Cobra Electronics ESD-9870 Radar Detector User Manual


 
1
INSTALLATION
Dashboard Mounting
1. Place the detector on the dashboard to
find a location where the unit has a
clear, level view of the road. The angle
can NOT be adjusted after mounting.
2. Remove the paper backing from one
side of the hook-and-loop fastener.
3. Attach the pad to the dashboard at your
chosen location and remove the other
paper backing.
4. Attach the detector to the hook-and-loop
fastener. You can remove and reattach
the unit as often as you like.
5. Plug the power cord into the detector.
6. Plug the cigarette lighter adapter on the
power cord into your vehicle's cigarette
lighter.
5
2
OPERATION•GETTING STARTED
4
Turning Your Unit On
1. Turn on the unit and adjust audio volume
by rotating the ON-OFF/VOLUME
CONTROL DIAL clockwise (away from you).
2. You will see and hear the messages
TESTING” (3 beeps will sound),
then “SYSTEM READY”, then
VOICE ALERT”, indicating that the
power is on.
3. The display will cycle through the user
mode settings (City X, City X Beep Off,
City X+K or Highway; IntelliMute and
SmartPower status).
4. Start-up is complete when the display
continuously shows the current compass
direction (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, or
NW) plus single letters indicating current
user mode settings (“c“ = City mode,
c“ = City X Beep Off mode, “c“ = City
X+K mode, “h“ = Highway mode,
i“ = IntelliMute on).
NOTE: In some vehicles, power is supplied
to the cigarette lighter even while the
ignition is off. If this is the case with your
vehicle, you should make sure to utilize the
SmartPower feature of your detector.
NW h
Testing
System
Ready
Voice
Alert