Car Alarms: 97 toyota camry alarm ON how turn off?, toyota camry, dash area

Question
I have a 1997 6 cyl Camry.  I just lost my remote entry/auto door lock/car alarm; I have no spare.  The alarm is ON.  I know from past experience that if I use my spare key to enter and use the car, the alarm will sound off!  Since I have NO REMOTE at all, HOW do I get in the car with my spare key and TURN OFF the alarm?  Note: I am NOT mechanically inclined, nor am I an electrician—so simple basic steps would be most appreciated (what/where/how).   I bought the car brand spanking new; it came w/this alarm, I assumed that it was factory installed.  I was going to call the dealer but was told that they probably won’t be much help.

Answer
It's an after market system.
Not sure what after market system you have
there, but this is what I think is going
on....

The alarm seems to be in long tamper mode.
You will need to reset, and possibly
re program the remotes. That part you will need
your manual for, but the aftermarket alarm
seems to be doing it's job.
At least we know it's installed correctly
which is actually a good thing here.

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 a bad situation.

Let me know what happens.

Robert Martin/CEO-ALARMTEK
DELUXESERVICE.com