Clifford concept 20 User Manual

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Owner'sManual

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

Table of Contents

Standard Features of the Concept 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Your 4-button/12-channel remote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

How to use your keychain remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

What each button/channel does . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

How to interpret the chirps and parking light flashes . . . . . . . . 12

Anti-CodeGrabbing™ (ACG) with Random Code Encryption . . . 13

Enhanced AutoArming™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

AutoArming enable/disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Visual acknowledgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

AutoArm & Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Instant AutoArming bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Smart trunk release option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

UltraSecure™ valet mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

To enable valet mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

To exit valet mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Setting your own secret valet code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Remote controlled valet mode entry and exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Keyless entry in valet mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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

Selectable starter/ignition interrupt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Table of Contents (cont.)

How to interpret the LED status indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Automatic Battery-Saving Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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

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

Smart AutoTesting™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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

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

Multiple-event TotalRecall™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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

High-output Insignia™ Siren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Long-term chirp silencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Remote controlled chirp muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Siren duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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

User-selectable features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Step-by-step programming instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

EXAMPLE 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

EXAMPLE 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Adding new remote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

How to erase the codes of lost or stolen remote controls . . . . . . 22

Table of user-selectable features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23–24

Standard Features of the Concept 20

✔ 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 absolutely, positively ends recurring false alarms.

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

typical range of 100 feet.

✔ AntiScan™ — Some car thieves still use “scanners” that transmit one

digital code after another until they hit the one code that disarms the alarm. AntiScan blocks thieves’ 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.

✔ 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 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.

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

your Concept 20 like they can all other brands of alarms.

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

button on your remote control from up to 100 feet away, you can enter or exit valet mode. Parking light flashes visually confirm valet mode entry and exit.

Standard Features of the Concept 20 (cont.)

✔ Remotely Adjustable Dual-Zone Piezo Sensor™— With just a touch on the

remote, you may, at any time or place, adjust and test the sensitivity of this microprocessor-controlled solid-state sensor. The two sensor zones 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.

Audible Confirmation of Sensor Adjustments — Issues two chirps for

each incremental increase and a single chirp for each incremental decrease in sensitivity.

Unprecedented Reliability — There are no moving mechanical parts to

wear out and the entire electronic circuitry 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!

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

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

chirps until you choose to reactivate them.

✔ Remote Controlled Courtesy Lighting —For your personal safety and

convenience, when you remotely disarm your Concept 20, the interior lights turn on and stay on until you start the engine or 30 seconds, whichever occurs first.

Built-In Parking Light Flasher

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—Visually confirms door lock and system

status.

Standard Features of the Concept 20 (cont.)

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

with keys in the dark or bad weather! A 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 the

instant you turn on the ignition to start the engine.

User-Selectable 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 and remotely activate system accessories even while the system is in valet mode.

✔ Remote Headlight Activation Capability— Remotely turn on the

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

✔ Remote Window/Sunroof Closure Capability — On certain vehicles

(including several models of Mercedes Benz, Jaguar, Volkswagen and BMW), the 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.

✔ Patented Smart AutoTesting™—Automatically tests all system triggers

and sensors every time you remotely arm and warns you if you accidentally arm your Concept 20 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 20 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.

Standard Features of the Concept 20 (cont.)

✔ Multiple-Event TotalRecall™— Concept 20’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 20, 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. Your Concept 20 will even identify the specific trigger or sensor that detected the intrusion attempt.

✔ High-Output Insignia Siren — A loud yet compact siren designed

exclusively by Clifford Electronics for far superior performance, features, reliability and even aesthetics to all other manufacturer’s look-alike, sound-alike sirens.

Ultra-Reliability — Since 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 20 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 20 Insignia 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 —Concept 20 siren electronics

limit alarm sounding to five siren duration cycles even if a door is left open in the wake of an intrusion attempt. This ensures against battery drain or towing of your vehicle due to noise pollution. The system then automatically resets and re-arms all other points.

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