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Rattler 300 Installation Manual

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  • Page 1

    Model 300 installation guide © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca n431r 3-00

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    2 © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca table of contents bitwriter ™ , code hopping ™ , dei ® , doubleguard ® , esp ™ , failsafe ® , ghost switch ™ , learn routine ™ , nite- lite ® , nuisance prevention circuitry ® , npc ® , revenger ® , silent mode ™ , soft chirp ® , stinger ® , valet ® , ve...

  • Page 3: What Is Included

    © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca 3 what is included ■ the control module (see diagram) ■ two two-button remote transmitters ■ the plug-in status led ■ the plug-in valet ® /program switch ■ an on-board doubleguard ® shock sensor ■ a revenger ® soft chirp ® siren ■ the 12-pin primary harnes...

  • Page 4

    4 © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca primary harness (h1), 12-pin connector the primary harness is the standard 12-pin harness used by dei security systems. The functions of all the wires that are used in the primary harness are outlined in this section. The wire connections are described i...

  • Page 5

    © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca 5 starter kill harness (h3), 2-pin connector ______ ______ primary harness (h1) wire connection guide this wire supplies (-) ground as long as the system is armed. This output ceases as soon as the system is dis- armed. This wire can be used to turn on an ...

  • Page 6

    6 © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca note: when connecting this wire to a (-) parking light wire, a relay is required. See the following diagram for the relay application. This wire provides a (-) 200 ma output whenever the transmitter code controlling channel 3 is received. This output wil...

  • Page 7

    © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca 7 most vehicles use negative door trigger circuits. Connect the green wire to a wire which shows ground when any door is opened. In vehicles with factory delays on the domelight circuit, there is usually a wire that is unaffected by the delay circuitry. Th...

  • Page 8

    8 © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca connect the h1/8 black wire to bare metal, preferably with a factory bolt rather than your own screw (screws tend to either strip or loosen with time). We recommend grounding all your components to the same point in the vehicle. Connect this wire to an i...

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    © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca 9 before connecting this wire, remove the supplied fuse. Connect to the positive battery terminal or the constant 12v supply to the ignition switch. Note: always use a fuse within 12 inches of the point you obtain (+)12v power. Do not use the 15a fuse in t...

  • Page 10

    10 © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca relay harness (h2) wire connection guide the system has door lock relays on-board, and can directly interface with most electric power door lock systems drawing 30 amps or less. It can also drive aftermarket actuators directly. (some vehicles require th...

  • Page 11

    © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca 11 ■ three-wire switches will have either a constant ground input or a constant (+)12v input, along with the pulsed lock and unlock outputs to the factory relays. ■ many bmw’s and vw’s have no external switch. The switches are inside the actuator, and inst...

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    12 © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca this system is common in many toyota, nissan, honda, and saturn models, as well as fords with the keyless-entry system (some other fords also use type b). The switch will have three wires on it, and one wire will test ground all the time. One wire will ...

  • Page 13

    © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca 13 use these instructions if the power door lock switch has four or five heavy-gauge wires. This type of switch has two outputs that rest at (-) ground. Important! To interface with these systems, you must cut two switch leads. The relays must dupli- cate ...

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    14 © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca type c: reversing polarity system.

  • Page 15

    © 2000 15 © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca vehicles without factory power door locks require the installation of one actuator per door. This requires mount- ing the door lock actuator inside the door. Other vehicles may only require one actuator installed in the driver's door if all door ...

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    16 © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca this system is found in mercedes-benz and audi 1985 and newer. The door locks are controlled by an electrically activated vacuum pump. The control wire will show (+)12v when doors are unlocked and (-) ground when locked. Note: the system must be program...

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    © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca 17 this type of door lock system usually requires a negative pulse to unlock, and cutting the wire to lock the door. (with some vehicles, these are reversed.) it is found in the late-model nissan sentras, some nissan 240sx, nissan 300zx 1992 and later. It ...

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    18 © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca this system is most commonly found in ford, mazda, chrysler and gm vehicles. The door lock switch or door key cylinder may contain either one or two resistors. Single-resistor type: if one resistor is used in the door lock switch/key cylinder, the wire ...

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    © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca 19 the system is most commonly found in ford, mazda, chrysler and gm vehicles. The door lock switch or door key cylinder may contain either one or two resistors. Single-resistor type: if one resistor is used in the door lock switch/key cylinder, the wire w...

  • Page 20

    20 © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca starter kill harness (h3) wire connection guide use one of these wire as a starter kill input and the other as a starter kill output wire (these wires are inter- changeable). Plug-in led and valet/program switch the led and the valet/program switch both...

  • Page 21: ™

    © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca 21 transmitter/receiver learn routine ™ the system comes with two transmitters that have been taught to the receiver. Use the following learn routine to add transmitters to the system or to change button assignments if desired. The valet®/program button, p...

  • Page 22: Transmitter Configuration

    22 © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca 4. Press the transmitter button. While holding the valet®/program switch, press the transmitter button that you wish to assign to that channel. The unit will chirp indicating successful programming. You cannot teach a transmitter button to the system mo...

  • Page 23: ™

    © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca 23 operating settings learn routine ™ many of the operating settings of this unit are programmable. They can be changed whenever necessary through the operating settings learn routine™. The valet®/program push-button switch, plugged into the blue port, is ...

  • Page 24: Features Menu

    24 © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca you can advance from feature to feature by pressing and releasing the valet ® /program switch the number of times necessary to get from the feature you just programmed to the feature you wish to access. For example, if you just programmed feature 1 and ...

  • Page 25: Feature Descriptions

    © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca 25 feature descriptions 1 active/passive arming: when active arming is selected, the system will only arm when the transmitter is used. When set to passive, the system will arm automatically 30 seconds after the last door is closed. Passive arming is indic...

  • Page 26: ™

    26 © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca nuisance prevention circuitry ™ npc™ requires that you change the way you test the system, as npc™ will bypass an input zone for 60 minutes. If the system “sees” the same zone trigger three times and the triggers are spaced less than an hour apart, the ...

  • Page 27: Troubleshooting

    © 2000 directed electronics, inc. Vista, ca 27 troubleshooting ■ door input does not immediately trigger full alarm. Instead, first i hear chirps for 3 seconds: that's how the progressive two-stage door input works! This is a feature of this system. This is an instant trigger, remember, since even i...