Beltronics Vector 985 manual

Head Office 24 22 Dun win Driv e Mississauga, Ont ario Canada L5L 1J9 T el: (9 0 5) 8 2 8-1 00 2 F ax: (90 5) 8 2 8-2 9 5 1 w w w w w w . . b b e e l l t t r r o o n n i i c c s s . . c c o o m m This pr oduct is subject t o one or mor e of the follo wing pa t ents: Unit ed St at es #4,5 7 1,5 9 3 #4,6 2 5,2 1 0 #4,6 3 0,0 5 4 #4,9 3 9,5 2 1 #4,9 5[...]

VECTOR 985 VECTOR 985 THE NEXT GENERA TION IN DIGIT AL PERFORMANCE THE NEXT GENERA TION IN DIGIT AL PERFORMANCE Oper ating Instruc tions MOTOROLA MOTOROLA digital d n a TM MOTOROLA Model V9 8 5 k 16 64 Driv er Selec t able Fe a tur es Digit al V oice & T e xt Me ssages[...]

CONG RA T U L A T IONS ! SOF TW A RE UPGRA D A BL E SH ADO W T ECH NOL OG Y ® II Thank y ou for pur chasing VECTOR 985 . VECTOR 985 is in a class b y itself , offering 1 6 Driv er Selectable F eatur es, 6 4 Digit al V oice and T e xt Messages and the be st possible X, K and Super W ideband K a r adar sensitivit y . Enjo y y our new det ect or and [...]

2 Includes 16 Driver Selectable Featur es 5 Oper ating Modes 1 1 Gener al F eatur e s Normal Mode Modifications Mode Quick -Star t X Band (1 0.5 2 5 GHz) On/Off T ech Mode V oltage Me t 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™ Oper ating modes ar e Selected using PWR Butt on See page 00. Aut oMut e On/O[...]

3 3 T able of Contents Pr ofile of F eatur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Get ting Start ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 k Po we r- Up T est Sequence/St ar t -Up Mode . . . . 5 k Tu t orial Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 k Set and F or get Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Pr ofile of Featur es 1. PWR (P o wer/St ar t -Up Mode) But t on: pr essing and holding PWR will turn the unit on. Contin uing to pr ess the PWR but t on will scr oll thr ough the five 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 St ar t), T T E E C C H H M M O O D D E E ,[...]

5 7. Laser Op tical Sensor s : collect Laser signals fr om in fr ont and behind. 8. Audio Aler t Speak er : all audible aler ts and Digit al V oice Messages ar e emit t ed fr om this location. 9. Po w er Jack : using the str aight or coiled cor d, VECTOR 985 oper at es in an y vehicle with a 1 3.8 v olt DC negativ e gr ound s y st em (10.5 volt to [...]

Q Q - - S S T T A A R R T T (Quick - Start Mode) Unit will b ypass the po w er up t est sequence and will displa y the last select ed tr av eling mode:“ A A u u t t o o S S c c a a n n ™ ” (fact ory default) “ H H i i g g h h w w a a y y ”, “ C C i i t t y y X X ” or “ C C i i t t y y A A L L L L ”. Q-St ar t is r ecommended when [...]

7 Whiche v er Operating mode y ou select, VECTOR 985 will be in standb y mode and r eady to det ect traffic R adar , Laser and SWS ™ signals. The display will sho w “ A A u u t t o o S S c c a a n n ™ ” (factor y pre-set which is suit able for ALL driving conditions, unle ss you change this t o “ H H i i g g h h w w a a y y ”, “ C C i[...]

Se t and F or get Memor y An y time VECTOR 985 is turned o f f or unplug ged fr om the cigar et t e light er sock et, all fea tur e set tings y ou ha ve select ed ar e r et ained i n t h e u n i t ’ s memory . Set and F or get Memory elimina t es the need t o r ese t y our pr eferr ed featur e set tings each time y our unit is turned off and then[...]

9 A UD (Aut o-Mut e/V olume Contr ol) But t on Manual Muting of Audio Alerts (R adar and SWS ™ ) Whether Aut o-Mut e is selected on or of f in Selectable Fe a tur es , the audio aler ts can be comple t e ly m uted b y pr essing the A UD but t on during an aler t. The displa y will briefly sho w “ Q Q U U I I E E T T ” . No audible aler t will[...]

signals which ar e shar ed with tr affic r adar on X and K Bands such as door opener s and securit y s y st ems. Aut oScan ™ is a “no-fuss” means of achie ving optim um signal selectivit y . Highw a y Mode: Select Highw ay mode when tr a veling in rur al or highw ay en vir onments for maxim um X, K, Super W ideband K a sensitivit y . Cit y X [...]

Selectable Features Ther e ar e a t ot al of 1 6 Driv er Selectable F eatur es which ma y be select ed depending upon your driving en vironment and pr efer ence. 1. X Band (1 0.5 2 5 GHz) ON / OFF 2. K Band (2 4.1 5 0 GHz) ON / OFF 3. Super W ideband K a (3 3.4 – 3 6.0 GHz) ON / OFF 4. AccuSw eep ™ (K a Narr ow de tection) 5. Aut oMut e ON or O[...]

Fe a tur e 4 – AccuSw eep ™ A ccuSw eep ™ pr o vides y ou the option of scanning just a segment of the Super W ideband K a bandwidth. A ccuSw eep ™ accur at ely pinpoint s the most pr ev alent Nor th American K a r adar fr equencies in use, without anno ying harmonic falsing. Ideal for fast, accur at e Ka band det ection. Note:If y ou choos[...]

Fe a tur e 6 – Radar/La ser Digit al V oice Pr ompt s Wi th “ V V o o i i c c e e o o n n ”, unit will pr o vide Digit al V oice pr ompt s follow ed b y “beeps” when X/K/K a and Laser signals ar e det ected. W ith “ V V o o i i c c e e o o f f f f ”, unit will sound unique audio t ones onl y . F actory se t ting is “ V V o o i i c c[...]

Entering Selectable Featur es Mode 1. W ith the unit OFF , pr ess and hold the PWR and CTY but tons sim ultaneousl y . The wor d “ F F E E A A T T U U R R E E S S ” will appear in the displa y , follow ed by the st atus of the fir st Select able F eatur e. 2. Pr ess the CTY but t on t o mov e t o the ne xt Selectable Fe a tur e. T o mo v e back[...]

1. Consider occupant safe t y when selecting a mounting location. Choose a loca tion wher e the unit will not be hazar dous in case of an accident. 2. F or optimum de t ection, position your unit with a clear , unobstruct ed vie w of the r oad fr om the fr ont and r ear . 3. Do not allo w the unit t o mak e contact with the windshield. This will el[...]

5. T o adjust the angle of the br acke t, squeeze and hold the cir cular “but t ons” on the sides of the br acke t; this will allo w y ou t o angle the br ack et t o y our windshield. Note—some v ehicles hav e a plastic coating on the inside of the windshield de signed to pr otect occupants in case of an accident. Use o f t he windshield br a[...]

Understanding Radar, Laser and S W S ™ Thr ee Radar F r equencies Thr ee micr o w av e fr equencies ha v e been allocat ed by the FCC (F eder al Communica tions Commission) and ar e 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 t o 3 6.0 GHz Both X and K bands ar e w ell k[...]

Safet y W arning Sy st em ® (SWS ™ )—What is it? The Radio A ssociation Defending Airw av e Rights, Inc. (R.A.D.A.R.) conceiv ed and dev eloped the Safet y W arning Sy st em ® . The concept behind this s y st em is to w arn mot orists o f p o t ential r oad hazar ds b y emplo ying Safet y W arning S y stem ® tr ansmit t ers in ar eas such a [...]

aler t coupled with simult aneous identification of the R adar band (X, K or K a) and signal str ength in the Te xt Displa y . The number of bar gr aph segments displa y ed depends upon the str ength of the signal r eceiv ed. As the str ength of the Radar signal incr ease s, the audio aler t becomes mor e r apid and the bar gr aph will display the [...]

3. St ationar y Radar concealed by the cr est of a hill aimed in y our dir ec tion R adar signals tr a vel in a str aight line and do not pa ss thr ough ear th. Consequently , police Radar aimed a t the cr est of a st eep hill cannot be r eceiv ed until yo u ar e at or near the t op. W arning time ma y be minimal (as in situa tion #2) since a str o[...]

Inst ant -On/Pulsed Radar This t ype of signal appears suddenl y when a Radar unit is “trig ger ed” . The inst ant -on aler t consists of an int ense, thr ee second audio “bur st” , coupled with the t ype of band det ect ed and flashing of the signal str ength bar gr aph in the displa y . Instant -on/pulsed aler t to K a band K K a a 9 9 ?[...]

22 gr eat er the displacement of the beam and the shor t er the dw ell time of the beam at the t ar get point. Ther efor e, ther e is the possibilit y of r eceiving only a fe w Laser pulse s. Due t o these char act eristics, all Laser alerts should be t ak en seriously . Safet y W arning Sy st em ® (SWS ™ ) Alerts W ith the Safet y W arning Sy s[...]

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 Highw ay C onstruction/Maint enance (message s 1–1 1) “ H H a a z z d d Z Z o o n n e e ” confirms Highw ay Hazar d Zone Advisory (message s 1 3–3 1) “ W W e e a a t t h h e e r r ” confirms W ea ther R elat ed Hazar ds (message s 3 3–4 1) “ T T [...]

P erformance V erification C onditions that Affec t Radar Aler ts If y ou feel y our unit is not aler ting pr operly , k eep in mind that ther e ar e man y conditions that influence the int ensit y or dur ation of an aler t: 1. The police ar e using instant -on/pulsed Radar , in which case no signal is tr ansmit ted until visual cont act has been m[...]

Tr oubleshooting Solutions for Common Pr oblems If y our unit is not oper ating pr operly , please r efer to the outline belo w . Pr oblem P ossible Cause Corr ec tiv e Procedur e Unit not Plug not R einser t plug and ro tat e r eceiving pr operly inser t ed po w er F use in pow er cor d is R eplace with 1 amp defectiv e 250 V olt 3 ag fuse (see pa[...]

If y ou e xperience a pr oblem with your unit tha t is not co v er ed in this outline please call, Monda y t o F rida y , 8:3 0 am–4:3 0 pm EST, for a ssistance: 1-8 00-3 4 1-2 2 8 8 US A 1-8 00-2 6 8-3 9 9 4 CANAD A Limited W arranty 2- Y ear W arr ant y– VECTOR 985 1. This w arr ant y co v er s all defects in ma t erials and w orkmanship. Thi[...]

6. BEL TR ONICS will in no ev ent be liable for an y consequential, incident al, indirect or special damage s (including, but not limit ed t o, lost pr ofits) arising out of or in connection with the use, misuse, or function of the unit. Some st at es do no t allow the e x clusion of limit ation of incident al or consequential damages, so the abo v[...]

3. Enclose with y our unit the follo wing information: (a) Y our name, complet e r eturn addr ess and writ t en descrip tion of the pr oblem. (No P . O. Bo x please.) (b) A t elephone number wher e you can be r eached during r egular business hour s. (c) A cop y of y our dat ed sales r eceipt. P ost - W arr ant y Service The follo wing arr angement[...]

29 Accessories If y ou r equir e any additional acce ssories, r eplacement accessorie s o r a n y acce ssory which is not included with y our unit, cal l t o or der or for mor e information: Monda y t o Frida y , 8:3 0 am–4:3 0 pm est. 1-8 00-3 4 1-2 2 8 8 US A 1-8 00-2 6 8-3 9 9 4 CANAD A MODEL COST COS T DESCRIPTION NUMBER US A CANAD A •Sucti[...]

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