Beltronics VECTOR 960 manual

VECTOR 960 VECTOR 960 VECTOR 940 VECTOR 940 THE NEXT GENERA TION IN DIGIT AL PERFORMANCE THE NEXT GENERA TION IN DIGIT AL PERFORMANCE Oper ating Instructions MOTOROLA MOTOROLA digital dn a TM MOTOROLA Model V960 Model V940 k[...]

CONGR A TULA TI ONS! SOFT W A RE UPGRA D A BL E SHA DOW T ECHNOLOG Y ® II Thank you for pur chasing one of BEL ’ s VECTOR S ERIE S R adar/Laser/Safe ty De tect ors. BEL ’ s VECTOR S ERIE S offers Driv er Selectable F eatur es, Digital V oice, T e xt Messages and the be st possible X, K and Super Wideband Ka r adar sensitivit y av ailable. Enjo[...]

2 Includes 16 Driver Selectable Features 5 Oper ating Modes 1 1 Gener al F eatur es Normal Mode Modifications Mode Quick -Start X Band (1 0.5 2 5 GHz) On/Off T ech Mode V oltage Met er Mode K Band (2 4.1 2 5 GHz) On/Off Super W ideband Ka (3 3.4-3 6.0) A ccuSw eep™ Operating mode s are Selected using PWR Button See page 00. AutoMut e On/Off R ada[...]

3 3 T able of Contents Profile of F eatur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Get ting Star t ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 k Po we r- Up T est Sequence/St ar t -Up Mode . . . . 5 k Tu t orial Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 k Set and F or get Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Pr ofile of Featur es 1. PWR (P ow er/Start -Up Mode) But ton: pre ssing and holding PWR will turn the unit on. C ontinuing t o pre ss the PWR but t on will scroll through the st ar t -up mode options: N N O O R R M M A A L L , , M M O O D D S S (Modifications), Q Q - - S S T T A A R R T T (Quick Start), T T E E C C H H M M O O D D E E (Model V9 60[...]

5 7. Laser Optical Sensor s : collect Laser signals fr om in front and behind. 8. Audio Alert Speaker : all audible alerts and Digital V oice Messages ar e emit ted fr om this location. 9. Po w er Jack : using the str aight or coiled cord, VECTOR 960 and VECTOR 940 oper at e in any v ehicle with a 1 3.8 volt DC nega tive gr ound sy stem (10.5 volt [...]

sta te each time unit is turned on. Unit is r eady for oper ation and will display R adar , Laser and SW S ™ messages when signals ar e det ected. Q Q - - S S T T A A R R T T (Quick - Start Mode) Unit will bypa ss the pow er up test sequence and will display the la st selected tr av eling mode:“ A A u u t t o o S S c c a a n n ™ ” (factory [...]

7 Whichev er Operating mode you select, VECTOR 960 and VECTOR 940 will be in st andby mode and ready to detect tr affic Radar , Laser and SWS ™ signals. The display will show “ A A u u t t o o S S c c a a n n ™ ” (factory pre-set which is suitable for ALL driving conditions, unless y ou change this to “ H H i i g g h h w w a a y y ”, ?[...]

To e xit T utorial Mode, pr ess the PWR but ton and y our unit will be on and r eady t o receiv e signals. Set and F or get Memory Any time y our unit is turned o ff or unplug ged from the cigare t te lighter sock et, all fea ture set tings you ha ve selected ar e r etained in th e unit’ s memory . Set and Fo rg et Memory eliminat es the need t o[...]

9 A UD (Aut o-Mut e/V olume Contr ol) But t on Manual Muting of Audio Alerts (Radar and SWS ™ ) Whether Auto-Mut e is selected on or off in Selectable Fe a tur es , the audio alerts can be completel y muted b y pre ssing the AUD but t on during an aler t. The displa y will briefly sho w “ Q Q U U I I E E T T ” . No audible aler t will be hear[...]

false signals which are shar ed with tr affic Radar on X and K Bands such as door opener s and security sy stems. Aut oScan ™ is a “no-fuss” means of achieving optimum signal selectivit y . Highwa y: Select Highwa y mode when tr aveling in rur al or highwa y envir onments for maximum X, K, Super W ideband Ka sensitivit y . Cit y X Mode: Selec[...]

Description of Selectable Features There ar e a t otal of 1 1 Driver Selectable F eatur es for VECTOR 960 and 9 Driver Selectable F eatur es for VECTOR 940. These feature s may be select ed depending upon your driving en vironment and pr eference. 1. AutoMut e ON or OFF 2. R adar/Laser Digital V oice or T one (Model V960) 2. R adar/Laser/ SWS ™ D[...]

Fe a ture 1 – Aut oMut e On or Off Wi th “ A A m m u u t t e e o o n n ”, y our unit will pro vide sev eral X, K or Super W ideband Ka audio alerts follo wed by the Digital V oice announcement of the signal det ected. Aft er the Digital V oice announcement, a “clicking” tone k eeps you quie tly informed for as long as the signal is pre se[...]

Fe a ture 4 – Safet y W arning Syst em ® V oice or T one (Model V960) When “ S S W W S S v v o o i i c c e e ” is selected, unit will pr ovide Digital V oice announcements when SW S ™ transmit ter s are de tect ed. F actory set ting is “ S S W W S S v v o o i i c c e e ”. When “ S S W W S S t t o o n n e e ” is selected, Digit al V[...]

Entering Selectable Features Mode 1. W ith the unit OFF , press and hold the PWR and CTY but tons simult aneously . The wor d “ F F E E A A T T U U R R E E S S ” will appear in the display , follo wed b y the status of the fir st Selectable F eatur e. 2. Pre ss the AU D but ton t o make y our selection. 3. Pre ss the CTY but ton to mo ve t o th[...]

1. Consider occupant safet y when selecting a mounting location. Choose a location wher e the unit will not be hazardous in ca se of an accident. 2. F or optimum det ection, position your unit with a clear , unobstructed vie w of the road fr om the fr ont and rear . 3. Do not allo w the unit to mak e contact with the windshield. This will eliminat [...]

5. T o adjust the angle of the br acket, squeeze and hold the circular “but t ons” on the sides of the br acket; this will allo w y ou to angle the br ack et to y our windshield. Note—some v ehicles have a plastic coating on the inside of the windshield designed t o prot ect occupants in case of an accident. Use o f the windshield brack et on[...]

Understanding Radar, Laser and SW S ™ Three R adar Fr equencies Three micr ow av e frequencie s have been alloca ted b y the FCC (F ederal C ommunications Commission) and are used for tr affic Radar . They ar e: •X Band: 1 0.5 2 5 GHz •K Band: 2 4.1 5 0GHz •Super W ideband Ka: 3 3.4 GHz to 3 6.0 GHz Both X and K bands ar e well kno wn to mo[...]

Safet y W arning Syst em ® (SWS ™ )—What is it? The Radio Associa tion Defending Airw av e Rights, Inc. (R.A.D.A.R.) conceived and de veloped the Safe ty W arning Sy stem ® . The concep t behind this sy stem is to w arn mo torists o f po t ential road hazar ds by employing Safe ty W arning Syst em ® tr ansmit ters in area s such as construct[...]

alert coupled with simultaneous identification of the R adar band (X, K or K a) and signal strength in the Te xt Display . The number of bar gr aph segments display ed depends upon the strength of the signal r eceiv ed. As the str ength of the Radar signal increa ses, the audio alert becomes more r apid and the bar gr aph will display the maximum n[...]

3. Stationary Radar concealed by the cr est of a hill aimed in your dir ection R adar signals tr avel in a str aight line and do not pa ss through earth. Consequently , police Radar aimed at the cre st of a steep hill canno t be receiv ed until you are a t or near the top. W arning time ma y be minimal (as in situation #2) since a str ong signal is[...]

Instant -On/Pulsed Radar This t ype of signal appears suddenly when a R adar unit is “triggered” . The instant -on alert consists of an intense, thr ee second audio “bur st” , coupled with the t ype of band detect ed, signal str ength digit 1-9 (V9 6 0 only) and flashing of the signal strength bar gr aph in the display . Instant -on/pulsed [...]

22 grea ter the displacement of the beam and the shorter the dw ell time of the beam at the tar get point. Therefor e, ther e is the possibility of r eceiving only a fe w Laser pulses. Due t o these char acteristics, all Laser alerts should be tak en seriously . Safet y W arning Syst em ® (S W S ™ ) Aler t s W ith the Safet y W arning Sy stem ®[...]

Abbr eviat ed SWS ™ Ca t egor y W or ds “ H H w w y y W W o o r r k k ” confirms Highwa y Construction/Maint enance (messages 1–1 1) “ H H a a z z d d Z Z o o n n e e ” confirms Highwa y Hazard Zone A dvisory (messages 1 3–3 1) “ W W e e a a t t h h e e r r ” confirms W eather R elated Hazar ds (messages 3 3–4 1) “ T T r r a a[...]

P erformance V erification C onditions tha t Affec t Radar Alerts If you feel y our unit is not alerting properly , keep in mind that ther e are man y conditions that influence the intensit y or duration of an alert: 1. The police ar e using instant -on/pulsed Radar , in which case no signal is tr ansmit ted until visual contact ha s been made with[...]

Tr oubleshooting Solutions for Common Pr oblems If your unit is no t opera ting properly , plea se refer t o the outline below . Problem P ossible Cause Corr ec tiv e Procedur e Unit not Plug not Reinsert plug and ro tat e r eceiving properl y inser t ed pow er F use in power cor d is R eplace with 1 amp defective 250 V olt 3 ag fuse (see page1 6) [...]

If you e xperience a pr oblem with your unit that is not co ver ed in this outline please call, Monday t o F rida y , 8:3 0 am–4:3 0 pm EST, for assist ance: 1-8 00-3 4 1-2 2 8 8 USA 1-8 00-2 6 8-3 9 9 4 CANAD A Limited W arranty 1- Y ear W arrant y– VECTOR 960 / VECTOR 940 1. This warr anty co ver s all defects in mat erials and w orkmanship. [...]

6. BEL TR ONICS will in no event be liable for an y consequential, incidental, indir ect or special damages (including, but not limit ed to, lost pr ofits) arising out of or in connection with the use, misuse, or function of the unit. Some sta tes do no t allow the e xclusion of limita tion of incidental or consequential damages, so the abov e limi[...]

3. Enclose with your unit the following informa tion: (a) Y our name, complete r eturn address and writ t en description of the pr oblem. (No P . O. Box please.) (b) A t elephone number where y ou can be reached during regular busine ss hours. (c) A copy of y our dat ed sales r eceipt. P ost - W arr ant y Service The following arr angements appl y [...]

29 Accessories If you r equir e any additional accessorie s, r eplacement accessorie s or an y acce ssory which is not included with y our unit, call t o or der or for more information: Monday t o Frida y , 8:3 0 am–4:3 0 pm est. 1-8 00-3 4 1-2 2 8 8 USA 1-8 00-2 6 8-3 9 9 4 CANAD A MODEL COST COST DESCRIPTION NUMBER USA CANAD A •Suction Cup Ki[...]

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List of Safety Warning System’” ( swsTM) Alerts 1) Work Zone Ahead 2) Road Closed Ahead/Follow Detour 3) Bridge Closed Ahead/Follow Detour 4) Highway Work Crews Ahead 5) Utility Work Crews Ahead 6) All Traffic Follow Detour Ahead 7) All Trucks Follow Detour Ahead 8) All Traffic Exit Ahead 9) Right Lane Closed Ahead 10) Centre Lane Closed Ahead [...]

3 1) Stationary Emergency Vehicle Ahead 32) forfuture use CatePorv 3 33) High Wind Ahead 34) Severe Weather Ahead 35) Heavy Fog Ahead 36) High Water/Flooding Ahead 37) 1ce”On Bridge Ahead 38) Ice On Road Ahead 39j Blowing Dust Ahead 40) Blowing Sand Ahead 41) Blowing Snow Whiteout Ahead 42) forfuttrre use Ca teaorv 4 43) Rest Area Ahead 44) Rest [...]

1. Plug the unit into your vehicle’s cigar& lighter socket using the power cord. 2. Press PWR to turn the unit ON. 3. 940 will be in the ~#~~~~~ Opemting Mode and will dhplay “ the power up test sequence. 4. Unit is ready for- operation and will confirm deiectior~ of X, K and Super Widehand IO Itada, Laser and SW‘? sign& via Teal Disp[...]

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