Code Alarm F50 User manual

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Remote Vehicle Control System
IMPORTANT NOTE:The operation of the F50/F55 as described in this
manual is applicable to most vehicles. However, due to the engine type
and configuration of some vehicles (i.e. diesel engines), some functions
AND/OR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS may not apply. Please see your
installing dealer for more information.
Car Start and
Convenience System
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Owner's Manual
F50/F55
12 CODE-ALARM,INC.3-YEARWARRANTY
A CODE-ALARM, INC. (“CODE”) vehicle system sold to a retail consumer purchaser by an
authorized dealer of CODE and installed by an authorized dealer of CODE is warranted by
CODE to the original retail consumer purchaser to be free from defects in workmanship
and materials for three (3) years from when the system was originally installed.
A CODE vehicle system sold to a retail consumer purchaser by an authorized dealer of
CODE and installed by a party other than an authorized dealer of CODE is warranted by
CODE to the original retail consumer purchaser to be free from defects in workmanship
and materials for a period of ninety (90) days. Defects caused by or related to the
improper installation of the system are not covered by this or any other warranty.
The duration of this warranty described above applies to all components of the system except for:
switches, indicator lights, transmitter(s) and accessories purchased separately.
Transmitters, exclusive of the transmitter case, are warranted by CODE to the original
retail consumer purchaser to be free from defects in workmanship and materials for three
(3) years from when the system was originally installed.
Switches, indicator lights, and transmitter cases are warranted to the original consumer
purchaser for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase when the system is
installed by an authorized CODE dealer.
Switches, indicator lights, and transmitter cases are warranted to the original consumer
purchaser for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of purchase when the system is
installed by a party other than an authorized CODE dealer.
System accessories are covered by the warranty supplied with the accessory. Wiring
harnesses altered by installation and transmitter batteries are not covered by this or any
other warranty.
This warranty is non-transferable, non-assignable and is completely voided when the
system is removed from the car in which it was originally installed. If the vehicle in which
the system was originally installed is transferred to another party, this warranty no longer
applies.
This warranty does not apply to any product damaged by accident, physical or electrical
abuse, improper installation, alteration, any use contrary to its intended function,
unauthorized service (i.e. service by anyone other than CODE or its authorized service
personnel), fire, flood, lightning or other acts of God.
Should a product be found to be defective during the warranty duration, CODE will repair
or replace the product or any part of the product that CODE agrees is defective without
charge to the retail consumer purchaser of the product during the first year of the
warranty period. After the first year of the warranty period has expired CODE will repair or
replace the product or any part of the product that CODE agrees is defective for a fee of
$10.00 to cover shipping and handling charges.
In order for a product to be repaired or replaced under the terms of this warranty, the
defective product must be returned to an authorized CODE dealer and accompanied by a
copy of the original retail sales receipt. The date of purchase and year, make and model
of the vehicle in which the system was originally installed must be clearly indicated on the
sales receipt.
CODE shall not be held responsible for any removal and/or reinstallation charges of a
defective product, damage to or theft of the vehicle or its contents, or any incidental or
consequential damages caused by any failure of the product to function properly. Under no
circumstances should this warranty, or product covered by it, be construed as an insurance
policy against loss. CODE neither assumes nor authorizes any person or organization to make
ANY WARRANTIES or assume any liability in connection with the sale, installation, or use of
this product. This is the complete CODE warranty and no other warranty exists.
The warranty identified in this form is exclusive and CODE makes no other warranties
expressed or implied for any goods or services provided by CODE. CODE specifically and
expressly excludes any other warranties including the fitness for a particular purpose and
all warranties of merchantability.The customer’s sole and exclusive remedy for any and all
claims against CODE arising out of the customers use of any CODE vehicle system or
component shall be as delineated in the warranty set forth above. CODE shall not be liable
to any customer or any other person or entity for any direct or indirect, consequential,
special or exemplary damages arising out of or in connection with the customers use of,
or inability to use, or misuse of any CODE provided product.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential
damages, so the above limitation may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific
legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

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Table of Contents
Features and Benefits of the F50/F55 ..................................... 3
Using Your Remote Transmitter .............................................. 4
Remote Start / Stop Feature
UsingYour Remote Starter ...................................................... 5
Starting Your Vehicle
If your vehicle stalls or does not start
Remote Start Safety Features
Entering the Vehicle While it is Running via Remote Start
Pre-Heating or Pre-Cooling the Interior of the Vehicle
Using the “Quick-stop” Feature
System Maintenance ................................................................ 6
Changing the Remote Control Battery
Adding Remote Controls to Your System
Deleting Lost or Stolen Remote Controls from Your System
BasicTroubleshooting .............................................................. 8
System Layout .......................................................................... 9
Remote Transmitter Programming ....................................... 10
Programming Selectable Options ......................................... 11
Code Alarm WarrantyPlan ..................................................... 13
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Programming Selectable Options, cont’d
* For Tach Averaging, both Starter Key and Starter Motor wires must be hooked up.
E. Programming Options
Default settings in BOLD
OPTION DESCRIPTION
Option Bank 0 - 3 Chirps (Learn Transmitters)
Option Bank One - 4 Chirps (Keyless Options) STATUS INDICATOR
1.Lock with Ignition Doors lock when all doors are closed and ON OFF
ignition is turned on
2.DelayedDoor Lock 3 sec. delay locking for theater dimming ON OFF
3.Extended Locks Lock duration is (1) 5 sec. or (2) 0.6 sec. ON(1) OFF(2)
4.Unlock with Ignition Doors unlock when ignition is turned off ON OFF
5.Double Unlock Pulse Unit provides two pulses on each unlock ON OFF
6.IlluminatedExit Courtesylightonfor60sec.afterignitionisturnedoff ON OFF
7.Illuminated Entry (1) Second Door Unlock (2) Ill. Entry (1)ON (2)OFF
Option Bank Two - 5 Chirps (Car Start Options)
1.TachMode (1) Use blind cdrank timing (2) Use tach input ON(1) OFF(2)
2. BlindCrankTime (1)Avgoflastmanualstarts(2)1.sec. ON(1) OFF(2)
3. RunTime
(1) 25minutes(2)12minutes ON OFF
4.DieselMode Startcrankbegins(1)15sec.or (2) ON(1) OFF(2)
2sec.afterignitionturnson
5.DoorsLockAfterStart Doors lockafterstartcommand ON OFF
Option Bank Three - 6 Chirps (Car Start Options)
1.External Start Trigger (1) Positive (2) Negative ON(1) OFF(2)
2. NeuralSafetyInput (1)Positive(2)Negative ON(1) OFF(2)
3. TachProgramming* Hoodopen,startlearn ON(1) OFF(2)

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Features and Benefits of the F50/F55
Two Easy-to-Use Weather-Resistant Remote Controls
The remote controls included with the F50/F55 utilize durable,
moisture resistant cases and sealed rubber buttons for reliability
and long life. Rolling code technology prevents the transmitter signals
from being duplicated.The button functions are clearly labeled to make
the F50/F55 simple to operate.
Personal Protection Features
Illuminated Entry is one of an array of features that enhance
personal safety.**
Remote Start
The F50/F55 allows you to warm up your vehicle and preheat or
pre-cool the interior with the press of a button on the remote control.
PowerRange TM
Antenna
This long-range antenna allows you to operate the F50/F55from
distances of up to 1/8mile. Remote-start your vehicle from the safety
of your home, apartment or office building.
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Programming Selectable Options
Note:Transmitters must be programmed prior to these steps.
1. Repeat steps 1-4 of Adding Remote Controls toYour System
(page 7).
2. Press and release the emergency override button.
The parking lights will flash four (4) times.This indicates that the
unit has entered the Keyless Options Programming mode.
3. Press BOTH buttons to advance to the next feature.
The parking lights will flash a number of times to indicate the
number of the option.
4. Press the LOCK button to turn the option on or off.The vehicle
status indicator on the dashboard indicates whether an option
is on or off.
• If the selected option is ON, the indicator will light.
• If the selected option is OFF,the indicator will turn off.
•Thestatus indicator willturnonoroff whenanoptionis changed.
5. When changes are complete, press and release the emergency
override button to continue to the next option bank. (parking lights
will flash five (5) times.)
6. To reset all options back to factory defaults, press the UNLOCK
button.
Note: Option Bank 4 Installer Options will never reset.
7. Turn ignition off to exit programming.
See Options Chart on page 12.
LOCK
Press to
turn feature
on or off
UNLOCK
Press to set
default option
settings
Press BOTH
buttons to
advance to the
next feature

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Remote Start / Stop Feature
Press BOTH buttons on the remote control. If all safety parameters are
correct, the engine will start within 5 seconds (diesel engines will take
longer.) Press and hold BOTH buttons again to turn off the vehicle. (Turn
to page 6 for more on remote start features.)
* Throughoutthis manual, ‘press’refersto pressing forlessthan 1 second;‘pressand hold’ referstopressing
formore than 1second.
†Ifyou have chosenthe Silent ArmingOption,the parking lightswillnot flash whenlockingor unlocking until
theappropriate button ispressedasecond time.
Using Your Remote Transmitter
Press and Hold for
Trunk
Note: Buttons are
Interchangeable.
Press both buttons
for Start/Stop
Operation
START START
Locking theVehicle Doors
To lock the doors, press*the LOCK button.The parking lights will
flash, indicating the system has locked the doors.
Unlocking theVehicle Driver’s Door
To unlock the doors,only the vehicle driver’s door (if this option is
selected), press*UNLOCK button. The the parking lights will flash,
indicating the system has unlocked the doors.
Activating theTrunk Release Feature
Press and hold TRUNK to open the vehicle trunk or hatch (if equipped
and connected). If this button is used to operate another accessory,
the accessory will stay active for as long as the button is held.
Press to LOCK the
Doors
Press to UNLOCK
the Doors
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System Layout
CarStart
Basic Harness
1 PARKINGLIGHT OUTPUT(WHITE) 2 LOCKMOTOR OUTPUT(BLUE) 3 UNUSED 4 BATTERY (+12V)(RED) 5 GROUND (BLACK) 6 STARTERKEY* 7 IGNITION1 INPUT/OUTPUT(+) (PINK) 8 STARTERMOTOR (+)(VIOLET) 9 UNUSED 10UNUSED 11UNUSED 12UNUSED 13UNUSED 14UNLOCK MOTOROUTPUT (GREEN) 15UNUSED 16 TRUNK (BLACK) 17DISARM OVERRIDEBUTTON INPUT(GROUND) (PLUG-IN) 18DISARM OVERRRIDEBUTTON (GROUND) 19HOOD PININPUT (GRAY) 20UNUSED 21 FACTORY DISARM (-) 500MA (BROWN/BLACK) 22 LED 2 (RED) (PLUG-IN) 23 LED 1 (BLACK) (PLUG-IN) 24ILLUMINATED ENTRY(BLUE/GREEN)
1 UNUSED 2 BATTERY (RED) 3 IGNITION2 (PINK/WHITE) 4 HVAC 1 (ORANGE) 5 UNUSED 6 UNUSED 7 BRAKE (BROWN) 8 NEUTRALSAFETY (BLACK/WHITE) 9 TACH(VIOLET/WHITE) 10 ACTIVEOUT (BLUE/BLACK)
IMPORTANT!!!
The module MUST be programmed before it will operate.
Refer to the programming instructions on pages 10-12.
Wire End View
1 2 3 4
PATS/VATS
1 2 3 4 5
EXTENDED RANGE
314151617181 91021222324278 901
123456789 011121123456
Not Used.
* Used for Blind Crank Mode.

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UsingYour Remote Starter
StartingYourVehicle
The remote start function is activated by BOTH buttons on the remote
control.The system will check the vehicle to ensure that it is safe to start,
and if all safety parameters are correct, the engine will start within 5
seconds (diesel engines will take longer.) Press and hold BOTH buttons
again to turn off the vehicle.
If your vehicle stalls or does not start...
If the vehicle stalls or does not start, the F50/F55 will pause 5
seconds, then try 3 more times to start the vehicle (a total of four
attempts).The system pauses 5 seconds between each start attempt.
If the vehicle does not start after the fourth attempt, the
F50/F55 will abort the start process.
Your vehicle can be started by remote control whether the vehicle is
locked or unlocked.
Remote Start Safety Features
For safety and security reasons, the F50/F55 will shut off the vehicle
during remote start if any of the following occur:
• The vehicle hood is opened
• The brake is pressed before the vehicle ignition is turned on
with the key
• The engine reaches 3 times its normal idle*
As a safety precaution, the vehicle will shut off if left unattended for
12 or 25 minutes, depending on the time preset by your installer.
Entering theVehicleWhile It is Running via Remote Start
1. Enter the vehicle. Do not press the brake pedal.
2. Insert the key into the ignition and turn to the ON position.
3. Press the brake pedal.The remote starter disengages and the
vehicle will operate normally.
Pre-Heating or Pre-Cooling the Interior of theVehicle
Before exiting the vehicle, set the temperature controls to the desired
setting and operation. After the F50/F55 starts the vehicle, the heater
or air-conditioning will activate and heat or cool the interior to your
setting.
* Thetach wire mustbe connected and thesystem must be intach monitor mode.
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Basic Troubleshooting
This section outlines some of the basic issues you may experience
while becoming used to the F50/F55. If you have a problem that is not
covered by this section, please consult your installer.
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FCCCOMPLIANCE
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules and with RSS-210 of Industry
Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including any interference that
may cause undesired operation.
Warning!
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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Adding Remote Controls toYour System
The F50/F55 has the ability to operate from up to four (4) remote
controls. Follow these instructions to add a remote control to your
system.
1. Make sure the system is disarmed and the ignition is off.
2. Press the brake pedal.
3. Turn vehicle ignition on.
4. Press and hold emergency override button.
After 15 seconds, the parking lights will flash three (3) times.
This indicates that the unit has entered the remote control
programming mode.
5. Release the button.
6. Press “BUTTON 1” on the remote control to be programmed.
The parking lights will flash once, indicating that the system has
“learned” that remote control.
7. Repeat step 6 for any additional remote controls.
8. Turn the vehicle ignition off to exit the programming mode.Test
all remote controls to ensure that they work properly.
Deleting Lost or Stolen Remote Controls fromYour System
If one of your remote controls is lost or stolen, follow these instructions
IMMEDIATELY to remove the control code from your system.
1. Make sure that you have all remaining remote controls available.
2. Enter the control programming mode by following steps 1 - 5
of Adding Remote Controls toYour System .
3a.If you have only one remaining remote control, press
“BUTTON 1” on that remote control four (4) times, pausing at
least 1 second in between each press. Make sure that the
parking lights “flash” each time you press “BUTTON 1”.
3b.If you have two remaining remote controls, press
“BUTTON 1” on each remote control two (2) times, pausing
at least 1 second in between each press. Make sure that the
parking lights “flash” each time you press the START button.
3c.If you have three remaining remote controls, press
“BUTTON 1” on one remote control twice, then press the
“BUTTON 1” button on the remaining remote controls once.Pause
at least 1 second between each press. Make sure that the parking
lights “flash” each time you press “BUTTON 1”.
4. Turn the vehicle ignition off to exit the programming mode.
When you are finished, the lost or stolen remote control will
no longer operate your system.
System Maintenance (cont’d)
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UsingYour Remote Starter (cont’d)
Using the“Quick-stop”Feature
If you want to make a short stop and leave your vehicle running
(to keep the interior warm or cool, for instance), the quick stop
feature allows you to do this while keeping your vehicle secure and
your keys with you.
To engage quick stop:
1.While vehicle is running, place the transmission in PARK.
2.With your foot off the brake pedal, press BOTH
buttons on the remote control. The parking lights will turn on,
indicating that the vehicle is now running via remote start.
3.Remove the keys from the ignition and exit the vehicle. Press
ARM to arm the alarm system if desired.
Note: Do not leave children or animals unattended in the vehicle
when using the quick stop feature.
Open Back of
RemoteTransmitter
System Maintenance
Changing the Remote Control Battery
The 12-volt alkaline battery supplied in your
remote transmitter should last approximately one
year, depending on usage. When the battery
begins to weaken, you will notice a decrease in
range, or the distance from your vehicle that your
remote transmitter will operate. Follow the
instructions below to change the remote
transmitter battery.
1. Using a coin pry off the back of the transmitter (the
transmitter snaps together) and expose the battery.
2. Remove the old battery and replace with GP-23A or
equivalent. Be sure to observe the (+) and (-) signs in the battery
compartment.
3. Replace the case backing, then test the remote transmitter.
It is not necessary to re-program the remote transmitter after
changing the battery.