Directed Electronics 1500ESP Installation Guide

© 2001 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA N553 8-01Rev. N 1.11500 ESPInstallation Guide®NEW! Outboard XHF Receiver forExtended Range

10 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA(-) Light Flash OutputNOTE: For parking light circuits that draw 10 amps or more, the internal jumper mu

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 11Most vehicles use negative door trigger circuits. Connect the green wire to a wire which shows ground wh

12 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CAConnect this to the red wire of the siren. Connect the black wire of the siren to (-) chassis ground, pr

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 13secondary harness (H2) wire connection guideConnect this wire to the wire in the vehicle that sends the

14 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CAThis wire sends a negative pulse every time the remote start is activated. This can be used to pulse the

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 15relay satellite key switch interface wire connection guideThe five heavy gauge wires coming from the rel

16 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CAremote start secondary harness (H3) wireconnection guideThis wire supplies a 200mA output as soon as the

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 17This wire MUST be connected to hood pinswitch. This input will disable or shut down the remote start whe

18 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CAneutral safety switch interfaceSome vehicles do not have an electrical neutral safety switch. Instead, a

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 19If the starter engages and the vehicle is a General Motors product or Dodge Dakota pickup, refer to the

2 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CABitwriter™, Code Hopping™, DEI®, Doubleguard®, ESP™, FailSafe®, Ghost Switch™, LearnRoutine™, Nite-Lite®,

20 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CAPre-1996 Dodge Dakota pickups with 2.5 liter motors:

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 21bypassing GM vehicle anti-theft systems (VATS)Vehicles with the GM VATS (Pass Key) systems have a resist

22 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA1995 and newer vehicle anti-theft systems(immobilizers) 1995 and newer vehicle anti-theft systems (immob

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 23ceiver will excite the transponder, which is located (but not visible) in the head of the ignition key.

24 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CAshock sensor harness, 4-pin connectorInputs shorter than 0.8 seconds will trigger the Warn Away® respons

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 25tach learningTo learn the tach signal:1. Start the vehicle with the key.2. Within 5 seconds, press and H

26 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CAThe system can control Type A door locks directly, with no additional parts. The switch will have three

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 27This system is common in many Toyotas, Nissans, Hondas, and Saturns, as well as Fords with the keyless-e

28 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CAType C: Reversing Polarity, cont.In order for this system to control one or more after-market actuators,

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 29Type E door locks are controlled by an electrically activated vacuum pump. Some Mercedes and Audis use a

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 3what is includedtable of contentsWhat is Included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Warning! Saf

30 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CAThis system is most commonly found in Ford, Mazda, Chrysler and GM vehicles. The door lock switch or doo

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 31The system is most commonly found in Ford, Mazda, Chrysler and GM vehicles. The door lock switch or door

32 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CAinternal programming jumpersIn most cases, this jumper can be left in the OFF position. Some new vehicle

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 33transmitter/receiver learn routine™The system comes with two transmitters that have been taught to the r

34 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CAChannels Five, Six and Seven: Channels Five through Seven are used to assign the arm, disarm and panic f

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 35transmitter configurationsThe transmitters can be programmed with the standard or single button arm/disa

36 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CAmulti-level security armingMulti-Level Security Arming is a feature that allows the user to select which

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 37system features learn routineThe System Features Learn Routine dictates how the unit operates. It is pos

38 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CANOTE: Some features have more than two possible settings. Pressing Channel One will select the onechirp

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 39feature menusThe default settings are indicated in bold type. Features that have additional settings tha

4 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CAwarning! safety firstThe following safety warnings must be observed at all times: Due to the complexity

40 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CAfeature descriptionsThe features of the system are described below. Features that have additional settin

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 411-4 ACTIVE/PASSIVE LOCKING: If passive arming is selected in Feature 1-1, then the system can be program

42 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA2-1 SIREN OUTPUT CONSTANT/PULSED: The system can be programmed to output pulses instead of a continu-ous

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 432-7 IGNITION CONTROLLED DOME LIGHT SUPERVISION ON/OFF: If turned on, the system will turn on the domelig

44 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA3-5 CRANK TIME 0.6/0.8/1.0/1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8/2.0/4.0 SECONDS: If the unit is programmed for no enginecheck

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 45valet modeTo enter or exit valet mode with the valet/program switch:1. Turn the ignition key on and then

46 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CATo enter or exit timer mode manually:1. Make sure the remote start system is not operating the engine.2.

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 47long term event historyThe system stores the last two full triggers in memory. These are not erasable. E

48 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CAsafety checkBefore vehicle reassembly, the remote system must be checked to ensure safe and trouble-free

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 49troubleshooting Starter kill doesn't work:Is the correct wire being interrupted? If the car starts

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 5installation points to rememberqIMPORTANT! This product is designed for fuel-injected, automatic transmi

50 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA The remote start will not activate.1. Check the harnesses and their connections. Make sure that the ha

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 51 The climate control system does not work while the unit is operating the vehicle.Either the wrong acce

52 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CAwiring quick reference guide

6 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CAIn diesel vehicles it is necessary to interface with the wire that turns on the WAIT TO START light in th

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 7primary harness (H1), 12-pin connector___________________________________________________________________

8 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CAremote start primary harness, 5-pin connector______________________________heavy gauge relay satellite ke

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, CA 9primary harness (H1) wire connection guideThis wire supplies a (-)500 mA ground as long as the system is