Clifford 60 User Manual

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Table of Contents

Standard Features of the Concept 6O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Built-in vehicle recovery/anti-carjacking circuitry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Your secret disarming code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

IMPORTANT: What you MUST do to drive your car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

What you MUST do if the system reminds you to enter your code . . . . . . . . 10

How to set your own secret disarming code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Enable/disable anti-carjacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

What to do in a carjacking situation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Your 4-button/12-channel remote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

How to use your keychain remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

What each button/channel does . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

How to interpret the chirps and parking light flashes . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Anti-CodeGrabbing™ (ACG) with Random Code Encryption . . . . . . . 14

Tamper-proof ignition immobilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Optional starter interrupt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Enhanced AutoArming™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

AutoArming enable/disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Visual acknowledgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

AutoArm & Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

User-selectable entry delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Instant AutoArming bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

UltraSecure™ valet mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

To enable valet mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

To exit valet mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Remote controlled valet mode entry and exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Keyless entry in valet mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Headlight Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

FACT — False Alarm Control and Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

AutoLock and AutoUnLock™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Remote controlled sensor adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Remote controlled override of optional sensor #3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Smart trunk release option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Smart AutoTesting™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Specific malfunction identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Automatic malfunction bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Smart prior intrusion attempt alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Multiple-event TotalRecall™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

How to interpret the LED status indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Automatic Battery-Saving Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

SmartPowerUp™ II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

High-output MultiSound Medallion™ Siren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Personalized Siren Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

QuietChirps™ (muffled chirp sound level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Long-term chirp silencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Remote controlled chirp muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Siren duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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User-selectable features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Step-by-step programming instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

EXAMPLE 1 and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Adding new remote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

How to erase the codes of lost or stolen remote controls . . . . . . . . . . 23

Table of user-selectable features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24–25

All Concept Series systems are covered by

one or more of the following Clifford Electronics patents: 4,158,874; 4,233,642; 4,327,444; 4,383,242; 4,430,685; 4,845,464; 4,887,064; 4,890,108; 4,922,224; 4,997,053; 5,081,667; 5,146,215;

5,157,375 and other patents pending.

Standard Features of the Concept 6O

✔ Lifetime Warranty —For as long as you own the vehicle, Clifford will repair or replace

the control unit and remote controls free of charge (see warranty card for full details).

✔ FACT™—False Alarm Control and Test — One of many patented Clifford

innovations, FACT

✔ A Pair of 4-Button/12-Channel Remote Controls —Fingertip command from a

distance.

✔

AntiScan™ — Some car thieves still use

code after another until they hit the one code that disarms the alarm. AntiScan blocks scanners to prevent disarming by anyone other than you.

✔ Anti-CodeGrabbing™ (ACG) with Random Code Encryption— A

code-grabber is a new device that lets a thief record and capture off the air from a distance the digital code transmitted by your remote control whenever you arm your car. When you leave, the thief replays the code to disarm the alarm and unlock your car’s doors. ACG with Random Code Encryption makes thieves’ code-grabbers completely useless, because each time you press the button on your remote control a different random code is transmitted, yet the system will flawlessly recognize and respond to your transmitter’s new code and ignore all others.

absolutely, positively puts an end to recurring false alarms.

“scanners”

that transmit one digital

✔

Full-Time Remote Panic with Automatic Door Locking and Unlocking

— If you feel threatened, you can, with just a fingertip touch on your remote control, sound the siren, flash the parking lights and unlock your vehicle’s power door locks for quick entry into your car without fumbling with your keys. If you press the panic button while driving, the siren will sound, the lights will flash and the doors will lock to shield you from the assailant.

✔ Built-In: the World’s Best Anti-Carjacking and Vehicle Recovery System—

The ultimate in safe and effective anti-carjacking/vehicle recovery:

No-Risk Carjack Protection — No buttons to push, you do nothing except get out of

the car. Your Concept 60 allows the criminal to drive a distance of a block or two, then flashes the parking lights, sounds the siren and safely shuts down the engine.

Safe & Intelligent Engine Shutdown — The system waits for the carjacker to slow

for traffic or a turn, then safely shuts down the engine.

Immediate Vehicle Recovery — Since the vehicle will be immobilized just a block

or two away, police intervention is not mandatory, as it is with other recovery systems.

PlainView™ Coded Disarming Switch — No

find in an instant. The PlainView switch accepts only your code.

Anti-Tampering — If the thief tries entering codes at random, the system locks out

and will not respond to any code, even if the thief were to stumble onto the correct one!

Sabotage-Proof — If a thief removes the control unit, the engine remains immobilized!

“hidden”

switch that carjackers can

Standard Features of the Concept 6O

✔ UltraSecure Coded Valet Mode™ — Ensures that no thief can turn off your

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Concept 60 like they can all other brands of alarms.

Remote Controlled Valet Mode Entry and Exit — With just a press of a button from

up to 100 feet away, you can enter or exit valet mode.

✔

Remotely Adjustable Dual-Zone Piezo Sensor™ AND Remotely Adjustable Glass Tampering Sensor™

— Two sensors for double the protection. The two zones of the Piezo Sensor provide full perimeter protection: If someone bumps into your car, the system will sound a distinctive warning tone; if forced entry is detected, the full alarm will sound. The Glass Tampering Sensor can detect attempts to break one of the vehicle’s windows even before the glass can be shattered.

Tonal Confirmation of Sensor Adjustments As you remotely increase sensitivity, the

confirming chirps rise in pitch. Conversely, as you lower each zone’s sensitivity, the confirmation chirps become lower and lower in pitch.

Unprecedented Reliability — No moving mechanical parts to wear out and the entire

electronic circuitry of each sensor resides in the passenger compartment, not in the engine well where it would be exposed to temperature extremes, water, vibration and dirt.

Adjust and Test Unobtrusively — No repeated arming and disarming, and no siren

wailing. You set and test sensitivity without activating the alarm!

✔

Remote Override of Optional Sensor #3

—A press of a button on your remote control will override optional sensor #3 (such as the optional Proximity Sensor passenger compartment motion detector sensor) for those times when you must leave a passenger or pet in your vehicle.

✔ Dual-Mode “Chirp” Silencing—Whenever you remotely arm or disarm, the siren

“chirps” and the parking lights flash to confirm system status. Whenever you wish, you may silence the chirps with either of these two methods:

Remote Controlled Chirp Muting —Just a press of remote control button 3 will arm and

disarm the system

Long-Term Chirp Silencing —A few flicks of a switch silences the chirps until you

choose to reactivate them.

✔ Remote Door Locking/Unlocking with Built-in Relays — No more fumbling with

keys in the dark!

silently.

It’s perfect when parking at night in a quiet residential area.

A single press of a button on the remote control simultaneously arms your system and locks your vehicle’s power locks. Another press disarms and unlocks.

User-Selectable AutoLock™ — Automatically locks the doors after you have begun

driving, or you may set it to lock them when you first turn on the ignition.

AutoUnLock— Automatically unlocks the doors when you turn off the engine. Deluxe Remote Keyless Entry in Valet Mode — Use your remote control to lock

and unlock the car doors even while the system is in valet mode.

Standard Features of the Concept 6O

✔ QuietChirp™— Whenever you desire, you may choose to lower the decibel

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volume of the arm and disarm chirps to a level that is clearly audible but less obtrusive than the full-volume chirps. All it takes is a few flicks of a switch.

✔

Built-In Parking Light Flasher

✔

Remote Controlled Courtesy Lighting

—Visually confirms door lock and system status.

—For your personal safety and convenience, when you remotely disarm, the interior lights turn on and stay on until you start the engine or 30 seconds, whichever occurs first.

✔ Patented Smart AutoTesting™—Automatically tests all triggers and sensors

every time you remotely arm and warns you if you accidentally arm the system with the hood or trunk open. If there is a genuine trigger or sensor malfunction, the system will specifically identify the problem, thereby eliminating time-consuming and costly trouble-shooting.

✔ Patented Malfunction AutoBypass™ with Automatic Monitoring —In the

unlikely event of a trigger or sensor malfunction, your Concept 60 will automatically bypass the malfunction and arm all other points to continue relentless protection of your vehicle. If you simply left the hood, trunk or a door open when you armed, just close it and the system will again monitor that trigger point.

✔ Eight-Event TotalRecall™—The Concept 60’s memory stores the identity of the

last eight triggers and/or sensors activated. This provides an invaluable diagnostic means, since, whenever you wish, the system will visually identify the activated triggers and sensors in reverse chronological order.

✔

Patented Smart Prior Intrusion Attempt Alert — When you return to your

vehicle and remotely disarm your Concept 60, a special chirp and parking light flash sequence will audibly and visually alert you from a distance if an intrusion attempt was foiled while you were away. Concept 60 systems even identify the specific trigger or sensor that detected the intrusion attempt.

✔ Tamper-Proof Immobilization™—While the Concept 60 is armed, the entire

ignition and fuel systems are disabled. For unmatched security, even if a thief were to cut all the alarm wires, he would still be unable to start the engine.

✔

Dual-Port Immobilizer Capability

—With the addition of an optional relay, you can add yet another layer of protection to the Tamper-Proof Immobilization of your Concept 60 by preventing an intruder from even cranking the starter. Fault-proof design ensures that you can start the engine even in the unlikely event of a system malfunction.

Standard Features of the Concept 6O

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✔ User-Programmable MultiSound Medallion™ Siren — The Concept 60’s

innovative MultiSound Medallion siren integrates creative form and engineering triumphs. Designed entirely by Clifford engineers, there’s no other siren like it. The remarkable Clifford MultiSound Medallion Siren is far superior in its performance, features, reliability and even aesthetics to all other manufacturer’s look-alike, sound-alike generic sirens.

Personalized Siren Sounds™ —Your choice of up to 64 distinct sound patterns for

unmistakable recognition from a distance.

Ultra-Reliability — Since vehicle security system sirens are installed in the engine

compartment, they’re continually exposed to an unforgiving environment of extreme temperatures, vibrations, dirt, dust and water, which may cause the siren’s electronics to fail. But the entire electronic circuitry of the Concept 60 siren and all of its components have been designed into the underdash control unit. Consequently, the electronic circuitry is sheltered from the harsh environment and is no longer the weakest link of the alarm system. In fact, the calculated mean time between failure (MTBF) of the Concept MultiSound Medallion Siren is 10 times better than that of conventional sirens.

User-Selectable Siren Duration — You may set the siren wail for your choice of

either 30 or 60 seconds.

Patented Automatic Noise Abatement — The Concept 60 system’s siren

electronics limit alarm sounding to no more than five siren duration cycles even if a door is left open in the wake of an intrusion attempt. This ensures against vehicle battery drain or towing of your vehicle due to noise pollution. The system then automatically resets and re-arms all other points to continue to provide the utmost possible protection.

✔ Enhanced User-Selectable AutoArming™— Arms itself “passively” if you

forget. May qualify you for an insurance discount that could pay for the system.

AutoArming Enable/Disable — You may disable or re-enable AutoArming with

just a few flicks of a switch.

AutoArm & Lock™ — You may set the system to automatically lock the doors every

time the system AutoArms.

Visual Indication — Two parking lights flashes signal that the 30-second

countdown to AutoArming has started.

15-Second Entry Delay — If you ever temporarily lose the use of your remote

controls, an entry delay allows you to enter the vehicle and disarm the system without sounding the siren.

Instant AutoArm Bypass — Just a quick turn of the ignition switch bypasses

AutoArming for one cycle — perfect when fueling the vehicle. AutoArming is automatically restored the next time you park the car.

Standard Features of the Concept 6O

✔ Remote Window/Sunroof Closure Capability — On certain vehicles, the

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system’s integrated timer and an optional relay can be used to automatically close the power windows and sunroof every time you remotely arm your system.

✔ Remote Headlight Activation Capability— Remotely turn on the headlights to

illuminate your way to and from your vehicle (requires an optional relay).

✔ Smart Remote Trunk Release Capability — An electronic interlock assures the

optional remote trunk release can be activated only when disarmed. The interlock also makes sure that the trunk release cannot be remotely activated while driving.

✔ User-Selectable Headlight Reminder— Warns you if you forget to turn off the

headlights after you park your vehicle.

✔

Advanced CMOS Microcomputer —Monitors system functions more than

1,000,000 times per second, yet it draws less power than the vehicle’s clock.

✔ Extended Range Capability— The optional ElectroLoop Antenna™ mounts

unobtrusively inside your vehicle to triple the system’s remote control range!

✔ Patented Remote Control Code Learning — Just a few flicks of a switch lets

you match the system with up to 4 different 12-channel Clifford remote controls. Just as easily, a lost or stolen remote can be deleted from the system memory.

✔ Multiple-Car Control— Use the same remote to control up to 7 different vehicles. ✔ High-Luminescence LED Status Indicator with Automatic Battery-Saving

Mode

— Adds visual deterrence and identifies system status. To conserve vehicle battery power, if the system has remained continuously armed for 48 hours, the flash rate will automatically slow to half the normal rate. If left continuously armed for 96 hours, the blink rate will slow to one-quarter the normal rate.

✔ Control Unit with 5 Channels— For remote system operation and accessories. ✔

Multiple Sensor/Trigger Inputs

— Separate inputs for three sensors and for the

doors, trunk and hood for precise trigger/sensor identification.

✔ Patented SmartPowerUp™ II — When power to the system is disconnected, the

system’s non-volatile memory always remembers the last state (armed, disarmed or valet mode) and returns to that state when power is restored. So if a thief disconnects the power and then restores it in an attempt to start the car, the system will re-arm and instantly sound the siren while immobilizing the vehicle.

✔ Full-Time Programming Access— You can easily change the status of nearly 30

user-selectable features at any time, even while driving. Clear, audible signals confirm each feature selection and setting.

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