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awg) wire to the car’s tach wire under the hood (normally the nega-
tive side of the coil or tach output of coil pack). After you have
connected the
GREEN
wire, you need to teach the remote starter the
vehicle’s tach rate at idle. Proceed to step 12B.
Note:
You must have already initialized the remote starter in Step 11.
12B. Tach Rate Learning
Note:
Only use if the tachometer sensing method is chosen. The
tach option must be selected first. See the Setting Program Features
section.
A.
Set Option #1 (Tach Mode) section 23.
B.
Connect the GREEN tach wire to the vehicle's tach
wire under the hood.
C.
Open Hood.
D.
Start vehicle with key (engine running)
E.
Press and HOLD brake pedal.
F.
Press the Control Switch button 3 times.
G.
Release the brake pedal.
H.
The LED on the Control Switch will flash RED 3 times.
The tach rate is being recorded and averaged for the next 5 seconds.
The unit will flash the lights output 3 times to signal the unit has
successfully learn the tach signal.
I.
Turn the key to Off, (engine Off).
J.
Close the hood.
K.
Push the Control Switch push button so the LED is showing
RED.
L.
Push the start button on the transmitter, vehicle should cleanly
start and remain running.
OPTIONAL STEPS
13. Yellow Wire - Headlights/Parking Lights - Seperate Tab Connector
Connection of the YELLOW wire allows you to activate the low beam
headlights
or
parking lights for remote start and lock status. After the
remote starter has started the car, the lights will remain on until the
remote starter shuts off after 10 minutes, or when the brake pedal is
pushed, or when the car is put into gear.
This is a relay +12 Volts
output.
Connect the
YELLOW
wire to the wire that has power when
the lights are on.
14. Blue - Horn/Siren - Control Harness
The BLUE wire signals the horn to honk (or siren to chirp) once each time
the remote starter starts the vehicle and each time the locks are locked or
unlocked. Connect the blue wire to the factory horn wire which is often
found running down the steering
column. It will normally show +12
Volts at rest and the voltage will dis-
appear when the horn is honked.
This is a 400 mA transistor ground
output which MUST drive a relay if
using a siren or positively triggered
horn.
15. Brown/White - Alarm Disable - Control Harness
The
BROWN/WHITE
wire is
Alarm Disable
, which will give out a quick
negative pulse just before unlocking the doors or starting the
vehicle. This wire can be used to turn off the factory alarm system
in vehicles which have them. In most vehicles, this wire is located
in the driver’s kick panel.
Note:
If you already have a hood pin switch which is being used by a
car alarm system, you may share the wiring – but be sure to diode
isolate each wire going to the hood pin switch with the bands of
diodes pointing towards the pin switch as shown on the previous
page.
10. Orange Wire - Brake Shut-off - Control Harness
Connect the ORANGE wire to the brake wire which re12 Volts
when the brake pedal is depressed.
This wire must be connected.
It
arms a critical safety feature which disables the remote starter when
the brake pedal is depressed.
Note:
In some cars, the ignition must be in the “on” position to test
the power in the brake wire.
Note:
If the Ignition 1 & Ignition 2 wires come on whenever the brake is
depressed and the hood is open this just means you need to initialize
the unit in step 11.
11. Initializing the Remote Starter
BEFORE THE UNIT WILL DO ANYTHING FOR THE FIRST TIME, YOU
MUST INITIALIZE THE REMOTE STARTER
A.
Insert the fuse into the pink fuse holder on the pink power wire.
B.
The remote starter requires the installer to open the hood and
then press and hold the brake pedal. Note: The ignition/dash
lights will come on if the unit is not initialized.
C.
While depressing the brake (with the engine off and the hood
open) turn the ignition key to the “RUN” (not “start”) position.
D.
Put the car in “DRIVE” from the “PARK” position.
E.
Put the car back in “PARK” and release the brake.
F.
Turn the key off and remove the key.
Note:
Confirm initialization by looking at the control switch/LED. If
the control switch/LED is Green, the unit is initialized. Push the
control switch once, LED turn Red. Unit is ready to try to remotely
start.
If the unit is not initialized, control switch/LED is Off. The dash lights
will come on (the remote starter powers up the ignition wires) when
the brake is depressed or the hood is open, and the control/valet
switch is on. REPEAT STEPS A THROUGH G. See the colored Trouble
Shooting Sheets if necessary.
12A. Green Wire - Tach Input - Control Harness
The Remote Starter has two ways of monitoring the car during the
starting process. Both ways will ensure a clean, accurate start. Read
about both methods before deciding which one to use. Normally you
should try the
“No Tach™”
method first.
“No Tach™” Starting (recommended for most vehicles)
This starting method does not require the connection of the
GREEN
tach wire. This method will start the car by reading the car’s voltage
before attempting to start, and then looking for a voltage increase
when the alternator kicks in. This feature automatically takes into ac-
count voltage, temperature, and the time since the vehicle was last run.
The “No-Tach™
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”””””
starting is preset at the factory and you can skip step
12B if you would like to use it. Note that if the vehicle is hard to start,
set option #3 [Setting Program Features section (step 23)] for “ex-
tended crank.”
Tachometer sensing
If the vehicle is generally hard to start (i.e. requiring a cranking time
of more than 1 second) you will get more accurate starting with the
tachometer sensing starting method. This method starts the car by
reading the engine speed (tach) information from a wire under the
hood. If you choose tachometer sensing, connect the GREEN (18
Positive Horn/Siren Relay
