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PROBLEM |
CAUSE |
SOLUTION |
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Seems dead, no display or audio. |
No power. |
| 1. |
Check power-cord connections.
Check fuse in lighter adapter (Is it in place?
Is it blown?) Pages 19, 22 in owner's manual.
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| 2. |
Check contact of Adapter in lighter socket. |
| 3. |
Make sure power is available at
lighter socket. Does the lighter work? |
| 4. |
Try another power cord. |
| 5. |
Make sure the power cord to V1 is plugged into the Main
jack of the Lighter Adapter. |
| 6. |
Check pins of V1's power jack (bent?). |
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Concealed Display or Remote Audio Adapter
seems dead. |
No communication with v1. |
| 1. |
Try different connecting cords; each must have
four conductors. |
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Sounds the power-on audio when you go over a bump. |
Bad power connection. |
| 1. |
Make sure Lighter Adapter has
good electrical contact. |
| 2. |
Check condition of power cord. |
| 3. |
Lighter socket may be faulty (common in rental cars). |
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Alerts when you use vehicle accessories or turn signals or
brakes, etc. |
Electrical problem
in your car. |
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Weak or no radar detection. |
Possible installation problem. |
| 1. |
Make sure front and rear antennas are unobstructed. |
| 2. |
Make sure V1 is approximately level. |
| 3. |
See page 29 in owner's manual. |
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Weak detection in front but
good behind. Directional arrows are inaccurate. |
Possible installation problem. |
| 1. |
Make sure your windshield is not covered
with a metallic
film. Windshield de-icers such as Fords InstaClear
block radar. So do some sun-blocking films
and some new-car glass options. |
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Numerous false alerts. |
Other super-
heterodyne radar detectors mounted
in the same vehicle |
| 1. |
Do not operate V1 in close proximity to
other detectors. |
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Display is "frozen" with all lights on. |
V1 is inadvertently in the program mode. |
| 1. |
Replace power cord. If using Concealed
Display, make sure Mute button is not depressed. |
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Unusual characters in display. |
V1 is in mode unfamiliar to you. |
| 1. |
Press and hold Mute button to change modes.
See pages 14-16 in owner's manual. |
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Can't change modes. |
Faulty power cord. |
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False X-band alert from rear, either continuous or random intervals. |
Cell-phone interference. |
| 1. |
Relocate V1. |
| 2. |
Change modes to Advanced-Logic (L). |
| 3. |
Change cell-phone service provider. |
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False Ka-band alert from rear. |
Satellite radio interference. |
| 1. |
Relocate radio antenna. |
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False laser alerts, either continuous or random
intervals.
See page 13. |
Laser cruise control;
in-dash navigation screen;
rain-sensing wipers. |
| 1. |
Switch to normal cruise control instead of laser. |
| 2. |
Relocate V1 so laser sensor is not pointed toward
navigation screen, or rain-sensing wipers. |
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