Dolphin DAS400 User manual

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Protecting Your Pride
OWNERS
MANUAL

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CONTENTS
Contents 2
Introduction 3
GeneralInstallationGuide 4
InstallationofDAS400/450/470
DPS400/450/455/470
DMS400/450/455/470 5
InstallationofDPS400F/450F
DMS400F/450F 6
InstallationofDMS600/650/655 7
InstallationofDMS600F/650F 8
InstallationofDPPK1/2/3/4 9
InstallationofDPS400D&DPS400M 10
Troubleshooting 11
SpareParts&Accessories 13
TechnicalSpecication 14
Warranty 15
Important – Please Read
DolphinParkingSensorsTMisatrademarkofTradingDirectLtd
Pleasenotetheseproductsaredesignedasanaidtohelpyouinyourreversingandparking
manoeuvresandarenotasubstituteforusingyourmirrors.Pleasedrivewithinthelimitationsof
theroadconditionsandyourabilityatalltimes.TradingDirectLtdassumesnoresponsibilityfor
anydamageorinjuryhowsoeverarisingfromtheuseofthisproduct.

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ThankyouforchoosingourDolphin
ParkingSensorsTMWehopethis
manualhelpsyousuccessfully
installtheseawardwinningparking
sensorssotheyprovidemany
yearsofassistanceinyourparking
manoeuvres.
ParkingSensorsdetectobstaclesto
aidyourparkingandenableyouto
getintothosetightspotswithout
damagingyourcar.UsingUltrasonic
technologytheyemitaconeofsound
behindyourcar,whichbouncesoff
theobstructionandreturnstothe
sensor.Thetimetakenforthese
soundwavestobounceoffandreturn
fromobstructionsbehindyourcaris
howtheycalculatethedistanceto
theobstaclebehindyou.Sometimes
referredtoasradarorsonar,thisis
thesameprincipleusedfornavigation
byDolphinsatsea.
Thismanualcoversarangeofdifferent
DolphinParkingSensorTMkitsso
pleaserefertothesectionrelevantto
thesystemyouhavepurchased.Inan
efforttoprovideourcustomerswith
thebestpossibleproductourrange
isalwaysunderacycleofcontinuous
improvementanddevelopmentand
thereforeproductspecicationis
subjecttochangewithoutnotice.
Thereforesometimestheseinstructions
maynotcorrelate100%totheproduct
youhavepurchased,forwhichwe
apologise.
INTRODUCTION

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TheDolphinParkingSensorsaredesigned
for12vvehicleswithpolycarbonatebumpers.
Resultscannotbeguaranteedwhenttingto
metalbumpersandwillnotworkwhentted
tobullbarsorotherenclosedsteelframes.
Inthisinstancewesuggestusingbracketsfor
mountingunderthebumper,whichcanbe
supplieddirectbyusifrequired.
Thesensorsshouldbeinstalledbetween
40-70cmoffthegroundandbetween30-
40cmapart.Wherepossibletheyshouldbe
ttedlevelandevenlyacrossthebumperfor
bestresultsandoverallappearancebutthe
sensorswillstillworkifthisisnotpossible.
Ifindoubtoryouhaveapotentialissue
withatow-barorrearmountedsparewheel
weadvisepoweringupthesensorsoff
thereversinglightfeedorsuitablebattery
power(a9vsquarePP3typewillsufce
topowerindividualsensors)andholding
asensorwhereyouareplanningtomount
it,toseethatitsnotdetectingtheobstacle
inquestionbeforedrillingthebumper.This
isalsoadvisableifyouaremountingthem
ratherloworifthebumperisangleddown
tothegroundwhereyouplantoinstallthem.
Beforedrillingthebumper,checkthatthereis
clearancebehindtohousethesensors,which
willrequireapprox25mmofdepthbefore
youreachanysteelbarsorxingbrackets.
Itisnotalwaysnecessarytoremovethe
bumpercoveringtodrillthesensors,butyou
mayndthiseasierinthelongrun.Ifyou
areunsurewheretotthesensorsplease
checkwithyourlocalcardealershiporhave
alookontheirforecourttoseewherethe
sensorshavebeenttedonsimilarmodels.
Onceyouhavedecidedonthelocationfor
yoursensorswewouldrecommendapplying
somemaskingtapeorsimilaradhesiveon
whichtoetchtheexactlocationforthedrill
bitanddoublecheckyourmeasurements.
Thistapewillthenalsoholdthedrillbitand
remainingpaintworkinplace.Thecorrect
drillbitwillbesuppliedwiththeDolphin
ParkingSensorTMkitsuppliedwhichinmost
instanceswillbe21mmindiameter.When
drillingdonotpushhardandforcethedrill
bit,leaveittodothehardwork.
Whenyouhavedrilledtheholespassthe
sensorcablingthroughandpushthesensors
intoplace.Youmayndtwosmallholes
ordotsonthebackofthesensors,and
thesensorshouldbettedwiththesedots
alignedvertically.Foampaddingislocated
onthesidesofthesensorsandthiswill
adequatelyholdthesensorsinplaceonce
tted.
Generally,onthelefthandsideoftheboot
undertheinteriorcarpetlining,youwill
ndagrommetwithvariouscablespassing
throughintothebootcompartment.You
shouldroutetheparkingsensorstoutilise
thisgrommetandfeedthesensorcabling
intothebootcompartment.Otherwise
asmallholecanbedrilledintotheside
foot-wellofthebootandsecuredusinga
rubbergrommetorsiliconsealant.Secure
anyexcesscablingunderthebumperwith
suitableretainersrunningsparecableback
andforthinstraightlines.
Topowerthesystemyouwillneedtogain
accesstothebackofthelightclusterto
identifythecablesrequired.Pleasesee
theinstallationdiagramsinthemanual
whichrefertoyourparticularmodelfor
theconnectionsrequired.Allconnections
shouldbemadetothecablesascloseto
therearlightclusterasreasonablypossible.
Thecircuitryofwirescanbetestedwitha
voltmeterorbyskinningabitofinsulation
offacabletocheckitcarriesthecorrect
voltagewhenrequired.Cablescantheneither
betwistedontothisbarewireorconnected
usingasuitablescotchlockconnecter.
MostmoderncarshaveMultiplexedor
CANBUSwiringsystems.DolphinParking
SensorsTMcanbettedonsuchcarsasyou
arejustconnectinginmostcasesfora12v+
feedandGround.Multiplexedwirescarry
codedinformationsignalsandshouldnotbe
touched.Inallcaseswewouldadviseagainst
cuttinganyoriginalwiresonthevehicle.
GENERAL INSTALLATION GUIDE

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INSTALLATION FOR 4 SENSORS
DAS400/450/470 DPS400/450/455/470
DMS400/450/455/470
Thisdiagramisfortting4sensorsat
therearofthecarwiththebuzzeror
displayoption.
Forthe400audioonlybuzzermodels,
thisispluggedintothesocketmarked
DISP.Thisisaloudbuzzerandon
mostcars,certainlyhatchbacksand
estates,thiscanbemountedintheboot
compartmentandeasilybeheardatthe
frontofthecar.
Ifyouhavethe450ora455display
systemthebuzzerisbuiltintotheback
ofthedisplayandisnotaseparate
item.Thedisplayisona6mcable,the
450displayisdesignedtobemounted
onthedashboard.The455displayis
bothinvertedandreectedsoitcanbe
readbackwardsthroughyourreversing
mirrorandisdesignedtobemountedto
theroofintherearofthevehicle.
The470Wirelessdisplayalso
incorporatesabuzzer.Thiscomes
withacigarlighterplugontheend
forquickandeasyinstallation.Ifyou
wishthisplugcanbecutoffandthe
lead‘hardwired’tothefuseboxoran
appropriateignitionswitchedpower
feed.Thedisplaywillthenalwaysbelive
readytoreceiveasignalbutwillonly
comeonwhenreversegearisselected
andasignalisreceivedfromthebrain
boxintheboot.Weonlyrecommend
hardwiringthedisplayoncetherestof
thekitisfullyinstalledandtestedas
working.

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The400F/450Fissuppliedwithlonger
6msensorstotaroundtheengine
bay.Thesensorcablingshouldberun
downtheoppositesideoftheengine
baytowherethebatteryissituatedto
avoidelectricalinterference.TheBrain
boxshouldbemountedunderneath
thedashboardbutawayfromthefuse
boxandanythingelselikelytocause
electricalinterference.
Arockerswitchissuppliedforyou
tomanuallyturnthefrontsensors
onasandwhenyouneedthem.This
shouldbeconnectedtoanignition
switchedfeed,thatisapowersource
thatislivewhenthecarison,such
asthecarstereosystem.Alternatively
youmayliketovisityourlocalcar
dealerships’partsdepartmenttogeta
blankswitchthatmatchesthedesign
oftheothersonyourdashboard.
Optionallyifyouhaveamodern
CANBuswiredcaryoumayhave
additionallypurchased(orcan
purchase,seeSpares&Accessories)
aCANBusinterfacethatwilltakea
speedreadingforthecarsengine
managementsystemandautomatically
bringthesensorsonwheneveryour
speedisbelowapproximately6mph.
INSTALLATION OF FRONT SENSOR ONLY KIT
DPS400F/450F DMS400F/450F

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Thisdiagramisfortting6Micro
sensorsattherearofthecarwith
eitherabuzzer(DMS600),dashboard
display(DMS650)orrearroofdisplay
(DMS655).
TheMicrosensorshaveaslightangle
mouldedintothemandshouldbe
ttedtofaceslightlyup.Theouter
sensorsAandFarelesssensitive
andaredesignedtobemountedon
thesidesofthebumpertocoverthe
coverswiththemiddlesensorsB–E
coveringtherear.
Forthe600audioonlybuzzermodels,
thisispluggedintothesocketmarked
DISP.Thisisaloudbuzzerandon
mostcars,certainlyhatchbacksand
estates,thiscanbemountedinthe
bootcompartmentandeasilybeheard
atthefrontofthecar.
Ifyouhavethe650ora655display
systemthebuzzerisbuiltintothe
backofthedisplayandisnota
separateitem.Thedisplayisona6m
cable,the650displayisdesigned
tobemountedonthedashboard.
The655displayisbothinvertedand
reectedsoitcanbereadbackwards
throughyourreversingmirrorandis
designedtobemountedtotheroofin
therearofthevehicle.SensorsA,B,C
arerelativetoonesideofthedisplay
andD,E,Ftheothersidetoindicate
whichsideisclosesttoanobjectwith
adigitalcountdownin10cmunitsin
themiddleofthedisplay.
INSTALLATION OF 6 SENSOR REAR KIT
DMS 600/650/655

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Thisdiagramisfortting6Micro
sensorsatthefrontofthecarwith
eitherabuzzer,600F,ordashboard
display,650F.
TheMicrosensorshaveaslightangle
mouldedintothemandshouldbetted
tofaceslightlyup.Theoutersensors
AandFarelesssensitiveandare
designedtobemountedonthesidesof
thebumpertocoverthecoverswiththe
middlesensorsB–Ecoveringtherear.
The600F/650Fissuppliedwithlonger
6msensorstotaroundtheengine
bay.Thesensorcablingshouldberun
downtheoppositesideoftheengine
baytowherethebatteryissituatedto
avoidelectricalinterference.TheBrain
boxshouldbemountedunderneath
thedashboardbutawayfromthefuse
boxandanythingelselikelytocause
electricalinterference.
Arockerswitchissuppliedforyouto
manuallyturnthefrontsensorsonas
andwhenyouneedthem.Thisshould
beconnectedtoanignitionswitched
feed,thatisapowersourcethatislive
whenthecarison,suchasthecar
stereosystem.Alternativelyyoumaylike
tovisityourlocalcardealerships’parts
departmenttogetablankswitchthat
matchesthedesignoftheotherson
yourdashboard.
OptionallyifyouhaveamodernCANBus
wiredcaryoumayhaveadditionally
purchased(orcanpurchase,seeSpares
&Accessories)aCANBusinterface
thatwilltakeaspeedreadingfor
thecarsenginemanagementsystem
andautomaticallybringthesensors
onwheneveryourspeedisbelow
approximately6mph.
INSTALLATION OF 6 SENSOR FRONT KIT DMS 600F/650F

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DPPK1
Rear:DPS400
Front:DPS400F
DPPK2
Rear:DPS450
FrontDPS400F
DPPK3
Rear:DPS455
FrontDPS400F
DPPK4
Rear:DPS455
FrontDPS450F
INSTALLATION OF DPPK1/2/3/4
Thesekitsarecombinationpackagestogiveyouarangeofoptionsforfrontandrearsensors.
Fortheinstallationofthesepackagespleaseseethepageswhicharerelevanttothekitsthat
makeupyourDPPKsystemasfollows.
IfyouhavealsopurchasedarelayorCANBusmoduleforthefrontsensorspleaserefertothe
separateinstructionssuppliedwiththepartsfortheirinstallation.

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TheabovediagramshowstheDPS400M
rear-viewmirrordisplayoptionbut
thisisalsoavailablewithadashboard
mounteddisplayoption,DPS400D.
Adigitaldistanceread-outthesame
asshownofthedisplaymodels
DPS450/650/850isalsooverlaidontop
ofthepictureofwhatisbehindyou.
Themonitorneedstobepoweredfrom
theinteriorlightfeedorotherpower
sourcefromthefrontofthecarandcan
beconnectedtoareversinglightfeedto
trigger.TheDashboardMonitorcanbe
poweredfromthewiringofthecontrol
boxoritcanbepoweredindependently.
Thebuzzerisseparateonthissystem
andcanbemountedintherearofthe
vehicle.Thisisaloudbuzzerandon
mostcars,certainlyhatchbacksand
estates,thiscanbemountedintheboot
compartmentandeasilybeheardatthe
frontofthecar.
Pleasenotethecameraisadifferent
sizetothesensorsandseparatedrill
pieceissuppliedforthecamera.Make
sureyoudrilltheholesforthesensors
withthecorrectsizeddrillpiece.
INSTALLATION OF SYSTEM WITH REVERSING CAMERA &
MONITOR DPS400M / DPS400D

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FAULT – Detection range is not as expected
Somesurfacesaremoreabsorbentandlessreectivethanothersandyouwillgeta
bettersignaloffcarsandwallsthanbushesandrailingswherethedetectionrange
mayjustkickinatacloserdistance.Iftestingthesensorsbywalkingtowardsthem
yourclotheswillabsorbsomesoundwavesandbetterresultscanbeachievedby
holdingacoupleoflargebooksorfoldersundereacharmface-ontothesensors.
TROUBLESHOOTING
FAULT – Constant tone alerts when
parking sensors are activated.
Thiscouldbeduetooneofthesensors
havingdevelopedandfaultorkinkin
thecablecausingashortcircuitofthe
signal.Totestthisactivatethesensors
sothefaultispresentandthenunplug
eachsensoroneatatimefromthe
brainbox.Ifthefaultdisappearswith
oneofthesensorsunpluggedthenthe
sensorisfaulty,pleasecontactusfora
replacement.
FAULT – Unit appears dead.
Checkthepowersourceissendinga
livefeed.Checkandtryanalternative
sourcefortheground/earthconnection.
IftheseappearOKthenitcouldsimply
beafaultybuzzerorpossiblythebrain
box,ifwhichcasecontactusfora
replacement.
FAULT – Rear sensors work OK but
no signal from front sensors (or vice
versa).
Checkbrainboxiswiredcorrectlyas
follows.Red:Ignition,Black:Ground,
Yellow:ReversingLight,Blue:Brake
Light.Checkthattheparkingsensor
cablesdonotrunclosetothecar
batterywhichgeneratesanelectrical
eldwhichcouldbe‘drowning’outthe
signal.Swaponeormorerearsensors
(ABCD)withfrontsensors(EFGH)inthe
brainbox.Ifthefrontsensorsnowwork
buttherearonesdonot,thenthereis
afaultwiththoseterminalsonthebrain
box,contactusforareplacement.
FAULT – Constant slow bi—bi—bi
received from sensors.
Theyareprobablyttedtoolowor
angledtoolowtotheground.Fitthe
suppliedangledwedgestoliftthe
sensorheadsupslightly.
FAULT – Parking sensors work ne
when the engine is off, but not
when the engine is on.
Thisisusuallythesignofinterference
onCANbuswiredcars,usuallywithsuch
thingsasbulbfailurewarningsystems.
Youwillneedtotarelay,seeSpare
Parts&Accessories.

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FAULT – Parking sensors are working
but I am getting an occasional bleep
for a second at fairly constant time
intervals.
Parkingsensorsareprobablygetting
abuildupofstaticelectricity,which
dispersesandcausesableepfora
second.Theusualcauseforthisisspare
sensorcablingbeingbundledupintoa
ballgeneratinganelectro-staticbuild-up.
FAULT – The front parking sensors
appear to occasionally come on
when I am driving.
Ifyouhaveafrontandrearparking
sensorsystem(DPS600/800range)the
frontparkingsensorsaredesignedto
comeonandstayonforaperiodof20
secondsaftertouchingthefootbrake.
Inthistimeperioditispossibletoget
alertsifthedensityoftheroadsurface
underthecarshouldchange,ifyou
shouldcomeacrossaman-holecover
intheroadforinstance,orifthereare
puddlesforminginheavyrainoryouare
drivinginsnowandice.Thisoperation
isquitenormal.
FAULT – DAS470/DPS470 Wireless
System Seems Dead.
Todiagnosethepotentialissuerst
powerupthedisplay.Ifthisisworking
properlyyoushouldgetabeepanda
ashoflightsonthedisplaytoconrm
itsactive,itwillthengosilentuntil
asignalisreceived.Ifyoudonotget
thisthencheckitspoweredcorrectly
if‘hardwired’orthatpoweriscoming
fromyourcigarlightersocket,onsome
vehiclesyouneedtostarttheengineto
energisethecigarlightersocket.
Ifthedisplayisworkingthencheckthe
brainboxiscorrectlywiredforpower
anditsnotsituatednearabatteryor
fuseboxorsomethingelsethatcouldbe
blockingthewirelesssignal.Somecars
andothervehicleshaveacigarsocket
inthebootthatcouldbeusedtotest
thedisplayclosertothebraintosee
ifit’sasignal/distanceissue.Thiscan
happenoncampervans/motorhomesor
longwheelbasevans withbulkheads.If
youhaveidentiedafaultypartplease
contactusforreplacement.
FAULT – DPS/DMS 450/455/470
– Display works but there is no
sound.Thereisasmallon/offswitchon
thetopofthedisplay,thismayhave
beencaughtandknockedintotheoff
position.

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SpareSensors-£14.99
Pleasespecifycolourandlengthwhenordering.
SpareWedges-£4.99
Pleasespecifycolourrequiredwhenordering.
SpareAudioBuzzer-£9.99
Pleasespecifymodelrequiredwhenordering.
SpareDisplay-£14.99
Pleasespecifymodelrequiredwhenordering.
SpareDPS400/450/455/470RearBrainBox-£14.99
Pleasespecifymodelrequiredwhenordering.
SpareDPS600/650orDPS800/850/860Front&RearBrainBox-£19.99
Pleasespecifymodelrequiredwhenordering.
ACCESSORIES
AutomaticGearBoxRelay-£14.99
SomeautomaticgearboxesrequireyoutopassreversewhenmovingfromParkedtoDrivefor
examplewhichcancausetheparkingsensorstogiveamomentarybleep.Thisrelaydelaysthe
powergoingtotheparkingsensorsforasecondtostopthishappening.
BulbFailureWarningRelay-£9.99
Somecarshaveabulbfailurewarningsystemwhichpulsesthelightstotesttheyareworking.
Inafewmodelsthiscanbeastrongsignalwhichcausesthesensorstogivefalsealerts.Ifyour
parkingsensorsworkinrststageignitionbutnotwhentheengineisrunninginparticularthen
thisrelaysolvestheproblem.
FrontParkingSensorSwitch-£14.99
Whenttingfrontsensorsmostpeoplewouldoperatethemmanuallywithaswitchwhichour
dedicatedfrontkitscomewith.Howeverthisdevicewillautomaticallypowerthefrontsensorsto
comeonafteryoucomeoutofreversegearfor30seconds.DesignedforusewithDPS400Fand
DPS450Fkits.
CANBUSInterfaceModuleforSpeedPulseReading-£49.99
Compatiblewithmostmoderncars(pleasecontactustocheckyourmodel),thisinterface
willpickupaspeedsignalenablingthefrontsensorstobeautomaticallyswitchonwhen
yourdrivingbelowapprox6mph.ThissystemisdesignedfortheDPS400F&DPS450Fkits
particularlywhenusedaspartoftheDPPKcombinedfrontandrearkits.Canalsobeusedwith
theDPS600/650andDPS800/850/860models.
24V/12VConverter-£14.99
Thisenablesyoutotour12vparkingsensorkitson24vpoweredvehicles.Compatiblewith
DPS400/450/455/470andtheDPS400F/450Fkits.
SPARE PARTS

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Voltage 12VDC
Power 3.6W
Frequency 40KHz
WorkingTemperature -20ºCto70ºC
DetectingDistance 0.3m–2.0m(seetablebelow)
DetectingAngle H>60V>60
Frequency 315MHz/433MHz
SizeofProcessor 96mmx68mmx26mm
SizeofUltrasonicRecessSensors 25mmx22mm
DiameterSizeForDrilling-Standard 21mm(DrillBitSupplied)
DiameterSizeforDrilling-Micro 18mm(DrillBitSupplied)
LengthofRearSensorsCabling 2.5m
LengthofFrontSensorsCabling 6m
SizeofBuzzer 59mmx40mmx17mm
LengthofCablingforBuzzer 2m
SizeofDPS650/850Display 100mmx20mmx26mm
LengthofCablingforDisplay 6m
CMOSCameraAngle 120º
Stage Distance Awareness Alarm
1 200-160cm SafeMode No
2 150-100cm AwarenessMode Bi---Bi---Bi
3 90-50cm AlarmMode Bi--Bi--Bi
4 40-30cm DangerMode Bi-Bi-Bi
5 30–0cm Stop Bi------
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

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Trading Direct Ltd
T/A Dolphin Parking Sensors
www.DolphinParkingSensors.co.uk
DolphinHouse
Unit2,FrancisPlace,
TheGreen,Pirbright,Woking
SurreyGU240JU
Email:[email protected].uk
Tel:01483522225
WARRANTY
TradingDirectLtdgivesalifetime
warrantytotheoriginalpurchaserthat
thesystemwillperformsubstantially
inaccordancewiththeaccompanying
writtenmaterialsforthedurationof
ownershipofthecarit’sttedto.
Thisisapartsonlywarrantyona
repairorreplacementbasisoflike
forlike.TheDolphinparkingsensor
kitsaredesignedforDo-It-Yourself
DIYinstallationandwecannotbe
heldresponsibleforany3rdparty
installationorre-installationcosts
howsoeverarising.
TheDolphinParkingSensorsTM
arecompatiblewithallcarsofthe
Europeanmarketandtheirinstallation
cannotcancelormodifytheguarantee
conditionsofthecar.
Ifyourunitfailstoperformas
speciedintheseinstructionsthen
pleasecontactusviathedetailsbelow
sowecandiagnoseyourparticular
issueandsendouttherequired
replacementparts:

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