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11 BAND™ ULTRA
HIGH-PERFORMANCE
DIGITAL RADAR/LASER
DETECTOR WITH XTREME
RANGE SUPERHETERODYNE™
TECHNOLOGY
Customer Assistance
Customer Assistance •
Should you encounter any problems with this product, or not understand its many features,
please refer to this owner’s manual. If you require further assistance after reading this
manual, Cobra Electronics offers the following customer assistance services:
Radar and laser signals pass through glass but not through other materials
and objects. Objects that can block or weaken incoming signals include: 7. Plug the cigarette lighter
adapter on the power
■ Windshield wiper blades cord into your vehicle’s
■ Mirrored sun screens cigarette lighter.
■ Dark tinting at the top of the windshield 8. You can temporarily remove the detector whenever you
■ Heated windshields currently available on some vehicles wish by depressing the bracket release button and sliding
(Instaclear for Ford, Electriclear for GM). Consult your dealer it off the bracket.
to see if you have this option.
On-Off/
1. Place the detector on the dashboard to find a location Volume Control
where the unit has a clear, level view of the road. Rotate clockwise
The angle CANNOT be adjusted after mounting. (away from you)
2. Remove the paper backing
from one (1) side of the ns
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hook-and-loop fastener.
ary
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co
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4. Attach the detector to the Start-up is complete when the display continuously shows the
hook-and-loop fastener. current compass direction (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W or NW) plus
You can remove and single letters indicating current user mode settings (c = City
reattach the unit as mode, City X Beep Off mode and City X+K mode, h = Highway
often as you like. mode, i = IntelliMute on).
To Set The City Mode Default Directly Using The Set/City Button
Set/City Button
Press and release Press and hold the Tone Or Voice Visual Display
Set/City button.
One (1) beep each time Cycles — see chart above
To Change From Highway Mode To City Mode
the display cycles
Press and Tone Visual Display Voice
release the Release the Set/City None City X Beep Off,
One (1) beep c appears in City X or City X Beep button to select the City X+K or City X
Set/City button.
the display Off or City X, K current display as
default.
City Mode
NOTE
NW c When you change to City mode, the unit will enter
whichever city default mode is set at the time. To Set The City Mode Default Using Program Mode
(See Page 7 For Instructions On Using Program Mode)
Beep Off
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Your Detector
Settings
Muting An Alert Voice Alert And Tone Alert Modes
Your detector allows you to quickly turn off an Audio Alert by momentarily You can set your detector to sound alerts and confirm user settings with
pressing the Program/Mute button. If you press the Program/Mute button either a Voice or a Tone. The factory setting for Alert mode is Voice.
a second time during the Alert, the Audio Alert will be turned back on.
To Select Voice Or Tone Mode Using Program Mode
(See Page 7 For Instructions On Using Program Mode)
To Turn Turn Off Or On An Audio Alert Using The Program/Mute Button Voice Alert Voice Voice Alert
CAUTION
NW ih Intelli Do not attempt to set the rev point while driving.
Your vehicle should be parked and idling.
Intelli Mute
IntelliMute must be turned on before setting the activation point.
Mute Off
On
NOTE Mute
NOTE
If the unit is unable to sense usable pulses within three (3) Set! When the instructions direct you to drive in two (2) circles, a large
seconds or if you do not set a rev point within 20 seconds parking lot is the most convenient place to do so. It does not matter
of beginning these steps, IntelliMute will indicate an error
and automatically turn off.
what direction your vehicle is pointing when you start the circles, which
IntelliMute IntelliMute Off direction you go to make the circles, and it does not have to be exactly
Not Set
Tone Visual Display Voice Intelli two (2) circles. You do NOT have to make perfect circles. You can drive
IntelliMu...
in any pattern, as long as you make two (2) complete turns. Four (4)
One (1) beep IntelliMute not set IntelliMute not set Mute
Please try again Please try again Please tr... three-point turns, two (2) small squares, or any two (2) complete loops
Off will work as well as two (2) circles. It does not matter what size the
One (1) beep IntelliMute Off IntelliMute Off
circles are, if your speed is constant, or how fast you make the circles
[but less than two (2) minutes]. Please be careful when making the
circles and watch for other traffic.
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Your Detector
Settings Your Detector
Settings
Set/City Pop Alert
Button
Select/Dim Button Pop Alert will alert you of Pop radar signals. During the alert, the unit
Program/Mute Button continues to detect other signals. The factory setting is Pop Detect off.
To Calibrate The Compass Using Program Mode To Turn Pop Detect Mode On Or Off Using Program Mode
(See Page 7 For Instructions On Using Program Mode) (See Page 7 For Instructions On Using Program Mode)
In Program mode, go to Tone Visual Display Voice In Program mode, Tone Visual Display Voice
Set Compass. go to Pop Detect.
None Set Compass None Two (2) beeps Pop On Ka Pop On
Press and hold the Set/City button One (1) beep Drive in 2 Set Compass One (1) beep Pop Off Ka Pop Off
to begin setting the compass. circles…
Press SET Pop Detect On Pop Detect Off
when done…
Within two (2) minutes, drive your Three (3) Compass Set! Compass Set Pop On Pop Off
vehicle in a circle twice, then press beeps For two (2)
the Set/City button again. seconds
followed by
direction of
travel (N, NE,
E, SE, S, SW,
W or NW)
Press and release either the Select/Dim None None None
button to proceed to the next user
mode or the Program/Mute button
to exit Program mode.
Calibrate Direction
Set Compass Compass Compass Set Of Travel
NOTE
If you do not press the Set/City button within two (2) minutes after beginning
the set compass process, compass calibration will automatically terminate.
Terminate
Tone Visual Display Voice
Compass n...
One (1) beep Compass not set… Compass not set…
Please try again… Please try again… Please tr...
To Turn VG-2 Detect Mode Off Or On Using Program Mode To Turn Spectre 1 Detect Mode Off Or On Using Program Mode
(See Page 7 For Instructions On Using Program Mode) (See Page 7 For Instructions On Using Program Mode)
In Program mode, Tone Visual Display Voice In Program mode, Tone Visual Display Voice
go to VG-2 Detect. go to Spectre 1 Detect.
One (1) beep VG2 Off VG2 Off One (1) beep Spectre Off Spectre Off
Two (2) beeps VG2 On VG2 On Two (2) beeps Spectre On Spectre On
VG-2 Detect Off VG-2 Detect On Spectre 1 Detect Off Spectre 1 Detect On
To Turn VG-2 Audio Mode Off Or On Using Program Mode To Turn Spectre 1 Mode Off Or On Using Program Mode
(See Page 7 For Instructions On Using Program Mode) (See Page 7 For Instructions On Using Program Mode)
In Program mode, Tone Visual Display Voice In Program mode, Tone Visual Display Voice
go to VG-2 Audio. go to Spectre 1 Audio.
One (1) beep VG2 Audio Off VG2 Audio Off One (1) beep Spectre Audio Off Spectre Audio Off
Two (2) beeps VG2 Audio On VG2 Audio On Two (2) beeps Spectre Audio On Spectre Audio On
VG-2 Audio Off VG-2 Audio On Spectre 1 Audio Off Spectre 1 Audio On
SmartPower Entering .
Standby Mode
Bright Display
Bright
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X -- 2 K ---
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Ka--- -_
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-5 Pop Safety Alert Signals And Visual Displays
Type of Signal Visual Display Voice
Emergency Vehicles Emergency Vehicle Emergency Vehicle Approaching
Road Hazards Road Hazard Road Hazard Ahead
Laser Signals And Visual Displays Trains Train Train Approaching
Type of Signal Visual Display Voice Emergency Alert Road Hazard Alert Train Alert Signal
Signal Detected Signal Detected Detected
LTI 20-20* Laser 20/20 Laser Alert
LTI Ultra-Lyte* Laser UltraLyte Laser Alert Emergency... Road Train
Kustom Signals ProLaser* Laser Pro Laser Laser Alert
Kustom Signals ProLaser III* Laser Pro Laser 3 Laser Alert
Hazard
* Your detector provides 360˚ detection of these signals. NOTE
Kustom Signals Kustom Signals
There are different tones for each Safety Alert.
LTI 20-20 LTI Ultra-Lyte ProLaser ProLaser III
VG-2 And Spectre 1 Alert Signals And Visual Displays
Laser Laser Laser Laser Type of Signal Visual Display Voice
VG-2 Alert VG2 VG-2 Alert
20/20 UltraLyte Pro Laser Pro Laser 3
Spectre 1 Spectre1 Spectre Alert
Spectre 1 Alert VG-2 Alert
Signal Detected Signal Detected
NOTE
Beep rate changes with different laser alerts. Spectre1 VG2
NOTE
There are different tones for each alert.
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Your Detector
Detection Your Detector
Understanding Radar And Laser
Instant-On Detection Understanding Radar And Laser •
Your detector is designed to detect Instant-On speed monitoring signals, Radar Speed Monitoring Systems
which can suddenly appear at full strength.
Three (3) band frequencies have been approved by the Federal Communications
NOTE Commission (FCC) for use by speed monitoring radar equipment:
You should take appropriate action X band 10.525 GHz
immediately whenever an instant-on alert is given. K band 24.150 GHz
Pop Detection Ka band 33.400 – 36.00 GHz
Your detector is designed to detect single pulse mode radars. These radars Your detector detects signals in all three (3) radar bands.
are designed to have a low probability of detection. You should note that these
radar guns have a much shorter range while in this mode. VG-2 And Spectre 1
VG-2 and Spectre 1 are “detector detectors” that work by detecting low-level
Responding To Alerts signals emitted by most radar detectors. Your detector does not emit signals
that can be detected by VG-2 or Spectre 1, but does detect VG-2 and Spectre 1
Recommended
Description Interpretation signals and will alert you when a device is in use near your vehicle, if you
Response
so choose.
Tone repeats slowly at first, Probably police radar. FULL ALERT
then speeds up rapidly. Safety Alert Traffic Warning System
Tone sounds one (1) Probably a false alarm, Exercise caution FCC-approved Safety Alert transmitters emit microwave radar signals that
time only. but possibly pulsed radar, indicate the presence of a safety-related concern. Depending on the frequency
Spectre 1 or VG-2 nearby. of the signal emitted, it can indicate a speeding emergency vehicle or train,
Tone instantly begins Radar, Spectre 1 or VG-2 nearby FULL ALERT or a stationary road hazard.
repeating rapidly. has been activated suddenly.
Because these microwave signals are within the K band frequency, most
Pop mode tone. Pop mode gun very close. FULL ALERT conventional radar detectors will detect Safety Alert signals as standard
Tone repeats slowly as you Probably police FULL ALERT K band radar. Your detector, however, is designed to differentiate between
approach a hill or bridge, then radar beyond the standard K band and Safety Alert signals, and give separate alerts for each.
speeds up sharply as you hill or bridge.
reach it. Safety Alert technology is relatively new. Safety Alert transmitters can
Tone repeats slowly Probably a false alarm. Exercise caution
be found in limited numbers in all 50 states, but the number is growing.
for a short period. Depending on your location, you may not receive these alerts regularly
and may often encounter emergency vehicles, trains and road hazards
Any type of laser alert. Laser alerts are FULL ALERT
never false alarms. without being alerted. As the number of transmitters increases,
these alerts will become more common.
Any Safety Alert You are nearing an emergency Exercise caution
or Strobe Alert. vehicle, railroad crossing, or When you receive such an alert, please watch for emergency vehicles ahead
road hazard (construction, of you, on cross streets and behind you. If you see an emergency vehicle
accident, etc.).
approaching, please pull over to the right side of the road and allow it to pass.
If you suspect that your unit requires service, please call 773-889-3087 Cobra Electronics Corporation, 11 Band, EasySet, IntelliMute, IntelliShield,
BEFORE shipping it to Cobra. This will ensure that you receive service Road Ready, SmartPower, Spectre 1 Alert, UltraBright, Voice Alert and Xtreme
as quickly as possible. Range Superheterodyne are trademarks of Cobra Electronics Corporation.
If you are asked to send your unit to the Cobra factory, please follow Opticom is a trademark of 3M Corporation. Instaclear for Ford is a
these steps: registered trademark of Ford Motor Company, Inc. Electriclear for GM
is a registered trademark of General Motors Corporation. 20-20 and
1. Send the complete unit, including power cord. (It is not necessary Ultra-Lyte are trademarks of Laser Technology, Inc. ProLaser and
to include the mounting bracket.) ProLaser III are trademarks of Kustom Signals, Inc. Bee III and Pop
2. For warranty repair, enclose some form of proof-of-purchase, are a trademarks of MPH Industries. Spectre is a trademark of Stalcar.
such as a photocopy or carbon copy of a sales receipt. If you Interceptor VG-2 is a trademark of TechniSonic Industries LTD.
send the original receipt, it cannot be returned. Tomar is a registered trademark of TOMAR Electronics, Inc.
3. Enclose a typed or clearly written description of the problem
you are having with your unit, plus the name and address where
you want the unit returned.
4. Pack the unit securely to prevent damage during transit. If possible,
use the original packing materials.
5. Ship prepaid and insured using a traceable carrier such as United Parcel
Service (UPS), Federal Express, or Priority mail with delivery confirmation.
Ship to: Cobra Factory Service, Cobra Electronics Corporation, 6500 West
Cortland Street, Chicago, IL 60707 U.S.A.
6. Please allow three (3) to four (4) weeks before contacting us about
the status of your service. Call 773-889-3087 for assistance. If your
unit is under warranty, it will either be repaired or replaced upon receipt,
depending on the model. If your unit is out of warranty, you will receive
a letter informing you of the repair or replacement charge.
Telephone
Customer Signature
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