Cobra RAD 700i RAD 700i Manual - Page 10

Operation DETECTION 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. RADAR ALERTS More Detail In More Detail mode the radar band, signal strength and frequency of the detected radar signal will be displayed. Radar Band Signal Strength Frequency Once Locked Out, the Locked Out alert will be displayed as a "shadow" alert. Less Detail If you are a new user of radar detectors, you may want to use the Less Detail mode. In this mode the display will only show one, two, or three bars which indicate how likely the alert is to be a police radar or laser gun. This threat level indication takes into account the laser or radar band, strength, and frequency of the detected signal. Level 1 2 3 Display LOW MED HIGH Threat Low HIGHD Medium High LASER ALERTS With Laser signals you will always receive a full-strength alert. In More Detail mode the word Laser will be shown on the display along with the pulse rate of the Laser signal. In Less Detail mode three signal strength bars will be shown. INSTANT-ON DETECTION Your detector is designed to detect Instant-On speed monitoring signals, which can suddenly appear at full strength. 17 Operation RESPONDING TO ALERTS Description Interpretation Recommended Response Tone repeats slowly at first, then speeds up rapidly Tone sounds one time only Tone instantly begins repeating rapidly. Tone repeats slowly as you approach a hill or a bridge, then speeds up sharply as you reach it. Tone repeats slowly for a short period. Any type of laser alert. Probably police radar Probably a false alarm, but possibly pulsed radar nearby. Radar nearby has been activated suddenly. Probablt police radar beyond the hill or bridge. Probably a false alarm. Laser alerts are never false alarms. FULL ALERT Exercise caution FULL ALERT FULL ALERT Exercise caution FULL ALERT LOCKING OUT FALSE ALERTS To manually lock out a fixed location false alert (X band, K band or laser only), press the MUTE button three times during an alert. Pressing the first time will silence the audio. Pressing a second time will generate a prompt on the display that will read "Lockout?" Press a third time to confirm you want to lock this signal out by location and frequency. A "Stored" message will be displayed. Once a signal has been stored, RAD 700i will not audibly alert the next time you approach this area but will display the locked-out alert in grey. To unlock a signal that has already been stored, press the MUTE button twice while receiving the locked out alert. The display will read "Unlock?" when pressing MUTE the first time. Press the MUTE button again to unlock it from memory. The display will read "Unlocked" to confirm your action. Note: When the GPS Filter is set to OFF, you do not have access to RAD 700i's other GPS- enabled features (e.g., Defender Database alerts, marking locations, etc.). 18