Beltronics Express Cordless Owner's Manual - Page 18

Safety Warning System® (sws™) Alerts With the Safety Warning System™ feature on and an sws™ transmitter in use, your detector will provide a unique, 3-second "beep" followed by clicking, coupled with the flashing of the appropriate led in the 4-led display. To select sws™ on or off, see Selectable Features, page . confirms Highway Construction/Maintenance ahead confirms Highway Hazard Zone Advisory which could indicate an accident ahead confirms Weather Related Hazards such as fog ahead confirms Emergency/Slow Moving Vehicles in transit When only the sws™ audio warning is provided, the category referenced is Travel/Convenience Information or the category is unknown Conditions that Affect Radar Alerts If you feel your unit is not alerting properly, keep in mind that there are many conditions that influence the intensity or duration of an alert: . The police are using instant-on/pulsed Radar, in which case no signal is transmitted until visual contact has been made with your vehicle. For detection of this signal, you must rely on reflected signals from Radar directed at traffic traveling ahead of you. . The police Radar unit is positioned perpendicular to the road, around a curve, or just over the crest of a hill, thus, significantly reducing the reception range. . The highway traffic between your vehicle and the police Radar source is heavy. This blocks/reflects transmitted signals. The presence of several large trucks between you and the police  Radar unit could also significantly reduce reception.