WHISTLER FEATURES
FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS
INSTALLATION
INSTALLATION
INSTALLATION
OWNER’S MANUAL
Important: Some newer cars have a plastic safety
coating on the inside of the windshield. The
windshield bracket may leave permanent marks on
this type of surface. To find out if your vehicle has
this type of windshield, check the vehicle’s owner’s
manual or ask your dealer. We recommend
that you do not leave the suction cup bracket on
the window in direct sunlight. If the detector is
removed, this may cause blistering of the dash
in some vehicles.
IMPORTANT: Unscrew slowly. The tip contains
a spring which may fly out when disassembling.
Insert the new fuse with the spring and screw on
the tip. With use, the screw cap on the plug may
loosen. Retighten it occasionally.
Mounting Guidelines
1. Bracket Release Button – provides quick
and easy release of the mounting bracket.
2. Speaker – provides distinct audio warnings
for X, K, Ka band radar, safety warning system,
and laser.
3. Mounting Bracket Location – slot holds
mounting bracket firmly.
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Mount the unit as low as possible near the
center of the windshield.
Do not mount the unit behind wipers,
ornaments, mirrored sunscreens, etc. These
obstructions have metal surfaces which can
affect radar and laser signals and reduce
critical warning time. (Regular tinted glass
does not affect reception).
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Installing the Hardwire Kit
4. Radar Antenna – compact, high-efficiency
antenna receives radar signals.
The “U” type connector must be secured to
a metal surface that is electrically connected
to the battery ground (negative) terminal.The
spade type connector can connect to either live
12 volts or switched 12 volts at your fuse panel
accessory port. If no port is available, cut off the
spade terminal, expose 1/4 to 1/2 inch of wire,
and splice into a source of 12 volt power.
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Some windshields have an Instaclear™ or
Electriclear™ type coating, which affect radar
signals. Consult your dealer or the owner’s
manual supplied with your vehicle to determine
if your windshield has this coating.
Avoid placing the unit in direct contact with
the windshield.
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5. Front Laser – high gain optical lens
provides increased sensitivity and field of
view for leading-edge laser detection.
6. Rear Laser – an integrated optical
waveguide provides superior detection of
laser signals transmitted from behind.
7. City Button - reduces the annoyance of
false alerts typically encountered in urban
driving areas.
8. Quiet Button - pressing QUIET before a
signal is detected engages Auto Quiet Mode
which automatically reduces the audio level after
the initial warning to a low audio level setting.
Pressing QUIET during a radar/laser encounter
silences audio alerts, while allowing visual
alerts to keep you informed.
9. Power / Volume Control – gently press this
button in to turn the unit on/off. Move back or
forward to adjust the audio level.
10. Dim / Dark - engages Dim/Dark modes.
11. Menu Button - enters Option Select Mode.
12. Text Display – provides distinct visual confirmation
of signals detected, signal strength, and indicates
engaged modes of operation.
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• Slide the detector onto the bracket until it locks into
place.
HIGH Performance
LASER-RADAR
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• If necessary, the unit may be leveled by bending
the windshield bracket. Press the bracket release
button and remove the detector before bending.
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To reduce the possibility of theft, conceal
the unit when not in use.
DETECTOR
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Power Cord Connection
• Plug the small end of the power cord into the
unit’s power jack.
Fuse Replacement - Hardwire Kit
The inline fuse holder on the power cable is
equipped with a replaceable 2 amp, 3AG fuse
located inside the fuse holder.
To replace the fuse, carefully twist the holder to
open it to gain access to the fuse.
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Windshield
Mounting
• Plug the large end into the vehicle’s cigarette
lighter socket.
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IMPORTANT: Make sure the unit is level
Note: Cord fits tightly into detector. When
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installing the cord, expect some resistance.
Windshield Mounting
Fuse Replacement
• Install the two suction cups and rubber bumper
onto the bracket by fitting them into their holes.
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The lighter socket plug is equipped with a
replaceable 2 amp, 3AG fuse located behind
the silver tip. To replace the fuse, carefully
unscrew the tip of the plug.
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Features
• Press the suction cups onto the windshield at the
location you have chosen.
• Radar Signature ID (RSID)
• Laser Signature ID (LSID)
• 3 Filter Modes
• Quiet/Auto Quiet Mode
• Dim/Dark Mode
• Auto Dim
™
• Ka Max Mode
• Stay Alert
™
• Total Band Protection
• Setting Saver
• OLED Text Display
•
Selectable Vehicle Battery Saver™
• Safety Warning System
13. Alert Periscopes - provide an additional
attention getting visual alert.
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™
• Detects POP Mode
Rubber
Bumper
• 360° Maxx Coverage
• Alert Priority
• Alert Periscopes
14. Power Jack – Provides connection for the
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• Real Voice
power cord.
• 3 City Modes/Highway Mode • Traffic Flow Signal Rejection
OPERATION
OPERATION
OPERATION
OPERATION
OPERATION
OPERATION
OPERATION
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Power On Self Test & Volume
City/City 1/City 2 Mode
Alert Periscopes
Integrated Real Voice
X/K and Ka Filter Modes
Option Select Mode (cont’d)
XK
FILTER
NOTE: Press and hold Menu button to exit Option
®
To turn the unit ON or OFF, gently press the
center of the Power/Volume button into the side
of the unit. Each time your Whistler detector
is turned on, an automatic self-test sequence
confirms that the speaker and visual displays are
functional.
There are times when a radar detector in another
vehicle, can emit a frequency which can cause your
detector to falsely alert. These Filter Modes allow you
to select the level needed for your area to minimize
the occurrences of these false alerts. X/K and Ka Filter
Mode factory default settings should provide adequate
filtering for most conditions. If you experience excessive
alerts due to radar detectors in other vehicles, increase
the Filter level for the band received. See Option
Selection Mode to change the filter settings.
When selected, Real Voice will be used to
Whistler’s Three Stage City Mode is designed
to reduce the annoyance of automatic door
openers, intrusion alarms and other devices which
sharefrequencies with police radar. Generally, X
band is used for these devices.
Whistler’s Alert Periscopes provide an added
attention getting visual alert. The two extra LEDs
flash on and off when the unit alarms to provide a
unique visual alert. This alert can be programmed,
through the Option Select Mode to: 1. flash for all
alarms, 2. remain on, or 3. turn LEDs off completely.
Select Mode.
D or Q
to select
articulate the following:
XK FLTR 1
Filter 1, Filter 2, Filter 3
Feature Display To Change: Option
1. Band Identification
2. Safety Warning System messages
3. Feature Selection
Shows
D=Dark
Ka
FILTER
D or Q
Ka FLTR 1
LEDBLNK
Filter 1, Filter 2, Filter 3
Q=Quiet
to select
Alert Periscopes ON
(ON, OFF or Blinking)
ALERT
PERISCOPES
D or Q
to select
Remote Control of Dim, City,
Quiet Power Functions
D or Q
to select
QUIET
S1: Quiet
• Press City button to cancel Highway Mode
and engage City Mode.
Note: In certain cases, the voice message does
Audio Level Adjustment
not replicate the text message.
TFSR
OFF
D = ON
Q = OFF
TFSR = ON
TFSR = OFF (default)
Dim/Dark Mode
Remote Control of Dim, City,
Quiet Power Functions
D or Q
to select
TFSR
To change the audio level:
POWER
S2: Power
ADIM:ON
TONE 3
Dim/Dark Mode reduces the illumination of the
display.
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Move Power/Volume button back to increase
audio level.
• Press City button again to enter City 1 Mode.
• Press City button again to enter City 2 Mode.
Teach/Tutorial Mode
Auto Dim On
Auto Dim Off
D = ON
Q = OFF
AUTO
DIM
Provides simulated alerts for each type of signal.
Stay Alert Feature
Ka Max Mode
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Move Power/Volume button forward to
decrease audio level. As audio level is
adjusted, beeps are provided and the display
indicates volume level.
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Press the Dark button to reduce illumination
to a Dim setting.
Press the Dark button a second time engages
Dark Mode. The display illumination is further
reduced.
Ka Max Mode provides enhanced Ka sensitivity -
increased protection. This mode can be selected with
or without RSID. See Option Select Mode for changing
Ka options.
The Stay Alert Feature is designed to test a driver’s
alertness. To engage (when the unit is not alarming) :
D or Q
to select
Tone 1, 2, 3
(3 Different Tone Patterns)
• Press City and Quiet buttons simultaneously
• Display Shows:
• Press City button a fourth time to cancel City 2
Mode and returns the unit to Highway Mode.
TONE
TEST
ON = X, K, Ka Audio Tones
OFF = One Beep During Power Up
• Press and hold the City button for
TEST
ON
D = ON
Q = OFF
approximately 2 seconds. Release the button
during or immediately after the alert is given.
In City Mode, weak speed/safety warning
system signals give an initial alarm of two
• Press Dark button to exit.
Traffic Flow Signal Rejection (TFSR)
Recently, many new products operate on X or K band
causing nuisance alerts to radar detectors. Some of
these are radar based Traffic Monitoring Systems
mounted to poles alongside the highway and others
are K Band Lane Change Assistants and Blind Spot
Detectors found on some automobiles. When turned
on in option mode, helps eliminate excessive alerts from
erroneous X and K-band sources. Traffic flow monitoring
systems are getting more common. Many of these
systems generate radar signals to measure the flow of
traffic across multiple lanes. Most detectors will alert
you to it unnecessarily. This rejection feature examines
the incoming signal and will aid in reducing the alerts to
such sources.
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Auto Quiet Mode
X
D = ON
Q = OFF
X Band ON
X Band OFF
X = ON
K = ON
Auto Quiet mode reduces the selected audio
level to level (1) approximately 5 seconds after
beeps, and then remains quiet unless the signal
becomes very strong. When the signal strength
increases, two additional beeps are provided.
City 1 and City 2 Modes operate the same as
Highway Mode, but in City 1 Mode, only the
X band sensitivity is lowered. In City 2 Mode,
X-band is not detected.
BAND
Dim or Dark Mode can be engaged during an
alert. In Dark Mode, the display goes dark for
as long as a signal is being detected and for 20
seconds after, then the display returns to the
dimmer setting.
Setting Saver
DISPLAY SHOWS:
K Band ON
K Band OFF
K
D = ON
Q = OFF
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Setting Saver stores your personalized settings
so that when the detector is turned off and then
on again, you do not have to re-enter them.
a radar or safety warning system signal is
Within 30-60 seconds, two beeps are sounded; to
show alertness, the driver must press either the City,
Menu, or Quiet buttons within 3-5 seconds. If a button
is pressed within 3-5 seconds, the cycle is repeated.
If a button is not pressed within 3-5 seconds, an
alarm sounds.
BAND
detected. The alert for any new signal within
20 seconds will resume at level (1). Auto Quiet
mode does not affect laser alerts.
Ka Band (RSID,NORM,
OFF,MAX,MAXID)
Ka
BAND
Ka-
D or Q
to select
MAXID
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Press the Dark button a third time to restore
full illumination to the display.
LASER
Feature Engaged Confirmation
Each time a button is pressed, one beep
confirms feature “on”, two beeps confirm
feature “off”.
LSR
D or Q
• Press Quiet (before a signal is detected) to
LASER
(NORM,OFF,LSID)
NORM
to select
engage Auto Quiet mode.
Laser Area 1 ON
Laser Area 1 OFF
Caution: Some towns/small cities may still be
using X band radar. City Modes do not change
the audio alert for laser.
LASER
AREA 1
D or Q
.02-.09 Y
2.6-3.2 Y
3.8-4.2 Y
• Once the Auto Quiet mode is engaged, you
to select
Selectable Vehicle Battery
DISPLAY SHOWS:
• Press the Dark button to exit the Stay Alert
feature.
may cancel the audio alarm by pressing Quiet.
Laser Area 2 ON
Laser Area 2 OFF
Saver Mode
LASER
AREA 2
D or Q
to select
• Press Quiet (when the unit is not alarming) to
The Vehicle Battery Saver Mode automatically shuts
off your detector within 3 hours. The timer is reset if
the detector is turned off, unplugged or any button
is pressed before the timer has expired. The detector
will alert you with an audible and visual warning
before it shuts off. During this warning, you can
momentarily reset the timer by pressing any button. If
the unit has automatically turned off, press the Power
button to turn the unit back on. Refer to “Option
Select Mode” for instructions for changing the
battery saver mode options.
Auto Dim
Laser Area 3 ON
Laser Area 3 OFF
cancel Auto Quiet mode.
LASER
AREA 3
D or Q
to select
The Auto Dim feature automatically switches the
illumination of the text display between the
bright and dim settings according to varying
light conditions so that the text display will
always be easy to read. To manually override
the auto dim feature, use the dark button on
the unit. Enter Option Select Mode to turn off
the auto dim feature.
Highway Mode
We suggest you turn TFSR on if you are experiencing excessive
X or K band false alerts every half mile or so along stretches of
roadway that contain these traffic flow sensors.
WARNING!!! Stay Alert is NOT intended as a
substitute for adequate rest. You should NOT operate
a vehicle if you are drowsy. During extended periods
of vehicle operation, you should take frequent breaks.
Improper reliance on the Stay Alert feature may result in
vehicle damage, personal injury or death.
Quiet Mode
Highway mode provides full audio warnings
any time radar (X, K, Ka, Safety Warning
SWS
OFF
D = ON
Q = OFF
Turn SWS™ ON
Turn SWS™ OFF
SWS™
Quiet mode cancels audio during an alert
and any new alert within 20 seconds. After 20
seconds of no radar signal detected, the audio
alerts are restored.
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System ) or laser signals are detected, and is
VOICE
ON
D = ON
Q = OFF
Real VOICE® Engaged
Real VOICE®Disengaged
Option Select Mode
VOICE®
POP™
recommended for open road driving.
Press the Menu button to enter Option Select Mode.
Each press of the Menu button changes to the next
selectable feature.The Dark (D) button and the Quiet
(Q) button turns the feature ON/OFF or Blinking for
example. A button must be pressed within 20 seconds
or Option Select Mode will automatically be exited.(See
POP
OFF
D = ON
Q = OFF
POP ON
POP OFF
• Press Quiet to cancel the audio.
NEVER OPERATE A
VEHICLE IF YOU
ARE DROWSY!
BATTERY
SAVER
B SVR
ON
D = ON
Q = OFF
Battery Saver ON
Battery Saver OFF
• Press Quiet a second time during an alert to
restore the standard audio alert pattern.
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