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Cobra Electronics XRS 9845 manual

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    X R S9 8 4 5 15 BA ND ™ UL TRA PE RFO RMA NCE DIG IT AL RA DAR/ LAS ER DET ECT OR WI TH XT REM E RAN GE SU PER HET ERO DYN E ® TEC HNO LOG Y N ot h in g C o me s C l os e t o a Co b r a ® E n g li s h Operating Instructions Printed i n China Part No. 48 0-493-P Version A 15 15 N ot h in g C o me s C l os e t o a C ob r a ® E n g li s h For mor[...]

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    Introduction A2 English Contr ols, Indicators, Connections and Displa y Introduction C on t r o l s, I n d ic a t or s , C o nn e c ti o n s an d D i sp l a y • 12 V DC P o we r Jac k On-O ff/V olum e Cont rol Allo ws user t o adjust t he volu me of the t one and v oice ale rts. Mute  Button For ma nual mu te of audi o alert s. In Men u mode, [...]

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    Contents Introduction Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 1 In t r od uc ti o n Important Information . . . . . . . . . . A1 Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . A1 Controls, Indicators, Connections and Display . . . . . . A2 Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3 O v e r v i e w ..................... 2 Y o ur D et ec t or I n s t a l l a t[...]

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    Overview Introduction 2 English Th is m an ua l de sc ri be s th e si mp le s tep s fo r mo un ti ng , se tt in g up a nd u si ng y ou r de te ct or . I t als o pr ov id es h el pf ul i nf or ma ti on a bo ut h ow r ada r an d la se r gu ns a re us ed a nd h ow y ou c an i nt er pr et t he a ler ts y ou r ec ei ve . Be fo re y ou b eg in y ou r in [...]

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    Installation Y our Detector 4 English 1. Attach the rubber cups to the bracket. 2. Make sure the rubber cups and your windshield are clean. 3. Push the bracket firmly onto the windshield. 4. Attach the detector to the bracket. Check that the unit is parallel to the road's surface. 5. T o adjust the angle if necessary , gently push or pull on t[...]

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    T o T urn on the Unit and Adjust the Audio V olume Rotate the On - Of f/V o lum e control clockwise (away from you). Uni t wil l cyc le thr oug h the Pow er On / Sel f T est. T one Visual Display Voice No ne N one Alert settings changed from factory defaults will scroll; those still at defaults will not show . Th re e bee ps T esting, then three be[...]

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    Dim  Butt on Pres s and rel ease Getting Started Y our Detector Getting Started Y our Detector Main Standby Screen Displays the maximum possible information about the detector and its settings. The GPS icon will show only if the Optional GPS Locator unit is connected. I- Mu te o r I- Mu te P r o an d Ci ty or H wy M od e Displays the status of a[...]

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    M ut in g an A le rt • Y our detector allows you to quickly turn Off an Audio Alert by momentarily pressing the Mute  button. If you press the Mute  button a second time during the alert, the Audio Alert will be turned back On. After the current alert is gone, the next alert will be heard. T wo other features are incorporated in your detect[...]

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    EasySet Menu Y our Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 13 EasySet Menu Y our Detector 12 English Ea sy Se t Me nu g iv es y ou q ui ck a nd e as y acc ess t o al l th e se tt in gs o n yo ur d et ec to r . It i s us ed t o se le ct b ot h: ■ Us er S et ti ng s (s ee p ag e 16 ) ■ Al er t Se tt in gs ( se e pa ge 2 2) Refer also to the Me[...]

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    Menu Flo w Diagrams Y our Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 15 A le rt Se tt in g s Me nu • Alert Menu allows you to selectively turn On or Off detection of some sig nals . The Alert Settings can be selected using the Dim  and City  buttons by scrolling through the settings as shown in the menu flow diagram below . T ones, voice pr[...]

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    Settings Y our Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 17 IntelliMute Mode IntelliMute allows you to avoid audio alerts you don’t need to hear because you are stopped or moving slowly . By sensing the RPMs of your engine, IntelliMute kn ow s wh en y ou a re a t lo w sp ee d an d au to mat ica ll y mu te s al er ts ( ex ce pt f or s tro be si g[...]

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    Settings Y our Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 19 Settings Y our Detector 18 English Compass Mode Y our detector includes an internal 8-point Magnetic Compass that can continuously display your current direction of travel: N, NE, E, SE, S, SW , W or NW . The factory setting for Compass is Off. Before the Compass will work properly , it m[...]

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    Settings Y our Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 21 SmartPo wer Mode Y our detector includes the SmartPower feature that, when turned On, will put the unit into Low Power mode 15 minutes after the car’ s engine has been turned Off. Bef ore Sm artP ower en ters L ow Pow er mod e, you w ill he ar thr ee be eps a nd Sm art Pow er wi ll f la[...]

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    Settings Y our Detector 22 English A le rt Se tt in g s • P op Aler t When Pop Detect mode is On, Pop radar signals will be detected and an alert will be given. During the alert, the unit will continue to detect other signals. The factory setting is Pop Detect Off. X Band Alert When X Band Detect mode is On, X Band radar signals will be detected [...]

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    Detection Y our Detector 24 English T ype of Signal Visual Display Voice X Band Radar X Al er t K Band Radar K Al er t Ka Band Radar Ka A le rt Ku Band Radar Ku A le rt Pop Radar Mode Po p Al ert Signal Strength Signal Strength = 1 (Weakest Signal) (Strongest Signal) Signal Strength = 2 Signal Strength = 3 Signal Strength = 4 Signal Strength = 5 Ra[...]

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    Detection Y our Detector 26 English T ype of Signal Visual Display Voice Emergency Vehicles Em er gen cy V ehi cl e Ap pr oac hi ng Road Hazards Ro ad H aza rd A he ad T rains T rai n Ap pro ac hi ng Safety Alert Signals and Visual Displays Detection Y our Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 27 T ype of Signal Visual Display Voice VG-2 Alert[...]

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    Understanding Radar and Laser Y our Detector 28 English U nd er st a nd in g R ad ar a nd L as er • Radar Speed Monitoring Systems Thr ee ban d freq uenci es hav e been a ppro ved by t he Fed eral C ommu nica tion s Commission (FCC) for use by speed monitoring radar equipment: X band 10.525 GHz K band 24.150 GHz Ka band 33.400 – 36.00 GHz Y our[...]

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    Specifications and T rademark Acknowledgement Y our Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 31 Maintenance Y our Detector 30 English P op 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[...]

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    32 English Optional Global P osition Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 33 Optional Global P osition Optional G lo ba l Po s it io n Sy st em L oc at or • Overview The O ptio nal GP S Locat or uni t moni tors v ehic le loc atio n usin g the GP S sate llit e sys tem to a dd fea ture s to your d etec tor . Whe neve r it is in stall ed and G PS sig n[...]

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    Optional Global P osition Optional Global P osition 34 English User Location Alerts The s yste m can st ore up t o 1,000 U ser Lo cati on Ale rts to p rovi de war ning s at loc atio ns not i nclud ed in th e buil t-in G PS Loc ator d atab ase. W hene ver yo ur ve hic le ap pro ach es a us er set l oca tio n, a n ala rm wi ll be p ro vid ed wi th a [...]

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    Optional Global P osition Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 37 Optional Global P osition 36 English Optional Optional I nt el li Sc op e • IntelliScope Aler t Arrow Sequence When Y ou T urn T oward The Location While approaching a Photo Enforcement Location involving a turn onto a cross street where it is located. In c on ju nc ti on w it h det e[...]

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    Pr oduct Service Cu st om er A ssi st an ce Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 39 W arranty Warranty 38 English P r od uc t Se rvi ce • 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 pr[...]

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    O pt io na l A cc es so ri es • Y ou can find quality Cobra products and accessories at y our local Cobra dealer , or in the U.S.A., y ou can order directly fr om Cobra. See or der info on page 41. Wi nd shi el d Mo unt ing Br acke t Includes suction cups Item # 545-159-N-001 St ra igh t 12 V DC P owe r Co rd Includes plug and fuse Item # 420-030[...]