Getting Started
Your Detector
Nothing
Comes Close to a Cobra
®
7
Standby Screen Icons
•
13.2
V
City Mode
Highway Mode
Compass
IntelliMute Above
Activation Point
IntelliMute Below
Activation Point
User and Alert Settings
Battery Voltage
Your detector uses the following icons to indicate modes and functions when set:
Sample Screen
NOTE
For example, the sample screen indicates that IntelliMute is active, the Compass
is calibrated, your system is set to Highway mode and your vehicle’s battery
voltage is charged to 13.2 volts.
Display Brightness Control
•
Your detector has a
Bright
display mode (for daytime driving)
and three levels of the
Dim
display mode:
■
Dim
for dusk driving.
■
Dimmer
for night driving.
■
Dark
to prevent all visual alerts from displaying.
The factory setting is Dim. This level can be changed
in programming mode (see page 10.)
You can toggle between Bright and Dim modes
by pressing the
Dim
button.
NOTE
When you change to Dim mode, the unit will enter
whichever dim default mode is set at the time.
Dim
Button
Press and release
NOTE
At the dark setting the
display will show a small dot
moving back and forth
toward the bottom of the
screen to indicate the unit
is turned on.
13.2V
To Turn on the Unit and Adjust the Audio Volume
Rotate the
On-Off/Volume
control clockwise (away
from you).
Unit will cycle through
Power On / Self Test and
display the Standby screen
when complete. Standby
screen will show City or
Highway icon. Car Battery
Voltage, Compass, and
IntelliMute will also show if
turned on (see note).
Display changes to Display
Timeout after 30 seconds
(factory default).
Tone
Visual Display
Voice
Testing,
then
three beeps
Testing,
then
three beeps
System Ready
None
13.2V
Voice Alert
None
None
Getting Started
Your Detector
6
English
Power On/Off
•
On-Off/Volume Control
Rotate clockwise (away from you)
NOTE
In some vehicles, power is supplied to the cigarette lighter even while the ignition is off.
If this is the case with your vehicle and you have turned the SmartPower off, you should
turn off or unplug your detector when parking for lengthy periods. Cobra recommends
leaving SmartPower at the factory setting, which is on. See page 18.
NOTE
When the system is first turned on from new, only the City or Highway icon will show on
the screen because the Show Compass and IntelliMute functions are set to off at the
factory. See pages 14 and 16 to turn these functions on.
