Cobra Electronics COBRA XRS 9550G - Manual (Page 15)

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Global Position System Locator
GPS Locator
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Initial Satellite Lock
GPS Locator
Intro Operation Customer
Assistance
Warranty
Notice
Main Icons
Secondary Icons
Global Position System Locator (GPS Locator)
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Overview
The GPS Locator unit monitors vehicle location using the GPS satellite system to
add features to your detector. Whenever it is installed and GPS signals are available,
it:
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Provides alerts as you approach photo-enforced intersections and locations with
fixed red light or speed cameras, as well as known speed traps and areas where
increased caution should be exercised (such as a high-accident intersection).
The built-in location database can be updated at Cobra’s website to stay current
with photo-enforced locations, known speed traps and caution areas. See www.
cobra.com/AURA for details.
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Allows you to identify and store up to 1,000 User Alert Locations in addition
to those in the database.
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Provides speed and direction of travel information (compass).
Initial Satellite Lock .
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When the GPS Locator is first used (or after a prolonged period of nonuse), the
GPS Locator needs more time to detect the Global Position System satellites.
1. After installation of the GPS Locator, turn the detector unit On with the
vehicle in an area clear of obstructions to the sky.
2. Keep the detector turned On for at least 15 minutes to allow fast satellite
acquisition in subsequent power-ups. The vehicle can be moving as long
as it is in an area where the GPS Locator can “see the sky.”
GPS Locator Status
The status of the GPS Locator is shown
at start-up with Locked or No Lock
flashing on the screen during that
sequence (see page 5). When the GPS
Locator is connected, the standby
screen shows your vehicle’s compass
heading (eight point), speed and the
City or Highway symbol.
NW 55 h
GPS Lock
h
GPS No Lock
Connecting to your Detector
Simply plug the GPS Locator into the USB socket on right
side of the detector. No external power connection is needed
for the GPS Locator; it is powered from the detector unit. Registration
The database built into your GPS Locator is populated with the latest data available
during production. However, due to the time elapsed between production and
your purchase, the database may not be 100% up-to-date. Therefore it is highly
recommended that you register and update your product before you first use it.
Then, periodically perform AURA database updates to ensure that your GPS Locator
works as effectively as possible.
Registering your GPS Locator will immediately activate your lifetime database
update subscription to the AURA™ Camera and Driving Hazard Database. (Lifetime
includes life of product – cannot be transferred to other products.)
Minimum system requirements:
Windows
® XP or Vista Operating System; Internet access; 64 MB System RAM; USB
(1.1 or above); 20 MB of available on hard drive.
Registration and initial update:
1. Go online to the official AURA
website – http://aura.cobra.com.
2. Select your detector model.
3. Complete the registration form
and click “Register.”
4. Click on “Update My Data” and follow the online instructions.
5. Once installed, launch the updater and follow on screen instructions.
6. When update is complete, remove the GPS Locator from the PC.
It is ready to plug into your detector.
Subsequent updates:
1. Access the internet on your PC.
2. Plug your GPS Locator into your PC’s USB port
for automatic update of new data.
IMPORTANT Do not plug the GPS
Locator into your PC’s USB port until
the GPS data updater is installed and
you are prompted to plug in the
GPS Locator.
IMPORTANT Please read before the first use
of your Cobra GPS Locator!
Headed northwest at
55 miles per hour with
GPS signal locked.
If GPS Lock is lost,
the Compass heading
and speed will change
to dashes.
GPS Locator