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with 6 5 Digital V oice Message s and Digital Display with 1 0 Digital V oice Message s and Digital Display Oper ating instructions for models E9 2 6CS and E9 1 6CS P R O T E C T I O N P R O T E C T I O N 360˚ 12892 Bel Express 926/916 Man 4/26/01 2:44 PM Page 1[...]
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introduction Thank yo u for pur chasing a EXPRESS 926 o r EXPRESS 916 Radar/Laser/Saf et y detector . Y our ne w unit offers the mo st adv anced technology available f or detecting all Radar and Laser speed moni toring devices. In additio n, EXPRESS 926 fea t ur es Dig ital V oice M essages for Ra dar/Laser and sws ™ T o ensur e maximum benefit f[...]
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ta b l e o f c o n t e n t s Profi le of Featu res l page Description of Fea tures l page Pow e r- Up T es t S e q u e n c e l page Tu t o r i a l M o d e l page Memo r y Retention o f Featur e S elect ions l page A djusting the A udio Level l page (Dim/Dark) Bu tton l page (A udio Mu te) Butt on l p[...]
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prof il e of fea tu res . ⁄ (P ower/V ol ume) Butt on: pressi ng ⁄ br ie fly wi l l tu r n the unit .P r e s s i n g ⁄ a second time will bypass the powe r up test s equen ce. Holding t he ⁄ button down wi ll change the au dio level. . sws ™ Indicator : i llu mi nat ion of g ree n S afet y W a rn in g[...]
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. Ant enna Opening: Radar and sws ™ signals are r eceiv ed by a patented diec ast a ntenna w ith integ rated t ransit ion to micro str ip mixer . . Laser Optical Sensors: c ollec t Laser signals fr om in fron t and behin d. . Au d i o A l e r t S p e a k e r : all audib le aler ts and Digital V oice Mes s a ge s a re e mi t t ed f r o[...]
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A djusting the A udio Level Once y our unit has com pleted the pow er-up tes t sequence, the audio level can be adjusted by holding t he ⁄ but ton dow n. As you hear the au dio level chang e, the digits ‒ in the Digital Dis pla y pr ovide a visual r eferenc e of the au dio level. T o rev erse the direction in which the a udio level [...]
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mor e rapid as the str ength of the Radar s ig nal incr eases. W ith this mode engaged, the a utomatic m ute mode enables y ou to conv en iently monitor ex tended encounters wit hout hav ing to manuall y mute o r adjust the vol ume sett ing. T o r etur n to the con tinuous a udio aler t pattern, pr ess the butto n a seco nd time while th[...]
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A ctiv atin g th e Ci t y X Mod e will n ot c han ge S upe r W ideband Ka, K or in stant-on X band Rada r aler t patterns. N ote—the cty mode do es not change the presentation of alert s for La se r , sws ™ or vg-2 signals. City ALL (X/K/Ka)-Model 926 onl y City ALL pro v ides an alt er na ted appr oach for im pro ving X, K and Ka band selectiv[...]
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Digit #1 solid — sws ™ is Digit #1 flashin g — sws ™ is - Gu ard ® Ale r t — # Whe n on , unit wi ll de tec t sig nals from Interceptor v g-2 tra nsmitte rs. Factor y set tin g is off . Use o f v g-2 Gu ard ® is re comm ended on ly in ar eas kn own to use the Int ercep tor vg-2 . Digit #2 s[...]
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Instaclear is a registered trade mark of t he Ford M otor Company . ElectriClear is a registered T rademark of Libbey , Owen s, Fo rd, and Delco-Rem y . Entering Selec table Fea t ures M ode 1 . W ith the unit , pr ess and hold the butt on th en press the ⁄ butt on. The am b er X will illuminat e and a [...]
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. Consi der occupant saf et y when selecting a mounting loca t ion. Choose a locatio n where the unit will not be hazard ous in case of an accident. . For opt imum dete c ti on, p osit ion your un it w it h a cle ar , unobs t ructed view of the road fr om the fro nt and r ear . . Do not allow the unit to mak e con tact w ith the windshi[...]
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. Slide the visor brack et on to the top o f the detecto r until it snaps in to place. Clip the detector t o the edge of the sun visor nearest the w in dshi eld. Wi n d s h i e l d M o u nt i n g 1. Remo ve the mo unting brack et cov er on to p of the unit b y pr essing on the raised do ts and pushing ou tward. Stor e the co ver in a safe p lac[...]
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Pow e r Ja c k Yo u r detector operates on . volts and r e ceiv es pow er from th e cigarette ligh ter socket. The cigarette ligh ter plug has been designed to fit uni versally in all sock ets. The lighter socket m ust be clean and well grounded f or pr oper operation. Fuse R eplacemen t If yo ur unit is not opera t ing be[...]
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Laser within a large “field o f view” . expr ess 926 and express 916 incorporat e ’ s number o ne rated Laser detection. T win Laser ports detect energy far outside the main Laser beam— inclu ding off-axis signals—pr oviding the larges t achievable ° “field-o f-v iew” . The alerts receiv ed by y our unit ar e the [...]
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Since Rada r sig nals tra vel in a straight line, t his Radar encoun ter poten tially offer s maximum warning range. Once the signal is r eceived, the initial warning co nsists of the X, K or S uper W ideband K a audio and visual alerts and the simul- taneous illumin ation of a signal strength digit. The actual digit displa yed will depend upo n th[...]
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Radar signals tra vel in a straight line and do no t pass through earth. Consequen tly , police Radar aimed at the cr est of a steep hill cannot be rec eived un ti l y ou are a t or near the to p. W arn ing time ma y b e minimal (as in situa t ion #2) sinc e a stro ng signal is not pr esent until y ou are near th e crest of the hill. A t this point[...]
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signal’ s range v er y quickly and receiv e only a b r ief alert. Altho ugh many times the pr obable sour ce of the false signal can be identified (su per mark et, bank, commercial b uilding, etc.), ca ution is advised until the sour ce can be confirmed. The X band alert pattern caused b y a non-police so urce can look lik e the initial aler t pr[...]
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flashing, the vg-2 alert is o ver and yo ur unit resumes scanning fo r Radar and sws ™ sig nals. N ote—activ ation o f - Guard ® does no t affect de tection o f Laser signals. Safety W arning Sy stem ® (sw s ™ ) Alerts W ith the Safety W arning S ystem ™ featu re on and an sws ™ tra ns mit te r in u se, y ou r de tect o r will [...]
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performance v er ifica t ion Conditions tha t Aff ec t Radar Alerts I f yo u f ee l y ou r un it is n ot ale rtin g p ro pe rl y , k eep in m ind tha t ther e are man y conditions tha t influence the in tensity or dur at ion of an a le r t: . The police a re using ins tant-on/pul sed Radar , in which case no signal is transmitted un ti l visual[...]
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Pro blem Po ssible Cause Corrective P rocedure Unit no t Plug not pr operly inserted Reinsert plug and rota te rece iv ing power Fuse in pow er cord is Replac e w ith 1 amp defective 250 Vo l t 3ag fuse (see page 12 ) Lig hter sock et no t cle an Co nsul t yo ur dea ler o r a and negatively gro unded prof essional mechanic Fuse or electrical wiring[...]
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--- Limited 1-Y ear W arranty . This warran t y co vers all def ec ts in mat er ials and w orkmanship . This war rant y does not apply if the u nit has b een subje ct to ph ysical a buse, imp roper installatio n, modifica t ion, or if the housin g or serial number of the unit has been remo ved[...]
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. Y ou m u st pr ovide a copy of a dated sales rec eipt for y our unit in or der to recei ve serv ice under wa r ranty . ser vice W ar ranty Ser vice If you feel your dete c tor is not f un ct ion ing proper ly ple as e review this man ual, par ticularly the section on Per f or m a n ce Ve r i f i c a t i o n . I f yo u st ill feel serv ice is r[...]
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specifica tions Radar Recei ver Fr equencies: 10.45 gh z to 10.60 gh z (X Band), 24.05 gh z to 2 4.25 gh z (K Band), 33.4 gh z to 36.0 gh z (Su per W ideband Ka) Operating T emperatures: - ° to ° ( - ° to ° ) P ower S upply R equiremen ts: . V olts, (10.5 volt to 16 v olt range) mA Ra[...]
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Head Office 2422 Dunwin Drive Mississauga, Ontario Canada L5L 1J9 (905) 828-1002 (905) 828-2951 F AX www .beltronics.com This prod uc t is subject to o ne or more of the follo w ing paten ts: .. . # , , . . # , , # ,, # , , # ,, [...]
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