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Installation

Your Detector

Installation

Where to Mount Your Unit

You will get optimum performance from your detector if you Mount it at a point approximately in the center of the vehicle, as low as possible on the front windshield without obstructing the unit’s view of the road either to the front or rear. Make sure the unit is level with the road. You can also mount it directly on the dashboard.

Windshield Mounting

Dashboard Mounting

 

 

The unit’s lens must not be blocked and the LaserEye should have a clear view out the back window to allow 360° detection.

The LaserEye Should Have a Clear View

Radar and laser signals pass through glass but not through other materials and objects. Objects that can block or weaken incoming signals include:

Windshield wiper blades

Mirrored sun screens

Dark tinting at the top of the windshield

Heated windshields currently available on some vehicles (Instaclear for Ford, Electriclear for GM.) Consult your dealer to see if you have this option.

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Installation

Your Detector

Windshield Mounting

1.Attach the rubber

cups to the bracket.

2.Make sure the rubber cups and your windshield are clean.

3.Push the bracket firmly

onto the windshield.

4.Attach the detector to

the bracket. Check the angle of the unit.

5.To adjust the angle if necessary, gently push or

pull on the bracket to bend it. DO NOT use the detector to bend the bracket.

6.Plug the power cord into the detector.

7. Plug the cigarette lighter adapter on the power cord into your vehicle’s cigarette lighter.

8.You can temporarily remove the detector whenever you wish by pressing the bracket release button and sliding it off the bracket.

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Cobra Electronics XRS 9430 owner manual Installation Where to Mount Your Unit, Windshield Mounting Dashboard Mounting