Cobra RAD 480i Owner's Manual page 9

ANTI-FALSING CIRCUITRY
Your RAD 480i is designed to provide you the truest alerts and minimize the distraction of
erroneous signals from radar-based fixed-position and moving sources.
• Adjustable Sensitivity: allows driver to adjust sensitivity to driving environment,
reducing false alarms from fixed position sources such as automatic door openers.
When using iRadar, Auto mode automatically adjusts sensitivity based on vehicle speed.
• IVT Filter: system automatically reduces false alerts from moving In-Vehicle
Technology sources such as collision avoidance systems and adaptive cruise control.
MUTE
Manual Mute allows you to quickly turn OFF an audio alert by momentarily pressing the MUTE
button. If you press the MUTE button a second time during the alert, the audio alert will be
turned back ON. When an alert is being muted, the audio icon on the display will change to
Quiet Drive is a muted driving mode for times when a driver wants less audible feedback while
talking with passengers, on the phone, etc. Only the first few seconds of audio will be heard.
This mode is Off by default.
This mode can be changed in the User Settings menu or by pressing and holding the MUTE
button for two seconds. When Quiet Drive is on the audio icon on the display will change to
Battery Voltage
To display your vehicle's battery voltage, press the MUTE button while no signal is being
detected.
AUTO MUTE
Auto Mute will automatically reduce the audio volume of all alerts after four seconds for as
long as the signal is detected. The factory setting for Auto Mute is On.
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
You can choose from four settings for Brightness of the display. Repeatedly push the DIM
button to cycle through the settings. The factory setting is Bright.
VG-2 ALERT SETTINGS
Police use radar detector detectors (RDDs) to spot users of radar detectors. Your detector is
able to identify signals from VG-2 RDDs and can provide alerts when any of these or similar
devices are in use near your vehicle.
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