Clifford 30 User manual

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Table of Contents
Standard Features of the Concept 3O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Your 4-button/12-channel remote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How to use your keychain remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
To transmit either channel 1, 2, 3 or 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
To transmit either channel 5, 6, 7 or 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
To transmit channel 9, 10, 11 or 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
What each button/channel does . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
AntiScan™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Anti-CodeGrabbing™ (ACG) with random code encryption . . . 9
Enhanced AutoArming™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
AutoArming enable/disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Visual acknowledgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
AutoArm & Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Instant AutoArming bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
UltraSecure™ Coded Valet Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Your secret valet code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Valet code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
PlainView switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Entering a digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Entering a code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
To enable valet mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Keyless entry in valet mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
To exit valet mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How to set your own secret valet code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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Table of Contents (cont.)
Dual-sensor protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Smart AutoTesting™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Specific malfunction identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Automatic malfunction bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
TotalRecall™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Remote headlight activation OR window/sunroof closure . . . . . 13
Headlight reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
FACT™— False Alarm Control and Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
How to interpret the chirps and parking light flashes . . . . . . . . 14
Smart prior intrusion attempt alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Automatic starter interrupt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
AutoLock/AutoUnLock™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
How to interpret the LED status indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
High-output Insignia™ siren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
QuietChirps™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Long-term chirp silencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Remote controlled chirp muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Siren duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
SmartPowerUp™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
User-selectable features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Programming table for user-selectable features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Adding new remote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
How to erase the codes of lost or stolen remote controls . . . . . . . . 18
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Standard Features of the Concept 3O
✔$3,OOO AntiTheft Guarantee — Pays you up to $3,000 if your vehicle is stolen
and not recovered (see the AntiTheft guarantee card for details).
✔Limited Lifetime Warranty — Your system control unit and remote controls are
covered for as long as you own your vehicle (see the warranty card for details).
✔FACT™ — False Alarm Control and Test — Eliminates recurring false alarms.
✔A Pair of 4-Button/12-Channel Remote Controls — For fingertip command of
your Concept 3O system from up to 100 feet away.
✔AntiScan™ — Blocks electronic scanners from disarming your system.
✔Proprietary Anti-CodeGrabbing™ (ACG) with Random Code Encryption™ —
Since the remote control never transmits the same code twice, the random
code encryption makes the new remote control code-grabbers used by
thieves completely useless.
✔Multiple-Car Control — Allows you to command Concept Series systems on
your other vehicle(s) with the same remote control.
✔Patented Remote Control Code Learning and MultiRemote™ Recognition —
Allows you to add or delete, with just a few flicks of a switch, up to 4 different
Clifford Anti-CodeGrabbing remote controls.
✔Patent-Pending UltraSecure Coded Valet Mode — Ensures that no thief can
turn off your Concept system like they can all other alarm brands.
✔Remote Headlight Activation Capability — Remotely turn on your vehicle’s
headlights to illuminate your way to and from your car.
✔Remote Window and Sunroof Closure Capability*— Fully close all the power
windows and sunroof with a press of a button on your remote control.
✔QuietChirps™ — Select soft or full volume arm/disarm chirp confirmations.
✔Dual-Mode Chirp Silencing — Long-term chirp silencing or remote controlled
chirp muting.
✔Smart Trunk Release Capability — Electronic interlock ensures that the trunk
can be remotely opened only when the alarm is disarmed.
✔Remote Door Locking/Unlocking — Lock/unlock the car doors with the remote.
✔AutoLock™ — Automatically locks the doors when the engine is started.
✔AutoUnLock™ — Automatically unlocks when the ignition is turned “off”
✔Deluxe Remote Keyless Entry in Valet Mode — Allows for remote door locking/
unlocking with visual confirmations even while the system is in valet mode.
✔Remote Courtesy Lighting — Turns on your car’s interior lights when you
disarm and keeps them on for 30 seconds or until you start the engine.
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Standard Features of the Concept 3O (cont.)
✔Built-In Parking Light Flasher — Visually confirms alarm status from a distance.
✔Headlight Reminder — You’ll never leave the headlights on after parking.
✔Patented Smart AutoTesting™ — Automatically tests all system sensors and
triggers, and identifies any malfunction.
✔Patented Malfunction AutoBypass™ — Automatically bypasses any faulty point.
✔Dual-Sensor Protection — The Magnetic Resonance Sensor detects
intrusion-related vibrations and the Proximity Sensor detects anyone reaching
or leaning into the passenger compartment.
✔TotalRecall™ — Non-volatile memory stores the identity of the last trigger or
sensor activated.
✔Smart AutoArming™ — Automatically (passively) arms itself if you forget.
AutoArming Enable/Disable — Enable or disable AutoArming any time.
Visual Acknowledgment — Visually confirms initiation of the 30-second
AutoArming countdown with two flashes of the parking lights.
User-Selectable AutoArm & Lock — Allows you to select whether the doors
will lock when the system AutoArms.
Instant AutoArming Bypass™ — Lets you temporarily turn off AutoArming
with just a turn of the ignition key.
✔Patented Smart Prior Intrusion Attempt Alert — Specifically identifies the sensor
or trigger activated by an attempted intrusion while you were away.
✔High-Output Insignia™ Siren — Designed exclusively by Clifford Electronics for
greater performance and 10 times the reliability of other alarm’s generic sirens.
User-Selectable 30/60 second siren duration.
Patented Automatic Noise Abatement — Limits alarm sounding to no more
than 5 siren duration cycles to prevent battery drain and towing of the
vehicle due to noise pollution.
✔Fault-Proof Starter Interrupt — Prevents an intruder from starting the engine
while the system is armed.
✔High-Luminescence LED Indicator — Adds visual deterrence and provides
visual confirmation of system status.
✔Full-Time Remote Panic Feature — Lets you remotely activate the Insignia
siren and parking lights inside or outside the vehicle, or even while driving.
✔Multiple Trigger/Sensor Inputs — For greater security and precise identification
of the exact trigger or sensor tripped in a prior intrusion attempt.
*On various models of BMW, Jaguar and Volkswagen.
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Welcome to the world of high-technology
vehicle security and convenience
Congratulations on the purchase of your Clifford
Concept 30 remote controlled vehicle security and
convenience system.
Your Concept 30 is packed with protective features and lifestyle
convenience benefits that other car alarm companies don’t even have
on their wish lists, let alone their alarms. Features like Anti-
CodeGrabbing™ that fights off the latest and most onerous threat
from high-tech thieves. A thief equipped with a code-grabber can
record with total impunity the codes of your car alarm’s remote
control from up to several hundred feet away. How? The thief
simply waits for you to arm or disarm your alarm with your remote
control. The thief’s portable, pocket-sized code-grabber will
automatically pick and record the transmitted code off the air. As
soon as you walk away, he simply plays it back, instantly disarming
your alarm and unlocking the doors. It’s like giving the thief your
car keys. Code-grabbing will instantly defeat all other brands of
remote controlled car alarms, regardless of whether they are
equipped with anti-scanning or trillions of digital codes.
Clifford’s unique PlainView™ Coded Valet switch ensures that no
thief, carjacker or joy-rider can turn off your Concept 30 like they can
with all other car alarm brands. Plus there’s QuietChirps™, remote
controlled chirp muting, for your safety and convenience built-in
circuitry for remote headlight control or, on certain vehicles, remote
window rollup that saves you the cost of optional modules. And, for
your peace of mind, we back it all up with a lifetime warranty and a
$3,000 AntiTheft guarantee (see the enclosed cards for details).
Yet despite all the sophistication, your Concept 30 is amazingly
easy to use: never more difficult than a few flicks of a switch or a
press of a button on one of your miniature keychain remote controls.
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Your 4-button/12-channel remote controls
The 4-button/12-channel remote control is an ultra-sophisticated miniature radio
transmitter powered by a tiny 12-volt battery. Range is up to 100 feet. Obstructions,
electrical interference, weather conditions or a weak battery will reduce the range.
Your 4-button/12-channel remote control is the key to your Concept 30. It incorporates
Clifford’s proprietary Anti-CodeGrabbing™ (ACG) technology with Random Code
Generation for the ultimate in protection against thieves “code-grabbing” devices
(see page 9). You’ll use the remote control to arm and disarm the system, lock and
unlock the doors, activate the system’s panic feature, turn on the headlights and
command options such as a remote trunk release and remote engine starter.
How to use your keychain remote control
Your remote control can command up
to 12 different system functions and
options. It’s like having a TV with 12
channels. You change channels (func-
tions) with your keychain remote. But
instead of putting 12 buttons on the
remote, we made it easy: First, the
button you use the most — button 1 to
arm, disarm,lock and unlock — is
larger than the others. Buttons 2, 3 and
4 are the smaller buttons to the right, below and left of button 1. The LevelShift
button on the side permits you to select channels 5–12 with the same four buttons.
To transmit either channel 1, 2, 3 or 4: Just press either button 1, 2, 3 or 4. For
instance, to transmit channel 3, press button 3. While you transmit, the LED
indicator will blink once every second: this indicates level 1.
To transmit either channel 5, 6, 7 or 8: Press the LevelShift button once. This
shifts buttons 1–4 to level 2 (channels 5–8). Then press the desired button
within the next 7 seconds. For instance, to transmit channel 5, press the
LevelShift button once, then press button 1. While you transmit, you’ll notice
that the LED indicator blinks twice, pauses, blinks twice, etc.: this indicates
level 2.
To transmit channel 9, 10, 11 or 12: Press the LevelShift button twice. This shifts
buttons 1–4 to level 3 (channels 9–12). Then press the corresponding button
within the next 7 seconds. For instance, to transmit channel 10, press the
LevelShift button twice, then press button 2. While you transmit, you’ll notice
that the LED blinks three times, pauses, blinks three times, etc.: this indicates
level 3.
NOTE: One second after you stop transmitting level 2 or level 3 (channels 5–12),
the remote control automatically returns to level 1 (channels 1–4).
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What each button/channel does
Your Concept 30 remote controls come pre-programmed so that certain channels
command certain functions. If you wish, you can actually assign any channel to any
function (see pages 16–18). The following chart indicates what each remote control
channel number does, and how to transmit each channel number.
Factory settings of the 12 remote control channels
Transmitting
channel
number: Causes the system to: Press the
LevelShift
button?
How
many
times?
Press
button
number
1arm or disarm and lock or unlock the doors no —1
2pop the trunk* (if the system is disarmed)
AND
turn on the headlights* or close the windows* (if the system is armed) no —2
3silentlyarm or disarm no —3
4activate optional accessory function #1 no —4
5activate optional accessory function #2 yes once 1
6activate optional accessory function #3 yes once 2
7activate optional accessory function #4 yes once 3
8activate optional accessory function #5 yes once 4
9activate optional accessory function #6 yes twice 1
10 activate optional accessory function #7 yes twice 2
11 activate optional accessory function #8 yes twice 3
12 activate optional accessory function #9 yes twice 4
* May require additional wiring.
TO ARM
THE SYSTEM . . . . . . . Press button 1 (channel 1) once. You will hear two chirps and
the parking lights will flash twice. The dashboard LED will
flash repeatedly and the car doors will automatically lock.
TO DISARM
THE SYSTEM . . . . . . . Press button 1 (channel 1) again. One chirp and one flash of
the parking lights will confirm disarming. In addition, the car
doors will automatically unlock and the interior lights will
turn on and stay on for 30 seconds or until you start the
engine, whichever occurs first..
continued . . .
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TO ACTIVATE
THE PANIC
FEATURE . . . . . . . . . .
Press button 1 for 3 seconds. The lights will flash repeatedly
and the Insignia™ siren will blare for 30 or 60 seconds
(user-selectable), or until you press button I again to turn it off.
TO SILENTLY
ARM OR DISARM
THE SYSTEM . . . . . . .
Press button 3 (channel 3). Your Concept 30 system will arm
or disarm with all the indications noted on the previous page
except for the chirp acknowledgments.
TO REMOTELY
TURN ON THE
HEADLIGHTS
— OR —
REMOTELY CLOSE
THE WINDOWS
WHILE THE SYSTEM
IS ARMED . . . . . . . . .
Button 2 (channel 2) controls an electronic interlock that
allows you to separately command two different options with
the same channel: one when the system is armed and another
when it is disarmed. For instance, if your Concept 30 was so
wired, pressing button 2 while the alarm is armed will either
turn on the headlights for any duration you wish between 1
second and 2.5 minutes (see the Built-In Timer feature in the
User-selectable features section on pages 16–17) OR will
fully close all the power windows and sunroof on various
Jaguar, BMW and Volkswagen vehicles.
TO REMOTELY
OPEN THE TRUNK . . . As noted above, button 2 (channel 2) can control yet another
option when the system is disarmed. The most obvious one is
the remote trunk release. If you have this option installed,
pressing button 2 while the alarm is disarmed will remotely
open the trunk.
TO ACTIVATE
OTHER OPTIONS
REGARDLESS OF
ALARM STATE. . . . . . .
Button 4 (channel 4) and channels 5–12 (see How to use your
keychain remote control on page 6) can activate other
accessories such as the Clifford IntelliStart remote engine
starter, remote memory seat activation or SmartWindows II
remote window roll-down and venting, as well as single
Programmable Receiver(s) that lets you command your
electric garage door and/or gate opener(s), etc. You may also
assign any of these channels to control Clifford systems on
your other vehicle(s).
AntiScan™
Thieves can disarm some other brands of car alarms with a “scanner” that rapidly
transmits one remote control code after another. Clifford’s AntiScan will detect any
scanner and block the codes it generates.
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