Cobra Electronics ESD-9870 Radar Detector User Manual


 
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Spectre Alert
The detector is undetectable by police Spectre
detection devices, and will alert you when
such a device is in use near your vehicle.
During the alert, the unit continues to detect
other signals. You can choose whether or not
you want your unit to show Spectre alerts.
With Spectre Detect mode on, you can also
choose whether or not you want your unit to
sound audible Spectre alerts.
When you turn Spectre Detect mode on or
off you will hear “spectre on” in Voice Alert
mode or 2 beeps in Tone mode for Spectre
detection on and “spectre off” in Voice Alert
mode or 1 beep in Tone mode for Spectre
detection off. (See page 7 for instructions
on using the Program Mode to turn Spectre
alerts on and off.)
When you turn Spectre audio on or off, you
will hear “spectre audio on” in Voice Alert
mode or 2 beeps in Tone mode for Spectre
audio on and “spectre audio off” in Voice
Alert mode or 1 beep in Tone mode for
Spectre audio off. (See page 7 for
instructions on using the Program Mode to
turn Spectre audio on and off.)
The factory settings are Spectre Detect on,
Spectre Detect Audio on.
SmartPower
Your detector includes the SmartPower
feature that, when activated, will put the
unit into standby mode (low power) for
about 30 minutes after the car’s engine has
been turned off. After 30 minutes in standby
mode, the unit will automatically turn off.
To return the unit to normal power mode or
exit standby mode, start the car, press any
button or turn the unit off and then on again.
When you turn SmartPower mode on or off
you will hear “smart power on” in Voice
Alert mode or 2 beeps in Tone mode for
SmartPower on and “smart power off” in
Voice Alert mode or 1 beep in Tone mode
for SmartPower off. (See page 7 for
instructions on using the Program mode to
turn SmartPower mode on or off.)
Before the unit enters standby mode, you
will hear 1 beep in Voice Alert mode or Tone
mode and “Pwr Save” will appear in the
display. Press any button to exit standby
mode or return to normal power mode.
The factory setting is SmartPower on.
Pwr
Save
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Pop Alert
Pop Alert will alert you of Ka band Pop
signals. During the alert, the unit continues
to detect other signals.
When you turn Pop Ka Detect on or off you
will hear “Ka pop on” in Voice Alert mode
or 2 beeps in Tone mode for Pop detection
on and “Ka pop off” in Voice Alert mode or
1 beep in Tone mode for Pop detection off.
(See page 7 for instructions on using the
Program Mode to turn Pop Ka Detect on
and off.)
The factory setting is Pop Ka Detect off.
VG-2 Alert
The detector is undetectable by police VG-2
detection devices, and will alert you when
such a device is in use near your vehicle.
During the alert, the unit continues to detect
other signals. You can choose whether or
not you want your unit to show VG-2 alerts.
With VG-2 Detect mode on, you can also
choose whether or not you want your unit
to sound audible VG-2 alerts.
When you turn VG-2 Detect mode on or off,
you will hear “VG-2 on” in Voice Alert mode or
2 beeps in Tone mode for VG-2 detection on
and “VG-2 off” in Voice Alert mode or 1 beep
in Tone mode for VG-2 detection off. (See
page 7 for instructions on using the Program
Mode to turn VG-2 alerts on and off.)
When you turn VG-2 Detect Audio on or off
you will hear “VG-2 audio on” in Voice Alert
mode or 2 beeps in Tone mode for VG-2
audio on and “VG-2 audio off” in Voice
Alert mode or 1 beep in Tone mode for VG-
2 audio off. (See page 7 for instructions on
using the Program Mode to turn VG-2 audio
on and off.)
The factory settings are VG-2 Detect on,
VG-2 Detect Audio on.