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Installation
• Unplug the power cord’s plug from the vehicle’s cigarette-
lighter socket when you turn off the ignition. This prevents
the vehicle’s battery from being drained if the detector is
left on when the ignition is turned off.
Plug the supplied power cord’s barrel plug into the detector’s
DC
12V
jack. Then plug the cord’s cigarette-lighter plug into your
vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket.
Note: If the detector does not operate, remove the cigarette-
lighter plug from your vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket and
check the socket for ashes and other debris. Also, check the
fuse in the cigarette-lighter plug and your vehicle’s fuse block
(see “Replacing the Fuse” on Page 22).
CALIBRATING THE ELECTRONIC
COMPASS
Your radar detector has an electronic compass that can display
eight kinds of headings:
North (
N
), East (
E
), South (
S
), West (
W
), Northeast (
NE
), North-
west (
NW
), Southeast (
SE
), and Southwest (
SW
).
Note: The detector displays the compass heading information
until it picks up a signal. After the detector displays the signal, it
returns to the compass display.
After installing the detector in your vehicle, you must calibrate
the electronic compass before using it. Calibration separates
the earth’s magnetic field from other magnetic fields so that the
electronic compass provides accurate heading information.
