User's Manual
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra
®
5
Getting Started
Your Detector
Intro Operation Customer
Assistance
Warranty
Notice
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Installation
Your Detector
Intro Operation Customer
Assistance
Warranty
Notice
Main Icons
Secondary Icons
NOTE: In some vehicles, power is supplied to the cigarette lighter even
while the ignition is Off. If this is the case with your vehicle, you should
turn Off or unplug your detector when parking for lengthy periods.
1. Place the detector on the dashboard to nd a location
where the unit has a clear, level view of the road and is
parallel to the road’s surface. The angle CANNOT be
adjusted after mounting
2. Remove the paper backing
from one side of the hook-
and-loop fastener.
3. Attach the pad to the
dashboard at your chosen
location and remove the
other paper backing.
4. Attach the detector to the
hook-and-loop fastener. You
can remove and reattach the
unit as often as you like.
5. Plug the power cord into the
detector.
6. Plug the cigarette lighter
adapter on the power
cord into your vehicle’s
cigarette lighter.
Dashboard Mounting
Getting Started
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To Turn On The Unit And Adjust The Audio Volume
Rotate the On-Off/
Volume control
clockwise (away
from you).
Audible Tone Visual Display
“Testing”
Three beeps
“System Ready”
Icon Sens Level For
High
No ltering for maximum range
Medium
Minimal ltering to reduce unwanted alerts
Low
Maximum ltering to reduce unwanted alerts
SEN Button
Setting your detector to Low or Medium sensitivity delays the audio alerts
for weak X band and K band signals until they become stronger. (A single beep
will sound when the signal is rst detected.) Also, additional ltering is done to
reduce false alerts while you are driving in, or near, urban areas where there are
many sources for conicting X and K band signals such as microwave towers and
automatic door openers.
Premium Anti-Falsing Circuitry
Your RAD 450 is designed to provide you the truest alerts and minimize the
distraction of erroneous signals from radar-based xed-position and moving sources.
• Adjustable Sensitivity: High/Medium/Low modes allow driver to adjust sensitivity
to driving environment, reducing false alarms from xed position sources such as
automatic door openers.
• IVT Filter: updatable system automatically reduces false alerts from moving
In-Vehicle Technology sources such as collision avoidance systems and adaptive
cruise control.
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