Multi Viper Winch remote not working - solved

[JMynes]

I picked up a Viper 4500 Elite from the club store. The wireless remote receiver has been always on, red wire to power, up until today. Now I have a relay controlling the aux fuse panel, so it’s off unless the relay is energized.
Before today the red light on the wireless receiver was always on, but naturally the light is out when the relay is off.
So I turn on the relay, and the light stays off. The remote, she don’t work. I have to push the little button to make the light come on and then it all works again.
This means I’m going to have to open the hood and push the button every time I want to use the winch remote. A very inconvenient feature.
Is this normal, or am I missing something?
If there’s no way to change it, I’m going to have to relocate the receiver to a more convenient location.

 

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[Neohio]

I am not familiar with the wiring, do you by chance have the constant 12v as your switched wire?

 

[Hondasxs]

Hold both buttons on the wireless remote for 5 seconds.

 

[Sted1201]

Impossible to help you until we see how you wires it. Post a diagram or pics

 

[Smitty335]

Hold both buttons on the wireless remote for 5 seconds.

That's what I always do!

 

[Hondasxs]

The red wire coming out of the wireless box should of always been to a key-on or switched circuit.
The remote comes pre-programed out of the box but you can initializing re-programing by pushing the button on the box.
Once programed it should not need to be programed again.

Before each use, the wireless link to the box will need to be "waked up".
You do this by holding BOTH remote buttons for 5 or so seconds.
Once a bit of non use time passes the link will fall back to sleep.

 

[JMynes]

Okay, maybe it’s my fault. I’ve been holding both buttons, but probably not 5 seconds. I’ll try that, see if it works.
Thank you

 

[JMynes]

Yep, it’s all good. I held the two buttons down and counted off five seconds. The light on the receiver lit up at about 3. The winch worked.
Maybe next time I have a brain fart I’ll stop to smell the roses before posting a dumb question.

 

[Young7867]

I'm also having some remote issues I have installed new batteries held both buttons on remote and IN works fine but out button I have to push alot harder and sometimes I have to play with it to get to work because it takes a few tries of holding down both buttons to finally getting it to work and remote worked perfectly fine first couple of days it's only a couple week's old. Wondering if anyone else was having this issue.

 

[PJon]

I used my viper winch for the first time after installing it almost a year ago. Had to move a 1000 lb. rock in my back yard about 4 ft. Held both buttons down for a few seconds and it worked great.

 

[JMynes]

I'm also having some remote issues I have installed new batteries held both buttons on remote and IN works fine but out button I have to push alot harder and sometimes I have to play with it to get to work because it takes a few tries of holding down both buttons to finally getting it to work and remote worked perfectly fine first couple of days it's only a couple week's old. Wondering if anyone else was having this issue.

Sounds like you have a bad button on the remote or maybe an intermittent connection. If it’s under warranty, get it swapped out. If not, take it apart and poke around.
I think the club store sells new remotes if you can’t fix it.

 

[Young7867]

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