Beltronics Sti r Plus manual

Owner’ s Manual BEL TRONICS 5442 W est Chester Road West Chester OH 45069 USA USA 00.1.800-3 4 1-2288 www .beltronics.com ©2 0 1 1 BEL TRONICS Made in Canada Features, specifications and prices subject to change without notice. Model: STi-R Plus S T E A L T H I N S T A L L E D 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[...]

Y our new STiR Pl us is the most a dvanced custom i nsta lled camera loca tion system ever . In addition , yo ur Sti R Plus can be upgraded to a f ul l radar and laser detecto r with a si mp le soft ware updat e from our we bsite . The STiR P lus fea tu res: • St ate of the a rt o nboard Defen der database fo r locating red lig ht and spee d came[...]

T able of C ont ents Quick Reference Guide 4 -5 Controls and Features 6 - 1 1 • Po wer 6 • Po wer - On Indica tion 6 • V olume Contr ol 6 • Mute/ Au toMut e 6 - 7 • Sensi tivity 7 • Marking Locations 8 • Safety Camera Data 9 • Aut oLock / A utoU nLock 9 • Locking Out F alse Alarm s 9 • Aud ible Alerts 9 • V oice A nnounc ement[...]

Quick R eferenc e Guide 4 5 Mark Location Button (MRK) The “ MR K” button allows you to mark a specific loca tion a nd label it for f utu re ref erence . Onc e marked, the ST i R Plus wil l pro vide an aler t b ef ore you reach thi s a rea agai n. T his can be extremely u sefu l wh en there a re known speed traps or sa fe t y cameras i n a pa [...]

Po wer The STiR P lus is ty pi cal ly wired to a switch ed sup ply at the ve h icl e’ s f use bo x. Th is al lo ws the detector to tur n on/off with the ign ition . If you pref er , t he pow er butto n can be used to manually tu rn the STiR Pl us on or off. Po wer- On Indication Onc e yo ur ST iR Plus ’ s is i nstal led, t he system wil l tur n[...]

Co ntrols and F eature s Mark Locations The Mark Location feature al lo ws yo u to mark any loca tion for futu re ref erenc e. Onc e marked, th e STiR Pl us wil l pro vide an aler t, acco mpanied by the label y ou assigned to it, on the display . There are ( 4) d if feren t labels you ca n use when mark i ng a locatio n: Speed T rap (“SPDTR A P?[...]

ThreatDisplay Y our STiR Plus’ s ThreatDisplay option is an advance d display for experienc ed detector users. Pl ease use th e STiR Pl us for a few we eks to get fami l iar with its other features bef ore using this m eter t ype. T o use the T hreatDisplay i nstead of the standard bar- gr ap h signal s trength meter , yo u must select T hreatDis[...]

1 2 1 3 Ho w t o use Settings There are 1 0 user -selectable optio ns you can customize on y our STiR Pl us. The butto ns labeled VO L and BRT on the co ntroller are used to enter Sett ings. Once yo u ent er Setti ngs, th e V OL b utton is used to R E V IEW y our cur rent choi ces, a nd B RT butto n is used to CH A NGE setti ngs. See Pages 1 4 - 1 [...]

1 4 1 5 Det ails of Settin gs Pilot (Pow er- on indication) P i l o t HWY ( Ful l w ord) In th is setting, the STiR P lus wil l display “Highwa y , ” “ AutoScn , ” “ City , ” o r “ CityNo x” as its power-on indication . ( factor y defa u lt ) P i l o t H (L etter ) In th is setting, the STiR P lus wil l display “H ” fo r Highway[...]

Det ails of Settin gs 1 6 1 7 V oice Vo i c e On ( V oic e an no u nc emen ts on) In th is setting, al l radar, laser , and SWS messages (i f pro gr am med) wi l l be an no u nc ed using a digital voi ce . Vo i c e O f f ( V oice announc ements of f ) In th is setting, only the disti nct audio to ne wil l be heard when a r adar , Laser , or S WS me[...]

1 8 1 9 A ltho ugh the STiR P lus has a co mpre hensive war ni ng s ystem and th is Manual is as com plet e as we can ma k e it, only experienc e wil l teach y ou what to expect from yo u r STiR P lus a nd how to interpret what it tel ls y ou. T he speci fic ty pe of rad ar being used, the t ype of tra nsmission ( con ti nu ous or i nsta nt -on) a[...]

20 2 1 How Radar Wor k s T raf fic radar , which consists of microwa ves, tr av els in stra ight li nes a nd i s ea sily reflected by obje cts such as cars, trucks, even gua rdra ils and ov erpa sses. R adar wo rks by d irecti ng its microwa ve beam down the road. A s y our vehicl e travels i nto ra ng e, t he m icro wav e beam bounces off your c[...]

22 23 Ho w GP S W orks Ho w T otalShi eld™ W orks Ho w T rueL ock W orks How T rueLock W orks T rueLock uses exact position and the actua l frequen cy o f a signal to el im inate it as a false ala rm. Onc e a signal is lock ed ou t, a bo x is create d (a ppro xi matel y a 1 ⁄ 2 m ile radius) a round th at l ocation to loc k it out from all dire[...]

24 25 Ho w Saf ety R adar W orks SWS T ext Messages Hig h wa y Co nst ruct ion or Mai nte nan ce 1 W or k Zo n e Ah ea d 2 R oa d Cl o se d Ah ea d /F o ll o w De to u r 3 B ri d ge Cl os ed Ah ea d /F ol l ow De to ur 4 H ig h wa y Wo r k Cr ew s Ah ea d 5 U ti l it y Wo r k Cr ew s Ah ea d 6 Al l Tr a ff ic Fo ll o w De to u r Ah e ad 7 A ll Tr u[...]

26 2 7 Problem • STiR Plus beeps briefly at t he same loca tion ev er y day , but no rada r sou rc e is in sight. • STiR Plus does n ot seem sensitiv e to r adar or laser . • STiR Plus did not alert w hen a polic e car was in view . • STiR Plus only beeped t wice dur ing a r adar enco unter . • STiR Plus ’ audibl e aler ts are less lo [...]

28 29 Service Procedure I f Y our STi R Plus ever needs service, plea se follow th es e simp le ste ps: 1 C heck the troubles hooting section of thi s manual. It may hav e a sol ution t o yo ur prob lem. 2 C ontact y our in stal li ng dea ler . They wil l evaluate your un it and ar ra ng e repair s if n ecessar y . Service Beltronics One Y ear Limi[...]