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SAFETY RADAR ALERTS
In communities where transmitters are located, the Safety
Warning System displays over 60 text messages. When
Safety Radar is detected the audio alert is geiger counter-
like.
Safety Warning System Text
Example: Poor Road Surface:
Note: Not all areas have Safety Warning System transmit-
ters.
Visit the Safety warning System web page at
www.safetyradar.com for SWS locations.
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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Your Whistler detector is expertly engineered and designed
to exacting quality standards to provide you with reliable,
trouble-free operation. If your unit has been correctly
installed following the guidelines in this manual, but is not
operating optimally, please refer to the troubleshooting
guide below.
PROBLEM: No display or audio.
• Check fuse in Whistler plug; replace if necessary with a
2 amp 3AG type.
• Check fuse for lighter socket; replace if necessary.
• Make sure lighter socket is clean.
PROBLEM: Unit alarms when vehicle hits bumps.
• Check for loose lighter socket; tighten and clean.
• Check connections at both ends of power cord. Substitute
another cord to determine if cord is defective. Return
defective cord to the factory.
PROBLEM: Unit alarms when using vehicle equipment,
electrical accessories (brakes, power mirrors/windows,
directionals,horn, etc.), or when accelerating.
• Vehicle's electrical system, including battery and
alternator, may have electrical noise. Install a filter
capacitor (470mfd. 25 volt or larger capacitance value) on
the back of the lighter socket.
PROBLEM: Audio alerts are not loud enough.
• Cancel Auto Quiet Mode or City Mode.
• Check audio level setting (see page 12).
PROBLEM: No X band signals.
• Cancel City 2.
PROBLEM: Unit gives laser alert when accelerating.
• Possible bad or low quality distributor cap. Replace with
high quality cap.
If difficulties occur which cannot be solved by information
in this Troubleshooting Guide, please call Whistler
Consumer Relations at 1-800-531-0004 before returning
your unit for service.
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VG-2 ALERTS
VG-2 Audio/Visual Alerts
Note: You must turn this feature on in option select mode
before it will detect VG-2.
When a VG-2 signal is detected, the detector "hides" its
own radiated signal and becomes undetectable by the VG-
2.
Text message confirms detection of VG-2.
Every 30 seconds, the detector checks for a VG-2 signal. If
a VG-2 signal is still present, the unit continues to hide and
repeats the VG-2 alert. If no signal is detected, two beeps
are provided, indicating an "all clear" condition. During VG-
2 Alert X, K, and Ka band signals cannot be received.
(Reference page 27 for VG-2 information.)
Alert Priority
When two or more signals are received at the same time,
the alert priority is:
1. Laser
2. VG-2
3. Speed Radar
4. Safety Radar
Example:
If X band is alerting, then suddenly VG-2 is detected, the
VG-2 warning will override the X band alert.
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ARE DETECTORS LEGAL?
In Most States YES!
Laser/radar detectors are legal in every state (with the
exception of Virginia and Washington, D.C., which have
local regulations restricting the use of radar receivers in
any vehicle) when used in automobiles or light trucks
(under 10,000 lbs.). Similarly, when used in automobiles
or light trucks, radar detectors are legal in almost every
state. Exceptions are Virginia and Washington, D.C.,
which have local regulations restricting the use of radar
receivers in any vehicle.
Concerning trucks over 10,000 lbs., the Federal Highway
Administration (FHwA) issued a regulation, effective
January, 1994 which prohibits radar and laser detector
use in these types of vehicles nationally.
Prior to the FHwA regulation, laws existed in the state of
New York restricting the use of radar detectors in trucks
over 18,000 lbs. and in Illinois in trucks over 26,000 lbs.
FCC ID HSXWH03 - 1750/1760
FCC ID HSXWH04 - 1765
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation
is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device many
not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept
any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
IMPORTANT
FCC requirements state that changes or modifications not
expressly approved by Whistler could void the user's authority
to operate the equipment.
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RESET FEATURES
Reset Features
All user features can be reset to factory settings.
• Unplug Power Cord from unit.
• Press and hold Power and Quiet.
• Plug Power Cord into unit.
• Wait for 2 beeps.
• Release Power and Quiet buttons. Unit is now
reset.
1.
Audio to level (4).
2.
Display reads Highway.
3.
Dim/Dark Mode to full illumination of display.
4.
Auto Quiet Mode OFF.
5.
VG-2 Detection Mode OFF.
6.
Combo ON. (1760/1765 only)
7.
Safety ON.
8.
Vehicle Battery Saver ON.
9.
Full Power Up sequence.
10.
Default TONE 3.
11.
Unit ON or OFF.
NOTE: Must calibrate compass after resetting features.
(1760/1765 only)
Care And Maintenance
During the summer months, avoid prolonged exposure to
direct sunlight by removing your unit from the dash when
your vehicle is parked for an extended period of time.
Do not spray water, cleaners or polishes directly onto the
unit. The spray may penetrate through the openings and
damage the unit. Also, do not use any abrasive cleaners
on the unit's exterior.
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SPEED MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES
Radar Facts
A radar gun operates by transmitting radio waves at certain
frequencies which reflect off objects and are then picked up
by the radar gun's receiving section. When a radar beam
reflects off a moving target, a measurable frequency shift
occurs.The radar unit converts this shift into miles per hour to
determine your vehicle's speed.
Currently, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
permits operation of traffic radar guns at X Band (10.500 -
10.550 GHz), K Band (24.050 - 24.250 GHz), and Ka Band
(33.400 - 36.000 GHz).
Note: A radar detector will not alarm if an officer is not trans-
mitting on any one of the above radar bands.
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