osso Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Hi guys, I just had my alarm fitted today, hope Matt Harwood is around, I had a Clifford 600 and the Omni sensor and glass sensor fitted, and one of the sensors is way too sensitive, I have managed to find a way of disabling the proximity sensor from my fob and the alarm is still going off. how to you override the Omni sensor and glass sensor? cuz I cant find how to do this via the instruction manual... if you know how to override the omni sensor or the glass sensor please contact me on 07966 245296 or 01254 385852.. Thanks in advance!!! James... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandan Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Do you know whereabouts on the car the Omni sensor is fitted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osso Posted October 19, 2003 Author Share Posted October 19, 2003 I wouldnt have a clue to be honest, but after reading the user manual last night, i read a section about the Smart prior intrustion attempt alert. Every time the alarm went off last night, i heard 3 chirps when i remotely disarmed the alarm. the manual tells u to count the number of LED flashes when you put the key in the ignition.. i get 3 flashes then a small pause, and another 3 flashes, which indicates that the tilt/motion sensor was activated apparently.. Is this telling me that either motion sensor or the omni sensor was activated? I thought the motion sensor wasnt prone to false alarms cuz it analyses pitch yaw and motion data regardless of condition? I dont know if this would help, but i parked my car in the drive last night on a slight incline, between a high fence and the house, think it could be the wind setting the omni sensor off? regards James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandan Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 the wind definately sets mine off (300 with tilt and omni sensor added), sometimes heavy rain too or parking under a tree. apparently the omni sensoron the 600 needs adjusting with a computer and the 300 can be done manually. I can't find mine so it's really starting to p!ss me off. Perhaps it may be best to take it back to the fitter and see what they suggest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 James, sorry to hear you're having problems, I'll phone you in about 1/2 an hour to see if I can sort it out over the phone. Failing that, I'll come to you tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 He prob changed his mind about the colour and that has confused the alarm Dude:flame Dev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Naaa, alarms don't get confused over colours... Just people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Dude:flame Dev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soonto_HAS_soop Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 If you go to the yank clifford site, you can download a much better instruction manual than the one suplied in the UK. Matt did mine, and I read the book - no help - downloaded it from the yank site, and it tells you how to do loads of things without having the cable and software. Matt, any chance that you can order me one of those cables, think you said that you would have one for me at Pod, but everytime I went to find you, you had dissapeared! Ben.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesArup Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 My Concept 300 is doing the same kind of thing. It seems to be when I park it too close to a tree in the driveway! 4.00am it went off ... Neighbours loved it! LOL Now, when I lock it, I set it to 'valet mode' (by pressing the 'star' and the 'headlight' button after I have locked it). It hasn't gone off since I have been locking it like that .... but it kinda defeats the object of having the sensor in the first place! From what I saw when the guy was fitting it, most of the electronic 'trickery' was stored in the center console, under the handbrake area? Cheers, J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Originally posted by JamesArup My Concept 300 is doing the same kind of thing. It seems to be when I park it too close to a tree in the driveway! 4.00am it went off ... Neighbours loved it! LOL Now, when I lock it, I set it to 'valet mode' (by pressing the 'star' and the 'headlight' button after I have locked it). It hasn't gone off since I have been locking it like that .... but it kinda defeats the object of having the sensor in the first place! From what I saw when the guy was fitting it, most of the electronic 'trickery' was stored in the center console, under the handbrake area? Cheers, J This just needs the proximity sensor turning down a tad. It is usually fitted under the console. Just lift up the centre and have a look inside. Get a small flat head screwdriver and turn it down, (anticlockwise), but only a little bit, they're very sensitive. Ben, I've got 3 leads on order, waiting to be delivered to me. I'll let you know when I have some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesArup Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Excellent, cheers Matt. I'll give that a go J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandan Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Matt, I meant to have a chat to you at S.Pod but didn't get a chance. My car was the Met Grey facelift with gold wheels and trd spoiler and bonnet. I had a thread a week or so ago about my 300 giving out warning tones in the wind etc and also alarm going off "randomly". I can only find the "Proximity Sensor III" under the console. I am presuming that i should be looking for my Omni Sensor and adjusting this, but i don't know where to look. Any pointers, also what sort of size/shape etc? Any idea on cost if i took it to my local Sextons (Gloucester) for them to find and adjust. I just don't know where to look. Sorry James, I didn't mean to hijack the thread...seems a few people are struggling with this!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osso Posted October 19, 2003 Author Share Posted October 19, 2003 I am absolutely knackered! just drove back home from manchester! Matt, thanks for your help earlier, I left a message on your voice mail i dunno if you got it, but after turning down the glass sensor sensitivity the problem appears to go away! I can now understand why i was getting 3 pulses on the LED indicating that the motion/tilt sensor was activated since the glass sensor is tapped into the motion/tilt cabling.. I will adjust the sensitivity of the glass sensor tomorrow and see how i get on with it.. Ooops, the Supra justed barked outside at the trees! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovatt Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Soontohavesoop have you got a link or an address to that usa clifford site as i cant find it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Glad you've stopped it falsing James. Haven't got the message yet as I left the phone in the car! When adjusting the glass break sensor, it only requires very small movement of the adjuster. On a Supra, I've not needed to turn them up past the 1/4 mark at the most... They do bark at bushes if they're too close;) This can also be adjusted if required. Send me your E-mail address, and I'll send you over the full instructions. Dan, I've no idea how much the Gloucester branch would charge, but I wouldn't have thought it would be much. Phone them and ask to speak to Tony Green. He's the owner, a bit abrupt sometimes, but a nice guy. The sensor you're looking for is small black box, that'll be fixed either by screws or cable ties, to something structural. Usually either the steering colomn or a structrural bar, (like the one behind the dash above the radio). Hang upside down, under the dash, look upwards whilst hitting the steering wheel. You may see a red led.... You may also look strange! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotasuprauk Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 It is not: http://www.clifford.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovatt Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 doh ! now why couldnt i get that to work ! thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Originally posted by lovatt doh ! now why couldnt i get that to work ! thanks All Cliffords can have their temperamental moments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovatt Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 how come the yanks get so many more features and a better manual than us ? can we use there user selectable features table to set the auto light thing and the diffarent siren sounds ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Auto lights if you have either Nightvision or the Avantguard. All G4 alarms have variable siren sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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