Radio Shack 22-1659 manuale d’uso

Own e r ’ s Man ual X•K•Ka Superwid e Radar/ La ser D ete cto r Please re ad before using t his equi pm ent. Cat. No. 22-1659 22-1 659. fm Page 1 Frida y, Au gu st 6, 19 99 9:33 A M[...]

2 FEA TURE S Y o ur Radio Shac k X•K• Ka Super w ide Radar/Las er Detect or can alert you to al l kn own police traf fic rad ar and l aser s ystems. I t r eceives al l X-, K-, and Ka-band traf fic radar signals and a lso d etects bo th t he insta nt-on and las er system s m any p olice depar tments now use t o measu re veh icle speed. Y o ur de[...]

3 Y ou r det ector has many us eful f eatu r es, i ncl uding: VG-2 Protecti on — make s your detect or invisi ble to the VG-2 radar- detector det ector by sensi ng VG -2 and shutt ing do wn unti l you a re out of ran ge. Front- and Rea r-Looking Laser — detects l aser sig- nals from b oth the front an d the rear of your vehicle. Road Hazard Ale[...]

4 A LOOK A T THE DETECT OR 1P / V Button — turn s t he dete ct or on and off an d lets you ad just t he v olume. 2 Power Ind i cator — lig ht s when y ou connect the detect or to power and tur n it on. 3 City I ndicator — li ghts when the det ector is in the cit y mod e. 4 V i sual Laser Indi cat or — li ghts when t he dete ctor detect s a [...]

5 6 Signal Meter — four h igh-int ensity i ndica tors li ght in seque nce as th e radar si gnal stren gth inc rea ses, or flas h in a pat ter n when laser is det ect ed. 7 AUD (Audi o) Button — replaces the n ormal alert sound wi th a m uted click. Also, l ets you silence alert s. 8C T Y (CITY/HIGHW A Y) Button — switches betwe en the cit y a[...]

6 INST ALLA TION MOUNTING GUIDELINES Foll ow these g uideline s when s electin g a l ocation. • Choos e a l ocati on that does not bl ock t he driver’s view of t he road . • Mount t he det ector i n a l evel posi tion wit h a cle ar view to bot h th e fro nt and r ear . • Since signal s are bloc ked by met al sur faces, t he detect or ’ s[...]

7 HOOK-AND-LOOP MOUNT ING For some dashb oards, the hoo k-and-loo p tape inc lud ed with your d et ecto r might be best for m ounting. Follow these st eps to use the hook-an d-loop tape. 1. Use a damp c l oth to c l ean t he bot tom of t he det ec- tor and th e dashboa rd. Let both sur faces dry . Note: The tape’ s adhesi ve might no t stick to a[...]

8 VISOR MOUNTING The sup plied sun v i so r cl ip let s you quickly mount t he detect or on your veh ic le’s sun vi sor . Wa rn i n g: Do not mount the det ector on a visor i f this places the de t ector near the driver’s o r a pass enger ’s head. Foll ow thes e step s to use the sun vi sor clip. 1. Remove t h e detec tor ’s c over by press[...]

9 WINDSHIELD MOUNTING The suppli ed suction- cup mount lets you easily m ount the de tector on the windshiel d. Caution: Do not us e the su ction-cup mou nt i n a vehi cle that has a pl asti c coating on the winds hield designed t o protec t passengers du ring an ac cident . If you use t he sucti on-cup mount on t his type of wi ndshield, you might[...]

10 3. Clean th e sel ected wind shield area, position the sucti on-cup m ount on the windshiel d, and pr ess fir mly on eac h suct ion cup to sec ure it into pl ace. 4. Use a screwd river or smal l coin to ad just the suc - tion -cup mount unti l t he base pl ate is level . 5. Slid e the radar de tector ont o the base pl ate until it snap s in to p[...]

11 CONNECTING POWER Cautions : • The detect or works in vehi cles that hav e a 12-volt, negati ve-ground ele ctrical syst em. Most vehi cles have thi s type of syst em. If you are n ot sure about your v ehicle, check with you r vehi cle’s dealer . • Unplug th e power cor d’s cig ar ett e-light er plug from your veh icle’ s ciga rette-l i [...]

12 OP ERA TI ON TURNING THE DETECT OR ON AND OFF T o turn on the det ector , tap P/V . The detec tor sound s a dis tincti ve to ne for each band as a self te st (las er, Ka, K, X, and road hazar d, in orde r). Then al l indi cators t urn o ff exc ept the power i ndicator , and th e detec t or r eturns t o the same opera t ing m o des as the las t t[...]

13 SELECTING THE CITY AND HIGHW A Y MODES In t he ci t y m ode, the detector require s a st ronger X- band sig nal before it sounds an a lert . This eliminat es respons es to most false so urces, such as au tomati c door opene rs and al arm syste m s. Howev er , the si gnal streng th mete r cont inues to react i mmedi ately t o X- band sign als to [...]

14 Y ou ca n change the al ert pat tern to sound sev eral X, K, or Ka ton es followed by mute d clickin g by pr essing AUD when no alert is sound i ng . The cli cking becomes mo r e rapi d as t he radar signa l stren gth i ncreases. RECEIVING AND IDENTIFYIN G RADAR, LASER, AND ROAD HAZARD SIGNALS When you tu rn on your detec to r , it sou nds al er[...]

15 TR OUBL ESHOOT ING If you have pro bl ems operating your radar /laser det ec- tor , the suggest ions i n t his sect ion might hel p. If you cannot s olve th e pr o bl em a f ter t rying th ese sugges- tions , take your detector to your lo cal Radio Shac k store f or assistan ce. If t he detect or does not t urn on: • Be sure all power con nect[...]

16 If the det ector gives a fal se alert when you use accessor ies suc h as power wi ndows, moto rized mirror s, brakes, and so on: • Chec k t h e vehicl e’s el ectrical syst em , i ncludi ng the main batt ery cable and al ternator connect i ons. • Inst all a fil t er capa citor (1, 000 µ f, 35 volt s, such as Cat. No. 272-103 2) on the back[...]

17 REPLACING THE FUSE If t he det ector st ops oper ating, ch eck the fus e in the DC power cor d’ s cigar ette-l i gh t er pl ug. If it has bl own, fol- low these steps to replac e it . 1. Careful ly unscre w the t i p of t he cigaret te-ligh t er plug. 2. Remove t he tip from the c igarett e-light er plug, then remove t he ol d fuse. Note : The[...]

18 PAT E N T S This rad ar/laser de tector is pr ot e c ted under t he f ollow- ing pat ents. Unite d States: 4,572, 593 4,630, 054 4,961, 074 4,952, 936 5,402, 087 Canada: 1, 187,586 1,187, 602 1,295, 714 1,295, 715 Other pat ents pending. T racor Aerospac e patents pending. 22- 16 59 .f m Pag e 18 Fri da y, Au gu st 6, 19 99 9 :3 3 AM[...]

19 NOTES 22- 16 59 .f m Pag e 19 Fri da y, Au gu st 6, 19 99 9 :3 3 AM[...]

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