I just bought my new truck and it came equipted with an auto mate alarm. I like the keyless entry part, but its so loud when you lock it and unlocked it. Anyway I found a way to disable the sound.

It says
-turn the key on
-find alarm valet buton and press/depress once and once again and hold it

Whats the alarm valet button and where is it? Or at least where should it be?

 

What it's telling you to do is put the alarm in valet mode. This disables the alarm but the panic feature, door lock/unlock and if anything is connected to channel 2 or 3 output on the alarm that will still operate too. The purpose of the valet mode is so if a valet person parks the vehicle or a mechanic is working on the vehicle, or someone borrows the vehicle who is not familiar with the alarm system, the alarm will not go off and drive them crazy trying to turn it off. Depending on how old the AutoMate is, the valet button will be either a little black button about 3/16" inch in diameter with a silver 10mm nut holding it in place or it could be a solid black button that just snaps into a hole the installer drilled into the dash. Look down under the driver's side of the dash and you should find it there or maybe mounted on the driver's kick panel. 99.9% of the time that's where they are mounted. If you have to, remove the bottom side of the dash knee bolster panel and find the alarm module. Look for a gray and black pair of wires stuck together like speaker wire, about 18 gauge, that is the wire for the valet switch. You can follow it to the switch location. When you find it and follow the valet procedure the LED will be on solid. Just keep in mind that when in Valet mode the alarm will not go off if someone breaks into the truck.

They make quieter sirens now because of noise pollution laws. Alarms are also required to turn off for a period of time after 3 false alarms within an hour of each other. AutoMate is manufactured by Directed Electronics Inc. the same company that makes the Viper, Python and Sidewinder alarms. Any authorized DEI dealer should be able to sell you a newer, quieter siren for your system. You can visit www.directed.com to find a dealer near you. Siren is easy to replace, just remove the old one and screw in the new and connect the red and black wires. Should cost less than $30.00 for the new siren if you need one.

Jimmy

 

thanks alot, thats a lot of good useful information

 

YW. A DEI dealer can also program the alarm so that it will not chirp the siren in normal operation when you arm and disarm the system. You should also be able to change the programming for that feature with the valet button. You can look around on the DEI website for instructions to change the program, or try this:

If you have the old style silver push button valet switch:

Open the drivers' door and leave it open

Turn the ignition key to the run position but do not start the truck

Turn the ignition key back to the off position

Within 15 seconds of turning the ignition off, press and release the valet button two times, then press it one more time and hold it down. The siren will chirp twice.

While you continue to hold the valet button down, press button 1 on the remote control. One chirp from the siren means the siren chirp is turned on, press button 1 again and you will hear 2 chirps from the siren meaning the alarm is now programmed for silent arm and disarm.

Release the valet switch.

To exit programming, either turn the ignition on and off again or just wait 15 seconds. Either way, when you exit program mode, there will be a long chirp from the siren.

If you have the new style black snap-in valet switch:

Open the driver's door and leave it open

Turn the ignition key on, then off again. Do not start the truck.

Within 15 seconds of turning the ignition off, press and hold the valet button once and hold it. After 3 seconds the siren will chirp once.

Release the button, then press and release it twice. Then press it once more and hold it down. The siren will chirp twice.

While holding the button down, press channel 2/unlock button on the remote. The siren will chirp twice to indicate you have programmed silent arm/disarm.

Release the valet switch. You can exit the program mode same as above, by turning the ignition on then off or just waiting 15 seconds.

You can test it out by arming/disarming the alarm, it should not chirp. Then arm the alarm and open a door. The siren should sound. I hope this helps you out.

Jimmy

 

can I change the sound from the beep or is that the only option?

 

If you have a DEI siren all you have to do is remove the two screws from inside the horn of the siren, pull the cone out and on the circuit board you will see six jumper wires in a vertical row. Hold the board with the red and black siren wires facing down and if I remember it correctly, the top jumper is for sound #1, the next one down is #2 and so on. If you cut the jumper it will eliminate the respective siren sound. Back in the day I used to leave #2 intact and cut the rest. #2 was the loudest one of the six sounds and also the easiest to hear when arming and disarming the system.

 

Thank you,what I am trying to do is change the sound to a turkey gobble not just disarm the beep. I do not know if it is possible to change the sound via a computer program or something. Thanks for any help anyone can provide.

 

Some DEI alarms can be programed with a computer before installation, but none of the programming affects the sound of the siren. That is still changed by cutting the jumpers on the siren's circuit board. You could make the alarm sound like a turkey gobble but you would have to use a different horn that made that kind of sound, and it would have to be a 12 volt horn. On arm and disarm though the chirp pulse from the siren wire on the alarm is probably too short to make the gobble noise for very long. You could possibly make it work with a pulse timer relay though. A pulse timer could make the chirp outputs long enough to hear a turkey gobble or a horn that plays Dixie or what ever you add in there.

Jimmy

 

Thank you Jimmy.