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Performance Verification
Conditions that Affect Radar Alerts
If you feel your unit is not alerting properly, keep in
mind that there are many conditions that influence
the intensity or duration of an alert:
1. The police are using instant-on/pulsed Radar, in which
case no signal is transmitted until visual contact has
been made with your vehicle. For detection of this
signal, you must rely on reflected signals from Radar
directed at traffic traveling ahead of you.
2. The police Radar unit is positioned perpendicular to
the road, around a curve, or just over the crest of a
hill, thus, significantly reducing the reception range.
3. The highway traffic between your vehicle and the
police Radar source is heavy, blocking or reflecting
transmitted signals. The presence of several large
trucks between you and the police Radar unit could
also significantly reduce reception.
4. Rain or humid weather conditions can absorb
transmitted signals before they reach your vehicle,
again reducing detection range.
5. The police Radar unit is not properly tuned and is
transmitting outside allocated X, K or Super
Wideband Ka frequency ranges.
Conditions that Affect Laser Alerts
If you feel your unit is not properly alerting to the
presence of Laser signals, keep in mind that rain, fog,
high humidity and other weather conditions can affect
the range that the Laser beam can be detected.
If you experience a problem with your unit that is not
covered in the previous outline, please call, Monday
to Friday, 8am–6pm, ET, for assistance:
1-800-341-2288 USA
Problem
Possible Cause
Corrective Procedure
Unit not
Cable not properly
Check connection
receiving
connected to antenna
power
or control panel
Fuse in red power
Replace with 1 amp,
lead is defective
250 3AG fuse
“Poor”
Antenna opening
Reposition antenna with
detection
partially blocked
unobstructed view of
range
road ahead. Clean off any
accumulated debris on
antenna face
Unit alarms
Connection to antenna Re-connect cable to
every second
sensor is disengaged
antenna sensor
Erratic or
High concentration
Use city mode. Review
frequent
of non-police X-band
section in this manual on
alerts
sources
Performance Verification
Troubleshooting
Solutions for Common Problems
If your unit is not operating properly, please refer to
the outline below.
