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Old Dec 31, 2020 | 08:28 AM
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Help to identify what this is?

I've looked through the manual and can't figure out what these round inserts could be. There are 4 of them? Just decoration? Thanks



 
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Old Dec 31, 2020 | 08:37 AM
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Part of the alarm system detects motion and sound.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2020 | 08:48 AM
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Part of the alarm system detects motion and sound.
Thank you!!
 
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Old Dec 31, 2020 | 08:59 AM
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Thanks! I had no clue either.....
 
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Old Dec 31, 2020 | 09:04 AM
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I had to figure this out. I lock the truck with my dog in it. The horn kept beeping.

Afterwards I realized what it was asking me, when it asked me what system i wanted energized.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2020 | 09:48 AM
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I had to figure this out. I lock the truck with my dog in it. The horn kept beeping.

Afterwards I realized what it was asking me, when it asked me what system i wanted energized.
Darrrrrrrrrrrn, dang dog. Every once in awhile I forget to hit perimeter only on exit, it can be embarrassing. Usually if I forget I remember 6 paces from the truck and turn back, key on, key off, select.............. Darn dog. (Dane)
 
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Old Dec 31, 2020 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by C12H24
Part of the alarm system detects motion and sound.
Motion and I believe glass breakage. I don't know what kind of sensor detects that..... I don't believe talking inside when armed sets it off... Maybe frequency, have no clue how that's done.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2020 | 12:05 PM
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So of course I had to test. All sensors selected. I locked the doors while I was inside. Waited for the courtesy lights to go out and I couldn’t get the alarm to go off. Waved my hands in front of the sensors. Yelled. Nothing. How else can I test this?


update: Nevermind. I left the rear window open and armed the system. Unlocked the rear door and opened and alarm went off. Also rearmed and tried waving a paper through the window. Scared the crap out of me for some reason but that worked too..
 
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Old Dec 31, 2020 | 12:20 PM
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Have someone else lock it outside when your inside
 
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Old Dec 31, 2020 | 12:32 PM
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I thought it was noise canceling technology too?
 
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Old Dec 31, 2020 | 01:38 PM
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if your windows are down and the alarm is set, it will trigger if someone reaches into the truck.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2020 | 04:34 PM
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if your windows are down and the alarm is set, it will trigger if someone reaches into the truck.
I can attest to that. Tried to see if I could unlock door with window down, alarm went off with hand going in and not pulling door handle. I forgot this scenario thou what if it's set for perimeter only , you leave window down, it's armed and you pull up handle or hit unlock button from inside with a key system. My guess is alarm would go off upon hitting unlock or inside door handle.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2020 | 04:41 PM
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Now if only it could work from people messing with it from the outside.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2020 | 04:54 PM
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Now if only it could work from people messing with it from the outside.
I remember in the manual when armed and activity outside is near it will turn on I think the manual said security lights which I imagine would be puddle lights at a minimum. I have yet to try ( I am rarely out after 6).
 
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Old Dec 31, 2020 | 04:58 PM
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I have rocked it, beat on the windows, pulled the door handles and nothing. I even took the 98 and bumped the hitch to give it a good bump and it did nothing.
 
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