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 17 and 18).
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.
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