Whistler PRO-3450 manual

OWNER’S MANUAL PRO-3450 LASER/RADAR DETECTOR THE WHISTLER GROUP , INC. CORPORA TE HEADQUAR TERS 13016 N. W alton Blvd. Bentonville, AR 72712 TEL: 479.273.6012 FX: 479.273.2927 P/N 203065, © The Whistler Group, Inc. 2004 www . whistlergr oup .com www .whistlergroup.com Pro-3450_OwnersManual.qxd 3/15/04 4:30 PM Page 1[...]

INTRODUCTION Dear Whistler Owner , W ith the change in time also comes change in technology . Radar gun manufactur ers have stepped up to the plate. The new arsenal they car r y is called POP ™ Mode. This new gun is a normal K or Ka band radar gun detectable by most radar detectors made in the past 30 years, unless the gun is placed in POP ™ Mo[...]

WHISTLER FEA TURES W h i s t l e r ’ s e r g o n o m i c a n d u s e r - f r ie nd ly d es i g n p r ov id e s a n e w l e v e l o f o pe ra t i n g c o n ve ni e n c e. S p e c i a l fe a t u r e s i nc l u de : • S p e a ke r – P r o v id es d is t i n c t a ud i o wa r n i n g s fo r X , K , K a b a n d r a d a r , s a f e ty r ad a r , l [...]

OPERA TION Power On And Self-T est Each time your Whistler detector is tur ned on, an auto - matic self-test sequence confirms that the speaker and visual displays ar e functional. • Press P/V or apply Power . Display reads: 5 WHISTLER FEA TURES • C i t y / C i t y 1 / Ci t y 2 M o d e – R e du c es t he a n n o y a n c e of f a l se a l e r [...]

OPERA TION 7 OPERA TION Memory/Beep Confir mation All features selected (except Stay Aler t and Quiet) ar e r etained in memor y . Each time a button is pr essed one beep confirms featur e “on” , two beeps confirm featur e “off” . Audio Level Adjustment The audio levels can be adjusted high to low , or low to high, in eight steps: (0) is no[...]

T emperatur e/V oltage Mode The unit can be pr ogrammed to display either the outside temperatur e or battery voltage along with Highway/City modes. See Option Select Mode. Display r eads: • Ice W arning Mode: When temperature dr ops to 32˚F display r eads: Unit then gives a unique warning tone. This will only hap - pen once after the unit is fi[...]

D i m / D a r k / T e m p e r a t u r e / V olt age Mod es Di m/Dark Mode re duc es th e illu minati on of the dis play . • P r e ss D a r k to r edu c e ill umi nati on t o a Dim se ttin g. Di spl ay r e a d s : • P r e ssin g D a r k a sec on d ti me e nga ges Dark Mo de. Di spl ay r e a d s : Dim or dark can be engaged during an aler t. In D[...]

OPERA TION 13 Option Select Mode Entering Option Select Mode allows you to customize options such as T one Select, Real V oice ® , Abbr eviated Power Up Sequence test and VG-2 Mode. When selecting op t ion s, Da r k (D ) = ye s, Ci t y ( C ) = n o, Qu i e t ( Q ) = ne xt s ele cti on . Any one of these must be pressed within 20 seconds or options [...]

Speed Radar Audio/Visual Alerts When X, K or Ka is detected the band ID and signal str ength is displayed. The audio alert is continuous and has a geiger counter -like pattern. The faster the beep the closer or str onger the radar sour ce. Example: 1 = weak signal, 9 = str ong signal Pulse Pr otection ® When a pulse type signal (instant on str ong[...]

LASER/VG-2 ALER TS VG-2 Audio/Visual Alerts Note: You must turn POP feature OFF in option select mode before it will detect VG-2. W hen a VG-2 sign al is dete c te d, the dete ctor “hi des” its own r adiate d si gnal an d be com es un dete ctabl e by t he VG -2. T ext message confirms detection of VG-2. E v e r y 30 seconds, the detector checks[...]

COMMUNICA TION BREAKDOWN Communication Br eakdown If a problem arises between the inside contr ol panel and the outside antenna, the unit will give a unique audio tone. The display r eads: If a R er r or occurs: • Pr ess P/V to turn unit off. • Check connection in back of contr ol panel. • Perform “r eset featur es.” • See dealer/instal[...]

ARE DETECTORS LEGAL? In Most States YES! Laser detectors ar e completely legal in every state, (with the exception of Virginia and W ashington, D.C., which have local r egulations restricting the use of radar r eceivers in any vehicle), when used in automobiles or light trucks (under 10,000 lbs.). Concer ning trucks over 10,000 lbs., the Federal Hi[...]

SPEED MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES o f t h e l a s e r g un ’ s n a r r o w be a m . A r a d a r t r a n s m i s s io n ca n c o v e r m o r e th a n a f ou r -l an e hi ghw ay at a dis ta n ce o f 1, 000 f eet, c om p a r e d w i t h a la se r t ran sm i s si on wh ic h c ov er s a bo u t 3 f eet at th e s a m e di stan ce . For be st pr otec tio n, [...]

W ARRANTY INFORMA TION When r eturning a unit for ser vice under warranty , please follow these instructions: 1. Sh ip b ot h the co nt ro l pa nel an d an t en na ( CA UT I ON : DO NOT CUT WIRES when r emoving the antenna as this will v oid th e wa r - r a n t y .) in th e ori gi na l c art on or in a su it abl e s t u r d y equivalent, fully insu[...]

• Dimensions: Antenna: 1.4"H x 4"W x3.6"L Contr ol Panel: .8” L x 2.8” W x 2.3” H Laser: 1.9”H x .9”W x .7”L • W eight: Antenna: 7.5 oz. Contr ol Panel: 2 oz. • Laser W avelength: 905 ± 50 nanometers (nm) • Radar Frequencies: 10.500 - 10.550 GHz (X Band) 24.050 - 24.250 GHz (K Band ) 33.400 - 36.000 GHz (Ka Super[...]

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