Cobra Electronics ESD-9870 - Manual (Page 13)

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Audio Alerts
In Voice Alert mode you will first hear
several tones, then a voice message
announcing the type of signal detected,
followed by more tones. In Tone mode, you
will hear the tones only.
In both Voice Alert and Tone modes, a
distinctly different alert tone is used for
each type of signal detected (including
separate tones for each laser signal). For X,
K, and Ka band radar signals, the tones will
repeat faster as you approach the signal
source. The repeat rate of the tones gives
you useful information about the signal
detected. (See Responding to Alerts,
page 22.)
Visual Display
An indication of the type of signal detected
will appear in the DigiView Data Display.
During X, K, and Ka alerts, you will also see
from 1 to 5 vertical bars, indicating the
strength of the signal detected.
Weakest
Signal
1
2
3
4
5
Strongest
Signal
SIGNAL STRENGTH CHART
Your detector has a Bright display mode
(for daytime driving) and 3 levels of Dim
display modes (Dim for dusk driving,
Dimmer for night driving and Dark where no
visual alerts will be displayed) to control the
display’s brightness levels.
Press and release the SELECT/DIM button
to switch between Bright mode and Dim
mode. In Bright mode you will hear
“bright” in Voice Alert mode or 2 beeps
in Tone mode. In Dim mode (Dim, Dimmer
or Dark mode) you will hear “dim”,
“dimmer” or “dark” in Voice Alert mode or
1 beep in Tone mode.
Press and hold the SELECT/DIM button to
set the Dim mode default. The three Dim
display modes will cycle as long as the
SELECT/DIM button is held. When the
SELECT/DIM button is released, the Dim
mode currently displayed will be set. (See
page 7 for instructions on using the Program
mode to select a Dim mode default.)
The factory setting is Bright. The factory
Dim mode default setting is Dimmer.
SELECT/DIM button
SELEC
T/DIM BUTTON
PRESS & HOLD
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Dark
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DigiView Data Display Brightness Signals Detected
The tables on the following pages show you the types of signals your detector will detect,
as well as voice and visual alerts it provides for each one.
Dark indicator