Omega KeyCounter Passive Antitheft System Owner's Manual

Theft Protection You Can Count On!
Passive Antitheft System
OWNER'S MANUAL
includes installation instructions
COPYRIGHT: OMEGA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 1999
About the KeyCounter
Congratulations on your choosing the most innovative and user-friendly antitheft
system available. The Omega KeyCounter
of-the-art Radio Transponder technology incorporated with the patented unauthorized
controller feature of ATV TM .
With your KeyCounter system you received a special key fob, or "disc", to be used
with your car's key. After KeyCounter is installed, every ignition key which will be used
to start your vehicle must have its own disc attached. Each KeyCounter disc contains
a "transponder", a miniature radio receiver and transmitter device, which communi-
cates with a control unit installed in the vehicle. The KeyCounter control unit will
not allow the starter to engage unless it receives an authorized digitally-
encoded radio signal from your key fob disc.
With KeyCounter installed, even a correctly-cut key will no longer start your car.
In everyday use, KeyCounter shows how many authorized discs, thus keys able to
start the car, are encoded into its memory. This is the "Active Transponder
Verification" feature, or "ATV". To further protect against tampering, for 48 hours after
any disc programming activity, the system's status light changes to an eye-catching
multicolored display as a warning.
You will be surprised at KeyCounter's no-hassle, user-friendly design, serious
antitheft security, and ease of operation. The disc/transponders have no moving parts,
need no batteries, and in use need no special actions by the user.
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The operation of
the KeyCounter is
explained in detail
on page 4. The sys-
tem's antenna is typically
concealed behind the steer-
ing column trim panel.
Each KeyCounter system includes two key fob discs: a Black "Daily Use disc" and
a special Red "Programming disc". KeyCounter can have up to four Black Daily Use
discs programmed to operate it, in addition to the one Red Programming disc. As it
is required to program additional or replacement daily use discs to operate the system,
the Red Programming disc should be kept in a safe place.
Additional daily use discs are readily available, and the Red Programming disc, if
needed, may be used in an emergency in place of a Black Daily Use disc. If the original
Red key fob is lost, the system's control module must then be returned to the factory
for reprogramming. The KeyCounter also has two other components which involve the
user's interaction: a system Status Light and a Valet /Override Switch.
These are typically mounted in a small housing within sight and reach of the driver.
Using the KeyCounter
No special action is required to engage, or disengage, the KeyCounter
system. Upon turning the ignition switch off, the starter circuit will automatically be
immobilized 20 seconds later. This 20 second period is indicated by the Status Light
illuminating Orange. When the 20 second period expires, the starter circuit is
immobilized, as indicated by the Status Light changing to flash Red once every
second. The Status Light will flash Red at all times while the starter immobilizer circuit
is engaged, as both an indicator of the system's immobilized starter status and also
as a visual theft deterrent. While the KeyCounter is in this state, the engine
The best operating performance is ob-
tained by placing the KeyCounter disc
on your keys as shown: place your
ignition key only on the
disc's small ring, and
LOCK
place the key ring
and remaining keys
on the opposite
side of the disc.
KEY
COUNTER
Configuring the
key fob disc in this
fashion orients the
transponder in
the disc to the
antenna and at
the same time
ensures that the
signal is not blocked
by the other keys.
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