Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product V990 Beltronics
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VECTOR 990 VECTOR 990 Oper ating Instruc tions MOTOROLA MOTOROLA digital dna TM MOTOROLA Model V990 k I nternational I nternational Digital V oice and T ext Me ssages 64 20 North American Driver Selec.
CONGR A TULA TI ONS! SOFT W A RE UPGRA D A BL E SHA DOW T ECHNOLOG Y ® II Thank you for pur chasing VECTOR 990 International – the w orld’ s onl y truly Int ernational Radar det ector . VECT OR 9 90 Interna tional contains 1 0 Radar fr equencies making it ideal for tr av el anywher e in the world.
2 Includes 16 Driver Selectable Features 5 Oper ating Modes 1 1 General F eatur es Normal Mode Modifications Mode Quick -Start X Band (1 0.5 2 5 GHz) On/Off T ech Mode V oltage Met er Mode K Band (2 4.1 2 5 GHz) On/Off Super W ideband K a (3 3.4-3 6.0) A ccuSw eep™ Operating mode s are Selected using PWR Button See page 00.
3 3 T able of Contents Profile of F eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Get ting Start ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 k Po we r- Up T est Sequence/Start -Up Mode . . . . 5 k Tu t orial Mode . . . . .
Pr ofile of Featur es 1. PWR (P ow er/Start -Up Mode) But ton: pre ssing and holding PWR will turn the unit on. Continuing to press the PWR but ton will scroll thr ough the five start -up mode options.
5 7. Laser Optical Sensor s : collect Laser signals from in front and behind. 8. Audio Alert Speaker : all audible alerts and Digital V oice Messages ar e emit ted fr om this location. 9. Po w er Jack : using the straight or coiled cor d, VECTOR 990 oper at es in an y vehicle with a 1 3.
Q Q - - S S T T A A R R T T (Quick - Start Mode) Unit will bypa ss the power up t est sequence and will display the la st selected tr av eling mode:“ A A u u t t o o S S c c a a n n ™ ” (factory default) “ H H i i g g h h w w a a y y ”, “ C C i i t t y y X X ” or “ C C i i t t y y A A L L L L ”.
7 Whichev er Operating mode y ou select, VECTOR 990 will be in standby mode and r eady to detect traffic R adar , Laser and SWS ™ signals. The display will show “ A A u u t t o o S S c c a a n n .
Set and F or get Memor y Any time VECTOR 990 is turned off or unplugged from the cigar et te light er socke t, all feature se t tings y ou have select ed are r etained i n th e unit’ s memory . Set and F orge t Memory eliminates the need t o rese t y our pr eferred fea ture se t tings each time your unit is turned off and then back on.
9 A UD (Auto-Mut e/V olume Contr ol) But t on Manual Muting of Audio Alerts (Radar and SWS ™ ) Whether Auto-Mut e is selected on or off in Selectable Fe a tur es , the audio aler ts can be complet ely muted b y pre ssing the AUD but ton during an alert.
signals which are shar ed with traffic r adar on X and K Bands such as door opener s and security s yst ems. AutoScan ™ is a “no-fuss” means of achie ving optimum signal selectivit y . Highwa y Mode: Select Highwa y mode when tra veling in rur al or highwa y environment s for maximum X, K, Super W ideband K a sensitivity .
Selectable Features - North American Mode There ar e a to tal of 1 6 Driver Select able F eature s in Nor th American Mode ( N N A A m m e e r r i i c c a a ) which may be select ed depending upon your driving en vironment and pr efer ence. 1. X Band (1 0.
Fe a ture 4 – A ccuSweep ™ A ccuSw eep ™ provide s y ou the option of scanning just a segment of the Super W ideband K a bandwidth. A ccuSw eep ™ accurat ely pinpoints the most pr ev alent North American Ka r adar frequencies in use, without annoying harmonic falsing.
Fe a ture 6 – R adar/Laser Digital V oice Prompt s Wi th “ V V o o i i c c e e o o n n ”, unit will provide Digit al V oice promp ts follow ed by “beeps” when X/K/K a and Laser signals ar e detect ed. With “ V V o o i i c c e e o o f f f f ”, unit will sound unique audio tone s only .
Tr av el Mode – What is it? VECTOR 990 International is designed t o operat e anywher e y ou tr avel. Because differ ent countries use different frequencie s to monitor tr affic, BEL TR ONICS has designed the ONL Y det ector capable of de tecting ALL tr affic r adar frequencie s used worldwide.
This allow s you to turn OFF an y frequency which y ou know to be gener ating false alerts. (Note: Y ou can also turn off a frequency if you kno w it is NO T used in your ar ea of travel.) F or example, because other de vices ar e shared with tr affic R adar (see T ypical F alse Alerts, page 2 3), you ma y notice a constant X band signal (9.
•S W S ™ featur e and SWS ™ V oice/T one do not appear since the SW S ™ featur e is not available in Eur ope. •A ccuSweep ™ is r eplaced with 3 individual K a Narrow frequencie s which you can choose ON or OFF , depending upon driving envir onment.
To achieve op timum performance, r egardless of which mounting position you choose, follo w the basic steps on the following page. 1. Consider occupant safe t y when selecting a mounting location. Choose a location wher e the unit will not be hazardous in ca se of an accident.
4. Slide the det ector onto the mounting br acke t until it “locks” into place. 5. T o adjust the angle of the br ack et, squeeze and hold the circular “but tons” on the side s of the br ack et; this will allo w y ou to angle the br acket t o y our windshield.
Understanding Radar, Laser and SW S ™ Three R adar Frequencie s Three micr ow av e frequencies ha ve been allocat ed by the FCC (F ederal Comm unications Commission) and are used for tr affic Radar . The y ar e: •X Band: 1 0.5 2 5 GHz •K Band: 2 4.
Safet y W arning Sy stem ® (SW S ™ )—What is it? The Radio Associa tion Defending Airw av e Right s, Inc. (R.A.D.A.R.) conceived and de veloped the Safet y W arning Sy stem ® .
alert coupled with simultaneous identification of the R adar band (X, K or K a) and signal strength in the Te xt Display . The number of bar graph segment s display ed depends upon the strength of the signal r eceiv ed.
22 R adar signals tr av el in a straight line and do not pa ss through earth. Consequently , police Radar aimed at the cre st of a steep hill cannot be r eceived until you are a t or near the top. W arning time may be minimal (as in situation #2) since a str ong signal is not pre sent until you are near the cr est of the hill.
T ypical F alse Aler t (Radar) Ideally , a Radar det ector should only alert in the pre sence of police Radar . How ev er , because other device s shar e X band with police Radar , false aler ts sometimes occur . Generall y , a false signal produces only a short audio and visual aler t.
Safet y W arning Sy stem ® (SW S ™ ) Alerts (North American Mode only) W ith the Safet y W arning Sy stem ® featur e ON and an SWS ™ tr ansmit ter in use, y our detect or will pro vide a unique, 2 second SWS ™ t one coupled with a Safet y W arning Syst em ® category w ord ( i.
Abbr e viat ed SW S ™ Cat egor y W ords “ H H w w y y W W o o r r k k ” confirms Highwa y Construction/Maintenance (messages 1–1 1) “ H H a a z z d d Z Z o o n n e e ” confirms Highwa y Ha.
P erformance V erification C onditions tha t Affect Radar Aler ts If you feel y our unit is not alerting properly , keep in mind that ther e are man y conditions that influence the intensit y or dur ation of an alert: 1.
Tr oubleshooting Solutions for Common Pr oblems If your unit is no t operating pr operly , please refer t o the outline below . Problem Possible Cause Corr ec tive Procedur e Unit not Plug not Reinser.
If you e xperience a problem with y our unit that is not co ver ed in this outline please call, Monday t o F rida y , 8:3 0 am–4:3 0 pm EST, for assistance: 1-8 00-3 4 1-2 2 8 8 US A 1-800-2 6 8-3 9 9 4 CANAD A Limited W arranty 2- Y ear W arrant y– VECTOR 990 1.
29 6. BEL TR ONICS will in no ev ent be liable for any consequential, incidental, indir ect or special damages (including, but not limited t o, lost profits) arising out of or in connection with the use, misuse, or function of the unit.
P ost -W arrant y Service The following arr angements apply if the warr anty period ha s e xpired or y ou are not able t o provide a cop y of your dat ed sales r eceipt indicating purchase within the last tw enty -four months. 1. T o return y our unit, follow steps 1 thr ough 3 (b) under W arrant y Service.
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