Beltronics V960/V940 manual

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CONGR A T U LA TI ONS! SOFT W A RE UPGRA D A BL E SHA DOW T ECHNOLOG Y ® II Thank you for pur chasing one of BEL ’ s VECTOR S ERIE S R adar/Laser/Safe ty Det ector s. BEL ’ s VECTOR S ERIE S offers Driv er Selectable F eatur es, Digital V oice, T ext Messages and the be st possible X, K and Super Wideband Ka r adar sensitivit y available. Enjo[...]

2 Includes 16 Driver Selectable Features 5 Oper ating Modes 1 1 General F eatur es Normal Mode Modifications Mode Quick -Start X Band (1 0.5 2 5 GHz) On/Off T ech Mode V oltage Met er Mode K Band (2 4.1 2 5 GHz) On/Off Super W ideband K a (3 3.4-3 6.0) A ccuSw eep™ Operating mode s are Selected using PWR Button See page 00. AutoMut e On/Off R ada[...]

3 3 T able of Contents Profile of F eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Get ting Start ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 k Po we r- Up T est Sequence/St art -Up Mode . . . . 5 k Tu t orial Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 k Set and F orge t Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Pr ofile of Featur es 1. PWR (P ow er/Start -Up Mode) But ton: pre ssing and holding PWR will turn the unit on. C ontinuing t o press the PWR but ton will scr oll through the st ar t -up mode options: N N O O R R M M A A L L , , M M O O D D S S (Modifications), Q Q - - S S T T A A R R T T (Quick Start), T T E E C C H H M M O O D D E E (Model V9 60 [...]

5 7. Laser Optical Sensor s : collect Laser signals from in front and behind. 8. Audio Alert Speaker : all audible alerts and Digital V oice Messages ar e emit ted fr om this location. 9. Po w er Jack : using the str aight or coiled cord, VECTOR 960 and VECTOR 940 oper ate in an y vehicle with a 1 3.8 volt DC nega tiv e ground s yst em (10.5 volt t[...]

sta te each time unit is turned on. Unit is r eady for oper ation and will displa y Radar , Laser and SWS ™ messages when signals ar e det ected. Q Q - - S S T T A A R R T T (Quick - Start Mode) Unit will bypa ss the power up t est sequence and will display the la st selected tr av eling mode:“ A A u u t t o o S S c c a a n n ™ ” (factory d[...]

7 Whichev er Operating mode y ou select, VECTOR 960 and VECTOR 940 will be in st andby mode and r eady to detect tr affic Radar , Laser and SWS ™ signals. The display will show “ A A u u t t o o S S c c a a n n ™ ” (factory pre-set which is suitable for ALL driving conditions, unless y ou change this to “ H H i i g g h h w w a a y y ”, [...]

To e xit T utorial Mode, pr ess the PWR but ton and y our unit will be on and r eady to r eceive signals. Set and F or get Memor y Any time y our unit is turned o f f or unplug ged from the cigare t te light er sock et, all featur e set tings you hav e selected ar e re tained in t he unit’ s memory . Set and Fo rg et Memory eliminates the need t [...]

9 A UD (Auto-Mut e/V olume Contr ol) But t on Manual Muting of Audio Alerts (Radar and SWS ™ ) Whether Auto-Mut e is selected on or off in Selectable Fe a tur es , the audio aler ts can be complet ely muted b y pre ssing the AUD but ton during an alert. The display will briefly sho w “ Q Q U U I I E E T T ” . No audible aler t will be heard a[...]

false signals which are shar ed with traffic R adar on X and K Bands such as door opener s and security sy stems. Aut oScan ™ is a “no-fuss” means of achieving optimum signal selectivit y . Highwa y: Select Highwa y mode when tra veling in rur al or highwa y environment s for maximum X, K, Super W ideband K a sensitivity . Cit y X Mode: Selec[...]

Description of Selectable Features There ar e a to tal of 1 1 Driver Select able F eature s for VECTOR 960 and 9 Driver Selectable F eatur es for VECTOR 940. These feature s may be selected depending upon your driving en vironment and pr efer ence. 1. AutoMut e ON or OFF 2. R adar/Laser Digit al V oice or T one (Model V960) 2. R adar/Laser/ SWS ™[...]

Fe a ture 1 – Aut oMute On or Off Wi th “ A A m m u u t t e e o o n n ”, y our unit will pr ovide se ver al X, K or Super W ideband K a audio aler ts follow ed by the Digital V oice announcement of the signal det ected. After the Digit al V oice announcement, a “clicking” tone k eeps you quietl y informed for as long as the signal is pres[...]

Fe a ture 4 – Safe ty W arning Sy stem ® V oice or T one (Model V960) When “ S S W W S S v v o o i i c c e e ” is select ed, unit will pr ovide Digital V oice announcements when SWS ™ tr ansmit ter s are de tected. F actory set ting is “ S S W W S S v v o o i i c c e e ”. When “ S S W W S S t t o o n n e e ” is selected, Digit al V[...]

Entering Selectable Features Mode 1. W ith the unit OFF , pr ess and hold the PWR and CTY but tons simultaneousl y . The wor d “ F F E E A A T T U U R R E E S S ” will appear in the display , followed b y the status of the fir st Selectable F eatur e. 2. Pre ss the AU D but ton to mak e your selection. 3. Pre ss the CTY but ton t o mov e to the[...]

1. Consider occupant safet y when selecting a mounting location. Choose a location wher e the unit will not be hazardous in ca se of an accident. 2. F or optimum det ection, position y our unit with a clear , unobstructed vie w of the road fr om the front and r ear . 3. Do not allo w the unit t o make cont act with the windshield. This will elimina[...]

5. T o adjust the angle of the br ack et, squeeze and hold the circular “but tons” on the side s of the br ack et; this will allo w y ou to angle the br acket t o y our windshield. Note—some v ehicles hav e a plastic coating on the inside of the windshield designed t o prot ect occupants in case of an accident. Use o f the windshield brack et[...]

Understanding Radar, Laser and SW S ™ Three R adar Frequencie s Three micr ow av e frequencies ha ve been allocat ed by the FCC (F ederal Comm unications Commission) and are used for tr affic Radar . The y ar e: •X Band: 1 0.5 2 5 GHz •K Band: 2 4.1 5 0GHz •Super W ideband K a: 3 3.4 GHz to 3 6.0 GHz Both X and K bands ar e well known t o m[...]

Safet y W arning Sy stem ® (SW S ™ )—What is it? The Radio Associa tion Defending Airw av e Right s, Inc. (R.A.D.A.R.) conceived and de veloped the Safet y W arning Sy stem ® . The concept behind this s yst em is to w arn motorist s of po t ential r oad hazards b y employing Safe ty W arning Syst em ® transmit ter s in area s such as constru[...]

alert coupled with simultaneous identification of the R adar band (X, K or K a) and signal strength in the Te xt Display . The number of bar graph segment s display ed depends upon the strength of the signal r eceiv ed. As the strength of the R adar signal increa ses, the audio aler t becomes mor e rapid and the bar gr aph will displa y the maximum[...]

3. Stationary Radar concealed by the crest of a hill aimed in y our direction R adar signals tr av el in a straight line and do not pa ss through earth. Consequently , police Radar aimed at the cre st of a steep hill cannot be r eceived until you are a t or near the top. W arning time may be minimal (as in situation #2) since a str ong signal is no[...]

Instant -On/Pulsed Radar This t ype of signal appears suddenly when a Radar unit is “triggered” . The instant -on aler t consists of an intense, thr ee second audio “burst” , coupled with the t ype of band detect ed, signal strength digit 1-9 (V9 6 0 only) and flashing of the signal strength bar gr aph in the displa y . Instant -on/pulsed a[...]

22 grea ter the displacement of the beam and the shorter the dw ell time of the beam at the tar get point. Therefor e, there is the possibilit y of receiving only a fe w Laser pulses. Due t o these char acteristics, all Laser alerts should be tak en seriously . Safet y W arning Sy stem ® (SW S ™ ) Alerts W ith the Safet y W arning Sy stem ® fea[...]

Abbr e viat ed SW S ™ Cat egor y W or ds “ H H w w y y W W o o r r k k ” confirms Highwa y Construction/Maintenance (messages 1–1 1) “ H H a a z z d d Z Z o o n n e e ” confirms Highwa y Hazard Zone Advisory (messages 1 3–3 1) “ W W e e a a t t h h e e r r ” confirms W eather R elat ed Hazards (messages 3 3–4 1) “ T T r r a a [...]

P erformance V erification C onditions tha t Affect Radar Aler ts If you feel y our unit is not alerting properly , keep in mind that ther e are man y conditions that influence the intensit y or dur ation of an alert: 1. The police are using instant -on/pulsed Radar , in which case no signal is tr ansmit ted until visual cont act has been made with[...]

Tr oubleshooting Solutions for Common Pr oblems If your unit is no t operating pr operly , please refer t o the outline below . Problem Possible Cause Corr ec tive Procedur e Unit not Plug not Reinsert plug and ro ta te r eceiving properl y inserted pow er F use in pow er cord is Replace with 1 amp defective 250 V olt 3 ag fuse (see page1 6) Lighte[...]

If you e xperience a problem with y our unit that is not co ver ed in this outline please call, Monday t o F rida y , 8:3 0 am–4:3 0 pm EST, for assistance: 1-8 00-3 4 1-2 2 8 8 US A 1-800-2 6 8-3 9 9 4 CANAD A Limited W arranty 1- Y ear W arrant y– VECTOR 960 / VECTOR 940 1. This warr anty co ver s all defects in ma terials and w orkmanship. T[...]

6. BEL TR ONICS will in no event be liable for an y consequential, incidental, indir ect or special damages (including, but not limit ed to, lost profit s) arising out of or in connection with the use, misuse, or function of the unit. Some sta te s do not allow the e xclusion of limita tion of incidental or consequential damage s, so the abov e lim[...]

3. Enclose with your unit the follo wing information: (a) Y our name, complet e return addr ess and writ ten description of the pr oblem. (No P . O. Bo x please.) (b) A t elephone number wher e you can be reached during regular busine ss hours. (c) A copy of y our dated sale s receipt. P ost - W arrant y Service The following arr angements apply if[...]

29 Accessories If you r equire an y additional accessories, r eplacement accessorie s or a ny accessory which is not included with y our unit, call t o or der or for more information: Monday t o Frida y , 8:3 0 am–4:30 pm e st. 1-8 00-3 4 1-2 2 8 8 US A 1-800-2 6 8-3 9 9 4 CANAD A MODEL COST COS T DESCRIPTION NUMBER USA CANAD A •Suction Cup Kit[...]

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