Designtech 21930 Owner's manual

Brand: Designtech

Model: 21930

Category: Remote starters

Type: Owner's manual

Model 21930

Owner’s/Installation Guide

Bitwriter®, Code Hopping™, Doubleguard®, ESP™, Fail-

Safe®, Ghost Switch™, Learn Routine™, Nite-Lite®, Nuisance

Prevention® Circuitry, Revenger®, Silent Mode™, Soft Chirp®,

Stinger®, Valet®, Vehicle Recovery System®, VRS®, and

Warn Away® are all Trademarks or Registered Trademarks of

Directed.

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Congratulations

Congratulations and thank you for purchasing one of our state-of-the-art

vehicle security systems. Directed is the world leader in vehicle security,

remote start, and keyless entry systems, so yes, you have made the

right choice!

STOP! Read this First

Please make sure you follow all the steps listed below before attempting

to install this system in your vehicle.

Step 1: Read this guide from cover to cover.

Step 2: Register at www.readyremote.com to gain access to our ve-

hicle database. This provides you with the speciﬁc installa-

tion information for your vehicle and identiﬁes any additional

hardware, if needed, to support the features you desire.

Step 3: Ensure you have, or can borrow the items listed in the Tools

Required section of this guide.

If you ﬁnd that this installation is too difﬁcult to perform, please visit

the Professional Installer Network section of the www.readyremote.com

web site or visit: www.proinstallation.com to contact one of our 7,000

authorized retailers to have the product professionally installed.

Caution! Failure to properly install this product may result in costly

damages, personal injury, or both.

Note: This product, guide or other related material is subject to change

without notice, please check www.readyremote.com regularly for the

latest updates.

What's Included

• The control module with on-board siren

• A four-button remote control (transmitter)

• A Stinger® DoubleGuard® dual-stage shock/impact sensor, on-

board the control module

• The red status LED indicator light

• This Guide

Tools Required

• Digital Multi-Meter

• Drill

• 9/32-inch drill bit

• Screwdrivers (Phillips and Flathead)

• Wire Stripper

• Solder Iron

• Electrical Tape

• Pliers

• Crimping Tool

• Safety Glasses

Note: The installation tools listed above may be optional. The required

tools will vary depending on your vehicle.

Important Information

Your Warranty

Your system comes with a warranty. Your product warranty must be

validated following your purchase. You can validate online at: www.

prodregister.com/directed.

Replacement Remote Controls

If additional remote controls are desired, please see an authorized

dealer or visit us at www.readyremote.com to order. Your replacement

part number is 7143R (4-button).

Guide Translations

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Guide, please download it from www.readyremote.com under On-Line

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Contents

Congratulations ............................................................................................... iii

STOP! Read this First ........................................................................................ iii

What's Included ............................................................................................ iv

Tools Required ................................................................................................. iv

Important Information ........................................................................................ v

Your Warranty .......................................................................................... v

Replacement Remote Controls ..................................................................... v

Guide Translations .................................................................................... v

Installation Guide ..............................................................................................2

Important Precautions ................................................................................2

Wiring Connections ..........................................................................................3

Finding the 12V switched ignition wire ........................................................3

Finding the Starter Wire ............................................................................4

Remote Control Learn Routine .............................................................................7

Operating Settings Learn Routine ........................................................................8

Feature Descriptions ..........................................................................................9

Shock Sensor Adjustment .................................................................................10

Owner's Guide ..............................................................................................12

System Maintenance ...............................................................................12

Battery Replacement ................................................................................12

Using the system ...........................................................................................12

Arming ..................................................................................................13

Disarming ..............................................................................................14

High Security Disarm ...............................................................................14

Silent Mode ...........................................................................................14

Panic Mode ...........................................................................................14

Programming Options ......................................................................................15

Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................16

Glossary of Terms............................................................................................17

Government Regulations ..................................................................................18

Limited lifetime consumer warranty ....................................................................20

Installation Guide

Important Precautions

Do not disconnect the battery if the vehicle has an anti-theft–coded

radio or is equipped with an airbag(s).

Important: Diagnostic codes become a concern when the battery is

disconnected which is why it's not recommended. This can result in a

visit to the dealer to reset systems affected.

Before beginning the installation:

• Choose an LED location.

• Turn OFF the dome light(s) or remove the vehicle's dome light fuse.

This prevents accidental draining of the battery.

• Roll down a window to avoid being locked out of the car.

During the installation:

• The unit should be placed in the engine compartment, away from

heat sources and areas that must be accessed for routine mainte-

nance of the vehicle.

Note: Some vehicles have a dome light over-ride button on the

dash. Do not use this button as the alarm will not sense the doors

being opened when the button is depressed. (If the system fails to

sound the alarm when the doors open, you may need to go inside

the vehicle for power. This wire can be located by using the 12

volt wire found on your vehicle-speciﬁc wiring information)

• The unit should be placed with the siren portion facing down. This

will prevent water damage to the unit.

• Route the wires away from the unit and make sure they are se-

curely fastened away from the moving parts of the engine.

• Place the antenna as high as possible and as straight as possible

for maximum operating range.

Wiring Connections

ORANGE (-) ground-when-armed output: This wire supplies a (-) 500

mA ground as long as the system is armed. This output ceases as soon

as the system is disarmed. This output can be used to interrupt the starter

circuit using an optional 8618 starter kill relay as shown below.

Orange (-)

Control Unit

To Starter Motor

To Vehicle

87A

8586

(+) Ignition Wire

(+) Starter Wire

* *

Cut

+ +

Finding the 12V switched ignition wire

The ignition wire is powered when the key is in the run or start posi-

tion. This is because the ignition wire powers the ignition system (spark

plugs, coil) as well as the fuel delivery system (fuel pump, fuel injec-

tion computer). DO NOT INTERRUPT THIS WIRE. Accessory wires lose

power when the key is in the start position to make more current avail able

to the starter motor.

How to ﬁnd (+)12V ignition with your multimeter:

1. Set to DCV or DC voltage (12V or 20V is ﬁne).

2. Attach the (-) probe of the meter to chassis ground.

3. Probe the wire you suspect of being the ignition wire. The steering

column harness or ig ni tion switch harness is an excellent place to

ﬁnd this wire.

4. Turn the ignition key switch to the run position. If your meter reads

(+)12V, go to the next step. If it does not read (+)12V, probe an-

other wire.

5. Now turn the key to the start po si tion. The meter display should

stay steady, not drop ping by more than a few tenths of a volt. If it

drops close to or all the way to zero, go back to Step 3. If it stays

steady at (+)12V, you have found an ig ni tion wire.

Finding the Starter Wire

The starter wire provides 12V directly to the starter or to a relay control-

ling starter.

How to ﬁnd the starter wire with your multimeter:

1. Set to DCV or DC voltage (12V or 20V is ﬁne).

2. Attach the (-) probe of the meter to chassis ground.

3. Probe the wire you suspect of being the starter wire. The steering

column is an ex cel lent place to ﬁnd this wire. Re mem ber you do

not need to interrupt the starter at the same point you test it. Hiding

your optional starter kill relay and con nec tions is always rec om-

mend ed.

4. Turn the ignition key switch to the start position. Make sure the car

is not in gear! If your meter reads (+)12V, go to the next step. If it

doesn’t, probe another wire.

5. Cut the wire you suspect of being the starter wire.

6. Attempt to start the car. If the starter engages, reconnect it and

go back to Step 3. If the starter does not turn over, you have the

right wire.

Note: If connecting the orange wire to control another module, such as

the 529T or 535T window controller, a 1 amp diode (type 1N4004)

will be required. Insert the diode as shown in the following diagram.

Orange (-)

Diode

Control Unit

Window Control Module

or other module

To Starter Motor

87A

8586

(+) Ignition Wire

(+) Starter Wire

* *

Cut

+ +

WHITE (-) light ﬂash output: The unit supplies a 200 mA output that can

be used to ﬂash the negative triggered parking lights of the vehicle.

If the vehicle has positive triggered parking lights, this wire will need

to be connected to a relay (not included) as shown in the following

diagram.

White (-)

+12V Fused

(+) Parking Light

wire in vehicle

Control Unit

87A

8586

+ +

BLUE (-) instant trigger input: This input can be used for optional hood

and trunk pins.

BLUE/WHITE 2V (-) LED output: Connect this wire to the BLUE wire of

the supplied LED. Connect the RED wire of the LED to a fused source

of (+) 12V.

BLACK (-) chassis ground input: This wire is the main unit’s source of

ground. DO NOT connect this wire to any factory ground points; they

can cause noise and/or current loss which can affect system perfor-

mance. Ground the main unit and any accessories to the same point in

the vehicle, at the (-) post of the battery or, if inside the vehicle, to the

kick panel. Scrape away any paint and use a factory bolt or make your

own ground with a self-tapping screw and a star washer.

RED (+) 12V constant power input: Before connecting this wire, remove

the supplied fuse. Connect the battery positive or to the (+) 12V feed

in the ignition harness. When the system is powered up the siren emits

two sounds after ﬁve seconds (the system enters remote programming

mode upon power up and will exit the programing mode if no actions

occur).

Note: Always use a fuse within 12 inches of the point you obtain (+)

12V. Do not use the 10A fuse in the harness for this purpose. This fuse

protects the module itself.

Remote Control Learn Routine

The system uses a microprocessor-based Learn Routine to learn and

store remote controls in memory. Up to four remote controls are retained

in memory, even if the unit is disconnected from the vehicle battery.

To enter the remote control Learn Routine:

1. Power up the system. If the system is already powered up, it must

be powered down and back up before it will enter the remote

control Learn Routine.

2. Within ﬁve seconds, press button on the ﬁrst remote control. The

siren will chirp once.

3. Within ﬁve seconds, press button on the ﬁrst remote control

again. The siren will chirp twice.

4. Within ﬁve seconds, press button on the ﬁrst remote control a

third time. The unit will generate one long chirp.

5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 for all remote controls to be learned. The

system will learn up to four remote controls in this fashion.

The remote controls Learn Routine will automatically be exited if ﬁve

seconds elapse without the unit receiving a remote control code. The

system will generate one short chirp followed by a long chirp when the

Learn Routine is exited.

Note: If a transmitter is lost or stolen you can delete the old remote from

the systems memory by programming the new remote four times.

Operating Settings Learn Routine

Many of the system features are programmable. The Operation Settings

Learn Routine is used to access and program the system features. You

must have a programmed remote control to program features.

To enter Learn Routine:

1. Arm the system.

2. Disarm the system.

3. Press and hold Buttons and on the remote control until the

unit generates a long chirp. The long chirp is followed by a short

chirp indicating step one has been accessed in the Operation

Settings Learn Routine.

4. Release the remote control buttons.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to advance to the next step. Each time, the

short siren chirps will indicate what step you have accessed.

5. Program the selected feature. Pressing Button on the remote con-

trol will select the one chirp setting and the siren will chirp once.

Pressing Button on the remote control will select the two chirp

setting and the siren will chirp twice. The default settings are the

one chirp settings except where indicated by bold text.

After programming a feature, another feature can be selected by re-

peating steps 3 and 4. The Learn Routine will be exited if you wait

longer than ﬁve seconds between steps. The system will exit Learn Rou-

tine immediately if you repeat steps 3 and 4 more times than there are

features. When Learn Routine is exited, the unit will chirp once followed

by a long chirp.

Feature Descriptions

Default (factory) settings in bold type.

1. CURRENT SENSE ON/OFF: This feature is used to defeat the

current sensor of the unit. If turned off, the system cannot detect the

doors opening, unless the BLUE wire has been connected to the

door trigger circuit in the vehicle.

2. CURRENT SENSE DELAY 5 SECONDS/5 MINUTES: This feature

selects the delay time before current sensor can trigger the unit. In

some vehicles dome lights, electric fans and other circuits may stay

on after the ignition is turned off. Selecting the ﬁve minute delay

will prevent those systems from triggering the current sensor.

3. ARM/DISARM CHIRPS ON/OFF: This feature controls the chirps

that conﬁrm the arming and disarming of the system.

4. CODE-HOPPING

™

ON/OFF: The system uses a mathematical for-

mula called an algorithm to change its code each time the remote

control and receiver communicate. This makes the group of bits,

or “word,” from the remote control very long. The longer the word

is, the easier it is to block its transmission to the unit. Disabling the

Code-Hopping

™

feature lets the receiver ignore the Code-Hopping

part of the remote control word. As a result, the unit may have bet-

ter range with Code-Hopping off.

Shock Sensor Adjustment

The system features a Doubleguard

shock sensor inside the control unit.

All adjustments to the sensor are made using the remote control.

Adjusting the Shock Sensor Warn-Away

1. Disarm the system by pressing on the remote control.

2. Within ﬁve seconds, press and hold on the remote control until

the unit generates a long chirp.

3. Release on the remote control.

To Test and Adjust the Current Warn-Away Setting

Carefully impact the vehicle with increasing intensity to test the current

setting. When the impact is detected the unit chirps three times.

1. If the current setting is acceptable, do nothing and the unit will exit

shock sensor adjustment mode.

2. If the current setting is un ac cept able, press to decrease the sen-

sitivity or to increase the sensitivity. Each time is pressed,

the unit will emit one chirp and the sensitivity is decreased one

step. Each time is pressed, the unit will emit two chirps and

the sensitivity will be increased one step. There are 16 possible

settings. When the maximum or minimum setting (Warn-Away

™

off)

is achieved, the siren will emit a long chirp.

Adjusting the Shock Sensor Full Trigger

1. Arm the system by pressing on your remote control.

2. Within ﬁve seconds, press and hold on the remote control until

the unit generates a long chirp.

3. Release on the remote control.

To Test and Adjust the Current Full Trigger Setting

Carefully impact the vehicle with increasing intensity to test the current

setting. When the impact is detected the unit will chirp three or four

times.

1. If the current setting is acceptable do nothing and the unit will exit

shock sensor adjustment mode.

2. If the current setting is unacceptable press to decrease the sen-

sitivity or to increase the sensitivity. Each time is pressed, the

unit will emit one chirp and the sensitivity is decreased one step.

Each time is pressed, the unit will emit two chirps and the sen-

sitivity will be increased one step. There are 16 possible settings.

When the maximum setting is achieved, the siren will emit two

short chirps followed by a long chirp. When the minimum setting

(full trigger off) is achieved, the siren will emit one short chirp fol-

lowed by a long chirp.

Note: If more than ﬁve seconds elapse without an adjustment, shock

sensor adjustment mode will be exited. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to

make additional adjustments. The siren will generate one long chirp

followed by two short chirps when the shock sensor adjustment mode

has been exited.

Owner's Guide

System Maintenance

The system requires no speciﬁc maintenance beyond battery replace-

ment for the remote control. Your remote is powered by a coin cell bat-

tery (3V CR2032). When the battery begins to weaken, the operating

range is reduced.

Battery Replacement

Locate the small slot on the side of the remote control. Insert a small

slotted screwdriver or equivalent tool into slot and pry the case apart.

Replace battery while verifying the correct polarity and then snap case

together.

Using the system

Button Function

The arm/disarm, Panic and shock sensor adjustments are

controlled by this button.

The Silent Mode™ and shock sensor adjustments are

controlled by this button

Not used with this system

Not used with this system.

Arming

You can turn on, or arm, the system by pressing on your remote con-

trol for one second. When the system arms, you will hear a short siren

sound, or chirp, and see the parking lights ﬂash once (optional). While

the sys tem is armed, the status LED will ﬂash approximately once per

sec ond, indicating that the system is actively pro tect ing your vehicle.

When armed, your vehicle is protected in the following ways:

• Light impacts will trigger the Warn Away™ signal. When trig-

gered, the siren will chirp and the parking lights will ﬂash for a

few seconds (optional).

• Heavy im pacts will trigger the system. The trigger sequence is 30

sec onds of con stant siren and ﬂash ing park ing lights (optional).

• The current sensor monitors the electrical system in the vehicle and

can detect an interior light if a door is opened. If the current sensor

is being used to detect door entry, the dome light in the vehicle

must be working and left in the “door” position. If the dome light

does not illuminate when a door is opened, the current sensor

cannot detect the entry.

• The optional starter kill prevents the vehicle’s starter from cranking.

Disarming

To turn off, or disarm the system, press again. You will hear two

chirps, and the parking lights will ﬂash twice (optional). If the siren

chirps four times when disarming, the system was triggered in your

absence. This is called Tamper Alert.

High Security Disarm

Your system includes a High Security Disarm feature. During the trig-

ger sequence, using the remote control to disarm the system will only

stop the trigger sequence (the siren will stop); however, the system will

remain armed. This is extremely useful if you must stop the system from

sounding, but are unable to visually check the vehicle. The trigger will

stop, but the vehicle will remain protected.

To disarm the system with the remote control during a trigger, press

on your remote control. The siren will stop sounding. Next press

once more and the system will chirp four times to report that there was

a trigger (Tamper Alert) and the system will disarm.

Silent Mode

To temporarily turn off the arm or disarm chirps, use Silent Mode™.

Simply press brieﬂy before arming or disarming, and the con ﬁr ma-

tion chirp(s) will be eliminated for that one operation only. If you want

the arm/disarm chirps turned off permanently, consult with your dealer,

or the installation guide.

Panic Mode

If you are threatened in or near your vehicle, you can attract attention

by triggering the system with your remote control! Just press for 1.5

seconds, and you will enter Panic Mode. The siren will sound for 30

seconds. To stop Panic Mode at any time, press on the remote con-

trol again.

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Category: Remote starters

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