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Detection

Your Detector

24 English

Type of Signal

Visual Display Voice

Emergency Vehicles

Emergency Vehicle
Approaching

Road Hazards

Road Hazard Ahead

Trains

Train Approaching

Type of Signal

Visual Display Voice

VG-2 Alert

VG-2 Alert

Spectre 1

Spectre Alert

NOTE

There are different tones for each Safety Alert.

NOTE

There are different tones for each alert.

Safety Alert Signals and Visual Displays

VG-2 and Spectre 1 Alert Signals and Visual Displays

Detection

Your Detector

Nothing

Comes Close to a Cobra

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Description

Interpretation

Recommended
Response

Tone repeats slowly at first,
then speeds up rapidly.

Probably police radar.

FULL ALERT

Tone sounds one
time only.

Probably a false alarm,
but possibly pulsed radar,
Spectre 1 or VG-2 nearby.

Exercise caution

Tone instantly begins
repeating rapidly.

Radar, Spectre 1 or VG-2 nearby
has been activated suddenly.

FULL ALERT

Pop mode tone.

Pop mode gun very close.

FULL ALERT

Tone repeats slowly as you
approach a hill or bridge, then
speeds up sharply as you
reach it.

Probably police
radar beyond the
hill or bridge.

FULL ALERT

Tone repeats slowly
for a short period.

Probably a false alarm.

Exercise caution

Any type of laser alert.

Laser alerts are
never false alarms.

FULL ALERT

Any Safety Alert
or Strobe Alert.

You are nearing an emergency
vehicle, railroad crossing, or
road hazard (construction,
accident, etc.).

Exercise caution

Instant-On Detection

Your detector is designed to detect

Instant-On

speed monitoring signals,

which can suddenly appear at full strength.

NOTE

You should take appropriate action immediately whenever
an instant-on alert is given.

Pop Detection

Your detector is designed to detect single pulse mode radars. These radars
are designed to have a low probability of detection. You should note that
these radar guns have a much shorter range while in this mode.

Responding to Alerts

Summary of Contents for XRS 9840

Page 1: ...o learn if coverage exists in your area Safe Driving Motorists as well as operators of emergency or service vehicles are expected to exercise all due caution while using this product and to obey all a...

Page 2: ...ith adjustable volume ExtremeBright DataGrafix TM Display With easy to read graphical user interface IntelliShield Highway City Modes Reduces falsing in urban areas with Highway mode and three levels...

Page 3: ...16 Set Compass 17 SmartPower Mode 18 Customizable Display Colors 18 Dim Mode Default 18 Car Battery Voltage Display Mode 19 Car Battery Low Voltage Warning 19 Restore Factory Settings 19 Settings Cont...

Page 4: ...er you are more familiar with the unit About This Manual Please take a moment to learn about some special features of this manual Modular Descriptions Once the detector is in use this manual can be us...

Page 5: ...never you wish by depressing the bracket release button and sliding it off the bracket Windshield Mounting Installation Your Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 5 1 Place the detector on the dashb...

Page 6: ...l dot moving back and forth toward the bottom of the screen to indicate the unit is turned on 13 2V To Turn on the Unit and Adjust the Audio Volume Rotate the On Off Volume control clockwise away from...

Page 7: ...and three different levels of City modes City X City X Beep Off and City X K Highway mode provides full response to all signals detected The City modes reduce false alerts while you are driving in or...

Page 8: ...ose in effect before Program mode was entered EasySet Programming Your Detector 10 English EasySet Programming gives you quick and easy access to all the settings on your detector It is used to progra...

Page 9: ...dix pages 34 36 while programming These show the lists of User and Alert settings Features of the programmable settings are described on the following pages K Band Detection Program Flow Diagrams Your...

Page 10: ...rresponding messages for these conditions Once an activation point has been set you can easily change it by going directly to Set IntelliMute in User Settings Programming and repeating the three step...

Page 11: ...ctor 16 English Auto Mute Mode When Auto Mute is on it automatically reduces the audio volume of all alerts after they have sounded for four seconds The signals will remain muted for as long as the si...

Page 12: ...messages are provided during the process SmartPower Mode Your detector includes the SmartPower feature that when turned on will put the unit into Standby mode low power 15 minutes after the car s engi...

Page 13: ...G 2 Audio off Spectre 1 Alert The detector is undetectable by Spectre 1 detection devices and can alert you when such a device is in use near your vehicle When Spectre 1 Detect mode is on Spectre 1 si...

Page 14: ...al Displays Detection Your Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 23 NOTE Beep rate changes with different laser alerts Your detector provides 360 detection of these signals Your detector provides 36...

Page 15: ...VG 2 nearby has been activated suddenly FULL ALERT Pop mode tone Pop mode gun very close FULL ALERT Tone repeats slowly as you approach a hill or bridge then speeds up sharply as you reach it Probabl...

Page 16: ...d of you on cross streets and behind you If you see an emergency vehicle approaching please pull over to the right side of the road and allow it to pass Understanding Radar and Laser Your Detector Not...

Page 17: ...tinuous Wave mode this feature is added in an attempt to make the radar gun invisible to Radar Detectors Although your detector can sense Pop signals beyond the effective range of Pop radar guns there...

Page 18: ...warranty lasts and or do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitations may not apply to you Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 31 Product Service C...

Page 19: ...ety Alert Traffic Warning System Strobe Alert VG 2 Alert Xtreme Range Superheterodyne and the snake design are registered trademarks of Cobra Electronics Corporation USA Cobra Electronics Corporation...

Page 20: ...ning Off One beep Car Voltage Warning On Restore factory settings Page 19 Two beeps Restore Factory Settings Appendix 34 English NOTE Factory defaults are highlighted in light gray See referenced page...

Page 21: ...p X Off Set K Band detect mode Page 20 Two beeps K On One beep K Off Set Ku Band Detect mode Page 20 Two beeps Ku On One beep Ku Off Set VG 2 Detect mode Page 20 Two beeps VG 2 On One beep VG 2 Off Mo...

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