Cobra Electronics XRS 970 - Manual (Page 17)

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Detection
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Your Detector
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Detection
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Your Detector
Description Interpretation
Recommended
Response
Tone repeats slowly at first, then
speeds up rapidly.
Probably police radar. FULL ALERT
Tone sounds one
time only.
Probably a false alarm,
but possibly pulsed radar,
Spectre I or VG-2 nearby.
Exercise caution
Tone instantly begins
repeating rapidly.
Radar, Spectre I or VG-2 nearby
has been activated suddenly.
FULL ALERT
Pop mode tone. Pop mode gun very close. FULL ALERT
Tone repeats slowly as you
approach a hill or bridge, then
speeds up sharply as you reach
it.
Probably police
radar beyond the
hill or bridge.
FULL ALERT
Tone repeats slowly
for a short period.
Probably a false alarm. Exercise caution
Any type of laser alert. Laser alerts are
never false alarms.
FULL ALERT
Any Safety Alert
or Strobe Alert.
You are nearing an emergency
vehicle, railroad crossing, or road
hazard (construction, accident,
etc.).
Exercise caution
Instant-On Detection
Your detector is designed to detect Instant-On speed monitoring signals, which
can suddenly appear at full strength.
NOTE
You should take appropriate action immediately
whenever an instant-on alert is given.
Pop Detection
Your detector is designed to detect single pulse mode radars. These radars are
designed to have a low probability of detection. You should note that these radar
guns have a much shorter range while in this mode.
Responding to Alerts
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Strobe Alert Display (Flashing)
Emergency...
Strobe Alert Signals and Visual Displays
Type of Signal Visual Display Voice
3M Opticom or Tomar* Emergency Vehicle Emergency Vehicle Approaching
* Your detector provides 360° detection of these signals.
NOTE
There are different tones for each Safety Alert.
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NOTE
There are different tones for each alert.
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Emergency Alert
Signal Detected
VG-2 Alert
Signal Detected
VG2
Spectre Alert
Signal Detected
Spectre
Road Hazard Alert
Signal Detected
Road
Hazard
Train Alert Signal
Detected
Train Emergency...
Safety Alert Signals and Visual Displays
Type of Signal Visual Display Voice
Emergency Vehicles Emergency Vehicle Emergency Vehicle Approaching
Road Hazards Road Hazard Road Hazard Ahead
Trains Train Train Approaching
VG-2 and Spectre I & IV+ Alert Signals and Visual Displays
Type of Signal Visual Display Voice
VG-2 Alert VG2 VG-2 Alert
Spectre Spectre Spectre Alert
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