Beltronics BEL 990 Owner's Manual - Page 20

Laser Alerts When Laser is detected, the display will flash "LASER" coupled with a distinct Laser audio alert. If a vehicle is a long distance from the source of Laser pulses, fewer pulses will generally be received. The closer the vehicle is to the source of Laser pulses, the greater the likelihood of receiving a steady stream of Laser pulses. The reason for this is the aiming stability of the Laser gun and the fact that it is difficult to hold the gun absolutely still. Any movement of the gun results in motion of the beam at the target. The further the target, the greater the displacement of the beam and the shorter the dwell time of the beam at the target point. Therefore, there is the possibility of receiving only a few Laser pulses. Due to these characteristics, all Laser alerts should be taken seriously. Safety Warning System® (sws™) Alerts With the Safety Warning System® feature on and an sws™ transmitter in use, your detector will provide a unique, 2 second sws™ tone coupled with a Safety Warning System® category word (i.e."Ha z d Zo n e " indicating Highway Hazard Zone Advisory) to quickly orient you to the type of situation ahead. This introductory message is followed by a specific Text Message (i.e."SHARP CURVE AHEAD") and Digital Voice Message which is repeated twice. After the Digital Voice, the unit will continue to present the message and provide the "clicking" tone for as long as an sws™ signal is detected. If two separate sws™ messages are received, each message is presented twice before the "clicking" resumes. You can replay the last sws™ message received by pressing the drk button within 30 seconds of receiving an sws™ alert. Both Digital Voice and Text Message are replayed. If you have selected "SWSc l i c k " (Digital Voice off), your unit will show just the Text Message (see Selectable Features, page 9). Note-the end of a multiple word sws™ message is indicated by an asterisk. 