Beltronics Professional RX75 manual

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    Professional S eries BEL ProRemote MODEL RX75 TM TM Professional S eries Made and printed in Canada 121R750-0 Owner’s Manual 5442 West Chester Road West Chester, Ohio 45069 USA[...]

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    Quick Reference Card 1 I Programming Details  Factory Default Settings To reset RX75 to its original factory settings, press and hold the “CITY” and “VOL/MUTE” buttons while turning the power on. The RX75’s display will provide a “Reset” message, accompanied by an audible alert, acknowledging the reset. Bel Pro Remote Quick Referen[...]

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    Ta ble of Contents Introduction I • Congratulations I • Important Warning I • Quick Reference Guide 4 Controls and Features 5-8 • Power 5 • Power-On Indication 5 • AutoMute 5 • Volume/Mute 5 • Remote Mute Button 5 • Highway / AutoScan / City Switch 6 • Display Brightness 6 • Audible Alerts 6 • Signal Strength Meter 7 • Thr[...]

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    Power Press the Power button to turn the RX75 on. (We recommend wiring the RX75 to a switched circuit so that it will turn on/off with your vehicles ignition). Matrix Display The RX75’s display will show “Highway,” “AutoScan,” or “City” as its standard power- on indication. Page 5. If you prefer, you can choose other power-on indicati[...]

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    Highway / AutoScan / City Switch The “City” button selects the RX75’s sensi- tivity. We recommend the “AutoScan” mode for most driving. The RX75’s exclusive AutoScan mode provides long-range warning, with minimum false alarms. In this mode, the RX75’s internal computer continuously analyzes all incoming signals and intelligently adjus[...]

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    Controls and Features KA1 X1 Here Threat Display ™ shows 1 weak Ka-band signal, and a weak X-band signal. X On very weak signals, there will not be a number at all. This shows a very weak X-band signal. Threat Display ™ Details The band designators (X, K, Ka) will stay on the display for a few seconds after the signal has passed. This allows yo[...]

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    10 11 Overview of Programming Options Press the REV button to go from one category to the next PILOT LIGHT (Power-on indication) POWER-ON SEQUENCE SIGNAL STRENGTH METER AUTOMUTE VOICE** CITY MODE SENSITIVITY BRIGHTNESS BANDS * RX75’s Factory Default Settings To reset RX75 to its original factory settings, press and hold the “CITY” and “VOL/[...]

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    Details of Programming Options 12 13 Signal Strength Meter MeterSTD (Standard meter) The meter displays the band, and bar graph showing signal strength. (factory default) MeterTHT (Threat Display ™ ) The meter simultaneously tracks multiple radar signals and provides the relative signal strength for each signal received. MeterTEC (TechDisplay) Th[...]

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    Interpreting Alerts Interpreting Alerts 14 15 Although the RX75 has a comprehensive warning system and this handbook is as complete as we can make it, only experience will teach you what to expect from your RX75 and how to interpret what it “tells” you. The radar alerts you receive are affected by the specific type of radar being used, the typ[...]

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    How Radar W orks How Laser W orks 16 17 How Radar W orks Traffic radar, which consists of microwaves, travels in straight lines and is easily reflected by objects such as cars, trucks, even guardrails and overpasses. Radar works by directing its microwave beam down the road. As your vehicle travels into range, the microwave beam bounces off your [...]

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    How Safety Radar W orks SWS Safety Radar T ext Messages 18 19 How Safety W arning Systems Works Safety Warning Systems, or SWS, is a modified K-band radar signal used to transmit important driving related information. From the factory, your RX75 is programmed with SWS turned ON. If SWS is not used in your area, you can simply turn SWS reception OF[...]

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    Tr oubleshooting Tr oubleshooting 20 21 Problem The RX75 beeps briefly at the same location every day, but no radar source is in sight. The RX75 does not seem sensitive to radar or laser. The RX75 did not alert when a police car was in view. The RX75 did not provide a Safety signal while within range of an emergency vehicle. The RX75’s audible a[...]

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    23 Service 22 Service Procedure If your RX75 ever needs service, please follow these steps: 1 Check the troubleshooting section of this manual. It may have a solution to your problem. 2 Contact your installing dealer. They will evaluate your unit and arrange repairs if necessary. Parts Replacement parts are available from your installing dealer. Ac[...]

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    25 24  Remove card along perforations  Features and Specifications Operating Bands • X-band 10.525 GHz ± 25 MHz • K-band 24.150 GHz ± 100 MHz • Ka-band 34.700 GHz ± 1300 MHz • Laser 900nm, 33 MHz bandwidth Radar Receiver / Detector Type • Superheterodyne, GaAs FET VCO • Scanning Frequency Discriminator • Digital Signal Proce[...]