Radar/Vg-2/Laser Alerts - Cobra ESD-9100 User Manual

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Detection

Radar/VG-2/Laser Alerts

Radar/VG-2/
Laser Alerts
Type of Audible Signal
Your COBRA ESD-9100 starts to signal
slowly, then increases in rate very
rapidly.
Your COBRA ESD-9100
signals just once.
Very fast signal rate instantly.
Slow signal rate as you approach
hill or bridge. Sharp increase in signal
rate as you reach hill or bridge.
Short-term, weak signaling;
series of such signals.
Laser will trigger 3 distinct audible
signals;one each for LTI 20-20,Ultra
Lyte and ProLaser.
Safety Alert and Strobe Alert ha ve
their own unique "European
Emergency" signal.
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Facts About the Safety Alert® Traffic
Warning System
Interpretation and Response
FCC-approved Safety Alert Transmitters emit
Most likely police radar.
microwave radar signals to indicate the presence of a
FULL ALERT.
safety-related concern. Depending on the frequency of
these signals, as set on the transmitter, the outgoing
Most likely a false sour ce, or could be
signal can indicate whether the transmitter is on a
pulsed radar. Exercise Caution.
speeding emergency vehicle or train,or at a stationary
Radar or VG-2 close by has been
road hazard location. These microwave signals are
suddenly switched on. FULL ALERT.
located in the K-band and as a result, any radar detec-
Most likely police radar on other side
tor which detects K-band radar will detect these Safety
of hill or bridge. FULL ALERT.
signals as standard K-band radar alerts. However, unlike
Most likely a false radar sour ce. a standard radar detector, your Cobra ESD-9100 is
Exercise Caution.
designed to differentiate between a standard K-band
Use Full Caution. There are no false alert and a Safety Alert warning.
laser signals.
Safety technology is relatively new so the number of
transmitters in operation is still growing. You may not
An emergency vehicle is approaching,
receive Safety Alert on a daily basis and should not be
you are in the vicinity of a railroad
surprised to encounter some emergency vehicles, road
crossing, or you are approaching a
road hazard (construction site, acci- hazards or trains not yet equipped with these transmit-
dent scene, etc.).
ters, therefore failing to provide a signal. As Safety
Transmitters become more prevalent (the number of
operating transmitters is growing every day),these
Safety Alerts will become more common. The Safety
Alert Transmitter is in use in all 50 states in limited
quantities.
Facts About Strobe Alert™
Alerts motorists to over 50,000 emergency vehicles
equipped with strobe transmitters that activate red
lights at traffic intersections in emergency high speed
situations.
Detection
Facts About
Safety Alert
®
Tr a ff i c Wa rn i n g
System
Note
Strobe Alert™ is available
in over 1,000 cities and
works with Tomar and
Opticom systems. Call your
local Fire/Police depart-
ment for your area cover-
age or area in which you
will be traveling.
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