Troubleshooting – Uniden UNIDEN User Manual

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Troubleshooting

If your GPSRD does not perform to your expectations, try the
suggestions listed below. If you cannot get satisfactory results,
call the Uniden Customer Service Center at (800) 297-1023,
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday.

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Unit does not operate:

Weak detection.

Inaccurate or erratic
detection:

Beeps over bumps or
rough road.

Beeps at same
location.

Signal strength meter
registers, but no audio.

• Check the power cord. Be sure the

connectors are properly installed.

• Be sure ignition key is ON or in the

accessory position.

• Fuse out. Check and replace.
• Check power to lighter socket.
• Vehicle electrical problem exists.
• Make sure that the volume control is

in the ON position.

• Clean cigarette lighter socket.
• Check angle of unit. Point to the

horizon.

• Antenna/Sensor is obstructed.

Relocate the unit clear of any
obstruction outside the windshield,
such as a wiper blade.

• Relocate the unit clear of the

window tint.

• Loose power cord. Check both

connectors.

• Power cord is broken. Check and

replace.

• Check that the power cord is

connected at both ends.

• Clean cigarette lighter socket.
• Up the Alert level. (See page 19)
• Mount the GPSRD in a location

where the detector cannot receive
signals from the GPS Satellite.

• Press the CITY button to adjust the

setting level properly.

• Increase the volume.

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