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  • Page 1

    Important Information and Customer Assistance Introduction A1 English Important Information • Federal Laws Governing the Use of Radar Detectors It is not against federal law to receive radar transmissions with your Cobra radar/ laser detector. The Communications Act of 1924 guarantees your right to receive radio transmissions on any frequency. Lo[...]

  • Page 2

    Accessories Order Info and Trademark Acknowledgement Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 37 Customer Assistance Product Features Introduction Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® A3 Xtreme Range Superheterodyne ® Technology With super-fast sweep circuitry, XRS provides extra detection range and the best possible advance warning to even the fastest rada[...]

  • Page 3

    Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 1 Contents Introduction Introduction Important Information ............................................................................... A1 Customer Assistance ................................................................................. A1 Controls, Indicators, Connections and Display .......................[...]

  • Page 4

    Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Installation Your Detector 3 Installation Your Detector 2 English Installation • Where to Mount Your Unit You will get optimum performance from your detector if you Mount it at a point approximately in the center of the vehicle, as low as possible on the front windshield without obstructing the unit’s view of t[...]

  • Page 5

    Getting Started • Getting Started Your Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 5 Installation Your Detector 4 English Dashboard Mounting System Ready Power On Testing On-Off/ Volume Control Rotate clockwise (away from you) NOTE In some vehicles, power is supplied to the cigarette lighter even while the ignition is Off. If this is the case with[...]

  • Page 6

    EasySet Programming Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 7 EasySet Programming 6 English EasySet Programming • All user mode settings on your detector can be changed by using Program mode. When changing the settings, please keep in mind: g Buttons can have multiple functions. g All settings will be stored in memory when the power is turned Off and r[...]

  • Page 7

    Mode Tone Visual Setting Result VG-2 Detect mode Two beeps VG-2 Detect On Unit will detect VG-2 signals. One beep VG-2 Detect Off Unit will not detect VG-2 signals. VG-2 Audio mode (not shown if VG-2 detect is Off) Two beeps VG-2 Audio On With VG-2 Detect On, the unit will give audible alerts for VG-2 signals. One beep VG-2 Audio Off With VG-2 Dete[...]

  • Page 8

    Settings Your Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 11 Settings Your Detector 10 English Settings • IntelliShield Highway/City Modes Your detector is equipped with IntelliShield false signal rejection technology which consists of a Highway mode and three different levels of City modes: City X, City X Beep Off and City X+K. City X mode sounds[...]

  • Page 9

    To Turn On or Off an Audio Alert Using the Program/Mute Button Press and release the Program/Mute button. Tone Visual Display None None Settings Your Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 13 Settings Your Detector 12 English IntelliMute IntelliMute is a unique feature that allows you to avoid alerts you don’t need to hea r becau se you are s[...]

  • Page 10

    Program/Mute Button Set/City Button Settings Your Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 15 Settings Your Detector 14 English Tone Visual Display One beep IntelliMute not set Please try again One beep IntelliMute Off NOTE If the unit is unable to sense usable pulses within three seconds or if you do not set a rev point within 20 seconds of begi[...]

  • Page 11

    Settings Your Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 17 Settings Your Detector 16 English Compass Your detector includes an internal 8-point Compass that will continuously display your current direction of travel: N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W or NW. Calibrating the Compass NOTE Before using it for the first time, you must calibrate the compass to pro[...]

  • Page 12

    Your Detector Comes Close to a Cobra ® 19 Settings 18 Pop Alert The Pop Mode Radar Gun is a single-pulse Doppler radar that is a feature of a K and Ka (Bee III Ka radar gun) band Instant-On radar gun. It uses a single, short-time pulse to measure the target vehicle’s speed. The Pop mode receiver senses Pop singles beyond the effective range of P[...]

  • Page 13

    Your Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 21 Settings Your Detector 20 English Spectre I & IV+ Alerts Police use radar detector detectors (RDDs) to spot users of radar detectors. Your detector is able to identify signals from Spectre I and Spectre IV+ RDDs and can provide alerts when any of these or similar devices are in use near your ve[...]

  • Page 14

    Settings Your Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 23 Settings Your Detector 22 English DigiView Data Display Brightness Your detector has a Bright display mode (for daytime driving) and three levels of Dim display modes ( Dim for dusk driving, Dimmer for night driving and Dark where no visual alerts will be displayed) to control the display?[...]

  • Page 15

    Detection Your Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 25 Settings Your Detector 24 English Detection • Signals Detected The tables on the following pages show you the types of Signals your detect or will detect, as well as the visual alerts it provides for each of them. Audio Alerts A distinctly different Alert tone is used for each type of s[...]

  • Page 16

    Detection Your Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 27 Detection Your Detector LTI 20-20 Laser 2 0 /20 LTI Laser LTI Laser Kustom Signals Laser 340 Kustom Laser 340 Kustom Signals Laser Kustom Laser NOTE Beep rate changes with different laser alerts. Strobe Alert Display (Flashing) Emergency... Strobe Alert Signals and Visual Displays Type of[...]

  • Page 17

    Detection Your Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 29 Detection Your Detector 28 English Description Interpretation Recommended Response Tone repeats slowly at first, then speeds up rapidly. Probably police radar. FULL ALERT Tone sounds one time only. Probably a false alarm, but possibly pulsed radar, Spectre I or VG-2 nearby. Exercise cauti[...]

  • Page 18

    Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 31 Understanding Radar and Laser 30 English Your Detector Understanding Radar and Laser Your Detector Strobe Alert Special strobes mounted on the light bars of authorized emergency vehicles (fire trucks, police cars, ambulances) automatically change traffic signals as the vehicle approaches an intersection. These s[...]

  • Page 19

    Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 33 Specifications 32 English Your Detector Understanding Radar and Laser and Maintenance Your Detector Pop Radar Guns The Pop mode Radar Gun is a single pulse Doppler radar that is a feature of a K and Ka (Bee III Ka radar gun) band Instant-On radar gun. It uses a single short time pulse to measure the target vehic[...]

  • Page 20

    Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 35 Product Service Customer Assistance 34 English Warranty Warranty Product Service • For any questions about operating or installing this new Cobra product, or if parts are missing… PLEASE CALL COBRA FIRST … do not return this product to the store. See customer assistance on page A1. If this product should r[...]

  • Page 21

    36 English Optional Accessories Customer Assistance Optional Accessories • You can find quality Cobra products and accessories at your local Cobra dealer, or in the U.S.A., you can order directly from Cobra. See order info on page 37. Windshield Mounting Bracket Includes suction cups Item # 545-159-N-001 Straight 12V DC Power Cord Includes plug a[...]