Getting started, Power on/off and audio volume, Controls – Cobra Electronics XRS 989 User Manual
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Getting Started
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra
®
To Turn On the Unit and Adjust the Audio Volume
Unit will cycle through Power
On / Self Test.
Alert Settings will scroll. Check
marks indicate 
which are set. (Factory
defaults are shown when 
the unit is new.)
Shows only when the
Optional GPSL is 
installed. See page 33 
for more information.
Standby screen will show City
or Highway and Car Battery
Voltage icons. Compass and
IntelliMute 
will also show if turned 
On and set in the User
Settings Menu.
Visual Display
None
None
Testing, then 
three beeps
Testing, then 
three beeps
None
None
None
System Ready
Power On/Off And Audio Volume
•
Controls
•
While working with this manual, page A2 can be folded out for reference 
to the controls on the detector unit. There are no controls on the 
Optional GPSL unit.
Your Detector
Getting Started
Your Detector
NOTE
In some vehicles, power is supplied to the cigarette lighter even while the ignition is 
Off. If this is the case with your vehicle and you have turned the SmartPower Off, 
you should turn Off or unplug your detector when parking for lengthy periods. Cobra recommends
leaving SmartPower at the factory setting, which is On. SmartPower is described on page 21.
Standby Screen Icons
•
NOTE
For example, the sample screen above indicates that IntelliMute is active, 
the Compass is calibrated, your system is set to City mode and your 
vehicle's battery voltage is 13.6.
City Mode
Highway Mode
Compass
(Southeast)
Car Battery
Voltage
IntelliMute Above
Activation Point
IntelliMute Below
Activation Point
User and Alert 
Settings Menu
Sample Screen
(See note)
Tone
Tone