Uniden DFR9 English Owner Manual - Page 27

Troubleshooting, Specifications

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UPDATING THE FIRMWARE/DATABASE Uniden recommends that you update your DFR9's firmware and database periodically. Go to http://support.uniden.com, find your model, and check if you have the latest firmware. TROUBLESHOOTING IF... The unit won't turn on No display or audio. The unit alarms when the vehicle hits bumps. The unit alarms briefly in the same location but no radar source was in view. The DFR9 did not alert when a police car was in view. The vehicle starts but the DFR9 does not turn on. TRY THIS... Check the connections. Be sure they are all secure. xx If no display, check the connections. Be sure they are all secure. xx If no audio, check if Voice is turned off. Check the connections. Be sure they are all secure. There may be a motion sensor or house alarm in use within range. • The officer may not have radar/laser units turned on. • Check that the band is turned on. Press MENU and cycle through the options to get to the bands. If the band is turned off, the OLED will show OFF. Turn the band on. Verify that the power cord is securely connected to the unit and inserted into the cigarette lighter jack. SPECIFICATIONS Receiver Type: Radar Double Conversion Superheterodyne Self-Contained Antenna Antenna Type: Radar Linear Polarized E-vector Vertical -27 -

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UPDATING THE FIRMWARE/DATABASE
Uniden recommends that you update your DFR9’s firmware and database
periodically. Go to http://support.uniden.com, find your model, and check
if you have the latest firmware.
TROUBLESHOOTING
IF...
TRY THIS...
The unit won’t turn on
Check the connections. Be sure they are all
secure.
No display or audio.
x
If no display, check the connections. Be
sure they are all secure.
x
If no audio, check if Voice is turned off.
The unit alarms when the
vehicle hits bumps.
Check the connections. Be sure they are all
secure.
The unit alarms briefly in
the same location but no
radar source was in view.
There may be a motion sensor or house
alarm in use within range.
The DFR9 did not alert
when a police car was in
view.
• The officer may not have radar/laser units
turned on.
• Check that the band is turned on. Press
MENU
and cycle through the options to
get to the bands. If the band is turned off,
the OLED will show OFF. Turn the band
on.
The vehicle starts but the
DFR9 does not turn on.
Verify that the power cord is securely
connected to the unit and inserted into the
cigarette lighter jack.
SPECIFICATIONS
Receiver Type:
Antenna Type:
Radar
Double Conversion
Superheterodyne
Self-Contained Antenna
Radar
Linear Polarized
E-vector Vertical