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Cobra Electronics XRS 9940 manual

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    X R S9 9 4 0 12 BA ND ™ MAX IMU M PER FOR MAN CE DIG IT AL RAD AR/ LAS ER DET ECT OR WI TH SU PER -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 C ob r a ® E n g li s h Operating Instructions Printed in China Part No. 480-422-P Version C 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[...]

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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 o rs , 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. Dim  Butt on Adju sts the d isplay b right ness. In Men u mode, s[...]

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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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    Installation Y our Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 3 Overview Introduction 2 English I ns t a ll a t io n • Where to Mount Y our Unit Y ou 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 vi[...]

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    Installation Y our Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 5 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.[...]

  • Page 6

    T o T urn on the Unit and Adjust the Audio V olume Rotate the On -Of f/ Vo lu me control clockwise (away from you). Uni t wil l cyc le thr oug h Pow er On / S elf T est a nd dis pla y the S tand by sc ree n whe n com ple te. St and by scr een w ill s how Ci ty or Hig hwa y ico n. Car B att ery Vo lta ge, C omp ass, a nd Int ell iMu te wil l als o s[...]

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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 Pr ogramming Y our Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 11 EasySet Pr ogramming Y our Detector 10 English Ea sy Se t Pr og ra mm in g gi ve s yo u qu ick a nd e asy a cc ess t o al l the s ett in gs o n yo ur de te ct or . I t is u se d to p ro gra m bot h: ■ Us er S et ti ng s (s ee p ag es 1 4 an d 15) Us er P ro gr am mi ng M en [...]

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    Pr ogram Flow Diagrams Y our Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 13 Pr ogram Flow Diagrams Y our Detector 12 English U se r Se tt i ng s Pr og ra mm i ng • User Programming allows you to adjust the unit’ s display and sounds to your pre ferences . The User Set tings can be se lected usi ng the Dim  and City  button s by scrolling t[...]

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    Settings Y our Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 15 Settings Y our Detector 14 English U se r Se tt i ng s • IntelliShield City Mode Default City Mode Default makes three levels of Audio Alert suppression available when you toggle from Highway to City mode (see page 8). The factory setting is City X. City X sounds a single beep when an x[...]

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    Settings Y our Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 17 Settings Y our Detector 16 English A uto Mute Mode When Auto Mute is on, it automatically reduces the audio volume of all alerts after they have sounded for four seconds. The signals will remain muted for as long as the signal is detected. When Auto Mute is off, the alerts will sound at f[...]

  • Page 12

    SmartPo wer Mode Y our detector includes the SmartPower feature that, when turned on, will put the unit into Standby mode (low power) 15 minutes after the car’ s engine has been turned off. Before SmartPower enters Standby mode, you will hear three beeps and SmartPower will flash on the display . T o return the unit to normal Power mode and exit [...]

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    Detection Y our Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 21 Settings Y our Detector 20 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 [...]

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    Detection Y our Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 23 Detection Y our Detector 22 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 Chart Signal Strength = 1 (Weakest Signal) (Strongest Signal) Signal Strengt[...]

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    Detection Y our Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 25 Detection Y our Detector 24 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 T ype of Signal Visual Display Voice VG-2 Alert V G- 2 Ale rt Spectre 1 Sp ec tre A le r[...]

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    Understanding Radar and Laser Y our Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 27 Understanding Radar and Laser Y our Detector 26 English U nd er st an di ng R a da r an d La s er • Radar Speed Monitoring Systems Thr ee ban d freq uenc ies hav e been a ppro ved by t he Fed eral C ommu nica tion s Commission (FCC) for use by speed monitoring radar[...]

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    Specifications Y our Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 29 Maintenance Y our Detector 28 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 vehicle’ s speed. Despite the fact[...]

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    Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 31 Pr oduct Service 30 English Cu st om er A ssi st an ce W arranty Warranty L im it ed 1 - Y ea r W ar ra nt y • 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 workmanship and [...]

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    Accessories Cu st om er A ssi st an ce Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 33 T rademark Acknowl edg ement Cu st om er A ssi st an ce 32 English T r ad em a rk A ck no w le dg e me nt • Cobra ® , DigiView ® , EasySet ® , Extra Sensory Detection ® , IntelliMute ® , IntelliShield ® , LaserEye ® , No th in g Co me s Cl os e to a C ob ra ® , Sa[...]

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    Appendix Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 35 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 35 Introduction Appendix 34 English Mode T one Visual Display Voice Set c us t o m i z a b le d i sp la y colors* * * Pa ge 1 8 Set car battery voltage display mode Pa ge 1 9 T wo beeps Mu lt i One beep Re d Bl ue Or an ge Gr ee n T wo beeps D i s p l a y C a r V ol t -[...]

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    Appendix Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 36 Mode T one Visual Display Voice Set Pop Detect mode Page 20 T wo beeps Po p Of f One beep Po p On Set X Band Detect mode Page 20 T wo beeps X On One beep X Of f Set K band detect mode Page 20 T wo beeps K On One beep K Of f Set Ku Band Detect mode Page 20 T wo beeps Ku O n One beep Ku O ff Set VG-2 Dete[...]