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Detection
Your Detector
Strobe Alert Signals, Voice and Visual Displays
Type of Signal
Voice
3M Opticom or Tomar*
Emergency Vehicle Approaching S Blinks
* Your detector provides 360˚ detection of this signal.
Strobe Alert Signal Detected
X K Ka V
S
Safety Alert Signals, Voice and Visual Displays
Type of Signal
Voice
Emergency Vehicles
Emergency Vehicle Approaching S is Steady
Road Hazards
Road Hazard Ahead
Trains
Train Approaching
Safety Alert Signal Detected
X K Ka V
S
NOTE
There are different tones for each Safety Alert.
VG-2 and Spectre 1 Alert Signals, Voice and Visual Displays
Type of Signal
Voice
Interceptor VG-2
VG-2 Alert
Spectre 1
Spectre Alert
VG-2 Alert Signal Detected
Spectre 1 Alert Signal Detected
X K Ka
V
S
X K Ka
V
S
NOTE
There are different tones for each alert.
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Your Detector
Instant-On Detection
Your detector is designed to detect Instant-On speed monitoring signals,
Visual Display
which can suddenly appear at full strength.
NOTE
You should take appropriate action
immediately whenever an instant-on alert is given.
Responding to Alerts
Description
Visual Display
Tone repeats slowly at
first, then speeds up
S is Steady
rapidly.
S is Steady
Tone sounds one
time only.
Tone instantly begins
repeating rapidly.
Tone repeats slowly as you
approach a hill or bridge,
then speeds up sharply as
you reach it.
Tone repeats slowly
Visual Display
for a short period.
V is Steady
Any type of laser alert.
V Blinks
Any Safety Alert
or Strobe Alert.
Detection
Recommended
Interpretation
Response
Probably police radar
FULL ALERT
Probably a false alarm,
Exercise caution
but possibly pulsed radar,
VG-2, or Spectre 1 nearby
Radar, VG-2, or Spectre 1
FULL ALERT
nearby has been activated
suddenly
Probably police
FULL ALERT
radar beyond the
hill or bridge
Probably a false alarm
Exercise caution
Laser alerts are
FULL ALERT
never false alarms
You are nearing an
Exercise caution
emergency vehicle,
railroad crossing,
or road hazard
(construction,
accident, etc.)
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra
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