Whistler XTR-280 Radar Detector User Manual


 
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. Display shows in order:
1. WHISTLER 2. X-Band 3. K-Band 4. Ka-Band
5. LASER
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.POP ON 7. VG2 OFF 8. SR OFF
9. Bat Full -
This will display the batter
y status. 10. Highway
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”.
Audio Level Adjustment
The audio levels can be adjusted high to low or
low to high.
• 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.
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.
• 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.
OPERATION
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 open-
ers, intrusion alarms and other devices which share fre-
quencies with police radar. Generally, X band is
used for these devices.
• Press City to cancel Highway mode and
engage City.
• Press City again to enter City 1 Mode
- display shows ‘C1 Lo X’.
• Press City again to enter City 2 Mode
- display shows ‘C2 No X’
Pressing City a fourth time cancels City 2 Mode
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 low-
ered. In City 2 Mode, X-band is not detected.
Caution: Some towns/small cities may still be
using X band radar. City Modes do not change
the audio alert for laser or VG-2.
OPERATION
Highway Mode
Highway mode provides full audio warnings any
time radar (X, K, Ka, Safety Radar) or laser sig-
nals are detected, and is recommended for open
road driving.
( Highway mode lets ever
y signal in)
For more information on City and Highway mode,
please visit our FAQ page on our website:
www.whistlergroup.com
Teach/Tutorial Mode
Provides simulated alerts for each type of signal.
• Press City and Quiet simultaneously and
release.
• Display Shows:
• Press Power to exit.
Backlight Setting
The backlighting can be programmed to be illumi-
nated all the time, only when alarming, or choices
in-between. The options are selectable by press-
ing and holding the Power/Dim button on the
unit. The options are:
OFF-OFF = Backlight is off during normal
operation and off when the unit alarms
OFF- DIM = Backlight is off during normal
operation and dim when the unit alarms.
OFF-BRT = Backlight is off during normal
operation and bright when the unit alarms.
DIM-OFF = Backlight is dim during normal
operation and off when the unit alarms.
DIM-BRT = Backlight is dim during normal
operation and bright when the unit alarms.
Backlight will turn on, if selected, while the unit
alarms and remain on for 3 seconds after the unit
stops alarming. When any button is pressed the
backlight will illuminate at the dim setting and
remain on for 3 seconds afterwards. The backlight
will also illuminate while in option mode.
OPERATION
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