Radar Alerts; Responding To Alerts; Laser Alerts - Cobra iRAD Operating Instructions Manual

Settings and Detection
Your Detector
Intro Operation Customer Warranty

Radar Alerts

Assistance
In More detail mode the radar band, signal strength and frequency of the detected
radar signal will be displayed.
Signal Strength
Secondary Icons
Radar Band
Notice
If you are a new user of radar detectors, you may want to use the Less detail
Disp
mode. In this mode the display will only show one, two, or three bars which
indicate how likely the alert is to be a police radar or laser gun. This threat level
indication takes into account the laser or radar band, strength, and frequency of
the detected signal.
Level Display
1
LOW
2
MED
3
HIGH
Radar Alerts - Radar Detector-Detectors
Police use radar detector detectors (RDDs) to spot users of radar detectors.
Your detector is able to identify signals from VG-2, Spectre I and Spectre IV+
RDDs and can provide alerts when any of these or similar devices are in use
near your vehicle.

Laser Alerts

With Laser signals you will always receive a full strength alert. In More Detail
mode the word Laser will be shown on the display along with the pulse rate of
the Laser signal. In Less Detail mode three signal strength bars will be shown.
10 English
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Frequency
Threat
Low
Medium
High
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Detection
Your Detector
Intro Operation Customer Warranty

Responding to Alerts

Assistance
Description Interpretation
Tone repeats slowly at first, Probably police radar.
then speeds up rapidly.
Secondary Icons
Tone sounds one time only. Probably a false alarm,
but possibly pulsed radar
or VG-2 nearby.
Tone instantly begins Radar or VG-2 nearby has
Notice
repeating rapidly. been activated suddenly.
Tone repeats slowly as you Probably police radar
approach a hill or bridge, beyond the hill or bridge.
then speeds up sharply as
you reach it.
Tone repeats slowly for a Probably a false alarm.
short period.
Any type of laser alert. Laser alerts are never
false alarms.
Firmware Update
To update the firmware of your iRAD use a micro-USB data transfer cable to
connect the detector to a Windows based computer. You do not need to con-
nect the detector's power cord to update the firmware. With the detector con-
nected to your computer you should see "Download" on the detector's display.
Recommended Response
FULL ALERT
Exercise caution
FULL ALERT
FULL ALERT
Exercise caution
FULL ALERT
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