Instant-On Detection; Responding To Alerts - Cobra SPX 5500 Important Information Manual

Ultra-high performance digital radar/laser detector
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Detection
Your Detector
Safety Alert Signals, Voice and Visual Displays
Type of Signal
Voice
Emergency Vehicles
Emergency Vehicle Approaching Emergency Vehicle
Road Hazards
Road Hazard Ahead
Trains
Train Approaching
* Your detector provides 360˚ detection of this signal.
Emergency Alert
Road Hazard Alert
Signal Detected
Signal Detected
Emergency...
Road
Hazard
Spectre I & IV+ Alert Signal, Voice and Visual Display
Type of Signal
Voice
Spectre I
Spectre Alert
Spectre IV+
Spectre Alert
Spectre I Alert Signal
Spectre IV+ Alert Signal
Detected
Detected
Spectre1
Spectre4
VG-2 Alert Signal, Voice and Visual Display
Type of Signal
Voice
Interceptor VG-2
VG-2 Alert
VG-2 Alert Signal
Detected
VG-2
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Visual Display
Road Hazard
Train
Train Alert Signal
Detected
Train
NOTE
There are different tones
for each Safety Alert.
Visual Display
Spectre1
Spectre4
Visual Display
VG-2
NOTE
There are different tones for each
for each radar detector detector alert.
Detection and Responding to Alerts
Your Detector

Instant-On Detection

Your detector is designed to detect Instant-On speed monitoring signals,
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
Interpretation
Tone repeats slowly at
Probably police radar.
first, then speeds up
rapidly.
Tone sounds one
Probably a false alarm,
time only.
but possibly pulsed radar,
Spectre I or IV+ or VG-2
nearby.
Tone instantly begins
Radar, Spectre I or IV+
repeating rapidly.
or VG-2 nearby has been
activated suddenly.
Tone repeats slowly as you
Probably police
approach a hill or bridge,
radar beyond the
then speeds up sharply as
hill or bridge.
you reach it.
Tone repeats slowly
Probably a false alarm.
for a short period.
Any type of laser alert.
Laser alerts are
never false alarms.
Any Safety Alert.
You are nearing an
emergency vehicle, railroad
crossing
or road hazard
(construction,
accident, etc.).
Recommended
Response
FULL ALERT
Exercise caution
FULL ALERT
FULL ALERT
Exercise caution
FULL ALERT
Exercise caution
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