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12 BAND™ULTRA
HIGH-PERFORMANCE
DIGITAL RADAR/LASER
DETECTOR WITH XTREME
RANGE SUPERHETERODYNE
®
TECHNOLOGY
XRS 9730
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Operating Instructions
Printed in China
Part No. 480-234-P
Version B
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Important Information
Federal Laws Governing the Use of Radar Detectors
It is not against federal law to receive radar transmissions with your Cobra radar/
laser detector. The Communications Act of 1924 guarantees your right to receive
radio transmissions on any frequency. Local laws that contravene this Act, while
illegal, may be enforced by your local law enforcement officials until and unless
they are prohibited from doing so by federal court action.
Safety Alert
Use of this product is not intended to, and does not, ensure that motorists or
passengers will not be involved in traffic accidents. It is only intended to alert
the motorist that an emergency vehicle equipped with a Cobra Safety Alert
transmitter is within range as defined by that product. Please call local fire
and police departments to learn if coverage exists in your area.
Safe Driving
Motorists, as well as operators of emergency or service vehicles, are expected to
exercise all due caution while using this product, and to obey all applicable traffic laws.
Security of Your Vehicle
Before leaving your vehicle, always remember to conceal your radar detector
in order to reduce the possibility of break-in and theft.
Customer Assistance
Customer Assistance
Should you encounter any problems with this product, or not understand its many features,
please refer to this owner’s manual. If you require further assistance after reading this
manual, Cobra Electronics offers the following customer assistance services:
For Assistance in the U.S.A.
Automated Help Desk English only. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 773-889-3087 (phone).
Customer Assistance Operators English and Spanish. 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Central Time
Mon. through Fri. (except holidays) 773-889-3087 (phone).
Questions English and Spanish. Faxes can be received at 773-622-2269 (fax).
Technical Assistance English only. www.cobra.com (on-line: Frequently Asked
Questions). English and Spanish. productinfo@cobra.com (e-mail).
Shows user mode settings, programming instructions,
signal strength indication, City/Highway mode indicators,
radar, VG-2, Spectre 1 and safety/strobe indicators.
A2
* See pages 5 – 27 for more information
about display features.
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Adjusts the display brightness for easy
reading (and to scroll through user mode
Windshield
Bracket Mount
Select/Dim Button
settings while programming).
System Ready
WARNING
Modifications or parts substitutions not appr
by Cobra Electronics Corporation may violate
FCC Rules and void your authority to operate
this equipment.
LaserEye
For 360° detection of
laser and strobe signals.
Auxiliary Audio
Jack
Speaker
Set/City Button
For City or Highway
modes to reduce false
alerts (and to change
user mode settings
while programming).
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Product Features
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Congratulations! You’ve made a smart choice by purchasing an ultra high
performance digital radar/laser detector from Cobra. Just look at some of
the sophisticated features and capabilities your new unit includes:
Xtreme Range
Superheterodyne Technology
With super-fast sweep circuitry,
XRS provides extra detection range
and the best possible advance warning
to even the fastest radar guns
Ultra Performance
Provides advanced warning with
extra detection range
Detection and Separate Alerts
For radar signals (X, K, Ka and Ku bands,
with signal strength indicated), laser
signals, Safety Alert signals, Strobe Alert
signals, VG-2 signals, Spectre 1 signals
8-Point Compass
Displays direction of travel
LaserEye
For 360° detection of laser and
strobe signals
Instant-On Ready
Detects radar guns with “instant-on”
(very fast) speed monitoring capabilities
Pop Detection
Detects the latest super-fast instant-on
signal pulse radar guns
Voice or Tone Alert
With adjustable volume
IntelliShield False Signal Rejection
Reduces falsing in urban areas with
Highway mode and three levels
of City mode settings
Safety Alert
Traffic warning system distinguishes
important safety alerts from other
K band signals
Strobe Alert
Emergency vehicle warning system
Manual Mute or Auto Mute
A mute function of audio alerts
IntelliMute
A mute function which automatically
reduces false alerts by sensing engine
RPMs
Smart Power
A timed power saving function that
saves your car’s battery
EasySet Programming
User-friendly mode selection and
setting with visual guidance
Auxiliary Audio Jack
For external speaker connection
Mounting
Mounts easily on windshield
or dashboard
Ordering From U.S.A.
Call 773-889-3087 for pricing or visit www.cobra.com.
For Credit Card Orders
Call 773-889-3087 [Press one from the main menu] 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Central Time,
Monday through Friday.
Make Check or Money Order Payable To
Cobra Electronics, Attn: Accessories Dept.,
6500 West Cortland Street, Chicago, IL 60707 U.S.A.
To Order Online
Please visit our website: www.cobra.com
Item #Description
420-030-N-001Straight 12V Power Cord
420-026-N-001Coiled 12V Power Cord
545-139-N-001Windshield Mounting Bracket
CLP-2BDual Port Power Adapter
DigiView Data Display
With easy-to-read alpha/numeric
dot matrix text readout
This booklet describes the simple steps for mounting and setting up your detector.
It also provides helpful information about how radar and laser guns are used and
how you can interpret the alerts you receive.
You will get optimum performance from your detector if you Mount it at a
point approximately in the center of the vehicle, as low as possible on the
front windshield without obstructing the unit’s view of the road either to
the front or rear. You can also mount it directly on the dashboard.
Windshield MountingDashboard Mounting
The unit’s lens must not be blocked and the LaserEye should have a clear view
out the back window to allow 360° detection.
The LaserEye Should Have a Clear View
Radar and laser signals pass through glass but not through other materials
and objects. Objects that can block or weaken incoming signals include:
■
Windshield wiper blades
■
Mirrored sun screens
■
Dark tinting at the top of the windshield
■
Heated windshields currently available on some vehicles
(Instaclear for Ford, Electriclear for GM). Consult your dealer
to see if you have this option.
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Windshield Mounting
1. Attach the rubber
cups to the bracket.
2. Make sure the rubber cups and your windshield are clean.
3. Push the bracket firmly
onto the windshield.
4. Attach the detector to
the bracket. Check the
angle of the unit.
5. To adjust the angle if
necessary, gently push or
pull on the bracket to bend
it. DO NOT use the detector
to bend the bracket.
6. Plug the power cord
into the detector.
7. Plug the cigarette lighter
adapter on the power
cord into your vehicle’s
cigarette lighter.
8. You can temporarily remove the detector whenever you
wish by depressing the bracket release button and sliding
it off the bracket.
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Your Detector
Assistance
Warranty
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Installation
Your Detector
Getting Started
Dashboard Mounting
1. Place the detector on the dashboard to find a location
where the unit has a clear, level view of the road.
The angle CANNOT be adjusted after mounting.
2. Remove the paper backing
from one side of the hookand-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.
Getting Started
On-Off/
Volume Control
Rotate clockwise
(away from you)
To Turn On the Unit and Adjust the Audio Volume
Rotate the On-Off/
Volume control
clockwise (away
from you).
Power On
Testing
Tone
Visual Display
Three beepsTesting
System Ready
The display will then
cycle through the
user mode settings
(city or highway,
Intellimute and
SmartPower status).
Start-up is complete when the display continuously shows the
current compass direction (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W or NW) plus
single letters indicating current user mode settings (c = City
mode, City X Beep Off mode and City X+K mode, h = Highway
mode, i = IntelliMute on).
Start-Up Complete
NW h
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Voice
Testing, then three
beeps
System Ready
Voice Alert
System Ready
Voice Alert
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 and you have turned the SmartPower
off, you should turn off or unplug your detector when
parking for lengthy periods. Cobra recommends leaving
6. Plug the cigarette lighter
adapter on the power
cord into your vehicle’s
cigarette lighter.
SmartPower at the factory setting, which is on.
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Your Detector
Assistance
Warranty
A
ssistance
W
arranty
EasySet Programming
Your Detector
EasySet Programming
EasySet Programming
All user mode settings on your detector can be changed by using
Program mode. When changing the settings, please keep in mind:
■
Buttons can have multiple functions.
■
All settings will be stored in memory when the power is
turned off and recalled when the power is turned back on.
The procedure for using Program mode is shown on page 7.
NOTE
You cannot enter Program mode during an alert. The unit will not detect
signals while in Program mode. During programming, if no buttons are
pushed for ten seconds, the unit will automatically exit Program mode
and save the last settings.
Programming User Modes
The tables on pages 8 through 9 show you how to program all user modes
and the settings you can choose from.
NOTE
On the following pages, you will find more detailed
explanations of each setting.
See page 15 for instructions on setting the IntelliMute activation point.
See page 17 for instructions on calibrating the compass.
See page 22 for instructions on using SmartPower.
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Set/City Button
Press and release
Select/Dim Button
Press and release
Program/Mute Button
Press and hold/Press and release
To Use Program Mode
Press and hold the
Program/Mute button
for two seconds.
Tone
Visual DisplayVoice
Three beepsProgram will appear.
PROGRAM
Start Program
Then brief programming
instructions will scroll
through the display three
times.
While the programming
instructions are
scrolling, press and
One beep
with each
button press
As each mode is displayed,
the current setting for that
mode will be shown.
None
release the Select/Dim
button to cycle through
the user modes.
With the user mode you
wish to change displayed,
press and release the
Set/City button to
change the setting.
To move to the next
One
or two
beeps,
depending
on your
selection
The setting you
select will be shown.
Current
setting
selection, press the
Select/Dim button again.
When you have finished
programming any or
all of the user modes,
press and release the
Program/Mute button
to exit Program mode.
Or simply wait ten
seconds without
pushing any buttons.
One beepWhen you exit Program
mode, the new setting
will automatically be saved
and EXIT PROGRAM and
Settings Saved! will appear.
EXIT
PROGRAM
Settings
Saved!
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Your Detector
EasySet Programming
Your Detector
EasySet Programming
This EasySet programming menu lists all of the modes and settings you can
choose from after you have entered Program mode as described on page 7.
EasySet Programming Menu
ModeTone or Voice Visual Setting
Set City
Two beepsCity XA single beep sounds when the
mode
default*
One beepCity X
beep Off
One beepCity X+KCombines the City X mode with
IntelliMute
Two beepsIntelliMute On All alerts (except for strobe signals
mode
One beepIntelliMute Off Normal operation.
Set IntelliMute
RPMs
(not shown
if IntelliMute
One beepSet IntelliMute
(see page 15
to set activation
point)
is off)
AutoMute
Two beepsAutoMute OnThe audio volume of all alerts will be
mode
One beepAutoMute OffAll alerts will sound at full volume
Set compassOne beepSet Compass
(see page 17
to calibrate
compass)
Pop Detect
mode
* The settings for these user modes can also be changed with the one button method.
See description of each user mode (pages 10 and 24) for details.
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Two beepsPop Detect On Unit will detect Pop signals.
One beepPop Detect Off Unit not will detect Pop signals.
Result
signal is first detected.
Audio for all X band alerts are blocked
until signal strength reaches Level 3.
prevention of K band audio alerts
until signal strength reaches Level 2.
from emergency vehicles) are
automatically muted below the
engine rev point you set.
Allows you to set the engine
rev point while using IntelliMute.
automatically muted after four (4) seconds
for as long as the signal is detected.
for as long as the signal is detected.
Allows you to calibrate the compass.
ModeToneVisual Setting
VG-2 Detect
mode
VG-2 Audio
Two beepsVG-2 Detect OnUnit will detect VG-2 signals.
One beepVG-2 Detect OffUnit will not detect VG-2 signals.
Two beepsVG-2 Audio OnWith VG-2 Detect on, the unit will give
mode (not
shown if VG-2
detect is off)
Spectre 1
Detect mode
One beepVG-2 Audio OffWith VG-2 Detect off, the unit will give
Two beepsSpectre 1
Detect On
One beepSpectre 1
Result
audible alerts for VG-2 signals.
only visual alerts for VG-2 signals.
Unit will detect Spectre 1 signals.
Unit will not detect Spectre 1 signals.
Detect Off
Spectre 1
Audio mode
(not shown if
Spectre 1
detect is off)
SmartPower
mode
K or Ku Band
detect mode
X Band
detect mode
Set display
Dim mode
default*
Two beepsSpectre 1 AudioOnWith Spectre 1 Detect on, the unit will
give audible alerts for Spectre 1 signals.
One beepSpectre 1 Audio
Off
With Spectre 1 Detect off, the unit will give
only visual alerts for Spectre 1 signals.
Two beepsSmartPower OnSmartPower is on.
One beepSmartPower OffSmartPower is off.
Two beepsK or Ku Band On Unit will detect K or Ku Band signals.
One beepK or Ku Band Off Unit will not detect K or Ku Band signals.
Two beepsX Band OnUnit will detect X Band signals.
One beepX Band OffUnit will not detect X Band signals.
Two beepsDisplay DimPartially dimmed for dusk or night driving.
One beepDisplay
More dimmed for dusk or night driving.
Dimmer
One beepDisplay DarkDisplay is off.
Restore factory
settings
One beepRestore Factory
Settings
Resets user modes and settings to
factory default.
Exit programOne beepEXIT PROGRAM Allows you to exit Program mode.
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