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Cobra Electronics Pro 9580 User Manual

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Nothing comes close to a Cobra

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Table Of Contents

Introduction

Introduction
Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1
Controls, Indicators And Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3
Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3

Your Detector
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Highway/City Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
DigiView Data Display Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Muting An Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Auto Mute Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
IntelliMute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Voice/Tone Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Spectre 1 And VG-2 Alert Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Signals Detected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Audio Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Visual Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Instant-On Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Responding To Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Understanding Radar And Laser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Warranty
Limited 1-Year Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Customer Assistance
Product Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Trademark Acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Order Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Display And Product Features

Introduction

Nothing comes close to a Cobra

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A3

Xtreme Range
Superheterodyne Technology
With super-fast sweep circuitry,
XRS provides extra detection range
and the best possible advance warning
to even the fastest radar guns

Detection And Separate Alerts For:
Radar signals (X, K and Ka bands,
with signal strength indicated),
laser signals, Safety Alert signals,
Strobe Alert signals, Spectre 1 signals,
VG-2 signals

LaserEye
For 360° detection of laser and
strobe signals

Instant-On Ready
Detects radar guns with “instant-on”
(very fast) speed monitoring capabilities

Tone Alert or Voice Alert
With adjustable volume

DigiView Data Display
With easy-to-read alpha/numeric dot
matrix text readout

City Or Highway
Modes to reduce false alerts

Safety Alert
Traffic warning system distinguishes
important safety alerts from other
K band signals

Strobe Alert
Emergency vehicle warning system

Manual Mute Or Auto Mute
A mute function of audio alerts

IntelliMute
A mute function which
automatically reduces false
alerts by sensing engine RPMs

Mounting
Mounts easily on windshield
or dashboard

Product Features

Congratulations! You’ve made a smart choice by purchasing the PRO 9580
high performance radar/laser detector from Cobra. Just look at some of the
sophisticated features and capabilities your new unit includes:

Display

This booklet describes the simple steps for mounting and setting up your detector.
It also provides helpful information about how radar and laser guns are used and
how you can interpret the alerts you receive.

Alpha/Numeric Dot Matrix Text Display

See pages 6 – 16 for more information about
display features.

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Controls, Indicators

And Connections

Introduction

A2 English

Controls, Indicators And Connections

12V DC
Power Jack

On-Off/

Volume
Control

Allows you

to adjust the

volume of the

tone alerts.

IntelliMute

Button

Engine RPM

sensing mute

function which

reduces false

alerts. Button

turns IntelliMute

On and Off.

(Also enters

IntelliMute

setting mode.*)

City Button

For City or Highway
modes to reduce
false alerts.

LaserEye

For 360° detection of
laser and strobe signals.

Windshield Bracket

Release Button

Speaker

Dim Button

Allows you to adjust the
DigiView Data Display
brightness for easy reading.
(Also turns Spectre 1 and VG-2
alerts On and Off.*)

* Press and hold for two (2) seconds

to access these functions.

Windshield

Bracket Mount

WARNING

Modifications or parts substitutions not approved
by Cobra Electronics Corporation may violate
FCC Rules and void your authority to operate
this equipment.

Mute Button

For manual mute or

auto mute of audio alerts.

(Also turns Voice Alert

On and Off.*)