SPY 5000 Alarm - User manual and How Too's

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Here is where I mounted my remote control antenna and the microwave sensor.

Remote Control Antenna:
This puts the antenna up high on the Spyder for maximum range of the remote.

This gets the microwave sensor "in the Y" for best sensitivity and no false alarms by people just walking by your Spyder. Adjust the sensitivity (adjustment pot on the microwave antenna box) so that it goes off only when someone gets in the Y.
If you put yours under the seat make sure the bottom of the seat pan does not touch the sensor or you may wind up crushing and breaking it. The spot I show on a 2011 RTS is a area where "bumps" in the seat pan do not hit the sensor.

Bob

 

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You the man!!!

Many thanks for posting all of this information!!!! I would have never figured out the disarming of the auto re-arm!! Great post!!!

Here is where I mounted my remote control antenna and the microwave sensor.

Remote Control Antenna:
This puts the antenna up high on the Spyder for maximum range of the remote.

This gets the microwave sensor "in the Y" for best sensitivity and no false alarms by people just walking by your Spyder. Adjust the sensitivity (adjustment pot on the microwave antenna box) so that it goes off only when someone gets in the Y.

Bob

 

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Observation & questions.....

Bob,

I noticed that there is a 15 amp fuse inline on the 20 gauge red power wire. Doesn't that seem a bit much for such a small gauge wire? Also, no
made in china that I could find.

Questions: how did you get the antenna up to where you have it mounted? Did you really drill a hole big enough to pass it thru? I can find no
disconnect in the wire leading back to the brain. Where did you mount the black frame ground wire? Finally, did you put the velcro in the middle of
the brain box facing vertically and, I would assume, placed the brain box facing front to rear?

Many thanks,

Here is where I mounted my remote control antenna and the microwave sensor.

Remote Control Antenna:
This puts the antenna up high on the Spyder for maximum range of the remote.

This gets the microwave sensor "in the Y" for best sensitivity and no false alarms by people just walking by your Spyder. Adjust the sensitivity (adjustment pot on the microwave antenna box) so that it goes off only when someone gets in the Y.
If you put yours under the seat make sure the bottom of the seat pan does not touch the sensor or you may wind up crushing and breaking it. The spot I show on a 2011 RTS is a area where "bumps" in the seat pan do not hit the sensor.

Bob

 

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I noticed that there is a 15 amp fuse inline on the 20 gauge red power wire. Doesn't that seem a bit much for such a small gauge wire? Also, no
made in china that I could find.

I did not pay attention to the fuse just figured it was right. I have no idea how many AMPs the thing draws but since it is switching 12V to all the turn signal lights, 15 AMP seems right.

how did you get the antenna up to where you have it mounted? Did you really drill a hole big enough to pass it thru? I can find no
disconnect in the wire leading back to the brain.

I removed the passenger backrest (3 screws in the trunk and 2 you loosen where the Baja Ron sticker you see in the pic is).
I ran the antenna up the "seam" in the plastic behind the back rest and tucked it in that seam. You can feed the antenna through the hinge hole for the trunk lid. NO drilling required and nothing is actually in the trunk itself. It's all outside the trunk e.g. outside of the lid rubber seal where meets the lip of the trunk bucket.

Please note, when putting the screws back in for the backrest, do not push in hard on them to screw them in. In the backrest itself are captured nuts but if you push to hard on the screws, you can push the nuts inside the backrest. So be careful there.

Where did you mount the black frame ground wire?

I do not recall now but under the passenger handgrip I did find a screw that was frame ground. As I recall I think I had to lengthen that wire though as it is really short. Again sorry I do not remember off the top of my head now.

Finally, did you put the velcro in the middle of the brain box facing vertically and, I would assume, placed the brain box facing front to rear?

I used Heavy Duty Velcro that I bought in a package at Home Depot. It's about 3 inches wide or so. Thus it covers pretty much the entire bottom of the brain box. Yes I mounted it front to rear with the wires coming out of the brain box facing rear.

Look at my battery replacement video here. It shows where the alarm system is under the grip. There are several scenes where you can see it. Especially at the end when the battery is finally in.

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?77494-Replacing-the-battery-on-a-2010-2012-RT


Bob

 

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Many thanks, Bob!!! Much appreciated!!

I did not pay attention to the fuse just figured it was right. I have no idea how many AMPs the thing draws but since it is switching 12V to all the turn signal lights, 15 AMP seems right.



I removed the passenger backrest (3 screws in the trunk and 2 you loosen where the Baja Ron sticker you see in the pic is).
I ran the antenna up the "seam" in the plastic behind the back rest and tucked it in that seam. You can feed the antenna through the hinge hole for the trunk lid. NO drilling required and nothing is actually in the trunk itself. It's all outside the trunk e.g. outside of the lid rubber seal where meets the lip of the trunk bucket.

Please note, when putting the screws back in for the backrest, do not push in hard on them to screw them in. In the backrest itself are captured nuts but if you push to hard on the screws, you can push the nuts inside the backrest. So be careful there.



I do not recall now but under the passenger handgrip I did find a screw that was frame ground. As I recall I think I had to lengthen that wire though as it is really short. Again sorry I do not remember off the top of my head now.



I used Heavy Duty Velcro that I bought in a package at Home Depot. It's about 3 inches wide or so. Thus it covers pretty much the entire bottom of the brain box. Yes I mounted it front to rear with the wires coming out of the brain box facing rear.

Look at my battery replacement video here. It shows where the alarm system is under the grip. There are several scenes where you can see it. Especially at the end when the battery is finally in.

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?77494-Replacing-the-battery-on-a-2010-2012-RT


Bob

 

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Seems like.....

no matter what one does in the setup---you still have to monkey with the off button when you do not want the alarm to arm---i.e. push off button 2 or 6 times. From what I read the only way to have a manual alarm is to NOT hook up the brown wire & disable auto re-arm in setup. That sound right to you??

Thanks,
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Using the alarm tips:

If Alarm is turned OFF (Auto ARM off), when you turn off the key and the Spyder shuts down (takes a few seconds for the Spyder to turn everything off), you will get 3 chirps. This is just a reminder that you have not armed the alarm. You cannot disable this feature.

Regardless if you have turned the Alarm OFF (Auto ARM off) in setup.
When you arm the alarm (lock button) and then come back and press the unlock to disarm it, if you do not turn your key on right away it will arm itself again!
IF you want to disarm it and not worry about turning on the key in 25 seconds, just press the unlock once and wait for the chirp, then right away press the unlock button again. It should now not re-arm. However on mine sometimes I have to press the unlock button more than 2 times. I think this was a change to software over time. Mine takes 6 succession presses of unlock to disable it from re-arming. So try twice and if that does not work try 6 times.


Just some tips from me.... Later I will post some pics and videos as time allows.

Bob[/QUOTE]

 

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Yes this sounds right but I have not tried that.
I do not mind pressing the disarm button 2-6 times.
I do not use the alarm that often so auto arm is off. I leave the battery out of the remote and in my trunk. When I want to use it, I turn off the key and wait for the 3 chirps. Put the battery in the remote and arm it.

Bob