Page 2 - Accessories Order Info; Product Features; Connections and Display; For Credit Card Orders; Trademark Acknowledgement; System Ready; Windshield
Accessories Order Info Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 37 Customer Assistance Product Features Introduction Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® A3 Xtreme Range Superheterodyne ® Technology With super-fast sweep circuitry, XRS provides extra detection range and the best possible advance warning to even...
Page 3 - Contents
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 1 Contents Introduction Introduction Important Information ....................................................................................... A1 Customer Assistance ........................................................................................ A1 Contr...
Page 4 - Installation; Mount; Windshield Mounting
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Installation Your Detector 3 Installation Your Detector 2 English Installation • Where to Mount Your Unit You will get optimum performance from your detector if you Mount it at a point approximately in the center of the vehicle, as low as possible on the front windsh...
Page 5 - Getting Started; Dashboard Mounting; Testing; NOTE; In some vehicles, power is supplied to the cigarette; Volume Control
To Turn On the Unit and Adjust the Audio Volume Rotate the On-Off/ Volume control clockwise (away from you). Tone Visual Display Voice Three beeps Testing System Ready The display will then cycle through the user mode settings (city or highway, Intellimute and SmartPower status). Testing, then three...
Page 6 - EasySet Programming; EasySet Programming; Programming User Modes; To Use Program Mode
EasySet Programming Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 7 EasySet Programming 6 English EasySet Programming • All user mode settings on your detector can be changed by using Program mode. When changing the settings, please keep in mind: g Buttons can have multiple functions. g All settings will be stor...
Page 7 - Set IntelliMute
EasySet Programming 8 English Your Detector Mode Tone Display/Voice Result Set IntelliShield City mode default* Two beeps City X A single beep sounds when the signal is first detected. One beep City X beep Off Audio for all X band alerts are blocked until signal strength reaches Level 3. One beep Ci...
Page 8 - Settings; Settings; N W c; (See Page 7 For Instructions on Using Program Mode); City X; City X; N W h
Settings Your Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 11 Settings Your Detector 10 English Settings • IntelliShield Highway/City Modes Your detector is equipped with IntelliShield false signal rejection technology which consists of a Highway mode and three different levels of City modes: City X, C...
Page 9 - Muting an Alert; Audio Alert; Auto Mute Mode; Auto Mute; To Turn On or Off an Audio Alert Using the Program/Mute Button; To Turn Auto Mute On or Off Using Program Mode; Auxiliary Audio Jack; Voice Alert and Tone Alert Modes; Voice; To Select Voice or Tone Mode Using Program Mode; AutoMute On; AutoMute Off; Auxiliary
Muting an Alert Your detector allows you to quickly turn Off an Audio Alert by momentarily pressing the Program/Mute button. If you press the Program/Mute button a second time during the Alert, the Audio Alert will be turned back On. Auto Mute Mode Auto Mute will automatically reduce the audio volum...
Page 10 - IntelliMute; To Turn IntelliMute On or Off Using Program Mode; Tone; Two beeps; then; IntelliMute On; One beep; IntelliMute Off
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 15 Settings Your Detector 14 English What to Remember While Using IntelliMute IntelliMute works with all City and Auto Mute modes.Whenever engine revs are below the activation point, an arrow pointing down will appear in the display. Above the activation point, an ar...
Page 11 - To Set the IntelliMute Activation Point Using Program Mode; IntelliMute Pro; To Turn IntelliMute Pro On or Off Using Program Mode; CAUTION; Button
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 17 Settings Your Detector 16 English Settings Your Detector Tone Visual Display Voice One beep IntelliMute not set Please try again IntelliMute not set Please try again One beep IntelliMute Off IntelliMute Off NOTE If the unit is unable to sense usable pulses within ...
Page 12 - To Calibrate the Compass Using Program Mode; Your detector includes an internal; Compass; that will continuously; Calibrating the Compass; accurate indications of direction. See page 7 for instructions; Compass; NW
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 19 Settings Your Detector 18 English Settings Your Detector NOTE If you do not press the Set/City button within two minutes after beginning the set compass process, compass calibration will automatically terminate. To Calibrate the Compass Using Program Mode (See Pag...
Page 13 - To Turn X, K and/or Ku Mode On or Off Using Program Mode; To Turn VG-2 Detect Mode On or Off Using Program Mode; To Turn VG-2 Audio Mode On or Off Using Program Mode; VG2 On; Pop Alert; To Turn Pop Detect Mode On or Off Using Program Mode; K, Ku and X Band Detection
To Turn X, K and/or Ku Mode On or Off Using Program Mode (See Page 7 For Instructions on Using Program Mode) In Program mode, go to X, K or Ku band. Tone Visual Display Two beeps X-Band On One beep X-Band Off Two beeps K-Band On One beep K-Band Off Two beeps One beep Ku-Band OnKu-Band Off Nothing Co...
Page 14 - SmartPower; Pwr Save; To Turn SmartPower Mode On or Off Using Program Mode; Spectre On; To Turn Spectre Detect Mode On or Off Using Program Mode; To Turn Spectre Mode On or Off Using Program Mode
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 23 Settings Your Detector 22 English Settings Your Detector SmartPower Your detector includes the SmartPower feature that, when activated, will put the unit into Standby mode (low power) for about 30 minutes after the car’s engine has been turned Off. After 30 minute...
Page 15 - To Set the Display Dim Mode Default Using Program Mode; DigiView Data Display Brightness; To Change the Brightness to Dim; Bright; Dimmer; Dark; Dim
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 25 Settings Your Detector 24 English Settings Your Detector Setting Dim Default You can set the default level for Dim mode (Dim, Dimmer or Dark) either in Program mode or directly using the Select/Dim button. To Set the Display Dim Mode Default Directly Using the Set...
Page 16 - Detection; Radar Signals and Visual Displays; Detection; Signals; Audio Alerts; Alert; Visual Display; DigiView Data; Signal Strength Chart; Laser Signals, Voice and Visual Displays
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 27 Detection Your Detector 26 English Detection Your Detector LTI 20-20 Laser 2 0 / 2 0 LTI Laser LTI Laser Kustom Signals Laser 340 Kustom Laser 340 Kustom Signals Laser Kustom Laser Radar Signals and Visual Displays Type of Signal Visual Display Voice X Band Radar ...
Page 17 - Description; Pop Detection; Strobe Alert Signals and Visual Displays; M Opticom or Tomar*; Road; Safety Alert Signals and Visual Displays; Emergency Vehicles; Spectre
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 29 Detection Your Detector 28 English Detection 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 pulse...
Page 18 - Understanding Radar and Laser; Strobe Alert
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 31 Understanding Radar and Laser 30 English Your Detector Understanding Radar and Laser Your Detector Strobe Alert Special strobes mounted on the light bars of authorized emergency vehicles (fire trucks, police cars, ambulances) automatically change traffic signals a...
Page 19 - Maintenance; Radar Gun; Maintenance; Maintenance; Specifications; Band and Frequencies; Band; may be listed inside the product or pending.
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 33 Specifications 32 English Your Detector Maintenance Your Detector Pop Radar Guns The Pop mode Radar Gun is a single pulse Doppler radar that is a feature of a K and Ka (Bee III Ka radar gun) band Instant-On radar gun. It uses a single short time pulse to measure t...
Page 20 - Warranty; Product Service; PLEASE CALL COBRA FIRST...; Limited 1-Year Warranty; Exclusions: This limited warranty does not apply:
Product Service Customer Assistance Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 35 Warranty Warranty 34 English Product Service • For any questions about operating or installing this new Cobra product, or if parts are missing… PLEASE CALL COBRA FIRST… do not return this product to the store. See customer assis...
Page 21 - Optional Accessories; You can find quality Cobra products and accessories; Windshield Mounting Bracket; Includes adjustable plug
English Optional Accessories Customer Assistance Optional Accessories • You can find quality Cobra products and accessories at your local Cobra dealer, or in the U.S.A., you can order directly from Cobra. See ordering info on page 37. Windshield Mounting Bracket Includes suction cupsItem # 545-159-N...