Directed Electronics 1500ESP manual

Model 1500ESP Owner's Guide[...]

i © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Limited Lifetime Consumer W arr anty Directed Electr onics , Inc . ("DEI ® ") pr omises to the ori ginal pur chaser to r epair or replace with a compar able recon dition ed m odel an y DEI unit (her eafter th e "unit"), ex cludin g without limitati on th e siren, th e rem ote tr ansmitter[...]

ii © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . DALISM. THIS W ARRANTY DOES NOT CO VER 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 DEI OR ITS SUB- SIDIARY , THE PROPER VENUE SHALL BE SAN DIEGO COUNTY IN THE ST A TE OF CALIFORNIA. CALIFORNIA [...]

1 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . T able o f Contents Limited Lifetime Consumer W arranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Standard T ransmitter Configur ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What Is Included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

2 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Standar d Tr ansmitter Configur ation contr ols the Arm functi on. contr ols the Disarm functi on. contr ols Silent Mode™ and an A uxiliary Output . contr ols the P anic functi on. and pressed sim ultaneously contr ol Remote Start . and pressed sim ultaneously contr ol an Auxiliary Output .[...]

3 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . What is Included ■ A contr ol module ■ An XHF receiver/an tenna ■ T wo four-button tran smitters ■ A Sting er ™ DoubleGuard ® two-stag e shock sen sor ■ A Reveng er ™ Soft Chirp ™ six-tone pr ogramm able siren ■ A red status LED in dicator ligh t ■ A push-button V alet ® switch ■ Y our[...]

4 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . The system r equires no specifi c main tenan ce . Y our remote is pow- ered by a sm all, lightwei ght 3-volt lithium battery that will last appro ximately one year un der n ormal use . When the battery begin s to weaken, oper ating ran ge will be r edu ced and th e LED on the rem ote will dim. Y our warranty [...]

5 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . This prod uct is desi gned f or fuel injected, autom atic tr ansmissi on vehicles only . Use o f this produ ct in a standar d transmissi on vehicle is d anger ous and con trary th e prod uct's in tended use . T ransmitter Functions The r eceiver uses a computer-based Learn Routine to learn the tran smitt[...]

6 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Button Silent M ode™ and an opti onal auxili ary functi on are contr olled by pressin g . Silent M ode™ works by pressin g for less than one secon d. An option al auxiliary fun ction, su ch as trunk release , is contr olled by pressing an d holdin g for 1.5 secon ds. The auxili ary output controls _______[...]

7 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . U sing Y our System The f ollowing safety warnings m ust be observed at all times: ■ Due to the comple xity of this system, installati on of this prod uct must only be perf ormed by an auth orized DEI dealer . ■ When pr operly installed, this system can start th e vehicle vi a a comman d signal fr om the [...]

8 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . cle in gear , and (2) N ever remotely start th e vehicle with the keys in th e ignition. Th e user must also have th e neutr al safe- ty feature o f the vehicle peri odically ch ecked , wherein th e vehicle m ust not rem otely start while the car is in g ear . This testing sh ould be performed by an auth oriz[...]

9 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Y ou can arm the system by pressin g of your tr ansmitter for on e second . When the system arm s, you will h ear a short sir en sound , or chirp, and see th e parking ligh ts flash once . If the power d oor locks are con trolled by the system, th e doors will also lock. While the system is arm ed, the status[...]

10 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . ■ Heavy impacts trip a T rigger ed Sequence . The sequen ce con- sists of th e siren soundin g contin uously an d the parkin g ligh ts flashing f or a pre-progr ammed peri od, whi ch can ran ge in dur ation from 1 to 180 secon ds. ■ If a door is open ed, the system will imm ediately start chirp- ing th e[...]

11 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . ■ Pressin g a second tim e within five seconds: The sir en chirps twice f ollowed by a long chirp. Zon e 2 is now bypassed. ■ Pressin g a third tim e within five seconds: The sir en chirps three tim es followed by a long chirp. Z one 4 is n ow bypassed. ■ Pressin g a fourth tim e within five seconds: T[...]

12 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . T o turn off, or disarm the security system, pr ess again. Y ou will hear two chirps , and the parkin g ligh ts will flash twice . If the power locks are con trolled by the system, th e doors will also unlock. The sir en chirping either f our or five times wh en disarming indi cates T amper Alert, which is d[...]

13 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . T o disarm the security system, turn the i gnition key on an d press th e Valet ® switch th e preset n umber of times within 15 seconds . If the system does not disarm, you m ay have waited too long; turn th e igni- tion o ff and repeat th e process . IMPORT ANT! The V alet ® switch can be programm ed to r[...]

14 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . If you are thr eatened in or near your vehi cle , you can attract attenti on by triggerin g the system with your tr ansmitter! Just press an d hold for 1 secon d, and you will en ter P anic M ode . The sir en will sound and th e parking li ghts will flash f or 30 sec- onds . T o stop P anic M ode at an y tim[...]

15 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Y ou can also activate Valet ® M ode using th e rem ote tran smitter: 1. Open any vehi cle door . 2. Press . 3. Press . 4. Press again. The status LED will li ght solid if you ar e enterin g V alet ® Mo de a nd will turn off if you ar e exiting V alet ® Mo de. This feature allows you to r emotely start an[...]

16 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . About three secon ds after the parking li ghts flash, th e system will engag e the starter until th e vehicle is su ccessfully running. If th e motor is n ot running after six seconds , the system will stop cr ank- ing th e starter . After three seconds , the system will attempt to start the m otor again. If[...]

17 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . T o shut down the remote start: 1. Disarm the security system (if armed) by pr essing on the tran smitter . 2. Enter th e vehicle and turn th e igniti on to the ON position. 3. Step on the br ake pedal. The r emote start system will be shut d own when you step on th e brak e pedal. The vehi cle motor , howev[...]

18 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Timer M ode automati cally starts your vehicle en gine an d runs it f or a pre-pr ogrammed tim e period , every three h ours for a total o f six operati on cycles. Timer M ode h elps to ensur e that your engin e will start in the m orning after being park ed outsid e durin g a nigh t of extr emely cold tempe[...]

19 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . T o exit Timer Mode: Timer M ode can be exited by turnin g the i gnition on with th e key any tim e that the vehicle en gine is n ot running. Y ou can also exit Timer M ode using th e tran smitter by followin g these steps: 1. Start th e engin e by pressin g and on the tr ansmitter simultan eously . 2. Press[...]

20 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Y our system has DEI's Nuisance Pr evention Cir cuitry ™ (NPC ™ ). It pr e- vents ann oying repetitive tri gger sequen ces due to f aulty door pin switches or envir onmental con dition s such as th under , jackham- mers , airport noise , etc. Example: Th e alarm triggers thr ee times . Each time , t[...]

21 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Safety F eatures This system has several importan t safety features to ensur e proper operati on of the m otor and pr event acci den tal dam age to the engin e or its components . The system m onitors the engin e speed and will autom atically sh ut the en gine off if th e RPMs rise above or fall below th e p[...]

22 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . When ever the vehicle is r emote started , advanced an ti-grind cir- cuitry will preven t the starter from en gaging, even if th e key is turned to th e start position. This preven ts dam age to th e starter motor if th e key is turned to th e start position d uring r emote start operati on. NOTE: Th e start[...]

23 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . that input ceases, th e security system will resume n ormal m oni- toring. For e xample , if your vehicle has an in terior li ght e xit delay and you arm your security system bef ore the in terior li ght turn s off, you m ay hear a second Bypass N otificati on chirp. Once th e ligh t turns off, h owever , th[...]

24 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . ZONE (Number o f DEALER-INST ALLED LED Flashes) DESCRIPTION OPTIONS 1 Instan t trigger - hood pin switch 2 Instan t trigger - a heavi er impact detected by th e shock sensor 3 Door switch trigg er 4 Instan t trigger - for opti onal sensors 5 Igniti on trigger If the W arn Away ® respon se is trigger ed, th [...]

25 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . trol unit an d fail to operate th e system. T o re-syn c the rem ote sim- ply press sever al times within r ange o f the vehi cle . The alarm will automati cally re-sync an d respon d to the tr ansmitters n ormally . High Fr equency Y our system transmits an d receives at 434 MHz. This provi des a clean er s[...]

26 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Rapid Resume Logic This DEI ® system will store its curr ent state to non-volatile m em- ory . If power is lost and th en reconnected th e system will recall the stor ed state from mem ory . This mean s if the unit is in V alet ® Mod e and the battery is disconn ected for an y reason, su ch as ser- vicin g[...]

27 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . system is in V alet ® Mod e , the LED will shut o ff. If the system rem ains in V alet ® Mod e , the LED will com e back on the n ext time th e ignition is turn ed on and th en back off. Pr ogramming Options Progr amming option s contr ol your system's norm al, operati onal set-up. Most opti ons do n [...]

28 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . ■ P assive door locking (with passive armin g) or active door locking (only when armin g with the tran smitter). P assive locking allows th e vehicle's doors to lock wh en the security system passively arms (after th e 30-second countd own). This feature only works if passive armin g has been programm[...]

29 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . times , regardless o f wheth er or not th e alarm is armed . If AED is progr ammed on, the starter o f the vehi cle will be disabled 30 seconds after th e ignition is turn ed off. On ce the k ey is turned o ff, the LED will flash slowly (one-half its n ormal armed r ate) to indicate th e AED arming cycle . T[...]

30 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . Security & Conv enience Expansions Listed below are som e of the m any e xpansi on option s available . Please consult your d ealer for a complete explan ation o f all the option s available to you. Field Disturbance Sensor: An invisible dom e of coverag e is estab- lished by in stalling the 508D “r ad[...]

31 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . P ower Lock s: This system offers lock outputs that can con trol some m anufactur ers' power door lock system s. For oth er systems , additi onal parts may be r equired . P ow er Window Contr ol: Automati c power wind ow contr ol is pro- vid ed with the 529T and 530T system s. Th ese can operate power w[...]

32 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . LED: Red ligh t mounted som ewher e in the vehi cle . It is used to indi cate the status of your system. I t is also used to report tri g- gers an d faults in the system or sen sors. Shock Sensor: This system is packag ed with a Stinger ™ DoubleGuar d ® shock sensor . This sensor is m ounted in the vehi c[...]

33 © 1999 Directed Electr onics , Inc . QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE: Arming ■ T o arm, press . When th e system arms, you will hear a sh ort chirp, and th e parking lights will flash on ce. Arming while driving ■ T o arm the system while drivin g, press on your tran smitter while the vehicle is runnin g. The system will chirp once and th en once mor[...]

The company behind this s ystem is Directed Electr onics, Inc . Since its in ception, Directed Electroni cs has had one purpose , to provi de consumers with the fin est vehicle security and car stereo pr oducts an d accessories available . The recipi ent of nearly 100 paten ts and Innovati ons A wards in the field o f advanced electroni c technolog[...]