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Page 1
Important Information and Customer Assistance Intro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty Notice Secondary Icons Introduction A1 English Important Infor mation • 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 g[...]
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Accessories Or der Info Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 37 I ntro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice S econdary Icons Customer Assistance Product Featur es Intro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty Notice Secondary Icons Introduction Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® A3 Xtreme Range Superheterodyne T echnology With super -fast sw[...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 1 Contents Intro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty Notice Secondary Icons Introduction I ntro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice Main Icons S econdary Icons Introduction Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1 Customer Assistance . [...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Installation Intro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty N otice Secondary Icons Y our Detector 3 Installation Intro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty N otice Secondary Icons Y our Detector 2 English Installation • Where to Mount Y our Unit Y ou will get optimum per formance from your detector if you Mo[...]
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T o T urn On the Unit and Adjust the Audio V olume Rotate the On-Off/ Volume control clockwise (away from you). T one Visual Display Voice Three beeps T esting System Ready The display will then cycle through the user mode settings (city or highway , Intellimute and SmartPower status). T esting, then three beeps System Ready Voice Alert Start-up is[...]
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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 Pr ogr am mode. When changing the settings, please keep in mind: ■ Buttons can have multiple functions. ■ All settings will be stored in memory when the power is turned of [...]
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Mode T one Visual Setting Result Pop Detect mode T wo beeps Pop Detect On Unit will detect Pop signals. One beep Pop Detect Off Unit will not detect Pop signals. VG-2 Detect mode T wo 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) T wo[...]
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Settings Intro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty N otice Secondary Icons Y our Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 11 Settings Intro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty N otice Secondary Icons Y our Detector 10 English Settings • IntelliShield Highway/City Modes Y our detector is equipped with IntelliShield false signal rejecti[...]
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T o T urn On or Off an Audio Alert Using the Program/Mute Button Press and release the Program/Mute button. T one Visual Display None None Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 13 Settings Intro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty N otice Secondary Icons Y our Detector 12 English Auxiliary Audio Jack T o T urn Auto Mute On or Of f Using Program Mo[...]
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N W ih Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 15 Settings Intro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty N otice Secondary Icons Y our Detector 14 English Intro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice Main Icons Secondary Icons Caution Warning Installation Customer Assistance What to Remember While Using IntelliMute IntelliMute works with all Cit[...]
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Program/Mute Button Select/Dim Button Set/City Button Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 17 Settings Intro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty N otice Secondary Icons Y our Detector 16 English Compass Y our detector includes an internal 8-point Compass that will continuously display your current direction of travel: N, NE, E, SE, S, SW , W or N[...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 19 Settings Intro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty N otice Secondary Icons Y our Detector 18 English Pop Alert Pop Alert will alert you of Pop radar signals. During the alert, the unit continues to detect other signals. The factory setting is Pop Detec t o ff . K, Ku and X Band Detection The new Ku Band may[...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 21 Settings Intro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty N otice Secondary Icons Y our Detector 20 English Spectre 1 Alert The detector is undetectable by Spectre 1 detection devices and will alert you when such a device is in use near your vehicle. During the alert, the unit continues to detect other signals. Y [...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 23 Settings Intro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty N otice Secondary Icons Y our Detector 22 English DigiView Data Display Brightness Y our 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[...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 25 Detection Intro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty N otice Secondary Icons Y our 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 distinctl[...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 27 Detection Intro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty N otice Secondary Icons Y our Detector 26 English Strobe Alert Display (Flashing) Emergency... Strobe Alert Signals and V isual Displays T ype of Signal Visual Display Voice 3M Opticom or T omar* E me r ge n cy Veh i cl e Emergency Vehicle Approaching * Y [...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 29 Understanding Radar and Laser Intro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty N otice Secondary Icons Y our Detector 28 English Understanding Radar and Laser • Radar Speed Monitoring Systems Three band frequencies have been approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for use by speed monitoring rada[...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 31 Maintenance 30 English Intro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty N otice Secondary Icons Y our 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 tar[...]
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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 33 W arranty 32 English Intro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty N otice Secondary Icons Warranty Limited 1-Y ear W arranty • For Products Pur chased in the U.S.A. Cobra Electronics Corporation warrants that its Cobra 12 Band Radar/Laser Detectors, and the component parts thereof, will be free of defects in[...]
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T rademark Acknowledgement I ntro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice S econdary Icons Customer Assistance Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 35 Product Service I ntro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice r y Icons Customer Assistance 34 English T rademark Acknowledgement • Cobra ® , DigiView ® , EasySet ® , Extra Sensory D[...]
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English Optional Accessories I ntro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice r y Icons Customer Assistance Optional Accessories • Y ou can find quality Cobra products and accessories at your local Cobra dealer , or in the U.S.A., you can order dir ectly from Cobra. See ordering info on page 37. Windshield Mounting Bracket Includes suction c[...]