Radio Shack XKKa manual

Owner’ s Manu al Sta y Aler t X•K•Ka Superwide Radar/ Laser Detector Please read before using this equipment. Cat. No . 22-1679[...]

2 FEA TURES Y our Radio Shack Sta y Aler t X•K•Ka Superwide Radar/Laser Detector can aler t you to all known police traffic radar and laser systems. It receiv es X-, K-, and Ka-band radar signals and also detects both the instant-on and laser systems many police depar tments use to measure vehicle speed. Plus, y our detector can give y ou advan[...]

3 City/Hig hway Modes — le t you minimize aler ts whe n you are in areas that hav e false r adar sources. F AST (False Alert Suppression T echnolog y) — helps pre- v ent f alse ala rms caused by non-traffic radar sources. A uto Quiet — lets y ou set the ra da r d e te c to r t o gi v e you a full- v olume aler t f or about 5 seconds, then red[...]

4 CONTENTS A Quick Look . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Mounting Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Hook-and-Loop Tape Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Windshield Mounti[...]

5 A QUIC K LOOK 1 Pow e r J a c k — the power cab le pl ugs in here. 2 Rear Lase r Detection L ens — receiv es incoming laser signals from the rear . 3 Speaker — sounds d istinct warnings. 4M U T E Button — press before a radar/laser signal is detected to reduce the lev el of audio ale r ts that sound when there is a signal. Press after a s[...]

6 6C I T Y Button — reduces f alse aler ts typically encountered in urban dri vi ng area s. 7 D ARK Button — chan ges the displa y to dim or dark, and tur ns the V G-2 op tio n on or off . 8P W R / VO L (Po wer/V olume) Contr ol — turns th e detector on and off and lets you adjust the v olume. 9 Bracket Release Button — lets you quic kly re[...]

7 INSTALLATION MOUNTING GUIDELINES F ollow these guidelines when selecting a loca tion. • Choose a location that does not block the driver’ s view of the road. • Mount the detector in a lev el position with a clear view to both the front and rear . • The detector’ s view of the road must not be bloc ked b y any metal object. • Some v eh[...]

8 HOOK-AND-LOOP T APE MOUNTING F or some dashboards, the hook-and-loop tape included with your detector might be best f or mounting. F ollo w these steps to use the hook-and-loop tape. 1. Use a damp cloth to clean the bottom of the detector an d the dashboard. Let both surfaces dry . Note: The tape’ s adhesive might not stick to a surf ace treate[...]

9 WINDSHIELD MOUNTING The supplied suction-cup windshi eld brac ket lets y ou easily mount the detector on the windshield. Caution: Do not use the bra ck et in a v ehicle that has a plastic coating on the windshield de signe d to protect passengers dur- ing an accident. If you use the brac ket on this type of wind- shield, you might perma nently ma[...]

10 T o le vel the de tector , press the brac ket release b utton to remove the detector from the brac k et. Then ben d the brack et. illus of brack et release button location[...]

11 CONNECTING P O WER Caution: • Use only the supplied power cord. If your po wer cord is lost or damaged, you can order a replacement cord from your local RadioShack store. • Bef ore plugging th e pow er cord’ s cigarette-lig hter plug into y our v ehicle’ s cigarette-lig hter soc ket, mak e sure the plug’ s tip is screw ed fir mly onto [...]

12 OPERATION T URNING THE DETECTOR ON AND OFF T o tur n on the detector , tur n PWR / VO L clockwise . The detector sounds a distinctive aler t and displays the indica- tors f or each aler t type as a self test, in this order : T o tur n off the detector , turn PWR / VO L counterclockwise . See “Receiving and Identifying Aler t Signals” on Page[...]

13 MUTING ALER TS While a radar , laser , or safety w ar ning aler t is sou nding, you can press MUTE to tempora rily silence the detect or f or the cur- rent aler t and any new aler t that it receives within 20 seconds. Visual aler ts are not affected. USING A UTO QUIET A uto Quiet reduces the selected audio lev el to a clicking aler t about 5 sec[...]

14 T o select the CITY mode, press CITY once. The detector dis- pla ys CITY . If the detecto r receiv es a weak speed/saf ety radar signal in the CITY mode, it beeps twice, then remains quiet unless the signal b ecomes v er y strong. If the signal strength increases, the detector again beeps twice. T o select the CITY 1 mode, press CITY twice. The [...]

15 SETTING THE V G-2 OPTION V G-2 is a system used b y some law enf orcement agencies to detect the use of radar detectors in ve hicles . The V G-2 system detects the weak radio signals used in radar detectors. Y our radar detector can sense a V G-2 system and shift its operating frequencies out of the range detected by V G-2, making your radar det[...]

16 Safety Radar Alerts Y our radar detector de tects all safety radar including the new Saf ety W a rning System. This system provides adv anced warn- ing of hazards and l ets you respond appropriately to potentially dangerous conditions. Note: Not all areas have Safety W ar ning System transmitters. Y our radar detector only aler ts you to hazards[...]

17 LEFT LANE CLOSED Left Lane Closed Ahead ST ANDING POL ICE VEHICLE Stationar y P olice V ehicle Ahead TRAIN A T CROSSING T rain Approaching/At Crossing LO W O VERP ASS Low Ov er pass Ahead DRA W BRIDGE Dra wbridge Up BRIDGE WEIGHT LIMIT Obser v e Br idge W eight Limit ROCK SLIDE AREA Rock Slide Area Ahead SCHOOL ZONE School Zone Ahead RO AD NARRO[...]

18 HIGH WIND High Wind Ahead SEVERE WEA THER Se vere W eather Ahead HEA VY FOG Heavy F og Ahead W A TER FLOODING High W ater/Flooding Ahead ICE ON BRIDGE Ice On Bridge Ahead ICE ON RO AD Ice On Road Ahead BLO WING DUST Blo wing Dust Ahead BLO WING SAND Blo wing Sand Ahead BLO WING SNOW Blowing Sno w White Out Ahead REST AREA Rest Area Ahead REST SE[...]

19 Laser A udio/Visual Aler ts When your r adar detector detects a laser signal from ahead or behind, the laser audio sounds an d the radar detector displa ys LASER f or as long as the signal is prese nt (f or a mini mum of 3 seconds). Any laser aler t, regardless of duration, requires immediate action! If you are the targeted v ehicle, a laser gun[...]

20 USING ST A Y ALERT Sta y Aler t h elps you test y our aler tness behi nd the wheel by sounding beeps an d asking if you are aler t. Wa r n i n g : Sta y Aler t is not intended as a substi tute f or ade- quate rest. Y o u should not operate a motor vehicle if y ou ar e drowsy . Dur ing extended periods of vehicle operation, you should take freque[...]

21 T ROUB L ESHOOTING If you ha ve prob lems operating your radar/laser detector , the suggestions in this sectio n might help . If you cannot solv e the problem after trying th ese suggestions, tak e your detector to your local RadioShack store for assistance . If the detector does not turn on: • Be sure all pow er connections are secure. • Ch[...]

22 If the detector gives a false aler t when you use accesso- ries such as power windo ws, motoriz ed mirr ors, brakes, and so on: • Check the v ehicle’ s electrical system, including th e main batter y cable and alter na tor connections. • Install a filter capacitor (1,000 µ f , 35 volts , such as Cat. No . 272-1032) on the back of the ciga[...]

23 REPLACING THE FUSE If the detector stops operating, check the fuse in the DC po w e r cord’ s cigarette-lighter pl ug. If it has b lown, follo w these steps to replace it with a 2-Amp, 1 1 / 4 × 1 / 4 mm, f a st-acting fuse (Cat. No . 270-1007). Caution: Using a fuse that does not meet the se ratings or def eating the fuse pr otection can dam[...]

RadioShack A Divisi on of Tandy Co rporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102 7/97 Printed in the U .S.A. Limited One-Y ear W arranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against ma nuf a cturing defects in mater ial and workmanship under normal use f or one (1) yea r from the date o f purchase fro m RadioShac k company-owned stor es and authorized Radio[...]