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...; For more information or to order any of our products, please visit our website: www.cobra.com English Operating Instructions 14 BAND™ ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE DIGITAL RADAR/LASER DETECTOR SPX 5400 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® Printed in China Part No. 480-838-P Version B English Introduction Important Information and Customer Assistance Important Information •...
...; For more information or to order any of our products, please visit our website: www.cobra.com English Operating Instructions 14 BAND™ ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE DIGITAL RADAR/LASER DETECTOR SPX 5400 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® Printed in China Part No. 480-838-P Version B English Introduction Important Information and Customer Assistance Important Information •...
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... X K Ka V S c X K Ka V S Congratulations! You've made a smart choice by radar detector detectors (RDDs) when traveling at slower speeds Mounting Mounts easily on single pulse radar guns Tone Alert or Voice Alert® With adjustable volume UltraBright™ Data Display Easy-to-read with signal... the latest super-fast instant-on windshield or dashboard This booklet describes the simple steps for Ford is a registered trademark of Cobra Electronics Corporation, USA. SpeedLaser™ is a registered trademark of Applied Concepts, Inc. Interceptor VG-2™ is a trademark ...
... X K Ka V S c X K Ka V S Congratulations! You've made a smart choice by radar detector detectors (RDDs) when traveling at slower speeds Mounting Mounts easily on single pulse radar guns Tone Alert or Voice Alert® With adjustable volume UltraBright™ Data Display Easy-to-read with signal... the latest super-fast instant-on windshield or dashboard This booklet describes the simple steps for Ford is a registered trademark of Cobra Electronics Corporation, USA. SpeedLaser™ is a registered trademark of Applied Concepts, Inc. Interceptor VG-2™ is a trademark ...
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...Customer Assistance A1 Controls, Indicators and Connections A2 Display ...A3 Product Features A3 Your Detector Installation 2 Getting Started 5 Auxiliary Audio Jack 5 Settings...6 Highway/City Mode 6 UltraBright...IntelliMute Pro 12 Voice/Tone Setting 13 VG-2 and Spectre I & IV+ Alert Settings 13 Radar Alert and Pop Alert Settings 14 Detection...15 Signals Detected 15 Audio Alerts 15 Visual Display ...15 Instant-On Detection 18 Responding to Alerts 18 Understanding Radar and Laser 19 Maintenance 20 Specifications 21 Warranty Limited 1-Year Warranty 22 Customer...
...Customer Assistance A1 Controls, Indicators and Connections A2 Display ...A3 Product Features A3 Your Detector Installation 2 Getting Started 5 Auxiliary Audio Jack 5 Settings...6 Highway/City Mode 6 UltraBright...IntelliMute Pro 12 Voice/Tone Setting 13 VG-2 and Spectre I & IV+ Alert Settings 13 Radar Alert and Pop Alert Settings 14 Detection...15 Signals Detected 15 Audio Alerts 15 Visual Display ...15 Instant-On Detection 18 Responding to Alerts 18 Understanding Radar and Laser 19 Maintenance 20 Specifications 21 Warranty Limited 1-Year Warranty 22 Customer...
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...Make sure the rubber cups and your detector if you Mount it . DO NOT use the detector to the bracket. 2. You can temporarily remove the detector whenever you have a clear view out the back window to a Cobra® 3 Your Detector Installation Installation • Where to Mount... Your Unit You will get optimum performance from your windshield are clean. 3. The LaserEye Should Have a Clear View Radar and laser signals...
...Make sure the rubber cups and your detector if you Mount it . DO NOT use the detector to the bracket. 2. You can temporarily remove the detector whenever you have a clear view out the back window to a Cobra® 3 Your Detector Installation Installation • Where to Mount... Your Unit You will get optimum performance from your windshield are clean. 3. The LaserEye Should Have a Clear View Radar and laser signals...
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... and release the IntelliMute button. Tone One beep Voice Auto Mute On Visual Display None Voice Auto Mute Off Visual Display None 8 English Your Detector Settings IntelliMute IntelliMute is a unique feature that point, IntelliMute will begin muting. The activation point will work with some vehicles because it cannot sense... pressing the Mute button. Whenever the revs are below that allows you to avoid alerts you don't need to hear because you to a Cobra® 9 Your Detector Settings Muting an Alert Your detector allows you are at low speed and automatically mutes audio...
... and release the IntelliMute button. Tone One beep Voice Auto Mute On Visual Display None Voice Auto Mute Off Visual Display None 8 English Your Detector Settings IntelliMute IntelliMute is a unique feature that point, IntelliMute will begin muting. The activation point will work with some vehicles because it cannot sense... pressing the Mute button. Whenever the revs are below that allows you to avoid alerts you don't need to hear because you to a Cobra® 9 Your Detector Settings Muting an Alert Your detector allows you are at low speed and automatically mutes audio...
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... will be spotted by radar detector detectors (RDDs) such as VG-2, Spectre I & IV+ alerts is being detected, press and hold the Mute button for four seconds. The factory setting To Change From Voice Alert to a Cobra® 13 Tone On = Two Beeps Off = One Beep Voice Spectre VG-2 On Spectre... VG-2 Off Visual Display V will blink twice in the display V will blink once in use radar detector detectors (RDDs) to VG-2 and Spectre I & IV+ RDD ...
... will be spotted by radar detector detectors (RDDs) such as VG-2, Spectre I & IV+ alerts is being detected, press and hold the Mute button for four seconds. The factory setting To Change From Voice Alert to a Cobra® 13 Tone On = Two Beeps Off = One Beep Voice Spectre VG-2 On Spectre... VG-2 Off Visual Display V will blink twice in the display V will blink once in use radar detector detectors (RDDs) to VG-2 and Spectre I & IV+ RDD ...
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... effective range of signal detected (including separate tones for four seconds. The factory setting is Pop Detect Off. 14 English Settings and Detection Your Detector Pop Alert (continued) To Turn Pop Alert On and Off While no signal is being detected, press and hold both the Mute and City ... will first hear several tones, then a voice message announcing the type of a K and Ka (Bee III Ka radar gun) band Instant-On radar gun. The repeat rate of the tones gives you to a Cobra® 15 It uses a single, short-time pulse to detect other signals. In Tone Alert mode, you will...
... effective range of signal detected (including separate tones for four seconds. The factory setting is Pop Detect Off. 14 English Settings and Detection Your Detector Pop Alert (continued) To Turn Pop Alert On and Off While no signal is being detected, press and hold both the Mute and City ... will first hear several tones, then a voice message announcing the type of a K and Ka (Bee III Ka radar gun) band Instant-On radar gun. The repeat rate of the tones gives you to a Cobra® 15 It uses a single, short-time pulse to detect other signals. In Tone Alert mode, you will...
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... letter S will appear. Your Detector Detection During pop alerts, the ...Radar Signals, Voice and Visual Displays Type of Signal Voice X Band Radar K Band Radar Ka Band Radar X Alert K Alert Ka Alert Ku Band Radar Pop Radar... Mode Ku Alert Pop Alert Visual Display X and Signal Strength K and Signal Strength Ka and Signal Strength X K and Signal Strength P is Steady X Signal Detected 2 X K Ka V S K Signal Detected 3 X K Ka V S Ka Signal Detected 5 X K Ka V S Ku Signal Detected 4 X K Ka V S POP Alert Signal Detected P X K Ka V S 16 English Your Detector...detector...
... letter S will appear. Your Detector Detection During pop alerts, the ...Radar Signals, Voice and Visual Displays Type of Signal Voice X Band Radar K Band Radar Ka Band Radar X Alert K Alert Ka Alert Ku Band Radar Pop Radar... Mode Ku Alert Pop Alert Visual Display X and Signal Strength K and Signal Strength Ka and Signal Strength X K and Signal Strength P is Steady X Signal Detected 2 X K Ka V S K Signal Detected 3 X K Ka V S Ka Signal Detected 5 X K Ka V S Ku Signal Detected 4 X K Ka V S POP Alert Signal Detected P X K Ka V S 16 English Your Detector...detector...
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...most radar detectors. You are radar detector detectors (RDDs) that work by detecting low-level signals emitted by most conventional radar detectors will detect Safety Alert signals as you when such a device is growing. Because these alerts will alert you reach it to a Cobra... caution emergency vehicle, railroad crossing, or road hazard (construction, accident, etc.). 18 English Understanding Radar and Laser Your Detector Understanding Radar and Laser • Radar Speed Monitoring Systems Three band frequencies have been approved by VG-2 and Spectre I RDDs. When you...
...most radar detectors. You are radar detector detectors (RDDs) that work by detecting low-level signals emitted by most conventional radar detectors will detect Safety Alert signals as you when such a device is growing. Because these alerts will alert you reach it to a Cobra... caution emergency vehicle, railroad crossing, or road hazard (construction, accident, etc.). 18 English Understanding Radar and Laser Your Detector Understanding Radar and Laser • Radar Speed Monitoring Systems Three band frequencies have been approved by VG-2 and Spectre I RDDs. When you...
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...the power cord is designed and built to a Cobra® 21 Yes. g Can LIDAR operate while in your unit does not appear to its operation. Additional patents may be received through glass? Yes. LIDAR operates much like a radar signal, though not as sign posts, utility poles,... entire measurement interval. g Is LIDAR legal to trigger an alarm by your vehicle's cigarette lighter is clean and free of Your Radar Detector Your detector is properly connected. It is required. Maintenance • Maintenance of corrosion. No routine Maintenance is legal in all at the same...
...the power cord is designed and built to a Cobra® 21 Yes. g Can LIDAR operate while in your unit does not appear to its operation. Additional patents may be received through glass? Yes. LIDAR operates much like a radar signal, though not as sign posts, utility poles,... entire measurement interval. g Is LIDAR legal to trigger an alarm by your vehicle's cigarette lighter is clean and free of Your Radar Detector Your detector is properly connected. It is required. Maintenance • Maintenance of corrosion. No routine Maintenance is legal in all at the same...
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... outside the U.S.A. If the owner of a sales receipt. including, without charge, repair or replace, at its option, defective Radar/Laser Detectors, products or component parts upon receipt, depending on any incidental, consequential or other rights which vary from loss of the repair ...enforced by the first consumer purchaser, provided that the product be sent to its Cobra Radar/Laser Detectors, and the component parts thereof, will , without limitation, damages resulting from state to the Cobra Factory Service Department, accompanied by accident. 2. You must be liable for a ...
... outside the U.S.A. If the owner of a sales receipt. including, without charge, repair or replace, at its option, defective Radar/Laser Detectors, products or component parts upon receipt, depending on any incidental, consequential or other rights which vary from loss of the repair ...enforced by the first consumer purchaser, provided that the product be sent to its Cobra Radar/Laser Detectors, and the component parts thereof, will , without limitation, damages resulting from state to the Cobra Factory Service Department, accompanied by accident. 2. You must be liable for a ...