RadarHAWK™ SBIII - Page 19
Battery Life
The RadarHAWK™ SBIII can provide approximately 30-40 hours of battery life from two AA
alkaline batteries. Battery life is affected by many variables, such as the brand and condition
of the batteries, the ambient temperature, the number and strength of engaged signals, and
the duration of reported alerts, backlight, and user settings. The estimated battery life
provided here is based on battery aging tests conducted in laboratory environments.
Low Battery Indicator
A “LOW BATTERY” message will appear when 2 to 4 hours of battery life remain. This message
will scroll across the screen for 10 seconds accompanied by a beeping sound. This will repeat
every 30 minutes until no battery power remains and the radar detector shuts off.
We suggest keeping the power cord readily available. If your batteries are drained, the cord will allow
you to continue using your radar detector until you can replace the batteries.
Auto Power-Off
To conserve battery power, the RadarHAWK™ SBIII will automatically shut off when there
happens to be no change for 10 minutes to the magnetic field data that the compass is
sensing. The radar detector will display ”ENTERING SLEEP MODE PRESS ANY BUTTON TO STAY
ON” and will beep for 20 seconds before powering down. To keep the radar detector on, just
press any button while the audio and visual warnings are displayed.
The automatic power-off does not function when the radar detector is operated by power cord.
Please turn off the radar detector whenever you leave your vehicle. Even a weak signal can cause it to
remain on and drain your batteries.
If the radar detector turns off automatically, you can turn it back on by pressing any button, or by
moving the power switch to OFF and then to ON.
Turning On the Radar Detector
• Move the POWER switch to ON.
• The screen will display
“RADARHAWK DETECTOR * * * FILTER-NORMAL”
if it’s your first
use since purchase.
• If you selected an alternate alert filter mode during previous use, it will display either
“FILTER-HIGH”
or
“FILTER-OFF”
instead of
“FILTER-NORMAL”
in the message above, per
your selection.
• The screen will then display a random compass direction if the compass has not been
set-up since purchase.
Setting Up the Compass
The digital compass built into the RadarHAWK™ SBIII allows you to determine the direction
your vehicle is heading at all times. To provide accurate directional readings, the compass
must be set-up (calibrated). This allows the compass to separate the earth’s magnetic field
from the magnetic fields generated by your vehicle.
IN ORDER TO SET-UP THE COMPASS YOU WILL NEED TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE SLOWLY IN A FULL
CIRCLE, SO BE SURE YOU ARE IN AN AREA WHERE YOU CAN SAFELY PERFORM THIS MANEUVER.
When to set up the compass:
• When the radar detector is first installed in your vehicle.
• When you move the radar detector to a different location from where the compass was
previously set up.
• When the compass heading is inaccurate.
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