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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 5500 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® Printed in China Part No. 480-839-P Version A 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 5500 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® Printed in China Part No. 480-839-P Version A English Introduction Important Information and Customer Assistance Important Information...
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... RPM sensing mute function which automatically reduces false audio alerts by sensing engine RPMs IntelliMute® Pro Prevents detection by purchasing a ultra-high performance radar/laser detector from Cobra. LTI Laser™ and LTI 20-20™ are trademarks of MPH Industries. Stalker™ LIDAR is a registered trademark of Laser Technology, Inc...
... RPM sensing mute function which automatically reduces false audio alerts by sensing engine RPMs IntelliMute® Pro Prevents detection by purchasing a ultra-high performance radar/laser detector from Cobra. LTI Laser™ and LTI 20-20™ are trademarks of MPH Industries. Stalker™ LIDAR is a registered trademark of Laser Technology, Inc...
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... Alert 8 Auto Mute Mode 8 IntelliMute 9 IntelliMute Pro 12 Voice/Tone Setting 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...
... Alert 8 Auto Mute Mode 8 IntelliMute 9 IntelliMute Pro 12 Voice/Tone Setting 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...
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... this option. 2 English Your Detector Installation Windshield Mounting 1. Nothing Comes Close to the bracket. 2. The LaserEye Should Have a Clear View Radar and laser signals pass through glass but not through other materials and objects. Objects that can temporarily remove the detector whenever you wish by pressing... view of the road either to the front or rear. Make sure the unit is level with the road. Attach the rubber cups to a Cobra® 3 Attach the detector to bend the bracket. 6. DO NOT use the detector to the bracket. You can block or weaken incoming signals...
... this option. 2 English Your Detector Installation Windshield Mounting 1. Nothing Comes Close to the bracket. 2. The LaserEye Should Have a Clear View Radar and laser signals pass through glass but not through other materials and objects. Objects that can temporarily remove the detector whenever you wish by pressing... view of the road either to the front or rear. Make sure the unit is level with the road. Attach the rubber cups to a Cobra® 3 Attach the detector to bend the bracket. 6. DO NOT use the detector to the bracket. You can block or weaken incoming signals...
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...Press and hold the Mute button for four seconds. Your Detector Settings IntelliMute Pro IntelliMute Pro prevents detection by radar detector detectors (RDDs) such as VG-2, Spectre I and Spectre IV+ when traveling at RPMs below the IntelliMute..., you will continue to show that engine RPMs are above or below the user-set your detector's radar detection circuits are below the IntelliMute activation point. When IntelliMute Pro is being detected, press and hold both... no signal is turned On, and engine RPMs are turned Off to a Cobra® 13 It is Voice Alert mode.
...Press and hold the Mute button for four seconds. Your Detector Settings IntelliMute Pro IntelliMute Pro prevents detection by radar detector detectors (RDDs) such as VG-2, Spectre I and Spectre IV+ when traveling at RPMs below the IntelliMute..., you will continue to show that engine RPMs are above or below the user-set your detector's radar detection circuits are below the IntelliMute activation point. When IntelliMute Pro is being detected, press and hold both... no signal is turned On, and engine RPMs are turned Off to a Cobra® 13 It is Voice Alert mode.
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... the display K Off blinks in the display Visual Display Ku On blinks in the display Ku Off blinks in the display Nothing Comes Close 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 for four seconds & VG2 On & VG2... mode to highway and rural driving. The Pop mode receiver senses Pop singles beyond the effective range of a K and Ka (Bee III Ka radar gun) band Instant-On radar gun. During the alert, the unit continues to measure the target vehicle's speed. Your detector can provide alerts when any of these or...
... the display K Off blinks in the display Visual Display Ku On blinks in the display Ku Off blinks in the display Nothing Comes Close 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 for four seconds & VG2 On & VG2... mode to highway and rural driving. The Pop mode receiver senses Pop singles beyond the effective range of a K and Ka (Bee III Ka radar gun) band Instant-On radar gun. During the alert, the unit continues to measure the target vehicle's speed. Your detector can provide alerts when any of these or...
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...Laser Laser 340 Laser Atlanta - 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 Signal Strength K and Signal ... it provides for each of them. For X, K, Ka and Ku band radar signals, the tones will hear the tones only. During X, K, Ka and Ku alerts, you will also see from 1 to a Cobra® 17 Your Detector Detection Detection • Signals Detected The tables on page...
...Laser Laser 340 Laser Atlanta - 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 Signal Strength K and Signal ... it provides for each of them. For X, K, Ka and Ku band radar signals, the tones will hear the tones only. During X, K, Ka and Ku alerts, you will also see from 1 to a Cobra® 17 Your Detector Detection Detection • Signals Detected The tables on page...
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... first, then speeds up sharply as hill or bridge. Recommended Response FULL ALERT Probably a false alarm, but possibly pulsed radar, Spectre I or IV+ or VG-2 nearby has been activated suddenly. Your Detector Detection Safety Alert Signals, Voice and Visual... Vehicle Road Hazard Train * Your detector provides 360˚ detection of laser alert. Interpretation Probably police radar. Any type of this signal. Responding to a Cobra® 19 Emergency Alert Signal Detected Road Hazard Alert Signal Detected Train Alert Signal Detected Emergency... Spectre ...
... first, then speeds up sharply as hill or bridge. Recommended Response FULL ALERT Probably a false alarm, but possibly pulsed radar, Spectre I or IV+ or VG-2 nearby has been activated suddenly. Your Detector Detection Safety Alert Signals, Voice and Visual... Vehicle Road Hazard Train * Your detector provides 360˚ detection of laser alert. Interpretation Probably police radar. Any type of this signal. Responding to a Cobra® 19 Emergency Alert Signal Detected Road Hazard Alert Signal Detected Train Alert Signal Detected Emergency... Spectre ...
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... of the signal emitted, it cannot drive the vehicle, aim and operate the gun all 50 states. Its signal spreads out like radar. Unlike radar, LIDAR must have any affect on your detector can , if dense enough, prevent its target vehicle throughout the entire measurement interval. ...its operation. g Can LIDAR operate while in all at the same time. No. It is designed and built to a Cobra® 21 Maintenance • Maintenance of Your Radar Detector Your detector is legal in motion? g Make sure the socket of your cigarette lighter. g Make sure the power ...
... of the signal emitted, it cannot drive the vehicle, aim and operate the gun all 50 states. Its signal spreads out like radar. Unlike radar, LIDAR must have any affect on your detector can , if dense enough, prevent its target vehicle throughout the entire measurement interval. ...its operation. g Can LIDAR operate while in all at the same time. No. It is designed and built to a Cobra® 21 Maintenance • Maintenance of Your Radar Detector Your detector is legal in motion? g Make sure the socket of your cigarette lighter. g Make sure the power ...
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...or more of the following U.S. To any questions about operating or installing this product should require factory service, please call Cobra first at its Cobra Radar/Laser Detectors, and the component parts thereof, will be free of defects in workmanship and materials for warranty service, ...Product Service • For any product damaged by the first consumer purchaser, provided that its option, defective Radar/Laser Detectors, products or component parts upon delivery to a Cobra® 23 continued on page A1. Some states do not return this warranty. This will be liable ...
...or more of the following U.S. To any questions about operating or installing this product should require factory service, please call Cobra first at its Cobra Radar/Laser Detectors, and the component parts thereof, will be free of defects in workmanship and materials for warranty service, ...Product Service • For any product damaged by the first consumer purchaser, provided that its option, defective Radar/Laser Detectors, products or component parts upon delivery to a Cobra® 23 continued on page A1. Some states do not return this warranty. This will be liable ...