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If you have questions concerning the
operation of this Whistler product
please call:
CuSTOmer SeRVICE
1-800-531-0004
Monday - Friday • 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CT
or visit our website
www.whistlergroup.com
Please keep the receipt in a safe place.
You may register your product online
at www.whistlergroup.com. For warranty
verification purposes, a copy of your
dated store receipt must still accompany
any unit sent in for warranty work. If
the unit is returned without a dated
store receipt an out of warranty service
charge applies.
Note: Your warranty
period begins at the time of purchase.
The warranty is validated
only by the
dated store receipt! Now is the time to
record the serial number of the unit in
the space provided in the warranty
section of the manual.
INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS
INSTALLATIONWHISTLER FEATURES
FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS
OPERATION OPERATION OPERATION OPERATION OPERATION OPERATION OPERATION
Dear Whistler Owner,
With the change in time also comes change in technology.
Radar gun manufacturers have stepped up to the plate.
The new arsenal they carry is called POP
™
Mode. This new
gun is a normal K or Ka band radar gun detectable by
most radar detectors made in the past 30 years, unless
the gunis placed in POP
™
Mode. POP
™
Mode is a feature
on some newer radar guns operating on K or Ka bands.
When the gun is in POP
™
Mode and activated, a brief burst
of energy, less that 1/10 of a second, is transmitted and
the vehicles’s speed is quickly acquired. A detector without
POP
™
Mode detection capability cannot respond to this
brief transmission. This detector has the power to report
this new gun where other detectors cannot! - until now!
Whistler introduces the 1783 and 1793 SE with POP
™
Mode detection! These units are the beginning in total
protection. With POP
™
Mode detection, these units can
react fast enough to detect this new technology. Packed
with power you still have a full featured radar detector:
•
VOICE MEMO RECORDER digitally records
your voice message (1793 SE only).
•
COMPASS provides points of direction.
•
REAL VOICE
®
ALERTS are given verbally
through the detector so you do not have to take
your eyes off the road to look at the display.
•
TEXT DISPLAY shows laser-radar information,
VG-2 alerts, SWS messages, and detector status.
•
NEW POP™ MODE CAPABILITIES
Even though these units are packed full of features, they’re
still very easy to use. To fully utilize your unit to its potential,
we recommend reading this entire manual or visit our
FAQ page on our web site www.whistlergroup.com.
Note:
Compass must be calibrated before use!
See Compass Calibration set-up section.
Enjoy your new Whistler and please drive safely.
Sincerely,
The Whistler Group, Inc.
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• Digital Compass
• Real Voice
®
• High Visibility Text Display
• POP
™
Mode Detection
Capabilities
• All Band
™
• 360° Protection
• VG-2 Cloaking
™
Technology
• Safety Warning System
™
Selectable Bands
• 3 City Modes
• Quiet Mode
• Auto Quiet
• Vehicle Battery Saver
• Setting Saver
• Dim/Dark Mode
• Stay Alert
™
• Tutorial Mode
1793 SE Additional Features
• Memo Voice Recorder
• Vehicle Battery Monitor
1793 SE Accessories:
Windshield Bracket, Power
Cord, Travel Bag and Socket
Multiplier
1783
1793 SE
Feature Listing of 1783 and 1793 SE
1783 Accessories:
Windshield Bracket,
Power Cord
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Whistler’s ergonomic and user-friendly design provides a
new level of operating convenience. Special features
include:
Note: Not all units have all features listed.
1. Bracket Release Button –
Provides quick and
easy release of the mounting bracket.
2. Speaker – Provides distinct audio warnings for X,
K, Ka band radar, safety radar, laser and VG-2.
3. Mounting Bracket Location – Slot holds mounting
bracket firmly.
4. Radar Antenna – Compact, high-efficiency antenna
receives radar signals.
5. Front Laser Antenna – High gain optical lens provides
increased sensitivity and field of view for leading-edge
laser detection.
6. Rear Laser Antenna – An integrated optical
wave-guide provides superior detection of laser
signals transmitted from behind.
7. City Button - Reduces the annoyance of false
alerts typically encountered in urban driving areas.
8. Quiet/Menu Button - Pressing QUIET before a
signal is detected engages Auto Quiet Mode which
automatically reduces the audio level after the
initial warning to a low audio level setting. Pressing
QUIET during a radar/laser encounter silences
audio alerts, while allowing visual alerts to keep
you informed. Pressing and holding for 2 seconds
allows you to enter Option Select Mode (see page 12).
9. Power/Dim Dark - Turns unit on/off and engages
Dim/Dark modes (press and hold for 2 seconds).
10. Volume Up/Down Buttons – Adjust volume up or down.
11. High Visibility Text Display – Provides distinct
visual confirmation of signals detected, signal
strength, and indicates engaged modes of operation.
12. Power Jack – Provides connection for the power cord.
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Mounting Guidelines
• Mount the unit as low as possible near the center
of the windshield.
• Do not mount your unit behind wipers, ornaments,
mirrored sunscreens, etc. These obstructions have
metal surfaces which can affect radar and laser
signals and reduce critical warning time. (Regular
tinted glass does not affect reception.)
• Some windshields have an Instaclear
™
or
Electriclear
™
type coating, which affect radar signals.
Consult your dealer or the owner’s manual supplied
with your vehicle to determine if your windshield
has this coating.
• Avoid placing unit in direct contact with windshield.
• To reduce the possibility of theft, conceal your unit
when not in use.
Windshield Mounting
• Install the two suction cups and rubber bumper
onto the bracket by fitting them into their holes.
• Press the suction cups onto the windshield at the
location you have chosen.
IMPOR
TANT:
Some
newer cars have a plastic safety coating on the
inside of the windshield. The windshield bracket
may leave permanent marks on this type of surface.
To find out if your vehicle has this type of windshield,
check the owner’s manual or ask your dealer. We
recommend that you do not leave the suction cup
bracket on the window in direct sunlight.
INSTALLATION
If the detector is r
emoved, this may cause blistering
of the dash in some vehicles.
• Slide the detector onto the bracket until it locks into place.
• If necessary, the unit may be leveled by bending
the windshield bracket. Pr
ess the bracket release
button and remove the detector before bending.
Power Connection
• Plug the small end of the power cord into the
unit’s power jack.
•
Plug the large end into the vehicle’s cigarette lighter.
NOTE: Cord fits tightly into detector. When
installing the cord, expect some resistance.
Fuse Replacement
The lighter socket plug is equipped with a replaceable
2 amp 3AG fuse located behind the silver tip. T
o
r
eplace the fuse, carefully unscrew the tip of the plug.
IMPORTANT: Unscrew slowly. The tip contains a
spring which may fly out when disassembling.
Inser
t the new fuse with the spring and screw on the
tip.
With use, screw cap on plug may loosen.
Retighten occasionally.
Unscrew the tip of the lighter socket plug carefully when replacing the 2 amp fuse.
Compass Calibration Set-up
The unit will need to be calibrated in order for the
compass to provide accurate readings. To calibrate
the unit, perform the following procedure:
1. Mount the unit level in the center of the vehicle’s
windshield in which it will be used. Make sure
there are no other magnetic sources near the
detector (i.e., speaker).
OPERATION
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Compass Calibration Set-up Continued
2. Select a large clear area (parking lot or field)
without any power lines.
3. 1783 only - While parked, press both volume
buttons simultaneously.
1793 Only: Press and hold quiet button until display
says CALMODE. Then press both volume buttons
simultaneously. The display shows (scrolling):
4. If calibration does not automatically finish press both
volume buttons simultaneously to complete calibration.
The unit will beep twice and display, for example:
Note: If unit mounting is relocated in the vehicle,
(i.e., visor to windshield mounting or dash mounting),
or if the unit is moved to another vehicle, you must
recalibrate the compass.
Power On and Self-Test
Each time your Whistler detector is turned on, an
automatic self-test sequence confirms that the
speaker and visual displays are functional.
• Press Power or apply Power. Display reads in order:
1. WHISTLER 2. X-band 3. K-band 4. Ka-band
5. LASER 6. SR ON 7. VG2 OFF 8. B SVR ON
9. POP ON 10.HWY 11. NE 45°
Setting Saver
Setting Saver saves your personalized settings so
that when the detector is turned off and then on
again, you do not have to re-enter them.
Feature Engaged Confirmation
Each time a button is pressed one beep confirms
feature “on”, two beeps confirm feature “off”.
CAL DONE
NE 45
Drive in two complete circles
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Audio Level Adjustment
The audio levels can be adjusted high to low or low
to high, in seven steps.
• Press Volume up to increase audio level.
• Press Volume down to decrease audio level.
As audio level is adjusted, beeps are provided and
the display indicates volume level.
Integrated Real Voice
®
When selected, Real Voice
®
will be used to articulate
the following:
1. Band Identification
2. Safety Warning System messages
3. Feature Selection
NOTE: In certain cases the voice message does not
replicate the text message.
Compass Mode
The unit is programmed from the factory in “Combo
Mode”.
COMBO mode means that the unit provides
both compass readings as well as detecting laser/radar
signals. Through the “Option Select Mode”, either
laser / radar or compass features can be turned off meaning,
RADAR equals detection of all police bands and laser;
Compass equals no detection of police laser/radar.
NOTE: The unit must be calibrated to provide accu-
rate compass readings. See Compass Calibration
Set-up section on page 6 & 7.
Auto Quiet Mode
Auto Quiet reduces the selected audio level to level
(1) approximately 5 seconds after a radar or safety
radar signal is detected. The alert for any new signal
within 20 seconds will resume at level (1). Auto Quiet
does not affect VG-2 or laser alerts.
Auto Quiet Mode Continued
• Press Quiet/Menu (before a signal is detected) to
engage Auto Quiet.
• Once the Auto Quiet mode is engaged, you may
cancel the audio alarm by pressing Quiet.
• Press Quiet (when the unit is not alarming) to
cancel Auto Quiet mode.
Quiet Mode
Quiet cancels audio during an alert and any new alert
within 20 seconds. After 20 seconds, approximately
2 beeps are provided on any new alert and unit then
remains quiet.
• Press Quiet to cancel the audio.
• Press Quiet a second time during an alert to restore
the standard audio alert pattern; or turn the unit
off, then on.
City/City 1/City 2 Mode
Whistler’s Three Stage City Mode is designed to reduce
the annoyance of automatic door openers, intrusion
alarms and other devices which share frequencies with police
radar. Generally X band is used for these devices.
• Press City to cancel Highway mode and engage City.
• Press City a second time engages City 1.
• Press City a third time engages City 2.
• Pressing City a fourth time cancels City Modes and
returns the unit to Highway Mode.
In City Mode, weak speed/safety radar signal give an
initial alarm of two beeps, and then remains quiet
unless the signal becomes very strong. When the
signal strength increases, two additional beeps are
provided.
City 1 and CIty 2 Modes operate the same as Highway
Mode, but in City 1 Mode, only the X band sensitivity
is lowered. In City 2 Mode, X-band is not detected.
City/City 1/City 2 Mode Continued
CAUTION: Some towns/small cities may still be using
X band radar. If Auto Quiet is engaged in City 1 or
City 2 modes and the unit receives a strong radar signal,
the unit performs the Auto Quiet feature. City Modes
do not change the audio alert for laser or VG-2.
Highway Mode
Highway mode provides full audio warnings any time
radar (X, K, Ka, Safety Radar) or laser signals are
detected, and is recommended for open road driving.
For more information on City and Highway mode, please visit
our FAQ page on our website:
www.whistlergroup.com
Dim/Dark Mode
Dim/Dark Mode reduces the illumination of the display.
• Press and hold Power for 2 seconds to reduce
illumination to a Dim setting.
• Pressing and holding the power button for 2 seconds
a second time engages Dark Mode. The display
illumination is further reduced.
Dim or dark can be engaged during an alert. In Dark
Mode, the display goes dark for as long as a signal is
being detected and for 20 seconds after, then the
display returns to the dimmer setting.
• Pressing and holding the power button a third
time restores full illumination to the display.
Engaging/Disengaging VG-2
See option select mode to turn this feature on.
Teach/Tutorial Mode
Provides simulated alerts for each type of signal.
• Press City and Quiet simultaneously and release.
• Press Power to exit.
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Option Select Mode
Entering Option Select Mode allows you to customize options
such as Tone Select, Compass Select, Abbreviated Power
Up Sequence and VG-2 Mode. When selecting options,
the , or quiet must be pressed within 20 seconds or
options mode will automatically be exited. To enter:
1783 Chart
Press: Display To Change: Option:
Quiet Reads:
For 2 COMBO
Combo=
Radar &
Seconds
Compass
Radar= Radar Only
Compass= Compass
Only
1st Time TONE 3 = YES Tone 1, 2, 3
= NO (3 different X, K, Ka
Patterns)
2nd Time TEST YES = ON X, K, Ka Audio tones
= OFF 1 beep during
Power Up
3rd Time VG-2 OFF = ON Turns VG-2 On
= OFF Turns VG-2 Off
4th Time SR ON = ON Turns Safety Radar
= OFF On
5th Time VOICE ON = ON Real Voice Engaged
= OFF Real Voice
6th Time Pop ON = ON Pop On
= OFF Pop Off
7th Time B SVR ON = ON Battery Saver On
= OFF Battery Saver Off
Press: Display To Change Option:
Quiet Reads: Reads: Press
For 2 Cal Mode Press
Starts Compass
Seconds
Both Calibration
1st Time COMBO OR
Combo=
Radar &
Compass
Radar= Radar Only
Compass= Compass
Only
2nd Time TONE 3 = YES Tone 1, 2, 3
= NO (3 different X, K, Ka
Patterns)
3rd Time TEST YES = ON X, K, Ka Audio tones
= OFF 1 beep during
Power Up
4th Time X ON = ON X Band On
= OFF X Band Off
5th Time K ON = ON K Band On
= OFF K Band Off
6th Time Ka ON = ON Ka Band On
= OFF Ka Band Off
7th Time LASER ON = ON Laser Band On
= OFF Laser Band Off
8th Time VG-2 OFF = ON Turns VG-2 On
= OFF Turns VG-2 Off
9th Time SR ON = ON Turns Safety Radar On
= OFF Turns Safety Radar Off
10th Time VOICE ON = ON Real Voice Engaged
= OFF Real Voice
Disengaged
11th Time Pop ON = ON Pop On
= OFF Pop Off
12th Time B SVR ON = ON Battery Saver On
= OFF Battery Saver Off
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1793 SE Chart
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Vehicle Battery Saver Mode
The Vehicle Battery Saver Mode automatically shuts off
your detector within 3 hours if you forget to turn it off. The
timer is reset if the detector is turned off, unplugged or any
button is pressed before the 3 hours have expired. The detector
will alert you with an audible and visual warning before
it shuts off.
During this warning you can reset the unit by pressing
any button. This will reset the timer.
If the unit has automatically turned itself off, press the Power
button to turn the unit back on. You can manually engage
the Vehicle Battery Saver Mode by pressing and holding
the City button until one beep is heard.
Refer to “Option Select Mode” for instructions for
deactivating battery saver mode feature.
Vehicle Battery Monitor (1793 SE only)
The vehicle’s battery voltage can be momentarily displayed
by pressing and holding both volume buttons for 3 seconds.
Stay Alert Feature
The Stay Alert Feature is designed to test a driver’s
alertness. To engage (when unit is not alarming) :
• Press and hold City for approximately 2 seconds.
Release button during or immediately after the alert
is given. Display reads:
Within 30-60 seconds two beeps are sounded; to show
alertness, the driver must press either the City, Volume,
or Quiet buttons within 3-5 seconds. If button a is
pressed within 3-5 seconds, the cycle is repeated.
If a button was not pressed within 3-5 seconds alarm
sounds and the display reads:
• Press Power to exit.
WARNING!!! Stay Alert is NOT intended as a substitute
for adequate rest. You should NOT operate a vehicle if you
are drowsy. During extended periods of vehicle operation,
you should take frequent breaks. Improper reliance on the
Stay Alert feature may result in vehicle damage, personal
injury or death. NEVER OPERATE A VEHICLE IF YOU
ARE DROWSY.
Model Features Summary........................ 3 - 4
Installation............................................... 5 - 6
• Mounting Guidelines
• Windshield Mounting
• Power Connection And Fuse Replacement
Operation................................................ 6 - 15
• Compass Calibration
• Power On and Self-Test
• Setting Saver
• Feature Engaged Confirmation
• Audio Level Adjustment
• Integrated Real Voice
®
• Compass Mode
• Auto Quiet Mode
• Quiet Mode
• City/City 1/ City 2 Mode
• Highway Mode
• Dim/Dark Mode
• Engaging/Disengaging VG-2
• Teach/Tutorial Mode
• Option Select Mode
• Vehicle Battery Saver Mode
• Vehicle Battery Monitor
• Stay Alert Feature
• Memo Mode
Safety Warning System
™
.......................... 15
POP
™
Mode Alerts................................... 15
Laser/Radar Alerts................................... 15 - 16
• Speed Radar Audio/Visual Alerts
• Laser Audio/Visual Alerts
• Pulse Protection
®
VG-2 Alerts.............................................. 16-17
• Alert Priority
Reset Features.........................................17
Troubleshooting Guide............................ 18
Care and Maintenance.............................19
Are Detectors Legal?...............................19
FCC Information.......................................19
Speed Monitoring....................................20 - 22
• Radar Facts
• POP™ Mode
• Laser Facts
• Other Speed Detection Systems
Warranty Information...............................23 - 25
Specifications...........................................25
Accessories.............................................. 26
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