compustar cm3000a doa?
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Topic: compustar cm3000a doa?
Posted By: atoms4u
Subject: compustar cm3000a doa?
Date Posted: January 30, 2007 at 6:41 PM
I am trying to install a Compustar CM3000A in a 2004 Dodge Ram (Cummings Diesel Engine) and think I have a DOA Brain unit! With all wiring in place there is NO LED, NO Siren Chirps, No Horn, No Relay Clicking, No nothing. This is my 3rd alarm installation (1st Compustar), and even with previous mis-wires, I've had partial function of the unit. Any Thoughts as to why there might be no response? And Yes, I've tested the two power fuses and checked the ground connection. I've also tried the Remote Learning mode with no response.
Is there anyway to bench test the unit without hooking up all the functions?
Replies:
Posted By: hawn13
Date Posted: January 31, 2007 at 12:06 AM
do you have antenna hooked up
Posted By: atoms4u
Date Posted: January 31, 2007 at 1:12 AM
Yes, Antenna is connected! But even without the antenna connected, I should be getting some other response out of the brain (i.e., Blinking LED, siren chirps, or something!).
Posted By: hawn13
Date Posted: January 31, 2007 at 1:49 AM
with just the power and ground hooked up you should get relay clicking if you hit arm and disarm on the remote if it doesn't do anything then you might have a bad unit or a bad antenna
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: January 31, 2007 at 7:09 AM
You must go through the remote control learn routine ( 5 times OFF to ON within 3 seconds ) in order for the unit to respond. If you do not have the antenna hooked up during the learn routine, the unit will appear to be non functional.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: colosports
Date Posted: January 31, 2007 at 10:33 AM
Also, press the tach learn button on the CM3000A. You should hear the relay clicking after you press the button.
When you go through the remote control learning, make sure you put the battery in the remote IMMEDIATELY after the last on/off cycle. If you wait too long to put the battery in, the remote will not learn.
Posted By: atoms4u
Date Posted: February 11, 2007 at 6:16 PM
You were right about the Programming! All appears to be operational now... I just had a bear of a time trying to wire this thing in the cold weather.
Now on to the next problem... Do you know how to program the Remote? I have a Diesel and need to program a delay start time. Is there any information available on progamming for this remote (2WSSR)?
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: February 11, 2007 at 7:48 PM
You need a programmer in order to set the delay timer for diesel start. You shouldn't have a problem going back to the dealer you bought this from and ask them to program this for you.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: atoms4u
Date Posted: February 11, 2007 at 10:22 PM
This unit I purchased on line from a electronics dealer, so I am not sure what their support will be for this. I am waiting for a reply from them as to this matter. It also appears as if Compustar is not very supportive unless your a dealer... Any further advise for installation on a diesel?
Should I connect the Tach wire?
Posted By: redlinecustoms
Date Posted: February 12, 2007 at 8:44 AM
Yes tach wire must be hooked up, some will tell you to use the alternator, I have installed on of these on an 06 ram and the alternator does not work as well as a good old fashion tach signal. Do some research and find your nearest compustar dealer and they should plug in their programmer for you and program diesel time. Jack
Posted By: atoms4u
Date Posted: February 15, 2007 at 8:17 PM
Ok, I needed to correct some wiring and you have to be VERY, VERY QUICK on the Ignition On/Off for Programming.
So far I learned that:
1. It takes a Quick Hand to get into the Programming Mode.
2. Both Ignition wires (pink/white & pink/green) on my Ram need to see 12V+
3. In order to get that second ignition wire to see a 12V+, I had to use the second relay that Compustar supplied. I connected the Green wire on Connector #2 to the purple pigtail of that second relay. Then I used the Blue wire from that second relay and connected it to my Second Ignition wire.
4. The Diesel starts up, but in order to program for a Delay start time of 20seconds (Cummins says that maximum glow plug time is 18seconds), you have to take the unit to a Compustar dealer. UNLESS Anyone has any Way Around this?
NOW on to Bigger Problems....
Today my truck remote started up fine, but later in the day I tried a remote start, and a Icon appeared on the LCD that is not in the Users Manual and the truck did not start. The Icon is in the Drivers Window and it almost looks like a button that moves up and down. I also noticed that I can not Query the vehicle, I just get the same Icon to appear. What does this Icon mean???
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: February 15, 2007 at 9:28 PM
atoms4u wrote:
The Icon is in the Drivers Window and it almost looks like a button that moves up and down. I also noticed that I can not Query the vehicle, I just get the same Icon to appear. What does this Icon mean???
What is the icon that you see ? Not sure what your trying to describe. ------------- Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: atoms4u
Date Posted: February 16, 2007 at 11:12 AM
The Same thing Happend Again today! The truck started fine in the morning, but at noon I could not remote start it!
The Icon (or image) is in the Drivers SIDE Window of the LCD and it almost looks like a button that moves up and down (like a door lock button). I also noticed that I can not Query the vehicle, I just get the same Icon to appear. What does this Icon mean???
Posted By: atoms4u
Date Posted: February 17, 2007 at 8:13 AM
The Pin (or button as I've called it) in the Drivers Side Window of the LCD display actually represents the Hood Pin. When it appears, it means the hood is opened. Or in my case, when some of the snow had melted and provided a negative path for this simple sensor, the brain thinks that the hood is opened.
I wonder what other Images await and are not in the instruction book?!
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