Receiving And Identifying Alert Signals - Radio Shack SWS VG-2 Guard Owner's Manual

RECEIVING AND IDENTIFYING ALERT
SIGNALS
Your detector gives different audible and visual alerts for each
signal. In addition, the alert tone pulse rate increases with sig-
nal strength and the detector displays a digit from 1 to 9 to
indicate the signal strength (1 is weakest and 9 is strongest).
When your detector senses instant-on radar, it sounds an
intense, 3-second tone and displays .
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Safety Radar Alerts
Your radar detector detects all safety radar including the new
Safety Warning System. This system provides advanced
warning of hazards and lets you respond appropriately to
potentially dangerous conditions.
Note: Not all areas have Safety Warning System transmitters.
Your radar detector only alerts you to hazards if the area you
are in has transmitters sending signals.
When your radar detector encounters safety radar, it sounds a
distinctive tone and displays the signal strength. In addition,
your radar detector displays S .
Laser Audio/Visual Alerts
When your radar detector detects a laser signal from ahead or
behind, the laser audio sounds and the radar detector displays
for as long as the signal is present (for a minimum of 3 sec-
L
onds).
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