Car Alarms: 2004 Odyssey - how to turn off theft alarm, alarmtek, dash area

Question
QUESTION: Hi:
when we bought the Odyssey in 2004, we paid extra for a theft alarm.  We left lights on in the car the other day and the battery was dead in the morning.  Once we got it started using my husband's battery, the alarm went off, and we didn't know how to stop it.  We called the dealer, who told us to try a few different things, until one worked (after 20 min of going!).  Now we still don't know how we stopped it.  I'd like to know what the steps are to stop the alarm, because chances are my kids will leave lights on again sooner or later, and I'll have a dead battery again.
Thanks in advance!

ANSWER: Please tell me what you are experiencing.

I need to determine whether it's a factory alarm
issue or, if it's an aftermarket system you are
dealing with.

Is it: Headlights flashing, car horn honking
and a worded SECURITY" light in the dash flashing?
Or,
is it: flashing parking lights,
an LED in the dash area, and a siren
going off?

Let me know more on this to better
advise you on a course of action
to take, to help you to fix this
situation you're in quickly.

Best Regards,

Robert Martin
CEO/ALARMTEK
CARALARMMAN.com

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QUESTION: Hi, thanks for a quick response.
It's an after market alarm - so the car has it's alarm thing + we bought a Karr theft alarm system, at the same time we bought the car, and they installed it there.  Of the two combinations you list above - it's the second (siren, LED...).Thanks again.
Maya

Answer
Ok, try this.
Put the key in the ignition, and turn forward
all the way just before cranking. Then within
5 seconds, locate, press and hold in the
valet/overide button, found under the
dash area, (push button, spring loaded)
until the installed LED (the blinking light)
in your dash area goes on solid,
and the siren chirps once.

(Your valet switch might be the toggle
(on/off) type. in this case, key on,
flip switch in opposite direction,
then turn the key off.)

This should reset the alarm, and reset
the grounded relay on the starter wire,
allowing you to start the engine.

At this point, the only thing working would
be the keyless entry from the alarm,
if it came equipped that way.

Just Repeat these steps to place it
back to usable armed mode.
You may get 2 chirps, confirming it,
and the lights may flash twice as well.

That should do it.
If you want to remove it at this point,
take it to your neighborhood installer
for this, or buy the wiring chart
(Go to: www.vehiclewires.com)
for the vehicle, and reverse engineer it wire
by wire, until safely removed.

If it does not work out this way,
you will have to replace the system
with one you know how to operate
and what to expect. Don't want to
get stuck in another bad situation.

Let me know what happens.

ALARMTEK
INSTALLSUPPORT.COM