R7 LONG RANGE Radar/Laser Detector User’s Manual © 2019 Uniden America Corporation Irving, Texas Issue 1, March 2019 Printed in Korea
CUSTOMER CARE At Uniden®, we care about you! If you need assistance, please do NOT return this product to your place of purchase Save your receipt/proof of purchase for warranty. Quickly find answers to your questions by: • Reading this User’s Manual. • Visiting our customer support website at www.uniden.com. Images in this manual may differ slightly from your actual product. DISCLAIMER: Radar detectors are illegal in some states. Some states prohibit mounting any object on your windshield.
CONTENTS CUSTOMER CARE........................................................................................................... 2 R7 OVERVIEW..............................................................................................5 FEATURES......................................................................................................................... 5 WHAT’S IN THE BOX....................................................................................6 PARTS OF THE R7......................
RED LIGHT CAMERA QUIET RIDE..........................................................................30 MAINTENANCE......................................................................................... 30 MAINTAINING THE EQUIPMENT............................................................................30 UPDATING THE FIRMWARE/DATABASE..............................................................30 TROUBLESHOOTING................................................................................
UNIDEN LONG RANGE RADAR/LASER DETECTOR USER’S MANUAL R7 R7 OVERVIEW Uniden’s R7 is a top of the line Radar Detector with a built-in GPS feature. With the R7, you can mark geographical points where you commonly encounter radar transmissions. These can be school zones, red-light cameras, and places where police frequently monitor traffic. You can mark these points so the detector will announce “User mark ahead” when you approach them.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX R7 Radar Detector 12V DC Power Cord with RJ11 Connector Neoprene Sleeve Carrying Case Windshield Mounting Bracket (1 Suction Cup) Windshield Mounting Bracket (2 Suction Cups) Not Shown: USB Cable Hook and Loop Tape Owner’s Manuals (English, French, and Spanish) -6-
PARTS OF THE R7 Eagle Eye Power Jack USB Latch Slot POWER VOL + VOL − MENU Latch Release Audio Jack KEY POWER VOL + VOL – MENU MARK MUTE PRESS TO... Turn R7 on and off. Turn volume up (7 levels: 0 - 6; Default = 4). In Menus, go to next item. Turn volume down (7 levels: 0 - 6; Default = 4). In Menus, go to previous item. Access the Menu system. In Menus, press to cycle through options for the current menu item. -7- PRESS AND HOLD TO ... NA Quickly turn volume up or down.
KEY MUTE/ DIM PRESS TO... MUTE MUTE on - Press MUTE/DIM to mute an alarm. Returns to normal operation 10 seconds after the alert ends or if a different band is detected during Mute mode. Mute On displays for a few seconds. MUTE off - Press MUTE/DIM to restore audible alarms before the 10 second automatic mute time-out. MUTE MEMORY Save a Mute Location (Mute Memory) press MUTE/DIM again while Mute On displays to save that GPS location and frequency to memory. Mute Memory displays on the screen.
KEY MARK PRESS TO... PRESS AND HOLD TO ... User Mark. A User Mark is a manually Delete all User Marks. tagged geographic location where an alarm is usually found. The R7 alerts when close to these User Marks. Add - Press MARK when you are at the alarm location. Delete - Press MARK when you are at an alarm location that has been marked. An error message displays/sounds if memory is full or there is a GPS error.
ELEMENT MUTE button (Although not labeled, press and hold MUTE to access DIM functions) WHAT IT DOES... • Press the MUTE button to mute an alarm. Returns to normal operation 10 seconds after the alert ends or if a different band is detected during Mute mode. Mute On displays on the R7 for a few seconds. • Save a Mute location (Mute Memory) - press the MUTE button again while Mute On displays on the R7 to save that GPS location and frequency to memory. Mute Memory displays on the screen.
OLED DISPLAY The OLED display on the front of the unit changes depending on what events are happening. If GPS = ON, the OLED’s left display area shows the display selected in the menus (see page 18). If GPS = Off, the OLED’s left display area shows Volt regardless of user settings. The following table provides examples of the most common displays. OLED EXAMPLES MEANING Scanning for Frequencies Information displayed in example: • Battery voltage • Highway/City/Advanced • Scanning bars Batt 12.
OLED EXAMPLES MEANING Time Display Information displayed: • Voltage • Time and AM/PM • Highway/City/Advanced Batt 12.0 v Highway AM 12 : 55 Quiet Ride Speed 20 mph K Q-Ride 24.051 GHz Dark Mode Information displayed: • Current speed in mph/km/h • Signal strength indicators (single indicator shown) • Status Area (Q-Ride displays) Set mode to Dark if the unit’s OLED is not anticipated to change a lot to prevent image burn-in (Auto Dim setting).
Dashboard The same types of mounting requirements for the windshield apply for mounting the unit on the dashboard. 1. Attach the unit to the dashboard using the hook and loop fastener tape. Be careful not to cover any air vent holes with the hook and fastener tape. 2. 3. Plug the power cord RJ11 connector into the R7 and plug the cigarette lighter adapter into the vehicle’s cigarette lighter. When the vehicle turns on, the R7 automatically turns on and runs through a self test cycle.
MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS Selected Mode displays. Changes band sensitivity as follows: Highway - Full Sensitivity City - X and K sensitivity reduced. Ka band sensitivity same as Highway. Advanced - User adjusts X, K, and Ka band sensitivity from 100% 30% in 10% intervals. If Advanced is selected, select Attenuation levels for the X, K, and Ka bands. See page 25 for details. Highway (Default) City Advanced GPS Determines your geographic location.
MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS K Band Turn off to have the detector ignore K band frequencies. On (Default) Off Ka Band Turn off to have the detector ignore Ka band frequencies. On (Default) Off Laser Turn off to have the detector ignore lasers. On (Default) Off K POP Detects K POP transmissions (very brief transmissions, too fast for some detectors to hear). On Off (Default) MRCD Activates MultaRadar CD/ CT low-powered radar gun detection.
MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS Ka Narrow/ Wide/ Segmentation Ka Narrow scans for Ka radar guns used in the US only and reduces false alarms. Ka Narrow also provides a fast response to Ka POP radar guns. Ka Wide scans Super Wide Ka band. Ka Segmentation allows the user to customize a Ka band sweep from 9 filtered settings. Ka Narrow (Default) Ka Wide Segmentation (Default = On) Ka 1 : 33.399 – 33.705 On/ Off Ka 2 : 33.705 – 33.903 On/ Off Ka 3 : 33.903 – 34.191 On/ Off Ka 4 : 34.191 – 34.
MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS Color Select screen text color. Red (Default) White Violet Blue Amber Green Pink Grey Arrow Color Set the arrow color for each radar band. • X • K • MRCD • Ka Red (Default) Blue Green Orange Yellow White Violet Band Color Set the color for each radar band indicator.
MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS Left Display (GPS on) Lets you select various attributes to display on the left side of the OLED. Speed (Default) Spd + Compass Compass Voltage Altitude (m or ft) Altitude display depends on speed unit selection (see page 27). Alert Display Select one of two OLED display formats (see page 26). Alert Display #1 (Default) Alert Display #2 Speed Unit (GPS on) Select the speed measurement type. mph (Default) km/h X Band Tone Set a tone to indicate X Band.
MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS Dark Mode Brightness Setting Set Alert brightness. Dimmer (Default) Bright Dim Auto Dim Setting [Displays if Dim set to Auto (see page 10)] See page 22 for details. Bright Brightness - Select Bright, Dim, or Dimmer. Dim level - Select Bright, Dim, Dimmer, Dark, or Off. Quiet Ride (GPS on) Mutes radar alarms for K and X bands when you drive under the speed limit you set here.
MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS BAT Saver (GPS on) Turns off power to the R7 if the speed stays at 0 or if the GPS is not connected for more than an hour. On Off (Default) Self Test Runs a self diagnostic test on the unit to check for faults. On (Default) Off Factory Reset? Resets all settings to the factory defaults. There is no confirmation request for reset. Press MENU to reset to factory settings. Delete All Mute? (GPS on) Delete all saved Mute Memory points.
BASIC OPERATIONS HOW DO I ...? TRY THIS... Turn on the R7 Be sure the unit is connected to power and then press POWER. The unit turns on and runs through an initial self-check if Self Test is turned on. It displays the different bands and their settings. The R7 turns on automatically when you start the vehicle. Adjust the volume Press VOL + to increase volume. The unit beeps and displays a number increase. Press VOL – to decrease volume. The unit beeps and displays a number decrease.
HOW DO I ...? TRY THIS... Delete a user mark Press MARK again at that location to delete the user mark. R7 stores 2000 points divided between Mute Memory and User Mark locations. Delete ALL user marks Press and hold MARK to delete all user marks. The R7 does NOT ask for confirmation before deleting single user marks. Allocate dynamic memory points between Mute Memory and User Marks Press MENU and + to scroll to the Memory Quota; menu.
2. 3. 4. 5. Press MENU to access Bright level options (Bright level box in the illustration). Press MENU to scroll between Bright, Dim, and Dimmer. Press + to access Dim level options (Dim level box in the illustration). Press MENU to scroll between Bright, Dim, Dimmer, Dark, and Off. Press + to access the next menu item The OLED will change to these preset levels according to outside light levels.
2. Use the + and - keys to increase or decrease the category with the highest allotment by 50 units. Using the examples to the right, you start with User Mark at the maximum, 1750, so pressing + doesn’t affect the allotments. Pressing - will subtract 50 from User Mark and add 50 to Mute Memory. 3. 4. Menu Mute mem 300 250 (100) (100) User Mark 1700 (200) 1750 (200) Press - again for the following result: Menu Mute mem 350 250 Press MENU to save that change. Change Quota? displays.
A confirmation message displays. Press MUTE/DIM on the unit again or MUTE again on the power cord. Delete Completed displays. HIGHWAY VS CITY MODE Uniden’s R7 radar detector operates in two different frequency (X, K, and Ka band) sensitivity modes - Highway and City. Highway mode is the most sensitive, with maximum detection ranges while on the highway or open road. City is on the lower end of the detection scale for city driving.
4. Press + to return to the MENU. Turn X band on in the menus with K and Ka bands still on (default); the mode sensitivities are: • Highway: X, K, and Ka band full sensitivity. • City: X and K band sensitivity reduced; Ka band full sensitivity. If a band is turned off through the menus, it is off in all modes. POP MODE In POP mode, the R7 can detect short burst from radars that are too fast for many other detectors to catch. You can turn POP mode on and off in the Menu system.
TIME DISPLAY The OLED displays the time in the center of the OLED if Time Display is selected in the menu. Batt Highway 12.0 v AM 12 : 55 ALTITUDE DISPLAY The altitude display changes according to the speed unit selected in the menu. If mph is selected, the altitude displays in feet (ft). If KMph is selected, the altitude displays in meters (m).
• X, K, Ka band signal Speed 45 mph KA 33.800 GHz • User Limit Speed Alarm • Vehicle Low Battery Voltage Warning, Vehicle Battery Saver Alarm i Low Battery THREATS The R7 detects up to 4 radar band signals (threats) at a single time. The strongest rader signal is designated as the Priority signal, and its frequency displays on the OLED. The other signals (threats) are indicated in the left side of the display. In the following example, 2 K band, 1 X band, and 1 Ka band frequencies are detected.
or the MUTE button on the power cord again to save that GPS location to memory. Mute Memory displays on the screen. R7 stores 2000 points divided between Mute Memory and User Mark locations. To delete Mute Memory points, press MUTE/DIM or the MUTE button on the power cord while Mute Memory displays. The R7 displays a delete confirmation message; press MUTE/DIM or the MUTE button on the power cord again to confirm.
Speed 20 mph K Q-Ride 24.051 GHz RED LIGHT CAMERA QUIET RIDE This function mutes red light camera alarms when you drive over a speed limit set in this menu (up to 85 mph or 140 km/h) (see page 14.) Speed 730 ft 37 mph MAINTENANCE MAINTAINING THE EQUIPMENT The R7 requires very little physical maintenance. Wipe it with a soft cloth to keep dust from accumulating. Check the power cord connections to keep them clean and free of corrosion.
If... TRY THIS... The unit alarms when the vehicle hits bumps. Check the connections. Be sure they are all secure. The unit alarms briefly in the same location but no radar source was in view. There may be a motion sensor or house alarm in use within range. The R7 did not alert when a police car was in view. The officer may not have radar/laser units turned on. Check that the band is turned on. Press MENU and cycle through the options to get to the bands.
Detector Type: Operating Power Source DC 11.0 to 16.0 V Radar Scanning Frequency Discriminator USB Interface USB Specification 2.0/1.1 Laser Pulse Width Discriminator Alarm Type Voice and Beep (Detected Band and Signal strength) FCC/IC COMPLIANCE AMWUA1901 FCC COMPLIANCE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules.
IC COMPLIANCE This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s).Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment.
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