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Important Information and
Customer Assistance
Introduction
Intro Operation Customer Warranty
Assistance
Important Information
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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
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illegal, may be enforced by your local law enforcem
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Controls, Indicators, Accessories Order Info Connections and Display Product Features Introduction Introduction Customer Assistance Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Assistance Product Features Controls, Indicators, Connections and Display Ordering From U.S.A. • • Call 773-889-3087 for pricing or visit www.cobra.com. Congratulations! You’ve made a smart choice by purchasing an ultra high performance digita
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Main Icons Contents Introduction Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Introduction Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1 Main Icons Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1 Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Controls, Indicators, Connections and Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2 Secondary Icons Product Features . . . . . . . . . .
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Installation Installation Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance 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. Secondary Icons Secondary Icons front windshield without obstructing the unit’s view of the road either
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Installation Getting Started Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance 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. Secondary Icons Secondary Icons Rotate clockwise The angle CANNOT be adjusted after mounting. (away from you) 2. Remove the paper backing from one side of the hook- and-loop fasten
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in Icons EasySet Programming EasySet Programming Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Set/City Button EasySet Programming • Press and release All user mode settings on your detector can be changed by using Select/Dim Button Intro Operation Customer Warranty Program mode. When changing the settings, please keep in mind: Assistance Press and release ■ Buttons can have multiple functions. Program/Mute Button Secondary
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EasySet Programming EasySet Programming Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance This EasySet programming menu lists all of the modes and settings you can Mode Tone Visual Setting Result choose from after you have entered Program mode as described on page 7. VG-2 Detect Two beeps VG-2 Detect On Unit will detect VG-2 signals. EasySet Programming Menu mode One beep VG-2 Detect Off Unit will not detect VG-2 signals. Second
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Settings Settings Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance 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 different levels of City modes: City X, City X Beep Off and City X+K. City X mode sounds a single beep when Secondary Icons S
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Settings Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance 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. Secondary Icons To Se
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Settings Settings Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance IntelliMute What to Remember While Using IntelliMute in Icons 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, Intelli
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Main Icons Settings Settings Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance N Compass Set/City Button NW NE Your detector includes an internal Intro Operation Customer Warranty Select/Dim Button Assistance 8-point Compass that will continuously display your current direction of travel: 8-Point Program/Mute Button W E Secondary Icons Secondary Icons Compass N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W or NW. Secondary Icons To Set the IntelliMute
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Settings Settings Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Pop Alert Set/City 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. Select/Dim Button Program/Mute Button To Turn Pop Detect Mode On or Off Using Program Mode Secondary Icons Secondary Icons (See Page 7 For Instructions on Using Program Mode) To Calibrate th
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Settings Settings Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance 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.
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Settings Settings Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance SmartPower DigiView Data Display Brightness Your detector includes the SmartPower feature that, when activated, will put the Your detector has a Bright display mode (for daytime driving) and three levels unit into Standby mode (low power) for about 30 minutes after the car’s engine of Dim display modes (Dim for dusk driving, Dimmer for night driving and has been
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Settings Detection Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance 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. Secondary Icons Secondary Icons S
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Detection Detection Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance 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 Secondary Icons Secondary Icons K Band Radar K and Signal Strength K Alert * Your detector provides 360
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Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Detection Understanding Radar and Laser Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Instant-On Detection Understanding Radar and Laser • condary Icons Your detector is designed to detect Instant-On speed monitoring signals, Radar Speed Monitoring Systems which can suddenly appear at full strength. Four band frequencies have been approved by the Federal Communications Commission
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Understanding Radar and Laser Maintenance Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance 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 vehicl
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Specifications Warranty Your Detector Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance 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 12 Band Radar/Laser Detectors, and the component parts thereof, will be free of defects in X Band 10.525 ± 0.050 GHz Secondary Icons Secondary Icons workmanship and materials for period of o
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Product Service Trademark Acknowledgement Customer Assistance Customer Assistance Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Product Service Trademark Acknowledgement • • ® ® ® ® ® ® For any questions about operating or installing this new Cobra product, or if Cobra , 6 Band , 9 Band , DigiView , EasySet , Extra Sensory Detection , ® ® ® ® parts are missing…PLEASE CALL COBRA FIRST…do not return IntelliShield , LaserEye , Nothing Comes Close to a Cob
