viper 5900 sst remote problem

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Topic: viper 5900 sst remote problem

Posted By: m2736185
Subject: viper 5900 sst remote problem
Date Posted: April 01, 2007 at 12:11 AM

Well I know these remotes are famous for screwin up but this is rediculous havent had the remote more than 6 months and when I went to start my car today it wouldnt even open, so i opened it with the key and of course my alarm went off then it showed on my remote that my alarm was going off but when I tried to turn it off via remote nothing. When I press any button on the remote within range of car I get nothing when I press out of range I get a no signal so i am guessing that the remote is recieving but not transmitting..why couldn it be the other way around. Has anyone had any problems like this? DOes it sound like I have to get a new $100 remote?

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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: April 01, 2007 at 10:47 AM

If it's only 6 months then you should be able to get a warranty remote. Go back to the dealer that you bought this from and get them to replace the remote through warranty.

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA

Posted By: m2736185
Date Posted: April 02, 2007 at 10:27 AM

Yes but for Viper products to be under warranty doesnt it need to be installed by a dealer as well?

Posted By: dswift
Date Posted: April 02, 2007 at 6:19 PM

if you intsalled thew viper yourself your screwed. cough up a 100 bucks and hope that it was just the remote goofin. To me it sounds like the remote or antenna. But generally you see it the other way around. Transmitting with no 2way. heh wierd man.

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"dont ground out!"

Posted By: kgerry
Date Posted: April 03, 2007 at 9:57 AM

try resynching the unit... unplug the antenna for a few minutes and reconnect.....usually that's all that's needed.....

i have sold over 200 LCD Viper/Clifford units and the only remote i ever had to actually replace was one some guy sat on and crunched.....

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Kevin Gerry
Certified Electronics Technician
MECP First Class Installer

Owner/Installer
Classic Car Audio
since 1979

Posted By: accessdenied
Date Posted: April 03, 2007 at 10:23 AM

Sounds like it lost functionality or acting like an unknown transceiver..

Try reprogramming it...

Does the spare 1 way remote work at least?

Posted By: kgerry
Date Posted: April 03, 2007 at 3:59 PM

the 5900 doesnt come with a 1-way remote.... it is FSK...

you don't need to reprogram the remote... there is no reason at all for it to need to be re-programmed... i cant believe the # of people here who recommend that.... i've been a DEI dealer for about 6 years now, have sold literally hundreds upon hundreds of their units and have never had to reprogram a remote for a customer....

resynch a few antennas, yes..... but reprogram the remote, never....

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Kevin Gerry
Certified Electronics Technician
MECP First Class Installer

Owner/Installer
Classic Car Audio
since 1979

Posted By: f150fan
Date Posted: April 03, 2007 at 9:41 PM

I have been a DEI dealer for two years and have only had to replace one bad SST remote. I have never had to reprogram a remote period. I sell a ton of the SST units and they have been bulletproof as far as performance goes. The best thing to do would be to go back to the dealer that you bought it from and let them diagnose the problem for you. The remote should be covered for the first year and the brain for life.

Posted By: m2736185
Date Posted: April 03, 2007 at 11:13 PM

thanks guys I should have thought of it myself but I was convinced the remote was broken. I tried resyncin the antenna but that didnt work so then I resynced the remote and guess what starts working again