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SPX

7700

Maximum

Performance

Radar/Laser

Detector

Operating

Instructions

NOTE:

This

device

complies

with

part

15

of

FCC

rules:

Operation

is

subject

to

the

following

two

conditions:

(1)

This

device

may

not

cause

harmful

interference

,

and

(2)

This

device

must

accept

any

interference

received

including

interference

that

may

cause

undesired

operation.

CAUTION:

Modifications

or

parts

not

approved

by

Cobra

Electronics

Corporation

may

violate

FCC

Rules

and

void

authority

to

operate

this

equipment.

Thank

you

fo

r

purchasing

Cobra

's

maximum

performance

r

adar/laser

detector.

Please

read

this

manual

to

familiarize

yourself

with

the

various

features

your

detector

offers

.

Controls and Connections

PowerNolume

Co

ntrol

----

Windshield

Bracket

Mounting

Slo

t

1--

-

12V

Power

Jack

Men

u/

Save

Button

•

Press

once

to

enter

•

Press

to

turn

power

On

and

Off

.

•

Push

forward

or

pull

back

to

adjust

volume.

...............

~

,:..____

Menu

Mode

.

Dim/

.....

Button

--

-il:

•

Adjusts

the

display

brightness

.

•

In

Menu

mode

,

steps

backward

through

availab

le

settings

se

l

ection

.

Mute/Set

Button

•

Press

once

to

manually

mute

audio

al

erts

.

• In

Menu

mode

,

press

to

save

selected

settings

.

•

Press

again

to

save

settings

.

City/

~Button

•

Switches

between

Highway

and

City

filtering

modes

.

•

In

Menu

mode

,

step

s

forward

through

settings

selection

.

Mounting

Your

detector

should

be

mounted

on

the

windshield

or

dashboard

of

your

vehicle.

Two

mounting

options

are

included:

Suction

Cup

Mount

-

This

is

the

best

option

for

portability

and

mov-

ing

the

detector

from

car

to

car.

Make

sure

to

thoroughly

clean

the

suction

cups

and

wind-

shield

mounting

area

to

insure

atight

seal.

Hook

and

Loop

Fastener-

Included

for

dashboard

mounting.

Suction

Cup

Mount

Hook & Loop Fastener

Your

detector

should

be

mounted

so

that it

is

oriented

parallel

to

the

road

.

Correct Position Incorrect Positions

The

suction

cup

mount

comes

standard

bent

at

a

45

°

angle.

The

metal

is

designed

to

bend

without

breaking.

Adjust

the

angle

so

when

mounted

the

detector

is

level

with

the

road.

Avoid

blocking

the

detector's

view

by

windshield

wiper

blades

or

dark

tinting

at

the

top

of

the

windshield

.

Note:

Do

not

attempt

to

bend

the

mount

while

the

detector

is

attached.

Powering

Plug

in

your

detector

using

the

included

cigarette

lighter

adapter

.

Turn

your

detector

on/off

by

pressing

the

Power/Volume

switch

on

the

side

of

the

unit.

The

unit will light

up.

12V Cigarette Lighter Adapter

12V Power

Jack

PowerNolume Control

Types

of

Screens

1.

Menu/Settings

Screen

User

and

Alert

Settings

are

available

for

customizing

your

detector.

When

Menu

is

pressed,

you

will

see

the

screen

shown

below

(Active

mode

icon

will

be

enlarged/highlighted).

User

Settings

User

Settings

For

customizing

settings

for:

•

City/Highway

Filtering

• lntelliMute/lntelliMute

Pro

•

Auto

Mute

•

Tone/Voice

•

Color

Theme

•

Display

Timer

•

Smart

Power

•

Factory

Default

Alert

Settings

Alert

Settings

For

customizing

settings

for:

• X-

Band

•

K-Band

•

Ka-Band

•

Ku-Band

•

POP

Detection

•

VG

-2

RDD

•

Spectre

RDD

•

Safety

Alert

•

Low

Car

Voltage

2.

Standby

Screen

lntelliMute

Indicator

City

/

Highway

J~3.."'~

m.-

-

Indicator

Detection

Scanner

City/Highway

Indicator:

Shows

current

filtering

mode.

Vehicle

Battery

Voltage:

Displays

your

car

battery

voltage

and

automatically

warns

you

if

this

drops

below

11.9V.

lntelliMute

Indicator:

Indicates

status

of

lntelliMute.

See

lntelliMute

section

for

details.

Detection

Scanner:

Indicates

normal

operation.

Itwill

remain

on

when

in

Dark

mode.

3.

Alert

Screens

Radar

bands

consist

of

X-band,

K-band,

Ka-band,

and

Ku-band.

With

Radar

signals,

the

signal

strength

meter

shows

signal

strength

of

the

radar

gun

as

well

as

relative

proximity

to

the

source.

With

Ka-band,

you

will

also

be

notified

of

the

actual

Ka

-

band

radar

gun

frequency

being

used.

Signal

Strength

---

•

Level1=

Weakest

Signal

•

Level

5=

Strongest

Signal

Ka

Band

Alert

- -

Frequency

With

Laser

signals,

you

will

always

receive

full

alert

and

pulse

rate

(PPS)

of

the

corresponding

laser

gun

being

used

.

Settings

Quad-levellntelliSheild

™

False

Signal

Rejection:

Highway

Mode

provides

full

immediate

response

to

all

signals

detected.

Use

this

mode

when

you

are

driving

on

interstate

highways.

Automatic

door

openers

operate

in

X

and

K-band

frequencies.

To

minimize

unwanted

false

alerts

in

an

urban

environment

where

these

sources

exist,

use

one

of

the

City

Filtering

Modes

below:

•

City

X:

automatically

mutes

X-band

audible

alert

until

signal

strength

reaches

level

3

or

above.

•

City

X+K:

combined

with

City

X,

automatically

mutes

K-band

audible

alert

until

signal

strength

reaches

level

2

or

above.

•

City

Plus

X+K+Ka:

combined

with

City

X+K,

·"

.-;j

J

adds

filtering

to

Ka-band.

•

City

MAX:

Maximum

fi

l

tering

against

urban

false

signal

sources.

The

City

modes

can

also

be

adjusted

by

pressing

the

City

button

for

2

seconds.

lntelliMute®: lntelliMute

allows

you

to

avoid

audible

alerts

you

don't

need

to

hear

because

you

are

stopped

or

moving

slowly.

By

sensing

the

RPMs

of

your

engine,

lntelliMute

knows

when

you

are

at

low

speed

and

automatically

mutes

alerts.

You

can

set

your

preferred

engine

RPM

activation

point

and/or

turn

on/off lntel-

liMute

by

following

simple

steps

that

appear

on

your

unit

screen,

under

User

Settings

and

then

lntelliMute.

lntelliMute®

continued

• lntelliMute

Engine

RPM

Activation

Point

Not

Set.

• lntelliMute

On/Above

Set

Engine

RPM

Activation

Point.

• lntelliMute

On/Below

Set

Engine

RPM

Activation

Point.

Note:

lntelliMute

may

not

work

with

some

vehicles,

especially

hybrids

or

EVs

because

the

detector

cannot

sense

the

engine

RPMs.

In

such

case,

Quad-levellntelliShield

City

Filter-

ing

or

Auto

Mute

can

help

reduce

unwanted

audible

alerts.

lntelliMute®

Pro:

lntelliMute

Pro

prevents

detection

by

radar

detector

detectors

(RDDs)

such

as

VG-2,

Spectre

I

and

Spectre

IV

when

traveling

at

slower

speeds.

It

is

intended

for

use

by

experienced

users

only.

When

lntelliMute

Pro

is

turned

On

and

engine

RPMs

are

below

the

lntelliMute

Pro

Activation

Point,

your

detector's

radar

detec-

tion

circuits

are

turned

Off

to

prevent

detection

by

RDDs.

lntelliMute

Pro

cannot

be

turned

on

untillntelliMute

is

turned

on

and

set.

The

lntelliMute

Pro

icon

will

appear

in

the

display

when

lntelliMute

Pro

is

On

and

the

Activation

Point

has

been

set.

Whenever

engine

RPMs

are

below

the

Activation

Point,

the

arrow

points

down

with

the

"i"

blinking.

When

RPMs

are

above

the

Activation

Point

the

arrow

points

up

with

the

"i"

blinking.

Auto

Mute

Mode

When

Auto

Mute

is

On,

the

audio

volume

of

all

alerts

is

automati-

cally

reduced

after

4

seconds.

The

signals

will

remain

muted

for

as

long

as

the

signal

is

detected.

When

Auto

Mute

is

Off,

the

alerts

will

sound

at

full

volume

for

as

long

as

the

signal

is

detected.

The

factory

setting

for

Auto

Mute

is

On.

Voice

or

Tone

Mode

You

can

set

your

detector

to

sound

alerts

and

confirm

menu

set-

tings

with

either

a

Voice

or

a

Tone

Alert

.

Voice

Alert

provides

voice

messages

in

addition

to

tones

.

Tone

Alert

provides

tones

only

.

The

factory

setting

is

Voice

Alert.

Illumination

The

display

illumination

intensity

can

be

adjusted

to

suit

driving

conditions

with

five

levels

and

Dark

Mode:

•

Factory

default

is

Bright,

then

Display

Timeout

after

1

minute.

•

Dark

to

blank

the

screen

for

discreet

use.

In

this

mode,

alerts

will

sound

but

not

show.

(The

display

scanner

bar

will

move

slowly

back

and

forth

near

the

bottom

of

the

screen

to

indicate

the

unit

is

turned

On).

You

can

adjust

the

illumination

by pressing

the

Dim

button

and

then

use

the

..,....

and

~

buttons

to

step

through

the

levels.

Customizable

Display

Colors

Your

detector

includes

the

Color

Theme

feature

that

allows

you

to

customize

the

display

screen

color

scheme

to

match

your

car's

dash

illumination

:

Multi

-

Color,

Red,

Blue,

Orange,

White

or

Green.

The

factory

setting

is

Multi-Color.

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