Radio Shack VG-2 User Manual
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Owner’s Manual
Front/Rear Laser
X•K•Ka Superw ide Radar Detector
with VG-2 Guard
Please read before using this equipment.
Cat. No.
22-1676
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FEATURES
Your RadioShack Front/Rear Laser X•K•Ka Superwide
Radar Detector receives all X-, K-, and Ka-ban d traffic
radar signals and also detects both the instant-on and
laser systems many police departments now use to
measure vehicle speed. Plus, it can alert you to road
hazards signaled by either a Safety Warning System or
Safety Alert Signal. When it detects a signal, your easyto-mount detector alerts you with a light and a tone,
which increase in speed as the signal gets stronger.
The detector’s built-in laser sensors detec t traffic laser
signals coming from in front of and behind your vehicle.
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Your detecto r also has FAST
Technology) circuitry that helps prevent false alarms
caused by signals from other radar detectors, without
reducing your detector’s sensitivity to traffic radar signals.
Your detector’s many useful features include:
(False Alert Suppression
VG-2 Protection
— makes your detector invisible to
the VG-2 radar-detector detector when its senses VG-2
is being used.
1997 Tandy Corporation.
RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
Safety Alert is a trademark of Cobra Electronics.
FAST is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
InstaClear is a registered trademark used by Ford Motor Company.
ElectriClear is a registered trademark used by Libbey, Owens, Ford,
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Safety Alert Signal Detection
— warns you when the
detector detects signals broadcast by safety alert transmitters. Some public safety and government agencies
install these transm itters in some emergency vehicles
and near some known road hazards and construct ion
areas, to provide ad vance warning of p otentially hazardous situations.
Safety Warning System
— alerts you to the presence
of potential road hazards and emergency vehicles signalled by a safety radar transmission.
X-, K-, Ka-Band, and Laser Signal Detection
—
warns you when the detector detects signals fro m traffic radar or laser devices. Different tones sound and different indicators flash to let you know the type of signal
received.
City/Highway Modes
— let you reduc e the det ector ’s
sensitivity to weak X-, K-, and Ka-band sign als, without
affecting the detector’s sensitivity to laser signals while
you are in the city.
Some areas have laws regulating the use of
Note:
radar detectors. Check with your local law enforcement
agency about the laws in your area.
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We recommend you record your detecto r’s serial number here. The number is on the detector’s bottom
panel.
Serial Number:______________ ______ ___________
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Your detector includes the following items:
• Hook-and-loop tape
• Bracket holder
• Sun visor clip
• Windshield bracket and holder
• Power cord
• Power cord clips (6)
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CONTENTS
A Look at the Detector ............................................ 7
Alert and Safety Warn i ng System ............ 10
Safet
Install a tion .............................................................. 11
Selecting a Mounting Location ...........................11
Hook-and-Loop Mounting ..................................12
Visor Mounting .................................................. 13
Removing the Sun Visor Clip ...................... 15
Windshield Mounting ........................................ 16
Connecting Power ............................................ 17
Mounting the Power Cord Clips .................. 19
Operation ............................................................... 20
Turning the Detector On and Off ...................... 20
Adjusting the Volume ........................................ 20
Operating Settings ............................................ 21
Selecting the City and Highway Modes ....... 21
Muting the Audio Alert ................................. 22
Turning Off the Display ................................ 23
Receiving and Identifying Radar, Laser,
Safety Alert, Safety Warning System,
and VG-2 Signals ............................................. 23
Troubleshootin
Care and Maintenance .......................................... 28
Replacing the Fuse ........................................... 29
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A LOOK AT THE DETECTOR
Front Laser Detection Lenses
laser signals directed at the front of your vehicle.
DC 12V Jack
DARK
Button
except the P (Power) indicator.
— the power cord plugs in here.
— turns off all your detector’s indicators,
— receive incoming
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MUTE
Button
CITY
City/Highway) Button
— silences the alert sound.
— switches between the
city and highway modes.
nal Strength Indicator
Si
— two LEDs show an accurate visual indication of the strength of the radar signals
received.
Stationary Road Hazard Situation) Indicator
S
—
blinks when the detector detects the signal related to a
stationary road hazard, either from the safety warning
system or from a safety alert transmitter.
Emergency/Slow Moving Vehicle s) Indicator
M
—
blinks when the detector det ects the signal related t o
emergency/slow moving vehicles, either from the
safety warn i n g system or from a safe ty alert transmitter.
Rail Road) Indicator
O
— both LEDs under S and M
blink at the same time wh en the detector detects the
signal related to a railroad, either from t he saf ety warning system or from a safety alert transmitter.
C/SA
City/Safety Alert) Indicator
— lights when the
detector is in t he city mode a nd blinks when t he detector detects a safety alert signal.
K- and Ka-Band Radar) Indicator
K/Ka
— blinks when
the detector detects either a K- or Ka-band radar signal.
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X (X-Band Radar) Indicator
— blinks when the detector
detects an X-band radar signal.
L (Laser) Indicator
— both LEDs und er X and K/Ka
light when the detector detects a traffic laser signal.
VG-2 Indicator
— lights when a VG-2 signal is
detected.
P (Power) Indicator
— lights when you connect the
detector to power and turn it on.
LASER (Rear Laser Detection Lens)
— receives laser
signals directed at the rear of your vehicle.
VOLUME/OFF
Control
— turns the detector on an d off
and lets you adjust the volume.
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SAFETY ALERT AND SAFETY
WARNING SYSTEM
These systems are low-powered transmitters used by
some emergency services and road crews to alert drivers to hazardous conditions. The Safety Alert system
can indicate stationary, moving, or railroad hazards.
Radar detectors that are Safety Alert compatible, such
as this one, indicate the presenc e of a S afet y A lert s ignal.
The Safety Warning System is like Safety Alert, but it
operates at a higher power level and can alert you to
many different emergency or hazardous conditions in
the area. You r detector’s three safety indicat ions show
three major categories of Safe ty Warning System m essages.
While neither system is currently in wide use, they have
the potential to dramat ically decrease the potential for
traffic accidents by increasing drivers’ awareness of
local road hazards. Having this radar/laser dete ctor will
ensure that you are ready to use these systems as they
come into use.
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