troubleshooting a python 1401

Is there a limit to the number of transmitters that the system will pair with?  I have never erased all the remotes and started from scratch, do you think this could work? 

Nooney

My attempts to delete the remotes and then re-pair them were unsuccessful.  I was able to get a confirmation chirp of the horn on one of the remotes to tell me that I had deleted the remotes, but I can't get anything to pair back up.  It is like the remotes are dead even though they light up when you press the buttons.  I am stumped.

I think I might try to test the used clifford system I bought on ebay.  Is there a way to bench test this with just the brain hooked up to power and ground and the antenna hooked up?  I was bascially going to see if I could hear the "clicking" of the brain when I use the remotes.  The H1 plug is different on my clifford than the python so I don't want to cut everything loose without knowing if the clifford system is working.  Can the unit be tested in this way?

Thanks for the help.

Yes the brains can be setup on a bench for testing. I do it all the time. I have found that it should be connected to a battery for the 12 volt source and not directly to a battery charger. They tend to make the brains act funny, from my experience.

Are you putting the remotes in the pairing MODE?  They need to be in the pairing mode in order to get paired to the brain. The remote will time out of the pairing mode after a set time.  This information is usually in the INSTALL GUIDE and not the Owners Manal. The 1401 install guide is in the downloads section of this site, and paring the remotes is on page 36.

Thanks for your continued help Smokeman,

I will try to bench test my Clifford unit this evening.  I should just have to hook up the 12 V constant to the battery correct, or do I need to hook up the ground too? 

Yes, I attempted to put the remotes in pairing mode.  One of them definitely went into pairing mode but the other one didn't (I am going by the fact that it didn't light up solid after holding the "F" button for 8 seconds).  The good remote acted like it was in pairing mode and everything goes according to the instructions but I get no confirmation honk after hitting the lock button at the end of the sequence.  It is funny, I have a total of 4 remotes and they all seem to act differently.  I guess that is what I get for buying refurb stuff.  One of the remotes that came with my Python refurb has never really worked correctly.  It was never really an issue because the other remote worked great.

Nooney

Yup...need to have the ground from the H1 harness. If you ar going to try to pair the remotes on the bench, you will also need the H3 harness to simulate the ignition being turned on by putting 12 volts to the Pink H1/1 wire. 

 Have you tried to keep pressing the function button for longer than 8 seconds.  If you have something like a horn or siren to connect with it to help with the confirmation chirps.

Problem solved...

I am not a fan of beBest Buy, but I stopped by there last night and spoke to their installer and had him attempt to pair them as well.  The guy was actually really helpful once he found out that I had instaleld the system myself.  After trying my original remotes, he went and got an old Viper remote they use for testing and it immediately paired to my system, so now I know that it is the remotes.  I assumed that since they lit up that they worked but I guess that is incorrect.  I purchased a Viper replacement remote while I was at Best Buy and it works great.

 Again, thanks for all your help Smokeman.  I still plan to bench test my clifford system so I can put it on my wife's car.

Good to hear it is working. Very nice of the Best Buy Guy to give you a hand.  Tough to trouble shoot all the aspects of a system when you don't have spare parts and pieces to swap out and see what is not working.