CLIFFORD ACE 7500 - Manual (Page 3)

Wel come to the world of
high- technology ve hi cle se cu rity and con ven ience
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ongratulations on the purchase of your Clifford Electronics mobile security/convenience system. Clifford Electronics has long been recognized as the
leading manufacturer of high-technology vehicle security systems. Our commitment to technological innovation, quality and reliability is clearly evident
in your Clifford system. Yet despite all its sophistication, your system is amazingly easy to use, never more difficult than a few presses of a button.
Black Jax ve hi cle re cov ery/anti- carjacking fea ture
ACE 7500’s BlackJax feature provides a safe and effective means of recovering your vehicle after a theft or carjacking. In a carjacking situation, the sooner
you are out of the car the better. Don’t resist or take anything with you, just get out and get away. The instant the car door is opened, your ACE 7500
takes charge. First it allows the carjacker to drive a short distance, ensuring your safety. Then it repeatedly flashes the brake lights and continuously sounds
the siren to caution nearby drivers and draw attention to your stolen vehicle. The system ignores the remote control at this point (since the carjacker
most likely has it). Then when the carjacker slows for a turn or traffic, BlackJax safely shuts down the engine and prevents it from being restarted.
ACE 7500 assures the thief cannot restart the engine even if he were to find and remove the system control unit. Unable to restart the engine, and with
your vehicle stalled in the middle of traffic — siren wailing and lights flashing — the carjacker has no choice but to abandon your car. (The same occurs
to anyone who steals your parked car from you at a gas station or in a parking lot, which are the most common carjacking sites). To recover your vehicle,
you simply walk a block or two to your car, enter your PIN (personal identification number) code, and the system releases control of the vehicle to you.
Your secret PIN code tells the system that the car is being driven by an authorized person. If you or a passenger opens and closes a car door at any point
while the engine is running (as would occur in a carjacking attempt), you must again enter your secret code.
VERY IM POR TANT: The fac tory set ting for the anti- carjacking fea ture is OFF. Once you are fa mil iar with the
fol low ing, we sug gest you turn this fea ture ON (see the User-selectable features section). When anti- carjacking is
on, each time you be gin driv ing you MUST en ter your PIN code via the PlainView 2 switch on the dash board or
con sole (un less the sys tem is in valet mode). You may turn this fea ture on or off any time.
En able/dis able the anti- carjacking fea ture
You may enable or disable the BlackJax anti-carjacking feature (see User-selectable features) or temporarily override it via PlainView 2 Coded Valet Mode.
Your se cret dis arm ing PIN code
Unless the BlackJax anti-carjacking feature is turned off or the system is in valet mode, 20 seconds after you switch on the ignition and press the brake (or
open and close a door while the engine is running), you must enter your secret disarming PIN code on the PlainView 2 switch (mounted on the
dashboard or console) to let the system know it is you who is driving.
Your sys tem’s factory- set PIN code is the sin gle digit 2.
En ter ing a code
To enter your code, press the ✱ button the appropriate number of times on the PlainView 2 switch on the dashboard or console followed by the blank
button. To enter a zero, you simply press the blank button.
EX AM PLE: To en ter the factory- set code of 2, you would press and re lease the switch in this man ner: ✱✱ blank.
EX AM PLE: To en ter a code of 1203, you would press: ✱ blank, ✱✱ blank, blank, ✱✱✱ blank.
IM POR TANT: What you MUST do to drive your car
If you have the BlackJax feature turned on, until you set your own PIN code, you will use the factory-set code of “2.” To drive your car, do the following:
1. Shut all doors, then start the engine.
2. Enter the factory-set disarming code of 2: ✱✱ blank (you may do this while driving, if you wish).
3. The dashboard LED will flash on for an instant to confirm proper code entry. You may now drive or continue driving the vehicle.
What you MUST do if you hear 5 si ren chirps while driv ing
If you forget to enter the code, the system will remind you 20 seconds after you begin driving by “chirping” the siren 5 times and flashing the LED. At this
point, you have another 20 seconds to enter your code. When entered, the LED will stop flashing and the siren will chirp once to confirm proper code
entry. If the proper code is not entered within 20 seconds after the 5-chirp signal, the engine will shut down as soon as you slow for traffic or a turn. You
may enter your disarming code even after the engine is shut down. Once the proper disarming code is entered, you will be able to resume driving.
“Guess ing” your code won’t help a car jacker
What if the carjacker is familiar with Clifford’s patented PlainView 2 coding system and tries guessing codes at random? No problem. After three
incorrect codes are entered, the system will ignore any further code entries for a short time. So even if the carjacker were to actually stumble upon your
code during this time, he would still not be able to silence your system or restart the engine.
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