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- Page 1 -VP™: User’s Manual ENESIS Decatur Electronics, Inc. GENESIS-VP™ User’s Manual 715 Bright Street Decatur, IL 62522 USA/Canada: 1.800.428.4315 FAX: 1.217.428.5302 INTL: 1.217.428.4315 www.decaturradar.com Revised December 28, 1999...
- Page 2 A “t” for “towards” will be displayed for a target moving toward the Genesis-VP and an “A” for “away” will be displayed for a target moving away from the Genesis-VP. If the Genesis-VP is not successful in determining the target’s direction of...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Limitations to Doppler RADAR ......21 Warranty ..............25 Service Return Procedure ........26 Appendix 1, Specifications ..........27 Appendix 2, FDA Notice ........... 28 Appendix 3, FCC/ISC Documents ........30 Appendix 4, Case Law ............31 Copyright © 1998, Decatur Electronics, Inc. -
Page 4: Quick Start Instructions
Figure 1: Inserting Batteries Turn on the power Push the power button. The Genesis-VP™ will do a display test and beep and then blank the speed windows. - Page 5 -VP™: User’s Manual ENESIS Set Menu Options Primary menu You may use the factory default settings listed below or you may select your own settings. To select your own settings, press and hold the MENU button. You will see “bL” (for back light) in the left window and “OFF” in the right window.
- Page 6 -VP™: User’s Manual ENESIS Secondary menu You may use the factory default settings listed below or you may select your own settings. To select your own settings, press and hold the SEL (select) button and then press the MENU button. You will see “Prt” (for communication port) in the left window and a “O”...
- Page 7 Measuring the speed of a target Measuring the speed of a target in strongest signal mode. Point the Genesis-VP™ at a moving vehicle; pull and hold the trigger. While the trigger is being held, the Genesis-VP™ is transmitting a signal and measuring speeds.
- Page 8 ENESIS Fast-toggle style. Point the Genesis-VP™ at two or more moving vehicles; pull and hold the trigger. While the trigger is being held, the Genesis-VP™ is transmitting a signal and measuring speeds. You should see the speed of the vehicle with the strongest return signal displayed in the left window.
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Page 9: Controls
To change the menu category value, press the SEL (select) button. TEST When the TEST button is pressed the Genesis-VP™ will complete a self-test. See section 6.1. FAST When the FAST button is pressed the Genesis-VP™ will enter fastest target mode. - Page 10 Other Controls and Features Trigger When the trigger is pulled, the Genesis-VP™ will transmit and receive information. If the trigger is released and pulled again within half a second then the speed displayed in the left window will be locked into the right window.
- Page 11 -VP™: User’s Manual ENESIS Menus The MENU button allows you to view the user programmable categories. There are two menus; the Primary and the Secondary. Primary Press the MENU button to enter the first category of the primary menu. To advance to the next menu category, press the MENU button again.
- Page 12 -VP™: User’s Manual ENESIS Secondary To enter the secondary menu, press the SEL (select) button and hold it. While holding the SEL button, press the MENU button. To advance to the next menu category value, press the MENU button again. Symbol Meaning Range...
- Page 13 -VP™: User’s Manual ENESIS NOTES: 1. The Genesis-VP™ will exit menu mode if neither the MENU or SEL buttons are pressed for two seconds. If either the MENU or SEL buttons are held, the Genesis-VP™ will stay in menu mode.
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Page 14: Displays
-VP™: User’s Manual ENESIS 3. Displays Number Segments POWER LOW BAT LOCK FAST Left side: Three large digits (888) display speeds and menu XMIT HOLD ERROR categories. Figure 7: Number Segments and Right side: Three small digits Status Indicators (888) display speeds and “select”... - Page 15 -VP™: User’s Manual ENESIS FAST Indicates that the Genesis-VP™ is in fast mode. When not in fast mode, the Genesis-VP™ is assumed to be in strongest signal mode (the default mode). The Genesis-VP™ is capable of internally tracking multiple speeds simultaneously.
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Page 16: Modes Of Operation
(if one is present) will be displayed in the left window. Removing your finger from the FAST button will cause the Genesis-VP™ to return to strongest signal mode. You will know you are in fastest target mode when the “FAST” icon is illuminated. If you lock a speed... - Page 17 “FAST” icon is illuminated. In the “fastest-toggle” mode, only the strongest vehicle speed can be locked. When the speed is locked the Genesis-VP™ will revert to strongest signal only mode. See section 2.3 on Menus for changing to the other fastest vehicle mode.
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Page 18: Serial Communications Option
ENESIS 5. Serial Communications Option If your Genesis-VP™ has a communications connector on the side, you may connect it to Decatur’s large display signs, in-car video, or a Personal Computer which is running Decatur Electronics’ software. If connecting to a Personal Computer, plug the 9-pin end (DB-9 connector) of the computer cable into the serial communications port on your computer. - Page 19 -VP™: User’s Manual ENESIS Tuning Fork Test NOTE: Keep Trigger pressed during entire test. In addition to the system test, the operator can verify the overall system accuracy by using a tuning fork. After tapping one of the tines of a tuning fork, the fork vibrates at the frequency stamped on the handle.
- Page 20 -VP™: User’s Manual ENESIS The tuning fork test consists of the following steps: • Grasp the tuning fork by the handle and tap one of the tines against a firm surface. • Hold the vibrating tuning fork approximately three (3) inches from the front of the antenna.
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Page 21: Care, Cleaning, And Storage
Do not spill food, beverages or other liquids and substances on the Genesis- VP™. When the Genesis-VP™ is not in use or when it is being transported, store it in its original packaging. To clean the Genesis-VP™, dust it lightly with a soft clean cloth. - Page 22 -VP™: User’s Manual ENESIS Figure 13: Possible Cosine Effect on Curve , e l Table 1: Actual and Displayed Speeds at Different Antenna-to-Target Angles...
- Page 23 CB radio transmitters, and AM/FM transmission towers as Doppler speeds. The Genesis-VP™ unit has a radio frequency interference (RFI) detection circuit, designed to detect excess radio frequency energy. When stray radio frequency energy reaches an excessive level, the system will illuminate the “RFI”...
- Page 24 -VP™: User’s Manual ENESIS Multi-path Beam Cancellation When multi-path beam cancellation occurs, the target vehicle speed display will sporadically blank and reappear. This occurs when the radar looses track of a target vehicle at semi-random intervals. The target vehicle is reflecting two signals that are interfering with one another.
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Page 25: Warranty
Decatur Electronics, Inc. guarantees the Genesis-VP™ to be free from defects in workmanship and material, and to operate within specifications for a period of two years. During this period, Decatur Electronics, Inc. will repair or replace, at its option, any component, except batteries or chargers, found to be defective, without cost to the owner, provided the unit is returned to the factory. -
Page 26: Service Return Procedure
-VP™: User’s Manual ENESIS 10. Service Return Procedure If it becomes necessary to return the Genesis-VP™ to the factory, please follow the procedure below: • Return ALL pieces of the Genesis-VP™ in the original packaging • Include a note describing the malfunction of the system, or the incident that resulted in a malfunction. -
Page 27: Appendix 1, Specifications
-VP™: User’s Manual ENESIS Appendix 1, Specifications Antenna Parameters K-Band IACP Type 24.150 ±50 MHz Nominal Transmission Frequency Nominal Horizontal Beamwidth 12° Polarization Circular Nominal Microwave Power Output 10 mW ≤1 mW/cm Maximum Aperture Power Density Environment Ambient Operating Temperatures -30°C to +70°C -22°F to +158°F Maximum Humidity... -
Page 28: Appendix 2, Fda Notice
-VP™: User’s Manual ENESIS Appendix 2, FDA Notice... - Page 29 -VP™: User’s Manual ENESIS...
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Page 30: Appendix 3, Fcc/Isc Documents
-VP™: User’s Manual ENESIS Appendix 3, FCC/ISC Documents This page reserved for Grant of Equipment Authorization. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installation. -
Page 31: Appendix 4, Case Law
-VP™: User’s Manual ENESIS Appendix 4, Case Law Judicial notice is an elementary principal of law. The principal applies to facts that are common knowledge and states that it is necessary to introduce evidence to prove what is common knowledge. The following landmark rulings have made it simpler to introduce RADAR SPEED MEASUREMENTS as evidence. - Page 32 -VP™: User’s Manual ENESIS Notes...
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