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Compustar CM3000 Brain Problem

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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
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Printed Date: May 29, 2024 at 2:54 AM


Topic: Compustar CM3000 Brain Problem

Posted By: awsomedude
Subject: Compustar CM3000 Brain Problem
Date Posted: February 12, 2005 at 10:54 PM

I just installed a 2w900fmas unit on a 2005 f150, I got it all done, installed the security bypass, tested everything as I went including remote starting it, arm and disarm, door locks, dome light supervision with a relay, everything.

 I got all done wiring and put everything under the dash, and now nothing happens when I push the tach learn button on the brain and it will not learn the remote anymore, but when I cycle the key on and off 5 times the brain clicks like it is supposed to.

I checked all the fuses and checked all the wiring, unplugged it and the replugged it in, stilling nothing, so I took the brain out and plugged it into a car with the same setup, same thing happens.

Now here is the retarted thing on my part. I took the good brain out of the car that was working fine and plugged it in to the f150, I just plugged in the main wiring harness and the tach button worked, so I proceeded to plug everything else in and when I was done plugging the other harnessed in the good brain now acts like the other one. Nothing smells burnt and all the wiring checks out. Any ideas? Also is there a way to reset these brains to factoy?

WHAT DID I DO, PLEASE TELL ME I DIDNT COOK TWO BRAINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111




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Posted By: thepencil
Date Posted: February 13, 2005 at 5:44 AM
"I got all done wiring and put everything under the dash, and now nothing happens when I push the tach learn button on the brain and it will not learn the remote anymore, but when I cycle the key on and off 5 times the brain clicks like it is supposed to."


Try cycle the Key between ( ACCESSORY AND ON ) FIVE TIME AND NOT ON OFF FIVE TIME. I make the same mistake as you sometime because I am so use to Autostart that does it on off rather than ACC and ON.

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Posted By: awsomedude
Date Posted: February 13, 2005 at 12:19 PM
well that is what I meant, I am not going all the way to the acc I am just turning it like you are supposed to and the brain cycles, but when I push the button to use the remote, the remote does not see the brain, plus the brain tach button should work all the time, even when I just plug in the main harness and it doesnt. Is there a way that I may have reset it or something? Can I reset it myself?




Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: February 13, 2005 at 3:52 PM
Have a closer look at the antenna and the antenna pins in the brain.

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Posted By: awsomedude
Date Posted: February 13, 2005 at 4:08 PM
I checked the antenna wire very well, and it is all fine, I even changed the wire out. But I still cant figure out why the tach learn button doesnt work. everything else works, I plug it into the main harness and cycle the key and the brain clicks and the parking lights flash. i dont get it. Does anyone know how to reset the brains?




Posted By: awsomedude
Date Posted: February 13, 2005 at 9:27 PM
come on people, is there any way to reset these brains, I dont want to have to buy two more of these, they get spendy.




Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: February 13, 2005 at 10:09 PM

Had this happen to me once on a 1999 Chevy PU that I had to fix for antoehr installer. He had the tach learned and everything and for some reason the system would not remote start. After I fixed his wiring problem, I couldn't relearn the tach on the unit because the tach button didn't give me a resonse. I double checked his wiring for the tach and it was correct. What had happended was that the battery drained in the process of him installing the system and when I came to finish the system, I tried to relearn the system with a dead or near dead battery and it didn't give me a proper reading. I charged up the battery and replaced the CPU and it fired up properly with the wiring it had.

Another thing to look for is that you have the proper antenna for the system. Make sure it's a 2W900FM antenna and not the 2W433FM antennna



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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA




Posted By: awsomedude
Date Posted: February 14, 2005 at 10:50 AM
well, I checked the battery and it is normal, as well as the antenna it is the correct one. What do you mean you changed out the cpu? also I am not sure if I mention this before, but it was all working before, the remote worked, the tach worked, door locks, and remote start, it just stopped working when I tied everything up under the dash. I will also remind you that it did that same thing to another brain. Do you mean you replaced the brain when you say you replaced the cpu?




Posted By: SEXIFIED
Date Posted: February 14, 2005 at 11:24 AM
make sure that your neg.glow plug wire isn't grounded out, and make sure that the system isn't in valet, i have found that with a VOLTAGE SPIKE OR DROP the systems go into valet automatically.

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Posted By: awsomedude
Date Posted: February 14, 2005 at 5:44 PM
ok well if that is the case, how do I get it out of valet when the remote will not respond?




Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: February 14, 2005 at 7:11 PM

Try relearning the remote controls. This takes it out of valet and also resets the controls.



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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA




Posted By: awsomedude
Date Posted: February 15, 2005 at 11:35 AM
ok i made sure nothing was touching and tried to re learn the remotes, still nothing. I am running out of ideas.




Posted By: iskidoo
Date Posted: February 15, 2005 at 12:06 PM
Did you put the known good brain back into the other car to see if it works in there? Could you have a grounded hood pin wire or poor brain ground? Can you perform remote start take-over if the engine is started with the key?




Posted By: awsomedude
Date Posted: February 15, 2005 at 1:22 PM
I out the good brain back into the working car and it does not work in the working csr. I checked all the wiring and unplugged the harnesses that are not needed for the remote start to function. I am not able to put it in remote start mode when he car is running because the remote will not learn or respond.




Posted By: DUTTON
Date Posted: February 17, 2005 at 12:58 AM

I have had this same problem  and have been looking for the solution  for  the past month and a half!  When you program the remote make sure only to go between the accesory and the on/starter, then it will get out of valet mode.  Now everything work perfectly.  Compustar is a great product with very sh*tty directions be ause they have  very poor translations into  English.  Good luck!





Posted By: gus1
Date Posted: February 17, 2005 at 4:18 PM
Firstech isn;'t based in Texas any more??? I thought they spoke English quite well the last time I talked to them.

Gus


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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: February 17, 2005 at 5:18 PM

I just want to make sure that you are in fact toggling the ignition ( start in the OFF position ) to the ON position and finishing in the OFF position 5 times FAST ( within 3 seconds ) and finishing in the OFF position. I've told this to many member's of this forum and they all tell me " yeah I tried this and it didn't work " and then about 2 days later they tell me " .... oh , I guess I didn't toggle the ignition fast enough , it works great now, thanks "

I'm not saying that your wrong, but please just make sure that your toggling the ignition fast enough, flawlessly & ensuring that you have the remote control handy to press the lock button on the one way and button #1 on the 2 way remote .



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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA




Posted By: awsomedude
Date Posted: February 17, 2005 at 7:39 PM
yeah I have installed plenty of these to know how to do it properly, the problem is whether or not the remote learns the tach button the brain should always respond when i push it, no matter what.





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