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49-840in.fm Page 1 Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:47 AM
Cat. No. 49-840
INSTALLATION MANUAL
RS-4000 Auto Security Alarm System
Read this entire manual before you begin installation.
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49-840in.fm Page 2 Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:47 AM INTRODUCTION This installation manual guides you In addition, it would be a good idea to through the steps you will take to in- have the following on hand: stall your alarm system. It includes a • Spare vehicle fuses checklist that keeps you on track and a master wiring diagram that provides • Spare wire tap-ins and 14-gauge an overview of the installation. hookup wire (in case a wire does not reach where it needs to Plus, this manual has
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49-840in.fm Page 3 Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:47 AM CHECKLIST Follow this checklist and properly identify connection points before in order all you make connection. Keep this page folded open as you proceed through any the manual. 4 On Estimated after you complete this section: Here Page Time “Determining Your Vehicle’s Power Door Lock 7 20 minutes o Type” “Determining Your Vehicle’s Door Switch Power 8 20 minutes o Type” “Finding the Starter Wire” 9 20 minutes o “Finding Your Vehicle’
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49-840in.fm Page 4 Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:47 AM CONTENTS Before You Begin the Installation ................................................................. 5 Using Wire Piercing Probe Adapters ......................................................... 6 Installation ...................................................................................................... 7 Determining Your Vehicle’s Power Door Lock Type .................................. 7 Determining Your Vehicle’s Door Sw
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49-840in.fm Page 5 Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:47 AM BEFORE YOU BEGIN THE INSTALLATION In addition to this installation manual, our car alarm includes the following items. Locate each as you unpack the system. Main Module Two Remote Contols Siren Main Wiring Harness Starter Disable Relay Anti-Carjacking Switch Status Indicator with Bracket and Grommet Two Large Yellow and Seven Small Red Three Mounting Screws Wire Tap-Ins Double-Sided Tape One Large and Four Small Wire Ties Need Help? Call 1
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49-840in.fm Page 6 Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:47 AM Before you install the system, thor- Warning: Installation of this system oughly read the “Installation” section requires that you modify parts of your of this manual. Then decide where to vehicle’s electrical system. To safely mount the control module and its do this, you must also have informa- components and where to route all tion about your vehicle’s electrical wiring. Be sure each component’s system. Before you start the installa- wi
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49-840in.fm Page 7 Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:47 AM INSTALLATION Type C Switch Test DETERMINING YOUR Probe both wires. Then operate VEHICLE’S POWER the door locks. If the light turns on DOOR LOCK TYPE or the meter indicates 12 volts while you operate the switch, the There are three basic types of power switch is a Type C switch. Call 1- door locks: 800-598-2527 for additional Requires a positive pulse on Type A: installation information, then pro- the lock/unlock control wires to lock ce
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49-840in.fm Page 8 Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:47 AM Type B Switch Test DETERMINING YOUR Use the meter or test light to find VEHICLE’S DOOR a point on the fuse block that pro- SWITCH POWER TYPE vides a constant source of +12 volts. Touch one lead to that point For your alarm system’s passive arm- on the fuse block, and the other ing and anti-carjacking features to lead to one of the control wires. work, you must connect the alarm to Operate your power door locks. the door switch power lea
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49-840in.fm Page 9 Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:47 AM 2. Touch your meter or test light’s FINDING THE STARTER positive lead to a point on the WIRE fuse block that has constant 12 volts. Use the other lead to probe To install the starter-kill option, you the control wire. Then open the must find the starter wire (the wire door. If the test light turns on or that goes from your vehicle’s key the meter indicates 12 volts, your switch to the starter solenoid). vehicle has negative-switched door
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49-840in.fm Page 10 Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:47 AM 5. Turn off the engine. Then cut the FINDING YOUR wire at a point where there are at VEHICLE’S PARKING least several inches of wire on LIGHTS WIRE each side of the cut. Be sure both wire ends are away from all other To have your parking lights flash dur- metal objects under the dash. ing an alert or when you use the car Important Note: If you cut the finder, you must connect your alarm correct wire, you will be unable to system to your
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49-840in.fm Page 11 Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:47 AM FINDING CONSTANT USING WIRE TAP-INS AND IGNITION POWER We recommend you use wire tap-ins to make all connections. Your system operates from 12 volts and draws up to 15 amps of current. Notes: In addition to constant 12 volts, the • Because of the extreme tempera- system needs a source of power that tures that occur inside a vehicle, is on only when the ignition is on we recommend you never use (usually referred to as ignition power). bla
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49-840in.fm Page 12 Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:47 AM 3. Use pliers to squeeze down the INSTALLING THE tapping blade. STATUS INDICATOR Use the supplied mounting bracket to hold the indicator or drill a hole in the dash. Follow these steps to install the indicator. 1. To use the supplied mounting 4. Close the insulated cover so it bracket, use denatured alcohol snaps. to clean the surface and let it dry completely. Peel the backing off of one side of the double-sided tape and press it onto t
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49-840in.fm Page 13 Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:47 AM Once you select a location, follow MOUNTING AND these steps to mount the siren. CONNECTING THE SIREN Select a location under the vehicle’s hood for the siren. For the best re- sults, the location should meet the fol- lowing conditions. • The mounting location should be solid and have no mechanisms or moving parts on its other side. 1. Using the siren’s base as a tem- plate, mark the three mounting • For the loudest siren, the siren hole
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49-840in.fm Page 14 Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:47 AM MOUNTING AND CONNECTING TO CONNECTING THE ANTI- POWER CARJACKING SWITCH Before you connect the system to power, disconnect your vehicle Select a location for the anti-carjack- battery’s negative (–) power lead. ing switch. You should be able to reach the switch when sitting in the Note: You must re-enter any pro- driver’s seat, but the switch should be grammed information into other elec- hard to find. A typical mounting loca- tronic dev
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49-840in.fm Page 15 Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:47 AM 3. Connect the module’s orange Use a red wire tap-in to connect the wire to the bullet connector on the main wiring harness’s brown wire to harness’s orange wire. the wire you marked LIGHTS. 4. Use a wire tie to secure the mod- ule to a nonmoving part under the CONNECTING TO THE dash. DOOR SWITCH This connection lets the alarm know CONNECTING TO when a door is opened or closed. POWER DOOR LOCKS If you marked the door switch wire If you
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49-840in.fm Page 16 Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:47 AM If the sensor has both warning and COMPLETING THE alert triggers, use red wire tap-ins to INSTALLATION connect the warning trigger to the harness’s green wire and the alert Be sure you have the remote control trigger to the harness’s yellow wire. handy, then follow these steps to complete the installation. 1. Reconnect your vehicle battery’s CONNECTING negative (–) battery cable. ACCESSORY DEVICES Note: You must re-enter any pro- Follow
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49-840in.fm Page 17 Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:47 AM SPECIFICATIONS Sound Pressure Level (w/13.8V DC Power) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 dB at 1 Meter Current Draw (System Only, not including parking lights or optional accessories) Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 mA Siren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Amps Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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49-840in.fm Page 18 Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:47 AM MASTER WIRING DIAGRAM 18 Need Help? Call 1-800-598-2527
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49-840in.fm Page 19 Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:47 AM 2-Wire Status Indicator Harness Red Constant +12 Volts In Brown Parking Lights Out (+) Black Ground In Grey Siren Out (+) Yellow Major Trigger In (–) White/Yellow Button 2 Accessory Out (–) Green Minor Trigger In (–) White/Red Button 3 Accessory Out (–) Black/Blue Positive (+) Door Pin In Black/Yellow Negative (–) Door Pin In Brown/Black Door Lock Out (+ or –) Green/Black Door Lock Out (+ or –) Red/Black Accessory +12 Volts In Orange Star
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49-840in.fm Page 20 Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:47 AM RadioShack A Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102 7/97 Printed in the USA
