Code Alarm CA-640 siren prob

i baught a CA-640 system off ebay brand new and i got it installed professionally and they couldnt get the siren to work. everythign works perfect except for the siren, no idea why. is there a special way its soposed to be wired? please help thx

It's not a siren. It's a speaker. It's a feature called SongBird. The "speaker" plays little songs. The unit itself has a horn output as well that they should have connected. See page 10 in your owners manual, or straight from your owners manual: "Using the Songbird Option The Code Alarm CA-640TM is equipped with a feature called “Songbird”. Songbird allows you to program different songs or tones similar to “ring tones” on a cellular phone. A song or tone can be programmed to almost any system function that has a vehicle horn or siren response (ie: arm/disarm chirps, lite touch impact sensor, panic mode). Functions that can’t be programmed with a Songbird tone: 1. Impact sensor override 2. Alarm trip ID Turning Songbird On: A) Using the 2-way tranceiver remote control, press the SET button, then press the LOCK button within 2 seconds. B) Using the 1-way transmitter remote control, press both LOCK and UNLOCK buttons simultaneously. The siren will emit a confirmation tone indicating that songbird is ON. Selecting a Function and Songbird Tone/Song 1. Activate a function that you would like to set to a specific tone (ie: lite touch impact sensor is activated by striking the vehicle with an impact that would trigger a lite touch response. 2. Within 10 seconds of activating the function: a) On the 2-way tranceiver press SET, then press FIND/ PANIC within 2 seconds. b) On the 1-way transmitter press START, then press FIND/PANIC within 2 seconds. The siren will emit a confirmation tone indicating that you have entered the program mode. 3. Use the LOCK and UNLOCK buttons to advance up or down through the different tones. Pressing the START button will play different versions and lengths of the tone you have selected. 4. When you have decided on a specific tone, press the FIND/PANIC button to lock that tone to the function, and exit programming. The siren will emit a confirmation tone indicating that you have exited programming mode. Turning Songbird OFF: A) Using the 2-way tranceiver remote control, press the SET button, then press UNLOCK within 2 seconds. B) Using the 1-way transmitter remote control, press both UNLOCK and FIND/PANIC buttons simultaneously. The siren will emit a confirmation tone indicating that songbird has been turned off." Good luck, Mike

ok ill give this a try but it doesnt have any confermation chirps right now. if u ground the siren it jsut makes a thunk sound instead.

ok i got it all workin fine except for one thing....the normal siren sounds. Does this system just use that songbird sh*t? cuz its cool and all but it doesnt make any normal siren sounds examp. when the alarm is tripped u can play mary had a little lamb and thats jsut dumb. i want a normal ssiren random sound

silkstream wrote: when the alarm is tripped u can play mary had a little lamb and thats jsut dumb.

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The horn output should sound when the alarm is tripped if it was hooked up. Supposedly on some of them if you REVERSE the wires for the speaker, it will turn into a normal siren. Not sure on the details of which ones though. There are plenty of different tones you can pick that aren't mary had a little lamb. (Hawaii 5-0 theme, pink panther, etc...) Ok so those aren't much better, but there are some just sounds that aren't little tunes. Actually in todays world I think your car will get more attention playing the little tunes than with the siren going off. People just don't look over anymore when they hear a siren. Mike