User manual CLIFFORD 300

[. . . ] World-Class Auto Security TM Table of Contents Standard Features of the ACE 300 . 3 Your 4-button/12-channel remote controls . 6 How to use your keychain remote control . 7 Anti-CodeGrabbing (ACG) with Random Code Encryption . [. . . ] Code-grabbers are far more effective and efficient than scanning. Unlike scanners that sequentially transmit one digital code after another until they hit the correct code to disarm the alarm (a process that may take minutes to years depending on the system's total number of codes), code-grabbers literally record, from hundreds of feet away, the code sent by your car alarm remote control. Then the thief simply plays back the code when you're gone, instantly disarming the alarm and unlocking the doors. It's like giving the thief your car keys. Non-Clifford alarms can be defeated that easily. In contrast, Clifford systems use complex digital signal processing and unbreachable encryption to randomly change the digital code every time you use the remote control. Your remote will never transmit the same code twice, and the control unit will never accept the same code twice. Thus the code recorded and played back by the thief's code-grabber will never be accepted by your ACE 300. Only ACG can make a car alarm impervious to code-grabbing, and only Clifford systems have ACG with Random Code Encryption. 8 Enhanced AutoArmingTM If this feature is enabled and you forget to remotely arm, ACE 300 automatically arms itself 30 seconds after the doors are closed. For your convenience, if you re-open any door(s) within the 30-second countdown, AutoArming will restart from the beginning once all doors are closed. ACE 300 has these additional AutoArming features: AutoArming enable/disable: If you prefer, you may deactivate or reactivate the AutoArming feature. See User-selectable features on pages 13-14. 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 13-14. Instant AutoArming bypass: Prevents AutoArming when fueling the vehicle and other times when you wish to temporarily bypass AutoArming. To do so, rapidly turn the ignition switch to "ON" then "OFF" twice. You will hear a single siren chirp to confirm that the system will not AutoArm. Your ACE 300 will revert to its normal operating mode when you next start the engine. Valet mode Whenever the system is put in valet mode, all of the system's security features are switched off. At various times, you will need to turn the system off. For instance, when having your car serviced, washed or parked by a valet. NOTE: If you temporarily lose the use of your remote controls, you can disarm the system by enabling valet mode. Turn the ignition switch to its "ON" position or start the engine. The system's LED will glow for on-going confirmation. To exit valet mode 1. Turn the ignition switch to its "ON" position or start the engine. [. . . ] So if a thief disconnects the power and then restores it in an attempt to start the car, the system will re-arm and instantly sound the siren while immobilizing the vehicle. If your vehicle is to be serviced by a mechanic, just put the system in valet mode via the remote control (see Remote controlled valet mode entry and exit on page 9). If the mechanic needs to interrupt power, your system will automatically return to its valet mode state when power is restored; there will be no alarm activation and no need to provide your mechanic with your remote control and instructions on how to use it. 12 User-selectable features Your ACE 300 vehicle security system allows you to set many of its features to your own personal preferences. We have made the programming procedures very simple: to make a change, you just flick the valet switch a few times. [. . . ]