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© 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA N427A 12-03 AM1 AM1 Security System installation guide ...
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© 2003 directed electronics, inc. i contents installation guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 what is included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 control module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 installation points to remember . . .3 before beginning the installation: 4 after the install: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 tools required . . . . . . . . . ...
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© 2003 directed electronics, inc. 3 what is included z Control module z 4-pin sensor harness z 12-pin main harness z Integrated LED/V alet switch z 7-pin door monitor/Aux harness z 3-pin door lock harness control module installation points to remember This product represents many years of research and development. It is ver y sophisti- cated and s ...
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4 © 2003 directed electronics, inc. Do not disconnect the batter y if the vehicle has an anti-theft coded radio. If equipped with an airbag, avoid disconnecting the batter y if possible. I I M M P P O O R R T T A A N N T T ! ! Please read this entire installation guide before beginning the installa- tion. The installation of this security system r ...
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© 2003 directed electronics, inc. 5 z Solderless terminal crimpers z Drill bit set z Cordless power drill z Phillips head screwdriver z T or x driver set z W ork light deciding on component location control module Never put the control module in the engine compartment! The first step in hot-wiring a vehicle is removing the driver's side under ...
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6 © 2003 directed electronics, inc. integrated LED/V alet ® switch Things to remember when positioning the integrated LED/V alet ® switch: • It should be visible from both sides and the rear of the vehicle, if possible. • It needs at least 1-1/2" clearance to the rear . • It is easiest to use a small removable panel, such as a switch ...
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© 2003 directed electronics, inc. 7 I I M M P P O O R R T T A A N N T T ! ! Do not remove the fuse holder on the red (H1/11) wire. It ensures that the control module has it’ s own fuse, of the proper value, regardless of how many accessories are added to the main power feed. finding the 12V switched ignition wire The ignition wire is powered whe ...
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8 © 2003 directed electronics, inc. finding a parking light wire The parking light wire is often found near the switch. Many cars have the switch built into the turn signal lever , and in these cars the parking light wire can be found in the steering column. The same wire is often available in the kick panel or running board. (+) parking light wir ...
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© 2003 directed electronics, inc. 9 4. T ur n on the parking lights. If your meter shows (+)12V , turn off the parking lights and make sure it goes back to zero. 5. If it does return to zero, turn the parking lights back on and, using the dash light dimmer control, turn the brightness of the dash lights up and down. If the meter changes more than ...
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10 © 2003 directed electronics, inc. main harness wire connection guide main harness wiring diagram ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ main harness wiring guide H1/1 ORANGE (-) 500 mA ground-when-armed output: This wire supplies a (-) ground as long as the system is armed. This output ceases as soon as the system is disarmed. This wir ...
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© 2003 directed electronics, inc. 11 I I M M P P O O R R T T A A N N T T ! ! Never interrupt any wire other than the starter wire. H1/2 WHITE light flash output: As shipped, this wire should be connected to the (+) parking light wire. It will supply a (+) 10A output. If the light flash polarity fuse jumper inside the unit is moved to the opposite ...
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12 © 2003 directed electronics, inc. H1/3 WHITE/BLUE no function. H1/4 BLACK/WHITE (-) 200 mA domelight-super vision output: Connect this wire to the optional domelight super vision relay . I I M M P P O O R R T T A A N N T T ! ! This output is only intended to drive a relay . It cannot be connected directly to the domelight circuit, as the output ...
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© 2003 directed electronics, inc. 13 H1/6 BLUE (-) instant trigger: This input will respond to a negative input with an instant trigger . It is ideal for hood and trunk pins and will repor t on zone one. H1/7 VIOLET (+) door trigger input: This wire is used in vehicles that have a positive (+) switched dome light circuit . Connect the violet wire ...
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14 © 2003 directed electronics, inc. H1/9 YELLOW (+) ignition input: Connect this wire to the (+)12V ignition wire. This wire must show (+)12V with the key in Run position and during cranking. T ake care to insure that this wire cannot be shorted to the vehicle chassis at any point. H1/10 BROWN (+) siren output: This output can be used if an optio ...
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© 2003 directed electronics, inc. 15 used to control optional accessories. If programmed for delayed accessor y output, this wire will provide (-) ground when the ignition is turned off and will continue to output (-) ground until a door is opened then closed. This can be used to energize the acces- sor y circuit in the vehicle to keep the radio a ...
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16 © 2003 directed electronics, inc. auxiliary harness wiring guide H2/1 BROWN (-) horn honk output: This wire supplies a 200 mA (-) output that can be used to honk the vehicle’ s hor n. It provides a pulsed output when the security sys- tem is armed/disarmed and in the triggered sequence or in panic mode. In most vehi- cle’ s with (-) hor n c ...
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© 2003 directed electronics, inc. 17 In this case, find the driver’ s door unlock motor wire. In most vehicle’ s this wire can be found in the driver’ s kick panel. H2/5 GRA Y tr unk release/sensor shunt input: This input is used to bypass the sen- sor inputs when the trunk is opened using the factor y keyless entr y system or trunk release ...
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18 © 2003 directed electronics, inc. keyless entr y systems—three types There are three main types of keyless entr y systems. Systems that unlock the driver’ s door first and have internal relays, systems that unlock the driver’ s door first but have external relays, and systems without driver’ s priority door unlock. factory remote—driv ...
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© 2003 directed electronics, inc. 19 external relays—driver’ s door unlock This system is used in many four-door GM sedans. T o test for this type of system, probe the unlock wire from the interior switch (black or white). Unlock the driver’ s door , by itself, using the factor y remote. If the switch wire shows (+) 12V , then use the follow ...
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20 © 2003 directed electronics, inc. no priority—driver’ s door unlock This type of keyless entr y system is common in import vehicles as well as many Jeep vehicles. When unlocking the doors with the transmitter all doors unlock at the same time. The following diagram shows how to install the system and prevent disarming from the interior lock ...
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© 2003 directed electronics, inc. 21 door lock harness wire connection guide ___ ___ ___ The control module can control 2 common power door lock types without any addition- al parts. With cer tain verhicles, or if an actuator is to be installed, either a 451M Door Lock Relay Satellite or two relays will be required. Refer to T echTips document 104 ...
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22 © 2003 directed electronics, inc. four-pin optional sensor harness RED wire The red wire supplies constant power to the optional sensor . BLACK wire The black wire supplies ground to the optional sensor . BLUE, GREEN wires The blue and green wires are multiplex inputs. They are both tied to the same zone. If an input of less than 0.8 seconds is ...
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© 2003 directed electronics, inc. 23 to learn lock: 1. Open a door . 2. Within 5-seconds: Press and release the integrated LED/V alet ® switch once. 3. Within 5-seconds: T ur n the ignition On and then Off (leave for less than 2-seconds in the on position). 4. Within 5-seconds: Press and hold the integrated LED/V alet ® switch. The LED will flas ...
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24 © 2003 directed electronics, inc. to exit the learn routine: Do one of the following: 1. Close the open door . 2. T ur n the ignition on. 3. No activity for longer than 15 seconds. 4. Press the integrated LED/V alet ® switch too many times. on-board dual stage shock sensor There is a dual-stage shock sensor inside the control module. Adjustmen ...
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© 2003 directed electronics, inc. 25 internal programming jumper A 10A fuse is used as both a fuse and a program jumper . This jumper deter mines the light flash output polarity . In the (+) position, the on-board relay is enabled and the unit will output (+)12V on the WHITE wire, H1/2. In the (-) position, the on-board relay is enabled for (-) ou ...
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26 © 2003 directed electronics, inc. zones N N O O T T E E : : The W arn Away ® response do not report on the LED. long term event history The control module will store the last 2 triggers (zone numbers) in memory . T o access the event histor y use the following procedure. 1. T ur n the ignition switch off and press and hold the integrated LED/V ...
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© 2003 directed electronics, inc. 27 two times followed by a pause and then flash three times followed by a pause. N N O O T T E E : : The W arn Away ® response does not report on the LED. The Long T er m Event Histor y will exit if the ignition is turned off or there is no activity for 60-seconds. rapid resume logic The current state of the alar ...
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28 © 2003 directed electronics, inc. to enter feature pr ogramming routine 1. Open a door . 2. T ur n the ignition on and then off. 3. Within 5-seconds, press and hold the integrated LED/V alet ® switch. After 3-sec- onds the horn will sound once to indicate entr y into the first features menu. T o select the second features menu, continue to hol ...
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© 2003 directed electronics, inc. 29 z After 3-seconds, the unit will advance to the next menu and the horn will sound the number of times corresponding to the menu selected (once or twice). exiting feature pr ogramming z Close the door . z T ur n the ignition On. z No activity for 15-seconds. z Press and release the integrated LED/V alet ® switc ...
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30 © 2003 directed electronics, inc. Feature steps 5 and 6 are related. If Auxiliar y Output Enabled is selected in feature 5 then either Auxiliar y Output or Delayed Accessor y Output can be selected in feature step 6. Examples of this are where Auxiliar y Output is used to provide a momentar y 800msec pulse on the RED/WHITE wire of the main harn ...
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© 2003 directed electronics, inc. 31 master dealer remotes A master dealer remote can be programmed into the system for demonstration pur- poses. Generally , each salesman would carr y a remote that would operate all the cars on the lot equipped with this system. The dealer remotes are binar y transmitters that are detuned slightly in order to lim ...
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32 © 2003 directed electronics, inc. troubleshooting starter kill does not work: z Is the correct starter wire being interrupted? If the car star ts when the starter kill relay is completely disconnected, the wrong starter wire has been cut and interrupted. • Is the yellow wire connected to “true” ignition? Make sure this wire is connected t ...
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© 2003 directed electronics, inc. 33 wiring quick reference guide ...
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