Situation 9:
You’re driving down a highway and
Instant-on radar — a long way ahead — is zapping traffic
as it passes.
Your Warning:
The Ahead arrow will glow. The Bogey
Counter will show 1. You’ll hear a very slow Beep or Brap
that will last just 3-5 seconds. Then the alerts ends.
What happens next depends on traffic and terrain. If there’s
light or medium traffic between you and the radar, you’ll
hear the same pattern again, maybe repeated several times,
as the radar zaps each car ahead in turn. If you hear this
pattern, watch out.
If there’s no traffic within sight ahead, watch out, because
you could be next.
With ordinary detectors, short, weak alerts are usually
shrugged off as false alarms, leading the motorist to drive
right into an Instant-on trap. The Radar Locator is critical to
your defense in this circumstance. If it points off to the side,
the bogey is not a threat. But if it points ahead, watch out.
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Laser Warning
How To Mount
Follow mounting instructions on pages 17-18. Laser
Warning requires more care in mounting. Remember that
laser is infra-red light, and the light path to Valentine One
could be blocked by certain materials that are transparent
to radar. Consider:
1.
Important: position Valentine One so that it’s level
and pointed straight ahead.
2.
Avoid locations blocked by wipers or windshield
stickers. Make sure glass is clean.
3.
Some windshields have a dark tint band across the
top. Avoid mounting behind that band.
How To Recognize A Laser Encounter
On laser contact, your warning will be:
1.
European two-tone siren warning sound.
2.
When Ahead-arrow lights, laser is ahead. When
the Behind-arrow lights, laser is behind.
3.
Bogey counter displays three horizontal bars.
4.
Strength-indicator bar graph shows full strength.
5. LED indicates laser.
NOTE: The same visual warnings will be seen on the
optional Concealed Display.
Indicates laser ahead
Indicates laser behind
