Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Vector 985 Beltronics
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VECTOR 985 VECTOR 985 THE NEXT GENERA TION IN DIGIT AL PERFORMANCE THE NEXT GENERA TION IN DIGIT AL PERFORMANCE Oper ating Instruc tions MOTOROLA MOTOROLA digital d n a TM MOTOROLA Model V9 8 5 k 16 6.
CONG RA T U L A T IONS ! SOF TW A RE UPGRA D A BL E SH ADO W T ECH NOL OG Y ® II Thank y ou for pur chasing VECTOR 985 . VECTOR 985 is in a class b y itself , offering 1 6 Driv er Selectable F eatur es, 6 4 Digit al V oice and T e xt Messages and the be st possible X, K and Super W ideband K a r adar sensitivit y .
2 Includes 16 Driver Selectable Featur es 5 Oper ating Modes 1 1 Gener al F eatur e s Normal Mode Modifications Mode Quick -Star t X Band (1 0.5 2 5 GHz) On/Off T ech Mode V oltage Me t er Mode K Band (2 4.1 2 5 GHz) On/Off Super W ideband K a (3 3.4-3 6.
3 3 T able of Contents Pr ofile of F eatur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Get ting Start ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 k Po we r- Up T est Sequence/St ar t -Up Mode . . . . 5 k Tu t orial Mode . . .
Pr ofile of Featur es 1. PWR (P o wer/St ar t -Up Mode) But t on: pr essing and holding PWR will turn the unit on. Contin uing to pr ess the PWR but t on will scr oll thr ough the five st ar t -up mod.
5 7. Laser Op tical Sensor s : collect Laser signals fr om in fr ont and behind. 8. Audio Aler t Speak er : all audible aler ts and Digit al V oice Messages ar e emit t ed fr om this location. 9. Po w er Jack : using the str aight or coiled cor d, VECTOR 985 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 b ypass the po w er up t est sequence and will displa y the last select ed tr av eling mode:“ A A u u t t o o S S c c a a n n ™ ” (fact ory 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 Whiche v er Operating mode y ou select, VECTOR 985 will be in standb y mode and r eady to det ect traffic R adar , Laser and SWS ™ signals. The display will sho w “ A A u u t t o o S S c c a a n.
Se t and F or get Memor y An y time VECTOR 985 is turned o f f or unplug ged fr om the cigar et t e light er sock et, all fea tur e set tings y ou ha ve select ed ar e r et ained i n t h e u n i t ’ s memory .
9 A UD (Aut o-Mut e/V olume Contr ol) But t on Manual Muting of Audio Alerts (R adar and SWS ™ ) Whether Aut o-Mut e is selected on or of f in Selectable Fe a tur es , the audio aler ts can be comple t e ly m uted b y pr essing the A UD but t on during an aler t.
signals which ar e shar ed with tr affic r adar on X and K Bands such as door opener s and securit y s y st ems. Aut oScan ™ is a “no-fuss” means of achie ving optim um signal selectivit y . Highw a y Mode: Select Highw ay mode when tr a veling in rur al or highw ay en vir onments for maxim um X, K, Super W ideband K a sensitivit y .
Selectable Features Ther e ar e a t ot al of 1 6 Driv er Selectable F eatur es which ma y be select ed depending upon your driving en vironment and pr efer ence. 1. X Band (1 0.5 2 5 GHz) ON / OFF 2. K Band (2 4.1 5 0 GHz) ON / OFF 3. Super W ideband K a (3 3.
Fe a tur e 4 – AccuSw eep ™ A ccuSw eep ™ pr o vides y ou the option of scanning just a segment of the Super W ideband K a bandwidth. A ccuSw eep ™ accur at ely pinpoint s the most pr ev alent Nor th American K a r adar fr equencies in use, without anno ying harmonic falsing.
Fe a tur e 6 – Radar/La ser Digit al V oice Pr ompt s Wi th “ V V o o i i c c e e o o n n ”, unit will pr o vide Digit al V oice pr ompt s follow ed b y “beeps” when X/K/K a and Laser signals ar e det ected. W ith “ V V o o i i c c e e o o f f f f ”, unit will sound unique audio t ones onl y .
Entering Selectable Featur es Mode 1. W ith the unit OFF , pr ess and hold the PWR and CTY but tons sim ultaneousl y . The wor d “ F F E E A A T T U U R R E E S S ” will appear in the displa y , follow ed by the st atus of the fir st Select able F eatur e.
1. Consider occupant safe t y when selecting a mounting location. Choose a loca tion wher e the unit will not be hazar dous in case of an accident. 2. F or optimum de t ection, position your unit with a clear , unobstruct ed vie w of the r oad fr om the fr ont and r ear .
5. T o adjust the angle of the br acke t, squeeze and hold the cir cular “but t ons” on the sides of the br acke t; this will allo w y ou t o angle the br ack et t o y our windshield. Note—some v ehicles hav e a plastic coating on the inside of the windshield de signed to pr otect occupants in case of an accident.
Understanding Radar, Laser and S W S ™ Thr ee Radar F r equencies Thr ee micr o w av e fr equencies ha v e been allocat ed by the FCC (F eder al Communica tions Commission) and ar e 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 st em ® (SWS ™ )—What is it? The Radio A ssociation Defending Airw av e Rights, Inc. (R.A.D.A.R.) conceiv ed and dev eloped the Safet y W arning Sy st em ® .
aler t coupled with simult aneous identification of the R adar band (X, K or K a) and signal str ength in the Te xt Displa y . The number of bar gr aph segments displa y ed depends upon the str ength of the signal r eceiv ed.
3. St ationar y Radar concealed by the cr est of a hill aimed in y our dir ec tion R adar signals tr a vel in a str aight line and do not pa ss thr ough ear th. Consequently , police Radar aimed a t the cr est of a st eep hill cannot be r eceiv ed until yo u ar e at or near the t op.
Inst ant -On/Pulsed Radar This t ype of signal appears suddenl y when a Radar unit is “trig ger ed” . The inst ant -on aler t consists of an int ense, thr ee second audio “bur st” , coupled with the t ype of band det ect ed and flashing of the signal str ength bar gr aph in the displa y .
22 gr eat er the displacement of the beam and the shor t er the dw ell time of the beam at the t ar get point. Ther efor e, ther e is the possibilit y of r eceiving only a fe w Laser pulse s. Due t o these char act eristics, all Laser alerts should be t ak en seriously .
Abbr e viat ed SW S ™ Cat egor y W or ds “ H H w w y y W W o o r r k k ” confirms Highw ay C onstruction/Maint enance (message s 1–1 1) “ H H a a z z d d Z Z o o n n e e ” confirms Highw a.
P erformance V erification C onditions that Affec t Radar Aler ts If y ou feel y our unit is not aler ting pr operly , k eep in mind that ther e ar e man y conditions that influence the int ensit y or dur ation of an aler t: 1.
Tr oubleshooting Solutions for Common Pr oblems If y our unit is not oper ating pr operly , please r efer to the outline belo w . Pr oblem P ossible Cause Corr ec tiv e Procedur e Unit not Plug not R .
If y ou e xperience a pr oblem with your unit tha t is not co v er ed in this outline please call, Monda y t o F rida y , 8:3 0 am–4:3 0 pm EST, for a ssistance: 1-8 00-3 4 1-2 2 8 8 US A 1-8 00-2 6 8-3 9 9 4 CANAD A Limited W arranty 2- Y ear W arr ant y– VECTOR 985 1.
6. BEL TR ONICS will in no ev ent be liable for an y consequential, incident al, indirect or special damage s (including, but not limit ed t o, lost pr ofits) arising out of or in connection with the use, misuse, or function of the unit.
3. Enclose with y our unit the follo wing information: (a) Y our name, complet e r eturn addr ess and writ t en descrip tion of the pr oblem. (No P . O. Bo x please.) (b) A t elephone number wher e you can be r eached during r egular business hour s. (c) A cop y of y our dat ed sales r eceipt.
29 Accessories If y ou r equir e any additional acce ssories, r eplacement accessorie s o r a n y acce ssory which is not included with y our unit, cal l t o or der or for mor e information: Monda y t o Frida y , 8:3 0 am–4:3 0 pm est.
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