Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product XTR-585 Whistler
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OWNER’S MANUAL The Whistler Group Corporate Headquarters 13016 N. W alton Blvd. • Bentonville, AR 72712 T el 479.273.6012 • Fax 479.273.2927 Customer Retur n Center 551 N. 13th St. • Rogers, AR 72756 Customer Service T el 800.531.0004 www . whistlergroup .
WHISTLER FEA TURES FEA TURE DESCRIPTIONS Installation • Locate the tab near the button openings and insert this end first into the unit. • Gently snap in the other tabs as you work your way to the back of the unit. Mounting Guidelines • Mount the unit as low as possible near the center of the windshield.
Power Cord Connection • Plug the small end of the power cor d into the u nit’ s power jack. • Plug the large end into the vehicle’ s cigarette lighter . N N o o t t e e : : The cord fits tightly into detector . When installing the cor d, expect some resistance.
T o delete a message: • Enter Custom mode and press V olume Up or V olume Down button until selected band appears on the display . • Press the Quiet/Record button twice. TIP: T o prevent the r ecording of the stop button press (click), allow the recor ding process to continue for 15sec and automatically time out.
Backlight Setting T he backlighting (B/L) can be pr ogrammed to be illuminated all the time, only when alarming, or choices in-between. The options are selectable by pressing and holding the Power/Dim button on the unit. The options are: OFF-OFF = B/L is off at idle and off during an alarm.
Stay Alert Feature The Stay Alert Feature is designed to test a driver’ s alertness. T o engage (when unit is not alarming) : • Press and hold City for approximately 2 sec- onds.
Y our Whistler detector is expertly engineered and designed to exacting quality standards to provide you with reliable, trouble-fr ee operation. If your unit has been correctly installed following the guidelines in this manual, but is not operating optimally , please refer to the troubleshooting guide below .
Laser Facts It’ s well documented that many radar guns cannot reliably pr ovide the speed of a targeted vehicle that is traveling in a group of vehicles. In cont rast , a l aser gun can target a specific vehicle out o f a l ine of tr af fic and determine its speed.
Service Under W arranty During the warranty period, defective units will be re pa i red without charge when r eturned wi th a dated store receipt to the addr ess below . Units returned without a dated stor e receipt will be handled as described in section “Ser vice Out Of W arr ant y .
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If you already are a holder of Whistler XTR-585, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Whistler XTR-585.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Whistler XTR-585. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Whistler XTR-585 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
