Your RS-2000 Auto Security Alarm System warns away potential thieves and alerts you to trouble by sounding a piercing alert tone. It also includes other advanced features that help protect your vehicle from theft, yet you can install it in minutes. The two convenient key-chain remote con- trols lets you arm and disarm the sys- tem, sound a panic alert, or activate the car finder feature when you are away from your vehicle.

Your RS-2000 includes these fea- tures.

Passive Arming ??? automatically arms the system after you exit the ve- hicle. This might qualify you for a dis- count on your vehicle insurance premium. Show your insurance agent the supplied certificate.

Electronic Dual-Stage Shock Sen- sor ??? sounds a pre-alert warning the first time someone strikes your vehi- cle, then sounds the alert if it is hit again within 30 seconds.

Current Sensing System ??? triggers the alert when a door or the trunk is opened and the vehicle???s dome or trunk light turns on, or when your ve- hicle is hot wired, by sensing the cur- rent draw.

Current Sensor Bypass ??? lets you turn off current sensing if other elec- tronic devices in your vehicle (such as a high-power audio system or cel- lular phone) make your alarm sound false alerts.

Piercing, 115 dB Siren ??? loud enough to be heard from hundreds of feet away.

Status Indicator ??? mounted in plain view, lets you easily determine the status of the alarm system (armed, disarmed, entry/exit delay) and warns away potential thieves.

Two Easy-to-Use Key-Chain Re- motes ??? let you easily control your alarm from a distance.

Car Finder ??? lets you make the alarm sound beeps to help you find your vehicle in a crowded parking lot.

Instant Panic Alarm ??? alerts others nearby that you need assistance when you are in or near your vehicle.

Valet Mode ??? lets you easily prevent passive arming when the vehicle is being serviced, valet parked, or washed.

Violation Confirmation ??? beeps three times when you disarm the sys- tem after the alert has sounded, to let you know what happened while you were away from the vehicle.

Programmable Options ??? let you customize several of your alarm???s op- tions, such as shock sensor sensitivi- ty and the valet mode.

Computer-Controlled Fan Sensor

??? can tell the difference between your vehicle???s dome or trunk light and an electric cooling fan (which can make other alarms sound a false alert) without using additional wiring.

Toll-Free Help ??? if you have any questions about or problems with your alarm system, just call:

1-800-598-2527

Warning: Your alarm system???s alerts are painfully loud. Take care during installation to keep your head away from the system once you connect power.

FCC INFORMATION

Your alarm system might cause TV or radio interference even when it is op- erating properly. To determine wheth- er your system is causing the interference, move your vehicle out of the area. If the interference goes away, your alarm system was caus- ing it. Try to eliminate the interference by:

???Keeping your system away from the receiver

???Contacting your local Ra- dioShack store for help

If you cannot eliminate the interfer- ence, the FCC requires that you stop using your alarm system.

Main System

Status Indicator with Bracket and Harness

Double-Sided Tape

Mounting Screws

INSTALLATION ORDER

You can install your system in just four easy steps:

1.Connect the system to power.

2.Train the remote controls.

3.Mount the system.

4.Install the status indicator.

CONNECTING THE

SYSTEM TO POWER

Warning: We recommend that you muffle the alarm???s speaker before you connect the system to power. The alarm is extremely loud.

Follow these steps to connect the system to power.

1.Connect the system???s red lead to your vehicle battery???s positive (+) terminal.

2.Connect the system???s black lead to a metal part of the vehicle???s body that is not insulated from the main chassis by any plastic part or to the battery???s negative (???) terminal. The system beeps three times.

ACTIVATING THE

REMOTE CONTROLS

You must train the system to respond to the supplied remote controls. To activate both remote controls, imme- diately after applying power, press DISARM on one of the remotes. The system beeps twice.

If the system loses power, it stops re- sponding to both remotes. Simply press DISARM on one of the remotes after power is restored to reactivate them.

Both of the supplied system remotes share the same remote code, but your system can learn two remote codes if you want to add another re- mote control (RadioShack Cat. No. 49-845). To activate a second remote control code, be sure the system is disarmed, then hold down ARM for 10 seconds. The system beeps three times. Press any button on the new remote to activate it.

MOUNTING THE

SYSTEM

Select a location for your alarm sys- tem in the engine compartment. For the best results, the location should meet the following conditions.

???All wires should reach their con- nections without going near mov- ing or hot engine parts.

Note: If necessary, you can extend the wires using hook-up wire and butt connectors. Use at least 18-gauge wire and an insu- lated wire connector to extend a wire.

???The mounting location should be solid and have no mechanisms or moving parts behind it.

???For the best remote range, the mounting location should allow the system???s yellow antenna wire to hang straight down. Do not cut or extend the wire ??? its length is optimized for best operation.

???For the loudest siren, the siren horn should point down toward the pavement.

???The alarm should not point straight up, as moisture could col- lect in the siren horn and damage the system.

???To prevent water damage, the system should not be mounted in a wheel well, directly behind the radiator grill, or close to the ground.

Once you select a location, follow these steps to mount the system.

1.Hold the system against the selected location and mark the locations of the three mounting holes.

2.Drill 1/8-inch holes at the marked locations, taking care not to drill into anything behind the mount- ing surface.

3.Secure the system to the surface using the supplied screws.

Note: For the best shock-sensor operation, use all three screws.

INSTALLING THE

STATUS INDICATOR

The alert indicator goes inside your vehicle???s passenger compartment. Ei- ther drill a mounting hole in a dash panel or use the supplied mounting bracket to hold the indicator. Follow these steps to install the indicator.

1.Locate an existing wire harness that goes through your vehicle???s firewall, and push the indicator into the passenger compartment through the existing hole.

If you cannot find an existing wire harness, drill a 1/4-inch hole through the firewall into the pas- senger compartment. Then push the indicator through the hole.

Cautions:

???Before drilling, be sure you can reach the other side of the hole.

???Be sure you do not drill into any mechanism on the other side of the firewall.

???Protect the wire by placing a rubber grommet (not supplied) in the hole, and thread the wire through the grommet.

2.If you are using the supplied mounting bracket, use dena- tured alcohol to clean the mount- ing surface and let the surface dry completely. Peel the backing off of one side of the double- sided tape and press it onto the

bottom of the bracket. Then peel off the adhesive backing from the other side of the tape and press the bracket onto the dash.

If you are mounting the indica- tor in the dash, drill a 5/16-inch

hole at the desired location.

3.Press the supplied grommet into the mounting hole from the front of the surface.

Grommet

Indicator

4.Press the indicator into the grom- met from the back of the surface.

5.Plug the indicator???s harness into the matching harness on the sys- tem.

6.Use the supplied wire tie to secure the wire out of the way.

7.If you drilled a hole in the firewall, use silicon sealant (not supplied) to waterproof the hole.

ARMING THE ALARM

To arm the alarm, press ARM. The alarm chirps once.

Notes:

???The status indicator turns on when the system is armed.

???The system ignores current- sensing violations for 40 sec- onds after it arms.

???The system ignores shock-sen- sor violations for 8 seconds after you it arms.

???If the valet mode is turned off, the system arms 60 seconds after you turn off your vehicle.

When you disarm and re-arm the sys- tem, the shock sensor returns to its previous sensitivity setting.

SOUNDING THE PANIC

ALARM

To sound a panic alarm, press and release PANIC. The alarm sounds loud tones for 30 seconds. Press any button to stop the panic alarm sooner.

ALARM VIOLATIONS

Your alarm senses violations by mon- itoring your vehicle???s electrical system (current sensing) and by detecting im- pacts (shock sensing).

Temporarily Reducing the

Shock Sensor???s Sensitivity

If you are parking in a severe weather situation, near a construction zone, or near heavy traffic, you can temporari- ly reduce the system???s shock sensor sensitivity to help prevent false alerts. To reduce the sensitivity to half its normal level, first press ARM to arm the system. The alarm chirps once. Then, within 2 seconds, press ARM again. The alarm chirps once in a lower tone.

To completely turn off the shock sen- sor, press ARM twice within 2 sec- onds of arming. The alarm chirps in a lower tone each time you press ARM.

An alert sounds immediately if the current sensor detects an electrical drain such as occurs when a dome or trunk light turns on.

The first time the alarm senses an im- pact that exceeds its sensitivity level, it chirps three times. If it senses an- other impact within 30 seconds, the system sounds a full alert.

Note: If an impact is severe, a single impact can cause a full alert to sound, without giving a warning.

When your alarm senses a violation, it sounds extremely loud tones for 30 seconds and then re-arms. To silence the alert sooner, press any button.

DISARMING THE

SYSTEM

To disarm the system, press DIS- ARM. The system beeps twice to confirm that it is disarmed.

Notes:

???The status indicator is off when the system is disarmed.

???If the valet mode is turned off, the system chirps and re-arms after 60 seconds if you have not started the vehicle.

???If the system detected a violation while you were away, it beeps three times when you disarm it.

USING THE CAR FINDER

The car finder helps you find your ve- hicle in a dark or crowded parking lot. To use the car finder, with the system armed, press FINDER. The alarm beeps 8 times.

SETTING THE SYSTEM???S

OPTIONS

You can adjust the following options:

???Shock Sensor Sensitivity

???Current Sensor (On/Off)

???Valet Mode (On/Off)

Setting the Shock Sensor???s

Sensitivity

The shock sensor???s initial setting is fine for most situations. To test the shock sensor, strike your vehicle on the hood directly over the alarm.

If the shock sensor is too sensitive or not sensitive enough, follow these steps to set it to a different level.

1.With the alarm disarmed, hold down FINDER until the alarm sounds four tones.

2.Within 2 seconds, strike your vehicle with as much force as you want the alarm to respond to. The alarm sounds three tones. Any shock equal to or greater than the setting triggers the alert.

Notes:

???If you do not strike your vehicle within 2 seconds, the alarm is set to its highest sensitivity. This could cause frequent false alerts.

???The shock sensor does not oper- ate for 8 seconds after the sys- tem arms.

Setting the Current Sensor

If your vehicle has electronic acces- sories that turn on and off automati- cally while you are away from the vehicle, the alarm might sound false alerts. (The system can detect an electric engine fan, and does not sound a false alert when the fan comes on.)

To disable the current sensor so ac- cessories will not trigger an alert, dis- arm the system. Then hold down PANIC for about 4 seconds. The sys- tem beeps twice.

To re-enable the current sensor, with the system disarmed, hold down PAN- IC for about 4 seconds. The system beeps once.

Notes:

???The current sensor does not operate for 40 seconds after the system arms.

???You can also try unplugging or disconnecting electronic acces- sories such as radar detectors or cellular phones when you leave your vehicle, instead of disabling the current sensor, to prevent the false alerts.

Setting the Valet Mode

(Passive Arming/Disarming)

The valet mode lets you leave your vehicle for service or with a valet and not have it arm 60 seconds after you turn off the engine. The default is for the valet mode to be on (passive arm- ing is off).

To have your system automatically arm 60 seconds after you turn off the engine (this is called passive arming), hold down DISARM for about 10 sec- onds. The system beeps twice.

To turn on the valet mode (so the sys- tem does not passively arm), hold down DISARM again for about 10 sec- onds. The system beeps three times.

REPLACING THE FUSE

Follow these steps to check the sys- tem???s fuse and replace it if it has blown. The system uses a 5-amp 11/4

??1/4-inch fast-acting fuse (Ra-

dioShack Cat. No. 270-1011).

1.Push together the two halves of the inline fuse holder (on the red power wire) and twist them to separate the halves.

2.Inspect the fuse. If the wire is bro- ken or missing, replace it.

Caution: Use only a fuse of the same type and rating. Using a dif- ferent type of fuse or bypassing the fuse protection can damage your alarm or your vehicle???s elec- trical system.

3.Put the new fuse in the holder and push and twist the holder???s halves together.

REPLACING A REMOTE

CONTROL???S BATTERY

If either remote control???s range is re- duced or if the indicator does not light when you press a button, replace its battery. The remote controls each use a 12-volt remote control battery (Cat. No. 23-144). Follow these steps to replace the battery.

1.Snap apart the remote control???s case.

Caution: Take care not to lose any of the remote control???s pieces.

2.Replace the battery with a new one.

3.Put all parts back in place and snap the case halves back together.