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The Pandora DXL 3210i alarm system is intended for new cars, at the same time, it belongs to the average price category of security devices.

Fast programming and quick installation are the main, but not the only, advantages of the system.

Standard equipment

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  • Instructions describing operation and installation
  • A plastic card with a unique code applied to it
  • Three contacts through which grounding is carried out.
  • Limit switch wires, two pieces.
  • The limit switch itself, in the amount of two pieces.
  • Valet button for efficient operation.
  • An indicator showing the system status.
  • Cable: not only the main one, but also a spare one for the system.
  • A separate wire through which the relay outputs are connected.
  • Two keychains, each with a leather case.
  • RF type module with cable.
  • The unit responsible for the main control of the Pandora DXL 3210i.

The quality of packaging of all components and operation will not disappoint even the most picky customers; the company has long been known for its ability to meet international and Russian standards in this matter. Every detail, including the keychain, is made to the highest level of quality.

Connection diagram

Each component, including keychains, has its own special “pocket”. And individual design style, instructions.

How does the system work in practice?

In today's market it is difficult to find car alarms that are not able to connect to the digital CAN bus. But thanks to the DXL 3210, the field of action increases. This model is capable of connecting to two buses simultaneously.

High-quality communication for all components is ensured by the ability to select from 434 channels used in communication.

The device guarantees optimal performance even if the user is in an area where high levels of radio interference cannot be avoided. This is not important for operation.

Criminals using so-called grabber codes are not afraid.

For this purpose, there is a dialogue transmission system, which is activated when a hack is attempted. The system has a unique key, the length of which is 128 bits. It involves the use of the AES encryption system, which increases the degree of security. This means that the company guarantees an individual approach for each client who requests the installation of a Pandora DXL 3210i alarm system.

Even if there is a slight deviation from the usual positions, a small impact, the three-axis accelerometer is guaranteed to respond instantly.

A complete record of everything that happens in the car is carried out. Information of any type is transmitted:

  1. If the on-board circuit starts to work with reduced power.
  2. Triggers in situations with the side lights not turned off
  3. Sensor with two indicators, pre-triggered
  4. Another sensor in a car alarm with two levels, triggered when an alarm occurs.
  5. Mini-volume type sensor.
  6. Signal that the brakes are being pressed too hard
  7. When the built-in shock sensor is activated
  8. If the switches with the end design related to the hood and trunk are working
  9. At the moment of ignition, the start of operation.
  10. Border between front and rear doors. Pandora DXL 3210 slave is no exception


The maintenance mode is relevant for drivers visiting car services. While this mode is in effect, the car alarm is completely turned off. This means that the operation of standard equipment is not disrupted. The main thing is that the owner does not forget to pick up the key fob while this particular mode is working.

Additional features

The immobilizer is also capable of operating in two modes.

  • 25 seconds. Relevant if you have to stop often for short periods of time. For example, at gas stations. If, after turning off the alarm, the limit switch does not turn on, the engine is automatically blocked after exactly 25 seconds.
  • 0 seconds. Security is turned off only if the engine is removed from the lock.

To do this, you need to press the button again. Such modes can also be selected from the Pandora DXL 3210 Slave.
Many drivers forget that the batteries in car alarm key fobs require periodic charging during operation. In this case, a unique PIN code will come to the rescue. It is easy to find at the bottom, under a layer of plastic card for protection. To enter this PIN code, you need a button with the inscription Valet on it.

8 DIP levers can be found on the block of the second group car alarm. Thanks to this, programming becomes more efficient and faster. A separate group is responsible for a separate action, the last two in total. The first group allows you to specify the make of the car itself.

The second is responsible for determining the service life, transmission type, and so on. A mini USB port is needed in order to perform programming in normal mode.

The presence of a 32-bit ARM processor in car alarms is typical for all the best alarm models from Pandora. Memory is completely independent of energy. Therefore, you can retain any temporary data or suspicious actions. Operation and operation continues even if the power supply is interrupted.

What other features of the system?

The new double-sided key fob with an LCD display on the DXL 3210 is the first thing that buyers are recommended to pay attention to. This is an innovation that was developed taking into account the features of previous models.

  1. It is based on such types of alarm systems as DXL 2500 and DeLuxe.
  2. The main novelty is that the developers have returned to the end arrangement of the buttons responsible for controlling the system.
  3. Ensuring tightness and smooth clicks is made possible thanks to the new suspension system.
  4. The possibility of mechanical damage during operation is completely excluded.

There are other changes in car alarms that will be invisible to the naked eye. The production uses the latest methods of casting alarm housings. While maintaining minimum dimensions, manufacturers managed to achieve maximum strength in such products.

The LCD indicator of a car alarm is traditionally considered one of the weakest points in the device. But in this model it is protected - a special silicone damper is installed for this purpose.

This is the first time this solution has been used specifically for anti-theft devices. But a damper is needed not only for additional protection against mechanical damage.

Thanks to it, dust and moisture do not penetrate inside. The positioning of the indicator becomes more accurate.

What else have the producers prepared for us?

The LED indicators in car alarms remained unchanged. Many drivers managed to appreciate and notice them from previous developments. This is a simple and convenient solution that allows you to track any changes in the condition of the vehicle.

  • Has the green LED appeared? This means that the security system works stably on the car.
  • When a red indicator appears during operation, the driver will be the first to know about an emergency situation. Or such signals serve as additional reminders.

Car alarm developers took into account the operational experience of those who purchased previous models. Thanks to this, the ergonomics of key fobs also improves. The illogical patterns of access to various functions have been completely changed. The same applies to calling windows in the user menu. A separate indicator has been added that will indicate that there is no connection with the key fob.

Thanks to this, the driver can easily read the data, even if he is outdoors in bright light.

Serious changes have occurred in the version of the multi-channel radio path that supports high speed. The network of working and service channels has now been optimized, making it more user-friendly.

The basic car alarm key fob has not changed in any way in appearance when compared with previous models. But more programming opportunities have appeared, which will please any modern user. For example, timer channels can only operate in the “security” mode.

Finally, instead of one PIN code, the key fob system uses two. They are called Service-Code and Master-Code. It is easy to enter the system programming menu by entering the so-called service PIN code. This has happened before. Typically, only the factory value is retained for such a code. But only a unique Master Code in the alarm system will allow you to disarm the car in an emergency.

The situation is excluded when the vehicle is operated for a long time with codes that remain unchanged. Despite all the innovations, the new product remains simple and ergonomic for use every day.

Pandora DXL 3210i is an updated version that differs from the previous model in updated software and an improved RF module. Although this security system does not have the ability to install autostart, the DXL 3210i performs its main task - anti-theft protection of the car - at a high level.

High operational reliability

Security system Pandora DXL 3210i is capable of working with a car’s universal CAN bus, which makes it available for installation on most modern cars, including luxury cars. Note that the system operates with two buses and can independently select an available communication channel from 434 channels. This ensures high noise immunity, when even in the most difficult geo-points the security complex confidently responds to commands.

Pandora DXL 3210i uses a conversational data transfer method, which minimizes the possibility of intelligent hacking. Additionally, when transmitting a signal to the system, key fobs use a 128-bit key created using a crypto-resistant encryption algorithm. Completely eliminating intellectual hacking, the Pandora DXL 3210i system promptly warns the owner about physical impact on the car. In the event of evacuation, towing and other unauthorized events, the three-dimensional accelerometer will record the impact on the car, and the system will instantly send information about this to the owner’s key fob and phone.

High-quality car protection

Pandora DXL 3210i monitors twelve security zones independent from each other. All alarms are displayed on the key fob, and a whole list of types of events that occur with the car is recorded.

In addition to the main alarm signals about penetration into the car or its impact, the security system notifies about the side lights being turned on and the battery charge being low.

Increased protection is realized due to the presence of an immobilizer function in the system. Working in two modes, this function requires, after disarming, the submission of an additional signal to unlock the engine.

One of the capabilities of the security system is the presence of a maintenance mode. This mode disables all security functions and can be useful when transferring the car to a repair shop, since it completely eliminates reprogramming the system without the owner.

Convenient control of the security system

For ease of use, the Pandora DXL 3210i system is equipped with a dialog key fob with an LCD screen and 16 melodies for various events. The manufacturer has carefully thought out the ergonomics of the screen, making information reading very fast. On the key fob screen you can find out information about the temperature of the cabin, engine, battery charge level, and LEDs on the side increase the speed of information perception.

The additional keychain is not inferior in cryptographic strength to the main one and also pleases with its convenience. It is equipped with three buttons and a light indicator, and the battery reserve is enough for uninterrupted operation for three years.

The reliability inherent in Pandora brand products fully corresponds to the qualities of the Pandora DXL 3210i interactive alarm system. And the average cost of the model makes it accessible to a wide range of car enthusiasts.

Additional equipment for Pandora DXL 3210i

Price with installation:

Electromechanical hood lock is installed in standard places without damaging the car body.

Prosecurity Hood Lock

Price with installation:

Electromechanical gearbox lock blocks gear shifting directly in the engine compartment.

Prosecurity Gearlock

Price with installation:

Electromechanical hood lock. Protects the engine compartment of the car from intruders.

Hood lock Defen Time V1

Price with installation:

Electromechanical hood lock of improved design. Protects the engine compartment of the car.

Hood lock Defen Time V5

Price with installation:

Electromechanical hood lock of an improved design with a protected emergency opening cable.

Hood lock Defen Time V5 Plus

Price with installation:

The mule is designed to control the hood locks. Control is carried out via a digital bus using a coded signal.

Pandora HM-06 hood lock control module

Double-sided LCD key fob with 80 independent display segments, 17 melodies and a vibration alert.

LCD keychain Pandora D-074

In front of you alarm Pandora DXL 3210- a high-tech security system with the option of direct connection to the car’s CAN bus. It has special DIP switches that help you quickly set the necessary parameters in the setup and program bus protocols.

To carry out software updates, the basic key fob of the complex has a mini USB port. It is also used to read history extensions and set configuration parameters. Car alarm Pandora DXL 3210- a model optimized for speed of installation and remote engine start function. It has three built-in A20 relays.

The main alarm unit has a built-in CAN bus adapter. Its task is to maintain exchange protocols with electronic tires of various cars of famous brands. Another advantage of the system is a perfect authorization dialogue and a 128-bit personal encryption key. However, this is a feature of the entire line of Pandora double-sided complexes.

The Pandora DXL 3210 car alarm automatically finds a free communication channel; for this it has a multi-channel radio path. There is a function for determining the status of twelve independent security zones and an additional indicator. The commands are also supported by an additional key fob with three buttons. To complete the kit, there is also a motion, tilt and shock sensor made on a 3-axis accelerometer.

Attention: update!

In March 2014, an updated line of Pandora DXL 3210, 3500 and 3700 systems appeared on the website, which can be purchased without leaving your home. The update affected the key fob with a liquid crystal display. Its design remains the same, but the circuitry has become new, ensuring even higher operational reliability. The key fob also received an improved radio path and a new AES128 encryption algorithm, which now has a narrower bandwidth and an improved frequency grid of working channels. The kit also includes another keychain - R304.

Pandora DXL 3210 security systems also received other updates, which affected their price. In particular, among the new products is the RFM390 RF module. It is compact, has a flat cable and provides higher communication reliability.

The transformations had a positive effect on the stability of the car alarm and on the range of the radio channel, which is very useful in large populated areas where many wireless networks operate and the power transmitted over the air is reduced.

New lines of car alarms are designated by the index “I”. They differ in the software version indicated on a sticker pasted on the back of the main unit, the instruction manual and on the box.

Pandora DXL 3210 is a security and service system with direct connection to the digital CAN bus of modern cars. The system is equipped with special DIP switches for quick programming of parameters and selection of vehicle digital bus protocols.

The base unit of the system has a built-in mini-USB port for updating software, programming settings and reading an extended event history.

The model is optimized for rapid installation in car dealerships without the possibility of automatic and remote engine starting.

Has 3 built-in 20A relays.

The universal CAN bus adapter built into the base unit supports digital bus exchange protocols for most models of common car brands.

Innovative multi-channel radio path with an optimized broadcast network that automatically selects a free communication channel. Indication of the status of 12 independent security zones, including an additional sensor. Additional 3-button dialog key fob that supports all control commands.

Has a built-in intelligent two-level shock/tilt/motion sensor based on a three-axis accelerometer

Equipment

Control unit (main unit)

The base unit contains an integrated multi-system highly efficient CAN interface that allows you to process information from high-speed digital vehicle buses in streaming mode.

Powerful 32-bit ARM controller.

Digital high-precision 12-bit accelerometer.

DIP switches for quick selection of vehicle protocols and programming of basic system functions.

Mini-USB port for updating base unit software, changing programmable system settings, reading an extended event history.

Key fob with LCD, double-sided

Small-sized ergonomic dual-processor key fob with LCD.

Includes 1 pager keychain.

The key fob has the highest information content - 80 independent LCD segments, 17 melodies, vibration alert, bright status LEDs. Enlarged service icons. The visibility of segments does not depend on the viewing angle. Separate indication of motion, shock, and additional sensors.

Supports the ability to remotely change the sensitivity settings of shock and motion sensors.

Optimized user menu system.

Sealed housing.

Revolutionary technology for hanging buttons.

Operating life from one AAA battery is up to 6 months.

Dimensions 76x35x16 mm.

Additional key fob without LCD indicator

The additional key fob is double-sided, interactive, just like the main key fob.

The key fob is equipped with a lithium battery.

RF module (radio module)

Usually the module is mounted on the windshield of the car.

The module has a call (search) button for the LCD key fob.

Multichannel radio path.

Valet button and LED indicator, with wires

The status indicator (usually mounted under the windshield of a car) uses a matte three-color LED. The LED housing can be attached to another side of tape, but the installer can, if desired, disassemble this housing and mount the LED in the traditional way, “through a hole.” The Valet button uses a sealed microswitch in a new, smaller plastic housing that allows for hidden mounting of the button.

For ease of installation and operation, the wires are very soft, two-color, with “cambrides”.

Mounting kit

The kit includes the accessories necessary to simplify installation - screws, ties, limit switches, wires with connectors, ground terminators.

Plastic card with individual PIN code

Every car owner who wants to protect their vehicle from attacks by intruders needs a modern, reliable car alarm. The Concept Sound center sells and also installs alarms on cars of all brands. We offer our clients a wide selection of equipment: from the simplest inexpensive models to ultra-effective anti-theft systems that provide the maximum degree of protection.

Conscious choice of anti-theft equipment is the key to car safety

For most car owners, a rather difficult issue is the correct choice of protective devices and installation of an alarm system. Price does not always determine the quality and effectiveness of anti-theft equipment. The type of alarm and its specific model must be selected individually, depending on the make of the car, the characteristics of its operation and traditional parking places.

For all clients of the Concept Sound technical center, the selection and installation of anti-theft systems is not a problem. Highly qualified specialists of the center help you choose the appropriate model that meets all existing requirements, and also carry out professional installation of protective devices. All work is carried out using modern equipment in accordance with the technical standards of manufacturers. The Concept Sound technical center provides a guarantee both for the equipment and for the quality of the work it carries out.