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Whistler XTR-585 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 Retur n Center 551 N. 13th St. • Rogers, AR 72756 Customer Service T el 800.531.0004 www . whistlergroup .com P/N 260016 © 2007 The Whistler Group, Inc. XTR-585 DETECTOR L ASER-RADAR T otal B[...]

  • Page 2

    WHISTLER FEA TURES FEA TURE DESCRIPTIONS Installation • Locate the tab near the button openings and insert this end first into the unit. • Gently snap in the other tabs as you work your way to the back of the unit. Mounting Guidelines • Mount the unit as low as possible near the center of the windshield. • Do not mount your unit behind wipe[...]

  • Page 3

    Power Cord Connection • Plug the small end of the power cor d into the u nit’ s power jack. • Plug the large end into the vehicle’ s cigarette lighter . N N o o t t e e : : The cord fits tightly into detector . When installing the cor d, expect some resistance. Fuse Replacement The lighter socket plug is equipped with a re pl ac eab le 2 am[...]

  • Page 4

    T o delete a message: • Enter Custom mode and press V olume Up or V olume Down button until selected band appears on the display . • Press the Quiet/Record button twice. TIP: T o prevent the r ecording of the stop button press (click), allow the recor ding process to continue for 15sec and automatically time out. External Audio Jack The Externa[...]

  • Page 5

    Backlight Setting T he backlighting (B/L) can be pr ogrammed to be illuminated all the time, only when alarming, or choices in-between. The options are selectable by pressing and holding the Power/Dim button on the unit. The options are: OFF-OFF = B/L is off at idle and off during an alarm. OFF-DIM = B/L is off at idle and dim during an alarm. OFF-[...]

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    Stay Alert Feature The Stay Alert Feature is designed to test a driver’ s alertness. T o engage (when unit is not alarming) : • Press and hold City for approximately 2 sec- onds. Release button during or immediately after the alert is given. Display shows: Within 30-60 seconds two beeps are sounded; to show alertness, the driver must press eith[...]

  • Page 7

    Y our Whistler detector is expertly engineered and designed to exacting quality standards to provide you with reliable, trouble-fr ee 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[...]

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    Laser Facts It’ s well documented that many radar guns cannot reliably pr ovide the speed of a targeted vehicle that is traveling in a group of vehicles. In cont rast , a l aser gun can target a specific vehicle out o f a l ine of tr af fic and determine its speed. The advantage of laser over ra dar in ter ms o f target identification is the resu[...]

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    Service Under W arranty During the warranty period, defective units will be re pa i red without charge when r eturned wi th a dated store receipt to the addr ess below . Units returned without a dated stor e receipt will be handled as described in section “Ser vice Out Of W arr ant y .” Due to the specialized equipment necessary f or testing a [...]