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Alarm only beeps once when armed

Old Apr 15, 2005 | 10:34 PM
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Alarm only beeps once when armed

Im used to my car beeping 2 times quickly in succession when i set my alarm but lately, its only been going one time. Does anyone know the reason for this?
Old Apr 15, 2005 | 10:40 PM
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Re: Alarm only beeps once when armed

Mine's always beeped once for arming and twice to disarm.
Old Apr 15, 2005 | 10:40 PM
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Re: Alarm only beeps once when armed

Mine beeps once when armed and twice when disarmed.
Does everything else work aside from the beep? Maybe the horn for the alarm is starting to die out or something, that would be my guess.
Old Apr 15, 2005 | 11:05 PM
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Re: Alarm only beeps once when armed

Hmm, mine does twice for armed, none for disarmed, and one if I try to do it with a door or hatch open......
Old Apr 15, 2005 | 11:28 PM
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Re: Alarm only beeps once when armed

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Hmm, mine does twice for armed, none for disarmed, and one if I try to do it with a door or hatch open......
Same, except dunno about door/hatch open...
Old Apr 16, 2005 | 12:16 AM
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Re: Alarm only beeps once when armed

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Hmm, mine does twice for armed, none for disarmed, and one if I try to do it with a door or hatch open......
same here.
Old Apr 16, 2005 | 08:26 AM
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Re: Alarm only beeps once when armed

Originally Posted by Birdman7389
Hmm, mine does twice for armed, none for disarmed, and one if I try to do it with a door or hatch open......
same 4 me
Old Apr 16, 2005 | 01:58 PM
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Re: Alarm only beeps once when armed

me too, i believe that's stock.

You might have a latch open or a sensor might not be working right. If it still works normally (comes on when people try to break into it) then i wouldn't worry about it.
Old Apr 16, 2005 | 02:30 PM
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Re: Alarm only beeps once when armed

Don't our cars have an option to reprogram how the alarm works?
Old Apr 16, 2005 | 03:05 PM
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Yes they do, I can dig it up in my factory tech manual when I get home on monday if nobody can find it.
Old Apr 16, 2005 | 03:26 PM
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is there any way to reprogram the panic button? is there anything cool you can do with it, maybe like have it turn the radio on or something?
Old Apr 16, 2005 | 03:53 PM
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Re: Alarm only beeps once when armed

Originally Posted by pHEnomIC
Im used to my car beeping 2 times quickly in succession when i set my alarm but lately, its only been going one time. Does anyone know the reason for this?

I see you camaro is a 97, mine is 98. When I press the button to look all doors, I get two beeps and one, if one of the doors or hatch is not locked correctly.
Old Apr 16, 2005 | 05:15 PM
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Re: Alarm only beeps once when armed

Alright that makes sense... did my ttop conversion so ive been leaving the windows down a lot.
Old Apr 17, 2005 | 01:42 AM
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Re: Alarm only beeps once when armed

Mine does 2 honks and nothing when unlocking it. It will only hink once if one of the doors or the hatch isnt closed completely. I use mine with the t-tops off and the windows down and it hinks twice. You might have a door sensor going out telling the system its not closed correctly. Hope that helps...
Old Apr 17, 2005 | 04:05 AM
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Re: Alarm only beeps once when armed

Originally Posted by 99andMine
Mine does 2 honks and nothing when unlocking it. It will only hink once if one of the doors or the hatch isnt closed completely. I use mine with the t-tops off and the windows down and it hinks twice. You might have a door sensor going out telling the system its not closed correctly. Hope that helps...
Same here.

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