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 AUTO SECURITY TERMINOLOGY

REMOTE- Any system which is controlled from outside the car by means of a small hand held radio
frequency transmitter.

ACTIVE ARM- A security device which must be manually turned on by the user every time they wish the
unit to be operational.

PASSIVE ARM - A security device which will automatically arm every time the operator exits the vehicle.

ACTIVE/PASSIVE SELECTABLE - A system which incorporates a loop or switch allowing the consumer,
at time of installation, to select the type of operation they prefer. In many cases this selection can be made
after initial installation. Normally a service charge is associated with a post installation change.

ACTIVE DOOR LOCKS - A power door lock system which will be locked any time the alarm system is
actively armed by the remote transmitter.

PASSIVE DOOR LOCKS - A power door lock system which will automatically lock the vehicle when the
alarm arms passively.

*PASSIVE / ACTIVE DOOR LOCK OPERATION SELECTABLE - A system which incorporates a loop or
dip switch allowing the consumer at time of installation to select the type of operation they prefer. This
selection can be changed at a later date, however, normally a charge is associated with a post installation
change.

*ACCESS GUARD - A unique feature allowing the operator to selectively unlock one door or all doors with
the same transmitter button. When approaching an armed, locked vehicle, pressing the disarm button once
disarms the system and unlocks only the drivers door. Pressing the disarm button twice disarms the system
and unlocks all doors.

*ACCESSORY LOCK/UNLOCK- A control circuit which when connected to a power door lock circuit causes
the doors to lock automatically in 3 seconds when the vehicle is turned on and to unlock automatically when
the vehicle is turned off. In many systems this feature can be selected on or off depending on the operators
preference.

*PULSE GROUND DOOR LOCK OUTPUT - This is a feature incorporated in many remote alarm systems
which act primarily as a means to drive door lock interface relays. Because many import vehicles have door
lock circuits which accept a ground pulse direct, this is a system well suited for these vehicles. The door
lock interface is used for most other applications.

*PULSE 12 VOLT DOOR LOCK OUTPUT - This 92 feature incorporated in many of our remote alarms
systems acts primarily as a means of driving door lock relays. Because many General Motors, as well as
some Ford products have 12 volt -3 wire door lock systems, this enables direct connection to many more
factory circuits than was possible in earlier production. No optional interface is required in these application.
DOOR LOCK INTERFACE - A control circuit used to connect the power door lock system in the vehicle to
the remote alarm system. This affords the consumer convenience, along with protection by enabling them
to remotely lock and unlock the vehicle doors with the alarms' transmitter.

*POWER WINDOW INTERFACE - A control circuit used to connect the vehicles power windows to the
remote alarm system. This circuit offers the consumer the convenience of automatic window roll up when-
ever the alarm system is armed depending on the security system features. This control circuit can be

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to allow full control of power windows via remote transmitter.

*REMOTE TRUNK RELEASE- A means of opening the electric operated trunk of a vehicle from the hand-
held radio frequency transmitter, adding another dimension of convenience and security.

VOLTAGE SENSE - A trigger method used in many systems as a means of detecting entry into a vehicle.
Any light activated entry point such as doors or trunk will cause a change in voltage. This change is interpreted
by the voltage sensing alarm as an intrusion, causing the alarm to sound.

HARDWIRE - A trigger method using the existing factory wiring at the doors to cause the alarm to sound.
One wire of the alarm system is connected to one pin switch located in the vehicles door jamb. All other
doors will be automatically connected since most door lighting systems are wired in parallel.

HARDWIRE OR VOLTAGE SENSE SELECTABLE - A system which incorporates a loop or switch allowing
the selection of either trigger means. This feature is mainly used to facilitate installation.

LAST DOOR ARMING - A feature which suspends the arming process of a passive alarm until the last door
is closed. This feature applies to hardwire alarms only. After the last door is closed, normal arming time
functions resume.

DEFECTIVE ZONE BY-PASS - The ability of a security system during the arming sequence to eliminate
a defective switch or sensor connected to one of its trigger wires, yet maintain the security and integrity of
the other trigger inputs of the system. This feature is normally associated with an audible indication to alert
the consumer that repair is needed.

ZONE ELIMINATION - Once armed, if a vehicle door was forced and left open, the siren would sound for a
certain period of time and then shut off. This complies with most states noise abatement laws. Circuits with
defective zone by-pass would operate in this same manner with one additional feature. Once the unit has
shut off, the entered zone is the only zone by-passed. All other zones remain intact and continue to protect
the vehicle.

REMOTE PANIC - This feature allows the operator to turn the siren on from maximum operating range with
the hand-held transmitter. Simply holding the button down for 3 seconds will cause the unit to go into an alarm
condition.

DIAGNOSTIC L.E.D. INDICATOR - A small dash mounted light gives the operator a visual indication of the
alarm systems status by altering flash rate or sequence. Typically the L.E.D. indicates Arming, Armed,
Disarmed, Valet, and Intrusion alert. Some units even indicate which zone has been tampered with, (i.e. hood,
trunk, or doors, as well as in some systems any optional sensors).

AUDIBLE ARMED INDICATION - This feature has been expanded upon in recent years to more than an armed
condition with one single siren chirp. This feature in many alarm systems now includes armed, disarmed,
intrusion, and armed when a defect is present. This is accomplished through different siren chirp patterns.
These tones keep the consumer in constant touch with their security systems status.

*CHIRP ELIMINATE - This feature allows the consumer to activate or deactivate the audible armed and
disarmed chirps. When chirp eliminate is desired, only the armed and disarmed chirps are disconnected.
Intrusion, as well as defective zone audible indication, remains functional. This is for safety reasons.

STARTER INHIBIT - Designed to protect the actual theft of the vehicle, this device interrupts current flow to
the vehicle's starter while the security system is armed. Any attempt to start the vehicle in the armed condition
will not allow the engine to crank. The unit must be disarmed to allow normal starting of the vehicle.

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LIGHT FLASHER - Most systems have the ability to flash the vehicles parking lights while the siren is
sounding, calling more attention to the vehicle. Some units also use this feature as a visual arm, disarm,
and tampered with indicator.

PROGRAMMABLE SYSTEMS - Because many alarms now incorporate microprocessors, they have the
ability of learning and responding to programs. The programmable systems offer the consumer many new
features, the best of which are multi-vehicle operation from one hand-held transmitter. When used as a
multiple vehicle unit all features for both vehicles remain fully operational, (i.e. arm, disarm, trunk release,
and panic).

A second advantage with programmable units is the ease of replacing lost or stolen transmitters. With non-
programmable systems, the consumer would have to record or remember a code number then use that
number when ordering new transmitters. The problem was that most people had either lost or forgotten where
that number was recorded. They would then have to take the vehicle to a service center, have the module
removed and decoded before ordering a transmitter. This, of course, would normally incur a charge, then
the order process began, all of which can be a hassle.

With the programmable units, all one would have to do is order the transmitter for their module. The
manufacturer would then ship a random coded transmitter, one of 16 million. They would enter their receiver
into the program mode, press the replacement units button and that's it! No hassle, no down time.

Programmable units have the ability of learning up to four transmitters by adding to its memory slots. They
also have the ability to delete any or all lost transmitters, then replacements can be added. They no longer
have to worry who has found the lost unit and who might have access to their car, the security of their system
remains intact.

SCAN DETERRENT - A term associated with remote, many control devices which based on the codes
available, prevents possible disarm of an alarm if a thief were to have a frequency generator. Frequency
generators are a device which allows its operator to scan many frequencies in a relatively short period of time.
The more codes possible in a scan-deterrent alarm system the less likely your code can be reached.
Systems of this nature have an excess of 16 million possible codes.

ANTI-SCAN - A second term associated with remote control devices which based on an improper R.F. signal
caused the receiver to shut down for a predetermined period of time. This makes scanning next to impossible
as the time associated to cover all the possible codes is increased by the predetermined shut down factor.

ANTICODE GRABBING OR CODE HOPPING- Some of today’s sophisticated auto thieves use a device
known as a code grabber, which will receive and store the signal from your keychain transmitter, and
retransmit at a later time to disarm your system.
"Anticode Grabbing", or "Code Hopping" technology improves the integrity of the system by insuring that
the transmitted code (radio frequency data) sent from the hand held transmitter to the vehicles security
system changes each and every time the transmitter is activated.
The vehicles system anticipates this changed code based on a algorithm consistent with a manufacturers
coding method. If the thief who grabbed your code attempts to retransmit the code, the system in the vehicle
simply will not respond because it is looking for the new code, based on the manufacturers algorithm, to
be sent.

MULTI-TONE SIRENS - These sirens unlike the standard sound European 'hi- low' siren, enable the
installation center in most cases to select any number or all of the six different tones. This helps the
consumer distinguish his alarms siren sound and enabling them to react to an intrusion attempt more
quickly.

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MULTI-CHANNEL REMOTES - As opposed to most one channel one button remote systems, multi-channel
units allow the operator the choice of many different functions. Some of the available options include, power
window roll up, remote start, garage door interface, trunk release and remote lock/unlock. Any of which
would on a multi-channel unit have complete independent control of by pressing any combination of buttons
on their two button remote transmitter.

**REMOTE SHOCK CONTROL - This feature allows the operator of the alarm system to adjust the sensitivity
level of the shock detector with the remote transmitter. This would allow the consumer, at their discretion,
to decrease or turn off the shock sensor in the case where the vehicle is parked near airports or roadways
where heavy truck equipment would normally cause false alarms. When the systems were disarmed and
then re-armed normal sensitivity would be resumed.

MICROWAVE - This accessory is a high frequency detector which produces a field 'in' and in some cases
'around' the vehicle, which when this field is entered will cause the alarm to sound. This fully adjustable
sensor is ideally suited for convertible tops or vehicles with sunroofs, as these roofs can be left open and
the sensors field will still protect the area it was adjusted to. This sensor is highly stable and unaltered by
wind, heat or small objects passing through its field thereby eliminating many false triggers associated with
low frequency units.
2 STAGE SHOCK - This type of sensor offers a pre-detect circuit which when tampered with at a level 30%
less than the normal trigger threshold, will cause the siren to emit a series of short blasts. These siren
sounds are normally enough to ward away potential thieves without causing the alarm system to go into full
trigger. If tampering continues, of course, the system will go into full alarm state. This sensor provides a
higher level of security and eliminates many false alarms due to improper shock sensor adjustment.

SAW TRANSMITTER - A crystal controlled transmitter which affords a more linear RF transmission not
effected by the + or - tolerances of inductors, capacitors, or resistors. By transmitting at a narrower
bandwidth, the power level of the center frequency can be peaked because the sideband emissions are
reduced. The receiver can then be more narrow thus rejecting noise created by sidebands and stray RF.

SUPERHETERODYNE RECEIVER - A receiver based on an integrated circuit, decreasing parts and

increasing accuracy. This type of circuit allows decreased bandwidth rejecting stray RF.

SPREAD SPECTRUM - A Specific Digital Radio Frequency transmission method that resists jamming,
interference, and is very difficult to intercept. In a spread spectrum system, the RF code is distributed over
a wide range of frequencies and then collected and compiled onto their original frequency at the receiver.
This type of encryption method is much more secure that Scan Deterrent or Code Hopping as a thief would
have to monitor various frequencies which appear as random noise to a monitoring device.

SMART DISARM - When Triggered the operator can elect to turn off the sounding device, or disarm the unit.
Press any button other than the unlock button of the transmitter to turn off the sounding device, or press
the unlock button to disarm.

CUSTOM CODE - A more secure override method which allows the consumer to select a unit digit and tenths
digit then program it into the security system. In the case of a broken or lost transmitter, the selected code
can be entered via the push-button or toggle valet switch in combination with the ignition switch.

DOME DELAY LEARN - Vehicles with delayed lighting would typically give an incorrect chirp pattern when
the interior light was still on or dimming out during the arming sequence causing the consumer to think there
was a problem with one of the trigger zones. With Dome Delay Learn, the delay lighting of the vehicle is
programmed into the security system so the unit knows the proper delay for the vehicle's lighting circuit.
In this method, the system never gives an incorrect chirp pattern and allows the consumer to know when
there is truly a problem with a trigger zone.

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* Prestige & Pursuit only
**Audiovox Alarm (retail) only
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