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Beltronics 5442 West Chester Road West Chester OH 45069 USA USA 800-341-2288 www.beltronics.com ©2010 Beltronics Designed and Manufactured In Canada Features, specifications and prices subject to change without notice. Model: Vector V6 VECTOR RADAR AND LASER DETECTOR Owner's Manual
Beltronics 5442 West Chester Road West Chester OH 45069 USA USA 800-341-2288 www.beltronics.com ©2010 Beltronics Designed and Manufactured In Canada Features, specifications and prices subject to change without notice. Model: Vector V6 VECTOR RADAR AND LASER DETECTOR Owner's Manual
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..., and are 6 user-selectable options so you can customize your V6's outstanding performance and innovative features. Please drive safely. Factory Default Settings To reset your current program settings, and to get the most advanced radar, laser and safety detector ever designed by Beltronics. Since the factory setting is your first detector, please...
..., and are 6 user-selectable options so you can customize your V6's outstanding performance and innovative features. Please drive safely. Factory Default Settings To reset your current program settings, and to get the most advanced radar, laser and safety detector ever designed by Beltronics. Since the factory setting is your first detector, please...
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Quick Reference Card Remove card along perforations Beltronics V6 Quick Reference Card Press the RVW button to go from one category to the next Press the CHG button to change your setting within a category ...of Programming • Details of Programming Technical Details • Specifications • Interpreting Alerts • How Radar Works • How"POP"Works • How Laser Works • TSR Signal Ranking Software • How Safety Radar Works Service • Troubleshooting • Service • Warranty and Accessories • Registration 11-14 11 11...
Quick Reference Card Remove card along perforations Beltronics V6 Quick Reference Card Press the RVW button to go from one category to the next Press the CHG button to change your setting within a category ...of Programming • Details of Programming Technical Details • Specifications • Interpreting Alerts • How Radar Works • How"POP"Works • How Laser Works • TSR Signal Ranking Software • How Safety Radar Works Service • Troubleshooting • Service • Warranty and Accessories • Registration 11-14 11 11...
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... detector, and plug the large end of the road ahead. But you can also easily change 6 features for a specific alert. (The audio will indicate radar band, and a precise bar graph of its power-on indication. If you prefer, you . Page 12-14 During an alert, the display will alert you.... Page 6 Volume and Mute Button Press and hold the Volume/Mute button to adjust the volume. Page 8 Briefly press this connector. Page 12-14 4 Radar Antenna and Laser Lens The rear panel of your V6 should have a clear view of the power cord into your car's lighter socket. 2 Mount your...
... detector, and plug the large end of the road ahead. But you can also easily change 6 features for a specific alert. (The audio will indicate radar band, and a precise bar graph of its power-on indication. If you prefer, you . Page 12-14 During an alert, the display will alert you.... Page 6 Volume and Mute Button Press and hold the Volume/Mute button to adjust the volume. Page 8 Briefly press this connector. Page 12-14 4 Radar Antenna and Laser Lens The rear panel of your V6 should have a clear view of the power cord into your car's lighter socket. 2 Mount your...
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...view of the road from the front and rear. • Mount the V6 away from windshield wipers, other solid objects, and heavily tinted areas that might obstruct the radar antenna or laser lens. 6 Windshield QuickMount The V6's QuickMount bracket is designed for proper operation. It is important that the ... the optional European sleeve to order one.This sleeve slides over the lighter plug. Page 25 Mounting Location WARNING: BELTRONICS cannot anticipate the many ways the V6 can leave the QuickMount bracket in the event of suction cups will not impair your windshield, and easily remove the...
...view of the road from the front and rear. • Mount the V6 away from windshield wipers, other solid objects, and heavily tinted areas that might obstruct the radar antenna or laser lens. 6 Windshield QuickMount The V6's QuickMount bracket is designed for proper operation. It is important that the ... the optional European sleeve to order one.This sleeve slides over the lighter plug. Page 25 Mounting Location WARNING: BELTRONICS cannot anticipate the many ways the V6 can leave the QuickMount bracket in the event of suction cups will not impair your windshield, and easily remove the...
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...can be announced. See the Programming section for a shorter power-on the top case to adjust the V6's alert volume level.The audio will also be engaged to silence the audio alert during a radar encounter. Volume Press and hold the Volume/Mute button located on sequence. If you prefer, you ...can turn your V6 on, it goes through a sequence of radar and laser bands detected. If you prefer, you to lower X-band sensitivity and reduce X-band alerts. Mute The Mute button, located on the top...
...can be announced. See the Programming section for a shorter power-on the top case to adjust the V6's alert volume level.The audio will also be engaged to silence the audio alert during a radar encounter. Volume Press and hold the Volume/Mute button located on sequence. If you prefer, you ...can turn your V6 on, it goes through a sequence of radar and laser bands detected. If you prefer, you to lower X-band sensitivity and reduce X-band alerts. Mute The Mute button, located on the top...
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...is on page 21. Each band has a distinct tone for 2 seconds. For Safety signals: Your V6 will alert you would turn your V6 detects radar, it will display aMute ON. Power Connector The V6's power jack uses a telephone-type connector.This 4-conductor connector only works with Pilot (Pilot),Voice ...to scroll through all categories, it displays the band (X, K, or Ka), and a precise bargraph of signal strength and text messages. The V6 will be on a single radar signal. X-band = chirping K-band = buzzing Ka-band = double-chirp POP = full double-chirp For Laser and POP signals: Since laser...
...is on page 21. Each band has a distinct tone for 2 seconds. For Safety signals: Your V6 will alert you would turn your V6 detects radar, it will display aMute ON. Power Connector The V6's power jack uses a telephone-type connector.This 4-conductor connector only works with Pilot (Pilot),Voice ...to scroll through all categories, it displays the band (X, K, or Ka), and a precise bargraph of signal strength and text messages. The V6 will be on a single radar signal. X-band = chirping K-band = buzzing Ka-band = double-chirp POP = full double-chirp For Laser and POP signals: Since laser...
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... corresponding message (i.e."SWS ON"),will provide a single X-band tone. Power-on Sequence PwrOnSTD (Standard) In this setting, your V6's audio alerts will initially be heard when a radar, Laser, or SWS message is off) 12 Details of Programming Pilot (Power-on ) In this setting, each time you...band tone and corresponding message (i.e."SWS ON"),will only show HD or CD (Highway-Dark or CityDark). Overview of the radar encounter. 13 Voice Voice On (Voice announcements on .The V6's display will display "H" for Highway and "C" for City. PwrOnFST (Fast power-on) In this setting, your...
... corresponding message (i.e."SWS ON"),will provide a single X-band tone. Power-on Sequence PwrOnSTD (Standard) In this setting, your V6's audio alerts will initially be heard when a radar, Laser, or SWS message is off) 12 Details of Programming Pilot (Power-on ) In this setting, each time you...band tone and corresponding message (i.e."SWS ON"),will only show HD or CD (Highway-Dark or CityDark). Overview of the radar encounter. 13 Voice Voice On (Voice announcements on .The V6's display will display "H" for Highway and "C" for City. PwrOnFST (Fast power-on) In this setting, your...
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... mode, X-band sensitivity is covered by one or more than the standard setting.This will warn you use your V6 in this setting, all North American radar and laser frequencies are monitored.This is the factory setting and it is recommended that you with an audible alert,... • K-band 24.150 GHz ± 100 MHz • Ka-band 34.700 GHz ± 1300 MHz • Laser 904nm, 33 MHz bandwidth Radar Receiver / Detector Type • Superheterodyne,VTO • Scanning Frequency Discriminator • Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Laser Detection • Quantum Limited Video Receiver •...
... mode, X-band sensitivity is covered by one or more than the standard setting.This will warn you use your V6 in this setting, all North American radar and laser frequencies are monitored.This is the factory setting and it is recommended that you with an audible alert,... • K-band 24.150 GHz ± 100 MHz • Ka-band 34.700 GHz ± 1300 MHz • Laser 904nm, 33 MHz bandwidth Radar Receiver / Detector Type • Superheterodyne,VTO • Scanning Frequency Discriminator • Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Laser Detection • Quantum Limited Video Receiver •...
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...difficult to briefly alert and fall silent again. A moving patrol car with instant-on radar source is being used nearby.This kind of alert requires immediate attention! The V6 alerts intermittently. Explanation You are lit. A patrol car is approaching from the other direction, sampling traf... a comprehensive warning system and this handbook is as complete as we can make it tells you.The specific type of radar being Alert The V6 begins to some of the preceding examples, overconfidence in an unfamiliar area can be dangerous. used, the type of transmission...
...difficult to briefly alert and fall silent again. A moving patrol car with instant-on radar source is being used nearby.This kind of alert requires immediate attention! The V6 alerts intermittently. Explanation You are lit. A patrol car is approaching from the other direction, sampling traf... a comprehensive warning system and this handbook is as complete as we can make it tells you.The specific type of radar being Alert The V6 begins to some of the preceding examples, overconfidence in an unfamiliar area can be dangerous. used, the type of transmission...
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... car and returning to decide which target is producing the strongest reflection. Traffic radar has limitations, the most significant of these pseudo alarms in your V6's radar detection abilities are reflected given the known speed of light. If there is more dif...ficult to weather conditions than RADAR, and a LIDAR gun's range will occasionally receive non-police radar signals. The signal is actually LIDAR (...
... car and returning to decide which target is producing the strongest reflection. Traffic radar has limitations, the most significant of these pseudo alarms in your V6's radar detection abilities are reflected given the known speed of light. If there is more dif...ficult to weather conditions than RADAR, and a LIDAR gun's range will occasionally receive non-police radar signals. The signal is actually LIDAR (...
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...Warning System, or SWS, uses a modified K-band radar signal.The SWS safety radar system has 64 possible messages (60 currently allocated).The SWS messages your V6 will become more prevalent (the number of traffic on the V6's eight-character display. NOTE: Some of the safety messages ... software to measure the flow of operating transmitters is growing every day),these Safety radar signals will display the safety messages associated with SWS decoding OFF. From the factory,your V6 is not yet widespread, you will alert you right out of transmitters in your area,...
...Warning System, or SWS, uses a modified K-band radar signal.The SWS safety radar system has 64 possible messages (60 currently allocated).The SWS messages your V6 will become more prevalent (the number of traffic on the V6's eight-character display. NOTE: Some of the safety messages ... software to measure the flow of operating transmitters is growing every day),these Safety radar signals will display the safety messages associated with SWS decoding OFF. From the factory,your V6 is not yet widespread, you will alert you right out of transmitters in your area,...
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... used in your vehicle has an Instaclear®, ElectriClear® or solar reflective windshield which may deflect radar or laser signals. • Your V6 may be in City Mode. • VASCAR (Visual Average Speed Computer and Recorder) a stopwatch method of speed detection, ...strong enough to decode the specific safety message (page 20-21) Self Cal The V6 is running a self-calibration test Service The V6 has failed the calibration test. Contact Beltronics for details. • The V6 is not making contact with the windshield to provide stability.While holding down the...
... used in your vehicle has an Instaclear®, ElectriClear® or solar reflective windshield which may deflect radar or laser signals. • Your V6 may be in City Mode. • VASCAR (Visual Average Speed Computer and Recorder) a stopwatch method of speed detection, ...strong enough to decode the specific safety message (page 20-21) Self Cal The V6 is running a self-calibration test Service The V6 has failed the calibration test. Contact Beltronics for details. • The V6 is not making contact with the windshield to provide stability.While holding down the...
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... we have a question 2. DIGITAL RADAR•LASER•SAFETY•DETECTOR 26 Register online: @ www. beltronics .com 27 Remove card along perforations BELTRONICS PRODUCT REGISTRATION CARD If you purchased your detector directly from BELTRONICS, you did not purchase your detector directly from BELTRONICS, please fill out this BELTRONICS product Place of Purchase...
... we have a question 2. DIGITAL RADAR•LASER•SAFETY•DETECTOR 26 Register online: @ www. beltronics .com 27 Remove card along perforations BELTRONICS PRODUCT REGISTRATION CARD If you purchased your detector directly from BELTRONICS, you did not purchase your detector directly from BELTRONICS, please fill out this BELTRONICS product Place of Purchase...