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Operating Instructions
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11 BAND ULTRA
HIGH-PERFORMANCE
DIGITAL RADAR/LASER
DETECTOR WITH XTREME
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RANGE SUPERHETERODYNE
TECHNOLOGY
Printed in China
XRS9700 Part No. 480-107-P
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Important Information And Customer Assistance Introduction Important Information • Federal Laws Governing The Use Of Radar Detectors It is not against federal law to receive radar transmissions with your Cobra radar/ laser detector. The Communications Act of 1924 guarantees your right to receive radio transmissions on any frequency. Local laws that contravene this Act, while illegal, may be enforced by your local law enforcement officials until and unless they are prohibited from doing so b
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Controls, Indicators, Connections And Display Product Features Order Form Introduction Introduction Customer Assistance Product Features Controls, Indicators, Connections And Display Order Form • • • Congratulations! You’ve made a smart choice by purchasing the XRS 9700 Windshield Bracket ultra high performance digital radar/laser detector from Cobra. Just look at Windshield Release Button Bracket Mount some of the sophisticated features and capabilities your new unit includes: Name Xtreme Rang
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Installation Installation Your Detector Your Detector Installation Windshield Mounting • Where To Mount Your Unit You will get optimum performance from your detector if you Mount it at a 1. Attach the rubber point approximately in the center of the vehicle, as low as possible on the cups to the bracket. front windshield without obstructing the unit’s view of the road either to the front or rear. You can also mount it directly on the dashboard. Windshield Mounting Dashboard Mounting 2. Make su
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Installation Getting Started Your Detector Your Detector Getting Started Dashboard Mounting • On-Off/ 1. Place the detector on the dashboard to find a location Volume Control where the unit has a clear, level view of the road. Rotate clockwise The angle CANNOT be adjusted after mounting. (away from you) 2. Remove the paper backing from one (1) side of the hook-and-loop fastener. To Turn On The Unit And Adjust The Audio Volume Rotate the On-Off/ Tone Visual Display Voice Volume control 3. Att
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EasySet Programming EasySet Programming Your Detector Your Detector EasySet Programming Set/City Button • Press and release All user mode settings on your detector can be changed by using Select/Dim Button Program mode. When changing the settings, please keep in mind: Press and release ■ Buttons can have multiple functions. Program/Mute Button Press and hold/Press and release ■ All settings will be stored in memory when the power is To Use Program Mode turned off and recalled when the power is
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EasySet Programming EasySet Programming Your Detector Your Detector This EasySet programming menu lists all of the modes and settings EasySet Programming Menu you can choose from after you have entered Program mode as Mode Tone Or Voice Visual Setting Result described on page 7. VG-2 Detect Two (2) beeps VG-2 Detect On The unit will detect VG-2 signals. mode EasySet Programming Menu One (1) beep VG-2 Detect Off The unit will not detect VG-2 signals. Mode Tone Or Voice Visual Setting Result VG-
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Settings Settings Your Detector Your Detector Settings Setting City Default • You can set the default level for City mode (City X, City X Beep Off and Highway/City Mode City X+K) either in Program mode or directly using the Set/City button. Your detector has a Highway mode and three (3) different levels of City modes: City X, City X Beep Off and City X+K. City X mode sounds a single beep when the signal is first detected. City X Beep Off mode prevents all City X X band audio alerts until the s
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Settings Your Detector Muting An Alert Voice Alert And Tone Alert Modes Your detector allows you to quickly turn off an Audio Alert by momentarily You can set your detector to sound alerts and confirm user settings with pressing the Program/Mute button. If you press the Program/Mute button either a Voice or a Tone. The factory setting for Alert mode is Voice. a second time during the Alert, the Audio Alert will be turned back on. To Select Voice Or Tone Mode Using Program Mode (See Page 7 For
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Settings Settings Your Detector Your Detector IntelliMute What To Remember While Using IntelliMute IntelliMute is a unique new feature that allows you to avoid alerts you IntelliMute works with all City and Auto Mute modes. don’t need to hear because you are stopped or moving slowly. By sensing Whenever engine revs are below the activation point, an arrow the “revs” (RPMs) of your engine, IntelliMute knows when you are at low pointing down will appear in the display. Above the activation point
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Settings Settings Your Detector Your Detector Set/City N Compass Button Select/Dim Button NW NE Your detector includes an internal 8-point Compass that will continuously Program/Mute Button display your current direction of travel: 8-Point W E Compass N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, or NW. To Set The IntelliMute Activation Point Using Program Mode (See Page 7 For Instructions On Using Program Mode) SW SE In Program mode, go to Set Tone Visual Display Voice Calibrating The Compass S IntelliMute. None S
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Settings Settings Your Detector Your Detector Set/City Pop Alert Button Select/Dim Button Pop Alert will alert you of Pop radar signals. During the alert, the unit continues to detect other signals. The factory setting is Pop Detect off. Program/Mute Button To Calibrate The Compass Using Program Mode To Turn Pop Detect Mode On Or Off Using Program Mode (See Page 7 For Instructions On Using Program Mode) (See Page 7 For Instructions On Using Program Mode) In Program mode, go to Tone Visual Disp
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Settings Settings Your Detector Your Detector VG-2 Alert Spectre 1 Alert The detector is undetectable by VG-2 detection devices and will alert you The detector is undetectable by Spectre 1 detection devices and will alert you when such a device is in use near your vehicle. During the alert, the unit when such a device is in use near your vehicle. During the alert, the unit continues to detect other signals. You can choose whether or not you want continues to detect other signals. You can choose
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Settings Settings Your Detector Your Detector SmartPower DigiView Data Display Brightness Your detector includes the SmartPower feature that, when activated, Your detector has a Bright display mode (for daytime driving) and three (3) will put the unit into Standby mode (low power) for about 30 minutes levels of Dim display modes (Dim for dusk driving, Dimmer for night driving after the car’s engine has been turned off. After 30 minutes in Standby and Dark where no visual alerts will be displayed
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Settings Detection Your Detector Your Detector Setting Dim Default Detection • You can set the default level for Dim mode (Dim, Dimmer or Dark) Signals Detected either in Program mode or directly using the Select/Dim button. The tables on the following pages show you the types of Signals your detector will detect, as well as the visual alerts it provides for each of them. Dim Audio Alerts A distinctly different Alert tone is used for each type of signal detected Press (including separate tone
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Detection Detection Your Detector Your Detector Radar Signals And Visual Displays Strobe Alert Signals And Visual Displays Type of Signal Visual Display Voice Type of Signal Visual Display Voice X Band Radar X and Signal Strength X Alert 3M Opticom or Tomar* Emergency Vehicle Emergency Vehicle Approaching K Band Radar K and Signal Strength K Alert * Your detector provides 360˚ detection of these signals. Strobe Alert Display (Flashing) Ka Band Radar Ka and Signal Strength Ka Alert Pop Radar Mode
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Detection Understanding Radar And Laser Your Detector Your Detector Instant-On Detection Understanding Radar And Laser • Your detector is designed to detect Instant-On speed monitoring signals, Radar Speed Monitoring Systems which can suddenly appear at full strength. Three (3) band frequencies have been approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for use by speed monitoring radar equipment: NOTE You should take appropriate action X band 10.525 GHz immediately whenever an instant-o
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Understanding Radar And Laser Maintenance Your Detector Your Detector Strobe Alert Pop Radar Guns Special strobes mounted on the light bars of authorized emergency The Pop mode Radar Gun is a single pulse Doppler radar that is a feature vehicles (fire trucks, police cars, ambulances) automatically change traffic of a K and Ka (Bee III Ka radar gun) band Instant-On radar gun. It uses a signals as the vehicle approaches an intersection. These strobes and the single short time pulse to measure t
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Specifications Warranty Your Detector Warranty Specifications Limited 1-Year Warranty • • Band And Frequencies For Products Purchased In The U.S.A. Band Frequencies Cobra Electronics Corporation warrants that its Cobra 11 Band Radar/Laser Detectors, and the component parts thereof, will be free of defects in X Band 10.525 ± 0.050 GHz workmanship and materials for period of one (1) year from the date of first K Band 24.125 ± 0.125 GHz consumer purchase. This warranty may be enforced by the first
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Product Service Trademark Acknowledgement Customer Assistance Customer Assistance Product Service Trademark Acknowledgement • • If you have any questions about operation or installing your new Cobra, 6 Band, DigiView, Extra Sensory Detection, HighGear, microTALK, Cobra product, or if you are missing parts… LaserEye, Safety Alert Traffic Warning System, Strobe Alert, VG-2 Alert and Nothing comes close to a Cobra are registered trademarks of Please call Cobra first! DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT Co
