Beltronics Vector 985 Owner's Manual
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VECTOR 985
VECTOR 985
THE NEXT GENERATION IN DIGITAL PERFORMANCE
THE NEXT GENERATION IN DIGITAL PERFORMANCE
Operating Instructions
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CONGRATULATIONS!
SOFTWARE UPGRADABLE
SHADOW TECHNOLOGY®II
Thank you for purchasing VECTOR 985. VECTOR 985 is in
a class by itself, offering 16 Driver Selectable Features, 64
Digital Voice and Text Messages and the best possible X, K
and Super Wideband Ka radar sensitivity. Enjoy your new
detector and be sure to obey all laws where ever you may
travel with VECTOR 985.
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 the USA governing the use of a Radar
detector. It is your responsibility to follow these laws.
VECTOR 985 contains Flash Technology which provides
the highest capability to be reprogrammed as the threat of
new police traffic radar monitoring technologies emerge.
Please ensure that you promptly send in your Consumer
Information card. This will ensure you are notified about
new traffic monitoring technologies as they emerge.
VECTOR 985 contains Shadow Technology
®
II making it
undetectable to the Interceptor VG-2 Radar
Detector Detector.
The custom Anodized Aluminum Travel Case
is designed to protect your unit and its
accessories when not in use. Enjoy your
new purchase and please drive safely.
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Includes 16 Driver Selectable Features
5 Operating Modes 11 General Features
Normal Mode
Modifications Mode
Quick-Start X Band (10.525 GHz) On/Off
Tech Mode
Voltage Meter Mode K Band (24.125 GHz) On/Off
Super Wideband Ka (33.4-36.0)
AccuSweep™
Operating modes are
Selected using PWR Button
See page 00.
AutoMute On/Off
Radar/Laser Digital Voice
Prompts On/Off
Safety Warning System
™
On/Off
Safety Warning System Digital
Voice or Tone
Audio/Visual Scroll Rate
Fast/Slow
Inverted Display Option
AutoScan
General Features selected by pressing
CTY button followed by the PWR
Button when the unit is off.
Operating Modes are
selected using the PWR button
(
see page 5
.)
General Selectable Features are
accessed by pressing the PWR and
CTY buttons simultaneously, when
the unit is off.
(see page 14.)
Note: for convenience AutoScan
™
is accessed using the CTY button
(see page 9
.)
VECTOR 985 provides more user Selectable Features than any
other detector on the market. Selectable Features allow you to
“customize” how alerts will be presented to you.
5 Operating Modes
1. NORMAL Mode
A lengthy power up test
sequence; text messages identify
alerts received, i.e. “
XX BBaa nn dd
”.
2. MODIFICATIONS Mode
Full Power-up test sequence;
presents ONLY those General
Selectable Features which you
have altered from factory pre-set.
Te xt messages identify alerts received.
3. QUICK START Mode
No test sequence; unit immediately
shows last used traveling
mode:“
AAuu tt oo SScc aa nn
™
”,
“
HHii gg hh ww aa yy
”, “
CCiitt yy XX
”
“
CCiitt yy
AALLLL
”, Te xt messages
identify alerts received.
4. TECH Mode
Full Power-up text sequence.
Te xt messages identify band received
followed by ACTUAL police traffic
radar or Laser frequency, i.e.,
“
2244..115500
” to confirm K band.
5. VOLTAGE METER Mode
Full Power-up text sequence.
Te xt Messages identify band
received. Between alerts, display
shows readout of your vehicle’s
battery voltage.
11 General Selectable Features
1. X Band (10.525 GHz)
ON or OFF
2. K Band (24.150 GHz)
ON or OFF
3. Super Wideband Ka
(33.4 – 36.0 GHz)
ON or OFF
4. AccuSweep
™
ON or OFF
5. AutoMute ON or OFF
6. Radar/Laser Digital
Voice Prompts ON or OFF
7. Safety Warning System
™
ON/OFF
8. Safety Warning System
™
Digital Voice ON or OFF
9. Audio/Visual Scroll Rate:
FAST o r SLOW
10 . Inverted Display Option
ON or OFF
11 . AutoScan
™
, “Highway”,
“City X”or “City ALL.”
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Table of Contents
Profile of Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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Power- Up Test Sequence/Start-Up Mode . . . . 5
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Tu t orial Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Set and Forget Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Reset to Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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DRK (Bright/Dim/Dark) Button . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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AUD (Auto-Mute/Volume Control) Button . . . 9
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CTY (City/Highway) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Selectable Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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Entering Selectable Features Mode . . . . . . . . . 14
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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General Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Understanding Radar, Laser and SWS
™
. . . . . . . . . . 17
Interpretation of Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Radar Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Instant-On/Pulsed Radar Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Typical False Alert (Radar) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Laser Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Safety Warning System®(SWS™) Alerts . . . . . . 22
Performance Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Conditions That Affect Radar Alerts . . . . . . . . 24
Conditions That Affect Laser Alerts . . . . . . . . 24
Tr oubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Warranty Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Post Warranty Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Profile of Features
1.
PWR (Power/Start-Up Mode)
Button: pressing
and holding PWR will turn the unit on. Continuing
to press the PWR button will scroll through the five
start-up mode options:
NNOORRMMAALL
,,
MMOODDSS
(Modifications),
QQ--SSTTAARRTT
(Quick Start),
TTEECCHH MMOODDEE,,
VVOOLLTTAAGGEE MMEETTEERR MMOODDEE
plus
TTUUTTOORRIIAALL MMOODDEE
.
2.
Te xt Message Display
: communicates all mode
selections (i.e.
DDIIMM, DDAARRKK, CCIITTYY, HHIIGGHHWWAAYY
and
AAUUTTOOMMUUTTEE
) and confirms Radar band and signal
strength, presence of Laser and SWS™messages
received.
3.
DRK (Bright/Dim/Dark)
Button: provides bright,
dark and fully adjustable dim settings of the Text
Display for discreet night travel. Audio alerts are not
affected.
4.
CTY (City/Highway/AutoScan)
Button: choose
between Autoscan™, Highway, City X or City ALL
(X/K/Ka) filtration modes.
5.
AUD (Auto-Mute/Volume Control)
Button:
provides manual muting of all Radar and sws™alerts.
Pressing and holding the AUD button will change the
audio level.
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,
VECTOR 985 operates in any vehicle with a 13.8 volt DC
negative ground system
(10.5 volt to 15.5 volt range)
.
Getting Started
Power-Up Test Sequence/Start-Up Mode
Using the supplied straight or coiled power cord,
place the end with the “elbow” shaped jack into the
receptacle on the side of the detector; the opposite
end of the cord connects to the cigarette barrel. Plug
the cigarette barrel into your vehicle’s cigarette plug, or the
secondary receptacle if your vehicle is so equipped. Press
the PWR button to turn the unit ON. Depending upon the
Operating Mode selected, the power up test sequence and
confirmation of Radar/Laser/SWS™alerts will be relayed to
you as follows:
NNOORRMMAALL
(Factory Pre-Set Mode)
A lengthy, power up test sequence that displays audio
and text messages for Laser, Ka, K, X and Safety
Warning System®(SWS™) followed by the status of
the General Selectable Features each time the unit is
turned on. When complete, unit is ready for
operation and will display Radar, Laser and SWS
™
messages when signals are detected. Normal Mode is
recommended when first using your VECTOR 985.
MMOODDSS
(Modifications Mode)
Presents audio and text messages for Laser, Ka, K, X
and Safety Warning System®(SWS™), followed by
ONLY those General Selectable Features which have
been modified by the user from their Factory pre-set
state each time unit is turned on. Unit is ready for
operation and will display Radar, Laser and SWS
™
messages when signals are detected.
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QQ--SSTTAARRTT
(Quick-Start Mode)
Unit will bypass the power up test sequence and will
display the last selected traveling mode:“
AAuu tt oo SScc aa nn
™
”
(factory default) “
HHii gg hh ww aa yy
”, “
CCiitt yy XX
” or “
CCiitt yy
AALLLL
”.
Q-Start is recommended when you are comfortable
with the detector and do not require a rundown of
sample messages. Unit is ready for operation and will
display Radar, Laser and SWS™messages when
signals are detected.
TTEECCHH
MODE (Displays Frequency Received)
Presents audio and text messages followed by the
display of the ACTUAL frequency of the received
radar bandwidth and Laser. Unit is ready for
operation and will display Radar, Laser and SWS
™
messages – including actual frequencies – when
signals are detected.
Sample alerts while operating in Tech Mode:
Laser Alert: “
LLAASSEERR 990000NNMM
”
X Band Alert: “
XX BBAANNDD
” followed by “
1100..552255
”
K Band Alert: “
KK BBAANNDD
” followed by “
2244..115500
”
Ka Band Alert: “
KKaa BBAANNDD
” followed by any
frequency between
3333..44 –– 3366..00 GGHHzz
.
VV--MMEETTEERR
(Voltage Meter Mode)
Presents a continuous, digital readout of your
vehicle’s battery voltage
(10.5 volt to 15.5 volt range)
.
If voltage rises above 15.5, the display will flash
“
HHII VVOOLLTT
” until the problem with your vehicle is
corrected. If voltage falls below 10.5 volts, display
will flash “
LLOOWW VVOOLLTT
” until the problem with your
vehicle is corrected.
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Note: during continuous readout of your vehicle’s battery voltage, you’ll
notice the mode of operation you’re traveling will be illuminated in the
left hand corner of the display in abbreviated form:
Autoscan:
AAss
Highway: HHCity X:
CCxx
City ALL:
CCAA
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Whichever Operating mode you select, VECTOR 985
will be in standby mode and ready to detect traffic
Radar, Laser and SWS™signals. The display will show
“
AAuu tt oo SScc aa nn
™
” (factory pre-set which is suitable for ALL
driving conditions, unless you change this to “
HHii gg hh ww aa yy
”,
“
CCiitt yy XX
”, or “
CCiitt yy
AALLLL
” (see page 9).
TUTORIAL MODE
The Tutorial Mode allows you to become more
familiar with all audible and visual alerts. The
message
“
TTUUTTOORRIIAALL
”
appears in the display followed
by the audio and corresponding Text Message for
“
LLAASSEERR
”,“
KKaa AAUUDDIIOO
”,“
KK AAUUDDIIOO
”,“
XX AAUUDDIIOO
”
, sample
Radar alert (K band signal ramping from weak to
strong) and
“
SSAAFFEETTYY WWAARRNNIINNGG SSYYSSTTEEMM SSAAMMPPLLEE AALLEERRTTSS
”
.
Three sample SWS™messages are then presented in
the display along with the corresponding
Digital Voice Messages:
Sample 1
“
AACCCCIIDDEENNTT AAHHEEAADD
”
Sample 2
“
HHIIGGHHWWAAYY WWOORRKKCCRREEWW AAHHEEAADD
”
Sample 3
“
PPOOLLIICCEE IINN PPUURRSSUUIITT
”
You can access the complete list of SWS™messages
by pressing the AUD button. “
MMSSGG 11
” will appear in the
display once AUD is pressed. Pressing the AUD button
a second time will allow you to listen to the SWS
™
message while viewing it in the display. (to move
forward in the list, press the CTY button; to move
backward in the list, press the DRK button). Continue
the steps above to play all 60 SWS™ messages.
To e xit Tutorial Mode, press the PWR button and
your unit will be on and ready to receive signals.
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Note: sample radar and SWS™messages are random.
Presentation of alerts will differ than what is printed based
on operation mode selected. Tutorial Mode will cycle
continuously until PWR is pressed to exit this mode.
Set and Forget Memory
Any time VECTOR 985 is turned off or unplugged
from the cigarette lighter socket, all feature settings
you have selected are retained in the unit’s memory.
Set and Forget Memory eliminates the need to reset
your preferred feature settings each time your unit is
turned off and then back on.
Reset to Factory Settings
You can reset your unit to factory settings for Start-Up
mode, volume, DRK, AUD, CTY and General Selectable
Features. To reset, press and hold the CTY button until
the display shows
“
RREESSEETT
“.Two “beeps“ will sound and
your unit will cycle through the
NNOORRMMAALL
Start-Up
Mode.
DRK (Bright/Dim/Dark) Button
The DRK button allows selection of a bright, fully
adjustable dim or dark mode. VECTOR 985 is
factory preset to full bright display. To engage dim
mode, press and hold the DRK button. The display
will cycle through various levels of dim illumination.
Release the button at your chosen level. To engage
dark mode, press the DRK button a second time. A
single “beep” coupled with the brief illumination of
“
DDAARRKK
”
on the display confirms your selection.
You’ll notice an
“
AAss
”
(AutoScan™),
“HH”
(Highway
mode),
“
CC xx
”
(City mode) or
“
CCAA
”
(City ALL) 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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