World-Class Auto Security TM concept 50 Owner's Manual
All Concept Series systems are covered by one or more of the following Clifford Electronics patents: 4,158,874; 4,233,642; 4,327,444; 4,383,242; 4,430,685; 4,845,464; 4,887,064; 4,890,108; 4,922,224; 4,997,053; 5,081,667; 5,146,215; 5,157,375 and other patents pending
Table of Contents Standard Features of the Concept 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Built-in vehicle recovery/anti-carjacking circuitry . . . . . . . . . 7 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Digit . . . . . . . Disarming code PlainView switch Entering a digit . Entering a code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table of Contents (cont.) Dual-sensor protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Remote controlled sensor testing and adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 14 FACT™— False Alarm Control and Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Smart AutoTesting™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Specific malfunction identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Automatic malfunction bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Standard Features of the Concept 5O ✔ Limited Lifetime Warranty — Your system control unit and remote controls are covered for as long as you own your car (see warranty card for details). ✔ FACT™ — False Alarm Control and Test — Eliminates recurring false alarms.
Standard Features of the Concept 5O (cont.) ✔ Dual-Sensor Protection — The Dual-Zone Magnetic Resonance Sensor detects intrusion related vibrations and the Glass Tampering Sensor detects attempts to break any window. ✔ Remote Sensor Adjustment — Incredibly easy and accurate sensor adjustment and testing. Just use the remote control to adjust your sensor any time, any place, without tools and without even knowing where the sensor is mounted.
Standard Features of the Concept 5O (cont.) ✔ Patented Malfunction AutoBypass™ — Automatically bypasses any trigger or sensor malfunction, then arms all other points for the utmost possible protection. ✔ Eight-Event TotalRecall™— Stores the identities of the last eight triggers and/or sensor activated. This provides an invaluable informational and diagnostic means ✔ Remotely Activated Valet Mode — Lets you engage or disengage valet mode via your remote control.
Welcome to the world of high-technology vehicle security and convenience C ongratulations on the purchase of your Clifford Concept 50 remote controlled vehicle security/convenience system. Your Concept 50 is packed with protective features and lifestyle convenience benefits that other car alarm companies don’t even have on their wish lists, let alone their alarms. Features like Anti-CodeGrabbing™ that fights off the latest and most onerous threat from high-tech thieves.
Built-in vehicle recovery/anti-carjacking circuitry Concept 50’s built-in BlackJax circuitry provides a safe and effective means of recovering your vehicle after a theft or carjacking. IMPORTANT: The factory setting for this feature is OFF. Once you are familiar with the following, we suggest you turn this feature ON (see pages 20–22). When anti-carjacking is on, each time you begin driving you MUST enter your disarming code as noted below (unless the system is in valet mode).
IMPORTANT: What you MUST do to drive your car Until you set your own secret disarming code, you will use the factory-set disarming code, which is the single digit “2.” To drive your car, do the following: 1. Start the engine, then press and release the brake pedal. 2. Within 20 seconds, enter the factory-set code via the rocker switch mounted on your vehicle’s dashboard or console (you can do this while driving): a.
Your 4-button/12-channel remote controls The 4-button/12-channel remote control is an ultra-sophisticated miniature radio transmitter powered by a tiny 12-volt battery. The range is up to 100 feet. Obstructions, electrical interference, weather conditions or a weak battery will reduce the range. Your 4-button/12-channel remote control is the key to your Concept 50.
What each button/channel does Your Concept 50 remote controls come pre-programmed so that certain channels command certain functions. If you wish, you can actually assign any channel (except 11 and 12) to any function (see pages 19–22). The following chart indicates what each remote control channel number does, and how to transmit each channel number.
TO SILENTLY ARM OR DISARM THE SYSTEM . . . . . . . Press button 3 (channel 3). Your Concept 50 system will arm or disarm with all the indications noted on the previous page except for the chirp acknowledgments. TO REMOTELY TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS — OR — REMOTELY CLOSE THE WINDOWS WHILE THE SYSTEM IS ARMED . . . . . . . . .
AntiScan™ Thieves can disarm some other brands of car alarms with a “scanner” that rapidly transmits one remote control code after another. Clifford’s AntiScan will detect any scanner and block the codes it generates. Anti-CodeGrabbing™ (ACG) with Random Code Encryption Protects you and your automobile from the most effective and onerous car stealing device ever used by car thieves — a code-grabber. Code-grabbers are far more effective and efficient than scanning (see above).
UltraSecure™ valet mode Within seconds, thieves can disable all other alarm brands by hot-wiring the ignition and flicking an easy-to-find “hidden” valet switch. Concept 50 has safeguards that absolutely ensure that a thief or carjacker cannot enable the valet mode as a way of “turning off” your system. How? To enter valet mode, the driver must first enter the secret disarming code. Whenever the system is put in valet mode, all of the security and anti-carjacking features are switched off.
Remote controlled sensor testing and adjustment Because of ever-changing conditions, all alarms require periodic fine-tuning of the sensors. In fact, an improperly adjusted sensor is, by far, the biggest cause of false alarms. With other alarm brands, this requires repeated trips back to the dealer. Not so with Concept 50. You can adjust sensitivity without any tools and without even knowing where the sensor is mounted! All you need is your car alarm’s remote control.
FACT™— False Alarm Control and Test With FACT, you’ll never experience repeated false alarms. If your Medallion Siren goes off, DO NOT remotely disarm the system while the siren sounds; allow it to run for the full siren duration. Before sounding the siren a second time, the system automatically checks for another activated trigger to verify that an intrusion is in progress. Should the siren sound again, you will know for sure that someone is tampering with your vehicle.
Multiple-event TotalRecall™ The system’s non-volatile memory records the identity of the last eight activated or malfunctioning triggers and/or sensors, which allows your installer to instantly track down malfunctions and save you substantial servicing costs. To identify the triggers and/or sensors held in the system’s non-volatile memory, simply perform the following procedure: 1. With the ignition OFF, flick the PlainView valet switch to its latched side. 2.
Smart prior intrusion attempt alert When you remotely disarm, if you hear three chirps and see three parking light flashes (instead of the usual one and one) it means that a trigger or sensor was activated in your absence. When you enter the vehicle and turn on the ignition (or start the engine), the LED will blink several times, pause, then repeat the blink cycle 4 more times.
How to interpret the LED status indicator The LED on your car’s dashboard or console will inform you of the system status: LED Condition Meaning Off System is disarmed and in normal operating mode (i.e.
User-selectable features Your Concept 50 allows you to set many of its features to your own personal preferences. Although the system’s programming capabilities are very extensive, we have made the programming procedures very simple: to make a change, you just flick the PlainView switch a few times.
Matrix of user-selectable features Feature Select Column 1 1st latched Row 1 1st momentary Column 2 2nd latched Column 3 3rd latched Column 4 4th latched Column 5 5th latched Column 6 6th latched Test/adjust primary (normal) Add new remote to Sound 1: on/off channel 1 (arm/disarm) zone of vibration sensor info on pages 13–14 info on page 18 info on page 9–10 & 23 NOTE 7 NOTE 1 QuietChirps: on/off info on page 18 Anti-carjacking: on/off info on page 7–8 Headlight timer: 1sec–2.
EXAMPLE 1: Turn off siren sound number 2: 1. Look for the siren’s sound number 2 location on the Matrix. 2. The location is at the intersection of column 1 and row 2. Note the column and row numbers. 3. With the ignition on, enter you disarming code on the PlainView valet switch, then hold the switch in its momentary position until you hear a chirp and see the LED turn on. 4. Select feature column 1 by pressing the switch to its latched position, then back to center.
