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Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting
If you have problems operating your detector, these sugges-
tions might help.
Problem Suggestion
The detector does not turn
on.
Be sure all power connections are
secure.
The cigarette-lighter socket might be
dirty. Clean it with fine emery cloth to
ensure a good, clean connection.
Check the fuse in the power cord's
cigarette lighter plug. See “Replacing
the Fuse” on Page 19.
Check the fuse that controls power to
your vehicle's cigarette-lighter socket.
See your vehicle's owner's manual.
Caution
: Do not place any metal object other than the cigarette
lighter or cigarette-lighter plug in the cigarette-lighter socket. Doing so
could blow a fuse in your vehicle or cause the metal object to become
very hot.
The detector gives a false
alert when you use vehicle
accessories such as power
windows, motorized mir-
rors, brakes, and so on.
Check the vehicle's electrical system
for loose connections, including the
main battery cable and alternator con-
nections.
Install a filter capacitor (1000
µ
F, 35
volts), on the back of the cigarette-
lighter socket, across the power con-
nections.
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