Getting Started
Your Detector
Power On/Off
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Rotate clockwise (away from you)
To Turn on the Unit and Adjust the Audio Volume
Getting Started
Your Detector
Standby Screen Icons
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Your detector uses the following icons to indicate modes and functions when set:
City Mode | Highway Mode | Compass | Battery Voltage |
13.2V
IntelliMute Above | IntelliMute Below |
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Activation Point | Activation Point | User and Alert Settings | Sample Screen |
Rotate the
Unit will cycle through Power On / Self Test and display the Standby screen when complete. Standby screen will show City or Highway icon. Car Battery Voltage, Compass, and IntelliMute will also show if turned on (see note).
Display changes to Display Timeout after 30 seconds
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Testing, then |
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three beeps |
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| System Ready |
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NOTE
For example, the sample screen indicates that IntelliMute is active, the Compass is calibrated, your system is set to Highway mode and your vehicle’s battery voltage is charged to 13.8 volts.
Display Brightness Control
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Your detector has a Bright display mode (for daytime driving) and three levels of the Dim display mode:
(factory default).
■ Dim for dusk driving.
NOTE
NOTE
When the system is first turned on from new, only the City or Highway icon will show on the screen because the Show Compass, IntelliMute and Show Car Battery Voltage functions are set to off at the factory. See pages 14, 16 and 19 to turn these functions on.
■Dimmer for night driving.
■Dark to prevent all visual alerts from displaying.
The factory setting is Dim. This level can be changed in programming mode (see page 10.)
You can toggle between Bright and Dim modes by pressing the Dimbutton.
At the dark setting the display will show a small dot moving back and forth toward the bottom of the screen to indicate the unit is turned on.
NOTE
In some vehicles, power is supplied to the cigarette lighter even while the ignition is off. If this is the case with your vehicle and you have turned the SmartPower off, you should turn off or unplug your detector when parking for lengthy periods. Cobra recommends leaving SmartPower at the factory setting, which is on. See page 18.
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Dim Button
Press and release
NOTE
When you change to Dim mode, the unit will enter whichever dim default mode is set at the time.
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