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- Page 1 DFR9 LONG RANGE Radar/Laser Detector Detailed User’s Manual © 2018 Uniden America Corporation Issue 1, August 2018 Irving, Texas Printed in Korea...
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Page 2: Customer Care
Uniden expects consumer’s use of these products to be in compliance with all local, state, and federal law. Uniden expressly disclaims any liability arising out of or related to your use of this product. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS CUSTOMER CARE ............2 DFR9 OVERVIEW ..........5 FEATURES ..............5 INSTALL AND TURN ON DFR9 ......6 INSTALL/POWER ON ...........6 Windshield ...............6 Dashboard ...............6 WHAT’S IN THE BOX .......... 7 PARTS OF THE DFR9 .......... 7 NON-KEY ELEMENTS ..........9 CHARGER ..............10 MENU SYSTEM .......... - Page 4 ALARM PRIORITIES ...........23 MUTE MEMORY ............23 THREATS ..............24 Adjust OLED Alarm Display Brightness ....24 AUTOMATIC OLED BRIGHTNESS ......25 USER-DEFINED SPEED LIMIT ........25 QUIET RIDE ..............25 RED LIGHT CAMERA QUIET RIDE ......26 SPEED CAMERA ............26 MAINTENANCE ..........26 MAINTAINING THE EQUIPMENT ......26 UPDATING THE FIRMWARE/DATABASE ....26 TROUBLESHOOTING ........
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Page 5: Dfr9 Overview
DETAILED USER’S MANUAL DFR9 DFR9 OVERVIEW The DFR9 is a top of the line Radar Detector with a built-in GPS feature. With the DFR9, you can mark geographical points where you commonly encounter radar transmissions. These can be school zones, red-light cameras, and places where police frequently monitor traffic. -
Page 6: Install And Turn On Dfr9
3. Plug the power cord RJ11 connector into the DFR9 and plug the cigarette lighter adapter into the vehicle’s cigarette lighter. 4. The DFR9 automatically turns on and runs through a self test cycle. Release the DFR9 from the bracket by pressing the Eject key on top of the detector. Dashboard The same types of mounting requirements for the windshield apply for mounting the unit on the dashboard. -
Page 7: What's In The Box
POWER Eject PRESS TO... PRESS AND HOLD TO... POWER Turn DFR9 on and off. VOL + • Turn volume up (7 levels: 0 - 6). • In Menus, go to next item. VOL – • Turn volume down (7 levels: 0 - 6). - Page 8 Mute On displays to save that GPS location and frequency to memory. Mute Memory displays on the screen. DFR9 stores up to 500 Mute Memory points. x Delete Mute Memory - Press MUTE/DIM while Mute Memory displays; the DFR9 displays a delete confirmation message.
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Page 9: Non-Key Elements
• Delete An error message displays/ sounds if memory is full or there is a GPS error. The DFR9 registers up to 500 User Marks. NON-KEY ELEMENTS ELEMENT WHAT IT DOES Provides a 360° monitoring radius. -
Page 10: Charger
Press the MUTE key to mute an alarm. It returns to normal operation 10 seconds after the alert ends or if a different band is detected during Mute mode. Mute On displays on the DFR9 for a few seconds. Press and hold the MUTE key to adjust the OLED brightness. -
Page 11: Menu System
GPS. X Band Set the X Band attenuation 100% (Default) Attenuation (detection sensitivity) level that the DFR9 will recognize in 20% (Advanced decrements from 100% to 40%. Mode only) (See page 20 for details). K Band Set the K Band attenuation... - Page 12 WHAT IT DOES SETTINGS Ka Band Set the Ka Band attenuation 100% (Default) Attenuation (detection sensitivity) level that the DFR9 will recognize in 20% (Advanced decrements from 100% to 40%. Mode only) (See page 20 for details). Determines your geographic On (Default) location.
- Page 13 Ka (Default) signals for X, K, or Ka band. Laser alerts have priority over radar alerts. Mute Mem The DFR9 saves the locations X&K (Default) where you have muted a signal on XKKA a specific band so the detector will mute any alerts from that location on that band in the future.
- Page 14 MENU ITEM WHAT IT DOES SETTINGS All Threat Displays if more than one radar All Threat On signal is detected at the same All Threat Off time. The signal with the strongest (Default) radar signal is considered the main signal; the other signals are displayed on the left side (see page 24).
- Page 15 MENU ITEM WHAT IT DOES SETTINGS X Band Tone Set a tone to indicate X band. 1 ~ 12 tones (Default = 1) K Band Tone Set a tone to indicate K band. 1 ~ 12 tones (Default = 2) Ka Band Tone Set a tone to indicate KA band.
- Page 16 MENU ITEM WHAT IT DOES SETTINGS Auto Dim The DFR9 has a light sensor to Setting determine when the detector should use the Bright settings (daylight) and when it should use the Dim settings (nighttime). The Auto Dim Setting menu lets you select an OLED intensity level for both Bright and Dim settings.
- Page 17 Issues a warning if the vehicle battery voltage drops below 11V. Off (Default) BAT Saver Turns off power to the DFR9 if the speed stays at 0 or if the GPS is (GPS on) Off (Default) not connected for more than an hour.
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Page 18: Basic Operations
Self Test is turned on. It displays the different bands and their settings. The DFR9 turns on automatically when you start the vehicle. Adjust the volume • Press VOL + to increase volume. The unit beeps and displays a number increase. - Page 19 The DFR9 announces “User mark logged.” The DFR9 will announce when you approach user marks. The DFR9 can register up to 500 user marks. Delete a user There are two ways to delete User Marks: mark •...
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Page 20: Feature Details
These can be school zones, red-light cameras, and places where police frequently monitor traffic. When you are at the location, press MARK. The DFR9 announces “User mark logged.” Now, when you approach these points, the DFR9 announces “User mark ahead.”... -
Page 21: Pop Mode
• 40% = 10.5db attenuation POP MODE In POP mode, the DFR9 can detect short burst from radars that are too fast for many other detectors to catch. You can turn POP mode on and off in the Menu system... -
Page 22: Time Display
12.8 Highway Volt Time Display The OLED displays the time in the center of the OLED if Time Display is selected in the Mode menu. 11:45 12.8 Volt DISPLAY MENU The Display menu option has 5 options to display in the left side of the OLED: •... -
Page 23: Compass Display
MUTE MEMORY Use Mute Memory to mute known areas of false alarms (such as department store automatic doors). The DFR9 remembers where you muted the audio (GPS location) and the frequency you muted. It will automatically mute when you travel to that location and the saved... -
Page 24: Threats
Menus/Delete All Mute? THREATS The DFR9 detects up to 4 radar band signals (threats) at a single time. The strongest rader signal is designated as the Priority signal, and its frequency displays on the OLED. The other signals (threats) are indicated in the left side of the display. -
Page 25: Automatic Oled Brightness
Press and hold MENU to exit the Menu system. USER-DEFINED SPEED LIMIT When you set a speed limit thorough the menus, the DFR9 sends an alarm tone if your speed exceeds that speed limit setting. If that happens, the unit announces and displays an overspeed warnings. -
Page 26: Red Light Camera Quiet Ride
(up to 85 mph or 140 km/h). 920 ft SPEED CAMERA If the DFR9 detects a speed camera within 984 feet, it announces Speed Camera Ahead and displays the camera distance on the OLED. MAINTENANCE MAINTAINING THE EQUIPMENT The DFR9 requires very little physical maintenance. -
Page 27: Specifications
There may be a motion sensor or house the same location but no alarm in use within range. radar source was in view. The DFR9 did not alert • The officer may not have radar/laser units when a police car was in turned on. -
Page 28: Fcc Compliance
33.400 - 36.000 GHz Operating -4° to +185° F Temp. (Radar/Laser) -20° to +85° C (Radar/Laser) Laser 800 nm - 1100 nm Storage -22° to +203° F Temp. (Radar/Laser) -30° to +95° C (Radar/Laser) Detector Type: Operating DC 11.0 to 16.0 V Power Source Radar Scanning Frequency... - Page 29 WARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORP. (“Uniden”) ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants, for one year, to the original retail owner, this Uniden Product to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below. WARRANTY DURATION: This warranty to the original user shall terminate and be of no further effect 12 months after the date of original retail sale.