Detection, Instant-on detection, Pop detection – Cobra Electronics XRS 970 User Manual
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Detection
Intro
Operation
Customer
Assistance
Warranty
Notice
Main Icons
Secondary Icons
Your Detector
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Detection
Intro
Operation
Customer
Assistance
Warranty
Notice
Main Icons
Secondary Icons
Your Detector
Description
Interpretation
Recommended
Response
Tone repeats slowly at first, then
speeds up rapidly.
Probably police radar.
FULL ALERT
Tone sounds one
time only.
Probably a false alarm,
but possibly pulsed radar,
Spectre I or VG-2 nearby.
Exercise caution
Tone instantly begins
repeating rapidly.
Radar, Spectre I or VG-2 nearby
has been activated suddenly.
FULL ALERT
Pop mode tone.
Pop mode gun very close.
FULL ALERT
Tone repeats slowly as you
approach a hill or bridge, then
speeds up sharply as you reach
it.
Probably police
radar beyond the
hill or bridge.
FULL ALERT
Tone repeats slowly
for a short period.
Probably a false alarm.
Exercise caution
Any type of laser alert.
Laser alerts are
never false alarms.
FULL ALERT
Any Safety Alert
or Strobe Alert.
You are nearing an emergency
vehicle, railroad crossing, or road
hazard (construction, accident,
etc.).
Exercise caution
Instant-On Detection
Your detector is designed to detect
Instant-On speed monitoring signals, which
can suddenly appear at full strength.
NOTE
You should take appropriate action immediately
whenever an instant-on alert is given.
Pop Detection
Your detector is designed to detect single pulse mode radars. These radars are
designed to have a low probability of detection. You should note that these radar
guns have a much shorter range while in this mode.
Responding to Alerts
Intro
Operation
Customer
Assistance
Warranty
Notice
Main Icons
Secondary Icons
Strobe Alert Display (Flashing)
Emergency...
Strobe Alert Signals and Visual Displays
Type of Signal
Visual Display
Voice
3M Opticom or Tomar*
Emergency Vehicle
Emergency Vehicle Approaching
* Your detector provides 360° detection of these signals.
NOTE
There are different tones for each Safety Alert.
Intro
Operation
Customer
Assistance
Warranty
Notice
Main Icons
Secondary Icons
NOTE
There are different tones for each alert.
Intro
Operation
Customer
Assistance
Warranty
Notice
Main Icons
Secondary Icons
Emergency Alert
Signal Detected
VG-2 Alert
Signal Detected
VG2
Spectre Alert
Signal Detected
Spectre
Road Hazard Alert
Signal Detected
Road
Hazard
Train Alert Signal
Detected
Train
Emergency...
Safety Alert Signals and Visual Displays
Type of Signal
Visual Display
Voice
Emergency Vehicles
Emergency Vehicle
Emergency Vehicle Approaching
Road Hazards
Road Hazard
Road Hazard Ahead
Trains
Train
Train Approaching
VG-2 and Spectre I & IV+ Alert Signals and Visual Displays
Type of Signal
Visual Display
Voice
VG-2 Alert
VG2
VG-2 Alert
Spectre
Spectre
Spectre Alert
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