Directed Electronics 516L Installation Manual

Model 516L

Installation Guide

© 2001 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA N516L 2-01

Rev. A. 1.1

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table of contents

Bitwriter™, Code Hopping™, DEI®, Directed™, 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.

What is Included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Primary Harness (H1), 12-Pin Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Remote Start Input Harness (H2), 2-Pin Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Other Plug-In Harnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

System Feature Programming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Dipswitch/Feature Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

System Feature Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Recording User Programmable Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Voice Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Security Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Remote Start Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Silent Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Public Address (P.A.) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Volume Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Special Enhancement Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Wiring Quick Reference Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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what is included

■ Primary (H1) 12-pin harness

■ Remote start (H2) 2-pin input harness

■ Control module

■ Speaker p/n 518N

■ Plug-in LED harness

■ Plug-in program/record button harness

■ Plug-in microphone

product description

The 516L Voice Module is designed to add English or Japanese voice message capability to a vehicle security or

remote start system. It can be programmed to generate generic or Viper-specific messages in either English or

Japanese. The appropriate voice messages are generated by monitoring the host security or remote start system’s

input and output signals for the following functions: arming, disarming, Warn Away

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, zone error, and zone violation.

The 516L can be adapted to most vehicle security systems by monitoring both the siren wire and the ground-

when-armed output or simply by monitoring the ground-when-armed output. When using the voice module with

most DEI systems, we recommend wiring and programming the 516L to monitor both the security system’s siren

output and ground-when-armed wire. Monitoring the siren output allows the full range of 516L features, along

with the alarm system’s Silent Mode feature, to be utilized with most DEI systems. The 516L is also capable of

adapting to many non-DEI security systems by wiring and programming the 516L to monitor only the ground-

when-armed output wire.

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primary harness (H1), 12-pin connector

The primary harness plugs into the 12-pin socket of the control module.

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H1/1 and H1/2 GRAY speaker outputs (2): Connect these wires to the speaker provided with the system.

IMPORTANT! If these wires are shorted to ground, the unit will be damaged.

H1/3 BLUE (-) hood/trunk input: This wire responds to a (-) input with an instant trigger, ideal for hood/trunk pins.

H1/4 GREEN (-) door trigger input: Most vehicles use negative door trigger circuits. Connect the green wire to

a wire that shows ground when any door is opened. In vehicles with factory delays on the domelight circuit, there

is usually a wire that is unaffected by the delay circuitry. For vehicles with a positive door trigger circuit, a relay

must be added as shown in the following diagram:

RED (+) 12V CONSTANT POWER INPUT

BLACK (-) CHASSIS GROUND INPUT

YELLOW (+) 12V IGNITION INPUT

ORANGE GROUND-WHEN-ARMED INPUT

BLUE/WHITE CUSTOM RECORDED MESSAGE 1 INPUT

RED/WHITE CUSTOM RECORDED MESSAGE 2 INPUT

BLACK/WHITE CUSTOM RECORDED MESSAGE 3 INPUT

BROWN OPTIONAL SIREN INPUT

GREEN (-) DOOR TRIGGER INPUT

BLUE (-) HOOD/TRUNK INPUT

GRAY SPEAKER OUTPUT

GRAY SPEAKER OUTPUT

H1/1

H1/2

H1/3

H1/4

H1/5

H1/6

H1/7

H1/8

H1/9

H1/10

H1/11

H1/12

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H1/5 BROWN optional (+) siren input: This wire is used to monitor the siren chirps of an alarm system and

should only be connected if Silent Mode will be utilized. If you are using a DEI system, connect the H1/5 BROWN

wire to the (+) siren output of the DEI security system.

H1/6 BLACK WHITE, H1/7 RED/WHITE, and H1/8 BLUE/WHITE custom recorded multiplex inputs: These

three wires are multiplex sensor inputs. All three wires will function similarly, depending on whether the Siren

Monitoring feature (Feature 3) is programmed ON or OFF:

■ When the Siren Monitoring feature is programmed OFF: Inputs shorter than 0.8 seconds will activate the

“Triggered” message once, while inputs longer than 0.8 seconds will repeat the “Triggered” message six

times.

■ When the Siren Monitoring feature is programmed ON: Inputs shorter than 0.8 seconds will activate the

“Triggered” message once, while inputs longer than 0.8 seconds will repeat the “Triggered” message every 5

seconds until the siren resets.

NOTE: The “Violation” message has its own separate indication.

The wires are assigned to the following message numbers:

■ H1/6 BLACK/WHITE is used for Message 3 input.

■ H1/7 RED/WHITE is used for Message 2 input.

■ H1/8 BLUE/WHITE is used for Message 1 input.

H1/9 ORANGE armed input: Connect this input to the security system wire that supplies a (-) 500 mA ground

as long as the security system is armed. This output should cease as soon as the system is disarmed. When con-

necting the H1/9 wire to the ground-when-armed output of a security system that utilizes starter kill, the starter

kill relay must be isolated with a lamp diode (1N4004) to prevent ground feedback from the starter kill relay. See

the following diagram: