Beltronics STi-R manual

BEL TRONICS 5442 W est Chester Road West Chester OH 45069 USA USA 800-341-2288 www .beltronics.com ©2007 BEL TRONICS Made in Canada Features, specifications and prices subject to change without notice. Model: STi-R Owner ’ s Manual D I G I T A L R A D A R • L A S E R • S A F E T Y D E T E C T O R S T E A L T H I N S T A L L E D[...]

The BEL TRO NICS STi-R is the m ost advance d stealth-i nstal led radar , laser and safety d etector ever d esigned. The STi-R inclu des fu ll X, K, Super Wide Ka, and Safety W a rn ing System rada r ca pabil ity , front laser detectio n, dua l L NA (low noise amp l ifier ) microwa ve receiv ers, digital signa l proc essi ng ( DSP) for superior r [...]

T ab le of Content s Quick R ef ere nce Car d 1 - 2 Quick R ef ere nce Guide 4- 5 Con tr ols and Fe atur e s 6- 9 • Po w er 6 • V olume Control 6 • Po w er- on I ndicati on 6 • V oic e A lerts 6 • A utoM ute 6 • M ute 6 • Sensitivity Button 7 • Brightness 7 • A udible A ler ts 8 • Signal Strength Met er 8 • Threat Display 9 ?[...]

Po wer Press the P WR button t o tur n the STi-R o n or of f . VO L/ MUTE Button Press and ho ld the V OL/M UT E button to adjust the aler t vol u me leve l. Briefly press t his button to si lenc e the audio for a specific alert. (T he audio wi l l aler t you to the next enc ounter .) Pag e 6 Sensitivity Button (SENS ) Swit ches bet we en Highway[...]

6 7 Controls and Fea tures P o w er T o t ur n ST i- R on or of f, press t he PW R butto n locat ed on the front left s ide of the co ntroller . W hen you tu rn STi-R on, it goes through a sequenc e of aler ts. If you pref er , you may program y our STi-R fo r a shorter pow er- on sequenc e. S ee the P rogra mm ing section for detai ls. V olume Pre[...]

8 9 Controls and Fea tures Sig nal St ren gth Me te r The STi-R ’ s a lp hanumer ic disp lay co nsists of 28 0 individual LED s, t o pro vide a n intu itiv e ultra- bright display of signal strength and text messages. The STi-R ’ s sta ndard bar- graph sig nal strength met er d isplays band identification on a si ngle r adar signal. If there a[...]

1 0 1 1 Programm ing There are 7 u ser-selectable options so yo u can customize yo ur S Ti-R for y our own pref erenc es. T he buttons l abel ed V OL/MU TE and SENS a re a lso used to enter the Progra mm ing Mode , RE V IE W yo ur cu rrent progr am setti ngs, and to CH ANGE a ny setti ngs a s desi red. Pages 1 2- 1 4 explai n each opti on in more d[...]

1 2 1 3 Det a ils o f Programmi ng V oic e Vo i ce On ( V oice an nounc emen ts on ) In th is setting, al l r adar , laser , and SWS messages (i f progr ammed) wi ll be an no unced u sing a digital v oice . Vo i ce O f f ( V oice an no u nc emen ts off ) In th is setting, only the distinct audio tone wil l be heard when a radar , L aser , or SWS me[...]

1 4 1 5 Br ight nes s Br tAu to In th is setting, the br ightness for t he display a nd backl it buttons a re contro l led aut omatically by a sensor that measures the a mbie nt l ight i n the vehicle . Sunl ight wil l increase the brightness level, whi le di m or no l ight (night d rivi ng) wil l decrease the br ightness . Br tM i n In th is setti[...]

1 6 1 7 T ech nical Det ai ls Int erpre tin g Aler ts A ltho ugh the STi-R h as a comp rehensiv e warn ing system and t his handbook i s a s c o m pl et e as w e can mak e i t , o nly ex p eri e nc e wil l teach you what to expect from yo ur STi-R and how to interpret what it tells yo u. T he speci fic t ype of r adar being used, the t ype of tran[...]

1 8 1 9 T ech nical Det ai ls Ho w R adar W ork s T r af fic r adar , which consists of microwa ves, tr av els in stra ight l ines and i s easi ly reflected by obj ects such a s ca rs, tr ucks, even g uardr ai ls a nd overpasses. Rada r works by directi ng its m icro wav e beam down th e road. A s your ve hicle travels i nt o ra ng e, the microwa[...]

20 2 1 T ech nical Det ai ls Ho w T ot alS hield ™ T echnolo gy W ork s Beltronic’ s T ota lShield T echnol og y keeps RF signals f ro m radiating from the dete cto r . Unlike other radar a nd laser dete cto rs, whic h mere ly mo ve thei r R F signa ls ( local oscil lators ) to another frequen cy ( which wil l be dete ctable by fut ure detect o[...]

22 2 3 T rou bleshoot ing Pr oblem STi-R beeps br iefly at the same location ever y day , b ut no rada r source is in sight. STi-R d oes n ot seem sensitive to rada r or l aser . STi-R did n ot aler t when a police car was in view . STi-R did n ot provide a Safety signa l whi le w ithi n range of an emergency vehicle. STi-R’ s display i s not w [...]

24 2 5 Service Serv ice Pro ced ure If you r ST i- R ev er needs servic e, p leas e f oll ow these simp le steps : 1 Chec k th e tr oub lesh oot ing sect ion of thi s man ual . It ma y ha ve a sol utio n to you r pr obl em. 2 Cont act you r ins tal ling deal er . They wil l ev alua te your uni t and arra ng e re pai rs if nece ssary . Par ts Rep la[...]

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