Summary of the content on the page No. 1
Important Information
and
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
15
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 by federal court
Summary of the content on the page No. 2
Main Icons Main Icons Controls, Indicators, Accessories Order Info and Connections and Display Pr Product Featur oduct Features es Trademark Acknowledgement Introduction Introduction Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Congratulations! You’ve made a smart choice by purchasing a maximum Assistance Controls, Indicators, Connections and Display Ordering From U.S.A. performance digital radar/laser detector from Cobra. Just look at some of • the sophist
Summary of the content on the page No. 3
Contents Introduction Introduction VG-2 Alert.................... 25 Important Information ............... A1 VG-2 Audio Mode .............. 25 Customer Assistance................ A1 Spectre I & IV Alerts ............ 25 Controls, Indicators, Spectre Audio Mode............ 26 Connections and Display............ A2 Safety Alert................... 26 Product Features .................. A3 Car Battery Low Overview......................... 2 Voltage Warning ............. 26 Radar and Las
Summary of the content on the page No. 4
Main Icons Overview Installation Introduction Intro Operation Customer Warranty 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 point Before you begin your installation, please read the “Important Informa
Summary of the content on the page No. 5
Main Icons Main Icons Installation Installation Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Dashboard Mounting Windshield Mounting 1. Attach the rubber cups 1. Place the detector on the dashboard to find a location Secondary Icons Secondary Icons to the bracket. where the unit has a clear, level view of the road and is parallel to the road’s surface. The angle CANNOT be adjusted after mounting 2. Remove the paper back
Summary of the content on the page No. 6
Main Icons Main Icons Getting Started Getting Started Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Controls Touchscreen Controls • • Where to Mount Your Unit The previous section describes the only physical switch on the unit – the On/Off/ While working with this manual, page A2 can be folded out for reference Volume dial. All other controls are activated through the touchscreen display. to the controls on the detector unit. Secondary
Summary of the content on the page No. 7
Main Icons Main Icons Getting Started Getting Started Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Standby Screen Icons NOTE • 1. A fully colored icon indicates a Bright display. Partially colored icons indicate Dim and Dimmer settings and an icon with no color indicates the Dark setting. Secondary Icons Secondary Icons 2. When IntelliMute is On and IntelliMute Pro is Off, the arrow is steady; when IntelliMute Pro is On, the “i” i
Summary of the content on the page No. 8
Main Icons Main Icons Getting Started Getting Started Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Standby Screens Display Control • • Main Standby Screen Illumination Displays the maximum possible information about the detector The display illumination intensity can be adjusted to suit driving conditions: and its settings. The GPS and Compass icons will show only if Secondary Icons Secondary Icons Bright for daytime driving. the GPS
Summary of the content on the page No. 9
Main Icons Main Icons Getting Started Getting Started Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Display Timeout IntelliShield Highway/City Modes • Your detector has a Display Timeout mode. When Display Timeout is turned On, Your detector is equipped with IntelliShield false signal rejection technology the screen will change to Dark from Bright, Dim, or Dimmer after the time interval which consists of a Highway mode and three diff
Summary of the content on the page No. 10
Main Icons Main Icons EasySet Menu EasySet Menu Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance EasySet Menu 3. Click the 3or 4 navigation arrows at the bottom of • the touchscreen to step backward or forward through EasySet Menu gives you quick and easy access to all the settings on your detector. the chosen settings loop until the desired setting It is used to select: is reached. Secondar y Icons n User Settings (s
Summary of the content on the page No. 11
Main Icons Main Icons Menu Sequence Dia- Menu Sequence Dia- grams grams Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance User Settings Menu Alert Settings Menu • • User Menu allows you to adjust the unit’s display and sounds to your preferences. Alert Menu allows you to selectively turn On or Off detection of some signals. The The User Settings can be selected by clicking the 3or 4navigation arrows at the Alert Settings can b
Summary of the content on the page No. 12
Main Icons Main Icons User Settings Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance GPS Settings Menu User Settings • • GPS Settings Menu/Function becomes available only when a GPS Locator is User Settings can be turned On or Off or adjusted to suit your preferences using the connected (included with XRS 9970G; optional with XRS 9965). User Settings Menu (see page 16). Secondar GPS Menu allo y Icons ws you to selectively tur
Summary of the content on the page No. 13
Main Icons Main Icons User Settings User Settings Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance The IntelliMute icon will appear in the display when IntelliMute is On and the IntelliMute and IntelliMute Pro Modes activation point has been set. Whenever engine RPMs are below the Activation IntelliMute and IntelliMute Pro are two features that are active at slow speeds Point, the arrow points down. When RPMs are above the A
Summary of the content on the page No. 14
Main Icons Main Icons User Settings User Settings Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Set IntelliMute / IntelliMute Pro Activation Point Auto Mute Mode When Auto Mute is On, it automatically reduces the audio volume of all alerts When the detector is new, the Activation Point is not set. To set the Activation Point, after they have sounded for four seconds. The signals will remain muted for as enter the User Sett
Summary of the content on the page No. 15
Main Icons Main Icons User Settings Alert Settings Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Your detector includes the SmartPower feature that, when turned On, will put the Alert Settings • unit into Low Power mode 15 minutes after the car’s engine has been turned Off. Alert Settings can be turned On or Off or adjusted to suit your preferences Before SmartPower enters Low Power mode, you will hear three beeps and us
Summary of the content on the page No. 16
Main Icons Main Icons Alert Settings Radar and Laser Alerts Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Spectre Audio Mode Radar and Laser Alerts • When Spectre Audio mode is On, alerts will be sounded as well as being Signals Detected displayed on the screen. This setting is only available if Spectre Alert is On. After Spectre Alert is turned On in the Alert Settings menu, the Spectre Audio On/Off The tables on the fol
Summary of the content on the page No. 17
Main Icons Main Icons Radar and Laser Alerts Radar and Laser Alerts Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Laser Signals and Visual Displays Strobe and Safety Alert Signals and Visual Displays Kustom Signals Kustom Signals Emergency ProLaser* ProLaser III Stalker LIDAR Laser – Other Vehicle or Strobe* Road Hazard Train Secondary Icons Secondary Icons NOTE There are different tones for each safety alert. * Y our dete
Summary of the content on the page No. 18
Main Icons Main Icons Radar and Laser Alerts Radar and Laser Alerts Your Detector Your Detector Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Instant-On Detection Responding to Alerts • Your detector is designed to detect Instant-On speed monitoring signals, which can suddenly appear at full strength. Recommended Description Interpretation Response NOTE Secondary Icons Secondary Icons Tone repeats slowly at first, Probably police radar. FULL ALERT Y
Summary of the content on the page No. 19
Main Icons Main Icons 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 vehicles Radar Speed Monitoring Systems (fire trucks, police cars, ambulances) automatically change traffic signals as Three band frequencies have been approved by the Federal Communicati
Summary of the content on the page No. 20
Main Icons Main Icons Understanding Radar and Laser and Global Position System Locator Global Position System Locator Your Detector GPS Locator Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Pop Radar Guns Registration IMPORTANT Please read before the first use of your Cobra GPS Locator! The Pop mode Radar Gun is a single pulse Doppler radar that is a feature of a K and Ka (Bee III Ka radar gun) band Instant-On radar gun. It uses a single short The
