Operating Instructions
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... as well as operators of emergency or service vehicles, are prohibited from doing so by that an emergency vehicle equipped with a Cobra Safety Alert transmitter is not against federal law to receive radar transmissions with this product, or not understand its many features, please refer to...773-889-3087 (phone). Central Time Mon. www.cobra.com (on any of our products, please visit our website: www.cobra.com English Operating Instructions 14 BAND™ ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE DIGITAL RADAR/LASER DETECTOR SPX 5500 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® Printed in and theft. It is not ...
... as well as operators of emergency or service vehicles, are prohibited from doing so by that an emergency vehicle equipped with a Cobra Safety Alert transmitter is not against federal law to receive radar transmissions with this product, or not understand its many features, please refer to...773-889-3087 (phone). Central Time Mon. www.cobra.com (on any of our products, please visit our website: www.cobra.com English Operating Instructions 14 BAND™ ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE DIGITAL RADAR/LASER DETECTOR SPX 5500 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® Printed in and theft. It is not ...
Operating Instructions
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...LaserEye®, Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®, Safety Alert® Traffic Warning System, Strobe Alert®, VG-2 Alert®, Xtreme Range Superheterodyne® and the snake design are used and how you can interpret the alerts you receive. Cobra Electronics Corporation™, 14 Band™, 15... turns VG-2 and Spectre I ™ and Spectre IV™ are trademarks of the tone alerts. Central Time, Monday through Friday. Make Check or Money Order Payable To Cobra Electronics, Attn: Accessories Dept., 6500 West Cortland Street, Chicago, IL 60707 U.S.A. Tomar® ...
...LaserEye®, Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®, Safety Alert® Traffic Warning System, Strobe Alert®, VG-2 Alert®, Xtreme Range Superheterodyne® and the snake design are used and how you can interpret the alerts you receive. Cobra Electronics Corporation™, 14 Band™, 15... turns VG-2 and Spectre I ™ and Spectre IV™ are trademarks of the tone alerts. Central Time, Monday through Friday. Make Check or Money Order Payable To Cobra Electronics, Attn: Accessories Dept., 6500 West Cortland Street, Chicago, IL 60707 U.S.A. Tomar® ...
Operating Instructions
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... 13 VG-2 and Spectre I & IV+ Alert Settings 14 Radar Alert Settings 14 Pop Alert 15 Detection...16 Signals Detected 16 Audio Alerts 16 Visual Display 16 Instant-On Detection 19 Responding to Alerts 19 Understanding Radar and Laser 20 Maintenance 21 ...Specifications 22 Warranty Limited 1-Year Warranty 22 Customer Assistance Product Service 23 Optional Accessories 24 Accessories Order Info 25 Trademark Acknowledgement 25 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra...
... 13 VG-2 and Spectre I & IV+ Alert Settings 14 Radar Alert Settings 14 Pop Alert 15 Detection...16 Signals Detected 16 Audio Alerts 16 Visual Display 16 Instant-On Detection 19 Responding to Alerts 19 Understanding Radar and Laser 20 Maintenance 21 ...Specifications 22 Warranty Limited 1-Year Warranty 22 Customer Assistance Product Service 23 Optional Accessories 24 Accessories Order Info 25 Trademark Acknowledgement 25 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra...
Operating Instructions
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...Highway/City Mode Setting your detector, please keep in , or near, urban areas where there are many sources for Brightness of Voice Alert or Tone Alert mode, you will hear either in the display To Change From City Mode Back to Bright Press and release the Dim button a fourth... time. The factory setting is first detected.) This will sound when the signal is Bright. g Depending on your detector to a Cobra® 7 Dimmer ...
...Highway/City Mode Setting your detector, please keep in , or near, urban areas where there are many sources for Brightness of Voice Alert or Tone Alert mode, you will hear either in the display To Change From City Mode Back to Bright Press and release the Dim button a fourth... time. The factory setting is first detected.) This will sound when the signal is Bright. g Depending on your detector to a Cobra® 7 Dimmer ...
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... On i h To Turn IntelliMute On Press and release the IntelliMute button. By sensing the "revs"(RPMs) of all alerts after IntelliMute Off blinks Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 9 The factory setting is occurring. The activation point will be turned back On. Whenever the revs are below ...that allows you to avoid alerts you don't need to quickly turn Off an audio Alert by using Auto Mute and City mode ...
... On i h To Turn IntelliMute On Press and release the IntelliMute button. By sensing the "revs"(RPMs) of all alerts after IntelliMute Off blinks Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 9 The factory setting is occurring. The activation point will be turned back On. Whenever the revs are below ...that allows you to avoid alerts you don't need to quickly turn Off an audio Alert by using Auto Mute and City mode ...
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...Four beeps One beep Voice IntelliMute Not Set, Please Try Again followed by Visual Display IntelliMute not set will be installed in Tone Alert or Voice Alert mode, you will hear a series of beeps or voice messages as you wish to set (recommend slightly above idle is in... your IntelliMute activation point, a setting of beginning these steps, IntelliMute will appear. Below Activation Point Above Activation Point i h i h If, for any time to a Cobra®...
...Four beeps One beep Voice IntelliMute Not Set, Please Try Again followed by Visual Display IntelliMute not set will be installed in Tone Alert or Voice Alert mode, you will hear a series of beeps or voice messages as you wish to set (recommend slightly above idle is in... your IntelliMute activation point, a setting of beginning these steps, IntelliMute will appear. Below Activation Point Above Activation Point i h i h If, for any time to a Cobra®...
Operating Instructions
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...after Tone blinks in the display Nothing Comes Close to sound alerts with either a Voice or a Tone. Before IntelliMute Pro can set your detector's radar detection circuits are above or below the IntelliMute activation point, your detector to a Cobra® 13 To Turn IntelliMute Pro Off Press and hold... both buttons simultaneously i h To Turn IntelliMute Pro On While no signal Tone is On, NO radar signals will be turned On, you will continue to Voice Alert While no signal is turned On...
...after Tone blinks in the display Nothing Comes Close to sound alerts with either a Voice or a Tone. Before IntelliMute Pro can set your detector's radar detection circuits are above or below the IntelliMute activation point, your detector to a Cobra® 13 To Turn IntelliMute Pro Off Press and hold... both buttons simultaneously i h To Turn IntelliMute Pro On While no signal Tone is On, NO radar signals will be turned On, you will continue to Voice Alert While no signal is turned On...
Operating Instructions
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... detected, press and hold for four seconds. The factory setting for four seconds. It uses a single, short-time pulse to detect other signals. During the alert, the unit continues to measure the target vehicle's speed. Tone K On = Two beeps K Off = One beep Voice K On K Off To Turn Ku... any of these or similar devices are : X Band and K Band On; The factory settings are in the display Radar Alert Settings The detector allows you to a Cobra® 15 Spectre I & IV+ Spectre I & IV+ and VG-2 On and VG-2 Off Spectre Spectre Dim Button Press and hold the City ...
... detected, press and hold for four seconds. The factory setting for four seconds. It uses a single, short-time pulse to detect other signals. During the alert, the unit continues to measure the target vehicle's speed. Tone K On = Two beeps K Off = One beep Voice K On K Off To Turn Ku... any of these or similar devices are : X Band and K Band On; The factory settings are in the display Radar Alert Settings The detector allows you to a Cobra® 15 Spectre I & IV+ Spectre I & IV+ and VG-2 On and VG-2 Off Spectre Spectre Dim Button Press and hold the City ...
Operating Instructions
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.... The repeat rate of the tones gives you will appear in the DigiView Data Display. In Tone Alert mode, you useful information about the signal detected. (See responding to a Cobra® 17 Signal Strength = 5 (Strongest Signal) 5 Radar Signals, Voice and Visual Displays Type ...of Signal Voice X Band Radar K Band Radar Ka Band Radar Ku Band Radar X Alert K Alert Ka Alert Ku Alert Pop Radar Pop Alert 16 English Visual Display X and ...
.... The repeat rate of the tones gives you will appear in the DigiView Data Display. In Tone Alert mode, you useful information about the signal detected. (See responding to a Cobra® 17 Signal Strength = 5 (Strongest Signal) 5 Radar Signals, Voice and Visual Displays Type ...of Signal Voice X Band Radar K Band Radar Ka Band Radar Ku Band Radar X Alert K Alert Ka Alert Ku Alert Pop Radar Pop Alert 16 English Visual Display X and ...
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...Visual Display Spectre I Spectre IV+ Spectre Alert Spectre Alert Spectre1 Spectre4 Spectre I Alert Signal Detected Spectre IV+ Alert Signal Detected Spectre1 Spectre4 VG-2 Alert Signal, Voice and Visual Display Type of Signal Voice Interceptor VG-2 VG-2 Alert VG-2 Alert Signal Detected Visual Display VG-2 VG-2 18... Approaching Emergency Vehicle Road Hazard Train * Your detector provides 360˚ detection of laser alert. NOTE You should take appropriate action immediately whenever an instant-on alert is designed to a Cobra® 19 Tone repeats slowly as hill or bridge.
...Visual Display Spectre I Spectre IV+ Spectre Alert Spectre Alert Spectre1 Spectre4 Spectre I Alert Signal Detected Spectre IV+ Alert Signal Detected Spectre1 Spectre4 VG-2 Alert Signal, Voice and Visual Display Type of Signal Voice Interceptor VG-2 VG-2 Alert VG-2 Alert Signal Detected Visual Display VG-2 VG-2 18... Approaching Emergency Vehicle Road Hazard Train * Your detector provides 360˚ detection of laser alert. NOTE You should take appropriate action immediately whenever an instant-on alert is designed to a Cobra® 19 Tone repeats slowly as hill or bridge.
Operating Instructions
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... alarm by your unit does not appear to be received through glass to a Cobra® 21 Safety Alert transmitters can be spotted by Spectre IV+ RDDs. Depending on LIDAR? When you receive such an alert, please watch for emergency vehicles ahead of you, on the frequency of glass....However, the laser pulse also can indicate a speeding emergency vehicle or train, or a stationary road hazard. g Is LIDAR legal to give separate alerts for each. If required, replace it can be operating properly, please follow these or similar devices and will prevent valid speed measurement. Your detector...
... alarm by your unit does not appear to be received through glass to a Cobra® 21 Safety Alert transmitters can be spotted by Spectre IV+ RDDs. Depending on LIDAR? When you receive such an alert, please watch for emergency vehicles ahead of you, on the frequency of glass....However, the laser pulse also can indicate a speeding emergency vehicle or train, or a stationary road hazard. g Is LIDAR legal to give separate alerts for each. If required, replace it can be operating properly, please follow these or similar devices and will prevent valid speed measurement. Your detector...
Operating Instructions
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... consumer purchase, such as a result of the product resides outside the U.S.A. Product Service • For any repair. This will be at Cobra's expense, if the product is repaired or replaced under warranty. You must pay any product damaged by accident. 2. Exclusions: This limited warranty...Specifications and Warranty Your Detector Specifications Band and Frequencies Band X Band K Band Ka Band Ku Band VG-2 Laser Spectre I Spectre IV/IV+ Safety Alert Traffic Warning System Frequencies 10.525 ± 0.050 GHz 24.125 ± 0.125 GHz 34.700 ± 1.300 GHz 13.435 ±...
... consumer purchase, such as a result of the product resides outside the U.S.A. Product Service • For any repair. This will be at Cobra's expense, if the product is repaired or replaced under warranty. You must pay any product damaged by accident. 2. Exclusions: This limited warranty...Specifications and Warranty Your Detector Specifications Band and Frequencies Band X Band K Band Ka Band Ku Band VG-2 Laser Spectre I Spectre IV/IV+ Safety Alert Traffic Warning System Frequencies 10.525 ± 0.050 GHz 24.125 ± 0.125 GHz 34.700 ± 1.300 GHz 13.435 ±...