Owner`s manual

Sensor Adjustment
Digital/Tilt Motion Sensor
The Digital Tilt Motion Sensor is completely self-adjusting. No sensitivity settings or adjustments are ever required.
Digital Dual-Zone Proximity Sensor
Be aware that the Proximity Sensor uses radar waves to detect movement. These waves pass through no nmetallic materials like
plastic, carpet, glass and wood. However, metal and metallic-colored paint, metallic-colored plasti c and even some metallic window
tinting materials will interfere with or completely block the radar waves. As such, it is not unusu al that the Proximity Sensor zones
require some adjustment after installation. In some instances, you may need to try a different loca tion for the sensor.
Since any metal ob jects above or near the Prox im ity Sen sor will have a sig nifi cant im pact on op era tion, warn
your customer never to place coins, CDs, cas settes (due to the iron ox ide tape) or other me tal l ic ob jects above
or near where the sen sor is mounted.
1. Turn off any fluorescent lights that may interfere with the sensitivity testing of the AvantGuard 4 ’s radar sensor.
2. Disarm the system with the remote control.
3. Transmit channel 16 on the master remote (LevelShift three times, then button 4). You will hear one chirp and the LED will turn on.
4. Test the Proximity Sensor’s primary zone by rapidly leaning through an open window into the passenger compartment. You will
hear a siren chirp when the primary zone is triggered. This should not occur near the window, but i nstead when you would be in a
position to touch the car stereo.
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To change the sensitivity of the primary zone, press and release button 2 to increase sensitivity or button 4 to decrease
sensitivity. To rapidly increase or decrease several steps, press and hold the button. For each sen
sitivity increase, you will hear a
higher and higher pitched confirmation chirp. For each sensitivity decrease, you will hear a lower and lower pitched
confirmation chirp. Two LoudChirps indicate minimum and maximum settings of the 32-step range of se ttings. You may now
press button 3 to adjust the warning zone, or press button 1
to fully exit the Proximity Sensor adjustment mode (you will hear
3 chirps).
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To change the sensitivity of the warning zone, press button 3
(you’ll hear 1 chirp). Then use the same procedure as above, but
this time, rapidly bring your hands and face to the window as a thief would to see what’s inside. T he sensitivity of the warning
zone should be set so that it is triggered when your face and hands are within a few inches of the window, no further. When
done, press button 1 to reselect the primary zone (you will hear 2 chirps), then button 1 again to fully exit Proximity Sensor
adjustment mode (you will hear 3 chirps).
5.Repeat the preceding steps as required. An improperly adjusted sensor will cause the AvantGuard 4 t o false alarm or not respond
properly to a genuine threat. Keep in mind that you may need to reposition the sensor, possibly af ter the customer has had the
system for several days.
Re mote-Con trolled Over ride of Each Prox im ity Sen sor Zone
Transmitting channel 10 at anytime from the remote while the system is armed will override the warn ing zone of the Proximity
Sensor. This prevents the system from sounding warnings if the vehicle must be parked in an area wi th heavy pedestrian traffic. A
second transmission of channel 10 anytime afterward while the system is still armed will override both zones of the Proximity Sensor.
This comes in handy when a pet or a passenger must be left in the vehicle. The channel 10 warning z one override is visually
confirmed with 4 flashes of the parking lights. A second channel 10 transmission to override both z ones is confirmed with four more
flashes. The sensor zones are automatically restored the next time you arm.
Adjusting the NightVision 4 Photo Sensor
The AvantGuard 4 NightVision feature is adjustable according to light sensitivity detected by its p hoto sensor. When the photo
sensor detects that there is a decrease in the amount of light, it will turn the headlights on auto matically. When the sensor detects a
sufficient increase in the amount of light so that headlights are not required, it will automatical ly turn the headlights off. To adjust
the sensitivity of the photo sensor, follow the instructions provided in the User-Programmable Features section or use the CliffNet
Wizard Pro installation software.
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