impulse 990

i know the impulse alarm isn't very popular among the installers here but i already made my mistake of buy it and installing it already. i just had a few questions w/ it if anyone was familiar w/ it.

1. the alarm auto-arms itself when i leave the car, is there a setting that i can choose so that i can make it lock or unlock when it arms itself? (is there a way to program it through the remote?)

2. how can i stop my alarm from arming itself. everytime i un-arm it, about 1 minute later, it arms itself again, how can i stop that? (is there a way to program it through the remote?)

3. how do i change the sensitivity level on my alarm? (i want to make it more sensetive)

There are 4 ( or 5 ) DIP switches on the side of the alarm system. SWITCH # 2 is for PASSIVE ARMING. Turn this switch to the OFF position and it will solve your problem.

To change the sensitivity you have to:

• Hold the VALET switch when the car is OFF until the siren CHIRPS once
• Exit the car and close the door within 5 seconds
• Wait until the system CHIRPS 2 times in a row
• WAIT 2 seconds and then hit the car as hard as you want the car to be hit before the alarm activates
• The system will CHIRP to confirm that it has learned the new impact setting

i also need to know how to stop my alarm from arming itself, or is that not possible? i don't want it to arm itself everytime i unlock it for about a minute or so. how can i stop that?

Look at my above post in the beginning. This will stop the AUTO arming with the flick of the switch.

No way around it....it's an EITHER / OR situation but not both. Does your unit have 4 or 5 dip switches ?

my unit has 5 DIP swithces

• SWITCH # 1 : 1st Crank & Ignition Duration ON: Normal    OFF: Extended for DIESEL
• SWITCH # 2 :  Passive ARMING   ON: ENABLED       OFF: DISABLED
• SWITCH # 3 :  Ignition Triggered Door Locks       ON: ENABLED      OFF : No ignition controlled door locks
• SWITCH # 4 :  Run Time Selection      ON : 15 minutes       OFF: 25 minutes
• SWITCH # 5 :  Setting this switch to OFF will delete Auto Tach Sensor. DO NOT DELETE AUTO TACH SENSOR unless system is malfunctioning