Radio Shack Talking 360 Owner Manual

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Owner’s Manual Please read before using this equipment. Talking 360° Laser/Radar Detector with VG-2 Guard ...

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2 ˆ Contents Features ................................................................................. 4 A Quick Look ......................................................................... 7 Safety Warning System ................................

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3 Receiving and Identifying Radar, Laser, and Safety Alert Signals .................................................................................. 18 SWS Categories and Messages ............................ 19 Troubleshooting ....................

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4 Features ˆ Features Your RadioShack Talking 360° Laser/Radar Detector can alert you to all known police traffic radar and laser systems with its distinct visual and audio alerts, including a voice alert. It re- ceives X-, K-, and Ka-band radar si...

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5 Features VG-2 Protection — makes your detector invisible to the VG-2 radar-detector when it senses VG-2 operation. X-, K-, Ka-Band, Laser, and Ultralyte Laser Signal Detection — warns you when it detects signals from traffic radar or laser dev...

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6 Features Your radar/laser detector includes the following items: • coiled power cord • windshield bracket with suction cups • hook and loop tape • stand for hook and loop mounting • spare fuse • Question and Answer About Vehicle Speed D...

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7 A Quick Look ˆ A Quick Look 1. 360° Laser Eye — receives incoming laser signals directed at your vehicle from all directions 2. DC 12V Jack — the power cord connection 3. DIM — controls the brightness of the alphanumeric display 4. MUTE...

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8 A Quick Look 8. VOLUME/OFF — lets you turn the detector on and off and adjust the volume 9. High Visibility Alphanumeric Display — provides a dis- tinct visual of signal detected, signal strength, and heading information, and indicates the s...

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9 Installation ˆ Installation SELECTING A MOUNTING LOCATION For the best performance, select a location for the detector where it has a direct view of the road. The detector's radar an- tenna is at the opposite end from display. Note: Though ...

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10 Installation • Do not mount the detector where the driver or a passenger might hit it in a sudden stop or accident. • Attach the stand to the bottom of the detector using the two tabs on the stand. Locate the tabs over the two openings on the ...

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11 Installation 1. Clean the selected windshield area, position the bracket on the windshield, and press firmly on each suction cup to secure it in place. 2. Slide the detector onto the base plate until it snaps into place. To adjust the mounting ang...

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12 Connecting Power 2. Attach the stand to the bottom of the detector. 3. Remove the tape's paper backing and stick the tape to the bottom of stand. Remove the paper backing from the other side of the tape and press your detector onto the dashbo...

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13 Operation • Unplug the power cord's cigarette-lighter plug from your vehicle's cigarette-lighter socket when you turn off the igni- tion. This prevents your vehicle's battery from being drained if you leave the detector on when yo...

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14 Operation ADJUSTING THE VOLUME Rotate VOLUME/OFF to the left to increase the detector's volume. Rotate it to the right to decrease the volume. TUTORIAL MODE Your detector has a tutorial mode to demonstrate the alphanu- meric display. Use th...

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15 Operation Finishing the Tutorial Mode To end the tutorial mode, press MUTE at any time. ELECTRONIC COMPASS Your radar detector has an electronic compass that can display 8 different headings: N, E, S, W, NE, NW, SE, SW Note: The detector displa...

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16 Operation • It is being used in a different location. • The magnetic distortion flag, DISTORT is continuously dis- played. Follow these steps to calibrate your detector. 1. Press CITY for more than 2 seconds until the voice says “Please ...

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17 Operation OPERATION SETTINGS Selecting the City and Highway Modes Your detector has two operating modes: city and highway. In city mode, the detector requires a stronger X-, K-, or Ka-band signal before it sounds or displays an alert. Notes: • C...

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18 Operation Pressing DIM once reduces the display's brightness by half; the voice alert says “Display dim.” Pressing DIM a second time re- duces the display's brightness by 90%; the voice alert says “Display dark.” Pressing DI...

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19 Operation Note: The closer you get to the source of the radar, the higher the signal strength number. When your detector senses an instant-on radar signal, IN- STANT - ON appears and the instant-on alert tone sounds. For radar signal detec...

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20 Operation BRIDGE CLOSED AHEAD/FOLLOW DETOUR HIGHWAY WORK CREW AHEAD UTILITY WORK CREW AHEAD ALL TRAFFIC FOLLOW DETOUR AHEAD ALL TRUCKS FOLLOW DETOUR AHEAD ALL TRAFFIC EXIT AHEAD RIGHT LANE CLOSED AHEAD...

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21 Operation ROAD NARROWS AHEAD SHARP CURVE AHEAD PEDESTRIAN CROSSING AHEAD Category 3: Highway Hazard Zone Advisory II DEER/MOOSE CROSSING BLIND/DEAF CHILD AHEAD STEEP GRADE AHEAD/TRUCK USE LOW GEAR ACCIDENT AHEAD POOR ...

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22 Operation HEAVY FOG AHEAD HIGH WATER/FLOODING AHEAD ICE ON BRIDGE AHEAD ICE ON ROAD AHEAD BLOWING DUST AHEAD BLOWING SAND AHEAD BLOWING SNOW WHITE OUT AHEAD Category 5: Travel Information/Convenience I REST AR...

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23 Operation EXPECT 10 MINUTE DELAY Category 6: Travel Information/Convenience II EXPECT 20 MINUTE DELAY EXPECT 30 MINUTE DELAY EXPECT 1 HOUR DELAY TRAFFIC ALERT/TURN ON AM RADIO PAY TOLL AHEAD TRUCKS EXIT RIGH...

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24 Troubleshooting ˆ Troubleshooting If you have problems operating your detector, the suggestions in this section might help. If you cannot solve the problem after trying these suggestions, take your detector to your local RadioShack store for ass...

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25 Troubleshooting The detector gives a false alert when you use vehicle accessories such as power windows, motorized mir- rors, brakes, and so on. Check the vehicle's electrical system for loose connections, including the main battery cabl...

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26 Care and Maintenance ˆ Care and Maintenance REPLACING THE FUSE If the detector stops operating, follow these steps to check the fuse in the power cord's cigarette-lighter plug and replace it with a 2-amp, 1 1 / 4 × 1 / 4 , fast-acting f...

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27 Care and Maintenance Caution: Using a fuse that does not meet this requirement can damage your detector, the power cable, or the vehicle's electri- cal system. 1. Turn the knurled ring on the cigarette-lighter plug counter- clockwise to unsc...

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RadioShack Corporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102 22-1691 09A02 Printed in Korea ˆ FCC Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules . Operation is sub- ject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harm- ful int...