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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
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radio transmissions on any frequency Secondary Icons . Local laws that contravene this Act, while
illegal, may be enforced by your local law enforcemen
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Controls, Indicators, Order Information and Connections and Display Product Features Trademark Acknowledgement Customer Assistance IIIntr ntr ntroduction oduction oduction Introduction Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Intro Intro Ope Ope Ope rr r ation ation ation Customer Customer Customer W W W arr arr arr anty anty anty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Congratulations! You’ve made a smart choice by purchasing an ultra A A Assistance ssistance ssistance Assistance Ordering
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Contents Introduction Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Introduction Alert Settings Continued Important Information . . . . . . . . . . A1 K Band Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . A1 Ku Band Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Controls, Indicators, VG-2 Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Connections and Display . . . . . . A2 VG-2 Audio Mode . . . . . . . . . 22 Secondary Icons Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3 Spectre I & IV
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Overview Installation Introduction Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance This manual describes the simple steps for mounting, setting up and using your Installation • detector. It also provides helpful information about how radar and laser guns are Where to Mount Your Unit used and how you can interpret the alerts you receive. You will get optimum performance from your detector if you mount it at a Before you begin your installati
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Installation Installation Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Windshield Mounting Dashboard Mounting 1. Attach the rubber 1. Place the detector on the dashboard to find a location cups to the bracket. where the unit has a clear view of the road and is parallel Secondary Icons Secondary Icons to the road's surface. The angle CANNOT be adjusted after mounting. 2. Remove the paper backing 2. Make sure the rubber cu
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Getting Started Getting Started Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Power On/Off and Audio Volume Standby Screen Icons • • Your detector uses the following icons to indicate modes and functions when set: To Turn on the Unit and Adjust the Audio Volume Main Icons City Mode Highway Mode Magnetic Compass Car Battery Voltage Rotate the On- Tone Visual Display Voice Secondary Icons Secondary Icons Off/Volume control Non
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Getting Started Getting Started Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Standby Screens Display Control • • Illumination Main Standby Screen Displays the maximum possible information about the The display illumination intensity can be adjusted to suit driving conditions: detector and its settings. The GPS icon will show only if Secondary Icons Secondary Icons n Bright for daytime driving. (Factory default is Bright, th
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Getting Started Getting Started Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance IntelliShield Highway/City Modes Muting an Alert • • Your detector is equipped with IntelliShield false signal rejection technology Your detector allows you to quickly turn Off an Audio Alert by momentarily which consists of a Highway mode and three different levels of City modes: pressing the Mute6 button. If you press the Mute6 button a second ti
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EasySet Menu EasySet Menu Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Icons Assistance Assistance To use EasySet Menu: EasySet Menu • 1. Press and release the Menu/Save button to reach the opening menu screen. EasySet Menu gives you quick and easy access to all the settings on your detector. It is used to select both: 2. Choose whether you want to change: n a. User Settings – press the Dim3button to enter the User Setting loop User Settings (se
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Main Icons ain Icons Menu Flow Diagrams Menu Flow Diagrams Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Intro Ope Aler ration t Settings Menu Customer Warranty User Settings Menu Assistance • • Intro Operation Customer Warranty Alert Menu allows you to selectively turn On or Off detection of some signals. User Menu allows you to adjust the unit’ Assistance s display and sounds to your The Alert Settings can be selected usin
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Settings Settings Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance IntelliMute Mode User Settings • IntelliMute allows you to avoid audio alerts you don’t need to hear because you IntelliShield City Mode Default are stopped or moving slowly. By sensing the RPMs of your engine, IntelliMute City Mode Default makes three levels of Audio Alert suppression available knows when you are at low speed and automatically mutes alerts (exc
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Settings Settings Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Set Activation Point Auto Mute Mode Main Icons When Auto Mute is On, it automatically reduces the audio volume of all alerts After the detector is installed in your vehicle and IntelliMute or IntelliMute Pro after they have sounded for four seconds. The signals will remain muted for as is turned On using Menu mode, press the City4button to advance to the long as
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Settings Settings Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance When the instructions direct you to drive in two circles, make two complete Compass Mode Main Icons loops (in either direction) from any starting orientation at any convenient Your detector includes an internal 8-point Magnetic speed. The loops need not be perfect and can be circles, small squares, four Compass that can continuously display your current N thre
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Settings Detection Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Alert Settings Your detector can be spotted by Spectre IV+ RDDs, but is invisible to • Spectre I RDDs. You can choose whether you want to be alerted to Spectre I Pop Alert & IV+ RDD signals. The factory setting is Spectre Detect Off. When Pop Detect mode is On, Pop radar signals will be detected and an alert will be given. During the alert, the unit will conti
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Detection Detection Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Laser Signals and Visual Displays Signal Strength Type of Signal Visual Display Voice Signal Signal Signal Signal Signal Strength = 1 Strength = 2 Strength = 3 Strength = 4 Strength = 5 LTI 20-20* Laser Alert Secondary Icons Secondary Icons LTI Ultra-Lyte* Laser Alert (Weakest Signal) (Strongest Signal) Notice Notice Kustom Signals Laser Alert Radar Signals
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Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Detection Detection Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Instant-On Detection Strobe Alert Signals and Visual Displays Secondary Icons Your detector is designed to detect Instant-On speed monitoring signals, Type of Signal Visual Display Voice which can suddenly appear at full strength. 3M Opticom or Emergency Vehicle * Your detector Secondary Icons Secondary Icons Toma
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Understanding Radar and Laser Understanding Radar and Laser Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Understanding Radar and Laser Strobe Alert • Special strobes mounted on the light bars of authorized emergency Radar Speed Monitoring Systems vehicles (fire trucks, police cars, ambulances) automatically change traffic Three band frequencies have been approved by the Federal Communications signals as the vehicle approac
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Specifications and Maintenance Trademark Acknowledgement Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Pop Radar Guns Specifications • The Pop mode Radar Gun is a single pulse Doppler radar that is a feature Band and Frequencies of a K and Ka (Bee III Ka radar gun) band Instant-On radar gun. It uses a Band Frequencies single short time pulse to measure the target vehicle’s speed. Despite the fact X Band 10.525 ± 0.050 GHz
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Optional Global Position Optional Global Position System Locator System Locator Optional Optional GPS Locator GPS Locator Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Initial Satellite Lock Optional Global Position System Locator • • When the Optional GPS Locator is first used or after a prolonged period of nonuse, Overview the GPS Locator needs more time to detect the Global Position System satellites. The Optional GPS Locator unit monitors vehicle
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Optional Global Position Optional Global Position System Locator System Locator Optional Optional GPS Locator GPS Locator Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance User Location Alerts Detection • The system can store up to 1,000 User Location Alerts to provide warnings at When a Photo Enforcement, Caution Area or User Location Alert locations not included in the built-in GPS Locator database. Whenever your vehicle is activated, the icon provides
