setting sensors on alpine 8040

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Topic: setting sensors on alpine 8040

Posted By: turbocity_tom
Subject: setting sensors on alpine 8040
Date Posted: December 21, 2009 at 11:07 AM

Hi,

I have an Alpine 8040 that has worked great for 19 years- I recently replaced the control unit and can not find the proceedure to set the sensors (radar and shock).

Does anyone have the installation manual for this unit?

Thanks Tom

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Posted By: Twelvoltz
Date Posted: December 21, 2009 at 7:30 PM

In the downloads section the owner's manual talks about dip switches and adjusting them for sensitivity. Link

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Posted By: turbocity_tom
Date Posted: December 22, 2009 at 10:02 AM

Thanks for the reply. I do have the owners manual (I posted it here), but it does not have the instruction for setting the sensor sensitivity.

I know that if the system is in the valet mode and the TX/ext buttons are pushed it enters the programming mode. There should be a way to set the outside area, inside area, and the shock sensor. I can get it to set the outside mode, but that is it, I don't know how to get it to the other areas. I know the LED blinks and the chirps indentify the programming sections, I just need to identify them.

I did have a install manual for the system, but I have lost it.

Thanks for you help in advance. Tom