Automate 425 User Manual

2 © 2001 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA
What Is Included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installation Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . 4
Tools Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Deciding on Component Locations . . . . . . . . . 5
Siren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Control Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Valet
®
/Program Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Status LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Optional Starter Kill Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Finding the Wires You Need. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Constant 12V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Switched Ignition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Parking Light Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Door Pin Switch Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Starter Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Making Your Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Solderless Butt Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Solder Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Primary Harness (H1), 12-Pin Connector . . . . 13
Primary Harness Wiring Diagram. . . . . . . . . 13
Primary Harness Wire Connection Guide . . . . 13
Door Lock Harness (H2), 3-Pin Connector . . . 18
Door Lock Harness (H2) Wire Connection Guide . 19
Positive-Triggered, Relay Driven
Systems (Type A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Negative-Triggered, Relay Driven
Systems (Type B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Reversing Polarity (Type C) . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Aftermarket Actuators (Type D) . . . . . . . . . 21
Electrically Activated Vacuum (Type E) . . . . 22
One-Wire System (Type F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Positive Multiplex (Type G) . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Negative Multiplex (Type H) . . . . . . . . . . . 24
On-board Doubleguard
®
Shock Sensor . . . . . . 25
Bypassing Sensor Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Plug-In Harnesses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Super Bright LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Valet
®
/Program Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Data Input Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Four-Pin Optional Sensor Harness . . . . . . . . . 26
System Features Learn Routine . . . . . . . . . . 27
Once a Feature is Programmed . . . . . . . . . . 28
To Access Another Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
To Exit the Learn Routine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
System Features Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Feature Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Transmitter/Receiver Learn Routine . . . . . . . 31
Table of Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Rapid Resume Logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Long-Term Event History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Wiring Quick Reference Guide . . . . . . . . . . . 36
table of contents
Bitwriter™, Car ★ Com™, Code Hopping™, DEI®, Doubleguard®, ESP™, FailSafe®, Ghost Switch™,
Learn Routine™, Nite-Lite®, Nuisance Prevention Circuitry®, NPC®, Revenger®, Silent Mode™, Soft
Chirp®, Stinger®, Valet®, Vehicle Recovery System®, VRS®, and Warn Away® are all Trademarks or
Registered Trademarks of Directed Electronics, Inc.

Automate 425 Specifications

General

Brand	Automate
Model	425
Category	Car Alarm
Language	English