Top 20 XRS 9330 Radar Detector Questions & Answers

if you know someone who knows electronics and knows how to soljre than use his help or take it to the car service and they will find a new board.

i drove right past highway patrol with radar gun pinter at me and it didn't make a sound...its garbage..dont buy

it is turned on at the factory it cannot be turned on or off

The detector covers X,K,KA,V, and S. You can get the manual on link below if you need it.

http://www.cobra.com/downloads/manuals/XRS9300_manual.pdf

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When any detector "detects" radar, it will produce some form of Audiable sound. If someone is speeding, they need to slow down IMMEDIATELY if they want to avoid a ticket. It doesnt really matter if the radar gun is x, k, ka, ku, etc. You will probably get a ticket if you dont slow down.

Most dectectors will have indicators lights or displays that indicate the x, k, ka, etc., radar signals are actually being detected. This can provide SOME useful information. THe letters simply designate BANDS of frequencies that are used to send the radar beams. It is similar to changing the channel on a radio - k and ka bands use HIGHER frequencies for their radar signals.

X band is the oldest radar band and it is used for police radars AND door openers at supermarkets and other locations. If you drive by a supermarket, your radar detector is likely to go off and it is almost certainly going to be X band. CHeck it out next time you drive by a supermarket with an automatic door opener.

Since the police and the radar companies like to play cat and mouse, newer radar bands have been invented that OBSOLETE the older radar detectors. When the K bands showed up in the police radar guns, the radar detector folks had to have a new product offering that would detect X band and K band. And the race continues to go on even today and now, there are LASER police speed detectors and the new "RADAR" detectors now need LASER detectors as well. If you want to know the exact frequencies of these "bands" (K, Ka, etc), let me know and I will send them to you. But they are operating in the tens of GigaHertz regions.

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It is a radar detector detector. So if you are running a radar in a state where it is illegal, this technology can detect the presence of your radar detector and you can be pulled over and ticketed. This is done by detecting the local oscillators and other "RF leakage" from the radar detector.
Sometimes you may notice that when you are near another car with a radar detector, your radar detector may go off. There are situations where your own radar detector can detect leaking RF energy from another detector in a nearby car.

X Bandwidth

POP is a type of radar mode which only a couple of radar guns have. In essence, radar gun in POP mode emits an extremely brief signal to measure a car's speed. This brief signal lasts for less than 1/5 of a second. POP mode can not legally be used to write speeding tickets since it is not as accurate as the radar gun's normal operating modes, and since POP mode provides absolutely no radar tracking history.

Most people turn off POP mode in their radar detector's options since POP radar is very rarely encountered and since users experience excessive false alerts with POP turned on.

Spectre refers to the Spectre radar detector detector (RDD) which police use to locate drivers who are using radar detectors. The current Spectre models in use by law enforcement are the Spectre III and IV models. Some Cobra radar detectors claim to be able to detect the Spectre I. This is of no value since all Spectre I RDDs have been upgraded to later Spectre models which Cobra radar detectors can not detect. In short, turn Spectre detection off since this feature is a needless source of false alerts.

ok, stupid question but is the volume turned up?

Hi bb360 - X1, K1, K2 etc indicate the radar band the police are using and the signal strength you are receiving. For instance, if you were to see a X5 come up on your display it would mean the guy is right on top of you and it may be too late to slow down. In case you don't have a manual I've included a link for you. If this answers your question PLEASE rate this as fixed. If you need more help just add a comment and I'll be happy to assist you further. Thanks.

http://www.cobra.com/downloads/manuals/XRS9330_MANL.pdf

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X, K, and Ka Superwide are the radar bands that are used by police radar guns. X band was the first band used for by radar guns, but is now the least used. All radar detectors that we carry detect all 3 of these bands.

I have the same problem. My detetor is three weeks old. I am sending mine back under warranty to the merchant or Cobra directly.

well, You have to press and release DIM button for 1 time (or 2x). that's all.

VG-2 is a technology that police use to detect radar detectors. Detectors with this feature will detect when VG-2 is in use, and alert you to its presence.

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the x,k,ka codes you see flashing are......

X, K, and Ka Superwide are the radar bands that are used by police radar guns. X band was the first band used for by radar guns, but is now the least used. All radar detectors that we carry detect all 3 of these bands.

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try checking your setting>alert> and make sure all your settings are in the right order. i usually leave it on X+K and leave the Ku Band off since its european and not yet in California. Leave the K bands on and check it out after that. If it still does not work, then if you have a GPS or any other type of strong wireless intereferences then it will greatly reduce the signal distance. Mid-Windshield is the best place to mount the radar since the Laser detector needs a full 360' view and have a clear path looking ahead and through the back seats to the back.

could be bad LED's inside, loose led screen or a problem occurring with the BRIGHT/DIM switch. if possible take to a tech center. radio shack, or circuit city.

I don't know if this will help but I hope it will
it's a link to a lot of manuals to other cobra radar detectors but since they work preety much the same way I guess it can give you the good direction

http://www.cobra.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&page_id=22#Radar%20Detectors

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Found it on the COBRA website;

http://www.cobra.com/pdf/RADAR/XRS9330_MANL.pdf




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