Clifford 50 Automobile Alarm User Manual


 
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). Unlike scanners that sequentially transmit one digital
code after another hoping one of them is the correct code to disarm the alarm (a process that
may take hours, days or even years depending on the alarm’s number of codes),
code-grabbers literally record, from hundreds of feet away, the code sent by your car
alarm remote control. A code-grabber will instantly duplicate any remote control code,
even if the remote has billions or trillions of codes. The thief simply waits for you to
arm your alarm with the remote control and walk away. Then he plays back the code,
instantly disarming your car’s alarm and unlocking the doors. It’s like giving the thief
your car keys. All non-Clifford alarms can be defeated that easily. In contrast, Concept
systems use complex digital signal processing and unbreachable encryption to randomly
change the digital code every time you use the remote. Your remote will never transmit
the same code. Thus the code recorded and played back by the thief’s code-grabber will
never be accepted by your Concept 50. Only ACG can make a car alarm impervious to
code-grabbing, and only Clifford systems have ACG with Random Code Encryption.
Smart AutoArming™
If this feature is enabled and you forget to remotely arm your Concept 50, it arms itself auto-
matically (“passively”) 30 seconds after the doors are closed. For your convenience, if you
re-open any door within the 30-sec. countdown, AutoArming restarts from the beginning
once all doors are closed. Smart AutoArming includes all these additional features:
AutoArming enable/disable: If you prefer, you may deactivate or reactivate the
AutoArming feature. See User-selectable features on pages 19–21.
Visual acknowledgment: Five seconds after you exit the vehicle and close all the
doors, the parking lights will flash twice to confirm that the AutoArming countdown
is progressing. Then, 25 seconds later, the system will AutoArm.
User-selectable entry delay: If you temporarily lose the use of your remote
controls, you may turn on the 15-second entry delay feature. This allows you to
silently disarm the system by starting the engine within 15 seconds of opening the
door. See
User-selectable features
on pages 19–21.
AutoArm & Lock: To ensure you can’t accidentally lock your keys inside the car,
the system is factory-set
not
to lock the doors upon AutoArming. To change this
setting, see User-selectable features on pages 19–21.
Instant AutoArming bypass: Prevents AutoArming when fueling the vehicle and
other times when you wish to temporarily bypass AutoArming. To activate Instant
AutoArming Bypass, rapidly turn the ignition switch to “ON” then “OFF.” You
will hear a single siren chirp to confirm that the system will not AutoArm. The
system reverts to its normal operating mode when you next start the engine.
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