Clifford GP500 User Manual

Main te nance

Your GP500 system requires no maintenance except for replacement of
remote control batteries when they reach the end of their useful life. For
further information on this, see the Automatic low battery warning and Remote
control battery replacement sections on page 13.

This product, like any electrical device on your motorcycle, requires that
your motorcycle battery be in proper working order and fully charged. To
ensure proper operation, periodically have your motorcycle battery
“load-checked” at any local garage/mechanic and ask them to verify that the
charging system is working properly. Also make sure that the battery cables
and connections are tight and free from corrosion.

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Wel come to the world of high- technology

ve hi cle se cu rity and con ven ience

ongratulations on the purchase of your GP500 motorcycle
security/convenience system.

C

Your re mote con trols

The weather resistant pair of remote controls that are provided with GP500
are ultra-sophisticated miniature radio transmitters powered by a single
miniature battery (a 3-volt lithium).

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Re motely con trol ling your GP500

Each of your two remote controls can command several different functions.

TO ARM: Press button I on the remote control. You will

hear two chirps and the indicator lights will flash
twice. The LED will flash repeatedly.

TO DIS ARM: Press button I on the remote control. One chirp

and one indicator light flash confirms disarming
and the LED turns off.

TO ARM OR
DIS ARM SI LENTLY:

By pressing button II on the remote control, you
can arm or disarm your GP500 with all the
indications previously noted except the chirps.

TO AC TI VATE
THE BIKE BEA CON
LO CA TOR:

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For three seconds, continually press button I on the
remote control. The indicator lights will flash
repeatedly and the siren will blare until you press
the button again to turn it off.

TO AC TI VATE
IN STANT
AUTOARMING
BYPASS:

Press button III on the remote control and hold
for three seconds. Two indicator light flashes
confirm that GP500 will NOT AutoArm. If you
press and hold button III for three seconds once
more, the system will respond with one indicator
light flash which means that AutoArming has been
reactivated. The next time the motorcyle is
parked, the GP500 system resumes normal
AutoArming operations.

OTHER FEA TURES Other features can be accessed as noted in the

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following chart:

QUICK REF ER ENCE: RE MOTE CON TROL FUNC TIONS

Function

Arm or dis arm

Si lently arm or dis arm
In stant AutoArming By pass (press and hold but ton for three sec onds

while sys tem is dis armed)
Dual- Level Piezo Sen sor Warn ing Level By pass (press but ton within

10 sec onds af ter arm ing the sys tem)
Dual- Level Piezo Sen sor To tal By pass (press and hold but ton for

three sec onds within 10 sec onds af ter arm ing the sys tem)
Digi tal Tilt/Mo tion Sen sor Warn ing Zone By pass (press but tons

within 10 sec onds af ter sys tem is armed)
Digi tal Tilt/Mo tion Sen sor To tal By pass (press and hold but tons for

three sec onds within 10 sec onds af ter sys tem is armed)
Dual- Level Piezo Sen sor Ad just ment (press and hold but tons for

three sec onds while sys tem is dis armed. See page 21 for com plete
in struc tions)

Un as signed*

Un as signed*

* Can be as signed to Clifford ACG-2 sys tems on your other ve hi cles.

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Press

button(s)

I

II

III

III

III

II + III

II + III

II + III

I + II

I + III

ACG-2™ (Anti- CodeGrabbing 2™)

Clifford’s ACG-2 protects your motorcycle from thieves’ remote control
“cloning” devices that are used to record the disarming code transmitted
from your remote.

Auto matic re mote con trol low- battery warn ing

If your remote control battery is very low, you will hear five rapid chirps when
you disarm rather than the single chirp that you normally hear.

Re mote con trol bat tery re place ment

Any Authorized Clifford Dealer will be happy to replace a remote control
battery for you without cost provided you purchase the replacement battery
at their shop (it’s also a good idea to keep a spare battery on-hand just in case).

1. Insert a small, thin screwdriver blade in the slot near the keyring opening
(you may leave the keyring in place) and turn it to separate the two
halves.

2. Remove the old battery noting the + and – indications and replace it.

3. Put the enclosure back together by first aligning the top of the remote,
then snapping the case back together at the bottom.

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Two- Point In ter nal Im mo bi li sa tion

Please be aware that the AutoArming feature has no effect on
Immobilisation. The system automatically immobilizes your vehicle’s starter
and ignition 30 seconds after engine shutdown or when you arm with the
remote control.

When you remotely disarm your GP500 system, the Immobilisation circuits
will automatically disengage. You then have 30 seconds in which to start the
engine (or turn the ignition switch to its “ON” position).

If more than 30 seconds pass, the immobilizer will automatically reactivate.
This will be visually indicated by the LED repeatedly flashing, but at a slower
rate than that of the normal rapid “armed” indication flash rate.

To dis arm the Im mo bi lizer if it has armed itself, use the
re mote con trol to arm and then disarm the system, or
turn on the ignition and press button I on the remote
control.

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AutoArming™

If this feature is enabled and you forget to remotely arm. After 30 seconds
pass, the system is automatically armed. In instances where you want to
bypass AutoArming, such as when fueling the motorcycle, simply turn the
ignition on and then off again after you have parked.

Digi tal Dual- Zone Tilt/Mo tion Sen sor

Clifford’s Digital Tilt/Motion Sensor detects one degree of tilting or any
minute forward/reverse motion of the motorcycle while completely ignoring
all other conditions that falsely set off other sensors. Even if you park your
motorcycle on the steepest hill, it will accurately respond to the first hint of
tampering.

The Digital/Tilt Motion Sensor will first provide a five chirp warning if the
motorcycle tilts more than one degree. Once the motorcycle tilts more than
two degrees, the full alarm will sound.

TO RE MOTELY
BY PASS THE
WARN ING ZONE:

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During the first 10 seconds after arming the
system remotely, simultaneously press buttons II
and III on the remote control. The system
provides four indicator light flashes when the
warning zone is bypassed.

TO RE MOTELY
BY PASS BOTH
ZONES:

During the first 10 seconds after arming the
system remotely, simultaneously press buttons II
and III on the remote control and hold for three
seconds. The system provides four indicator light
flashes to indicate when the warning zone is
bypassed, and another four indicator light flashes
when both zones are bypassed.

Fully Ad just able Dual- Level Piezo Sen sor

The Dual-Level Piezo Sensor detects vibration and impacts to the
motorcycle. If someone were to lean on or sit on the motorcycle, the primary
zone of this sensor would trigger the full alarm. However, if a thief lightly
bumped the motorcycle, a four chirp warning would sound.

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TO RE MOTELY
AD JUST THE
DUAL- ZONE
PIEZO SEN SOR:

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With the ig ni tion turned OFF. Press but tons II
and III si mul ta ne ously for three sec onds. The
sys tem will re spond with one chirp.
To adjust the warning level of the sensor, you
must have the ignition turned ON, to adjust the
trigger level of the sensor, turn the ignition OFF.
Then:

• Press but ton II to de crease sen si tiv ity. A sin gle
chirp con firms each de crease in sen si tiv ity.

• Press but ton III to in crease sen si tiv ity. Two
chirps con firm each in crease in sen si tiv ity.

• Three chirps in di cate that you are at the top or
bottom of the 16 step incremental range.
Test your settings by lightly thumping on the
motorcycle. One chirp signals an alarm trigger
level detection, two chirps signal a warning level
detection.
Press button I on the remote control to save the
new settings.

TO RE MOTELY
BY PASS THE
WARN ING ZONE:

During the first 10 seconds after arming the
system remotely, press button III on the remote
control. The system provides four indicator light
flashes when the warning level is bypassed.

TO RE MOTELY
BY PASS BOTH
ZONES:

During the first 10 seconds after arming the
system remotely, press button III on the remote
control and hold for three seconds. The system
provides four indicator light flashes to indicate
when the warning level is bypassed, and another
four indicator light flashes when both levels are
bypassed.

Hel met Theft Pro tec tion Sys tem

Loop the helmet theft prevention wire through the item to be secured.
Connect the hook at the end of the loop under the seat. Close the seat
making sure it is firmly latched and arm the system.

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False Alarm Pre ven tion & FACT™

With Clifford’s patented FACT (False Alarm Control and Test) feature,
you’ll never experience repeated false alarms. If the siren sounds, DO NOT
remotely disarm the system; allow it to run for the full 30-second siren
duration. Before sounding the siren a second time, the system automatically
checks for another activated sensor or trigger. Should the siren sound again,
you will know for sure that someone is tampering with your motorcycle. (If
you wish, you may turn off FACT, see the Table of Programmable features on
page 32.)

How to in ter pret the chirps and flashes

Chirps/flashes Meaning

1
2

3

4

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You have dis armed the sys tem
You have armed the sys tem

Dis armed but there was an in tru sion at tempt while you
were away (see Smart prior in tru sion at tempt on the
fol low ing page)

Armed but the Hel met Theft Pre ven tion sys tem or sen sor
has mal func tioned and has been by passed (see Smart
Au totest ing be low).

How to in ter pret the LED status in di ca tor

LED Condition Meaning

Off

Flashing Steadily

(Ignition off)

Flashing rapidly

(ignition off)

Flashing slowly

(ignition on or off)

Pause between slow

flashes (ignition on)

To conserve motorcycle battery power (the LED draws more current than
the entire control unit), if the system has remained continuously armed for
24 hours, the flash rate will automatically slow to half the normal rate.

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Sys tem is dis armed

Sys tem is armed

AutoArming Count down

Sys tem is dis armed but Im mo bi li sa tion points are
en gaged (see page 15)

Ei ther a mal func tion (see Smart Au toTest ing be low) or
an in tru sion was at tempted (see Smart prior in tru sion
at tempt alert on page 27)

Auto matic Battery- Saving Mode

Smart Au toTest ing™

Each time you remotely arm the system, it tests all triggers and sensors. For
example, if the Helmet Theft Prevention System is active, you will receive
the usual 2 chirps and flashes, then, 5 seconds later, there will be 4 chirps
and 4 flashes. If a sensor is malfunctioning, you will receive the usual 2 chirps
and 2 flashes, then, 10 seconds later, there will be 4 chirps and 4 flashes.
Note that when you receive these indications that the system will still arm
even though a trigger or sensor is malfunctioning.

NOTE: Since this is a warn ing in di ca tion, you will hear
the 4 chirps even if you use the chirp muting feature.

n Specific malfunction identification: The system can also

indicate the specific trigger or sensor that is malfunctioning. If you get
the 4-chirp/4-flash signal upon arming, perform the following to
identify the malfunctioning trigger or sensor:

1. Remotely disarm, then turn on the ignition. The LED status indicator will
be flashing, pause, then repeat.

2. Count the number of flashes in one cy cle be tween pauses (for your
con ven ience, the flash cy cle re peats a to tal of 5 times) and re fer to the
fol low ing chart:

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LED flashes Meaning

1 flash
2 flashes
3 flashes
4 flashes

5 flashes
6 flashes
7 flashes
8 flashes

Ig ni tion switch was turned on
Ac ti va tion of Digi tal Tilt/Mo tion Sen sor
Ac ti va tion of Dual- Level Piezo Sen sor
Ac ti va tion of hel met theft pre ven tion de vice

Op tional ad di tional trig ger was ac ti vated (such as a seat
trig ger)

Ac ti va tion of Panic Fea ture/Re mote Ve hi cle Lo ca tor
Three or more in cor rect PIN codes were en tered via the

Plain View 2 switch
Low re mote con trol bat tery

Auto matic mal func tion by pass with AutoRe Moni tor ing ™

Even if a system component malfunctions, the system will automatically
bypass any faulty point and arm all other triggers and sensors to protect the
vehicle until you can have the system serviced by your local Authorized
Clifford Dealer.

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Smart prior in tru sion at tempt alert

If you hear three chirps when you remotely disarm, it means that a trigger or
sensor was activated in your absence. When you turn on the ignition (or start
the engine), the LED will flash 1-8 times, pause, then repeat the flash cycle 4
more times. Count the number of flashes in one cycle and refer to the chart
on the previous page.

Eight- Event To tal Re call™

Your GP500 system’s memory records the identity of the last eight activated
or malfunctioning triggers and sensors in reverse chronological order, which
allows your installer to instantly track down malfunctions.

1. Remotely arm and disarm while pressing and holding the unmarked
button on the PlainView 2 switch.

2. The LED will flash 1-8 times to indicate the most recently activated
point, pause, flash 1-8 times to indicate the second most recently
activated point, and so on.

3. Write down the number of flashes between pauses and refer to the chart
on the previous page.

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Smart Powe rUp™ 2

If power to the system is ever removed, SmartPowerUp 2 ensures that your
GP500 system automatically restores itself to its previous state when power is
restored. So if a thief disconnects the power and then restores it in an
attempt to start the motorcycle, the system will re-arm and instantly sound
the siren while immobilising the motorcycle. If your motorcycle is to be
serviced, just use the siren shutoff key to bypass the siren’s circuitry.

Self- Powered Si ren

This siren has its own built-in back-up battery, so even if a thief cuts all the
wires, the siren will continue to wail. You may use the supplied keys to turn
off the siren for servicing.

Plain View 2 Pro gram ming Switch

You can easily change the status of GP500’s numerous features at any time,
even while the engine is running. The programming mode of Clifford systems
require the entry of a secret PIN code The factory preset PIN code is “2.”

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How to en ter your PIN Code for the first time

The PIN code provides two functions: to turn the alarm off in the event that
you cannot use your remote control and secondly, to access programming
mode. Your GP500 PIN code was set by the factory. You may want to
change the PIN code using the instructions provided to insure the utmost
vehicle security.

EX AM PLE: To en ter the factory preset Pin code of 2, you
would press and re lease the PlainView 2 switch
but tons thusly: ✱✱ marked, un marked.

How to set your PIN code

You may choose any 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-digit code, but the first digit must not be a
zero (e.g., 1023 is a valid code, 0123 would not be a valid code).

NOTE: You may NOT se lect a code that be gins with a
zero. The first digit of your code must be 1–9.

Ex am ple

To set a disarming code of 4301, you would do the following:

1. Enter program mode by turning on the ignition, entering your current
PIN code, then pressing and holding the PlainView 2 ✱ button for 3 seconds
until you hear a chirp.

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2. Within 5 seconds, press and release the PlainView 2 ✱ button 7 times. To
help you count, you will hear a chirp each time you press the ✱ button. After
7 presses, wait for a single chirp, then immediately enter your new PIN code.

Example: To enter 4301 as your new code, you would
press the switch buttons in this manner: ✱✱✱✱ blank
side, ✱✱✱ blank side, blank side, ✱ blank side.

3. Pause and wait for the 3-chirp confirmation.

4. Turn off the ignition to exit program mode (you’ll hear a 3-chirp
confirmation).

5. VERY IMPORTANT: You must immediately test your new PIN code.
Turn on the ignition, enter your new code, then press and hold the
unmarked button for 3 seconds. The LED will illuminate to indicate the
proper code change.

Pro gram ma ble fea tures

GP500 lets you set many of its features to your own preferences. Once you’ve
changed a few settings, you’ll find that programming GP500 is fast and easy!
The system features are preprogrammed as noted by the bold type in the
Table of programmable features beginning on pages 32. To change any of the
settings, use the steps noted below. To restore the feature to its factory
setting, just repeat the procedure.

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Step- by- step pro gram ming in struc tions

1. Refer to the Table of programmable features on page 32 and find the feature
you wish to program. Make note of the number of times to press the ✱
button.

2. Turn the ignition on, or start the engine (skip this step if the engine is
running).

3. Enter your PIN code, then press and hold the ✱ button of the PlainView 2
switch for about 3 seconds until you hear a siren chirp. Release the button.
You are now in Program mode.

4. Press and release the ✱ button of the PlainView 2 switch the number of times
indicated for the feature you are programming. You will hear one chirp each
time you press the ✱ button. Pause. You will hear a succession of chirps equal
to the number of times you pressed the ✱ button. This audibly confirms your
selection.

5. Perform the action, if any, in the “Secondary action ” column.
Pause . You will hear either one or two chirps: Two chirps=ON, one

6.

chirp=OFF (If there is a NOTE for the selected feature, perform the
actions noted).

7. You may now select another feature or exit program mode:

If you make an er ror, just turn off the ig ni tion and start
again.

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Ta ble of Pro gram ma ble Fea tures

No. of

Feature

AutoArming

Chirps

FACT

Change PIN code

Auto Pro gram New
GP500 Re mote

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Factory
Setting

See back

cover of

manual
for factory
preset PIN

See page

settings

times to

press

the ✱
button

OFF 2 -

ON 3 -

ON 4 -

this

code

12 for

stand-

ard

Sec-

ondary

Action

En ter
new PIN

7

code.
Wait.

Press
re mote

9

con trol
but ton I

Program

completion

confirm-

ation

1 chirp=OFF
2 chirps=ON

1 chirp=ON
2 chirps=OFF

1 chirp=OFF
2 chirps=ON

1 chirp=new

PIN code is

accepted

1 chirp=all
buttons are

programmed

Additional

Action

-

-

-

En ter new
PIN code
again,
sys tem
pro vides 2
chirps.

Press
but ton I
again,
sys tem
pro vides 2
chirps.

Feature

Pro gram other
Clif ford ACG-2
Re mote to
Arm/Dis arm GP500

Pro gram other
Clif ford ACG-2
Re mote to Si lent Arm
GP500

Pro gram other
Clif ford ACG-2
Re mote to By pass

In stant AutoArming
for GP500

Factory
Setting

- 10

- 11

- 12

No. of

times to

press

the ✱
button

Sec-

ondary

Action

Press
re mote
con trol
but ton to
be
as signed
to this
func tion

Press
re mote
con trol
but ton to
be
as signed
to this
func tion

Press
but ton to
be
as signed
to this
func tion

Program

completion

confirm-

ation

1 chirp=

button is
ready to be
assigned to

the function

2 chirps=

button is

ready to be
assigned to
the function

3 chirps=

button is

ready to be
assigned to
the function

Additional

Action

Press
but ton to
be
as signed
again.
Sys tem
pro vides 2
chirps.

Press
but ton to
be
as signed
again.
Sys tem
pro vides 2
chirps.

Press
but ton to
be
as signed
again.
Sys tem
pro vides 2
chirps.

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No. of

- 13

Two

system

times to

press

the ✱
button

Feature

Pro gram other
Clif ford ACG-2
Re mote to Ad just
Piezo Sen sor for
GP500

Clear All Re motes

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Factory
Setting

remotes in

memory

Sec-

ondary

Action

Press
but ton to
be
as signed
to this
func tion

15 -

Program
completion

confirm-

ation

4 chirps=

button is

ready to be
assigned to
the function

3 chirps= all

remotes are

cleared from

system

memory

Additional

Action

Press
re mote
con trol
but ton to
be
as signed
again.
Sys tem
pro vides 2
chirps.

Re pro gra
m re motes
as
re quired.

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Your serial number is:

Paste serial number sticker here

REGISTER ONLINE: Within 10 days of purchase, you
may register your Clifford purchase online at
www.clifford.com/manuals so that we can contact you
in the future if there are any changes or improvements
to your GP500 system. Or just photocopy this page,
note your name, address and vehicle make, model,
year and VIN number, then mail to us at the address
on the previous page. THANKS!

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