User's Manual

EasySet Menu
Your Detector
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English
EasySet Menu gives you quick and easy access to all the settings on your detector.
It is used to select both:
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User Settings (see page 16)
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Alert Settings (see page 22)
Refer also to the Menu Flow Diagrams on pages 14 and 15 for User Settings
and Alert Settings to easily navigate to the setting you want to change. All
settings are stored in memory when the power is turned Off and will be recalled
when the power is turned back On.
NOTE
You cannot enter Menu mode during an alert. The unit will not detect signals
while in Menu mode.
During menu setting, if no buttons are pressed for 15 seconds, the unit will
automatically exit Menu mode and save the most recent settings.
If power is turned Off while in Menu mode, settings are saved to those
in effect before Menu mode was entered.
EasySet Menu Buttons:
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Menu/Save button – Opens the Menu mode and Saves changes
made to settings.
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Mutebutton – Changes the option at the selected setting.
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Dimbutton – Moves counterclockwise through a setting loop.
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Citybutton – Moves clockwise through a setting loop.
EasySet Menu
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Understanding Radar and Laser
Your Detector
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra
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Strobe Alert
Special strobes mounted on the light bars of authorized emergency
vehicles (fire trucks, police cars, ambulances) automatically change traffic
signals as the vehicle approaches an intersection. These strobes and the
special strobe detectors located on the traffic signals, introduced fairly
recently by 3M and Tomar, are already in use in more than 1000 cities
nationwide. Cobra’s exclusive Strobe Alert detector will detect these
special strobes and give an emergency vehicle alert.
When you receive such an alert, please watch for an approaching
emergency vehicle and pull over to allow it to pass. To inquire about
coverage in your area, contact your local fire and police departments.
LIDAR (Laser)
The correct name for the technology that most people refer to as
laser is actually LIDAR, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging.
LIDAR operates much like radar. Its signal spreads out like a radar
signal, though not as widely. Unlike radar, LIDAR must have a clear
line of sight to its target vehicle throughout the entire measurement
interval. Obstructions such as sign posts, utility poles, tree branches,
etc., will prevent valid speed measurement.
Some common questions about LIDAR include:
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Does weather have any affect on LIDAR?
Yes. Rain, snow, smoke, fog, or airborne dust particles will reduce the
effective range of LIDAR and can, if dense enough, prevent its operation.
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Can LIDAR operate through glass?
Yes. Newer LIDAR guns can obtain readings through most types of glass.
However, the laser pulse also can be received through glass to trigger
an alarm by your detector.
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Can LIDAR operate while in motion?
No. Because LIDAR operates by line of sight, the person using it cannot
drive the vehicle, aim and operate the gun all at the same time.
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Is LIDAR legal to use?
Yes. It is legal in all 50 states.
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