple LED’ s can be used, but they must be wired in series. The LED fits into a 9/3[...]
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9 Pro Security Pr ogrammer interface, 3-pin port The BLACK three-pin port is provided for pr ogramming of the unit. When using the P ro Security P rogrammer , it is possible to configure any and all of the programmable functions. F or more information please refer to the guide packaged with the programmer . module programming The System Features Le[...]
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10 3. T ransmit. The transmitter is used to select the desired setting. As shipped, the unit is configured to the LED ON settings. These are the default settings. Pressing the lock button will set it to the LED ON setting. The LED will light solid (stop flashing) to indi- cate the setting. The horn will honk once (if connected). Pressing the unlock[...]
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11 system features menus feature descriptions 1 ACTIVE/P ASSIVE ARMING: When active arming is selected, the starter kill will ar m (if connected) only when the transmitter is used. When set to passive arming, the starter kill will ar m (if connected) 30 seconds after the ignition key is turned off. 2 CHIRPS ON/OFF: This feature controls the chirps [...]
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12 8 DOUBLE PULSE UNLOCK OFF/ON: Some vehicles require two pulses on a single wire to unlock the doors. When the double pulse unlock feature is turned on, the BLUE H2/C wire will supply two nega- tive pulses instead of a single pulse. At the same time, the GREEN H2/A wire will supply two positive pulses instead of a single pulse. This makes it poss[...]
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13 Channels #4-6: Channels 4 through 6 are used to assign the arm, disarm and panic functions to sep- arate buttons on the remote control. T eaching a button to Channel 4 erases all information about that remote from memor y . Any auxiliar y functions that are desired will have to be reprogrammed. Similarly , if the remote is set up to use the sepa[...]
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14 remote configurations The transmitters can be programmed with the standard or single button arm/disarm configurations by using the Auto Learn functions in the Remote Coding. standard configuration A remote that uses the standard configuration operates similarly to many factor y keyless entry remotes. A standard configuration remote allows arming[...]
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15 power-up Power-up ensures that the when the system is powered up it will return to the same state it was in when power is disconnected. For a full description of power-up refer to the owner's manual.[...]
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16 3-Pin 2-Wire Door Lock Harness Override Switch Pro Secur ity Programmer ® ™ wiring quick reference guide[...]
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Get Started Get Protected Ungo Pro Security 661 W . Redondo Beach Blvd. Gardena, Ca. 90247 800-GO-CLARION © 2003 Directed Electroni cs, Inc . - All rights r eserved GK10 11-03[...]