Cobra Electronics ESD-9220 WX manual

R adar/Laser Detec tor Model ESD-9220 WX Operating Instructions for y our Cobra® 9 Band® Extra Sensor y Detection® Nothing comes close to a Cobra ™ NOAA Dim City/ Wx WX Mute X L K Ka V W Wx Cty band 360 lazer[...]

Introduction A1 Introduction C ongratulations! Y ou have just pur chased the most sophisticated RADAR/LASER DETECT OR av ailable today . This booklet contains instructions and information designed so that you will be able to understand how the C obra® ESD-9220 WX wo rks and how radar and (LIDAR) laser are used . Enjoy your C obra® ESD-9220 WX Rad[...]

T hank you f or purchasing the Cobra® ESD-9220 WX Radar/Laser Detec t or . Properly used , this C obra® pr oduct will give you many y ears of r eliable service. C ustomer Support Should you encounter an y problems with the product or not understand its many features , please refer to this o wner ’ s manual. If , after re fe rring to the manual,[...]

How to Use Y our Cobra ® ESD Radar/Laser Detector 1 F eatures of This Produc t • 10 Channel W eather Radio •W eather Alert •V oice Alert™ •S afety Aler t® T raffic W arning System • 360 º Strobe Alert ™ •S eparate Visual and Audio Alarms •S ignal Strength Indicators •L aserEye® 360˚ Detection •V G-2 Undetectable •A uto [...]

Installation 3 Installation 2 Note A djust the brack et so that the tip of the antenna is at least an inch away from the dashboard. Dim City Wx Wx Mute BA N D A ttach cups to bracket. A ttach detector to bracket. Plug power cord into det ec tor . A ttach bracket to windshield . Bend bracket for correct detection angle (if needed). Plug power cord i[...]

Quick Start 5 Tu rn On and Adjust V olume Tu rn On and Adjust V olume Installation 4 Note It will be easy for you to remove and reinstall y our C obra® ESD-9220 WX detector at any time using this hook and loop material on the dashboard. R emember :W ithout the means to adjust the angle of the detector (when mounted as above), be sure you that your[...]

Quick Start 7 Set Highway/ City Mode Set Muting Mode Quick Start 6 S et Display Brigh tness S elect from three levels of LED brightness for y our C obra® ESD-9220 WX display: Bright, Dim and Dark. S et Highwa y/Cit y Mode City Mode F or urban driving–reduces number of X-Band audible alerts. Set Display Brightness Set Highway/ City Mode Highwa y [...]

Quick Start 8 Tu r n ing On W eather and Changing Stations Quick Start 9 PRESS & RELEASE City/ Wx Tu rning on W eather and Changing Stations Pr ess and release Wx button to activate we ather radio. When activated the Wx LED will c ome on and the unit will announce “Weather On ” in Voic e Mode or signal two beeps in T one Mode. If no station[...]

Operation 11 Note In V oice Alert™ Mode, the message “Bright, Dim, or Dark” will also be heard. Note Bright = “Beep-Beep ” Dim = “Beep ” Dark = “Beep ” Note The factor y default setting is Bright Mode. Note The ESD-9220 WX will retain the chosen Mode while OFF . Dim Button Operation Tu rning On Y our ESD-9220 WX Tu rning On Y o ur[...]

Operation 13 Operation 12 Highway/City Mode Muting Mode Highwa y/Cit y Mode T he Highway/City function is controlled by a 2-step button. The Highway Mode is automatically engaged when the unit is first powered up . I n the City Mode, false radar aler ts will be reduced . To engage City Mode: Note In V oice Alert™ Mode the unit will announce “Mu[...]

PRESS & HOLD City/ Wx S et W eather Alert Pr ess WX button for more than 2 seconds t o activate Weather Alert. When ac tivat ed the unit will announce “ W eather Aler t On ” in Voic e Mode or signal two beeps in T one Mode. When in Wx Alert On Mode, the Wx LED will blink slowly , even though you do not hear the w eather radio. If a W eather[...]

Detection 16 T one Alarm And V oice Alert™ Detection 17 R adar T he display will show the band (X, K/Ka). The signal strength will first be indicated by the band being illuminated , then by signal strength LEDs which increase in size as you appr oach the r adar gun. At the same time the frequency of the beeps will increase. Distinct tones will al[...]

Detection 19 Detection 18 Laser Indicator “W ” is illuminated. Safety Alert ® T raffic W arning System and Strobe Alert ™ Laser Detection with 360˚LaserEye ® Note The display does not indicate signal strength for VG-2, Safety, Strobe , and Laser alerts. V G-2 Undetectable T he C obra® ESD-9220 WX is undet ec table by polic e VG-2 detectio[...]

Detection 21 Detection 20 Radar/VG-2/ Laser Alerts R adar/VG-2/Laser A ler ts Ty pe of Audible Signal Interpretation and Response Y our COBRA® ESD-9220 WX starts to signal slowly , then increases in rate ve ry r apidly. Most likely police radar . FULL ALERT . Y our COBRA® ESD-9220 WX signals just once. Most likely a false source, or could be puls[...]

Detection 23 Detection 22 R adar F requencies T here are now thr ee frequencies that have been approv ed by the FC C (Federal C ommunications C ommission) f or use in speed monitoring equipment. T hey are: X Band (10.525 GHz), K Band (24.150 GHz) Ka Band (33.400-36.000 GHz) Y our Cobra® ESD-9220 WX can detect signals in all three radar bands inclu[...]

Limited One Y ear W arranty 25 Specifications 24 GENERAL SPECIFICA TIONS A. FREQUENCIES 1. X BAND 10.525 GHz ± 50 MHz 2 . K BAND 24.150 GHz ± 100 MHz 3. Ka BAND 33.4 - 36.0 GHz 4. VG-2 11.4 GHz - 11.7 GHz 5. Safety Alert® 24.07, 24.11, 24.19 GHz 6. L TI 20-20 Laser 300 THz - 375 THz 7. Strobe Alert™ 300 THz - 770 THz 8. Ultra L yte Laser 300 T[...]

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