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Uniden R9 Owner's Manual

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360˚ Maximum Protection
R9
Owner's Manual
© 2024 Uniden America Corporation
Issue 4, January 2024
Flower Mound, Texas
Printed in Korea

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  • Page 1 360˚ Maximum Protection Owner’s Manual © 2024 Uniden America Corporation Issue 4, January 2024 Flower Mound, Texas Printed in Korea...

  • Page 2: Customer Care

    Do not change settings of the product while driving. 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 R9 OVERVIEW .....................5 FEATURES ........................5 WHAT’S IN THE BOXES? ................7 PARTS OF THE R9 ..................10 KEYPAD ...........................11 DISPLAY UNIT .......................13 R9 INSTALLATION OVERVIEW ............... 15 MENU SYSTEM ..................16 BASIC OPERATIONS ................35 FEATURE DETAILS ...................
  • Page 4 USER SPEED LIMIT ......................48 ERROR MESSAGES ......................48 MAINTENANCE ..................49 MAINTAINING THE EQUIPMENT ................49 UPDATE FIRMWARE/DATABASE ............49 UPDATE FIRMWARE WITH R9 POWERED ON ...........50 UPDATE FIRMWARE WITH R9 POWERED OFF ..........50 TROUBLESHOOTING ................50 FCC/IC COMPLIANCE ................51 FCC COMPLIANCE ......................51 IC COMPLIANCE ......................52...

  • Page 5: R9 Overview

    UNIDEN LONG RANGE RADAR/LASER DETECTOR USER’S MANUAL R9 OVERVIEW Uniden’s R9 is an advanced installed laser radar detector with actual laser interruption capability. It provides outstanding detection range and usability. FEATURES • GPS on/off • User Mark Alert • Mute on/off and Mute Memory •...
  • Page 6 • DST Setting • POI Alarm Range • Mute Memory Point Range • Voice on/off • KA Frequency Voice on/off • K and Ka POP on/off • K and Ka Band Filter on/off • TSF on/off • K Block1 Filter Off/Weak/Max/Mute/Level •...

  • Page 7: What's In The Boxes

    • Laser Tone - R • Built-in Bluetooth Capability WHAT’S IN THE BOXES? The R9 packup consists of three boxes. NOTE: Each box contains packets of screws and other assorted hardware and are not called out specifically in the following tables.
  • Page 8 Adheres equipment and cabling to Adhesive surfaces. Tapes USB Memory Contains Owner’s Manual. Also Stick used to transfer firmware updates from website to R9. Box 2 contains: What it is What it looks like What it does Front Remote Radar Detector Radar...
  • Page 9 What it is What it looks like What it does Adjustable The clamps mount on the side of Mounting the Remote Radar and connect the Clamps (2) Remote Radar to the vehicle. Mounting Multiple brackets and screws Bracket and to mount front Remote Radar Screws for according to different vehicle Remote Radar...

  • Page 10: Parts Of The R9

    Remote Radar and connect the Clamps (2) Remote Radar to the vehicle. PARTS OF THE R9 This section describes only the R9 parts that are user-accessible. It does not discuss any parts installed outside of the vehicle cabin. - 10 -...

  • Page 11: Keypad

    PRESS TO... PRESS AND HOLD TO ... Turn R9 on. Turn R9 off. When R9 is on, users can set the Laser Transponder as follows: Press the PWR button to disable Laser Transponder (Receive Mode) while R9 is operating. Press the button again to return to the user settings (Constant Mode/Pulse Mode/Receive Mode).
  • Page 12 R9 will not give MUTE ALERTS FOR POI OVERSPEED ALERT an alert for that camera. AND USER LIMIT SPEED When R9 alerts you to an overspeed or speed limit situation (an alarm sounds and an alert displays), press MUTE/DIM to silence that alarm.

  • Page 13: Display Unit

    Delete all User Marks tagged geographic location where an (press and hold for more than 1.5 seconds to save alarm is usually found. The R9 alerts when the K band signal for the close to these User Marks. User K Block Filter while Add - Press MARK when you are at the receiving a K band signal.)
  • Page 14 OLED EXAMPLES MEANING Frequency Found Information displayed: • Band type Type (X, K, KA, MRCD/T, Gatso 24.158 RT3/4) 24.158 • Frequency number(s) Front and Rear Frequencies • Band direction Different • Frequency strength indicators 24.158 24.150 Speed Camera Alert Information displayed: •...

  • Page 15: R9 Installation Overview

    R9 INSTALLATION OVERVIEW This installation overview is a general look at the R9 elements and how they work together. Where these elements are physically installed can vary from vehicle to vehicle. Your professional installer will know best where to install each one according to your vehicle’s physical layout.

  • Page 16: Menu System

    R9 CONTROLLER WIRING DIAGRAM Display Remote Radar Transponder Key Pad Front Rear Audio Alert Speaker Mute Transponder Output Laser Distribution Radio Active Front Rear Expansion Expansion Keypad Laser Display Mute Alert LED Radar Radar Fuse +12V R9 CONTROLLER SPEAKER AUDIO MENU SYSTEM Menus let you set up the system to your own specifications.
  • Page 17 MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS Highway (Default) Mode selection Changes band sensitivity as follows: City Highway - Full Sensitivity Auto City - X and K sensitivity Advanced reduced. Ka band sensitivity NOTE: If Advanced is selected, same as Highway. set Attenuation levels for Auto - Changes to Highway the X, K, and Ka bands.
  • Page 18 SETTINGS Auto/1000 ft (Default)/2000 SpdCam d: Speed Camera Alert Range ft/2500 ft/3000 ft sets the maximum distance (Speed Camera that the R9 will alert to Auto/300m/600m/760m/900m Alert Range) speed cameras. (Displays if both GPS and the Speed Camera Alarm are set to On.)
  • Page 19 MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS Front X Turn X band detection off Off (Default) to have the front detector (Front X Band) ignore X band frequencies. Turn on for X band sensitivity as follows: Highway: Full sensitivity City: X band sensitivity reduced.
  • Page 20 MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS On (Default) Laser mode Turn laser recognition on or off. (Basic or Expert Mode) Laser Gun ID Select On to display the detected laser gun’s name. Off (Default) (Laser Gun Identification) (Expert Mode) Laser Gun Vce When set to On, this feature Off (Default) will announce the type of...
  • Page 21 MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS Laser TP Setting Assign front or rear placement to laser transponders. (Laser TP Mode Setting) Front/RX (Default) TP1 Setting Front/TX Rear/RX (if Laser mode Rear/TX = On) See page 40 for laser Front/RX TP2 Setting transponder Front/TX (Default) information.
  • Page 22 MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS On (Default) Any Btn Rx: Set this to On to allow any button press to change the (Any Button Laser TP setting to Receive. Receive) Once in Receive mode, the buttons revert to their original function until a new laser alert is received and any button is pressed.
  • Page 23 MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS On (Block 24.166 ~ 24.170) K Blk2 Filter Keep K Block2 Filter ON to block K band monitor systems (see page 40). Weak (Default) (Expert Mode) Mute Level On (Block 24.121 ~ 24.124) K Blk3 Filter Keep K Block3 Filter ON to block K band monitor systems (see page 40).
  • Page 24 MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS K usr3 Filter The user sets a K Band frequency range to be Off (Default) automatically blocked. (Expert Mode) Weak Block 23.900 ~ 23.900 displays as the default value Mute for this menu. Once that range is set (see page 45), Level it displays here.
  • Page 25 MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS K Wide (Default) K Wide/ K Narrow scans for K band Narrow/ radar guns used in the US K Narrow Extended only and reduces false Extended alarms. K Wide scans for normal K band radar guns operating (Expert Mode) at 24.050 –...
  • Page 26 MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS On (Default) Auto Mute This feature can turn auto mute memory on and off. (Auto Mute Memory) (Expert Mode) X & K (Default) Auto Mem This feature can turn specific sets of bands on and off. X, K, Ka (Auto Mute Memory Band)
  • Page 27 MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS Red (Front default) Arrow Color Set the arrow color for each front and rear radar band. Blue (Rear default) Menu displays front options Green (Expert Mode) first followed by rear Orange options. Yellow • Front/Rear Laser White •...
  • Page 28 Scan Icon The Scan icon is a series of dots that travel across the Off (Default) OLED to indicate that the R9 is scanning for frequencies. This menu item turns that icon on and off. Speed (Default) Left Display...
  • Page 29 MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS 1 ~ 12 tones (Default = 2) K Band Tone Set a tone to indicate K Band. (Expert Mode) 1 ~ 5 tones (Default = 1) K Bogey Tone Set the tone to sound if a different K band signal is detected during a K band (Expert Mode)
  • Page 30 MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS 1 ~ 12 tones (Default = 4) Laser Tone If Laser Jammer Mode is set to Constant or Pulse (page 20), the laser tone (Expert Mode) selected in this menu will sound during a laser alert. 1 ~ 12 tones (Default = 5) Laser Tone - R If Laser Jammer Mode is set...
  • Page 31 MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS Bright Dark mode Set Alert brightness. (Dark Mode Brightness Dimmer (Default) Setting) (Expert Mode) Auto Dim See page 38 for details. Auto Dim Setting has two Setting options: Sensor (Default). The brightness [Displays if Dim Mode set to is adjusted by a light sensor.
  • Page 32 MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS Quiet Ride Mutes radar alarms for K mph = 5 - 90 in 5 mph intervals and X bands when you drive (GPS on) km/h = 10 - 140 in 10 km/h under the speed limit you intervals set here.
  • Page 33 MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS BAT Saver Turns off power to the R9 if the speed stays at 0 or if Off (Default) (GPS on) the GPS is not connected for more than an hour. (Expert Mode) On (Default) Self Test Runs a self diagnostic test on the unit to check for faults.

  • Page 34: Basic Operations

    PWR. The unit turns on and runs through an initial self-check if Self Test is turned on. It displays the different bands and their settings. The R9 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 35 Press MARK to create a user mark when you are at a location where there is normally some type of radar. The R9 announces “User mark logged.” The R9 will announce when you approach user marks. NOTE: R9 stores 2000 points divided between Mute Memory and User Mark locations.

  • Page 36: Feature Details

    FEATURE DETAILS ALARM PRIORITIES • GPS Connected / GPS Error / Speed Camera / Red Light Camera / User Mark Alarm/POI Limit Speed Alarm. • Laser signal Laser 13.5 Volt • MRCD Alarm 24.150 MRCD 24.150 MRCD • Gatso RT3 •...

  • Page 37: Allocating Memory

    ALLOCATING MEMORY The R9 allows 2000 memory points to be shared between Mute Memory points and User marks. The default allocation is 1000 points each; the most one category can have is 1750 with the other category having a maximum of 250 at the same time.

  • Page 38: Auto Dim

    The Auto Dim feature only displays in the menus if you select Auto through the Auto Dim setting through the keypad (see page 12). The R9 has a light sensor that works with the Auto Dim feature to dim or brighten the OLED display according to outside light levels. Configure OLED brightness/dim levels through the Auto Dim setting in the menus.

  • Page 39: Auto Mute Memory

    Auto Mute Volume menu (see page 30). NOTE: If the current volume level is 0, the R9 will not change the volume to the Auto Mute Volume level; it will keep the volume level at 0.

  • Page 40: Block Blind Spot Monitor Systems

    K signals that alert the driver to other vehicles that come within that range. Your R9 can pick up those signals and keep alerting you to them. You can block those signals by turning K Block Filter on in the menus (long-term solution).

  • Page 41: Mrcd Quiet Ride

    Use Mute Memory to mute known areas of false alarms (such as department store automatic doors). The R9 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 frequency is detected;...

  • Page 42: Oled Displays

    OLED DISPLAYS Scan Display R9 uses a curved line to indicate scanning is in progress. A heart icon indicates the end of one scan cycle and the beginning of another. Select SCAN through the Display Mode menu. This example shows speed (42 mph on the left side) and Highway (HWY on the right side).

  • Page 43: Pop Mode

    POP MODE In POP mode, the R9 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. RED LIGHT CAMERA POINT DELETE When you are at a red light camera and an alert displays, you can delete that camera point.
  • Page 44 road. City is on the lower end of the detection scale for city driving. City mode reduce sensitivity so that false signals (such as from automatic door openers) are filtered out. Auto changes the mode between City and Highway depending on the range entered in the Auto City Speed menu setting speed and the actual driving speed.

  • Page 45: Signal Direction

    13 for the indicator locations. THREATS The R9 detects up to 8 radar band signals (threats) at a single time (up to 4 from the front and 4 from the rear). The Priority signal is determined by the Priority menu setting (Signal vs Ka Priority) and its frequency displays in the main portion of the OLED.

  • Page 46: User Marks (Laser And Radar Sites)

    USER SPEED LIMIT When you set a speed limit thorough the Limit Speed menu, the R9 sends an alarm tone if your speed exceeds that speed limit setting. If that happens, the unit announces and displays over speed warnings.
  • Page 47 DISCONNECT/ERROR MEANING MESSAGE Laser Interface Disconnected Displays if the Controller does not communicate with the Laser interface for a specific time frame. LSR IF Disconn Front Remote Radar Displays if the Controller does not communicate Disconnected with the front Remote Radar for a specific time frame.

  • Page 48: Maintenance

    When the download is complete, disconnect the USB drive from the Controller to reboot the R9 unit. NOTE 1: Only use the R9 USB drive included in your kit. This USB drive contains all documentation needed for installing and operating the R9.

  • Page 49: Troubleshooting

    NOTE 2: If the USB drive gets lost or damaged and does not work anymore, you must use a USB drive that has been formtted to FAT32 and has a maximum 32GB capacity. However, the R9 might not recognize some USB drives. TROUBLESHOOTING If...

  • Page 50: Fcc/Ic Compliance

    FCC/IC COMPLIANCE AMWUA2301 FCC COMPLIANCE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subjected to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 51: One-Year Limited Warranty

    Uniden service center, (E) used in conjunction with equipment or parts or as part of any system not manufactured by Uniden, or (F) installed or programmed by anyone other than as detailed by the Installation Guide or Owner’s Manual included for this Product. The Warranty...
  • Page 52 PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OF WARRANTY: If, after following the instructions in the Installation Guide and Owner’s Manual, you are certain that the Product is defective, please contact (i) the authorized Uniden installer who installed your product, or (ii) Customer Support at 1-800-297-1023, Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm, or email custsupport@uniden.com.

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