Important Information and Customer Assistance Introduction Intro Operation Customer Warranty Important InformationAssistance • Federal Laws Governing the Use of Radar Detectors It is not against federal law to receive radar transmissions with your Cobra radar/ laser detector. The Communications Act of 1924 guarantees your right to receive radio Secondarytransmissions Icons on any frequency. Local laws that contravene this Act, while illegal, may be enforced by your local law enforcement officials until and unless they are prohibited from doing so by federal court action. Operating Instructions Safety Alert Use of this product is not intended to, and does not, ensure that motorists or passengers will not beNotice involved in traffic accidents. It is only intended to alert the motorist that an emergency vehicle equipped with a Cobra Safety Alert transmitter is within range as defined by that product. Please call local fire and police departments to learn if coverage exists in your area. The Cobra line of quality products includes: Safe Driving Motorists, as well as operators of emergency or service vehicles, are expected to exercise all due caution while using this product, and to obey all applicable traffic laws. Security of Your Vehicle CB Radios Main Icons Before leaving your vehicle, always remember to conceal your radar detector in order to reduce the possibility of break-in and theft. microTALK® Radios Radar/Laser Detectors Customer Assistance Intro Operation Customer Warranty ® CustomerAssistance Assistance Safety Alert Traffic Warning Systems • Should you encounter any problems with this product, or not understand its many features, Mobile GPS Navigation Systems please refer to this owner’s manual. If you require further assistance after reading this manual, Cobra Electronics offers the following customer assistance services: ® HighGear Accessories Secondary IconsFor Assistance in the U.S.A. Automated Help Desk English only. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 773-889-3087 (phone). CobraMarine® VHF Radios Customer Assistance Operators English and Spanish. 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Central Time Marine Chartplotters 14 BAND™ Mon. through Fri. (except holidays) 773-889-3087 (phone). HIGH-PERFORMANCE Questions English and Spanish. Faxes can be received at 773-622-2269 (fax). DIGITAL RADAR/LASER Notice Power Inverters Technical Assistance English only. www.cobra.com (on-line: Frequently Asked DETECTOR WITH XTREME RANGE Questions). English and Spanish. [email protected] (e-mail). Accessories SUPERHETERODYNE® TECHNOLOGY For more information or to order any of our products, For Assistance Outside the U.S.A. ©2009 Cobra Electronics Corporation please visit our website: Printed in China Contact Your Local Dealer 6500 West Cortland Street Part No. 480-488-P Chicago, Illinois 60707 USA www.cobra.com XRS 9345 Version A www.cobra.com A1 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® English Controls, Indicators Accessories Order Info and and Connections Display and Product Features Trademark Acknowledgement Introduction Introduction Customer Assistance Secondary Icons Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Controls, IndicatorsAssistance and Connections Display Assistance Ordering From U.S.A. • • Call 773-889-3087 for pricing or visit www.cobra.com. NOTE: In This Manual For Credit Card Orders L When steady, Call 773-889-3087 [Press one from the main menu] 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Central Time, X K Ka V S c Secondary Icons Monday through Friday. Secondary Icons Windshield Secondary Icons Notice the display will X K Ka V S Windshield Bracket Bracket Release Button be shown: Make Check or Money Order Payable To Mount Cobra Electronics, Attn: Accessories Dept., When blinking, Radar, VG-2, Signal IntelliMute 6500 West Cortland Street, Chicago, IL 60707 U.S.A. LaserEye Spectre I & IV+ and Strength, Indicator the display will X K Ka V S c For 360° detection Safety Indicators Pop, Laser, be shown: To Order Online of laser signals. City/Highway and Please visit our website: www.cobra.com. Notice Notice IntelliMuteNotice Pro X & K will light Mode Indicators simultaneously XKKa V S c Audio Jack Signal Strength: 1 (weakest) to 5 (strongest) when indicating Item # Description Ku detection: 420-030-N-001 Straight 12V Power Cord Speaker Product Features 420-026-N-001 Coiled 12V Power Cord • Congratulations! You’ve made a smart choice by purchasing a high 545-159-N-001 Windshield Mounting Bracket performance radar/laser detector from Cobra. Just look at some of the CLP-2B Dual Port Power Adapter sophisticated features and capabilities your new unit includes: Xtreme Range UltraBright Data Display Superheterodyne Technology Easy-to-read with adjustable brightness 12V DC With super-fast sweep circuitry, City or Highway Power Jack XRS provides extra detection range Modes to reduce false alerts and the best possible advance warning Trademark Acknowledgement to even the fastest radar guns Alert Programming • ® ® ® ® ® ® On-Off/ Volume Control Easy setting of radar bands to be monitored Cobra , DigiView , EasySet , Extra Sensory Detection , IntelliMute , IntelliMute Pro , Detection and Separate Alerts For: IntelliShield®, LaserEye®, Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®, Safety Alert® Traffic Warning Allows you to adjust the Main Icons Safety Alert volume of the tone alerts. Radar signals (X, K, Ka and Ku bands, System, Strobe Alert®, VG-2 Alert®, Xtreme Range Superheterodyne® and the snake design City Button with signal strength indicated), Laser Traffic warning system distinguishes For City or Highway are registered trademarks of Cobra Electronics Corporation, USA. Dim Button signals, Safety Alert signals, VG-2 important safety alerts from other Allows you to adjust the UltraBright modes to reduce K band signals Cobra Electronics Corporation™, 14 Band™, 15 Band™, Extreme Bright DataGrafix™, Data Display brightness for easy false alerts. (Also signals, Spectre I & IV+ signals IntelliLink™, Revolution™ Series, SmartPower™, Spectre Alert™, Super-Xtreme Range reading. (Also turns VG-2 and turns Ku alerts On LaserEye Manual Mute or Auto Mute Superheterodyne™, S-XRS™, UltraBright™, and Voice Alert™ are trademarks of Cobra and Off.*) Spectre I & IV+ alerts On and Off.*)Intro Operation Customer Warranty For 360° detection of laser signals A mute function of audio alerts Electronics Corporation, USA. Assistance IntelliMute Button Mute Button Instant-On Ready IntelliMute Opticom™ is a trademark of 3M Corporation. Instaclear® for Ford is a registered ® Engine RPM sensing mute function For manual mute or Detects radar guns with “instant-on” A mute function reduces false audio alerts trademark of Ford Motor Company, Inc. Electriclear for GM is a registered trademark of which reduces false alerts. Button auto mute of audio alerts. (very fast) speed monitoring capabilities by sensing engine RPMs General Motors Corporation. 20-20™ and Ultra-Lyte™ are trademarks of Laser Technology, turns IntelliMute On and Off. (Also Inc. ProLaser™ and ProLaser III™ are trademarks of Kustom Signals, Inc. Bee III™ and enters IntelliMute setting mode.*) IntelliMute Pro Secondary Icons Pop Detection Pop™ are a trademarks of MPH Industries. Stalker™ LIDAR is a trademark of Applied Detects the latest super-fast instant-on Prevents detection by radar detector detectors Concepts, Inc. Spectre I™ and Spectre IV+™ are trademarks of Stealth Micro Systems Pty. Ltd. single pulse radar guns (RDDs) when traveling at slower speeds SpeedLaser™ is a trademark of Laser Atlanta, LLC. Interceptor VG-2™ is a trademark of TechniSonic Industries LTD. Tomar® is a registered trademark of TOMAR Electronics, Inc. WARNING Tone Alerts Mounting * Press and hold for four seconds Modifications or parts substitutions not approved With adjustable volume Mounts easily on windshield or dashboard to access these functions. by Cobra Electronics Corporation may violate Notice FCC Rules and void your authority to operate This booklet describes the simple steps for mounting and setting up your detector. It also provides helpful this equipment. information about how radar and laser guns are used and how you can interpret the alerts you receive. A2 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® A3 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 25 Main Icons Contents Introduction Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Introduction Important Information . A1 IntroCustomer Operation Assistance Customer . .W .arranty . A1 Assistance SecondaryControls, Icons Indicators and Connections . A2 Main Icons Display . A3 Product Features . A3 Your Detector Secondary Icons Installation . 2 Getting StartedNotice . 5 Intro Operation Customer Warranty AuxiliaryAssistance Audio Jack . 5 Settings . 6 Highway/City Mode . 6 UltraBrightNotice Data Display Brightness . 7 Muting an Alert . 8 Secondary Icons Auto Mute Mode . 8 IntelliMute . 9 IntelliMute Pro . 12 VG-2 and Spectre I & IV+ Alert Settings . 13 Pop Alert . 13 Notice Radar Alert Settings . 14 Detection . 15 Signals Detected . 15 Audio Alerts . 15 Visual Display . 15 Instant-On Detection . 18 Responding to Alerts . 18 Understanding Radar and Laser . 19 Maintenance . 20 Specifications . 21 Warranty Limited 1-Year Warranty . 22 Customer Warranty Assistance Customer Assistance Product Service . 23 Optional Accessories . 24 Operation Customer AccessoriesWarranty Order Info . 25 Assistance Trademark Acknowledgement . 25 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 1 N N Installation Installation Your Detector Your Detector Intro