Beltronics 950 User manual

BEL 980 &

BEL 950

RADAR •LASER •SAFETY DETECTORS

Operating instructions for models 980 & 950

Advanced

PROTECTION

System

with Shadow Technology®

®®®®

DIGITAL PLL SYNTHESIZED

OSCILLATOR

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introduction

Thank you for purchasing abel 980 or bel 950

Radar/Laser/Safetydetectorwith theAdvanced Protection System™

and Shadow Technology®II.bel 980 and bel 950 build on the

company’s long history of technology firsts withadvancements

that usher in a new era in Radar/Laser/Safety Detection.

Remember,owning a Radardetectordoesnotgiveyou alicenseto

speed.Alerts fromaRadardetectorserveasaneffectivereminderto

checkyourspeed.LawsvarythroughoutNorthAmericagoverningthe

useof aRadardetector.It isyourresponsibilitytofollowtheselaws.

software upgradable – an industry first

Yourbel unitcontainstechnologywhichprovidesthe

highestcapabilitytobereprogrammedas thethreat of newPolice

traffic Radarmonitoringtechnologiesemerge.Pleaseensure that

youpromptlymailintheenclosedConsumerInformation card.

Thiswillensureyouarenotifiedaboutnew,approvedtraffic

monitoring technologies and will be provided details of service cost

andwhere tosend yourunitforsoftware upgrade.

shadow technology® ii

bel 980 andbel 950 contain Shadow Technology® IImakingthem

undetectableto the Interceptor vg-2or any otherRadarDetector

Detector(rdd).OnlyShadowTechnology®II has beenconsistently

proven undetectableto the vg-2.

selectable features

Thesefeatures maybe selecteddependinguponyourdriving

environment.(See page 9 for the operation of Selectable Features.)

CityXorCityAll(availableonbel980 only)

X/K/KaBandon or off (available onbel980only)

Auto-Muteon or off

Radar/LaserDigitalVoicePromptsor“tones”

SafetyWarningSystem®on or off

SafetyWarningSystem®withDigitalVoiceon or off

Audio/Visual Scroll Rate(fast or slow)

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table of contents

Profile of Features

page 4

Description of Features

page 5

Power-UpTestSequence/Start-upMode

page 5

Tutorial Mode

page 6

SetandForgetMemory

page 6

ResettoFactorySettings

page 7

Voltage Warning

page 7

drk (Bright/Dim/Dark)Button

page 7

aud (Auto-Mute/Volume Control)Button

page 7

cty(City/Highway)Button

page 8

Selectable Features

page 9

EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode

page 11

Installation

page 11

GeneralGuidelines

page 11

Understanding Radar,Laser and sws™

page 14

Interpretation of Alerts

page 15

RadarAlerts

page 15

Instant-On/PulsedRadarAlert

page 18

TypicalFalseAlert (Radar)

page 18

LaserAlerts

page 18

SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)Alerts

page 19

PerformanceVerification

page 

ConditionsThatAffectRadarAlerts

page 

ConditionsThatAffectLaserAlerts

page 21

Troubleshooting

page 21

ConsumerWarranty

page 22

Service

page 23

Warranty Service

page 23

Post-Warranty Service

page 23

Accessories

page 23

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PWR DRK AUD CTY

BEL980

K a 9

Advanced Protection System

with Shadow Technology II

profile of features

1. pwr (Power/Start-Up Mode) Button: pressing and holding

pwr willturntheuniton.Pressthepwr a second time to

scrollthroughthe threestart-upmodeoptions:NORMAL,

MODS (Modifications),Q-START (QuickStart) plus

TUTORIAL MODE.

2Text Message Display:communicatesallmode selections

(i.e.DIM,DARK,CITY,HIGHWAY andAUTOMUTE)and

confirmsRadarbandandsignal strength,presenceof Laser

andsws™messagesreceived.

3. drk (Bright/Dim/Dark) Button: provides bright,dark and

fullyadjustabledimsettingsof theTextDisplay fordiscreet

nighttravel.Audioalertsare notaffected.

4. aud (Auto-Mute/Volume Control) Button: provides manual

mutingof allRadarandsws™alerts.Pressingandholdingthe

aud button will changetheaudiolevel.

5. cty (City/Highway) Button: choosebetweenHighway mode

orfor urban/suburbantravel,City X orCityAllmodes.

6. Antenna Opening: Radarandsws™signalsare receivedby

a patented diecastantennawithintegratedtransition to

microstripmixer.

7. Laser Optical Sensors: collectLaser signalsfrom infrontand

behind.

8. Audio Alert Speaker: allaudiblealertsand DigitalVoice

Messages are emitted from this location.

9. Power Jack: usingthestraight orcoiled cord,

bel980or bel 950 operatein any vehiclewitha13.8 volt dc

negativegroundsystem(10.5volt to 16voltrange).

Note:Model980isthesameasModel950except forthe

additionof thesefeatures:SignalStrengthDigit,CityAllMode,

X/K/Ka BandOn/Off,9audio level settings,TravelCase,

4'straight powercordand 2 yearwarranty.

description of features

Power-Up Test Sequence/Start-up Mode

Eachtimeyourdetectoristurnedon,bel980 or bel950

willperformapower-uptestsequencebasedupontheStart-Up

modeselected.TherearethreeStart-Upmodesof operation

plusaTutorialmode.Releasethepwrbuttonatyourchosen

selection.

Note—Pressing pwr atanytimeduringstart-upwill bypass

thesequence.

NORMAL (Factorypre-setMode)

PresentsAudioand TextMessagesforLaser,Ka,K,X and

SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™). Afterthissequence,the

status of Selectable Features isdisplayed:

“CITY X”or “CITYALL”; “X/K/KA o n /o f f ”;“Amu e

“Amu e o ff

”; “R/LVo i c e ,“R/L o n e ”;“SWS o n ”,

“SWS o f f ”; “SWSv o i c e ”, “SWS one”; “SCROLfa s ”,

“SCROLslow”.Unitis nowready foroperation.

Note:CityX,CityAllandX/K/KaOn/offdonotappearonmodel950

MODS (ModificationsMode)

PresentsAudioandTextMessagesforLaser,Ka,K,XandSafety

WarningSystem®(sws™),followedbythepresentationofSelectable

Featuresaschosenbytheuser.Unitisreadyforoperation.

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Q-START (Quick-StartMode)

Unitwillbypassanyformof apower-uptestsequenceand

willdisplay“CITY”or“HIGHWAY”dependinguponthemode

previouslyselected.Unit is readyforoperation.

TUTORIAL MODE

TheTutorialModeallowsyoutobecomemorefamiliarwith

allaudibleandvisual alerts.Themessage“TUTORIAL”

appearsinthedisplayfollowedby theaudioandcorresponding

TextMessagefor“LASER”,“Ka AUDIO”,“K AUDIO”,“X

AUDIO”,sampleRadaralert(K bandsignalrampingfrom

weaktostrong) and“SAFETY WARNING SYSTEM SAMPLE

ALERTS”.Threesamplesws™messagesarethenpresentedin

thedisplayalongwiththecorrespondingDigitalVoice Message:

Sample 1“ACCIDENT AHEAD”

Sample 2“HIGHWAY WORKCREW AHEAD”

Sample 3“POLICE IN PURSUIT”

Whilesamplemessagesareplayingyoucanaccessthe

complete list of sws™messagesbypressingthe ctybutton to

moveforward in thelist.“MSG 1”willappearinthedisplay

confirmingyourselection(tomovebackward inthelist,press

thedrk button).Pressingtheaud button allows you to listen

to the sws™messagewhile viewingitin thedisplay.Pressthe

ctybuttonagain tosteptothenextmessage;presstheaud

buttontoreview,and so on.This allowsyou toreview all

60messages.

To exit Tutorial Mode, press the pwr button and your unit

willbeon andreadytoreceivesignals.

Set and Forget Memory

Anytimebel980or bel950areturnedoff or unplugged from

thecigarettelightersocket,allfeaturesettingsyouhaveselected

areretainedintheunit’smemory.SetandForgetMemory

eliminatestheneedtoresetyourpreferred featuresettings

eachtimeyourunitisturnedoff andthenbackon.

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Reset to Factory Settings

YoucanresetyourunittofactorysettingsforStart-Upmode,

volume,drk,aud,cty andSelectableFeatures.Toreset,press

andholdthectybuttonuntilthedisplay shows“RESET”.

Two“beeps”willsoundandyourunitwillcyclethroughthe

NormalStart-UpMode.

Voltage Warning

Your bel980orbel950continuallycheckyourvehicle’svoltage

toensureproperperformanceof yourdetector.Theunit’s

operatingrangeis10.5to16.0volts.If voltagefallsbelow10.5

volts,displaywillshow“LOW VOLT” untilconditionisrectified.

drk (Bright/Dim/Dark) Button

Thedrk button allowsselectionof abright,fullyadjustable

dimmodeordarkmode.The unitisfactory presettofull

bright display.To engage dimmode,pressand holdthedrk

button.Thedisplaywill cyclethroughvarious levelsof dim

illumination.Releasethebuttonatyourchosenlevel.To

engagedark mode,pressthedrk buttonasecondtime.A

single“beep”coupledwiththebrief illuminationof“DARK”

onthedisplayconfirms yourselection.You’llnoticean“H”

(Highwaymode) or“C”(Citymode)remainsdim toconfirm

yourunitisreceivingpower.To returntoafullbrightsetting,

press the drk buttonathirdtime;two“beeps”confirmthis

selection.Useof thedrk buttondoes notaffect audio alerts.

Important—if youpressthethe drk button anddonotreceive

audibleconfirmation,theaudiolevelhasbeensettoolow.

aud (Auto-Mute/Volume Control) Button

Manual Muting of AudioAlerts(Radarand sws™)

WhetherAuto-Mute isselectedonor offinSelectable

Features,the audio alertscanbe completelymutedby

pressing the aud buttonduringan alert.Thedisplaywill

briefly show“Qu i e .”Noaudiblealertwillbeheardfor

approximately12 seconds.If thesignalisstillpresentafter12

seconds,the unitwillremaininmanualmutemode.

Note—because Laser alertsare notlengthyorsustained,

mutingis notrequired(seepage)

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Volume Control

Pressand holdtheaud buttontoengagethevolumecontrol.

TheAudiolevelhas9settingsforbel980 and5settingsfor

bel950.Releasetheaud buttonwhenyouhavereachedyour

desiredaudiosetting.

cty (City/Highway) Button

Thectymodehasbeendesignedtoeffectivelyreduce

unwantedaudioalertscausedbyintrusion alarms,door

openers,andotherdeviceswhichshareX band withpolice

Radar—withoutreducingsensitivity.Signalsfromnon-police

Radarsourcesarefrequentlyencounteredin urban and sub-

urbanareas,makinguse of thismodeidealintheseareas.

Pressing the ctybuttononce engagesthectymodewhichis

confirmed by“CITY”inthedisplaycoupledwithasingleaudio

“beep”. Pressingthectybutton a second timereturnsyouto

highwaymode;“HIGHWAY”willappearinthedisplaycoupled

withtwo“beeps”.Onceengaged,weak X band signals

encounteredwill producenoaudiblealertuntilthe signal

strengthreachesa preset level.However,visualalertsare

processedtheinstantan X band signalis detected,keeping

youquietlyinformed.Sincemost“false”X bandsignalsare

weak,theuse of thectymode allowsyoutodriveoutof their

range before they reachthepreset level and triggera full

audioalert.Incontrast,signalsfromX bandtrafficRadarare

generallystrongerandwillexceedthepresetlevel,causinga

fullXbandaudioalert.Activatingthectymode willnot

changeSuperWidebandKa,K orinstant-onXbandRadar

alertpatterns.

Note—thectymode does not change the presentation of alerts

for Laser orsws™.

CityAll (bel980 only)

CityAllmodeis a SelectableFeature of thebel980(see

Selectable Features page9).This featureprovidesan alternate

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approach for improving selectivityonX,Kand Super

WidebandKaandis idealforuseinareas witha highlevel of

microwavetransmissionswhichcan causefalsingonall

Radarbands.

While in CityAll mode,bel980willprovidean initial short

X,K,orKaaudioalertcoupledwithvisual confirmationofthe

banddetectedandsignalstrengthinthedisplay.Nofurther

audiblealertisprovideduntilthesignalstrengthreachesa

presetlevel.Whennoaudioalertisprovided,thevisualalert

keeps you quietly informed.

Note—Once“CTY X”or“CTY ALL”is chosenin Selectable

Features the ctybuttonmusttobepressedtoengageyour

selection.

selectable features

Thefollowingfeaturesmaybeselected,dependinguponyour

drivingenvironment.

CityXorCityAll(availableonbel980only)

X/K/KaBandon or off (available onbel980 only)

Auto Mute on or off

Radar/LaserDigitalVoicePromptsor“beeps”

SafetyWarningSystem®on or off

SafetyWarningSystem®DigitalVoiceon or off

Audio/Visual Scroll Rate(fast or slow)

CityXorCityAll(availableonbel980only)

When“CTY X ”isselected,yourunitprovidesstandard X

Bandselectivity,whichissuitableformosturban areas.City

Allprovidesan increased levelof selectivityonallBandsand

isdesignedfor use inhighdensity microwaveareas.Factory

settingis“CTY X ”.

Note—once “CTY X”or“CTY ALL”is chosenin

Selectable Features,the cty buttonmustbepressedtoengage

your selection.

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X/K/KaBandOn orOff (bel980 only)

Select“X on/X off”,“K on/K off”or“Ka o n /Ka o f f”

dependingupon yourdriving environmentand

selectivityrequirements.Thismodeis especiallyuseful

where falsingmayoccuranddisabling theoffendingband

may berequired.Factorysettingison for allthreeBands.

Auto-MuteOn/Off

With“Amu e on”,unitwillprovideseveralX,K,Super

WidebandKaaudioalertsfollowedbytheDigitalVoice

announcementof thesignaldetected.AftertheDigitalVoice

announcement,a“clicking”tonekeepsyouquietlyinformed

for aslongasthesignalispresent.Thisclickingbecomemore

rapidasthestrengthof theRadarsignalincreases.“Amu e

enables you to conveniently monitor extended encounters

without havingtomanuallymute oradjustthe volume

setting.

With“Amu eoff,”unitwill provideacontinuous series of

X,K,SuperWideband KaaudioalertsandDigitalVoice

announcementof thesignaldetected.DigitalVoiceprompts

areprovidedonceaftertheinitialaudioalert.Thisstandard

settingisoftenpreferredwhenbackgroundnoiseinavehicle

isloud.Factorysettingis“Amu eo ff.”

Note—becauseof theirurgency,Laseralerts are notaffected.

Radar/Laser DigitalVoicePrompts

With“Vo ic e o n ”,unitwillprovideDigitalVoiceprompts

followedby“beeps”whenX/K/KaandLaser signalsare

detected.With“Voiceoff”,unitwillsounduniqueaudio

tones only.Factory settingis “Vo ic e o n ”.

Safety Warning System® (sws™)

With“SWSo n ”,unitwillprovideaMessagewhensignalsfrom

sws™transmitters are detected.Factory setting is“SWSo n ”.

Safety Warning System® (sws™)withDigitalVoice Messages

When“SWSv o i c e ”isselected,unitwillprovideDigitalVoice

announcementswhensws™transmitters aredetected.Factory

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