Cobra Electronics ESD-9870 - Manual (Page 11)

Tone
1 beep
Visual Display
appears
NOTE: If you do not press the SET/CITY
button within 2 minutes, compass
calibration will automatically terminate 1 beep Compass not set...
Please try again...
for 2 seconds
“compass not set...
please try again”
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Compass
Your detector includes an internal 8-point
compass that will continuously display your
current direction of travel: N, NE, E, SE, S,
SW, W, or NW.
Calibrating the Compass
Important: Before using it for the first
time, you must calibrate the compass to
provide accurate indications of direction.
(See page 15 for instructions using the
Program mode to select Set Compass.)
Calibration allows the compass electronics to
measure and store information about the
magnetic fields generated by your vehicle.
The compass will remain accurately
calibrated as long as your unit is mounted
in the same place in your vehicle. If you
change the location where the unit is
mounted or move it to another vehicle, you
must recalibrate the compass.
The compass temporarily may not provide
accurate readings if you are inside a
building or enclosure, or are close to a large
metal tractor/trailer, truck, or train. Once
you are away from such a location, the
compass will work correctly again.
D r i v e i n 2 c
C o m p a s s N W h
C o m p a s s n o t
1.
Procedure
In Program mode, go to Set Compass.
Press and hold the SET/CITY button to
begin setting the compass.
Tone
2 beeps
Voice
“set compass”
Visual Display
Set Compass
Drive in 2 circles…
Press SET when done ...
2. Procedure
Within 2 minutes, drive your
vehicle in a circle twice, then
press the SET/CITY button again.
Tone
3 beeps
Voice
“compass set”
Visual Display
Compass Set!
for 2 seconds followed by
direction of travel ( N, NE, E,
SE, S, SW, W, or NW)
3. Procedure
Press and release either the
SELECT/DIM button to proceed
to the next user mode or the
PROG/MUTE button
to exit Program mode.
Tone
none
Voice
none
Visual Display
none
To calibrate the compass:
Tone Visual Display Voice
S e t !
P r e s s S E T w h
P l e a s e t r y a