Viper 280HF Owner's Manual

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MODEL 280 HF OWNER'S GUIDE 05/00 and up ...

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Limited Lifetime Consumer Warranty Directed Electronics, Inc. ("DEI ® ") promises to the original purchaser to repair or replace with a comparable reconditioned model any DEI unit (hereafter the "unit"), excluding without limi...

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AND/OR VANDALISM. THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER LABOR COSTS FOR MAIN- TENANCE, REMOVAL OR REINSTALLATION OF THE UNIT OR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND. IN THE EVENT OF A CLAIM OR A DISPUTE INVOLVING DEI OR ITS SUBSIDIARY, THE PROPER VENUE SHALL...

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1 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Table of Contents Limited Lifetime Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i What is Included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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2 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Standard Configuration Arm Disarm Panic Silent Mode Auxiliary Output Auxiliary Output LED ...

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3 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. What is Included ■ The control unit ■ A pair of two-button transmitters ■ A Stinger® Doubleguard® dual-stage shock/impact sensor ■ The Revenger® Soft Chirp® six-tone programmable siren ■ The red S...

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Congratulations on the purchase of your state-of-the-art vehicle security system. This system has been designed to provide years of trouble-free operation. Due to the complexity of this system, it must be installed by an authorized dealer only. Insta...

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5 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Transmitter Functions The receiver uses a computer-based Learn Routine to learn the transmitter buttons. This makes it possible to assign any remote transmitter button, or combination of buttons, to any receiver f...

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Using Your System You can turn on, or arm, the system by pressing of your trans- mitter for one second. When the system arms, you will hear a short siren sound, or chirp, and see the parking lights flash once. If the vehicle’s power door locks a...

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When armed, your vehicle is protected in the following ways: ■ Light impacts will trigger the Warn Away® signal. When trig- gered, the siren will chirp and the parking lights will flash for a few seconds. ■ Heavy impacts will trigger the system....

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8 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. To turn off, or disarm the system, press again. You will hear two chirps, and the parking lights will flash twice. If power locks are controlled by the system, the doors will unlock. If the siren chirps either fo...

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9 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. To disarm without a transmitter: Turn on the ignition. Push the Valet ® switch within 15 seconds. The sys- tem should now disarm. If it does not, you may have waited too long, so turn the ignition off and on and ...

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10 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. You can prevent your system from automatically arming and trig- gering by using Valet Mode. This is very useful when washing the vehicle or having it serviced. In Valet Mode, the system will not arm, even with th...

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11 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Your system has DEI's Nuisance Prevention® Circuitry (NPC ™ ). It prevents annoying repetitive trigger sequences due to faulty door pin switches or environmental conditions such as thunder, jack- hammers,...

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12 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Diagnostics The microprocessor at the heart of your system is constantly mon- itoring all of the switches and sensors connected to it. It detects any faulty switches and sensors and prevents them from disabl...

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chirps are heard, a zone was triggered so many times that Nuisance Prevention® Circuitry has bypassed that zone. In either case, the Status LED will indicate which zone was involved (see Table of Zones section). The system will retain this informati...

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14 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Code-Hopping ™ The receiver and transmitters each use a mathematical formula called an algorithm to change their code each time the transmit- ter is used. This technology has been developed to increase the secu...

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15 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. ■ Arming/disarming confirmation chirps on or off. ■ Passive door locking (with passive arming) or active door locking (only when arming with the transmitter). This feature only works if passive arming has bee...

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16 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. even if a protected entry has been left open. If a door has accidentally been left ajar when leaving the vehicle, forced passive arming ensures that the system will arm in one hour. NOTE: When forced passive arm...

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Input: A physical connection to the system. An input can be pro- vided by a sensor, pinswitch or to existing systems in the vehicle, such as ignition or courtesy lights. LED: Red light mounted somewhere in the vehicle. It is used to indicate the stat...

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18 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. Zone: A zone is a separate input that the alarm can recognize as unique. Each input to the system is connected to a particular zone. Often two or more inputs may share the same zone. Security & Convenience E...

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proprietary acoustic software to determine if the glass has been struck. Power Trunk Release: The auxiliary output of the system can operate a factory power release for the vehicle’s trunk or hatch. (An optional relay may be required.) If the facto...

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Notes 20 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. ...

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21 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc. QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE: Arming ■ Press of your transmitter for one second. When the system arms, you will hear a short chirp, and the parking lights will flash once. If the vehi- cle’s power door locks are co...

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The company behind this system is Directed Electronics, Inc. Since its inception, DEI ® has had one purpose, to provide consumers with the finest vehicle security and car stereo products and accessories available. The recipient of more than 20 paten...