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 & Functions (pages 15 and 16).
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 4:
You’re driving down the highway and
moving radar is coming up behind you.
Your Warning:
The Behind arrow will glow. The Bogey
Counter will show 1. You’ll hear a slow Beep or Brap, and
the rate will increase
very slowly. This sort of alert could
last for miles because the closing rate is just a few mph.
Finally, if you watch your mirrors, you’ll see the radar. To
mute the audio at any time, press the Control Knob.
Situation 5:
You’re driving down the highway and closing
on a moving radar ahead of you that’s going in your
direction.
Your Warning:
The Ahead arrow will glow. The Bogey
Counter will show 1. You’ll hear a slow Beep or Brap that
increases
very slowly. As in Situation 4, your closing rate is
very slow, so this alert could last for a long time.
Whenever you encounter an alert that lasts for an
abnormally long time, it’s probably radar moving along at
about your speed. To mute the audio at any time, press the
Control Knob.
Situation 6:
You’re driving a route where you expect a
burglar alarm, but this time there’s radar hiding under the
cover of the normal alert.
Your Warning:
The Ahead arrow will glow. You’ll hear
the usual Beep or Brap if you detect the burglar alarm,
possibly (but not necessarily) a different sound if the radar
is detected first. But when you hear the Bogey Lock
(“Dee-Deet”) warning, that’s a sure indication that this
situation is more threatening. The Bogey Lock warning is
given whenever Valentine One locks onto an additional
threat. In this case, the Bogey Counter will show 2,
confirming the second threat. If the radar is X band, same
as the burglar alarm, you will hear a slow Beep; it may
strengthen faster than normal. If the radar is on one
of the other frequencies, the audio will correspond to the
bogey that the computer has determined to be most
dangerous.
The key thing to remember is, any time you detect more
bogeys than normal, watch out.
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