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Jaric Design is not affiliated with Valentine Research, Inc. or BMW AG. Disclaimer StealthOne is NOT a BMW approved electronic device. Installation and use of the StealthOne in your BMW may void the manufacturer’s warranty. See your owner’s manual for more information.
Contents Getting Started with StealthOne Welcome to StealthOne Installing StealthOne StealthOne Initial Startup Using the StealthOne How does it work? Using StealthOne ® Using Wheel Buttons to control the Valentine One Config uring StealthOne Configuring StealthOne Options StealthOne Display Areas...
Valentine One ® is the most advanced radar locator available. Your BMW is also one of the most advanced automobiles available. StealthOne combines the best of these two worlds. As good as the Valentine One ®...
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Information Display (MID), or Navigation (NAV). For the E46 or E85 you must have either the BMW Business radio (RAD) or Navigation (NAV). StealthOne data can not be displayed on the Instrument Cluster for these models. Steering wheel buttons to control StealthOne operation and setup.
® together using the power cable, and attach the other cable to StealthOne letting one end of it hang free, as shown below. The single black wire is connected to your BMWs I-BUS in the 5 Series or X5, and to the K-BUS in the 3 Series and Z4.
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Plug the end of the RJ-11 modular Interface Cable that has the I-BUS wire attached to it into the StealthOne I-BUS/AUX module port. Do not connect the other modular plug to anything, but instead let the wire hang loose and locate it in a convenient location.
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I-BUS or K-BUS wire and squeeze it gently with pliers until it snaps shut. Plug the black I-BUS wire from the StealthOne into the red 3M T-Tap wiring harness connector. Now you are ready to move on to the next section on StealthOne Initial Startup. IMPORTANT: The installation procedure varies for each of the supported BMW models.
StealthOne, you must configure the StealthOne for your car model. When you first apply power to StealthOne it will enter setup mode and ask you to select your car model. Follow the directions below to activate your StealthOne. To activate your StealthOne: Turn the ignition key until power is applied to the Valentine One ®...
Using the StealthOne In thi s chapter: How does it work? Using StealthOne ® Using Wheel Buttons to control the Valentine One StealthOne Owner’s Manual...
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How does it work? StealthOne is an interface module that works in combination with the Valentine One ® radar locator to display radar information on a BMW Instrument Cluster LCD Display (IKE), Multi-Information Display (MID), radio display (RAD), or the Navigation Screen (NAV).
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3 Series (E46) Business Radio Display Z4 (E85) Business Radio Display 5 Series (E39), X5 (E53) and 3Series (E46) Navigation Display StealthOne Owner’s Manual...
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Using StealthOne When there is no active alert StealthOne will not display any information on any of the BMW displays. When you receive an alert, StealthOne interprets this data and displays it on the BMW display you have selected. Once the alert has passed, StealthOne will briefly display the current Valentine One ®...
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5 Series or X5 instrument cluster display StealthOne Owner’s Manual...
Using Wheel Buttons to control the Valentine ® A feature of StealthOne is that you can use your BMW’s steering wheel buttons to control the muting and to change modes of the Valentine One ® . This can be very convenient if your Valentine One ®...
Configuring StealthOne In thi s chapter: Configuring StealthOne Options StealthOne Display Areas Instrument Cluster Display (IKE) E39 and E53 Radio Display (RAD) E46 and E85 Multi-Information Display (MID) E39 and E53 Navigation Display (NAV) E46, E39 and E53 Configuring Mute and Mode Wheel Buttons...
Configuring StealthOne Options The Setup Menu allows you to easily customize StealthOne’s settings by using the steering wheel buttons of your BMW to modify StealthOne options. Follow the directions below to display the StealthOne Setup Menu. IMPORTANT: Do not use StealthOne Setup while driving! To start the StealthOne setup: 1.
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YES, NO YES, NO Select YES to turn on the optimize display mode. Intro: YES, NO YES, NO Select YES to show the StealthOne introduction on startup. Ver: Displays StealthOne software version Displays StealthOne serial number. Exit >>> Exits StealthOne setup.
BMW Instrument Cluster LCD Display, MID radio panel display, or a GPS Navigation Screen), you should keep the following guidelines and display limitations in mind. The more characters available to StealthOne to display information will result in an easier to read display.
Instrument Cluster Display (IKE) E39 and E53 For the BMW 5-series (E39) or X5 (E53) you can configure StealthOne to display on your car’s instrument cluster (IKE). StealthOne only works with Instrument clusters that have the 20 segment LCD Display.
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Instrument Cluster Direction Symbol Display setting: (Front-Side-Rear) Press to change value: Press to change value: To exit from StealthOne Setup scroll down using the Reverse button until you see the “Exit >>>” and then press the Forward button to exit. StealthOne Owner’s Manual...
Example: Setting the mode to 0 will disable StealthOne from displaying to the radio. To configure StealthOne to display on the radio (RAD):...
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Radio Directory Symbol Display setting: (Front-Side-Rear) Press to change value: To exit from StealthOne Setup scroll down using the Reverse button until you see the “Exit >>>” and then press the Forward button to exit. StealthOne Owner’s Manual...
Multi-Information Display (MID) E39 and E53 If you have a BMW 5-series (E39) or X5 (E53) you can configure StealthOne to display on your car’s Multi-Information Display (MID). The MID can display radar information in any of the following modes.
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To change the direction symbols first press the Reverse button to display MID Directory Symbol Display setting: To exit from StealthOne Setup scroll down using the Reverse button until you see the “Exit >>>” and then press the Forward button to exit.
Navigation Display (NAV) E46, E39 and E53 If your BMW has the Navigation option you can configure StealthOne to display on your car’s Navigation Display. When the Navigation display is configured for split screen mode StealthOne will display the radar bands above the radar direction, bogey count and radar strength.
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When the Navigation display is configured for full screen mode StealthOne will display the radar bands to the right of the radar direction, bogey count and radar strength. NAV Full Screen Mode The NAV can display information in any of the following modes. Both Modes 1 and 2 display data on the NAV screen in the same format, but they act differently when a radar alert is received.
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Navigation Display Mode Setting is shown: Tip: To turn off displaying radar information on the navigation display change the Mode to 0. To exit from StealthOne Setup scroll down using the Reverse button until you see the “Exit >>>” and then press the Forward button.
NOTE: If “N/A” is displayed then StealthOne has detected that you have one of the BMW phone options installed in your car. You will not be able to use the phone button to control the Valentine One ®...
Troubleshooting If you encounter any problems using StealthOne, refer to the information below. If the suggested solution does not work, or you are experiencing a problem other than those listed, contact Jaric Design Customer Service at service@stealth- one.com or refer to the StealthOne user forum at http://www.jaricdesign.com/forums.
Jaric Design’s warranty obligations for StealthOne are limited to the terms set forth below: The StealthOne Product is warranted by Jaric Design, LLC. to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of original purchase (“Warranty Period”), subject to the following terms and conditions.
• Detailed description of the problem. • If your StealthOne is out of the warranty period, we will contact you with a repair estimate once we receive your StealthOne. Important: Jaric Design LLC, will not service any StealthOne that does not have a readable serial number.