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Care And Maintenance
During the summer months, avoid prolonged exposure to
direct sunlight by removing your unit from the dash when
your vehicle is parked for an extended period of time. Do not
spray water, cleaners, or polishes directly onto the unit. The
spray may penetrate through the openings and damage the
unit. Also, do not use any abrasive cleaners on the units exte-
rior.
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CARE & MAINTENANCE
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Safety Radar Audio/Visual Alerts
Your Whistler detector detects the Safety Warning System
™
.
In communities where transmitters are located,
this provides advanced warning of various road hazards
including accident sites, highway construction, emergency
vehicles, etc. and enables you to respond more appropriate-
ly to potentially dangerous conditions.
NOTE: You will not be able to receive SWS alerts if transmit-
ters are not located in your area. For a current list of transmit-
ters please visit www.safetyradar.com
SAFETY RADAR ALERTS
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
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ARE DETECTORS LEGAL?
Your Whistler detector is expertly engineered and
designed to exacting quality standards to provide you
with reliable, trouble-free operation. If your unit has been
correctly installed following the guidelines in this manual,
but is not operating optimally, please refer to the
troubleshooting guide below.
PROBLEM: No display or audio.
•
Check fuse in Whistler plug; replace if necessary with a 2 amp 3AG type.
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Check fuse for lighter socket; replace if necessary.
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Make sure lighter socket is clean.
PROBLEM: Unit alarms when vehicle hits bumps.
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Check for loose lighter socket; tighten and clean.
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Check connections at both ends of power cord. Substitute another cord
to determine if cord is defective. Return defective cord to the factory.
PROBLEM: Unit alarms when using vehicle electrical
accessories (brakes, power mirrors/windows, direction-
als, horn, etc.).
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Vehicle’s electrical system, including battery and alternator, may have
electrical noise. Install a filter capacitor (470mfd. 25 volt or larger
capacitance value) on the back of the lighter socket.
PROBLEM: Audio alerts are not loud enough.
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Cancel Auto Quiet Mode or City Mode.
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Check audio level setting (see page ?? & ??).
PROBLEM: Unit gives laser alert when accelerating.
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Possible bad or low quality distributor cap. Replace with high quality cap.
If difficulties occur which cannot be solved by information in
this Troubleshooting Guide, please call Whistler Customer
Service at 1-800-531-0004 or visit our FAQ page at
www.whistlergroup.com/faq-detectors.asp, before return-
ing your unit for service.
In Most States YES!
Laser detectors are completely legal in every state when
used in automobiles or light trucks (under 10,000 lbs.).
Similarly, when used in automobiles or light trucks, radar
detectors are legal in almost every state. Exceptions
are Virginia and Washington, D.C., which have local
regulations restricting the use of radar receivers in any
vehicle. Concerning trucks over 10,000 lbs., the Federal
Highway Administration (FHwA) issued a regulation,
effective January, 1994 which prohibits radar and laser
detector use in these types of vehicles nationally.
Prior to the FHwA regulation, laws existed in the state of
New York restricting the use of radar detectors in trucks
over 18,000 lbs. and in the state of Illinois in trucks over
26,000 lbs.
FCC ID HSXWH01 - 1710A/1730A/1733
FCC ID HSXWH10 - 1710A/1730A/1733
FCC ID HSXWH14 - 1734
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)
This device many not cause harmful interference, and (2)
this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
IMPORTANT
FCC requirements state that changes or modifications not
expressly approved by Whistler could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
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