User Manual

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Effective use of POP mode
Radar detectors are most effective against stationary radar on long stretches of road with light
traffic. In this situation, each time the speed is measured on a car passing the radar, all cars
with detectors within a mile or more are alerted. This is a perfect application for POP mode.
POP mode is most effective at short range (up to ¼ mile) and where there is some separation
between targets.
Degree of effectiveness
When using POP mode, most radar detectors (95%) will not detect anything, even at point
blank range. Some (5%) will detect it when pulses are repeated quickly (less than a few
seconds between pulses). A few (less than a few percent) will give a minor alert, similar to
what door openers and other sources cause. POP mode is invisible in most cases, but always
substantially less detectable than conventional radar.
It is recommended to try it on several models of detectors to get a feel for its effectiveness.
A note of caution
Information derived during the POP burst is non-evidential and to be used as advisory
information only, in much that same manner as fastest mode is. Citations should not be
issued based solely on information derived from the POP burst since there is no tracking
history developed. If the speed is a violation, the radar must be allowed to enter the
continuous transmit mode (by pressing the corresponding antenna button again while the
POP speed is still being displayed) so that the tracking history may be developed. There is
no case law allowing traffic radar citations to be issued without a tracking history, and
MPH will not assist in the prosecution of citations issued without a proper tracking history.
Stopwatch mode
Stopwatch mode makes use of the precision counters in the BEE III unit in order to
measure vehicle speeds without any microwave transmissions. The function allows
an operator to measure the amount of time it takes a vehicle to travel a known
distance and then performs a speed measurement using the formula:
Speed = (distance traveled) ÷ (time required to travel that distance)
To enter stopwatch mode, you must press the blue “2
nd
F” key on the remote control
followed by the “Stopw” button. You should see “.0” in the Target window and a
number in the Patrol window. The Target window is the time window and the Patrol
window shows the distance that the measurement will be performed over in yards.
The first thing you will need to do is to locate an area over which you wish to monitor
speeds. This area will need two distinct landmarks so that you observe when the
vehicle has passed each landmark so that you can accurately start and stop the timer.
You will need to know with good precision how far apart the two landmarks are.