Cobra XRS 979 Operating Instructions - Page 7

Main Standby Screen, I-Mute or I-Mute Pro and City or Hwy, Car Voltage, Compass, Speed, Lat/Lon,

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Your Detector Getting Started Standby Screens • Main Standby Screen Displays the maximum possible information about the detector and its settings. The GPS icon will show only if the Optional GPS Locator unit is connected. I-Mute or I-Mute Pro and City or Hwy Mode Displays the status of alert filtering (City mode) and automatic muting (IntelliMute or IntelliMute Pro mode). See pages 10 and 17 to set these features. Car Voltage Displays voltage level of your car battery. See page 23 for Voltage Warning information. 8 English Compass The compass indicates driving direction if either the magnetic compass in the detector unit is turned On and calibrated or the Optional GPS Locator unit is installed and receiving a signal. If neither is active, the center of the compass icon will show two bars. Speed If the Optional GPS Locator unit is installed and receiving a signal, the vehicle's speed will be shown. (You can select mph or km/h in Menu mode.) See page 34 for Speed Alert information. Lat/Lon If the Optional GPS Locator unit is installed and receiving a signal, the vehicle's present location will be shown. Your Detector Getting Started Display Control • Illumination The display illumination intensity can be adjusted to suit driving conditions: I Bright for daytime driving. (Factory default is Bright, then Display Timeout after 30 seconds.) I Dim for dusk driving. I Dimmer for night driving. I Dark to blank the screen for discreet use. In this mode, alerts will sound, but not show. (A dot will blink at the center of the screen to indicate the detector is ON.) You can adjust the illumination by pressing the Dim3button to step through the levels in the sequence listed above. Dim 3Button Press and release Display Timeout Your detector has a Display Timeout mode. When Display Timeout is turned On (factory default is 30 seconds), the screen will change to Dark from Bright, Dim, or Dimmer after the time interval selected in Menu mode (see page 12). The Display Timeout setting can be changed so the display is always On. In Display Timeout mode, the display will show a small dot moving slowly back and forth near the center of the screen to indicate the unit is turned On. NOTE While at the Dark level under timer control, any alert will turn On the display at the last brightness setting (Bright, Dim or Dimmer). Touching any button will also turn On the the display. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 9

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Dim
3
Button
Press and release
Getting Started
Your Detector
Getting Started
Your Detector
Main Standby Screen
Displays the maximum possible information about the
detector and its settings. The GPS icon will show only if
the
Optional
GPS Locator unit is connected.
I-Mute or I-Mute Pro and City or Hwy
Mode
Displays the status of alert filtering (City mode) and
automatic muting (IntelliMute or IntelliMute Pro mode).
See pages 10 and 17 to set these features.
Car Voltage
Displays voltage level of your car battery. See page 23
for Voltage Warning information.
Compass
The compass indicates driving direction if either the
magnetic compass in the detector unit is turned On
and calibrated or the
Optional
GPS Locator unit is installed
and receiving a signal. If neither is active,
the center of the compass icon will show two bars.
Speed
If the
Optional
GPS Locator unit is installed and
receiving a signal, the vehicle's speed will be shown.
(You can select mph or km/h in Menu mode.)
See page 34 for Speed Alert information.
Lat/Lon
If the
Optional
GPS Locator unit is installed and receiving
a signal, the vehicle's present location will be shown.
Display Control
•
Illumination
The display illumination intensity can be adjusted to suit driving conditions:
±
Bright
for daytime driving. (Factory default is Bright, then Display Timeout
after 30 seconds.)
±
Dim
for dusk driving.
±
Dimmer
for night driving.
±
Dark
to blank the screen for discreet use. In this mode, alerts will sound,
but not show. (A dot will blink at the center of the screen to indicate the
detector is ON.)
You can adjust the illumination by pressing the
Dim
3
button to step through
the levels in the sequence listed above.
Display Timeout
Your detector has a
Display Timeout
mode. When Display Timeout is turned
On (factory default is 30 seconds), the screen will change to Dark from
Bright, Dim, or Dimmer after the time interval selected in Menu mode
(see page 12). The Display Timeout setting can be changed so the display
is always On.
In Display Timeout mode, the display will show a small dot moving slowly
back and forth near the center of the screen to indicate the unit is turned On.
NOTE
While at the Dark level under timer control, any alert will turn On the display
at the last brightness setting (Bright, Dim or Dimmer). Touching any button
will also turn On the the display.
Nothing
Comes Close to a Cobra
®
9
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English
Standby Screens
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