Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VECTOR 960 Beltronics
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VECTOR 960 VECTOR 960 VECTOR 940 VECTOR 940 THE NEXT GENERA TION IN DIGIT AL PERFORMANCE THE NEXT GENERA TION IN DIGIT AL PERFORMANCE Oper ating Instructions MOTOROLA MOTOROLA digital dn a TM MOTOROLA.
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 one of BEL ’ s VECTOR S ERIE S R adar/Laser/Safe ty De tect ors. BEL ’ s VECTOR S ERIE S offers Driv er Selectable F eatur es, Digital V oice, T e xt Messages and the be st possible X, K and Super Wideband Ka r adar sensitivit y av ailable.
2 Includes 16 Driver Selectable Features 5 Oper ating Modes 1 1 Gener al 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 Ka (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 eatur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Get ting Star t 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 ow er/Start -Up Mode) But ton: pre ssing and holding PWR will turn the unit on. C ontinuing t o pre ss the PWR but t on will scroll through the st ar t -up mode options.
5 7. Laser Optical Sensor s : collect Laser signals fr om 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 str aight or coiled cord, VECTOR 960 and VECTOR 940 oper at e in any v ehicle with a 1 3.
sta te each time unit is turned on. Unit is r eady for oper ation and will display R adar , Laser and SW S ™ messages when signals ar e det ected. Q Q - - S S T T A A R R T T (Quick - Start Mode) Un.
7 Whichev er Operating mode you select, VECTOR 960 and VECTOR 940 will be in st andby mode and ready to detect tr affic Radar , Laser and SWS ™ signals.
To e xit T utorial Mode, pr ess the PWR but ton and y our unit will be on and r eady t o receiv e signals. Set and F or get Memory Any time y our unit is turned o ff or unplug ged from the cigare t te lighter sock et, all fea ture set tings you ha ve selected ar e r etained in th e unit’ s memory .
9 A UD (Aut o-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 alerts can be completel y muted b y pre ssing the AUD but t on during an aler t.
false signals which are shar ed with tr affic Radar on X and K Bands such as door opener s and security sy stems. Aut oScan ™ is a “no-fuss” means of achieving optimum signal selectivit y . Highwa y: Select Highwa y mode when tr aveling in rur al or highwa y envir onments for maximum X, K, Super W ideband Ka sensitivit y .
Description of Selectable Features There ar e a t otal of 1 1 Driver Selectable F eatur es for VECTOR 960 and 9 Driver Selectable F eatur es for VECTOR 940. These feature s may be select ed depending upon your driving en vironment and pr eference. 1. AutoMut e ON or OFF 2.
Fe a ture 1 – Aut oMut e On or Off Wi th “ A A m m u u t t e e o o n n ”, y our unit will pro vide sev eral X, K or Super W ideband Ka audio alerts follo wed by the Digital V oice announcement of the signal det ected.
Fe a ture 4 – Safet y W arning Syst em ® V oice or T one (Model V960) When “ S S W W S S v v o o i i c c e e ” is selected, unit will pr ovide Digital V oice announcements when SW S ™ transmit ter s are de tect ed. F actory set ting is “ S S W W S S v v o o i i c c e e ”.
Entering Selectable Features Mode 1. W ith the unit OFF , press and hold the PWR and CTY but tons simult aneously . The wor d “ F F E E A A T T U U R R E E S S ” will appear in the display , follo wed b y the status of the fir st Selectable F eatur e.
1. Consider occupant safet y when selecting a mounting location. Choose a location wher e the unit will not be hazardous in ca se of an accident. 2. F or optimum det ection, position your unit with a clear , unobstructed vie w of the road fr om the fr ont and rear .
5. T o adjust the angle of the br acket, squeeze and hold the circular “but t ons” on the sides of the br acket; this will allo w y ou to angle the br ack et to y our windshield. Note—some v ehicles have a plastic coating on the inside of the windshield designed t o prot ect occupants in case of an accident.
Understanding Radar, Laser and SW S ™ Three R adar Fr equencies Three micr ow av e frequencie s have been alloca ted b y the FCC (F ederal C ommunications Commission) and are used for tr affic Radar . They ar e: •X Band: 1 0.5 2 5 GHz •K Band: 2 4.
Safet y W arning Syst em ® (SWS ™ )—What is it? The Radio Associa tion Defending Airw av e Rights, Inc. (R.A.D.A.R.) conceived and de veloped the Safe ty 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 gr aph segments display ed depends upon the strength of the signal r eceiv ed.
3. Stationary Radar concealed by the cr est of a hill aimed in your dir ection R adar signals tr avel in a str aight line and do not pa ss through earth. Consequently , police Radar aimed at the cre st of a steep hill canno t be receiv ed until you are a t or near the top.
Instant -On/Pulsed Radar This t ype of signal appears suddenly when a R adar unit is “triggered” . The instant -on alert consists of an intense, thr ee second audio “bur st” , coupled with the t ype of band detect ed, signal str ength digit 1-9 (V9 6 0 only) and flashing of the signal strength bar gr aph in the display .
22 grea ter the displacement of the beam and the shorter the dw ell time of the beam at the tar get point. Therefor e, ther e is the possibility of r eceiving only a fe w Laser pulses. Due t o these char acteristics, all Laser alerts should be tak en seriously .
Abbr eviat ed SWS ™ Ca t egor y W or ds “ H H w w y y W W o o r r k k ” confirms Highwa y Construction/Maint enance (messages 1–1 1) “ H H a a z z d d Z Z o o n n e e ” confirms Highwa y H.
P erformance V erification C onditions tha t Affec t Radar Alerts 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 duration of an alert: 1.
Tr oubleshooting Solutions for Common Pr oblems If your unit is no t opera ting properly , plea se refer t o the outline below . Problem P ossible Cause Corr ec tiv e Procedur e Unit not Plug not Rein.
If you e xperience a pr oblem with your 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 assist ance: 1-8 00-3 4 1-2 2 8 8 USA 1-8 00-2 6 8-3 9 9 4 CANAD A Limited W arranty 1- Y ear W arrant y– VECTOR 960 / VECTOR 940 1.
6. BEL TR ONICS will in no event be liable for an y consequential, incidental, indir ect or special damages (including, but not limit ed to, lost pr ofits) arising out of or in connection with the use, misuse, or function of the unit.
3. Enclose with your unit the following informa tion: (a) Y our name, complete r eturn address and writ t en description of the pr oblem. (No P . O. Box please.) (b) A t elephone number where y ou can be reached during regular busine ss hours. (c) A copy of y our dat ed sales r eceipt.
29 Accessories If you r equir e any additional accessorie s, r eplacement accessorie s or an y acce ssory which is not included with y our unit, call t o or der or for more information: Monday t o Frida y , 8:3 0 am–4:3 0 pm est.
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List of Safety Warning System’” ( swsTM) Alerts 1) Work Zone Ahead 2) Road Closed Ahead/Follow Detour 3) Bridge Closed Ahead/Follow Detour 4) Highway Work Crews Ahead 5) Utility Work Crews Ahead 6.
3 1) Stationary Emergency Vehicle Ahead 32) forfuture use CatePorv 3 33) High Wind Ahead 34) Severe Weather Ahead 35) Heavy Fog Ahead 36) High Water/Flooding Ahead 37) 1ce”On Bridge Ahead 38) Ice On.
1. Plug the unit into your vehicle’s cigar& lighter socket using the power cord. 2. Press PWR to turn the unit ON. 3. 940 will be in the ~#~~~~~ Opemting Mode and will dhplay “ the power up test sequence.
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