Clifford Sabre II User Manual

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Table of Contents

Standard Features of the Sabre II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Your 3-button/3-channel remote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Anti-CodeGrabbing (ACG) with Random Code Encryption . . . . . . . . 6

How to interpret the chirps and parking light flashes . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Piezo Sensor™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Selectable starter/ignition interrupt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Enhanced AutoArming™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

AutoArming enable/disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Visual acknowledgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

AutoArm & Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Instant AutoArming bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

UltraSecure™ valet mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

To enable valet mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

To exit valet mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Setting your own secret valet code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Remote controlled valet mode entry and exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Keyless entry in valet mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Smart AutoTesting™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Specific malfunction identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Automatic malfunction bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

TotalRecall™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Smart prior intrusion attempt alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

SmartPowerUp™ II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

FACT — False Alarm Control and Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

How to interpret the LED status indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

High-output Insignia™ Siren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Long-term chirp silencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Remote controlled chirp muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

User-selectable features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Programming table for user-selectable features . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14

EXAMPLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Adding new remote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

How to erase the codes of lost or stolen remote controls . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Standard Features of the Sabre II

✔ Lifetime Warranty —For as long as you own the car, 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 3-Button/3-Channel Remote Controls —Fingertip command from a

typical range of 100 feet.

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

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 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 (some vehicles require optional relays to control the power locks).

is transmitted, yet the system will flawlessly recognize and

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

like they can all other brands of alarms.

Optional Remote Controlled Valet Mode Entry and Exit — With the optional

4-button/12-channel ACG remote, you get unparalleled convenience in addition to
unbreachable security. With just a press of a button from 100 feet away, you can
enter or exit valet mode. Parking light flashes confirm valet mode entry and exit.

✔

Dual-Mode Chirp Silencing— Your choice of either long-term chirp silencing or

remote controlled chirp muting whenever you wish.

✔ Remote Controlled Courtesy Lighting — For your personal safety and

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

✔ Built-In Parking Light Flasher — Visually confirms door lock and system status.

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Standard Features of the Sabre II

✔ Remote Door Lock/Unlock Capability — No more fumbling with keys in the dark

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or bad weather! A press of a button on the remote control simultaneously arms your

and

system

locks your vehicle’s power locks. Another press disarms and unlocks

(some vehicles require optional relays).

Deluxe Remote Keyless Entry in Valet Mode — Use the remote to lock and

unlock the car doors and remotely activate system accessories even in valet mode.

✔ 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 Sabre II 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 Insignia Siren is 10 times better than that of conventional sirens.

Patented Automatic Noise Abatement —Sabre II siren electronics limit alarm

sounding to no more than 3 minutes 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 to provide the utmost possible protection.

✔ Piezo Sensor™— An all-electronic, solid-state vibration/impact sensor that delivers

the utmost reliability and provides more accurate discrimination between genuine
intrusion attempts and non-threatening conditions (like a large truck passing by) that
cause other sensors to false alarm.

✔ Enhanced User-Selectable AutoArming™— Automatically arms itself

“passively” if you forget. May qualify you for an insurance discount that could pay
for the system (consult your insurance company).

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.

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

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

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Standard Features of the Sabre II

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

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match to the system up to 4 different 3-channel and/or ACG 12-channel remote controls.
Just as easily, a lost or stolen remote control can be deleted from the system memory.

✔ Patented Smart AutoTesting™— Tests all triggers and sensors every time you 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™ —In the unlikely event of a trigger or

sensor malfunction, your Sabre II will automatically bypass the malfunction and arm
all other points to continue relentless protection of your vehicle.

✔

TotalRecall™— Sabre II’s memory stores the identity of the last trigger or sensor

activated. This provides an invaluable diagnostic means, since, whenever you wish,
the system will visually identify the last activated trigger or sensor.

✔ Patented Smart Prior Intrusion Attempt Alert — When you disarm your Sabre II,

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 Sabre II
will even identify the specific trigger or sensor that detected the intrusion attempt.

✔ Advanced CMOS Microcomputer —Very large scale integration (VLSI)

microprocessor commands and monitors all system functions, yet it draws less power
than the vehicle’s clock, so it won’t deplete your car battery like other alarms.

✔ Selectable Starter/Ignition Interrupt— You may choose either a fault-proof

mode, which lets you start the engine even in the unlikely event of a system
malfunction, or ultra-secure mode that ensures a thief won’t be able to start the
vehicle even if he finds the system control unit and disconnects it!

✔

Hood/Trunk Trigger Input— For full perimeter protection of the engine

compartment and trunk contents (may require optional pin switches).

✔ High-Luminescence LED Status Indicator — Adds visual deterrence and

identifies system and doorlock status.

✔ 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.

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