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Situation 7:
You’re driving through a metro area with the usual number of
burglar alarms and microwave door openers.
Your Warning:
Because these signals are usually weak, you’ll get slow Beep
or Brap (if you hear Bra-Brap, the warning for Ka band, it’s probably radar).
The Ahead arrow will quickly pass to the side. Or your first alert may be to
the side. These alarms are usually located well off the road.
You may also encounter overlapping alarms. During an alert, you’ll hear
Bogey (“Dee-Deet”) Lock each time an additional bogey is detected. The
Bogey Counter shows the total, which, in the case of overlapping alarms,
will be 2 or more. If they are in different directions, more than one direction
arrow will glow. When multiple directions are being monitored, the
computer will decide which is most dangerous and that one will be indicated
by a flashing arrow. The audio warning will correspond to that bogey.
The key thing to remember about non-radar alarms on X band is this: they’re
weak and they pass to the side quickly. If you find a strong one Ahead, it’s
probably radar.
You can minimize the annoyance of these X-band alarms by selecting Logic
®
or Advanced-Logic
®
modes. See Controls and Functions on page 4.
Situation 8:
You’re driving down the highway and Instant-on radar is
operating nearby.
Your Warning:
The first thing you’ll notice will be “Beeeee” or “Braaaaa”
because the radar encounter will start instantly at high strength. If the radar
is ahead, then the Ahead arrow will glow. Probably the radar is aimed in
your direction, but maybe not. It might be aimed the same way you’re going,
zapping oncoming cars as they approach and ready to shoot you in the back
after you’ve passed. In either case, watch out.
If the Behind arrow glows simultaneously with the “Beeeee” or “Braaaaa”,
probably you are being shot in the back.
Situation 7
Situation 8
