Radio Shack RS-1000 - Manual (Page 12)

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Alarm does not operate • Check all power connections.
• Check the system’s fuse. If it has blown, see
“Replacing the Fuse” on Page 13.
• Check the remote control’s battery. See
“Replacing the Remote Control’s Battery” on
Page 13.
Alarm does not sound
when it should • The shock sensor is not sensitive enough. See
“Setting the Shock Sensor’s Sensitivity” on
Page 8. If you set the shock sensor to its max-
imum sensitivity and the alarm still does not
sound, confirm that you mounted the alarm on
a solid, metal vehicle part (not on the frame or
on rubber or plastic parts). If necessary, repo-
sition the alarm for better performance.
• If you have a large vehicle, the shock sensor
might not detect impacts on parts of the vehi-
cle far from the system. Remember that most
thieves break into your vehicle through one of
the front doors or windows. If you set the sys-
tem sensitive enough to detect all impacts, you
might experience frequent and annoying false
alarms.
• Confirm that you have not accidently disabled
current sensing. See “Setting the Current Sen-
sor” on Page 8.
The remote control’s
range is poor • The antenna wire is too close to metal. Try to
position the yellow antenna wire away from
metal.
• The antenna wire has been cut or extended.
Do not modify the antenna wire. It is factory
tuned for the best performance (a longer
antenna will actually not work as well as the
short included antenna wire). If the wire has
been cut, take the system to your local
RadioShack store for repair service.
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