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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of the Houston Radar LLC’s directional Doppler speed
radar DR500 (available in weatherproof DR500S or open frame DR500C options). This
state of the art K-band microwave Doppler speed radar is specifically designed for the
license free, battery operated speed radar market, for use in speed awareness trailers,
school zones and other speed restricted traffic zone speed awareness uses.
Utilizing the latest in high performance, ultra low power DSP (Digital Signal Processing)
technology, you will find that this high quality product meets your exacting standards for
performance and reliability.
Some of the highlights of this product include:
FCC approved and with
CE mark
for your convenience and piece of mind
Advanced DSP based performance yields consistent performance and speed detection
1500+ feet (450+ m) of pickup distance for incoming vehicles on open and level road
Standard serial port hookup and data format allows hassle free use in existing systems
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Use in place of existing products
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Interface to your message displays
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Use in your speed trailers
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Use in school zones
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True serial port option available. Now connect to different devices simultaneously
Only 0.7 W power usage is up to 4X lower vs. competing solutions and allows use of
smaller batteries and solar panels- saving you money
Rugged weatherproof enclosure features side mounts and short depth (DR500S only)
Built in clock/calendar keeps time even with DC power removed
Only 1 mA power consumption in standby mode
Radar internal software is “bootloader” flash upgradeable in the field
Optional infrared remote control allows you to change/set radar parameters including:
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Min/Max speed limit of detection
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Speed limit setting for flashing display digits
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Sensitivity setting for changing detection range
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Internal clock/calendar
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Serial port settings
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Radar built in self test
Now Featuring
Optional Integrated “Advanced In-Radar” Traffic
Statistics Package with:
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Multi-vehicle/multi-lane tracking allows better accuracy over competing
units
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2 months of speed as well as count statistics saved in internal memory
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Real time clock keeps stats with date/time
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Unmatched Windows
based “Stats Analyzer” software to download,
manage, analyze and plot your stats information from all your DR-500S
radars available as option
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Stats saved in mph or kph units per display option
