Beltronics 980 manuale d’uso

B E L 980 & B E L 950 R AD AR • L ASER • S AFETY D ETECT OR S Oper ating instructions for models 9 8 0 & 9 5 0 Advanced PR O TECTION System TM with Shadow T echnology ® ®®®® DIGITAL PLL SYNTHESIZED OSCILLATOR TM[...]

 introduction Thank yo u for pur chasing a bel 980 or bel 950 Radar/Laser/Saf et y detector wit h t he Advanced Protec t ion System ™ and Shadow T echnology ® II. bel 980 and b el 950 buil d on t he company’ s l ong h istor y of technolog y firsts wi th a dv anc eme nt s that us her in a new era in Radar/Laser/Sa fety Detection. Rem e mber [...]

 ta b l e o f c o n t e n t s Profi l e of Featu re s l page 4 Description of F eatur es l page 5 P ower -U p T est Se quence/Sta rt-up Mode l page 5 Tu t o r i a l M o d e l page 6 Set a nd F org et M emo r y l page 6 Reset t o Factory Sett ings l page 7 Vo l t a g e W a r n i n g l page 7 drk (Bright/Dim/Dark) B utton l page 7 au d (A uto-M ut[...]

  PWR DRK AUD CTY B E L 9 8 0 K a 9 Advanced Protection System with Shadow Technology II 7 2 4 1 9 6 3 5 8 prof il e of fe a t ure s 1. p w r (Po wer/Start-U p Mode) Bu tton: pres si ng an d hol di n g pwr w ill tur n the unit on. Pr ess the pwr a second time to scro l l through the thr ee start-up mode option s: NORMAL , MODS (Modifications)[...]

7. Laser Optical Sensors: collect Laser signals fro m in fron t and behin d. 8. Au d i o A l e r t S p e a ke r : all audible alerts and Digital V oice Mes s a g e s a re e m i t t e d f rom t h i s l o c at io n . 9. Pow e r J a c k : usin g the straight or co iled cor d, bel 980 or bel 950 operate in an y ve hicle w ith a 13.8 vo lt dc negative g[...]

 Q-START (Quick-Start Mode) U nit will b y pas s a n y f orm of a po w er -up te st s eq ue nc e an d will dis pl ay “ CITY ”o r“ HIGHWAY ”d e p e n d i n g u p o n t h e m o d e pr ev iously selected. Uni t is ready f or operation. TUTORIAL MODE Th e T ut ori al M od e all o ws y ou t o be co me mo r e fa mil iar with all au dible and v[...]

Reset t o Factory S ettings Y ou can reset y our unit to facto r y sett ings fo r Start-Up mode, volum e, dr k, a u d, c t y and Selec t able Features. T o reset, pr ess and hold the cty butt on un t il the displa y sho ws “ RESET ”. T wo “beeps ”wil l sound and yo ur unit w ill cycle thr ough the N ormal Start-U p M o de. Vo l t a g e Wa r[...]

 Vo l u m e C o n t r o l Pr ess and hold the au d button t o engage the vol ume con trol. The A udio level has 9 settings for b el 980 and 5 settings for bel 950. Release the au d butt on when yo u have r eached y our desir ed audio setting. cty (City/High way) B utton The ct y mo de h as b een des ign ed t o e ff ecti ve ly re du ce un wan ted[...]

approach for i mprovi ng select ivit y on X, K and Super W ide band K a and is ideal fo r use in areas with a high level o f micro wa ve transmissio ns which can cause fals ing on all Radar bands. Whi l e i n C it y Al l m o d e , bel 980 w ill pro v ide an initial short X, K, or K a audio alert co upled with visual co nfi rmati on o f the band det[...]

 X/K/Ka Ba nd On or Off ( bel 980 only) Sel ect “ X on/ X of f ”, “ K on/ K of f ”o r “ Ka o n /Ka o f f ” depending u pon yo ur dr iving enviro nment and selectiv ity requir ements. This mode is especially useful wher e falsing may occur and disa bling the offendin g band may be r equired. Factory setting is on for all thr ee Ban[...]

setting is “ S W S voi ce ”. Wh en “ S W S tone ” is selected, Digital V oice is r eplaced b y "tone/clicking ” only . Fa ctory set t ing i s “ S W S voi ce ”. A udio/V isual Scr oll Rate Whe n “ SCRL slow ” is s e l ec ted , unit wil l pr ovide a slo w c yclin g of au dio/v isual messages. When “ SCRL fast ” is selec ted[...]

 as an option o n some vehic les. This t y pe of w indshield makes any das h, v isor or windshield mounted det ec tor ineffective. (If in doub t, check with an a ppro priate dealer ship to see if this app l ies to your v ehicle.) T o achieve optim um per formance, reg a rd l e s s o f w h i c h m o u n t i n g p o s i t i on yo u c h o o s e [...]

2 . Clean t he selec ted wi ndshield area, posit ion the suction-cup moun t on the windshield, and press firmly o n each suction cup to secur e it in plac e. 3. U se a scre wdriver o r a small coin to a djust the angle o f the suction-cup mo unt until the base pla te is level. 4 . Slide det ec tor on to base plat e until it snaps in to place. N ote[...]

 Fuse R eplacemen t 1 . If the fuse has blo w n, remo ve the tip from th e lig hter pl ug follo wed by th e old fuse. Replac e the fuse w ith a 1-amp , 3AG fuse. Defea t ing the fuse pro tect ion can damage y our unit or yo ur vehicle ’ s electr ical syst em and w il l void y our warranty . N ote—the tip is in two p ieces; be care f ul no[...]

To t a l T r a c k i n g L a s e r ™ (t tl ™ ) U nlike Rada r sig nals, which ar e hig hly reflectiv e, Laser signals have ve r y p o or re f l e c t i ve c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . Ma ny o f to d ay’ s Laser detector s do not hav e the high sensitivity necessar y to detect Laser within a large “field o f view” . bel 980 and bel 950 [...]

 Since Rada r sig nals trav el in a straight line, this Radar encoun ter poten tially offers maxim um warning range. Once the signal is r eceived, the initial warning co nsists of an X, K or Super W id eb a nd Ka aud io a le r t coupl ed w it h s i mult an e ous iden t ification of the Radar band (X, K or Ka) and signal stren g th in the T ex[...]

until y ou are r elativ ely close to the so urce. Once an alert is rec eived, expect the strength o f the signal to increase v er y quickly . Adv anced warning in this situa t ion may be r educed. 3. Sta t ionary Radar conc ealed by the cr est of a hill aime d in your direction. Radar signals tra vel in a straight line and do no t pass through eart[...]

 Ins tant-On/Pulsed Radar Th is typ e o f s ign al a pp ear s s ud den ly w he n a R ada r un it i s “triggered ”. The instan t-on aler t cons ists of an intense, three second a udio “burst ”, coupled with the type of band detected and flashing o f the signal str ength bar g raph in the dis pla y . I nstan t-on/pulsed al er t to Ka ba[...]

Safety W arning Sy s t em ® (sw s ™ ) Alerts W ith the Safety W arning S ystem ® featu re on and an sws ™ tra nsmitter in u s e, your detec tor w il l pro v ide a unique , 2 second sws ™ tone couple d w it h a S afe t y W a r ni ng System ® catego r y wo rd (i.e. “ H a zd Z one ”i n d i c a t i n g Highwa y Hazard Zo ne Adv i s o r y )[...]

 “ M ovi n g ” confir ms Emergency/Slow Moving V ehicles in t ransit (messa ges 61–64 ) “ M e ssa g e U n know n ” confir ms in comple te or unknow n me ssages N ote—for a c omplete lis t ing of the fiv e S afety W ar ning System ® cat egories and c or respond ing messa ges, please ref er to the Saf ety Wa r n i n g S y s t e m ?[...]

Conditions tha t Aff e ct L aser Alerts I f y ou f ee l y ou r un it is n ot pr op er l y al ertin g t o th e p re sen ce of Laser signals, kee p in mind that rain, fog, high humidity and traffic condi t ions can affect the rang e that the Laser beam can be de tecte d. tro ubl esh ootin g Solut ions for Com m on Prob le ms If y our unit is not o pe[...]

  con sum er w ar ran ty 2-year W ar ranty– bel 980 1-year W ar ranty– bel 950 1. This warran t y co vers all def ec ts in mat erials and wo rk manship . This war r ant y do es not apply if the unit has be en subjec t to ph ysical a buse, imp ro per installa tion, modificatio n, or if the housin g or serial number of the unit has be[...]

ser v ice Wa r r a n t y S e r v i c e If you fe e l your de te c tor i s n ot f u nc t ion i ng prope r ly p le a se review this man ual, par t icularly the section on Per f or m an c e Ve r i f i c a t i o n . If yo u stil l feel serv ice is requir ed, please follo w the ins t ruct ions belo w . 1 . T o obtain serv ice during the w ar ranty perio[...]

 list of accessories model cost cost description n umber usa canad a Suction C up Kit ( 2 ) d a-6 $ 3.95 $ 4.95 Strai g ht P ower Cord ( 4 ') d a-16 $ 9.95 $ 11.95 Coiled P ower Cor d ( 6 ') da-17 $ 11.95 $ 16.95 P ower Co rd Fuses ( 2 ) d a-19 $ 3.95 $ 5.95 Ho o k & L o o p F a s t e n e r d a-20 $ 2.95 $ 3.95 V isor Brack et d[...]