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Radio Shack 22-1670 manual

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    Own e r ’ s Man ual X•K • Ka S uperwi de Ra dar/ Laser Det ecto r with T ext Disp lay Please re ad before using t his equi pment. Cat. No. 22-1670 22-1 670. fm Page 1 Frida y, Au gu st 6, 19 99 10:17 AM[...]

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    2 FEA TURE S Y our Rad ioShack X•K•Ka Sup erwide Radar/ Laser Detect or with T ext Di splay al erts y ou to all known pol ice traf fic rada r and l aser syste m s. It rece ives X-, K-, and Ka-band t raffi c radar signal s and also dete cts the inst ant-on and laser syste m s many poli ce department s now use. Pl us, a high- contrast text disp l[...]

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    3 Y our detector has many usefu l fe atures, includi ng: T ext Di splay — displays m e ssa ges and sett in gs. Safety W arni ng System  (SW S) — ale rts yo u to th e presenc e of potent ial ro ad hazar ds and emer gency vehicl es signa ll ed by a saf ety radar tr ansmissi on. VG-2 Protecti on — make s your detect or inv i sibl e to the VG-[...]

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    4 CONTEN TS A Look at the Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ins t alla t ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Mounti ng G uide lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Mounti ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Ho ok- a nd- Loo p M oun tin g . . . . . . . . [...]

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    5 A LO OK AT T HE DETECTOR 1P / V (Power/ V ol u m e) Button — turns t he detector on and off and lets you adjus t the volume. 2 T ext Di splay — shows you which modes ar e select ed ( BRIGHT , DARK , or DIM , CITY or HIGHWAY , and AUTOMUTE or AUTO off ), con- fir m s rada r and l aser d etection by identif ying the band and indi cating the s i[...]

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    6 6 Speaker — sou nds al l audible al ert s. 7 Antenna Openi ng — re c ei v es r a da r a n d S af e ty W arning System s ignals. 8 Mounting Bracket Sl ot Cover — r em ove to ins ta ll the suppl ied mounting brack et. 9 Laser Senso rs — pic k up laser signals f rom both the front an d rear of your vehi cle. 10 Power Ja ck — t he powe r ca[...]

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    7 INSTALLATI ON MOUNTING GUIDELINES Follo w these guidelines when se lecting a lo cation. • Choos e a locati on that does not block the dri ver ’s view o f th e road. • Mount t he dete ctor in a le vel positi on wit h a cl ear view to bot h the f ron t and rear . • Since s ignals ar e block ed by metal surfaces, the detect or ’s view of t[...]

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    8 MOUNTING Hook-and-Loop Mount ing For some dash boards, the hook-and- loop tape in cluded with you r detector mig ht be best for mounti ng. F ol low these st eps to use the hook- and-loop tape . 1. Use a damp cloth to cl ean the bottom of th e de t ec - tor and t he dashb oard. Let both sur f aces dry . Note: The tape’ s adhesi ve migh t not st [...]

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    9 Visor Mount ing The suppli ed sun visor cl ip lets you quic kly mount the detect or on your vehicl e’ s sun vi sor . W arning: Do not visor mount the det ector if this places the detec tor near the drive r ’s or a passenge r ’s hea d. Follo w these steps t o use the s un visor cli p. 1. Remove t he cover by press ing its rai sed dots and pu[...]

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    10 Windshield Mountin g The supp lied suction- cup mount lets you mount t he detect or on the windshi el d. Caution : Do not use the suct ion-cup mo unt in a vehicl e that has a pl asti c coating on the wi ndshi eld desig ned to prote ct p assengers during an acci dent. I f y ou use the sucti on-cup m ount on t his type of wi ndshield , you might p[...]

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    11 3. Clean the se l ecte d winds hi e ld ar ea, p osition the sucti on-cup mount on the windshi eld, and press fir mly on each s uct ion cup to sec ure i t into place . 4. Adjust the suctio n-cup mount unt il the base pl ate is level , then fu lly ti ghten the sc rew securi ng the ba se plate . 5. Slide the detec tor on to th e base plat e until i[...]

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    12 CONNECTING POWER Caution : Unplug the p ower cord’ s cigaret te-lig hter plug from y our veh i c l e’ s cig arett e- li ghter sock et when you turn off the igniti on. This pr events your vehicle’ s bat t ery from bei ng drained i f you leave the det ector on when you t urn of f th e ignit ion. Plug t he supplie d power cord’ s short bar [...]

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    13 OPE RATI ON T URN ING THE DETECTO R ON AND OFF T o turn on the detec tor , tap P/V . The detect or sound s a di sti nctive t one and display s a text message for e ach band as a self test ( laser , Ka, K, X, and Safe ty Wa rning System, in order) , then the detect or displays the status of the Safety W ar ning Sys- tem and VG-2 featur es. Af ter[...]

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    14 SELECTING THE CITY AND HIGHWAY MODES In t he ci t y m ode, the detec t or r equires a str onger X- band si gnal befor e it so unds an al ert. This eliminat es respon ses to mos t fal s e s our c es, suc h as auto m ati c door open ers and al arm syst ems. However , the si gnal stre ngth meter conti nues to r eact immed iatel y t o X- band si gna[...]

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    15 AUDIO MODES While th e d etecto r is sounding a radar or Safety W arn- ing Syst em alert, you can pr ess AU D t o tempor arily sile nce i t. The dete ctor ret urns to normal operati on after the r adar s i gnal stops . Y ou can change the al ert pattern to sound sev eral X-, K-, or Ka-tones f ollowed by mut ed click ing by p ressing AUD when n o[...]

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    16 3. Press CTY . The detect or eithe r disp lay s VG-2 on or flas hes VG-2 off . 4. Press AUD t o chang e the VG-2 sett i ng. 5. Press P/V to sav e your sett ings. The detector dis- plays exit and is t hen ready for operati on. RECEIVING AND IDENTIFYIN G RADAR , LA SER , AND SAFET Y W ARNING SYSTEM SIGNALS When you tu rn on your detec to r , it so[...]

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    17 Notes: • Y our r adar detect or does no t respo nd to any r adar source d uring a V G -2 aler t, but l aser alert s are not aff ected. • Y ou must t urn on VG-2 detecti on to recei ve VG-2 alert s. See “T urning On Safet y War ni n g System and VG-2 Detect io n” on Page 15. When you r detector senses a Safety W arnin g System transmi tte[...]

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    18 Notes: • Mess ages are numbered f rom 1 to 64, but 6 mes- sage s are no t cur rently used. • Y ou m ust tur n on Safet y Wa rning System detec tion and Saf ety W arning System t ransmi t ters must be in use t o recei v e Saf e ty W arnin g System a l e rts. See “Tur ning On Sa fety W arni ng Syst em and VG-2 Detect ion” on Page 15. DEMON[...]

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    19 T ROUBLE SHOOTI NG If you have pro bl ems operating your radar /laser det ec- tor , the suggest ions in th is sect i on might help. If you cannot s olve th e pr o bl e m aft er tr ying th ese sugges- tions , take your detector to your lo cal Radio Shac k store f or assistan ce. If t he detect or does not t urn on: • Be sure all power con necti[...]

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    20 If the det ector gives a fal se alert when you use accessor ies suc h as power wi ndows, moto rized mirror s, brakes, and so on: • Chec k t h e vehicle’ s elect rical sy stem, in cludi ng the main batt ery cable and al ternator connect i ons. • Inst all a fil t er capa citor (1,000 µ f , 35 volts, su ch as Cat. No. 272-103 2) on the back [...]

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    21 REPLACING THE FUSE If t he det ector st ops oper ating, ch eck the fus e in the DC power cor d’ s cigar ette-l ighter pl ug. If i t has blown, fol- low these steps to repl ac e it . 1. Careful ly unscre w the t i p of t he cigaret te-ligh t er plug. 2. Remove t he tip from the cig arette-l ight er plug, then remove t he ol d fuse. Note : The t[...]

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    22 PAT E N T S This radar/la ser detect or is pr otected un der one or more of the followi ng pat ents. Unite d States: 4,571, 593 4,630, 054 4,961, 074 4,952, 936 5,402, 087 5,446, 923 Canada: 1, 187,586 1,187, 602 1,295, 714 1,295, 715 Other pat ents pending. 22- 16 70 .f m P ag e 22 Fri da y , Au gu st 6, 19 99 1 0 :17 AM[...]

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    23 NOTES 22- 16 70 .f m P ag e 23 Fri da y , Au gu st 6, 19 99 1 0 :17 AM[...]

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    RadioShack A Divi s ion of Ta ndy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102 8/96 Printed i n Canada RadioSha ck Limited W ar ranty Th is produc t is w ar r a nted a gain st def ect s for 1 yea r fro m dat e of pur chase from R adi oShack compa ny- own ed st ores and a uthor ized Radio Shac k fr anchi sees an d de alers. With in th is per iod , we wil l r[...]