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B M W Universal Transmitter*
The concept
Th e B M W U niv ers al Tra ns mitter
re pla c e s u p to thre e h a n d h eld tra ns mit-
ters of diff e r e nt d e vic e s su c h a s
g ara g e - d o or o p e n ers, alarm syst e m s,
or d oor lo c kin g syste ms. T h e B M W
U niv ers al Tra ns mitt er re c o g niz e s a n d
"le arn s " th e tra ns mitt e d sig n al of e a c h
of th e origin al h a n d h eld tra n s mitt ers.
Th e sig n al of a n origin al h a n d h eld
tra n smitt er c a n b e pro gra m m e d o n o n e
of th e thre e c h a n n e l k e ys. F ollo w in g
th at, e a c h of th e d e vic e s c an b e a ctu-
at e d with th e a p pro priately-
pro gra m m e d c h a n n e l k e y. T h e in dic ator
la m p fl a sh e s to c o nfirm tra n s missio n of
th e sig n al.
If th e v e hicl e is sold , th e m e m ory of th e
c h a nn el k e ys s h o uld b e cle are d a s
d e s cri b e d o n p a g e 1 1 0.
D urin g pro gra m min g a n d b efore
e v ery r e m ot e a ctu atio n of a
pro gra m m e d d e vic e b y th e B M W
U niv ers al Tra n s mitter, c h e c k to b e sure
th at th er e are no p ers on s, a nim als or
o bje cts within th e a ctu a tio n ra n g e of
th e d e vic e in ord e r to pre v e nt p ossibl e
injurie s or d a m a g e . Als o , c o m ply with
th e saf ety pre c a utio n s of th e origin al
h a n d h eld tra ns mitter. <
T o C a n a dia n re sid e nts:
D urin g pro gra m min g, y o ur h a n d -
h eld tra ns mitter m a y a uto m atic ally sto p
tra n smittin g aft er t w o s e c on d s. This
m a y n ot b e lo n g e n o u g h to pro gra m th e
B M W U niv e rs al Tra n s mitter. If y o u are
pro gra m min g fro m o n e of th e s e h a n d -
h eld tra ns mitt ers, th e U niv ers al Tra ns-
mitt er's lig ht m a y b e gin t o flas h in a
s e rie s of d o u ble - blin k s. If this o c c urs,
c o ntin u e to hold th e b utto n of th e
U niv ers al Tra ns mitt er w hile y ou re a cti-
vate yo ur h a n d -h eld tra n s mitter. Y o u
m a y ha v e to re p e a t this fu n c tio n s e v eral
tim e s w hile pro gra m min g. <
B efore pro gra m min g, re a d th e
" U s er inf orm atio n " s e c tio n o n
p a g e 1 1 0 . <
Original handheld transmitter
If this sy m b ol is pre s e nt o n th e
p a c k a gin g or in th e instru c tio ns
of th e origin al h a n d h eld tra n s-
mitt er, it m ay b e ass u m e d th at this
h a n d h eld tra ns mitter is c o m p ati ble w ith
th e B M W U niv ers al Tra ns mitter.
Checking for the conversion code
T o d etermin e w h e th er th e origin al
h a n d h eld tra ns mitter is pro vid e d with a
c o n v ersio n - c o d e syste m, yo u m a y
eith er re a d th e instru c tio ns for th e orig -
in al h a n d h e ld tra ns mitt e r or pro gra m a
c h a nn el k e y a s d e s crib e d o n th e n e xt
p a g e (left-h a n d c olu m n un d er
" Pro gra m min g ").
Th e n pre ss a n d h ol d th e pro gra m m e d
c h a nn el k e y of th e B M W U niv ers al
Tra n s mitter. If th e in dic a tor la m p of th e
B M W U niv e rs al Tra n s mitter fla sh e s f or
tw o s e c o n d s a n d th e n c o m e s on
ste a dily, th e origin al h a n d h eld tra ns-
mitt er is pro vid e d w ith a c o n v ersio n -
c o d e syste m. W ith a c o n v ersio n c o d e
sy ste m , pro gra m th e c h a n n el k e ys a s
d e s cri b e d o n th e n e xt p a g e ( rig ht-h a n d
c olu m n un d er " Pro gra m min g a h a n d -
h eld tra ns mitt e r with c o nv ersio n c o d e ").
If y ou h a v e a d ditio n al q u e stio ns,
pl e as e c o nsult yo ur B M W c e nter
or c all 1 - 8 0 0 - 3 5 5 -3 5 1 5.
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