Stan dard Fea tures of the ACE 7500 o Lifetime Warranty o Eight-Event TotalRecall™ o His & Hers Remote Controls o Prewired LED, Sensor, Extended Range Receiver and PlainView 2 o ACG™ 2 (Anti-CodeGrabbing™) Switch Connectors o Extended Range Receiver o Dual-Mode “Chirp”...
Vinyl tubing Rubber grommet Convoluted tubing Solder gun and solder Sys tem Com po nents The ACE 7500 kit contains the following components: One Prewired 24-pin Connector Harness One Extended Range Receiver One Prewired 12-pin Connector Harness One LED Status Indicator One ACE 7500 Control Unit One Owner’s Manual...
Wir ing De scrip tion for the 12- Pin Con nec tor Wire Color Con nects to Battery (+) with 30-amp fuse Gray Heater/AC output Green/Blue Coil side - ignition (+) (and relay shown if manual transmission) Battery (+) with 30-amp fuse Battery (+) with 20-amp fuse Brown Parking light output (+)
Con trol Unit and Extended Range Re ceiver The ACE 7500 con trol unit must be in stalled in side the ve hi cle, never un der the hood or other simi larly hos tile en vi ron ment. 1. Select a mounting area, but do not affix the control unit until wiring and testing is complete.
ONLY. Cut this wire, then try to start the engine. It should not crank. 2. Con nect the WHITE/GREEN of the ACE 7500 wire to the key side of the cut starter line. 3. Connect the WHITE/BLUE wire of the ACE 7500 starter side of the cut starter line.
5. Remove the adhesive backing and press the switch into place. Door Trig ger/In te rior Light Sup ply The ACE 7500 has self-programming door trigger polarity. Door triggers on most autos are negative (except most Rolls-Royce and Ford autos). To determine door trigger polarity, use the following procedure: 1.
For assistance, call the Clif ford Tech ni cal Sup port Hotline PRIOR to wir ing the door locks. The ACE 7500 provides power door lock interface capabilities and is able to in ter face with any power door lock con figu ra tion in clud ing...
6. The ACE 7500 can also provide double pulses (+ or -) for lock and/or (+ or -) unlock that is required by some vehicles (such as some Nissans, VWs, and Audis). Wire the door locks following the steps above and select the 2x lock and/or unlock feature in installer-programming.
3. The VIO LET/WHITE wire is a nega tive pulse out af ter re mote en gine start ing. This can be used to lock the doors after remote starting if the doors had been unlocked prior to starting. This wire also pulses when the ACE 7500 is armed using the remote. Re verse Lights 1.
RPM Moni tor ing The ACE 7500 monitors RPM which is REQUIRED for the operation of the remote engine starting electronics as well as the anti-carjacking electronics and RPM-dependent AutoLock feature. After powering up the system, you must perform the MANDATORY RPM PROGRAMMING noted on page 13.
En gine Com part ment Con nec tions Hood Trig ger Vehicles with a ground-switching hood pin switch interface directly with ACE 7500 (on positive switching Rolls-Royce vehicles, use a relay to invert polarity). If a switch cannot be located, you must add a pin switch in a location away from water channels.
Smart Powe rUp™ 2 SmartPowerUp 2 ensures that the system powers up in the same state (disarmed, armed or valet mode) it was in when power was removed. When you first power up the ACE 7500, it will silently enter the disarmed state.
Re mote Con trol Op era tion The ACE 7500 comes with two ergonomically designed remote controls. Up to two more ACG 2 remote controls can be added to the ACE 7500 system (older Clifford ACG and non-ACG remotes are not compatible with the ACE 7500).
System power interruption Pro gram ma ble Fea tures ACE 7500 comes from the factory with its features preprogrammed as noted in bold text in the tables on pages 16 and 17. Us ing the Cliff Net Wiz ard PRO...
To select a different feature column, repeat step 5. c. To exit program mode, turn the ignition off (you’ll hear three chirps and the LED will turn off to indicate exit of program mode), or wait 60 seconds and the ACE 7500 will automatically exit program mode.
To select a different feature column, repeat step 4. c. To exit program mode, turn the ignition off (you’ll hear three chirps and the LED will turn off to indicate exit of program mode), or wait 60 seconds and the ACE 7500 will automatically exit program mode.
Sys tem Check list & Trou ble shoot ing The fol low ing check list will as sure that you have in stalled the ACE 7500 cor rectly. Each suc ces sive step re quires that the pre vious step has been com pleted as in di cated.
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WARN ING: If the doors do not lock, DO NOT ac ti vate the ve hi cle’s lock switches. Do ing so may dam age the ACE 7500 con trol unit, the ve hi cle’s elec tri cal sys tem and/or the power lock servo mo tors.
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Step 7: Test Black Jax anti- carjacking feaure. Verify that this feature is on (it is factory set to off). To trigger BlackJax: 1. Shut all doors, then start the engine (be sure to press the brake pedal). 2. Wait. After 20 seconds, you’ll hear 5 chirps. Enter the PIN code (factory set to 2: blank).
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Stand 100-300 feet from the vehicle and use the remote control to arm and disarm. nThe ACE 7500 will re spond with the pre vi ously noted. If not: § Re po si tion the external receiver as high as possible high up un der the dash and as far as pos si ble from heavy wire looms and metal.
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Step 18a: Test the re mote start func tion: AUTO MATIC TRANSMISSION. Program the system for automatic transmission (factory setting is for manual transmission). Make sure the gear lever is in PARK, the hood is closed, and the emer gency brake is ON. nTest 1: Press but ton 4 on the master re mote or the button on the companion remote.
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