RadioShack Talking 360 - Manuals

7 A Quick Look ˆ A Quick Look 1. 360° Laser Eye — receives incoming laser signals directed at your vehicle from all directions 2. DC 12V Jack — the power cord connection 3. DIM — controls the brightness of the alphanumeric display 4. MUTE — silences the alert tone for about 20 seconds after the curr...

8 A Quick Look 8. VOLUME/OFF — lets you turn the detector on and off and adjust the volume 9. High Visibility Alphanumeric Display — provides a dis- tinct visual of signal detected, signal strength, and headinginformation, and indicates the selected operating mode SAFETY WARNING SYSTEM The revolutio...

9 Installation ˆ Installation SELECTING A MOUNTING LOCATION For the best performance, select a location for the detectorwhere it has a direct view of the road. The detector's radar an-tenna is at the opposite end from display. Note: Though the detector has a 360° laser and radar detectioncoverage, t...

10 Installation • Do not mount the detector where the driver or a passenger might hit it in a sudden stop or accident. • Attach the stand to the bottom of the detector using the two tabs onthe stand. Locate the tabs over thetwo openings on the detector’sbase and press down. Note: After attaching the...

12 Connecting Power 2. Attach the stand to the bottom of the detector. 3. Remove the tape's paper backing and stick the tape to the bottom of stand. Remove the paper backing from the other side of the tapeand press your detector onto the dashboard. ˆ Connecting Power Caution: • Use only the supplied...

13 Operation • Unplug the power cord's cigarette-lighter plug from your vehicle's cigarette-lighter socket when you turn off the igni-tion. This prevents your vehicle's battery from beingdrained if you leave the detector on when you turn off theignition. Plug the supplied power cord's barrel plug in...

14 Operation ADJUSTING THE VOLUME Rotate VOLUME/OFF to the left to increase the detector's volume. Rotate it to the right to decrease the volume. TUTORIAL MODE Your detector has a tutorial mode to demonstrate the alphanu-meric display. Use the tutorial mode to familiarize yourself withthe alphanumer...

15 Operation Finishing the Tutorial Mode To end the tutorial mode, press MUTE at any time. ELECTRONIC COMPASS Your radar detector has an electronic compass that can display8 different headings: N, E, S, W, NE, NW, SE, SW Note: The detector displays the electronic compass headinginformation until it ...

16 Operation • It is being used in a different location. • The magnetic distortion flag, DISTORT is continuously dis- played. Follow these steps to calibrate your detector. 1. Press CITY for more than 2 seconds until the voice says “Please turn your vehicle twice,” and CAL.... appears; then TURN and...

17 Operation OPERATION SETTINGS Selecting the City and Highway Modes Your detector has two operating modes: city and highway. Incity mode, the detector requires a stronger X-, K-, or Ka-bandsignal before it sounds or displays an alert. Notes: • City mode helps prevent false alerts in tightly populat...

18 Operation Pressing DIM once reduces the display's brightness by half; the voice alert says “Display dim.” Pressing DIM a second time re- duces the display's brightness by 90%; the voice alert says“Display dark.” Pressing DIM a third time returns the display to full brightness; the voice alert say...

19 Operation Note: The closer you get to the source of the radar, the higherthe signal strength number. When your detector senses an instant-on radar signal, IN- STANT - ON appears and the instant-on alert tone sounds. For radar signal detection, if the signal strength number goeshigher than 3, the ...

20 Operation BRIDGE CLOSED AHEAD/FOLLOW DETOUR HIGHWAY WORK CREW AHEAD UTILITY WORK CREW AHEAD ALL TRAFFIC FOLLOW DETOUR AHEAD ALL TRUCKS FOLLOW DETOUR AHEAD ALL TRAFFIC EXIT AHEAD RIGHT LANE CLOSED AHEAD CENTER LANE CLOSED AHEAD LEFT LANE CLOSED AHEAD Category 2: Highway Hazard Zone Advisory I STAT...

21 Operation ROAD NARROWS AHEAD SHARP CURVE AHEAD PEDESTRIAN CROSSING AHEAD Category 3: Highway Hazard Zone Advisory II DEER/MOOSE CROSSING BLIND/DEAF CHILD AHEAD STEEP GRADE AHEAD/TRUCK USE LOW GEAR ACCIDENT AHEAD POOR ROAD SURFACE AHEAD SCHOOL BUS LOADING/UNLOADING NO PASSING ZONE DANGEROUS INTERS...

22 Operation HEAVY FOG AHEAD HIGH WATER/FLOODING AHEAD ICE ON BRIDGE AHEAD ICE ON ROAD AHEAD BLOWING DUST AHEAD BLOWING SAND AHEAD BLOWING SNOW WHITE OUT AHEAD Category 5: Travel Information/Convenience I REST AREA AHEAD REST AREA WITH SERVICE AHEAD 24 HOUR FUEL SERVICE AHEAD INSPECTION STATION OPEN...

23 Operation EXPECT 10 MINUTE DELAY Category 6: Travel Information/Convenience II EXPECT 20 MINUTE DELAY EXPECT 30 MINUTE DELAY EXPECT 1 HOUR DELAY TRAFFIC ALERT/TURN ON AM RADIO PAY TOLL AHEAD TRUCKS EXIT RIGHT TRUCKS EXIT LEFT Category 7: Fast/Slow Moving Vehicles EMERGENCY VEHICLE IN TRANSIT POLI...

24 Troubleshooting ˆ Troubleshooting If you have problems operating your detector, the suggestionsin this section might help. If you cannot solve the problem aftertrying these suggestions, take your detector to your localRadioShack store for assistance. Problem Suggestion The detector does not turn ...

26 Care and Maintenance ˆ Care and Maintenance REPLACING THE FUSE If the detector stops operating, follow these steps to check thefuse in the power cord's cigarette-lighter plug and replace it witha 2-amp, 1 1 / 4 × 1 / 4 , fast-acting fuse, if necessary. Your RadioShack Talking 360° Laser/Radar Det...

RadioShack CorporationFort Worth, Texas 76102 22-1691 09A02 Printed in Korea ˆ FCC Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules . Operation is sub- ject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harm-ful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interfe...