RadioShack Cat. No. 22-1698 - Manuals

7 INSTALLATION MOUNTING GUIDELINES Follow these guidelines when selecting a location. • Choose a location that does not block the driver’s view of the road. • Mount the detector in a level position with a clear view to both the front and rear. • The detector’s view of the road must not be blocked by...

9 WINDSHIELD MOUNTING The supplied suction-cup windshield bracket lets you easilymount the detector on the windshield. Caution: Do not use the bracket in a vehicle that has a plasticcoating on the windshield designed to protect passengers dur-ing an accident. If you use the bracket on this type of w...

10 CONNECTING POWER Caution: • Use only the supplied power cord. If your power cord is lost or damaged, you can order a replacement cord from yourlocal RadioShack store. • Before plugging the power cord’s cigarette-lighter plug into your vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket, make sure the plug’stip is...

11 DETECTOR OPERATION TURNING THE DETECTOR ON AND OFF To turn on the detector, press PWR . The detector sounds a distinctive alert and displays the indica-tors for each alert type as a self test, in this order. (The VG-2indicators only sound/appear if the feature is selected. See“Setting the VG-2 Op...

12 ADJUSTING THE VOLUME To adjust the detector’s volume, hold down PWR until the vol- ume reaches the desired level, 1–4 (1 is the lowest level). DEMONSTRATING ALERTS To familiarize yourself with the different alerts your detectorsounds, you can run a demonstration. To start the demonstra-tion, pres...

13 USING AUTO QUIET Auto Quiet reduces the selected audio level to a minimumlevel about 5 seconds after it detects a radar signal. The audioalert sounds at the minimum level for any new signal receivedwithin 20 seconds. VG-2 or laser alerts are not affected. To turn on Auto Quiet, press MUTE when th...

14 To cancel the City mode, press CITY a second time. The detec- tor beeps twice and displays H . The highway mode provides maximum alert response for open-road driving. SETTING THE VG-2 OPTION VG-2 is a system used by some law enforcement agencies todetect the use of radar detectors in vehicles. Th...

16 Any laser alert, regardless of duration, requires immediateaction! If you are the targeted vehicle, a laser gun can oftendetermine your speed within seconds after you receive analert. However, if you are traveling near or behind the targetedvehicle and receive an alert, you should have time to re...

17 SAFETY LIGHT You can power the Safety Light from your vehicle’s batterypower (using the supplied DC power cord), or from six C bat-teries (not supplied). Torch Bulb Red Flasher Amber Flasher FluorescentLamp Six C Batteries 22-1698.fm Page 17 Friday, August 6, 1999 11:32 AM

20 • At the end of a nickel-cadmium battery’s useful life, it must be recycled or disposed of properly. Contact your local,county, or state hazardous waste management authoritiesfor information on recycling or disposal programs in yourarea. Some options that might be available are: municipalcurbside...

21 1. Plug the supplied DC power cord’s barrel plug into the Safety Light’s D.C. 12V jack. 2. Unplug your vehicle’s cigarette-lighter and plug the large end of the DC power cord into the cigarette-lighter socket. 3. Set the Safety Light’s bottom switch to the bottom (charg- ing) position. The chargi...

22 OPERATION Cautions: • Do not immerse the Safety Light in water. • Keep the lenses clean for brighter, more intense light. • Do not turn on the fluorescent circuit without a tube installed. • Turn off the Safety Light when you finish using it. To operate the safety light, slide the function switch...

23 REPLACING THE BULBS Fluorescent Lamp 1. Press the head cap release button, then remove the head cap, yellow ring, and transparent cover. 2. Twist both metal end caps on the tube so the pins line up with the slots in the bulb holders, then remove the tube. Caution: Twisting the tube itself could b...

25 TROUBLESHOOTING If you have problems operating your radar/laser detector, thesuggestions in this section might help. If you cannot solve theproblem after trying these suggestions, take your detector toyour local RadioShack store for assistance. If the detector does not turn on: • Be sure all powe...

27 REPLACING THE FUSE If the detector stops operating, check the fuse in the DC powercord’s cigarette-lighter plug. If it has blown, follow these stepsto replace it with a 2-Amp, 1 1 / 4 × 1 / 4 mm, fast-acting fuse (Cat. No. 270-1007). Caution: Using a fuse that does not meet these ratings ordefeat...

28 DETECTOR WARRANTY Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material andworkmanship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from Ra-dioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.EXCEPT A...

29 SAFETY LIGHT WARRANTY Limited Ninety-Day Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material andworkmanship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from Ra-dioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealer...

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