Clifford 300UK Operating instructions

Table of Contents
Standard Features of the Concept 300..............3
Maintenance............................4
Welcome..............................4
Your remote controls........................5
How to use your remote controls ........................5
Quick reference: remote control functions.....................7
ACG 2™ (Anti-CodeGrabbing 2™) .......................7
Adding new remote controls ...........................8
How to erase the codes of lost or stolen remote controls .............8
Automatic remote control low-battery warning ..................8
Remote control battery replacement .......................8
Two-Point Internal AutoImmobilisation..............9
Optional Wireless FuelGuard Module™ .....................9
Engine Restart Feature ..............................9
Smart boot release option ....................9
False Alarm Prevention & FACT™.................10
AutoLock and AutoUnLock™ ....................10
AutoArming™ ...........................10
AutoArming enable/disable...........................10
Visual Acknowledgment.............................10
Lock upon AutoArming.............................10
Instant AutoArming Bypass...........................10
PlainView 2™ Coded Valet Mode .................11
Definitions..................................11
To enable valet mode............................11
Automatic exit of the valet mode.......................11
How to set your own secret valet code .....................12
Example...................................12
Remote controlled valet mode entry and exit ..................12
Keyless entry in valet mode ..........................12
Proximity Sensor III........................13
Remote controlled override of the Proximity Sensor ...............13
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Table of Contents (cont.)
How to interpret the LED status indicator............13
Automatic Battery-Saving Mode .........................13
How to interpret the chirps and indicator light flashes.....14
Smart AutoTesting™.......................14
Specific malfunction identification .......................14
Automatic malfunction bypass with AutoReMonitoring™ .............15
Multiple-event TotalRecall™...................15
Smart prior intrusion attempt alert ................15
Optional CliffNet Wizard™ & DataPort .............15
Timer options ...........................16
Remote controlled timed headlight activation option ...............16
Automatic remote window closure option ....................16
Automatic Window RollUp Instant Bypass...................16
SmartPowerUp™ 2 ........................16
Smart Self-Powered Medallion Siren with Digital ComLink...17
Unbreachable Digital ComLink .........................17
Smart-charging.................................17
Automatic low battery warning..........................17
Remote siren silencing.............................17
User-selectable chirp volume ..........................17
Long-term chirp silencing ............................17
Remote controlled chirp muting .........................17
Patented automatic noise abatement......................17
User-selectable features .....................18
Step-by-step programming instructions .....................18
Table of User-Selectable Features........................19
Warranty statement .......................20
Guarantee statement.......................20
Installation Certificate......................21
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Standard Features of the Concept 300
The following are standard features of this system. Some vehicles may require optional par ts/wiring and a few are incompatible with some features.
þThatcham-Evaluated
þLifetime Warranty
þUp-to-£250 theft protection guarantee
þTwo Remote Controls
nACG™ 2 (Anti-CodeGrabbing™)
nExtended Range
nAudible Low-Battery Warning
þBuilt-In Two-Point AutoImmobiliser™
nFailure-Proof Driving Safety
þPatented PlainView 2™ Coded Valet Mode
nUser-Selectable Remote Valet Mode Entry/Exit
nAutomatic Re-Enabling of Full Security
þProximity Sensor III
nRemote Sensor Override
þFACT—False Alarm Control and Test
þOptional DataPort™ Interface to Your Own PC
nPoint-and-Click Feature Programming
nSecureAccess™
þSmart Self-Powered Medallion Siren with Unbreachable Digital ComLink
nSmart Self-Powered Circuitry
nAutomatic Low Battery Warning
nDual-Mode “Chirp” Silencing
nQuietChirp™/LoudChirp™
nRemote Siren Silencing
þBuilt-In Door Lock Electronics
nUser-Selectable Automatic Door Locking/Unlocking
þRemote Panic with Smart Locking/Unlocking
þUser-Selectable AutoArming™
nLock upon AutoArming
nInstant AutoArm Bypass
þSmart Remote Boot Release Capability
þIntegrated Electronic Timer
nRemote Headlight Activation Capability or Remote Window Closure Capability
þBuilt-In Indicator Light Flasher with On-Board Relay
þRemote Controlled Courtesy Lighting
þSmart AutoTesting™ with Malfunction AutoBypass™ & AutoReMonitoring
þSmart Prior Intrusion Attempt Alert
þEight-Event TotalRecall™
þHigh-Luminescence LED Status Indicator with Automatic Battery-Saving Mode
þRemote Control Code Learning
þClear All Remotes
þMultiple-Car Control
þSmartPowerUp™ 2
þFull-Time SecureAccess™ Programming
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Welcome to the world of
high-technology vehicle security and convenience
C ongratulations on the purchase of your Concept 300, and thank you for choosing
Clifford Electronics World-Class Auto Security for your vehicle security needs!
Clifford has long been recognised as the world’s leading manufacturer of
high-technology vehicle security systems and accessories. Buying Clifford products has
always meant buying the best, and that commitment to technological innovation,
reliability and quality is clearly evident in the Thatcham-evaluated Concept 300.
Your Concept 300 is loaded with protective features and convenience benefits,
including our ACG 2™ (Anti-CodeGrabbing) that fights off thieves with
code-grabbers (a device similar to those that capture and “clone” cellular phones).
Clifford’s unique PlainView 2 Coded Valet Switch ensures that no thief can turn off
your Concept 300 like they can with other car alarms. The Smart Self-Powered
Medallion Siren with Digital ComLink will detect any theft-related wire tampering
and continue to sound even if the thief were to cut all the wires! Our new optional
CliffNet Wizard™ PC interface lets you test and set all the user-selectable features
on your computer screen. Our latest innovation, the optional Wireless FuelGuard
Module, makes theft by even the most skilled car thief virtually impossible since there
are no wires for the thief to trace! Plus there’s remote controlled valet mode, dual-point
immobilisation, an electronic interlock to prevent accidental activation of theoptional
remote boot release, smart automatic locking/unlocking if you ever need to “panic”
the system, full-time programming access, and much, much more. Yet despite all the
sophistication, you will find that your Concept 300 is amazingly easy to use: never
more difficult than a few presses of a button.
NOTE: Your system MUST be installed by an Authorised Clifford Dealer in
accordance with the instructions we supply them. The system is intended for
automobileswitha12-voltbatteryandpetrol-ordiesel-poweredengines.
NOTE: The Installation Certificate document must be completed by your
installer at the Authorised Clifford Dealer. Other than the remote controls,
this system has no user-serviceable parts. Your Authorised Clifford Dealer
can correct any system wiring problems and, if ever needed, can return any
malfunctioning component to Clifford Electronics for repair/replacement
under the terms printed on the supplied warranty card. Any alterations or
additions would automatically invalidate the warranty, antitheft guarantee
(if applicable) and invalidate the Installation Certificate.
Maintenance
Your Concept 300 requires no maintenance except for replacement of remote control
batteries when they reach the end of their useful life; see the Automatic low battery
warningand Remote control battery replacement sections on page 8. This product, like any
electrical device in your vehicle, requires that your vehicle battery be in proper working
order and fully charged. To ensure proper operation, periodically have your vehicle
battery “load-checked” at any local garage/mechanic and ask them to verify that the
charging system (alternator, etc.) is working properly. Also make sure the battery cables
and connections are tight and free from corrosion.
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Your remote controls
The 4-button remote controls of your Concept 300 are ultra-sophisticated miniature
radio transmitters each powered by a tiny3-volt lithiumbattery. A weak remote control
battery will reduce range (the system will warn you if the battery in your remote is
nearing the end of its useful life, see Automatic remote control low battery warningon page
8 for details). Electrical/radio frequency interference, buildings and other obstructions,
weather conditions and even sunspots can interrupt the signal from your remote to the
system. If this happens, repeatedly press the remote control button several times until
the system responds (this works better than holding the button down). The remote
controls are the keys to your system. But these remotes are much more secure than car
keys because each incorporates Clifford’s ACG 2™ (Anti-CodeGrabbing 2™) technology
with trillions of digital codes for the ultimate protection. You will use your Concept 300
remote control to arm and disarm the system, lock and unlock the doors,
activate/deactivate the panic feature, enable/exit valet mode and command options such
as a remote boot release, timed headlight activation, automatic closure of the power
windows, electric garage door interface and even remote starting of the engine and
heater or air conditioner, among other options.
TIP:Ifyoupress the top of the remotetoyourchin,you can increase the range
since your body acts as a large radio antenna (this is the same principle as a
station coming in more clearly when you touch the TV or radio antenna).
How to use your remote controls
Each of your two remote controls can command several different functions and options.
TO ARM, PRESS: You will heartwo chirpsand the indicator lights will flash twice.
The dashboard LED will flash repeatedly and your vehicle’s power
locks will automatically lock.
TO DISARM,
AGAIN PRESS:
One chirp and one indicator light flash confirms disarming. In
addition, the power locks will automaticallyunlock, the LED will
turn off and the interior lights will turn on and stay on for 30
seconds or until you start the engine, whichever occurs first.
TO ACTIVATE
THE PANIC
FEATURE, PRESS
AND HOLD:
Hold the button 3 seconds. The indicator lights will flash
repeatedly and the siren will blare until you press the button
again to turn it off. If the ignition is on (indicating you are in the
car), the doors will automatically lock to prevent an assailant from
entering (note: some vehicles are unable to lock the doors whilst
the ignition is on). If the ignition is off, the doors will unlock,
allowing you to enter immediately without fumbling with your keys.
TO REMOTELY OPEN
THE BOOT, PRESS:
If you have the remote boot release option, pressing the
button whilst the system is disarmed will release the boot latch (see
Smart boot release option on page 9 for more information). If you do
not have the boot release option, you may assign this button to
activate one of the other functions noted in column 4 of theTable
of User-Selectable Featureson page 19, or it can be programmed
into a Clifford ACG 2 electric garage door/entry gateopener
interface or a Concept 100, 300, 400 or 600 on your other car.
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TO ACTIVATE THE
TIMED HEADLIGHTS,
PRESS:
If you have the remote timed headlight activation option, pressing
the button will turn on the headlights for any duration you
wish between one second and 4 minutes (the factory setting is 10
seconds; see User-selectablefeatures on pages 18-19). If you do not
have this option, you may assign this button to activate one of the
other functions noted in column 4 of theTable of User-Selectable
Features on page 19, or it can be programmed into a Clifford ACG
2 electric garage door/entry gate opener interface or a Concept
100, 300, 400 or 600 on your other vehicle.
TO REMOTELY START
THE ENGINE, PRESS:
✱
The ✱button is factory-set to activate the IntelliStart 4* remote
engine starting accessory. If you do not have this option, you may
assign this button to activate one of the other functions noted in
column 4 of theTable of User-Selectable Featureson page 19, or it
can be programmed into a Clifford ACG 2 electric garage
door/entry gate opener interface or a Concept 100, 300, 400 or
600 on your other vehicle.
TO ARM OR DISARM
SILENTLY, PRESS:
AND✱
By simultaneously pressing both the button and the ✱
button, you can arm or disarm with all the indications previously
noted except the chirp acknowledgments. Silent arming and
disarming is handy when parking late at night in a quiet
residential area.
TO REMOTELY
ENABLE OR EXIT
VALET MODE, PRESS:
AND ✱
By simultaneously pressing both the button and the✱
button, you can enable or exit your Concept 300’s valet mode (see
page 11 for details on valet mode). Two indicator light flashes
confirm remote enabled valet mode entry, a single flash confirms
valet mode exit. If you prefer, you may turn off remote controlled
valet mode as noted in the User-selectable features section on pages
18-19 so that the system cannot be placed in valet mode via the
remote control.
TO REMOTELY
VENT OR OPEN THE
WINDOWS, PRESS:
AND
If you have the SmartWindows 4 option, simultaneously pressing
both the and button will fully open the power windows
if the system is disarmed. If the system is in its armed state when
you press this button combination, SmartWindows 4 will vent the
windows slightly for ventilation on hot days. Please note that a
SmartWindows 4 module will control two power windows,
additional modules may be added to control additional windows.
SmartWindows 4 is not compatible with some vehicles.
TO OVERRIDE THE
PROXIMITY
SENSOR, PRESS:
AND
Pressing buttons and within 10 seconds of arming will
override your Concept 300 system’s Proximity Sensor III.
Confirmation of this remote controlled sensor override is
acknowledged with 4 flashes of the indicator lights (see Remote
controlled override of the Proximity Sensor III on page 13).
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* This feature/accessory is not evaluated by Thatcham.
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QUICK REFERENCE: REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS
FunctionPress button(s):
Arm or disarm and lock or unlock the doors
Optional wired accessory #1 (usually remote boot release)*
Silentlyarm or disarm and lock or unlock the doors+✱
Optional wired accessory #2 (usually headlight activation)*
Unassigned or IntelliStart 4** accessory engine start/stop*✱
Unassigned or SmartWindows 4 accessory full open or vent* +
Unassigned*+ ✱
Unassigned or IntelliStart 4** LowBattery/LowTemp AutoStart as
well as standard transmission SafeStart (see IntelliStart 4 manual)+
Remote valet mode entry/exit (see page 12) +✱
Remote Proximity Sensor override (see page 13) +
* These buttons can be assigned to control Concept 100, 300, 400 or 600 systems and accessories on your other vehicles.
** This feature/accessory is not evaluated by Thatcham.
ACG 2™ (Anti-CodeGrabbing 2™)
ACG 2 protects you and your automobile from the most effective and onerous car
stealing device ever used by car thieves — a code-grabber. Code-grabbers literally record,
from hundreds of feet away, the code sent by your car alarm remote control
(code-grabbers are very similar to, but simpler than, cellphone “cloning” devices). The
thief then simply plays back the code when you’re gone, instantly disarming the alarm
and unlocking the doors. It’s like leaving your keys and remote on the bonnet.
Many alarms can be defeated that easily, and some of the latest “smart” code-grabbers
can even decipher the code hopping/jumping sequence used by other car alarm
manufacturers.
In contrast, Clifford Concept Series systems use complex digital signal processing and
unbreachable code encryption to randomly change the digital code every time you use
the remote control. Your remotes will never transmit the same code twice, and the
control unit will never accept the same code twice.
Thus the code recorded and played back by the thief’s code-grabber — even the latest
generation smart code-grabbers— will never be accepted by your Concept 300 system.
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Adding new remote controls
For other drivers of the vehicle in your family, you can purchase additional remote
controls from any Clifford Dealer (or ring our UK Customer Service Department on
0800 929949 or 0181 646 8440) and program them into your Concept 300 system
yourself.
Each Concept 300 will respond to as many as four Concept 100, 300, 400, 600 type
remote controls.
NOTE: Your Concept 300 will respond only to Concept 100, 300, 400 and 600
type ACG 2 remote controls. Older Clifford ACG and non-ACG remote
controls are not compatible with the Concept 300.
To add a new remote control to the system, use the Add new remote feature (column 1,
row 1) of the User-selectable features on pages 18-19.
You may also assign unused buttons and/or button combinations from the remote
controls of other Concept 100, 300, 400 and 600 systems to your Concept 300 as noted
in column 4 of the User-selectable featureson pages 18-19.
How to erase the codes of lost or stolen remote controls
If one of your remotes is ever lost or stolen, you can erase it from the memory to make
sure that the missing remote control can never again be used to disarm your system.
To do so, you will use theClear All Remotes feature noted on the Table of User-Selectable
Features (feature column 2, row 6) on page 19. ThisClear All Remotesfeature will erase
all remote controls from the Concept 300 memory. Then simply reprogram each
remaining and/or replacement remote control as noted in the Adding new remote controls
section above.
Automatic remote control low-battery warning
If your remote control battery is very low, you will hear an unusually low-pitched chirp
whenever you remotely disarm rather than the chirp that you normally hear. Your
Concept 300 system will continue to sound this low-pitched chirp warning every time
you disarm until you replace the battery.
Since this is a warning indication, you will hear this low-battery warning even if you use
the and ✱button combination silent disarming feature (see page 6 & 7).
Remote control battery replacement
Replacement of a remote control battery is simple, but any Authorised Clifford Dealer
will be happy to do it for you without cost provided that you buy the replacement battery
at their shop (it’s a good idea to keep a spare of each battery type in your glove box just
in case).
1.Insert a small, thin screwdriver blade in the slot near the keyring opening (you may
leave the keyring in place) and turn it to separate the two halves.
2.Remove the old battery noting the + and – indications and replace it with the new one.
3.Put the enclosure back together by first aligning the top of the remote, then snapping
the case back together at the bottom.
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Two-Point Internal AutoImmobilisation
Whilst armed, your Concept 300 assures your vehicle is immobilised by automatically
locking out both the ignition and starter. The system’s dual internal immobilisation
circuits ensure that a thief will not be able to start your vehicle’s engine even if he had a
duplicate of your car key. What’s more, even if he were to find the system control unit
and tear it out of your vehicle, he still would be unable to start your car’s engine!
However, unlike AutoArming described on page 10, AutoImmobilisation occurs 30
seconds after you turn off the ignition regardless of whether you open or close any doors.
What’s more, disabling the AutoArming feature has no effect on AutoImmobilisation.
When you remotely disarm your Concept 300 system, the AutoImmobilisation circuits
automatically disengage. You then have 30 seconds to start the engine (or turn the
ignition switch to its “ON” position). If more than 30 seconds pass, the immobiliser will
automatically reactivate. This will be visually indicated by the LED repeatedly flashing,
but at a slower rate than that of the normal rapid “armed” indication flash rate.
To disarm the AutoImmobiliser, use the remote control to arm and then
disarmthesystem,orturnonthe ignition and pressbutton onthe remote
control.
Optional Wireless FuelGuard Module™
Our ingenious optional Wireless FuelGuard Module makes your vehicle undrivable by
interrupting the fuel delivery system whilst the system is armed, and it can’t be defeated
even by the most sophisticated thief.
Why not? Because this unique Clifford innovation unfailingly provides reliable fuel pump
obstruction without any wires connecting it to the system control unit. That means that
a thief would not be able to find the Wireless FuelGuard Module even if he tried locating
and tracing the system wires, since there are no wires for him to trace! Operation is
completely automatic and user-transparent.
If you have had the optional Wireless FuelGuard Module installed, make
sure to keep the record your Clifford installer provides as to the Wireless
FuelGuard Module location in case your vehicle needs future servicing.
Engine Restart Feature
Thirty seconds after shutting down the engine, the Two-Point AutoImmobilisation
electronics (and the Wireless FuelGuard Module, if you have this option) will engage,
preventing engine starting. To restart the engine, simply do the following:
1. Turn your ignition switch to the “ON” position.
2.Press button on the remote control. This will disengage the immobilisation.
3.You may now start the engine.
Smart boot release option
If the optional remote boot release feature was installed, you may use the button on
the remote control to release the boot latch. Your system has a built-in electronic interlock to
preventunintentional activation of the remote boot release when you drive, or when the
system is armed. This interlock requires installer programming, so if you have remote
boot release, you may want to verify that it will NOT activate whilst the system is armed.
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False Alarm Prevention & FACT™
With Clifford’s patented FACT (False Alarm Control and Test) feature, you’ll never
experience repeated false alarms. If the siren sounds, DO NOT remotely disarm the
system; allow it to run for the full 30-second siren duration.
Before sounding the siren a second time, your Concept 300 system will automatically
check for another activated sensor or trigger to verify that an intrusion is in progress.
Should the siren sound again, you will know for sure that someone is tampering with
your vehicle. (If you wish, you may turn off FACT, see User-selectable features on pages
18-19.)
AutoLock and AutoUnLock
Please note: The AutoLock and AutoUnLock features are not available on
some vehicles, such as Volkswagen and Audi.
For safety, the system will automatically lock your vehicle’s power door locks the instant
you turn on the ignition switch (e.g., when starting the engine). When you turn the
ignition switch off (e.g., when shutting down the engine), the AutoUnLock feature will
automatically unlock the doors. To suit your preferences, you may turn on or off either or
both the AutoLock and/or AutoUnLock features (seeUser-selectable featureson pages
18-19).
AutoArming™
If this AutoArming feature is enabled and you forget to arm your Concept 300 with its
remote control, the system will automatically arm itself 30 seconds after the vehicle
doors are closed and the interior light(s) have turned off.
For your convenience, if you re-open any door(s) within the 30-second countdown,
AutoArming restarts the 30-second delay from the beginning after all doors are closed.
Concept 300 has these additional AutoArming features:
nAutoArming enable/disable: If you prefer, you may deactivate or reactivate the
AutoArming feature. SeeUser-selectable featureson pages 18-19.
nVisual acknowledgment: Five seconds after you shut off the engine,exit the vehicle,
close all the doors and the interior light has turned off, the indicator lights will flash
twice to confirm the AutoArming countdown is progressing; 25 seconds later, the
system will AutoArm.
nLock upon AutoArming: To ensure you can’t accidentally lock your keys inside the
car, the system is factory-set notto lock the doors upon AutoArming. To change this
setting, see User-selectable features on pages 18-19.
nInstant AutoArming bypass:Prevents AutoArming when fuelling the vehicle and at
other times when you wish to temporarily bypass the AutoArming feature. To activate
the Instant AutoArming Bypass, rapidly turn the ignition switch to “ON” then “OFF.”
You will hear a single siren chirp to confirm that the system will not AutoArm. Your
Concept 300 system will automatically revert to its normal operating mode when you
next start the engine.
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