Cobra XRS 979 Operating Instructions - Page 19

Optional GPS Locator Optional Global Position System Locator Optional Global Position System Locator • Overview The Optional GPS Locator unit monitors vehicle location using the GPS satellite system to add features to your detector. Whenever it is installed and GPS signals are available, it: I Provides alerts as you approach photo-enforced intersections and locations with fixed red light or speed cameras, as well as areas where increased caution should be exercised (such as high-accident intersections). The built-in database can be updated at Cobra's website to stay current with photo-enforced locations and caution areas. See www.cobra.com/AURA for details. I Allows you to identify and store up to 1,000 Alert Locations in addition to those in the database . I Provides speed and direction of travel information using GPS-based data. I Allows you to see the position (latitude Mount Optional GPS Locator and longitude) of your vehicle. To Mount the Optional GPS Locator If you purchase the GPS Locator unit, it will need to be mounted on the detector. Simply plug the GPS Locator into the USB socket on the left side of the detector. Optional GPS Locator plugs An additional requirement for the GPS Locator is that it needs to "see the sky." The satellites of the Global Positioning into the USB port on left side of radar detector. System send signals that the GPS Locator uses to determine its position on earth. Those signals can be blocked or weakened by incoming signals which may include windshield wiper blades, mirrored sun screens, dark tinting at the top of the windshield and heated windshields currently available on some vehicles (Instaclear for Ford, Electriclear for GM). Consult your dealer to see if you have this option. No external power connection is needed for the GPS Locator; it is powered from the detector unit. (See page 3 for instructions on mounting your radar detector to your vehicle.) 32 English Optional GPS Locator Optional Global Position System Locator Initial Satellite Lock • When the Optional GPS Locator is first used or after a prolonged period of nonuse, the GPS Locator needs more time to detect the Global Position System satellites. 1. After installation of the GPS Locator, turn the detector unit On with the vehicle in an area clear of obstructions to the sky. 2. Keep the detector turned On for at least 15 minutes to allow fast satellite acquisition in subsequent power-ups. The vehicle can be moving as long as it is in an area where the GPS Locator can "see the sky." GPS Locator Status The GPS icon changes to indicate received signal status: NOTE When GPS signal is lost at the Speed and Lat/Lon screens, the satellite icon will change and the data lines will be filled with dashes. Optional GPS Locator Activated Alerts • In addition to the alerts provided by the detector, the GPS Locator provides alerts based on vehicle location and information in the GPS Locator databases. Photo Enforcement Alerts Whenever your vehicle approaches a photo enforced location (automated speed and red light cameras) contained in the built-in GPS Locator database, an alarm will be provided with a unique chime and the camera icon will become progressively larger as you approach the location. Caution Area Alerts If you have turned Caution Area Alert On, whenever your vehicle approaches a caution area (such as speed traps and high-accident intersections) contained in the built-in GPS Locator database, an alarm will be provided with a unique chime and the Caution icon will become progressively larger as you approach the location. The factory setting is Caution Area Alert Off. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 33