Directed Electronics 381 Automobile Alarm User Manual


 
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Arming The VRS
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To arm the VRS, push the VRS button once. This can be done before driving
or while driving the vehicle. Once the system is armed, it will go into its triggered
sequence (see below) if any door is opened and closed. If you are forced from
the vehicle the system will trigger as the door will be opened and closed as
you leave the vehicle. This is how the system works to combat intersection
carjacking. If ordered from the vehicle, you may press the VRS button before
exiting. Arming prior to that point, however, is highly recommended.To protect
against parking lot carjacking, simply press the VRS button once before leaving
the vehicle. The system will now trigger automatically the next time you or
anyone drives the vehicle. This helps to protect the vehicle if someone takes
your keys and alarm remote by force in a parking lot.
NOTE: If the system is armed while driving and not disarmed prior to leaving the vehicle, it is still armed and
will trigger the next time the vehicle is driven.
VRS
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Triggered Sequence
Fifteen seconds after the last door has closed, the system’s Status
LED will begin flashing. This delay is to allow you to put distance
between yourself and your vehicle in the event of a carjacking.
Forty-five seconds later, the Soft Chirp
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Revenger
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siren will
begin chirping and the parking lights will begin flashing. This
time could be used to notify authorities that your vehicle
has been hijacked, and tell them what the VRS will do next.
Fifteen seconds after the siren chirps begin, the sirens output
will change to a continuous blast.
From this point on, when the ignition key is turned off, the VRS will immediately
turn on the FailSafe starter kill. This will prevent the vehicle from being restarted,
thus immobilizing it at that spot.
Three minutes after the constant siren output begins, the flashing parking
lights and the siren will stop. The starter kill will remain active until the system
is disarmed. If the door is opened or the ignition is turned off and on in an
attempt to restart the car, the siren and light flashing will begin again.