How to find out the alarm model by key fob (Starline, Alligator, Sheriff, Tomahawk and others). Determining the alarm model using the key fob: the most effective methods

On the secondary market you can often buy an already equipped security complex automobile. To fully use and configure the system, you need to accurately determine its modification. You can find out the Starline alarm model by the key fob, functions, as well as service documentation for the car.

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How to identify a model by markings

Most easy way to find out the type of signaling - look at the markings on the back surface of the key fob. If the barcode sticker has not been erased, then determining the type of alarm installed on the machine will not be difficult.

The model name is highlighted in red circle

Four lines of keychains: characteristic features

You can determine the Starline alarm model by the appearance of the main key fob. When classifying a system according to a spare remote control without feedback Difficulties may arise - different models often have no differences.

Help in determining:

• characteristic shape of the remote control;
• control buttons and their location;
• indicators on the display.

Model range A

The characteristic antenna of the key fob will help you identify whether the car alarm belongs to older Starline models. It is protected by a black casing separate from the body.

Keychain Starline A4

In addition, you can identify a specific model by the icons on the display:

• StarLine A4 features a large car image;
• you can distinguish Starline A6 from A8/A9 by the icons on the left side of the key fob;
• Starline A61 and A91 Dialog key fobs are similar to the B series models, but the inscriptions on the display are in Russian;
• the more modern A64/A94 and A63/A93 are radically different from the earlier A-series models.

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Differences between key fobs models B6/B9

Remote controls more modern models B62/B92 are distinguished by smoothed edges. The latest generation of the B series retained a similar body, but the display changed from LCD to OLED.

Keychain D64/D94

Model range E

The differences between the E60 and E90 alarms are in the bottom row of icons. Models E65 and E95 are characterized by a vertical screen that replicates the interface mobile application.

Keychain E65/E95 Keychain model E90

Model identification by built-in functions

If it is not possible to determine the exact alarm model using the key fob, you can try to identify the system by its functions. Each brand has its own options and characteristic operating modes; if the alarm is installed correctly, then all of them should function. For example, all models with auto start will definitely have the number “9” in the name, which significantly narrows the search range. The procedure for enabling options can be found in the instructions for the specific model.

An overview of the Starline alarm key fob and control of its buttons is presented by the REALAUT0 channel.

Determining the brand from the accompanying documentation for the car

If you left accompanying documents when purchasing a car, you can determine service center where the car was serviced or the alarm system was installed. Specialists who have worked on the car should know its nuances and the model of additional equipment. The service may have stored documents relating to your vehicle.

The fastest and simple option To determine the alarm model, you will contact a service specializing in the sale and installation of security systems. Employees of these centers can easily determine the type of alarm installed on the car.

Instructions

Start with the keychain. Many manufacturers indicate the name of the alarm on the remote control. And the keychains themselves in the same model range are similar in shape or have their own corporate body design. The Starline company has a blue remote control housing. But each also has its own production model. It happens that remote controls are similar in appearance, but are completely incompatible with each other. Having determined the alarm manufacturer, find its website, where you can take a closer look at the models.

If the remote control does not have an LCD display, this does not mean that the alarm is without feedback. This can be an additional key fob or a GSM alarm system. There are 4 buttons on such key fobs. If the remote control has no buttons at all, then this is the mark.

If the key fob is lost or the name cannot be determined from it, find the alarm unit. It is installed under the dashboard in the area of ​​the pedals or glove compartment. To find the exact location of the block, look where the wire from the LED goes. Sometimes for this you will have to disassemble part of the dashboard and the sides. But the further the block is hidden, the less chance it will be detected and disabled by hijackers. The unit must indicate the name of the alarm, its model and serial number.

Sometimes the LED itself can help in determining the alarm model. For example, the Black Bug alarm has a rectangular LED with lights running inside it.

If it was new and purchased from a dealer, contact the dealership's technical center. All salons, as a rule, operate with a limited number of security systems. Master of additional equipment will tell you if the alarm is set to , by finding your technical . You can also get a copy of the operating instructions, order an additional key fob and “register” it.

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Know which model alarm installed on your car, necessary for emergency shutdown, programming, troubleshooting. Each security system has its own specifications, and to operate them you need instructions, which you should always carry with you in the car.

You will need

• Alarm keychain
• Screwdriver

Instructions

Even in one model In some cases, there are technical ones that are inherent in each system individually. This is done to ensure even greater security for security systems. Therefore, if you want to make changes to the work, you need to use the instructions strictly from this model alarm.

There are several ways to determine which one model alarm stands on yours. Start with the keychain. Most manufacturers indicate it alarm. But besides the name there is also model. In this case, you can use the catalog of car security systems on the Internet. By name alarm and the type of key fob you can find exactly model. You can also download installation or operating instructions there.

If it has not been preserved, the name is not on it or is not readable, you can determine model by block alarm. It is hidden under the dashboard. It is installed on the dashboard, from which a wire goes to the block. To find the block by wire you will have to disassemble bottom part torpedo. The block itself must indicate alarm, and her model.

Video on the topic

Sources:

• Security systems catalog

It is impossible to imagine a modern car without alarm. Today there are many models of such a security system, each with its own characteristics and instructions for use.

Instructions

It is not always at hand and is often simply lost. To be able to eliminate the problem or disable the system, you need to know which one model was set to . First of all, carefully examine the keychain. Most often the name is on it alarm. By specifying the name, you can identify security systems on the Internet model and instructions. Each one, even one model of a certain series, necessarily differs in some way, otherwise the meaning of establishing security is lost. Each instruction corresponds to only one specific model.

It happens that it is difficult to read the name due to scuffs or the inscription is missing altogether. Then you have to look for the block alarm, on which it is indicated model and brand. To do this, disassemble the lower part: from the LED installed on the dashboard, there is a wiring leading directly to the block.

There are other ways to define a model. Key fobs differ in size, shape and number of buttons, patterns on the buttons, LED location and other elements. If, for example, there are three buttons on a key fob, then this is a key fob of the City, Captal, Continent, Comfort, Evolution2-Slave/GSM model and, accordingly, the second generation models City2-Slave, Capital2-Slave Evolution2, City2, Capital2, Continent2, Country2 and Comfort2.

Security systems Evolution2 have two buttons – arming and disarming. Key fobs with four or five buttons appeared later than 2009: Absolute, Avita, Python, Rattler; have 6-8 buttons model Megatronix, Autostart, Autopage, Code Alarm, Leopard LEO. By the absence of a microwave sensor, you can determine model City/Capital.

When an alarm signal is given - Continent and Comfort models (alternating flashing). Based on the color of the red LED, models with the number 2 are distinguished; Blue colour - model with the number 3.

To visually identify the model, please visit the website [email protected]. There are keychains with descriptions and photos of almost all models. “Identification” of the key fob is given by the number of buttons and appearance. This will make it much easier to find the required documentation.

When buying a car second hand, you usually get installed alarm system. However, the accompanying papers are lost, and the owner’s ignorance of the exact model is far from uncommon. Therefore, if you later have to face the need to change the alarm settings, you will first need to figure out how to find out the model car alarms Starline by the appearance of the keychain. Given the width model range(with all previous generation models), it's not that simple.

The site employs an auto electrician-diagnostician, a certified StarLine specialist. If you have questions about car alarms, ask them at the end of the article in the comments or on Vkontakte.

Starline alarm models discontinued

Different kinds alarm systems StarLine used different types main keychains. On discontinued Twage generation A-series alarm systems (A2, A4, A6, A8, A9), a main key fob with a characteristic thin antenna was used, protected by a separate housing element.

This is where the keychain cracks when worn frequently in your pocket. Unlike the A-series, the B-series, produced simultaneously with it and belonging to the same generation, used a more durable key fob, where the body consisted of only two halves, and the antenna was covered by a figured protrusion.

Alarm StarLine B9:

In the C series of the same generation, the keychain was retained common features B-series, but had a two-color body with a different disassembly principle. The “disease” of the C-series is cracks in the eyelet to which the carabiner is attached.

The Dialog generation differed little in appearance. Characteristic difference– this is a transition to Russified screens.

Alarm systems without autostart (B6 Dialog, A61 Dialog) with the same body design were distinguished by the icons of the bottom row:

IN Last year release, a series of alarm systems A61/A91 were created in the “4x4” configuration - they used a rectangular key fob from the D-series. Since the D-series uses four-button key fobs, and the A91/A61 uses three-button key fobs, the last button on these car alarms turns on the screen backlight without any additional functionality.

From left to right - keychain StarLine A61 4×4, StarLine A91 4×4:

Subsequently, the Dialog family was improved, becoming Dialog Flex - flexible programmable additional channels, which later became a mandatory feature of StarLine alarms. CAN bus support has appeared.

The design of the keychains has been revised. Their appearance changed, the antenna was removed inside the case, the keychain took on the shape of a “remnant”, much more convenient. The first button of the key fob has increased in size and moved to a protrusion, making the intuitive search for the desired button faster.

In Series B, the “washing” of key fobs has reached its climax. Alarms B62 and B92 had the same body, differing only in a number of icons (B62 did not have autostart icons for timer and temperature). The screens themselves were similar to the A61 and A91, respectively.

The same screens were used in the E60 and E90 car alarms (the differences are also in the bottom row of icons), but the key fobs themselves received their own housings. Unlike most key fob models, where the button designations are purely symbolic, here the arming and disarming buttons have unambiguous images.

Modern models

The cheapest A-series uses different key fobs depending on the generation. The /A63 initially used a key fob in a shape close to a beveled parallelepiped; the protrusion of the first button was retained.

However, this car alarm has become an enviable long-liver, and for “refreshing” appearance the keychain on the latest series was modified, receiving a display in the style modern alarm systems fifth generation (), but unlike them - in traditional, and not inverse, colors.

On the Starline A39 and A36 alarm systems (these are the same A93 and A63, but supplied exclusively to car dealerships), the key fob was used unchanged from the base model. The key fob did not change in the “economical” configuration of the A93 ECO, but in the A63 ECO it was updated.

Subsequently, a “full-fledged” fourth-generation A-series entered the market. These alarms were distinguished by the original integration of the CAN module in all trim levels and the shape of the key fob - the designers returned to the times Dialog alarms Flex.

Simultaneously with the release of the fourth generation of StarLine alarms, the company’s marketers identified a separate line of alarms for SUVs, calling it the D-series. The “off-road” series alarms did not have any real differences in design, except for the new rectangular key fob. The Starline D64 and D94 alarm key fobs were sold in two colors: blue and red. At the same time, unlike the A61 4x4 and A91 4x4, the fourth button of the key fob is functional, and the key fobs themselves are absolutely identical in appearance.

In the B series, the “soap” keychains were preserved; the display in them also did not change.

The E series after the update (models E60.1, E90.1, E61.1, E91.1, E63, E93) did not change the design of the key fob. The key fob was updated only in the fifth generation (Starline E95, E65). The screen changed its orientation to vertical, the graphics on it were unified with the interface of the StarLine mobile application:

The fifth generation Series A received the same screen.

StarLine series D is easily recognizable by its rectangular red body. The updated inverse display has moved here too.

And finally, sixth generation alarm systems have entered the market. The B series and the new X series added to it are recognizable by the previously familiar “remnant” of the B-series, and the display orientation has again become horizontal, but the inverse coloring has been preserved from the fifth generation alarms. Instead of an LCD screen, OLED is now used.

Starline A66 and A96 again received a beveled key fob body, but now they have a new screen, and a color one at that.

The E-series abandoned the vertical screen orientation, and the screen itself now looks much simpler and cheaper than in the fifth generation. This is not surprising - now the E-series itself is positioned as cheaper, while in the fifth generation it was one of the most sophisticated.

Conclusion

Over time, StarLine began to use more and more unification. If with Twage alarms it was possible to distinguish even alarms from the same series by the key fob, now it is impossible to distinguish the same A94 from the A92 by the type of key fob - and these are not just different, but completely different alarm systems.

You will be lucky if the factory sticker is still on the key fob - in its code you will also see the name of the alarm model, this code duplicates the one applied to the box and the central unit. For example, there is code like:

If the sticker is worn out, then you can distinguish models with the same key fobs by other elements of the package. Here is the most reliable way- this is to try to enter the shock sensor settings menu from the main key fob, as we wrote earlier. Since before the fourth generation an external sensor was used, which was adjusted with a screwdriver, you will not be able to enter the menu on the A92 alarm system. If the menu becomes available, then you have an A94 keychain in your hands.

The need to replace the anti-theft system control panel is a fairly common practice today. Since there are quite a few models of car alarms today, it can sometimes be difficult to accurately determine the alarm using the key fob. If you are faced with such a need, in this article we will give basic recommendations regarding the implementation of this task.

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Model Definition

Identifying an alarm using a key fob is not so simple task. The need to find out which anti-theft system is installed on a vehicle usually arises when the car owner has forgotten which model is installed, and this information is needed right now. Determining the alarm model is also necessary if the car owner purchased a used vehicle, but he has no information about the signal. If you don’t know how to find out what kind of alarm may be in your car, you can try to do it using the remote control.

IN in this case there are several options:

1. Use specialized online services in which you enter basic information about the key fob or its photo, according to which models are selected anti-theft systems.
2. Use the services of specialists in this field.

Often, compatriots have to find out this information from specialists, since quite a lot of old signaling models are used today. At the same time, such anti-theft systems are not only not sold, but data about them can also be deleted from electronic databases. That is, in this case, you will need the help of an experienced specialist (the author of the video is scherkhanalarm).

Of course, if necessary, you can try to find out on your own which alarm system is installed on your car. First of all, to do this, you should inspect the housings of the remote controls that you have - perhaps they have the names of the alarms on them. But this does not happen so often - as a rule, the brand name is either completely absent, or this data is displayed on the display with other data about the car. If there are no clues regarding the manufacturer's name or company logo, you can try to determine the model by indirect evidence. Eg, we're talking about about the design of the case, the location of the keys, etc.

Such information will help if you decide to use online services - usually the database of such resources stores data about technical features most signals used today. Moreover, the database may contain corresponding photos of keychains. After purchase, the key fob you recognize will need to be reprogrammed to suit your anti-theft installation. N and register some alarms without a key fob new keychain impossible.

Conclusion

Having gained access to the database, which can be found on the Internet, you will simply need to check the design of the remote control with the photo until your key fob is found. In general, finding a device is not a particularly difficult task that any Internet user can handle. If difficulties arise in this regard, you can always contact a specialist. Even if your city does not have qualified electricians or specialists installing anti-theft systems, you can find relevant resources online that do this. As a rule, such resources also employ a person who answers user questions, so if necessary, questions can be asked online.

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Video “What functions does the alarm remote control perform?”

Basic information regarding the functionality of the key fobs is presented in the video below (the author of the video is the ChipiDip channel).

Knowing which alarm system is installed on a particular car is, first of all, necessary for “working” with it: for example, how to turn it off, program it, etc. So, how do you find out what kind of alarm your car has? It's better to start with the keychain. After all, most manufacturers usually indicate the name of the alarm model on the remote control. Each model also has its own serial number. Having these two “keys” at hand, you can find the company of this alarm system on the Internet. A detailed description of this model can be found on the manufacturer’s website, or go to the salon.

Today, almost every car has an alarm system installed in order to reduce the risk of theft. Sometimes drivers are faced with the question of how to adjust the alarm? To do this, you need to take the car key fob (remote control). With its help, all parameters used in the operation of the alarm are configured. And this task can only be solved by programming the system. It is a “protected” process and therefore can only be implemented within the first 25 seconds after the engine turns on. Both the system itself and its individual functions can be programmed from the key fob using the buttons in the compliance record step-by-step actions written in the alarm instructions. Each function requires specific settings.

Dealing with the question of how to install an alarm on a moped is not very difficult. First you need to find the place where the alarm unit is installed (usually the unit is placed under the steering wheel). The alarm wires need to be connected to the standard harness (here you need to follow the diagram). The turn signals can be taken from the switch button and connected to the power supply and to the ignition interlock. The wires can be easily connected using soldering. The wires from the alarm must be screwed with electrical tape to the standard wiring.

How to adjust alarm sensitivity? You don't need to go to the salon for this. The main thing here is whether the driver can find where the shock sensor was placed during installation of the alarm. As a rule, manufacturers install it under the steering wheel. It is equipped with 2 mechanisms, with the help of which sensitivity is adjusted. In order to reduce it, you need to take some small tool (for example, a screwdriver) and slightly turn the mechanism in left side, and if you need to increase it, then turn it to the right.

Sometimes it becomes necessary to install an alarm at home or in the garage. How to make an alarm with your own hands? In the process you will need to work with a resistor, transistor and other devices. The alarm must also have a power source and sound alarm, for example, a flasher or siren. The diagram by which this alarm will be ‘assembled’ is simple and can be found on the Internet. The mechanism of its operation is as follows: when the security wire is intact, then the transistor is closed (hence, there is no voltage for the sound alarm), and if the wire breaks, the transistor opens, voltage appears, that is, the siren or flasher will work.