APEXi Auto Timer User manual

Be sure to turn AUTO
LIGHT systems OFF. Fail-
ure to do so may cause the
lights to stay on after the
engine has been shut off.
This may kill the battery.
Be sure to test unit operation
and safety wire operation
after installation.

Never use this unit on a
vehicle that is not intended
for use.


We cannot guarantee proper
operation of this unit on non
application vehicles.
Be sure to secure this unit in
a safe location away from the
driver .
Failure to do so may lead to
accidents.
Do not expose the unit to
excessive shock.

This could lead to unit
malfunction.
Please in tall with our
recommended harness.

If you have any inquiry for
the harness please contact to
your shop.
Always connect the hand
brake wire.

Failure to do so may lead to
accidents.
Be sure to shut off the engine
when sleeping inside the
vehicle

Failure to do so may result in
exhaust poisoning
Never leave the vehicle
while the engine is running


This could lead to accidents
This product is designed for
domestic use only.
It must not be used in any
other country.
Be sure that the unit has
been properly connected
when selling the vehicle.
Also, be sure to provide the
instruction manual to the
new user.
お願い
Remote Door Lock Sys-
tems and Adjustable Steer-
ing Columns may not func-
tion properly after installa-
tion of this unit.
Considerations
●Be sure to check the contents before attempting installation.
●Please notify your dealer of purchase for any missing or broken parts BEFORE
attempting installation.
Parts List
Serial Number…１
Installation Procedures
●Checking the Safety Switch（Parking Brake Switch）
1. Pulltheparkingbrake,start
theengine,andmakesure
theIGkeyisON.
2. SettheTimertoarandom
settingabove30seconds.
3. TurntheIGkeyOFFtoacti-
vatetheTimercountdown.
4. Releasetheparkingbrake
duringthecountdownproc-
ess.
5. Besuretheengineshuts
completelyoff.
Besuretouseapropertoolswhensplicing.
Failuretodosomayleadtofaultyconnections.
Double Sided Tape…１
Securely fasten
with plier
Product Features
２
●Thisunitwillworkonany12V
vehicle.
●Ｏ２sensorvoltage・Ａ／Ｆvalue
canbedisplayed.
●DisplaysA/FratioasRICHor
LEANvia2colorsLED
●Displaysbatteryvoltage.Also
warnsofextremelyLOWbattery
voltages。
●16wayadjustmentofCount
downtimingfrom0-10minutes.
●Automaticcountdownfeature.In
ordertoensurethemostoptimum
countdownsettingfromthewid-
estarrayofvehicles,theusercan
choosefrom144differentset-
tings.
●FirstTimertoutilizeＯ２sensor
voltagewhencalculatingcount
downtime.Comparedtotimers
thatonlyusevehiclespeedand
RPM,thisTIMERcansetthemost
accurateafteridlingtimepossible.
●Parking
Brakesafety
switch
３
Control Unit…１
AT3000-0000
RelayandControlUnitInstallation
Please
Thisproductisdesignedtoinstallwithharnesswhichwerecommended.
Itisharnessanyourrecommendedharnesswheninstall.
４
1. Disconnectthenegative
terminalofthebattery.
2. Pulltheharnesscoming
fromthekeycylinder.(In
somevehicles,thewholekey
cylinderisaharness)
3. Inserttheinstallationhar-
nessbetweenthecylinder
andharness.
4. Connectthe3prongTimer
harnesstotherelay.
5. Splicetheblackgroundwire
fromtherelayintotheEn-
gineECUgroundwire.
(Pleaserefertothevehicle
specificwiringdiagram.)
WhennotusingtheＯ２sen-
sor,A/Fratiomonitor,and
automaticafteridlingfunc-
tions,connecttheground
wireconnectortothechas-
sis.
6. Splicethewhitewirefrom
therelay（Ｏ2sensorsig-
nal）intotheＯ２sensorwire
fromtheECU.（Referto
diagramcharts.）
7. Splicethegrayparking
brakewirefromtherelayto
theparkingbrakeswitch.
（WiththeIGkeyON,be
suretocheckthatthepark-
ingbrakeswitchreads0V
whentheparkingbrakeis
up,and12Vwhenthe
brakeisdown.)
●Installing the Relay
●Mounting the Control Unit
1. Usetheincludeddouble
sidedtapetomount.
2. Mountinalocationthat
doesnotinterferewithdriv-
ing.Connecttorelay.
3. Reconnectbattery.
Do not mount the unit near high temperatures, dust, or under direct
sunlight.

Whenmountingwithdoublesidedtape,takecarenottodamagethe
casewhenrelocating.
Please
Besuretoremovealloilanddebrisfromunitbeforemounting.

Neverpullhardonanyconnectorsorharnesses.
Vehicle Specific Chart…１ Instruction Manual…１
Relay Unit…１
Control Unit…１ Zip Tie…2
Fitting…１ Splice…2 Electro-Tap…1
How to use the Electrotaps (Parking Brake Switch)
Insert wireInsert wire to be
tapped
■How to Splice the Wire
Thankyouforpurchasingthisproduct..Pleasereadallofthismanualtoen-
sureproperusage.Also,pleasekeepthismanualinasafeplace for future
reference.Besuretoprovidethismanualtothenextuserincaseofownership
change.
Instruction Manual
Instruction Manual
Instruction Manual
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■VehiclesthatcannotusetheA/Ffunction
・TitaniumtypeＯ２sensorvehicles
（BNR32SkylineGT−R,（R)PS１３Silvia/180ＳＸ（ʻ91.1〜ʻ93.10）etc）
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■Vehiclesthatcannotutilizetheautoidlingfeature
・VehiclesthatcannotusetheA/Ffunction
・VehiclesthatdonotreadanA/Fnear14.6duringidle
・Ｏ２sensorsthatwarmupslowly（reads“---”indisplay）
No. PrintDate InstructionManualVer. # Notes
1 8-25-2000 7407-0260-00 1 
2 3-10-2004 7407-0260-01 2 
3 5-20-2005 7407-0260-02 3 
PartName APEXAUTOTIMER
PartCode 405-A011
Purpose EngineAfter-Idlingunit
Application DC12VBodyGroundAutos
Version Information
Never operate this unit
while driving.
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
Failure to do so may lead to
accidents.
Do not use this product for
any other purpose than the
one listed in this manual.

We are not responsible for
any damages or injuries
incurred from improper
usage of this product.
Discontinue use of this
product immediately if any
unusual odor or smoke
comes from the unit.
Failure to do so may result in
electrical shorts and poten-
tial engine fire.
For safe use of this
product, be sure to read
the Safety Precautions.
Keep the manual in a safe
place after use for future
reference. We have
included these warnings
to protect the user and
dealer from unnecessary
harm. These points have
been marked throughout
this manual by SIGNAL
WORDS. Please refer to
the table on the left for a
glossary of term
meanings.
Safety Precautions
１
This product should ONLY
be installed by a professional
installer.
Installation requires past
experience to prevent dam-
age to the unit andvehicle.
Never disassemble or
tamper with this unit.


This could lead to serious
injury.
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Do not leave the engine
running in closed garages or
sealed areas.
Failure to do so may lead to
exhaust fume poisoning.
■GLOSSARY
警告
！
注意
！
Failure to do so may result in
death or severe injury to the
user and others.
Failure to do so may result in
light injury to the user and oth-
ers or product and engine dam-
age.
Failure to do so may result in
product and engine damage.
Display Meanings 
PLEASE
WARNING
CAUTION
APEXERA Co.,Ltd. http://www.apexera.co.jp
Head office :1-17-14 Tanashioda,Sagamihara-city Kanagawa,229-1125 JAPAN
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■Installation Diagram
Controller
Key Swich
Perking Brake Switch
Relay
Vehicle Specific Harnes
（Sold Separately）
Engiine
ECU
O
2 Sensor Signal(White Wire)
Ground(Black wier)
Ground

(Black Wire)
When not using
O
2 Sensor Signal.
(Glay Wire)
R e d:12V+Constant
Blue:IG2Output
Green :IG1Output

●To turn engine OFF during a TIMER countdown…
Duringcountdown,

【Hold the knob to the LEFT】
Or,
【Hold the knob to the RIGHT】
ThiswillturntheTIMEROFFtherebyshuttingtheengineOFF.
（Ignitionkeymustberemoved）

●Changing the after idling time during TIMER countdown…
DuringTIMERcountdown,

【Tilt knob UP】
toincreasetime
【Tilt knob DOWN】
todecreasetime.
●To activate Setting Mode…
Whilebatteryvoltageisbeingdisplayed,
【Hold the knob to the RIGHT】
willflashindicatingthatthesetting
modehasbeenactivated
●After setting…
【Hold the knob to the LEFT】
ThiswillreturntotheDisplayMode

When actualbattery voltage attains lower than set voltage
point,theindicatorstartsflashing.

●To enter the setting mode…
WhiledisplayingＯ２sensorvoltage（mV）
【Hold the knob to the RIGHT】
Willflashindicatingsettingmode

●How to set…
TheＯ２sensorvoltageandA/Fwillalternatelydisplay
（Ｏ２willdisplaylonger）
InputtheＯ２sensorvoltagecorrespondingtothedisplayedA/F
data
TheA/Fsensordatacanbechangedintheprevioussection
●Once setting is complete…
【Hold the knob to the LEFT】
●To enter the setting mode…
WhiledisplayingA/F
【Hold the knob to the RIGHT
Willflashindicatingsettingmode

●How to set…
TheA/FandＯ２sensorvoltagewillalternatelydisplay
（A/Fwilldisplaylonger）
InputtheA/FdatacorrespondingtothedisplayedＯ２sensor
voltage
TheO2sensordatacanbechangedinthenextsection
●Once setting is complete… 
【Hold knob to the LEFT】
●To activate Setting Mode…
WhileAfterIdlingisbeingdisplayed,
【Hold the knob to the RIGHT】
willflashindicatingthatthesetting
modehasbeenactivated
●For Calculation Mode…（Manual or Auto）
AfterIdlingtimescanbeselectedthroughManualorAutomodes.
TotogglebetweenManualorAutomode,
【Hold the knob to the RIGHT】

●After setting…
【Hold the knob to the LEFT】
ThiswillreturntotheDisplayMode
Operation
５
PartNamesandFunctions
７SegmentLED LED ４WayKnob
Glossaryofterms:
【Hold】Tiltknobover0.5secinspecifieddirection
【Activate】Tiltknoblessthan0.5secinspecifieddirection
Display Parameters
● A/F ratio
● Ｏ
２
Sensor Voltage
● Battery Voltage
● Countdown time
TurningtheIGkeyONwillactivatethedisplaymode.
（Powermustbeon）
Contentsmaybecheckedthroughflashinglights
Display
To toggle between A/F ratio,O2Sensor Voltage,Battery Voltage,After
Idling Time,
【Activate the knob either UP or DOWN】
ChooseDisplayParameter
Battery Volt-
age
After Idle Time 
A/FRatio
O2Sensor
Voltage
【Activate the knob either UP or
DOWN】
（Ｖ）
（Ｖ）
Display Selection
Settheunit
Parameters that can be Set
● A/F ratio according to O2 Sensor Voltage
● O2

Sensor Voltage according to A/F ratio
● Minimum Battery Voltage Warning
● Countdown Time
While in display mode and while the parking brake is activated,
【HoldtheknobtotheRIGHT】ThiswillactivatetheSettingmode
forthatparameter.
TheLEDwillflashtoconfirmsettingmode.
DuringSettingMode【HoldtheknobtotheLEFT】toend.
SettingtheMinimumBatteryVoltageWarning
SettingtheAfterIdlingTime
【Activate the knob either UP or
DOWN】
Set the minimum warning battery
voltage
Choose between10.0V〜15.0Vin
0.1Vincrements
How to Set
If display looks like below,The unit is
in【Auto Mode】
【Tilt the knob either to  the
RIGHTorLEFT】toselect
parameters
【Tilt the knob either UP  or
DOWN】tochangevalues
【Activate the knob either UP
orDOWN】toselectAfterIdling
Times
Range:  0 sec〜 10 min in１ ６
increments
Manual Mode
If display looks like below,The unit is
in【Manual Mode】
“Minute” “Second”
Auto Mode
MAX Countdown
ValueAuto Calculation RateMIN Countdown Value
This sets the
maximum
amount of
idle time.

Value de-
notes MIN-
UTES. Please
choose
between 1
min〜8 min
This sets the
auto calcula-
tion rate of
the Timer.

There are
three modes,
“H” High
“n” Normal
“L” Low
This sets the
minimum
amount of
idle time.
The vehicle
will always
idle for at
least this
amount of
time.
Choose
between 0~60
seconds in 10
second
increments.
【Hold knob to the RIGHT】
Select Calculation Mode
How to Set
Hold
Select【HoldknobtotheLEFT】toreturnto
DisplayMode
Ａ／Ｆvalue,Ｏ２SensorVoltageSetting
ThisproductcontainsvariousA/FandO2Sensorvalues.
ThevaluesrangebetweenA/Fvalue(1)−Ｏ２sensorvoltage(1)
……A/Fvalue(8)−Ｏ２sensorvoltage(8)
PleaseusethechartbelowwhenchangingthesettingA/F−Ｏ２
sensorvoltagedata
SettingtheＡ／ＦValue
Table１A/Fvalue-O2sensorvoltagedatachart
A/F
O2SensorV
10.0 12.0 14.0 14.6 15.0 16.0 18.0 20.0
960 900 820 450 100 060 040 020
【Tilting knob to RIGHT or
LEFT】will change the range
of A/F , O2data (see Table1)
A/FValue
【TiltingknobeitherUPor
DOWN】will  allow  setting  of
desiredA/Fvalue.
Ｏ２sensorV(1) Ｏ２sensorV(8)
A/Fvalue(1) A/Fvalue(8)
A/FandO2willalternatelydisplay
（A/Fwilldisplaylonger）
Procedure
Ｏ２sensorvoltage（mV）
【Tilting  knob  either  UP  or
DOWN】will  allow  setting  of
desiredO2value.
【Tilting knob to RIGHT or
LEFT】will change the range
of A/F , O2data (see Table1)
A/Fvalue(1) A/Fvalue(8)
Ｏ２sensorV(1) Ｏ２sensorV(8)
O2andA/Fwillalternatelydisplay
（O2willdisplaylonger）
Ｏ２SensorVoltageSetting
Procedure
ToturnOFFtheAutoTimer
Turn the TIMER OFF when not inuse.
●To turn the TIMER OFF…
Duringdisplaymode,
【Hold the knob to the LEFT】
The7segmentLEDwillread『ＯＦＦ』shuttingOFFtheunit
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●To turn the TIMER back ON…
WhiletheunitisOFF,
【Hold the knob to the LEFT】
Or,
【Hold the knob to the RIGHT】
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Other…
ThisunitcalculatesatheoreticalA/F
value based upon the factory installed
O2sensor.O
2 sensor  voltage  output
characteristics follow the chart to the
right, where rich conditions produce a
near1Vsignalwhilealeancondition
producesa near 0.1Vsignal.Although
theA/FvalueiscalculatedoffofthisO2
sensorvoltage,factorssuchasexhaust
temperaturepreventtheO2sensorfrom
producing a stable and constant read-
ing.Pleaseusethisfeatureonlytodeter-
minerichorleanconditions.Also,differ-
ent O2sensorswillproducedifferent
voltagereadings.
AbouttheA/Fratiovalues…
If the O2 sensor has not warmed up
enough,
 will flash red and green.
Once the O2 sensor warms up, the display
mode will initiate.
When the A/F reaches over 10.0,

will flash red.
When the A/F goes under 20.0

will flash green.
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This will return to the Display Mode
ThiswillreturntotheDisplayMode
ItreturntotheDisplayMode