Install Help: Fob/Remote

A: With regards to the Siren alarm, the control of this unit is managed via the key fob only and not the App (please see paper instructions on how to set the 7 levels of sensitivity for this unit). Concerning the smart alarm unit, this unit also can report the independent activity through vibration technology. This said the smart alarm unit vibration sensitivity cannot be set via the App at present. To set the 4 levels of sensitivity on the smart alarm unit please see the paper instruction on how to set the sensitivity via sending text commands to the smart alarm units (please note, text commands must be sent from the same telephone number logged as the SOS1 phone number). These texts are to be sent to the Sim telephone number you inserted into the smart alarm unit.

When designing Vanolarm consideration was made with regards to Key Fobs being stolen, cloned, key hacked or lost. If any of these events happened we still wanted the vehicle to be protected.

With the above in mind we felt it important that all Vanolarm functionality should not simply be able to be switch off via the fob. Consequently to Disarm/Arm the Smart alarm unit the user needs to do this via the App. The latter ensures if the Key Fobs being stolen, cloned, key hacked or lost then the vehicle is still protected, via additional vibration/sound/Geofence and live tracking technology. As such the Audible alarms need to be Arm/Disarmed by the fob and the smart alarm needs to be Armed/Disarmed via the App. 

The remote control issued with your audible alarm should be already linked correctly to one another, however if this has had to be replaced follow these set up rules. Remove the batteries from the audible alarm you are wishing to add fob/remote to for at least 30 seconds and then replace into the unit. Press and hold the SOS/Bell key (4th down, rectangle, bell logo) to enter into the ‘adding a remote’ mode. Hold down and wait for the audible alarm unit emits a ‘Bi’ (one beep) sound then press the Arm button (top round, full padlock image), this should then emit a ‘Bi,Bi’ (2 beeps) sound, this will indicate the new remote has been paired with the audible alarm and is ready to use. NB If linking to multiple audible alarms etc best practice is also to remove battery from original audible alarms prior to set up also.

To add an additional remote control to the same audible alarm unit. Press the old remote control’s Disarm button (2nd down, rectangular, open padlock image) once to disarm the alarm. Then on the same (old) remote controls SOS/Bell (4th down, rectangular,bell image) press and hold the button once to emit a ‘Bi’ (one beep) sound. Then on the new remote control press the Arm button (1st, round, Padlock image) unit the audible unit emits a ‘Bi,Bi'(2 beeps) sound. The new remote control should then also be linked to the audible alarm (max new remotes is 8)

It you have linked your fobs to more than one siren and you find when the sirens have been installed in the vehicle that not all siren units turn on/off then this could be due to the signal being blocked. The radio frequency used to arm/disarm the sirens via the fob can easily pass through standard metal/wooden panelled area of your vehicle, even at distant. This said in some instances where a vehicle has been fitted with reflective foil insulation, in instances where large bulk metal items sit between siren and fob or  instances where large active electrical devices sit between siren or fob then these instances can block the connecting radio frequency.

In instances of reflective foil you will usually experience that none of the sirens will arm or disarm is the insulation foil is too thick and reflective.

In most instances however where one of two sirens may not arm/disarm its due to large metal bulky items located in the vehicle. Most people easily resolve this by standing in a different location outside the vehicle when arming/disarming the sirens. A location where the RF signal can easy see/communicated between fob and siren (if window are fitted this is the perfect location) and is not being blocked by the large metal items (such as equipment, some metal racking, large quantities of metal screws/nails etc). Alternatively it may need a little re-organising of the interior of the vehicle so bulky metal items don’t sit together.  

If items such as active power generators, large battery packs etc sit between where you are arming/disarming the sirens from the fob then these items can also interfere with the radio frequency. Again most people simply change their location so that the interfering item does not site directly between fob and siren. That or turn off said active power sources. 

Finally the fob is designed to operate perfectly between -4 and 140 degrees. If the environment is too cold this can sometimes (very rarely) effect the signal from fob and consequently result in none or only some of the sirens correctly arming/disarming.