Cobra Electronics XR-1050 manuale d’uso

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Introduction A1 Introduction C ongratulations! Y ou have just pur chased the most sophisticated RADAR/LASER DETECTOR a vailable today . T his booklet contains instructions and information designed so that you will be able to understand how the Cobra® XR-1050 wo rks and how radar and (LIDAR) laser are used. Enjoy your C obra® XR-1050 Radar/Laser D[...]

Introduction A3 Facts About Safety Alert ® T raffic W arning System Note Strobe Alert™ is available in ov er 1,000 cities and works with T omar and Opticom systems. Call your loc al Fi re/Police department for y our area cov erage or area in which you will be trav eling. Fa c ts About the S af ety Aler t® T raffic Wa rning S ystem FCC-appro ved[...]

How to Use Y our Cobra ® XR-1050 Radar/Laser Detector 1 F eatures of This Produc t •D igiView™ Information Center •G r aphic L CiD Multi-Color Display •4 Radar Signals •4 Laser Signals •2 S a f e t y S ystems •S afety Aler t® T raffic W arning System • 360˚ Strobe Alert ™ •T one Alert •V oice Aler t™ •S eparate Visual a[...]

Installation 3 Installation 2 1 2 3 4 L AZ ER EY E B A N D L A Z E R E Y E A ttach cups to bracket. A ttach detector to br acket. Plug power cord into detector . A ttach bracket to windshield. Bend bracket for co rrect detection angle (if needed). Do not use the XR-1050 to bend bracket. Plug power cord into cigarette lighter . 5 6 Lo cation Se lect[...]

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® XR-1050 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 that your Cobr a?[...]

Quick Start 7 S et Highwa y/City Mode City Mode F or urban driving–reduces number of X-Band audible alerts. Set Highway/ City Mode Quick Start 6 PRESS & RELEASE C I T Y F or more detailed operation instructions on set highway/city mode, see page 12. Highwa y Mode Pr ess and release City button again. HWY will be displayed . A double beep conf[...]

8 Operation 9 Tu rning On Y o ur XR-1050 Tu rning On Y our XR-1050 Plug power cord int o detector . Plug power cord i nto cigarette lighter . 2 Pr ess the Pow er Button. 1 3 In both tone and voice modes , the unit will announce “T esting” and the message TEST will be displayed . The display shows f our t ypical alerts – X, Laser , VG2, Emerge[...]

Operation 11 Operation 10 Note Bright = “Beep-Beep” Dim = “Beep” Dimmer = “Beep” Dark = “Beep” Note The XR-1050 will retain the chosen brightness level while OFF . Dim Button Y ou may select from four levels of brightness for y our Cobra® XR-1050 display: Bright, Dim, Dimmer and Dark (Off ). Dim Button Pr ess and release Dim button[...]

 Pr ess and release Mute button to turn off the audio during an alert. The alarm will be turned off until the signal is over with audio set at previous volume lev el for next signal. Pressing Mute button again will turn alarm back on. Operation 13 Operation 12 Muting A udio Muting T he Mute button is used t o temporarily turn off the alarm and c[...]

Operation 15 Operation 14 S electing Manual Muting Mode (from Auto mode) In Manual Mute mode the alerts will always be heard at the set volume lev el. Pr ess and release Mute Button when no signal is being received . AUTO, MUTE, OFF will appear on the display for 2 sec onds, then disappear . 1 AUTO, MUTE, ON will appear in display for 2 sec onds, t[...]

Detection 17 Operation 16 A uxiliary Audio Jack U se t o connec t an external speaker to your C obra® XR-1050 in environments with high ambient noise levels. The internal speaker will be disconnected . Auxiliary Audio Jack Memory S et Aut omatically remembers settings of Dim, Muting and City/Highway modes. Memory Set Y our Cobra® XR-1050 features[...]

Detection 19 Detection 18 X, K and Ka Bands T he display will show the band r eceived (X, K/K a). T he signal strength will be indicated b y a number which increases in size as you appr oach the radar gun. Distinct tones will also be generated for each band . VG-2 Alert ® X, K, Ka Alert V G-2 Undetectable T he C obra® XR-1050 is undetectable by p[...]

21 Radar/VG-2/ Laser Alerts Laser & LaserEy e® 360˚ Detec tion T he XR-1050 can separately identify four laser signals. Detection 20 Laser Note The display does not indicate signal strength. R adar/VG-2/Laser Alerts Ty pe of Audible Signal Interpretation and Response Y our COBRA® XR-1050 starts to signal slowly , then increases in rate very [...]

23 Detection 22 Maintenance Facts About LIDAR (Laser) Does weather ha ve an y effect on LIDAR? Ye s, r ain, snow , smoke, fog, and airborne dust particles will all reduce the effective range, and if sufficiently dense, may prev ent its operation. C an LIDAR opera te through glass? No , LIDAR guns cannot obtain readings through any glass. But the la[...]

Optional Accessories 24 25 Y ou Can F ind T hese Fine Accessories A t Y our Local C obr a® Dealer If y ou wish, you can order directly from Cobra®. Order by phone C all 1.773.889.3087 (Press 1 fr om the main menu) 8 a.m.-8 p.m. M-F CST . ) Order by mail or fax Pleasecall for pricing , then fill out order form on next page, and mail/fax directly t[...]

© 2000 Cobra® Electronics Corp. Printed in Japan Part No. 480-303-P-001 F or technical assistance, please call our Automated Help Desk which c an assist y ou b y answering the most frequently asked questions about Cobra® products. 773.889.3087 24 hours a day , 7 days a week. A Consumer Service Representative can be reached through this same numb[...]