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Whistler XTR-580 manual

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  • Page 1

    OWNER’S MANUAL The Whistler Group Corporate Headquarters 13016 N. W alton Blvd. • Bentonville, AR 72712 T el 479.273.6012 • Fax 479.273.2927 Customer Return Center 551 N. 13th St. • Rogers, AR 72756 Customer Service T el 800.531.0004 www . whistlergroup .com P/N 260012, REV1 © 2008 The Whistler Group, Inc. XTR- 475/500/550/ 575/580/590 T o[...]

  • Page 2

    WHISTLER FEA TURES Whistler’ s ergonomic and user -friendly design provides a new level of operating convenience. Special features include: 1. Bracket Release Button – provides quick and easy release of the mounting bracket. 2. Speaker – provides distinct audio warnings for X, K, Ka band radar , safety radar , laser and VG-2. 3. Mounting Brac[...]

  • Page 3

    Windshield Mounting • Install the two suction cups and rubber bumper onto the bracket by fitting them into their holes. • Press the suction cups onto the windshield at the location you have chosen. Important: S ome newer cars have a plastic safety coating on the inside of the wi n ds hie ld . The wi nd- shi eld bra cke t may leave permanent ma [...]

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    City/City 1/City 2 Mode Whistler ’ s Three Stage City Mode is designed to r ed uc e the annoyance of automatic door open- e r s , in tr usi on alarms and other devices which share fre- quencies wi th p o li ce radar . Generally , X band is used for these devices. • Pr ess City button to cancel Highway Mode and engage City Mode. • Pr ess City [...]

  • Page 5

    Filter Mode (N/A on XTR-500/550) Ther e ar e times when a radar detector can emit the same frequency as police radar and can cause your detector to falsely alarm. Sometimes a detector can display a signal when picking up another radar detector in vehicle close by . The Whistler Filter Mode options provide a method to study the signal which will ver[...]

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    Stay Alert Feature The Stay Alert Feature is designed to test a driver’ s alert- ness. T o engage (when the unit is not alarming) : X X T T R R - - 4 4 7 7 5 5 • Press and hold City for less then 2 seconds. A compass hea ding ico n will flash indicating Stay Alert is activated. Within 30-60 seconds two beeps are sounded; to sh ow a l e rt - nes[...]

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    Y our Whistler detector is expertly engineered and designed to exacting quality standards to provide you with reliable, tr ouble-free operation. If your unit has been correctly installed following the guidelines in this manual, but is not operating optimally , please refer to the troubleshooting guide below . PROBLEM: No display or audio. • Check[...]

  • Page 8

    POP™ Mode POP ™ Mode is a feature on some newer radar guns operating on K and Ka bands. When the gun is in POP ™ Mode and activated, a brief burst of energy , less that 1/15 of a second, is transmitted and the veh icle’ s speed is quickly acquired. A detector without POP ™ Mode detection capability cannot respond to this brief transmissio[...]

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    Service Under W arranty During the warranty period, defective units will be re pa ir ed without charge to the purchaser when re turn ed with a dated store r eceipt to the address bel ow . Uni ts returned without a dated store receipt will be handled as described in section “Service Out Of W arr ant y .” Due to the specialized equipment necessar[...]