Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PRO-3600 Whistler
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OWNER’S MANUAL PRO-3600 LASER/RADAR DETECTOR THE WHISTLER GROUP , INC. CORPORA TE HEADQUAR TERS 3604 NW Fr ontage Rd. Bentonville, AR 72712 TEL: 479.273.6012 FX: 479.273.2927 P/N 202902, © The Whistler Gr oup, Inc. 2010 www . whistler gr oup .com www .
INTRODUCTION If you have questions concer ning the operation of this Whistler pr oduct please call: C uST O mer S eR VI CE 1-800-531-0004 Monday - Friday • 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CT or visit our website www . whistlergr oup .com Please keep the r eceipt in a safe place.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS T ABLE OF CONTENTS Radar , Laser and SWS Aler ts ...................................... 23 - 24 • Radar Aler ts • Pulse Pr otection® • Safety Radar Audio/V isual Aler ts • Laser Audio/V isual Aler ts • Aler t Priority • Reset Featur es • Car e and Maintenance T r oubleshooting Guide .
WHISTLER FEA TURES 5 WHISTLER FEA TURES 4 Contr ol Panel V oice Module Laser/Radar Antenna T emperatur e Pr obe Inter face Cable Aler t/Security LED Inter face Box Reset Button Whistler ’ s er gonomic and user -friendly design pr ovides a new level of operating convenience and expandability .
OPERA TION 7 OPERA TION 6 Power On and Self-T est Each time your Whistler detector is tur ned on, an automatic self-test sequence confir ms that the speaker and visual displays ar e functional.
OPERA TION 9 OPERA TION 1 = weak signal, 9 = str ong signal City/City 1/City 2 Modes Whistler ’ s City Modes ar e designed to r educe the annoyance of automatic door openers, intr usion alar ms and other devices which shar e fr equencies with police radar .
OPERA TION OPERA TION Understanding the Display The Pr o-3600’ s display can be set up to show Heading* and Mode of Operation (Highway and City modes). In-between the Heading and Mode of Operation one of the following can be displayed; T emperatur e, V oltage or Clock*.
OPERA TION 13 OPERA TION 12 Dim/Dimmer/Dark Modes Dim/Dimmer/Dark Mode r educes the illumination of the display . • Briefly pr ess and r elease the Dark button to r educe illumination to a Dim setting. • Briefly pr ess and r elease the Dark button a second time engages Dimmer Mode.
Four Filter Modes Ther e ar e times when a radar detector in another vehicle, can emit a fr equency which can cause your detector to falsely alar m. The Whistler Filter Mode options pr ovide additional signal pr ocessing to minimize the occur r ences of these false alar ms.
OPERA TION OPERA TION The Ka RSID featur e will educate you to the common Ka speed radar guns by displaying and announcing the nominal police radar fr equencies of 33.8GHz / 34.0GHz / 34.3GHz / 34.7GHz / 35.5GHz. The Ka aler ts that do not fall into the common Ka speed radar windows will be r epor ted only as Ka.
OPERA TION 19 OPERA TION 18 SWS™ Safety W ar ning System™ In communities wher e transmitters ar e located, the Safety W ar ning System™ displays over 60 text messages. When an SWS signal is detected the audio aler t is Geiger counter -like. Safety W ar ning System T ext Message Example: Poor - Road - Sur face.
OPERA TION OPERA TION Note: GPS featur es ar e for use with the Optional Whistler RLC-360 GPS module. Pr ess and hold Quiet anytime to exit. Option mode will automatically exit if no buttons ar e pr essed within 20 seconds. 20 21 T each/T utorial Mode Pr ovides simulated aler ts for each type of signal.
VOICE Por t This por t allows use of the Whistler V oice Module. Any other device may damage the unit and void your war ranty . LED Por t This por t pr ovides additional visual aler t as well as simulated security alar m flashing LED when the unit is power ed of f by the power button.
TROUBLESHOOTING 25 RADAR/LASER ALER TS - RESET FEA TURES 24 It is impor tant to r espond pr omptly to a pulse aler t, since war ning time may be minimal. Reset Featur es All user featur es can be r eset to factor y settings. • Remove Power fr om the unit.
PROBLEM: Display shows an er r or code. Codes ar e listed in the installation manual. • W ar ning communicates a pr oblem at the Inter face Box. • Check connections in the Inter face Box. • Per for m “r eset featur es.” • See dealer/installer .
SPEED MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES 29 SPEED MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES 28 For best pr otection, keep these points in mind: • Because the vehicle’ s license plate or headlights ar e the laser gun’ s primar y tar gets, mounting the Whistler detector on the dashboar d can impr ove laser detection at shor t range.
W ARRANTY INFORMA TION 31 SPEED MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES 30 Radar Detector Detectors: VG-2, Spectr e - Continued vulnerable to r eceive two tickets; one potential for speeding, and the other for possession of a detector . Note: The newest tool Police have to detect radar detectors is called Spectr e.
Please allow 3 weeks tur nar ound time. Impor tant: Whistler will not assume r esponsibility for loss or damage incur r ed in shipping. Ther efor e, please ship your unit insur ed with r etur n r eceipt r equested.
Customer Ser vice If you have questions concer ning the operation of your Whistler detector , or r equir e ser vice during or after the war ranty period, please call Customer Ser vice at: 1-800-531-0004 Repr esentatives ar e available to answer your questions Monday - Friday fr om 8:00 a.
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