Radio Shack SWS 22-1680 manual

Owner’ s Manu al Real V oice X•K•Ka Superwide Radar/ Laser Detector Please read before using this equipment. Cat. No . 22-1680[...]

2 FEA TURES Y our RadioShack Real V oice 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 advance[...]

3 High-Visibility Displa y — shows the te xt of 60 Saf ety W ar n- ing System messages. V G-2 Protection — mak es your detector in visible to the V G-2 radar-detector detector when it senses V G-2 operation. 360 ° Detection — detects la ser signals from both the front and the rear of your v ehi cle. City/Hig hway Modes — le t you minimize [...]

4 W e recommend y ou record y our detector’ s serial number here. The number is on the detector’ s botto m panel. Serial Numbe r : _____________ ______________ ___ ___ Impor tant: Some areas hav e laws regulating the use of radar detectors. Chec k with your local la w enforcement agency about the laws in y o ur area. One or more of the follo wi[...]

5 CONTENTS A Quick Look . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Mounting Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Hook-and-Loop Tape Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Windshield Mounting . .[...]

6 A QUIC K LOOK 1. Rear Laser Detection Lens — receives incoming laser signals from the rear . 2. Speaker — sounds distinct audio and Real V oice war n- ings. 3. MUTE Button — press bef ore a radar/laser si gnal is detected to reduce the le vel of audio aler ts that sound when there is a signa l. Press after a signal is detected to silence th[...]

7 6. VO L / Buttons — Adjust volume up or down and turn the V G-2 option on or off. 7. PWR (P ower/V olume) Button — tur ns the detector on and off and lets you engage the di m or dar k setting. 8. Pow e r J a c k — the power cable plugs in here . 9. Bracket Release Button — lets you quic kly remove the detector’ s brack et. 10. Front Las[...]

8 INSTALLATION MOUNTING GUIDELINES F ollow these guidelines w hen selecting a location. • Choose a location that does n ot bloc k the dr iver’ 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 block ed by any metal object. • Some v [...]

9 HOOK-AND-LOOP T APE MOUNTING F or some dashboards, the hook-and-loop tape includ ed 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 de tector and the dashboard. Let both surfaces dry . Note: The tape’ s adhesive might not stick to a surf ace treat[...]

10 WINDSHIELD MOUNTING The supplied suction-cup windshi eld brack e t lets you easily mount the detector on the windshield. Caution: Do not use the brac ket in a v ehicle that has a plastic coating on the windshield de signed to protect passengers dur- ing an accident. If you use the brac ket on this type of wind- shield, you might perma nently mar[...]

11 T o lev el the detector , press the brac ket release button to remo ve the detector from the brac k et. Then bend the brack et. VISOR MOUNTING The supplied visor mo unting brack e t lets you easily mount the detector on your v ehicle’ s visor . 1. Slide the visor brack et’ s tab into the detector’ s brack et mounting slot. 2. Clip the viso[...]

12 CONNECTING P OWER Caution: • Use only the supplied straight or coiled power cord. If y our powe r cord is lost or damaged, you can order a replace- ment cord from yo ur local Rad ioSha ck store . • Bef ore pluggin g the power cord’ s cigarette-lighter plug into y our vehi cle’ s cigarette-lighter soc ket, mak e sure the plug’ s tip is [...]

13 OPERATION T URNING THE DETECTOR ON AND OFF T o tur n on the detector , press PWR . The detector sounds a distinctive aler t and disp la ys the indica- tors f or each aler t type as a self test , in this order : T o tur n off the detector , press the PWR bu tt o n . See “Receiving and Identifying Aler t Signa ls” on P age 15 for more inf or m[...]

14 DEMONSTRATING ALER TS T o familiarize yourself with the diff erent aler ts y our detector sounds, y ou can r un a demonstration. T o star t the demonstra- tion, press and release MUTE and CIT Y at the sa me time with the detector tur ned on. The detector displays TEACH , then demonstrates the aler ts for X, K, Ka, laser , V G-2, and a ll 60 saf [...]

15 SELECTING THE CITY AND HIGHWA Y MODES Y our detector’ s CITY and CITY 1 modes are designed to reduce annoying f alse aler ts trigg ered by automatic door openers, intrusion alar ms, and other de vices that share fre- quencies with police radar . In the CITY 1 mode, only X-band sensitivity is lowered. Note: The city modes hav e no eff ect on la[...]

16 DIMMING THE DISPLA Y T o dim the display , hold down PWR f or 2 seconds. The detector displa ys DIM , then the displ ay di ms. T o make the displa y black out, hold down PWR f or 2 more sec- onds . The dete ctor di spl a ys DARK . The display dims when it is not detecting a signal, and blac ks out entirely whil e it is receiv- ing a signal and f[...]

17 SELECTING OPTIONS Entering Option Select Mode allows you to personaliz e the tone, Real V oice, po wer up sequence and VG-2 mode. When selecting options, y ou must press , , or MENU within 20 seconds or the detector automatically ex its the option mode. Press PWR anytime to e xit. Notes: • When Real V o ice is on, the detector announces the ba[...]

18 RECEIVING AND IDENTIFYING ALER T SIGNALS Y our detector gives diff erent audible and visual aler ts f or each signal. In addition, the al er t tone pulse rate increases with sig- nal strength and the detecto r displa ys a digit from 1 to 9 to indi- cate the signal strength (1 is weakest and 9 is strongest). When your detector senses instant-on r[...]

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

20 CENTER LANE CLOSED Center Lane Closed Ahead LEFT LANE CLOSED Left La ne Closed Ahead ST ANDING POLICE 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 BRID GE Dra wbr idge Up BRIDGE WEIGHT LIMIT Observe Bridge W eight Limit ROCK SLIDE AREA Rock Slide Area Ahea[...]

21 ST ANDING EMERGENCY VEHICLE Stationar y Emergency V ehicle Ahead 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 Ah ead BLO WING SAND Blowing Sand Ahead BLO WING SNO[...]

22 Laser A udio/Visual Aler ts When your r adar detector detects a laser signal from ahe ad or behind, the laser audio sounds an d the radar detector displa ys LASER f or as long as the signa l is present (f or a mini- mum of 3 seconds). EXPECT TWENTY MINUTE DELA Y Expect 20 Minute Delay EXPECT THIRTY MINUTE DELA Y Expect 30 Minute Delay EXPECT ONE[...]

23 Any laser aler t, regardless of duration, requires immedi ate action! If you are the targeted v e hicle, a laser gun can often deter mine your speed within seconds after you receiv e an aler t. Howe ver , if you are tra veling near or behind the targeted v ehicle and receive an aler t, you should hav e time to respond. USING STA Y ALER T Sta y A[...]

24 RESETTING THE DETECTOR The detector keeps the audio le vel, city/highway mode, mute mode, dim mode, auto quiet mode , V G-2 option, and on or off setting in memor y when power is remo ved. When y ou reapply pow er , it retur ns to these same settings. T o reset the detecto r to its f actory defa ult settings , unplug the detector’ s power cord[...]

25 T R OUBLESHOOTING If you ha ve problems oper ating your radar/laser detector, the suggestions in this sectio n might help . If you cannot solv e th e problem after trying th ese suggestions, take your detector to your local RadioShack store f or assistance. If the detector does not turn on: • Be sure all pow er connections are secure. • Chec[...]

26 If the detector gives a false aler t when you use accesso- ries such as power windo ws, motorized mirror s, brakes, and so on: • Check the v ehicle’ s electri cal system, including the main batter y cable and alter nator connections. • Install a filter capacitor (1,000 µ f, 35 v olts, such as Cat. No . 272-1032) on the back of the cigaret[...]

27 REPLACING THE FUSE If the detector stops operating, check the fuse in the DC po w e r cord’ s cigarette-li ghter plug. If it has b lown, f ollow these steps to replace it with a 2-Amp, 1 1 / 4 × 1 / 4 mm, f ast-acting fuse (Cat. No . 270-1 007). Caution: Using a fuse that does not meet these ratings or def eating the fuse protection can damag[...]

RadioShack A Divisi on of Tandy Corpo ration Fort Worth, Texas 76102 8/97 Printed in the U .S.A. Limited One-Y ear W a rranty This produ ct is warranted by RadioSha c k aga inst manufacturing d ef ects in m aterial and workmans hip under nor mal u se for one (1) year from the date o f purchase from RadioShac k company-o wned stores and autho rized [...]