Clifford 20 User manual

Owner'sManual
World-ClassAutoSecurity TM
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All Concept Series systems are covered by
one or more of the following Clifford Electronics patents:
4,158,874; 4,233,642; 4,327,444; 4,383,242; 4,430,685; 4,845,464;
4,887,064; 4,890,108; 4,922,224; 4,997,053; 5,081,667; 5,146,215;
5,157,375 and other patents

Table of Contents
Standard Features of the Concept 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Your 4-button/12-channel remote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
How to use your keychain remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
What each button/channel does . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How to interpret the chirps and parking light flashes . . . . . . . . 12
Anti-CodeGrabbing™ (ACG) with Random Code Encryption . . . 13
Enhanced AutoArming™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
AutoArming enable/disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Visual acknowledgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
AutoArm & Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Instant AutoArming bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Smart trunk release option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
UltraSecure™ valet mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
To enable valet mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
To exit valet mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Setting your own secret valet code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Remote controlled valet mode entry and exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Keyless entry in valet mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
FACT — False Alarm Control and Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Selectable starter/ignition interrupt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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Table of Contents (cont.)
How to interpret the LED status indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Automatic Battery-Saving Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
AutoLock and AutoUnLock™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Remote controlled sensor adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Smart AutoTesting™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Specific malfunction identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Automatic malfunction bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Multiple-event TotalRecall™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Smart prior intrusion attempt alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
High-output Insignia™ Siren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Long-term chirp silencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Remote controlled chirp muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Siren duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
SmartPowerUp™ II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
User-selectable features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Step-by-step programming instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
EXAMPLE 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
EXAMPLE 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adding new remote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
How to erase the codes of lost or stolen remote controls . . . . . . 22
Table of user-selectable features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23–24
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Standard Features of the Concept 20
✔Lifetime Warranty —For as long as you own the vehicle, Clifford will
repair or replace the control unit and remote controls free of charge (see
warranty card for full details).
✔FACT™—False Alarm Control and Test — One of many patented Clifford
innovations, FACT absolutely, positively ends recurring false alarms.
✔A Pair of 4-Button/12-Channel Remote Controls —Fingertip command from a
typical range of 100 feet.
✔AntiScan™ — Some car thieves still use “scanners” that transmit one
digital code after another until they hit the one code that disarms the
alarm. AntiScan blocks thieves’ scanners to prevent disarming by anyone
other than you.
✔Anti-CodeGrabbing™ (ACG) with Random Code Encryption— A
code-grabber is a new device that lets a thief record and capture off the
air from a distance the digital code transmitted by your remote control
whenever you arm your car. When you leave, the thief replays the code to
disarm the alarm and unlock your car’s doors. ACG with Random Code
Encryption makes thieves’ code-grabbers completely useless, because
each time you press the button on your remote control a different
random code is transmitted, yet the system will flawlessly recognize and
respond to your transmitter’s new code and ignore all others.
✔Full-Time Remote Panic with Automatic Door Locking and Unlocking— If
you feel threatened, you can, with just a fingertip touch on your remote
control, sound the siren, flash the parking lights and unlock your vehicle’s
power locks for quick entry into your car without fumbling with your
keys. If you press the panic button while driving, the siren will sound, the
lights will flash and the doors will lock to shield you from the assailant.
✔UltraSecure Coded Valet Mode™ —Ensures that no thief can turn off
your Concept 20 like they can all other brands of alarms.
Remote Controlled Valet Mode Entry and Exit — With just a press of a
button on your remote control from up to 100 feet away, you can enter or exit
valet mode. Parking light flashes visually confirm valet mode entry and exit.
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Standard Features of the Concept 20 (cont.)
✔Remotely Adjustable Dual-Zone Piezo Sensor™— With just a touch on the
remote, you may, at any time or place, adjust and test the sensitivity of
this microprocessor-controlled solid-state sensor. The two sensor zones
provide full perimeter protection: If someone bumps into your car, the
system will sound a distinctive warning tone; if forced entry is detected,
the full alarm will sound.
Audible Confirmation of Sensor Adjustments — Issues two chirps for
each incremental increase and a single chirp for each incremental
decrease in sensitivity.
Unprecedented Reliability —There are no moving mechanical parts to
wear out and the entire electronic circuitry resides in the passenger
compartment, not in the engine well where it would be exposed to
temperature extremes, water, vibration and dirt.
Adjust and Test Unobtrusively — No repeated arming and disarming,
and no siren wailing. You set and test sensitivity without activating the
alarm!
✔Dual-Mode “Chirp” Silencing—Whenever you remotely arm or disarm,
the siren “chirps” and the parking lights flash to confirm system status.
Whenever you wish, you may silence the chirps with either of these two
methods:
Remote Controlled Chirp Muting —Just a press of remote control
button 3 will arm and disarm the system silently. It’s perfect when
parking at night in a quiet residential area.
Long-Term Chirp Silencing —A few flicks of a switch silences the
chirps until you choose to reactivate them.
✔Remote Controlled Courtesy Lighting —For your personal safety and
convenience, when you remotely disarm your Concept 20, the interior
lights turn on and stay on until you start the engine or 30 seconds,
whichever occurs first.
✔Built-In Parking Light Flasher —Visually confirms door lock and system
status.
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Standard Features of the Concept 20 (cont.)
✔Remote Door Locking/Unlocking with Built-in Relays — No more fumbling
with keys in the dark or bad weather! A press of a button on the remote
control simultaneously arms your system and locks your vehicle’s power
locks. Another press disarms and unlocks.
User-Selectable AutoLock™ — Automatically locks the doors the
instant you turn on the ignition to start the engine.
User-Selectable AutoUnLock™ — Automatically unlocks the doors
when you turn off the engine.
Deluxe Remote Keyless Entry in Valet Mode — Use your remote
control to lock and unlock the car doors and remotely activate system
accessories even while the system is in valet mode.
✔Remote Headlight Activation Capability— Remotely turn on the
headlights to illuminate your way to and from your vehicle (requires an
optional relay).
✔Remote Window/Sunroof Closure Capability — On certain vehicles
(including several models of Mercedes Benz, Jaguar, Volkswagen and
BMW), the system’s integrated timer and an optional relay can be used to
automatically close the power windows and sunroof every time you
remotely arm your system.
✔Patented Smart AutoTesting™—Automatically tests all system triggers
and sensors every time you remotely arm and warns you if you
accidentally arm your Concept 20 system with the hood or trunk open. If
there is a genuine trigger or sensor malfunction, the system will
specifically identify the problem, thereby eliminating time-consuming
and costly trouble-shooting.
✔Patented Malfunction AutoBypass™ with Automatic Monitoring —In the
unlikely event of a trigger or sensor malfunction, your Concept 20 will
automatically bypass the malfunction and arm all other points to continue
relentless protection of your vehicle. If you simply left the hood, trunk or
a door open when you armed, just close it and the system will again
monitor that trigger point.
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Standard Features of the Concept 20 (cont.)
✔Multiple-Event TotalRecall™— Concept 20’s memory stores the identity of
the last eight triggers and/or sensors activated. This provides an
invaluable diagnostic means, since, whenever you wish, the system will
visually identify the activated triggers and sensors in reverse
chronological order.
✔Patented Smart Prior Intrusion Attempt Alert — When you return to your
vehicle and remotely disarm your Concept 20, a special chirp and parking
light flash sequence will audibly and visually alert you from a distance if
an intrusion attempt was foiled while you were away. Your Concept 20
will even identify the specific trigger or sensor that detected the intrusion
attempt.
✔High-Output Insignia Siren — A loud yet compact siren designed
exclusively by Clifford Electronics for far superior performance, features,
reliability and even aesthetics to all other manufacturer’s look-alike,
sound-alike sirens.
Ultra-Reliability — Since sirens are installed in the engine
compartment, they’re continually exposed to an unforgiving
environment of extreme temperatures, vibrations, dirt, dust and water,
which may cause the siren’s electronics to fail. But the entire
electronic circuitry of the Concept 20 siren and all of its components
have been designed into the underdash control unit. Consequently, the
electronic circuitry is sheltered from the harsh environment and is no
longer the weakest link of the alarm system. In fact, the calculated
mean time between failure (MTBF) of the Concept 20 Insignia Siren is
10 times better than that of conventional sirens.
User-Selectable Siren Duration — You may set the siren wail for your
choice of either 30 or 60 seconds.
Patented Automatic Noise Abatement —Concept 20 siren electronics
limit alarm sounding to five siren duration cycles even if a door is left
open in the wake of an intrusion attempt. This ensures against battery
drain or towing of your vehicle due to noise pollution. The system then
automatically resets and re-arms all other points.
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Standard Features of the Concept 20 (cont.)
✔Enhanced User-Selectable AutoArming™— Automatically arms itself
“passively” if you forget. May qualify you for an insurance discount that
could pay for the system (consult your insurance company).
AutoArming Enable/Disable — You may disable or re-enable
AutoArming with just a few flicks of a switch.
AutoArm & Lock™ — You may set the system to automatically lock the
doors every time the system AutoArms.
Visual Indication — Two parking lights flashes signal that the
30-second countdown to AutoArming has started.
Instant AutoArm Bypass — Just a quick turn of the ignition switch will
bypass AutoArming for one cycle — perfect when fueling the vehicle.
The AutoArming feature is automatically restored the next time you
park your vehicle.
✔Patented Remote Control Code Learning — Just a few flicks of a switch
lets you match to the system up to 4 different 12-channel Clifford remote
controls. Just as easily, a lost or stolen remote control can be deleted from
the system memory.
✔Multiple-Car Control— Lets you use the same remote to control up to
seven different vehicles.
✔Selectable Starter/Ignition Interrupt— You may choose either a fault-proof
mode, which lets you start the engine even in the unlikely event of a
system malfunction, or ultra-secure mode that ensures a thief won’t be
able to start the vehicle even if he finds the system control unit and
disconnects it!
✔Advanced CMOS Microcomputer —Very large scale integration (VLSI)
microprocessor commands and monitors all system functions more than
1,000,000 times per second, yet it draws less power than the vehicle’s
clock, so it won’t deplete your car battery like other alarms.
✔Control Unit with 4 Channels— For remote controlled system operation
and accessories.
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Standard Features of the Concept 20 (cont.)
✔High-Luminescence LED Status Indicator with Automatic Battery-Saving
Mode — Adds visual deterrence and identifies system status. To conserve
vehicle battery power, if the system has remained continuously armed for
48 hours, the flash rate will automatically slow to half the normal rate. If
left continuously armed for 96 hours, the blink rate will slow to
one-quarter the normal rate.
✔Patented SmartPowerUp™ II — When power to the system is
disconnected, the system’s non-volatile memory always remembers the
last state (armed, disarmed or valet mode) and returns to that state when
power is restored. So if a thief disconnects the power and then restores it
in an attempt to start the car, the system will re-arm and instantly sound
the siren while immobilizing the vehicle.
✔Full-Time Programming Access— You can easily change the status of
more than a dozen different user-selectable features at any time, even
while driving. Clear, audible signals confirm each feature selection and
setting.
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