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Crime Guard 328i3 Operation Manual

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COPYRIGHT 1999: OMEGA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, INC.

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  • Page 1 OPERATION MANUAL 328i COPYRIGHT 1999: OMEGA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, INC.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS About Your New Crime Guard System ......... 4 Using Your Crime Guard System ........... 5 Remote Arming By Transmitter ..........5-6 Arming Bypass Last Door Arming By Exiting The Car ........6-7 System Armed and Activated ..........8 Disarming The System ............

  • Page 4: About Your New Crime Guard System

    ), ensures that only your transmitters operate your system, and is explained on page 19. These features, and many others, ensure that Crime Guard systems are the most secure vehicle security systems available. The Status Indicator Light: The Red Status Indicator Light reports the status of the security system at all times, and also serves as a visual deterrent to break-ins and theft.

  • Page 5: Using Your Crime Guard System

    USING YOUR CRIME GUARD SYSTEM Your new Crime Guard security system is designed to deter theft of both your vehicle and its contents. Arming the system turns on the protection operation, disables the vehicle’s starter and locks the doors provided an interface is installed.

  • Page 6: Arming Bypass

    Upon Arming: • The siren will chirp twice (or four times if a zone is bypassed) unless the silent arming procedure is followed. • The parking lights will flash twice (or four times if a zone is bypassed). • The doors will lock.* •...
  • Page 7 The Last Door Arming feature may be coupled, if desired, with the auto- matic locking of the vehicle’s doors when the system arms itself.* The Last Door Arming process: 1- When the vehicle’s ignition has been turned off, the system waits until a door is opened.

  • Page 8: System Armed And Activated

    SYSTEM ARMED & ACTIVATED While the system is in the Armed state: • The Status Indicator Light will be flashing slowly to confirm that the system is armed, and also serve as a visual deterrent. • The starter interrupt circuit is engaged. •...

  • Page 9: Safety Disarm

    REMOTE DISARMING BY TRANSMITTER To Disarm the System: Press & Release the Large Upper Button THE SIREN WILL CHIRP ONCE TO CONFIRM THE PARKING LIGHTS DISARMING WILL FLASH: ONCE TO CONFIRM DISARMING THE DOORS WILL UNLOCK* To Silently Disarm the System: First Press &...

  • Page 10: Safety Disarm

    very useful when the vehicle is exposed to environmental conditions, such as storms, trains or heavy vehicles, which may cause false activations. Safety Disarm is a temporary “one time” operation which occurs only while the system is activated. To remotely unlock the doors after a Safety Disarm, simply arm, then disarm the system again.

  • Page 11: Disarming By Emergency Override

    - Opening a door will suspend the 90 second countdown. - All protected zones must remain non-violated during the 90 second Automatic Rearming period. For example, if a vehicle door is opened during the 90 second period, the countdown will stop. When the door is closed, the system resets and starts a new 90 second countdown period.

  • Page 12: Remote Panic

    ENTER THE VEHICLE AND USE YOUR KEY TO WITHIN 5 TURN THE IGNITION ON SECONDS OF TURNING THE IGNITION ON, ENTER THE SECURECODE BY PRESSING THE VALET SWITCH THE SYSTEM WILL DISARM If the SecureCode entry of the Valet Switch is the “as received” default setting of “1 press”, the system will disarm the moment the Valet Switch is released from the single press.

  • Page 13: Auxiliary Output

    Upon Activating Panic: • The electronic siren will sound. • The vehicle’s exterior parking lights will flash. • The vehicle’s doors will unlock.* - The Panic feature is designed for situations in which the user feels threat- ened and/or a need to attract attention. - Panic can be activated anytime, whether the vehicle’s ignition is turned on or off, and has a 30 second duration (60 seconds is optional) unless it is deactivated using the remote control.

  • Page 14: Easy Valet Mode

    EASY VALET MODE Easy Valet Mode: This allows you to turn off all off the “alarm” operations of the security system while retaining the remote convenience features such as keyless entry, Panic, and the Auxiliary Outputs. The system may only be placed into Easy Valet when it’s disarmed;...

  • Page 15: Status Indicator Light

    STATUS INDICATOR LIGHT The Red Status Indicator Light visually confirms the status of the system and provides a high level of visual deterrence. Additionally, the Status Indicator Light is also part of the patented Automatic Transmitter Verification feature and the Zone Violation Code feature. The Status Indicator Light, which shares a housing assembly with the Valet Switch, is normally mounted in a location where it can be easily seen by the driver, as well as from outside the vehicle.

  • Page 16: Optional Sensor Capability

    OPTIONAL SENSOR CAPABILITY Optional Sensors: This section explains additional various operations offered by the addition of an optional sensing device. The Crime Guard 328i security system’s control module features a plug-in port which allows easy installation of such an optional sensor. A comprehensive line of optional sensors are available.

  • Page 17: Backup Battery

    This security system is equipped with a backup battery inside the control module. The backup battery will provide an alternative power source to operate the Crime Guard system if the vehicle's battery is disconnected. A built-in protection circuit will not allow the backup battery to supply power into the vehicle's electrical system.

  • Page 18: Vehicle Recovery

    VEHICLE RECOVERY Your system is equipped with three separately programmable Vehicle Recovery protection features, which also provide Anti-Carjacking protection. The Vehicle Recovery operation may be selectively activated by the ignition, by an open door, or by the transmitter. How It Works Once the Vehicle Recovery process has begun, the user has 53 seconds to cancel the process by entering programmed SecureCode...

  • Page 19: Automatic Transmitter Verification

    A UTOMATIC T RANSMITTER V ERIFICATION The patented ATV technology, which is standard on all Crime Guard models, is the only defense against an inherent weakness found in any remote-controlled vehicle security system. In all such systems, allowance is made for multiple transmitters to operate the system. In a matter of seconds, anyone familiar with the programming procedure can easily code their own unauthorized transmitter into the system.

  • Page 20: Programming The 328I

    PROGRAMMING THE 328i The Crime Guard 328i is a sophisticated, yet flexible security and convenience system. Many of its operations may be configured as the user desires- “Programming Mode” allows you the ability to configure 20 operational features. Another programming level allows you to add transmitters to operate your system, and an additional programming level enables you customize the SecureCode.
  • Page 21 To Change a Feature: Step 5: After accessing the desired feature, within 10 seconds Press & Release either the transmitter’s Large Upper Button or the Small Lower Button. - Pressing the Large Upper Button turns the feature on; the siren will chirp once and the Status Light will turn on.

  • Page 22: The 328I 'S Programmable Features

    To program a transmitter to a “2nd” or “3rd” system: Up to three Crime Guard systems may be independently operated using a single transmitter. To accomplish this, the transmitter’s button functions are different for each of the vehicles. This prevents Arming or Disarming the multiple systems simultaneously when all are within range of the transmitter.
  • Page 23 Feature #2 SecureCode Programming Mode (Factory Default Setting: 1 Press) SecureCode is a unique patented feature which allows you to custom select the number of Valet Switch presses which would be required in order to perform an Emergency Override. Instead of “1 press” of the Valet Switch, a customized programming of the SecureCode would require from 2 to 12 presses.
  • Page 24 Changing the Chirp Confirmation: Follow Steps 1 to 4 on page 20; at Step 4 the Valet Switch will be pressed and released three times. The system’s response will be three siren chirps, and the Status Light flashing three times, pausing, then repeating. Within 10 seconds, press and release the transmitter’s Large Upper Button to turn the Chirp Confirmation on (the siren will chirp once) or the Small Lower Button to turn the Chirp Confirmation off (the siren will chirp twice).
  • Page 25 Feature #6 Auxiliary Output Also Disarms System (Factory Default Setting On) This feature configures the Auxiliary Output to automatically Disarm the system at the same when it is used. Programming Auxiliary Output Disarms System: Follow Steps 1 to 4 on page 20; at Step 4 the Valet Switch will be pressed and released six times.
  • Page 26 and the Status Light flashing eight times, pausing, then repeating. Within 10 seconds, press and release the transmitter’s Large Upper Button to turn on the Doors Lock With Last Door Arming feature (the siren will chirp once) or the Small Lower Button to turn off the feature (the siren will chirp twice). Feature #9 Parking Light Illumination Upon Disarm (Factory Default Setting Off)
  • Page 27 Certain vehicles have power doorlocking systems which are vacuum operated, and thus require a longer output pulse from the Crime Guard system. While use of this feature is determined by the type of vehicle the system is installed in, this feature does save the owners of such vehicles the added expense of a special adapter.
  • Page 28 Activated” Vehicle Recovery is one three methods of activating this feature, which is explained on page 18. Programming Door Activated Vehicle Recovery: Follow Steps 1 to 4 on page 20; at Step 4 the Valet Switch will be pressed and released thirteen times. The system’s response will be thirteen siren chirps, and the Status Light flashing thirteen times, pausing, then repeating.
  • Page 29 Programming Automatic Rearming: Follow Steps 1 to 4 on page 20; at Step 4 the Valet Switch will be pressed and released fifteen times. The system’s response will be fifteen siren chirps, and the Status Light flashing fifteen times, pausing, then repeating. Within 10 seconds, press and release the transmitter’s Large Upper Button to turn on the Automatic Rearming feature ( ) or the Small Lower...
  • Page 30 Feature #18 Doors Lock When Ignition Is Turned On (Factory Default Setting On) This feature configures the system to automatically lock the vehicle’s doors every time that the ignition switch is turned on. An exception to this would be if feature #21 is turned on, and a door being open when the ignition switch is turned on.
  • Page 31 An optional transmitter with four buttons, Omega part number #105-05, is available from your Crime Guard dealer or directly from Omega Research and Develop- ment. The following pages will show the system’s operation with either type of transmitter.

  • Page 32: Transmitter "2 Button" Operation

    TRANSMITTER “2 BUTTON” OPERATION Programmable feature #22 changes the configuration of how the trans- mitter operates the system. In the factory default setting of “1 Button Operation”, a single transmitter button alternates Arming and Disarming the system with every press of the button. When this feature is programmed to the “2 Button Operation”...
  • Page 33 To Activate “Enhanced Panic”: 3 Button Transmitter Press & Hold for 3 Seconds the Large Upper Button OR the Small Center Button THE SIREN SOUNDS Hold 3 THE PARKING LIGHTS seconds WILL FLASH THE DOORS WILL LOCK LOCK OR UNLOCK* “Enhanced Panic”...
  • Page 34 To Activate Auxiliary Output: 3 Button Transmitter Press & Hold for 3 Seconds the Small Lower Button IF ARMED, THE SYSTEM Hold 3 WILL DISARM, WITH seconds IF THE SYSTEM IS NOT ARMED, 3 SIREN CHIRPS CONFIRMATION IS 1 SIREN CHIRP AND 1 LIGHT AND 1 LIGHT FLASH FLASH...
  • Page 35 Omega Research and Development, Inc. P. O. Box 508 Douglasville, Georgia 30133 Page 35...

  • Page 36: Replacement Transmitters

    REPLACEMENT TRANSMITTERS Extra or replacement Remote Control Transmitters are readily available from the dealer from which you purchased your Crime Guard system; or, transmitters may purchased directly from Omega Research and Develop- ment. Transmitters purchased from Omega are $35.00 each, which includes shipping and handling.
  • Page 37 The optional 4 Button Transmitter- transmitter is ideal for use with the “2 Button Operation” feature part number: offered by your Crime Guard #105-05 system. Please see pages 31- (Black finish only) 34 for a detailed description of this feature’s operation and how to program it.

  • Page 38: Features Programming Checklist

    FEATURES PROGRAMMING CHECKLIST This checklist will assist you when programming features. Before attempting feature programming, please carefully read pages 20 and 21 for the entire features programming details and instructions to become familiar with the features and the programming procedure. A detailed explanation of each of the programmable features is found on pages 22 through 31.
  • Page 39 FEATURE DEFAULT TRANSMITTER PROGRAMMING SECURECODE PROGRAMMING 1 press- see page 23 Chirp Confirmation ON (large upper button) 30 / 60 Second Activated Alarm Cycle 30 Seconds (large upper button) Automatic Sensor Zone Bypass ON (large upper button) Auxiliary Output Also Disarms System ON (large upper button) Last Door Arming ON (large upper button)

  • Page 40: Limited Lifetime Warranty

    Crime Guard Keyless Entry & Security, Inc.'s labor and return shipping, to the original owner during the lifetime of the car in which it was originally installed.

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