Cobra Electronics XRS 9430 Instant-On Detection, Responding to Alerts, Description, Recommended

Models: XRS 9430

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Strobe Alert Signals, Voice and Visual Displays

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Detection

Your Detector

Strobe Alert Signals, Voice and Visual Displays

Type of Signal

Voice

Visual Display

3M Opticom or Tomar*

Emergency Vehicle Approaching

S Blinks

* Your detector provides 360˚ detection of this signal.

Strobe Alert Signal Detected

X K Ka V S c

Safety Alert Signals, Voice and Visual Displays

Type of Signal

Voice

Visual Display

Emergency Vehicles

Emergency Vehicle Approaching

S is Steady

Road Hazards

Road Hazard Ahead

S is Steady

Trains

Train Approaching

S is Steady

Safety Alert Signal Detected

 

 

X K Ka V S c

 

 

NOTE

There are different tones for each Safety Alert.

VG-2 and Spectre 1 Alert Signals, Voice and Visual Displays

Type of Signal

Voice

Visual Display

Interceptor VG-2

VG-2 Alert

V is Steady

Spectre 1

Spectre Alert

V Blinks

VG-2 Alert Signal Detected

Spectre 1 Alert Signal Detected

 

X K Ka V S c

X K Ka V S c

 

NOTE

 

 

There are different tones for each alert.

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Detection

Your Detector

Instant-On Detection

Your detector is designed to detect Instant-Onspeed monitoring signals, which can suddenly appear at full strength.

NOTE

You should take appropriate action

immediately whenever an instant-on alert is given.

Responding to Alerts

Description

Interpretation

 

Recommended

 

 

Response

 

 

 

 

 

Tone repeats slowly at

Probably police radar

 

FULL ALERT

first, then speeds up

 

 

 

 

rapidly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tone sounds one

Probably a false alarm,

 

Exercise caution

time only.

but possibly pulsed radar,

 

 

 

 

VG-2, or Spectre 1 nearby

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tone instantly begins

Radar, VG-2, or Spectre 1

 

FULL ALERT

repeating rapidly.

nearby has been activated

 

 

 

 

suddenly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tone repeats slowly as you

Probably police

 

FULL ALERT

approach a hill or bridge,

radar beyond the

 

 

 

then speeds up sharply as

hill or bridge

 

 

 

you reach it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tone repeats slowly

Probably a false alarm

 

Exercise caution

for a short period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any type of laser alert.

Laser alerts are

 

FULL ALERT

 

never false alarms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any Safety Alert

You are nearing an

 

Exercise caution

or Strobe Alert.

emergency vehicle,

 

 

 

 

railroad crossing,

 

 

 

 

or road hazard

 

 

 

 

(construction,

 

 

 

 

accident, etc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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