Page 3 1.1 Box contents Page 3 1.2 Buttons and connections Page 3 Thank you for purchasing the Cheetah GPS mirror™ and welcome to yet another world first from 2. INSTALLATION Page 4 Cheetah! 3. REGISTRATION AND UPDATING THE TRINITY™ DATABASE...
2. Installation The power cord should be run along the top of the windscreen, tucked into the headliner, then down underneath the passenger door’s rubbers, Spring loaded adjustable clamps ensure that your GPS mirror will fit over under the glove box and round to the cigar lighter socket for power. Any almost all shapes and sizes of rear view mirror.
3.1 Warranty registration 3. Registration To register your GPS Mirror for warranty purposes, visit www.register. speedcheetah.com and updating 3.2 Updating the GPS Mirror with the latest Trinity™ database IMPORTANT - Your GPS Mirror is supplied without any camera locations in its memory so you must update it before using it for the first time.
GPS mirror 4.2 Responsible driving Cheetah Advanced Technologies Ltd market and sell the GPS Mirror as a road safety enhancement device. It is your responsibility to drive within the speed limits at all times. You should always drive with full care and attention.
5.1 Switching on for the first time 5. Overview of The GPS Mirror receives signals from the network of 24 satellites orbiting the Earth, called the Global Positioning System, and uses the latest SiRF Star III GPS technology to work out where you are every second. Standard When the GPS Mirror is searching for satellite lock the display will show “GPS”.
5.3 Hazard Alerts 5.4 Storing personal locations The GPS Mirror uses the Trinity database which contains details of danger The GPS Mirror can store up to 100 Personal Locations. See section 6.2.3 areas and high risk accident locations that have been designated by police for further details.
6.1 Button functions 6. Menu Items button button button button During normal driving mode, the button functions are: Button 1 Enter main menu Button 2 Display current time Button 3 A short press will cause the GPS Mirror to speak the current driving direction, as shown in the digital compass.
6.2 Main menu functions 6.2.2 Overspeed Alert Scroll through the menu options by pressing Button 1 repeatedly. Choose the speed at which an overspeed reminder is played. Change the settings of an individual menu item by pressing Buttons 2 or 3. An overspeed alert will be played in the following instances: Button 2 = up, Button 3 = down.
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6.2.3 Personal locations 6.2.5 X Band Store up to 100 GPS locations for personal reminders of your own hazard Enable or disable X Band radar alerts from your radar detector. locations. 1 = on, 0 = off Pressing button 4 will store your current location and direction as a personal location.
You can wirelessly integrate them with your GPS Mirror GPS mirror by simply plugging the appropriate Cheetah interface into the other manufacturers’ product. Your GPS mirror becomes the single central device through which all...
7.2 Accessories 7.2.1 Radar Detector Interface This allows compatible radar detectors from Beltronics, Escort and Valentine 1 to integrate with the GPS Mirror. See our website for a full list of compatible products. 7.2.2 Laser Jammer Interface This allows compatible laser systems from Blinder, Lidatek and Target to integrate with the GPS Mirror.
8.1 GPS explained The Global Positioning System (GPS) is used to create an electronic 8. Background reference frame around the earth. It consists of 24 satellites that orbit the earth in just under 12 hours. Each information satellite transmits a unique signal and follows a strict orbital path. Every GPS antenna stores these orbits inside its memory, so it knows where each satellite is at any given time.
8.2.2 Degrees Decimal Minutes • Average Speed Camera Systems like SPECs or “GATSO point- to-point” calculate a vehicle’s average speed between 3833.7072 N fixed two points by recording a vehicle’s details at two 12126.1950 W separate camera locations and working out how long it has taken that vehicle to drive the known distance between GPS “raw data”...
8.5 Mobile Laser Laser guns fire quick pulses of light in a straight line which bounce off your car and return to the gun. The beam of light is very narrow and will spread slightly over a longer distance. The laser gun measures how long it takes for the return beams to arrive back at the gun and because the whole process works at the speed of light, the laser gun can calculate a vehicle’s speed in less than one third of a second.
Troubleshooting If for any reason a Cheetah product develops a fault, please check our Features, specifications and prices subject to change without notice support page on www.support.speedcheetah.com Out of warranty repairs: If any problems persist, please email support@speedcheetah.com...
The use of Cheetah software products is governed by a license agreement. This license contains a limitation of liability. You can review the license conditions at www.speedcheetah.com...
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