Fortress Technologies ALARM COMBO SYSTEM FS-50, Installation Handbook

Page 1: ...ble for any accident resulting from the use of this product This system is designed to be professionally installed into a vehicle in which all systems and associated components are in perfect working condition TECHNICAL SUPPORT 800 998 6880 Monday Friday 8 00am 4 30pm Pacific Time Website www crimestopper com CRIMESTOPPER SECURITY PRODUCTS INC 1770 S TAPO STREET SIMI VALLEY CA 93063 REV 12 2008 Th...

Page 2: ...N CONSIDERATIONS BEFORE BEGINNING check all vehicle manufacturer cautions and warnings regarding electrical service AIR BAGS ABS BRAKES ENGINE BODY COMPUTER AND BATTERY PLAN OUT YOUR INSTALLATION You should pre determine the location of the Control Module Brain Valet button LED and Siren locations This will save time and ease the installation process USE VOLT OHM METER to test and locate all conne...

Page 3: ...tend the Remote start ignition harness length Mount the module so that main harness reaches all ignition switch wiring Extending these wires could result in poor performance COMPONENT MOUNTING CONTROL MODULE The alarm control module should be mounted in a concealed location DO NOT mount the control unit in the engine compartment Fasten the module to a bracket or wire harness using the cable ties p...

Page 4: ...antenna receiver module should be located high up on the front windshield glass For example behind the rearview mirror Note Window tints or Films may decrease the range of the system The mounting surface for the antenna should be clean and dry WINDSHIELD ANTENNA LOCATIONS ...

Page 5: ...hout the need for an external Turbo Timer See operator s manual for more information Brown Siren Output Connect brown wire to siren red wire Connect black wire of siren to chassis ground body metal Brown White 500mA Horn Honk Output Optional may require a relay Connect to the Negative Horn Trigger wire usually located near the steering column If the vehicle horn circuit requires 12V a relay is req...

Page 6: ...ehicle Connect to 12V for Positive circuits or Ground for Negative circuits Relay not included AUX OUTPUT OR OR Blue Black 500mA IGNITION OUT or REMOTE AUX Output 2 Programmable Option 17 This wire functions as a Negative IGNITION OUTPUT Ground while Remote Starting for use when connecting factory Security Bypass modules or when an additional external Ignition Relay is required for your installati...

Page 7: ...socket for the starter disable Connect the blue wire of the relay socket to the Ignition switched wire on the vehicle Cut the vehicle starter wire and connect each half to an Orange wire on the relay socket This output also turns on with remote start to function as an Anti Grind wire to prevent the starter from grinding if you get in your car and turn the key too far after it was remote started Se...

Page 8: ...icle parking light circuit at the back of light switch or if this is not possible connect directly to one of the parking lights at the front of the vehicle If your vehicle has a multiplex lighting system that requires a Negative parking light output then move the jumper from to See Jumper Pin Diagram Pg 29 Some European vehicles require separate left and right circuits Use a dual relay or diodes t...

Page 9: ...unk pin switches that read ground when open If no existing switches are available install new pin switches if desired Note DO NOT mount new pin switches in water pathways Pink 12V Diesel Glow Plug Input or Passive Carjack Input Programmable Input Wire Trigger See diagram Pg 29 for Jumper Pin Configuration Glow Plug Input Diesel Vehicles Only Connect Pink wire to indicator circuit that shows a or S...

Page 10: ...e the car without the keys or if the Ignition key is not turned on all the way WIRING 2 PIN LED 2 PIN Program Valet Button 22 gauge wires Mount LED in a visible location on the Dash or Console Connect the small 2 pin plug from the LED to the control module Note Connectors are designed so that they will only plug into their appropriate slots Mount the Valet Program Override button in a suitable loc...

Page 11: ...icles with retained accessory power BLUE ORANGE STARTER 3 This wire provides a ground output for vehicle that requires a third starter wire to remote start BLUE ORANGE CONNECT TO IGN 85 86 30 87 BATTERY STARTER VIOLET WHITE AUX 3 The Violet White wire for a negative output for a Momentary Pulse Timed or Latched output depending on option used Option 26 and 27 controls these functions GREEN WHITE A...

Page 12: ...There are 2 LED s on the shock sensor to assist you in adjusting sensitivity The Green LED indicates the Warn Away level and the Red LED indicates a full alarm shock sensor violation Use the adjustment knob to set the sensitivity of the sensor The adjustment knob adjusts both Pre Warn and alarm trigger GREEN LED RED LED PRE WARN TRIGGER GROUND 12 VOLTS YELLOW ORANGE BLACK RED Trigger Pre Warn Adju...

Page 13: ... the vehicle doors Reverse Polarity Many Ford Lincoln Mercury Dodge Chrysler Plymouth and early 90 s GM Trucks Reverse Polarity systems use no relays but instead the door lock unlock motors are controlled directly from the lock and unlock switches in the door The lock and unlock wires rest at Negative Ground when not in use When the lock or unlock button is pressed one of the circuits is Lifted an...

Page 14: ...RED 12V 12V BLUE BLUE 86 85 86 85 86 85 86 85 87 87 87 87 30 87A 30 87A 30 87A 30 87A L CUT UL CUT MASTER SWITCH NEGATIVE TRIGGER DOORLOCK WIRING POSITIVE TRIGGER DOORLOCK WIRING GREEN GREEN FUSED RED 12V RED BLUE BLUE 86 85 86 85 87 87 30 87A 30 87A FACTORY FACTORY L L POWER POWER LOCKING LOCKING UL UL RELAYS RELAYS ...

Page 15: ...REEN RED BLUE DRIVER S DOOR MOTOR 86 85 L L 87 UL UL 87A 30 FACTORY LOCK RELAYS 12V FUSED UNLOCK WIRE CUT WIRING FOR REVERSE POLARITY DOOR LOCKS BLUE WHITE GREEN FUSED RED 12V BLUE MASTER 86 85 86 85 SWITCH 86 85 87 87 87 30 87A 30 87A 30 87A L CUT UL CUT CUT UNLOCK WIRE LOCK WIRE ...

Page 16: ...oint Raising or lowering this 93 point should increase or decrease your cranking time respectively You can adjust the range from 79 to 100 in one percent increments Factory default setting starting point is in the middle at 93 which should work for most vehicles If you feel you need to fine tune the Tachless mode then follow the steps below to adjust its reference level 1 Open hood or ground the B...

Page 17: ...king lights to flash NOTE On vehicles equipped with daytime running lights it may be difficult to see any flashing parking lights In this case your only notification will be the slight ticking sound coming out of the module from the on board flashing light relay TACH FINDER 1 Open hood Ground the Blue hood pin wire if no hood pin is installed 2 Start Engine with the key Pink ignition wire must be ...

Page 18: ...the engine to get a feel of how long the cranking time is Once the Timed Crank mode is turned on the default cranking time is set to a Default of 0 50 seconds We recommend beginning with this setting Try a remote start and see if the cranking is appropriate for your vehicle 4 If 0 50 seconds is not an appropriate starter cranking time then go to Programming Option 21 and change the crank time sett...

Page 19: ...low Plug input wire 2 Once this option has changed the system will wait for the selected time before cranking the engine PROGRAMMABLE OPTIONS You can program multiple options in one session if you start with the lowest option and continue on to higher options if needed without repeating steps 1 3 below For example you can follow the programming steps to change Option 2 to OFF by pressing the lock ...

Page 20: ...Series or SL Series OFA Series SL Series 8 Remote Start Auxiliary Output Button Press Selection Double Button Press Second Press Press and Hold 9 Siren Chirps on Remote Start OFF ON 10 Disarm on Trunk pop OFF ON 11 Open Door Warning 5 Sec 60 Sec 12 Door Lock Pulse Time 3 Sec 0 5 Sec 13 Double Unlock Pulse 2 Pulses 1 Pulse 14 Lock After Remote Start Abort OFF ON 15 Manual Transmission Mode ON OFF 1...

Page 21: ...4 Steady Momentary Momentary Timed Latch On Off 29 Aux 4 Time 1 to 255 sec 1 Second 1 Second Default 12 Sec 30 Turbo Timer Mode 1 to 5 Minutes Brake Pedal Set Mode Always Set Mode Idle Down Mode 31 Reset Options to default Reset All Options PROGRAMMABLE OPTION DESCRIPTIONS 1 ENGINE MONITORING This option sets how the unit monitors your engine You can program either for Tach mode in which the unit ...

Page 22: ...viding illumination near your vehicle when approaching at night for safety 7 Data Port Protocol This option controls the Data Port Protocol for OFA Series modules or SL Series modules The default is set for SL Series Protocol This option has no effect on conventional wiring of Bypass modules Both OFA series and SL series are now 2 Way Protocol 8 Double Button Press for Remote start and Trunk relea...

Page 23: ...option controls the function of the Blue Black wire as either a Ground with Remote Start or a 2nd Aux Channel 18 SIREN CHIRPS WITH ARM DISARM With this feature siren chirps with Arm Disarm can be programmed either ON or OFF when using the regular Lock Unlock Buttons When chirps are OFF the Flashing parking lights will be the only Arm Disarm confirmation 19 12V WAKE UP PULSE This option allows the ...

Page 24: ...e default 93 setting works for most vehicles See page 16 for additional Ultra Smart Tachless mode information 25 FACTORY HORN CHIRPS PULSES This option controls the system s horn honk output There are 3 selections 4 Button 1 Lock Pulse horn when alarm is triggered 4 Button 2 Unlock Pulse horn when alarm is triggered and Honk when Alarm is Armed and Disarmed 4 Button 3 Trunk Pop Pulse horn when ala...

Page 25: ...remote The lights flash 2 times and all values will be reset to factory original settings Default values are marked with asterisks in the chart on pages 20 and 21 PROGRAMMABLE OPTION RESET This system provides a reset method to restore all options to FACTORY DEFAULT VALUES as listed in the Button 2 column of the programmable option chart on pages 20 21 This can be helpful if you have lost track of...

Page 26: ...hes the parking lights 4 times 3 Press button 1 of the transmitter to be coded You should get 2 light flashes indicating the unit is waiting for a 2nd code then press button 1 of a second transmitter the unit will flash 3 times indicating its waiting for the 3rd code and so on If all 4 codes are learned the unit will automatically exit code learning mode otherwise turn key off See diagram below IG...

Page 27: ...s from both cars regardless of which vehicle the pager is set to The 1 or 2 icon will always display with each page indicate which vehicle the page originated from 2 When all remote pagers and sidekick remotes for that vehicle must be learned at the time of programming When you program your remote at the second vehicle that vehicle s original remote must also be programmed Your remote should be se...

Page 28: ... turned on or when the system is re armed REMOTE START DIAGNOSTICS If the system flashes the parking lights one to three times and doesn t attempt remote it means the following 1 Parking Light Flash Problem with Brake Switch There could be a problem with a bad brake light Many dual filament light bulbs connect the brake and park lights together when bulb goes bad Check all brake lights work proper...

Page 29: ...E IGN 2 DEFAULT PINK WHITE START 2 ACC 2 IGN2 START2 PINK WHITE for GLOW PLUG PINK WIRE Jumper Select for Postive or Negative Type Wait Circuits SECURING JUMPERS JUMPER PARKING LIGHT JUMPER WHITE WIRE Jumper Select for Postive or Negative Type Light Circuits PINK WHITE ACC 2 ...

Page 30: ... Fuse Fuse Gray Pink Pink White Brown Red Red IGNITION SWITCH NOTE Use External Relays for High Current Ignition and or Accessory circuits greater than 30A Failure to do so could result in damage to the unit that is not covered under warranty Fuse Holders Wire Connections should NOT GET HOT Diagram not to scale For illustration purposes only Your vehicle may be different ...

Page 31: ...TARTING or AUX OUTPUT 2 Antenna Plug Data Port ARMED OUTPUT 500mA IGN or AUX 2 500mA HORN 500mA FACTORY HORN RELAY RELAY MAY BE REQUIRED GREEN WHITE AUX 3 and 4 Programmable for BLUE ORANGE START OUTPUT 85 87 86 30 87a Negative GROUND 1 2 0 3 4 5 6 7 8 ENGINE MONITOR TRANSMISSION ECU STARTER JUMPER SELECT JUMPERS for PINK WHITE IGN 2 Default OPTIONAL TURBO TIMER ALARM REMOTE START DOOR SWITCH VIOL...

Page 32: ... for detail instructions The Data Port Protocol must be programmed for the correct module See Option 7 on page 20 Vehicle ign with Anti theft iDATA LINK CABLE Data Port Module Not Included Antenna NOTE Most Vehicles 1998 and up have a Anti theft system on it Please check Tech Notes on vehicle before installtion Bypass Module www crimestopper com Phone 800 998 6880 FAX 805 581 9500 2008Crimestopper...