Cobra Electronics XRS 9430 owner manual Contents

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Contents

Introduction

Introduction

Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1

Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1

Controls, Indicators and Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3

Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3

Your Detector

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Highway/City Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

UltraBright Data Display Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Muting an Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Auto Mute Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

IntelliMute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Voice/Tone Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

VG-2 and Spectre 1 Alert Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

K Band and Ku Band Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Signals Detected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Audio Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Visual Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Instant-On Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Responding to Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Understanding Radar and Laser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Warranty

Limited 1-Year Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Customer Assistance

Product Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Trademark Acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Order Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Contents Customer Assistance Important Information Customer AssistanceCobra line of quality products includes Important InformationProduct Features Controls, Indicators ConnectionsDisplay and Product Features Controls, Indicators and ConnectionsContents Windshield Mounting InstallationInstallation Where to Mount Your Unit Windshield Mounting Dashboard MountingTone Getting Started and SettingsSettings Getting StartedTone Voice Visual Display SettingsHighway/City Mode UltraBright Data Display BrightnessAuto Mute Mode Muting an AlertIntelliMute Set Engine Revs Setting the IntelliMute Activation PointTo Set the IntelliMute Activation Point Tone VoiceVG-2, Spectre 1 Alert Audio Settings, K & Ku Band Detection Voice/Tone SettingAudio Alerts Detection Signals DetectedType of Signal Voice Visual Display DetectionBlinks Type of Signal Voice Visual Display 3M Opticom or TomarInstant-On Detection Responding to AlertsStrobe Alert Safety Alert Traffic Warning SystemUnderstanding Radar and Laser VG-2 and SpectreSpecifications MaintenanceSpecifications Maintenance Maintenance of Your Radar DetectorProduct Service WarrantyProduct Service Trademark Acknowledgement Limited 1-Year WarrantyIncludes plug and fuse Optional AccessoriesOptional Accessories Coiled 12V DC Power Cord