Getting Started
Getting Started
•
Your Detector
Nothing
Comes Close to a Cobra
®
5
Installation
Your Detector
4
English
Dashboard Mounting
System Ready
Power On
Testing
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.
Start-Up Complete
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1.
Place the detector on the dashboard to find a location
where the unit has a clear, level view of the road.
The angle can NOT be adjusted after mounting.
2.
Remove the paper backing
from one side of the hook-
and-loop fastener.
3.
Attach the pad to the
dashboard at your chosen
location and remove the
other paper backing.
4.
Attach the detector to the
hook-and-loop fastener.
You can remove and
reattach the unit as
often as you like.
5.
Plug the power cord
into the detector.
6.
Plug the cigarette lighter
adapter on the power
cord into your vehicle’s
cigarette lighter.
To Turn On the Unit and Adjust the Audio Volume
Rotate the
On-Off/
Volume
control
clockwise (away
from you).
Tone
Visual Display
Three beeps
Testing
System Ready
The display will then cycle
through the user mode settings
(city or highway, Intellimute
and SmartPower status).
Start-up is complete when the display shows
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Important: Once the compass is calibrated, the dashes will
change to one of the cardinal compass directions (N, NE, E,
SE, S, SW, W, NW). See page 17 to calibrate the compass.