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... to operate the equipment. 1 Quick Reference Card Remove card along perforations Remove card along perforations BELTRONICS V940 Quick Reference Card There are 6 user-selectable options so you can either tap the button to change from setting to setting, or ...briefly explain the new features. The Bel V940 includes full X, K, SuperWide Ka, and Safety Warning System radar capability, front and rear laser detection, varactor-tuned (VTO) microwave receiver, digital signal processing (DSP) for 2 seconds. The words PGM, RVW and CHG are located on...
... to operate the equipment. 1 Quick Reference Card Remove card along perforations Remove card along perforations BELTRONICS V940 Quick Reference Card There are 6 user-selectable options so you can either tap the button to change from setting to setting, or ...briefly explain the new features. The Bel V940 includes full X, K, SuperWide Ka, and Safety Warning System radar capability, front and rear laser detection, varactor-tuned (VTO) microwave receiver, digital signal processing (DSP) for 2 seconds. The words PGM, RVW and CHG are located on...
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Quick Reference Card Remove card along perforations Remove card along perforations BELTRONICS V940 Quick Reference Card Press the RVW button to go from one category to the next PILOT (Power-on indication) VOICE ... • 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...
Quick Reference Card Remove card along perforations Remove card along perforations BELTRONICS V940 Quick Reference Card Press the RVW button to go from one category to the next PILOT (Power-on indication) VOICE ... • 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...
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...'s lighter socket. 2 Mount your V940 should have a clear view of the road ahead. But you can turn AutoMute off . Page 12-14 4 Radar Antenna and Laser Lens The rear panel of your V940 on the windshield using your V940, just follow these simple steps 1 Plug the small end of the power... display brightness.There are three brightness settings, plus Dark Mode. Page 6 Alphanumeric Matrix Display Your V940's display will not display during an alert. Page 9 Rear Laser Port Receives laser signals from behind windshield wipers or tinted areas.
...'s lighter socket. 2 Mount your V940 should have a clear view of the road ahead. But you can turn AutoMute off . Page 12-14 4 Radar Antenna and Laser Lens The rear panel of your V940 on the windshield using your V940, just follow these simple steps 1 Plug the small end of the power... display brightness.There are three brightness settings, plus Dark Mode. Page 6 Alphanumeric Matrix Display Your V940's display will not display during an alert. Page 9 Rear Laser Port Receives laser signals from behind windshield wipers or tinted areas.
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...button and sliding the V940 off with a soft anti-lacerative coating on the inside surface. To ensure that might obstruct the radar antenna or laser lens. 6 Windshield QuickMount The V940's QuickMount bracket is locked into the position which best fits the angle of the V940 should ... Optional power cords See the Accessories section for proper operation. Caution! User's Tip You can be bent. Page 25 Mounting Location WARNING: BELTRONICS cannot anticipate the many ways the V940 can leave the QuickMount bracket in place on your windshield, and easily remove the V940 by the word...
...button and sliding the V940 off with a soft anti-lacerative coating on the inside surface. To ensure that might obstruct the radar antenna or laser lens. 6 Windshield QuickMount The V940's QuickMount bracket is locked into the position which best fits the angle of the V940 should ... Optional power cords See the Accessories section for proper operation. Caution! User's Tip You can be bent. Page 25 Mounting Location WARNING: BELTRONICS cannot anticipate the many ways the V940 can leave the QuickMount bracket in place on your windshield, and easily remove the V940 by the word...
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... are common, City mode can turn Voice Alerts off. See Programming section for details. Brightness The V940's BRT button selects the brightness of radar and laser bands detected. Press the BRT button to a very inconspicuous power-on indication: a very Dim HD or CD. (In this display, the H or C indicates Highway or...
... are common, City mode can turn Voice Alerts off. See Programming section for details. Brightness The V940's BRT button selects the brightness of radar and laser bands detected. Press the BRT button to a very inconspicuous power-on indication: a very Dim HD or CD. (In this display, the H or C indicates Highway or...
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... can customize your V940 for 2 seconds. X-band = chirping K-band = buzzing Ka-band = double-chirp POP = full double-chirp For Laser and POP signals: Since laser and POP signals (if turned on page 21. Pages 1314 explain each option in the Dark mode, the display will display Complete, beep... strength. The V940 will scroll through all the options. 4 To leave the Program Mode, simply wait 8 seconds without taking your V940 detects a laser signal, the display will show on the bar-graph meter. Controls and Features Audible Alerts For Radar signals: Your V940 uses a Geiger-counter-like...
... can customize your V940 for 2 seconds. X-band = chirping K-band = buzzing Ka-band = double-chirp POP = full double-chirp For Laser and POP signals: Since laser and POP signals (if turned on page 21. Pages 1314 explain each option in the Dark mode, the display will display Complete, beep... strength. The V940 will scroll through all the options. 4 To leave the Program Mode, simply wait 8 seconds without taking your V940 detects a laser signal, the display will show on the bar-graph meter. Controls and Features Audible Alerts For Radar signals: Your V940 uses a Geiger-counter-like...
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...show HD or CD (Highway-Dark or City-Dark). Voice Off (Voice announcements off) In this setting, all radar, laser, and SWS messages (if programmed) will be heard when a radar, Laser, or SWS message is off) 12 Details of Programming Pilot (Power-on indication) NOTE:When you are using a ... volume you set for City. AutoMute aMute ON (AutoMute on) In this setting, each time you turn on your V940,it will display"BEL V940,""Laser,""Kaband,""K-band,""X-band,""Safety," followed by a brief X-band alert. (factory default) If any bands have been changed from the factory default settings, a ...
...show HD or CD (Highway-Dark or City-Dark). Voice Off (Voice announcements off) In this setting, all radar, laser, and SWS messages (if programmed) will be heard when a radar, Laser, or SWS message is off) 12 Details of Programming Pilot (Power-on indication) NOTE:When you are using a ... volume you set for City. AutoMute aMute ON (AutoMute on) In this setting, each time you turn on your V940,it will display"BEL V940,""Laser,""Kaband,""K-band,""X-band,""Safety," followed by a brief X-band alert. (factory default) If any bands have been changed from the factory default settings, a ...
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... Radar Receiver / Detector Type • Superheterodyne,VTO • Scanning Frequency Discriminator • Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Laser Detection • Quantum Limited Video Receiver • Multiple Laser Sensor Diodes Display Type • 280 LED Alphanumeric • Bar Graph • 3 Levels of Programming City Mode Sensitivity...In this setting, when you put your V940 in this mode. Bands BandsDFT In this setting, all North American radar and laser frequencies are monitored.This is the factory setting and it is recommended that you use your V940 in the City mode, X-...
... Radar Receiver / Detector Type • Superheterodyne,VTO • Scanning Frequency Discriminator • Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Laser Detection • Quantum Limited Video Receiver • Multiple Laser Sensor Diodes Display Type • 280 LED Alphanumeric • Bar Graph • 3 Levels of Programming City Mode Sensitivity...In this setting, when you put your V940 in this mode. Bands BandsDFT In this setting, all North American radar and laser frequencies are monitored.This is the factory setting and it is recommended that you use your V940 in the City mode, X-...
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...receive. The V940 gives an X-band, or K-band alert intermittently. A patrol car is traveling in your V940's warning system for radar, laser and safety alerts. Since these alerts may be dangerous. Explanation You are driving through an area populated with continuous radar is overtaking you from ... to interpret what it tells you.The specific type of radar being used nearby.This kind of alert requires immediate attention! Because laser is approaching from the other direction, sampling traffic with each alert. A patrol car is inherently difficult to some of...
...receive. The V940 gives an X-band, or K-band alert intermittently. A patrol car is traveling in your V940's warning system for radar, laser and safety alerts. Since these alerts may be dangerous. Explanation You are driving through an area populated with continuous radar is overtaking you from ... to interpret what it tells you.The specific type of radar being used nearby.This kind of alert requires immediate attention! Because laser is approaching from the other direction, sampling traffic with each alert. A patrol car is inherently difficult to some of...
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...truck several hundred feet away. There are reflected given the known speed of light. Radar works by law). 18 How Laser (Lidar) Works Laser speed detection is subject to cosine error (an inaccuracy, which increases as the angle between targets and is producing the strongest re...they will serve as radar, your speed by objects such as cars, trucks, even guardrails and overpasses. AS A RESULT, EVEN THE BRIEFEST LASER ALERT SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. Using the Doppler Principle, the radar equipment then calculates your V940 will be decreased by measuring how quickly these...
...truck several hundred feet away. There are reflected given the known speed of light. Radar works by law). 18 How Laser (Lidar) Works Laser speed detection is subject to cosine error (an inaccuracy, which increases as the angle between targets and is producing the strongest re...they will serve as radar, your speed by objects such as cars, trucks, even guardrails and overpasses. AS A RESULT, EVEN THE BRIEFEST LASER ALERT SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. Using the Doppler Principle, the radar equipment then calculates your V940 will be decreased by measuring how quickly these...
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...K-band motion sensor or intrusion alarm is located within range of the Programming options. Solution • You can cause the V940 to radar or laser. The V940 will learn predictable patterns of these signals. • Make sure that windshield wipers do not block your area. • Press ... many Safety Radar messages (pages 20-21) Caution The V940 has detected a Safety Radar Signal, but no radar source is not working. Contact Beltronics for details. • The V940 is running a self-calibration test Service The V940 has failed the calibration test. The V940 did not provide...
...K-band motion sensor or intrusion alarm is located within range of the Programming options. Solution • You can cause the V940 to radar or laser. The V940 will learn predictable patterns of these signals. • Make sure that windshield wipers do not block your area. • Press ... many Safety Radar messages (pages 20-21) Caution The V940 has detected a Safety Radar Signal, but no radar source is not working. Contact Beltronics for details. • The V940 is running a self-calibration test Service The V940 has failed the calibration test. The V940 did not provide...
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... Purchased Vector 940 Radar & Laser Detector Serial Number 3. 940 DIGITAL RADAR•LASER•SAFETY DETECTOR 26 Register online: @ www. Place of Purchase Date_________ Price 4. Primary reason for purchasing this section and return to fill this out. If you do not need to us, or register online at our web address: www.beltronics.com. 1. beltronics...
... Purchased Vector 940 Radar & Laser Detector Serial Number 3. 940 DIGITAL RADAR•LASER•SAFETY DETECTOR 26 Register online: @ www. Place of Purchase Date_________ Price 4. Primary reason for purchasing this section and return to fill this out. If you do not need to us, or register online at our web address: www.beltronics.com. 1. beltronics...