Beltronics Express 936 User manual

with 65 Digital Voice Messages and Digital Display

Operating

instructions

for model

E936CS

360˚

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introduction

Thank you for purchasing an express 936

Radar/Laser/Safety detector. express 936 offers the most

advanced technology available for detecting all Radar and

Laser speed monitoring devices. In addition, express 936

features Digital Voice, Text Message Display and the Safety

Warning System® with 60 Digital Voice messages.

To ensure maximum benefit from your new unit, please

read all instructions before operating your unit.

Remember, owning a Radar detector does not give you a

license to speed.Alerts from a Radar detector serve as an

effective reminder to check your speed. Laws vary

throughout North America governing the use of a Radar

detector. It is your responsibility to follow these laws.

selectable features

Safety Warning System® (sws™ )

express 936 detects encoded signals from sws™transmitters

and provides 60 messages for:

Highway Construction/Maintenance, Highway Hazard Zones,

Weather Related Hazards, Travel Information/Convenience

and Emergency/Slow Moving Vehicles. For a complete

description of sws™audio and visual alerts, see page 18.

- Guard® Alert

express 936 features vg-2 Guard®

, to detect signals from the

Interceptor vg-2 (Radar Detector Detector).

For a complete description of the vg-2 Guard®audio/visual

alert, see page .

Safety Warning System®with Digital Voice Messages

Choose between Digital Voice Messages with a unique sws™

tone or sws™tone only (see page ).

Radar/Laser Digital Voice Prompts

Choose between Radar/Laser Digital Voice prompts followed

by “beeps” or “beeps” only (see page ).

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table of contents

Profile of Features

page 4

Description of Features

page 5

Power Up Test Sequence

page 5

Tutor i a l Mo d e

page 5

Memory Retention of Feature Selections

page 6

Adjusting the Audio Level

page 6

drk (Dim/Dark) Button

page 6

aud (Audio Mute) Button

page 7

cty (City/Highway) Button

page 8

Reset to Factory Settings

page 8

Selectable Features

page 9

Entering Selectable Features Mode

page 9

Installation

page 10

General Guidelines

page 10

Understanding Radar, Laser and sws™

page 13

Interpretation of Alerts

page 14

Radar Alerts

page 14

Instant-On/Pulsed Radar Alert

page 16

Typical False Alert (Radar)

page 16

Laser Alerts

page 17

Safety Warning System® (sws™ )Alerts

page 17

Performance Verification

page 

Conditions That Affect Radar Alerts

page 

Conditions That Affect Laser Alerts

page 19

Troubleshooting

page 20

Consumer Warranty

page 21

Service

page 22

War rant y S er v ice

page 22

Post-Warranty Service

page 22

Specifications

page 23

Accessories

page 23

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profile of features

1. p/v (Power/Volume) Button: pressing p/v briefly will turn

the unit on.Pressingp/v a second time will bypass the

power up test sequence. Pressing p/v and holding will change

the audio level.

2. Text Message Display: communicates all mode selections (i.e.

DIM,DARK,CITY,HIGHWAY,and AUTOMUTE)andconfirms

Radar band and signal strength, presence of Laser and sws™

messages received.

3. drk (Dim/Dark) Button: provides dim or dark settings of

the Text Display for discreet night travel.Audio alerts are not

affected.

4. aud (Audio Mute) Button: provides automatic and manual

muting of X, K, Super Wideband Ka Radar and manual

muting of sws™ alerts.

5. cty (City/Highway) Button: minimizes unwanted X band

alerts without reducing sensitivity.

6. Antenna Opening: Radar and sws™signals are received by a

patented diecast antenna with integrated transition to

microstrip mixer.

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7. Laser Optical Sensors: collect Laser signals from in front and

behind.

8. Audio Alert Speaker: all audible alerts and Digital Voice

Messages are emitted from this location.

9. Power Jack: using the straight or coiled cord, express 936

operates in any vehicle with a 13.8 volt dc negative ground

system (10.5 volt to 16 volt range).

description of features

Power-Up Test Sequence

Each time your detector is turned on, audio and Text Messages

for Laser, Ka, K, X and Safety Warning System®(sws™) are

presented. After this sequence, the status of Selectable

Features is displayed: “SWS o n ”,“SWS o f f ”, “VG-2 o n ”,

“VG-2 o f f ”, “SWSvoice”,“SWSc l i c k ”;“VOICEo n ”,

“VOICEo f f ”(see page 9).If your unit displays information

other than this standard power-up test sequence, return it to

beltronics for servicing. To bypass the power-up test

sequence, press the p/v button during the Power up test

sequence.

Tutorial Mode

The tutorial mode allows you to become more familiar with

all audible and visual alerts. To engage this mode, press and

hold cty,thenpressaud while the unit is off.Themessage

“TUTORIAL”appears in the display followed by the audio and

corresponding Text Message for “LASER”,“Ka AUDIO”,“K

AUDIO”,“ AUDIO”,“VG-2 Al e r t ”sample Radar alert (K

band signal ramping from weak to strong) and “SAFETY

WARNING SYSTEM SAMPLE ALERTS”.Threesamplesws™

messages are then presented in the display along with the

corresponding Digital Voice Message:

Sample 1“ACCIDENT AHEAD”

Sample 2 “HIGHWAY WORKCREW AHEAD”

Sample 3“POLICE IN PURSUIT”

Anytime during Tutorial Mode (except Safety Warning System®

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sample alerts) press cty or aud to move forward or backward

through the alerts. During sws™ sample alerts press cty to

move forward in the sws™ message list.“MSG 1”willappear

initially in the display confirming your selecion. Pressing the

aud button allows you to listen to the sws™ message while

viewing it in the display. Press the cty button again to step to

the next message; press the aud button to review, and so on.

This allows you to review all 60 messages.

To ex it Tutor ia l Mo de , pre s s t h e p/v button and your unit

will be on and ready to receive signals.

Memory Retention of Feature Selections

Any time express 936 is turned off or unplugged from the

cigarette lighter socket, all feature settings are retained in the

unit’s memory. Memory retention eliminates the need to reset

your preferred feature settings each time your unit is turned

off and then back on.

Adjusting the Audio Level

Once your unit has completed the power up test sequence, the

audio level can be adjusted by holding the p/v button down.

As you hear the audio level change, the display will provide a

visual reference of the audio level. To reverse the direction in

which the audio level increases/decreases, briefly release, then

hold down the p/v button again.

drk (Dim/Dark) Button

The drk button allows selection of a dim or dark setting for the

display. To engage dim mode, press the drk button once.A single

“beep”coupled with the brief illumination of “DIM”onthedisplay

confirms your selection.To completely cancel the illumination of

the display during an alert, press drk a second time.A single

“beep”coupled with the brief illumination of “DARK”inthe

display confirms your selection.While in dark mode,you will

notice an“H”(highway mode) or“C”(city mode) remains dim to

confirm your unit is receiving power.To return to a full bright

setting, press the drk button a third time; two “beeps”confirm

this selection. Use of the drk button does not affect audio alerts.

Important—if you press the the drk button and do not receive

audible confirmation, the audio level has been set too low.

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aud (Audio Mute) Button

Continuous Audio Alert Pattern

Your unit has been preset at the factory to provide an X, K, Ka

or Laser audio alert and Digital Voice announcement of the

signal detected. Digital Voice prompts are provided once after

the initial audio alert.(Note: Digital Voice can be turned off,

see page ) This standard setting is often preferred when

background noise in a vehicle is loud.

Automatic Mute Alert Pattern (Radar)

To engage automatic muting, press the aud button once when the

unit is not alarming. A single “beep”and brief presentation of

“AUTOMUTE”in the display confirms automatic mute mode has

been engaged. The alert pattern when this mode is activated

consists of several X,K, Super Wideband Ka audio alerts followed

by the Digital Voice announcement of the signal detected.After

the Digital Voice announcement, a“clicking”tone keeps you

quietly informed for as long as the signal is present.This

“clicking”becomes more rapid as the strength of the Radar signal

increases.With this mode engaged, the automatic muting will be

repeated each time a new signal is encountered. The automatic

mute mode enables you to conveniently monitor extended

encounters without having to manually mute or adjust the

volume setting. To return to the continuous audio alert pattern,

press the aud button a second time (while the unit is not

alerting). Two “beeps”and the message“AUTOo ff ”confirmyou

have cancelled automatic mute mode.

Manual Muting of Audio Alerts (Radar and sws™)

Regardless of the aud mode selected (continuous or automatic

mute), the audio alerts can be completely muted by pressing

the aud button during an alert. Once the alert has passed, the

unit will revert to the previous aud setting.

Note—because Laser alerts are not lengthy or sustained,muting is not

required (see page ).

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cty (City X/Highway) Button

The cty X mode has been designed to effectively reduce

unwanted audio alerts caused by intrusion alarms, door

openers, and other devices which share X band with police

Radar—without reducing sensitivity. Signals from non-police

Radar sources are frequently encountered in urban and sub-

urban areas, making use of this mode ideal in these areas.

Pressing the cty button once engages the cty X mode which

is confirmed by “CITY” in the display coupled with a single

audio “beep”. Pressing the cty twice returns you to highway

mode; “HIGHWAY” will appear in the display coupled with

two“beeps”. Once cty X mode is engaged, weak X band

signals encountered will produce no audible alert until the

signal strength reaches a preset level. However, visual alerts

are processed the instant an X band signal is detected,

keeping you quietly informed. Since most “false” X band

signals are weak, the use of the cty mode allows you to drive

out of their range before they reach the preset level and

trigger a full audio alert. In contrast, signals from X band

traffic Radar are generally stronger and will exceed the preset

level, causing a full X band audio alert. Activating the cty

mode will not change Super Wideband Ka, K or instant-on X

band Radar alert patterns.

Note—the cty mode does not change the presentation of alerts

for Laser sws™ or - signals.

City ALL provides an alternated approach for improving X,

K and Ka band selectivity and is ideal for use in areas with a

high level of microwave transmissions which can cause

falsing on all three bands. To engage City ALL mode, press

cty until the Display shows “CITY ALL”. Once engaged, weak

X, K or Super Wideband Ka signals encountered will provide

no audible alerts until the signal strength reaches a preset

level. Visual alerts are processed the instant an X, K or Super

Wideband Ka signal is detected, keeping you quietly

informed.

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City ALL (X/K/Ka)

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Reset to Factory Settings

You can reset your unit to factory settings for volume,drk, aud,

cty and Selectable Features.With the unit off,pressandhold

cty button, then press aud and p/v buttons simultaneously. The

display will briefly show “RESET”and provide two “beeps”.Your

unit is now reset to its original factory settings and ready for

operation.

selectable features

Safety Warning System® ,- Guard® Alert, sws™Digital

Vo i ce M es s a g e s and Radar/Laser Digital Voice prompts are

features which may be selected on or off,dependingupon

your preference.

Safety Warning System® (sws™ )

When on, unit will provide an alarm and text message when

signals from sws™transmitters are detected. Factory setting

is on.

- Guard®Alert

When activated, unit will detect signals from Interceptor vg-2

transmitters. Factory setting is off.

Note–engage vg-2 Guard®only in areas known to use the

Interceptor vg-2.

Safety Warning System®(sws™ ) with Digital Voice Messages

When “SWSv o i c e ” is selected, unit will provide Digital Voice

announcements when sws™transmitters are detected. Factory

setting is “SWSvoice”. When “SWSc l i c k ” is selected, Digital

Voice is replaced by "tone/clicking” only.

Radar/Laser Digital Voice prompts

When “VOICEo n ”is selected unit, will provide Digital Voice

prompts followed by "beeps" when X/K/Ka and Laser signals

are detected. Factory setting is on.When“VOICEo f f ”is

selected unit will sound unique audio tones only.

Entering Selectable Features Mode

1. With the unit off,pressandholdcty button, then press the

p/v button. The word “FEATURES”willappearinthe

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display and a short audible “beep” will sound indicating you

are now in the Selectable Features Mode.

2. Immediately after the “beep”, the display will show the status

of the sws™Selectable Feature: “SWS o n ”or“SWS o f f”. P r e s s

the aud button to select on or off for this feature.

3. Pressing the cty button moves to the next Selectable

Feature: vg-2 Guard®Alert. The display will show either“VG-2

on ”or“VG-2 o f f ”. Press the aud button to select on or off

for this feature.

4. Pressing the cty button again moves to the next Selectable

Feature: Replace sws™Digital Voice Messages with “beep”. The

display will show either “SWSv o ic e ”or“SWSc l i c k ”. P r e s s

the aud button to select voice or click for this feature.

5. Press the cty button again to move to the next Selectable

Feature: Radar/Laser Digital Voice. The display will show

“VO I CE o n ”or“VO I CE o f f ”. Press the aud button to select

on or off for this feature.

6. Press the p/v button to exit Selectable Features Mode. Two

“beeps”confirm that you have exited this mode and your unit

will be on. “HI GHWAY”,“City X or City ALL”willbe

presented in the display, based on your previous selection.

installation

General Guidelines

Do not mount your unit directly behind windshield wipers or

mirrored sunscreens which block Radar and Laser signals

and substantially reduce warning range. Unlike “after market”

mirrored sun-screens, regular tinted glass does not affect

Radar reception. Radar signals are also reflected by the “heated

windshields”known as Instaclear®and ElectriClear®available

as an option on some vehicles. This type of windshield makes

any dash, visor or windshield mounted detector ineffective.

(If in doubt, check with an appropriate dealership to see if

this applies to your vehicle.) To achieve optimum performance,

 Instaclear is a registered trademark of the Ford Motor Company.

ElectriClear is a registered Trademark of Libbey, Owens, Ford, and Delco-Remy.

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