BBOESD9870Radar Detector

Operating Instructions for Your Cobra ® 11 Band ™ Extra Sensory Detection ® RADAR/LASER DETECTOR MODEL ESD –9870 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® N Important Information Federal Laws Governing the Use of Radar Detectors It is not against federal law to receive radar transmissions with your Cobra radar 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 Support In this user's manual, you should find all the information you need to install and operate your detector. If you require further assistance after reading through this manual, Cobra Electronics offers the following customer support services: Automated Help Deskis available in English only 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 773-889-3087. Customer Service Operatorsare available in English or Spanish at 773-889-3087 Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. CST. Questions can be faxedin English or Spanish to 773-622-2269. Automated Technical Assistanceis available in English or Spanish 24 hours, 7 days a week via e-mail at: [email protected] On-line answersto frequently asked questions can be found in English only at: www.cobra.com. Trademark Acknowledgement Cobra ® , DigiView ® , LaserEye ® , Safety Alert ® Traffic Warning System, VG-2 Alert ® and Nothingcomes close to a Cobra ® are registered trademarks of Cobra Electronics Corporation. 11 Band Ultra™, EasySet™, IntelliMute™, SmartPower™, Spectre Alert™, Strobe Alert™ and Voice Alert™ are trademarks of Cobra Electronics Corporation. Opticom™ is a trademark of 3M Corporation. Instaclear for Ford ® is a registered trademark of Ford Motor Company, Inc. Electriclear for GM ® is a registered trademark of General Motors Corporation. 20-20™ and Ultra-Lyte™ are trademarks of Laser Technology, Inc. ProLaser™ and ProLaser III™ are trademarks of Kustom Signals, Inc. Bee III™ and Pop™ are a trademarks of MPH Industries. Spectre™ is a trademark of Stalcar. Interceptor VG-2™ is a trademark of TechniSonic Industries LTD. Tomar ® is a registered trademark of TOMAR Electronics, Inc. A1 WARNING Modifications or parts substitutions not approved by Cobra Electronics Corporation may violate FCC Rules and void your authority to operate this equipment. NW c windshield bracket mount slot ON-OFF/VOLUME control12V DC POWER JACK PROGRAM/MUTE button to manually mute audio alerts (and to enter programming mode). SET/CITYbutton for CITY or HIGHWAY modes for fewer false alerts (and to change user mode settings while programming). SPEAKER AUXILIARY AUDIO JACK LASEREYEfor 360° detection of laser and strobe signals. SELECT/DIM button to adjust the display brightness for easy reading (and to scroll through user mode settings while programming). ON-OFF/VOLUME control allows you to adjust the volume of the TONE alerts. 12V DC POWER JACK Congratulations You’ve made a smart choice by purchasing the ESD-9870 radar/laser detector from Cobra.Just look at some of the sophisticated features and capabilities your new unit includes: • ULTRA-SENSITIVITY • Detects and provides separate alerts for: radar signals (X, K, and Ka bands, with signal strength indicated) laser signals emergency vehicle safety and strobe alert signals VG-2 signals Spectre signals •8-POINT COMPASSdisplays direction of travel •LASEREYEfor 360° detection of laser and strobe signals RADAR/LASER DETECTOR MODELESD –9870 • “INSTANT-ON”speed monitoring detection •BEE III POP single pulse detection •VOICE ALERT MODEor TONE ALERT MODEwith adjustable volume •DIGIVIEW DATA DISPLAY with easy-to- read alpha/numeric dot matrix text readout •3CITY MODESor HIGHWAY MODE to reduce false alerts •SAFETY ALERTTraffic Warning System •STROBE ALERT •INTELLIMUTEa mute function which automatically reduces false alerts by sensing engine RPMs •SMARTPOWERa timed power saving function that saves your car’s battery. •MANUAL MUTEor AUTO MUTE of audio alerts •EASYSETprogramming menu •AUXILIARY AUDIO JACKfor external speaker connection •Distinguishes important safety alerts from other K band signals •Mounts easily on windshield or dashboard 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. alpha/numeric dot matrix text display showing*: *See “Operations” (pages 5-19) for more information about display features. user mode settings programming instructions signal strength indicators CITY/HIGHWAY mode indicators radar, VG-2, Spectre and safety/strobe indicators Table of Contents Important information about... Federal Laws, Safety Alert/Strobe Alert, Safe Driving, Security of Your Vehicle, Customer Support .......................................................................... A1 IInstallation .......................................................................................................................... 2- 4 Operation–Getting Started .................................................................................................... 5 Operation–…

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Federal Communications Commission Authorization and Evaluation Division Confidentiality Request Pursuant to Sections 0.457 ands 0.459 of the Commission’s Rules, the Applicant hereby requests confidential treatment of information accompanying this Application as outlined below: Schematics Block Diagrams Operational Descriptions The above materials contain trade secrets and proprietary information not customarily released to the public. The public disclosure of these matters might be harmful to the Applicant and provide unjustified benefits to its competitors. The Applicant understands that pursuant to Rule 0.457, disclosure of this Application and all accompanying documentation will not be made before the date of the Grant for this application. Sincerely, Jeff Sterling Director – Microwave Engineering Cobra Electronics Corp.

APPLICANT: COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION FCC ID : BBOESD9870 REPORT #: C\COBRA\413UT3\413UT3TestReport.doc TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST APPLICANT: COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION FCC ID : BBOESD9870 TEST REPORT CONTAINING: PAGE 1-3....TEST EQUIPMENT LIST PAGE 4-5....TEST PROCEDURES PAGE 6......RADIATION INTERFERENCE TEST DATA PAGE 7......VERTICAL MEASUREMENT PLOT PAGE 8......HORIZONTAL MEASUREMENT PLOT EXHIBITS CONTAINING: EXHIBIT 1............CONFIDENTIALITY LETTER EXHIBIT 2............FCC ID LABEL SAMPLE EXHIBIT 3............SKETCH OF LABEL LOCATION EXHIBIT 4............BLOCK DIAGRAM EXHIBIT 5............SCHEMATIC EXHIBIT 6............USERS MANUAL EXHIBIT 7............EXTERNAL PHOTOGRAPHS EXHIBIT 8............INTERNAL PHOTOGRAPHS EXHIBIT 9............CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION EXHIBIT 10...........TEST SET UP PHOTO APPLICANT: COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION FCC ID : BBOESD9870 REPORT #: C\COBRA\413UT3\413UT3TestReport.doc Page 1 of 8 EMC Equipment List DEVICE MFGR MODEL SERNO CAL/CHAR DATE DUE DATE or STATUS X 3-Meter OATS TEI N/A N/A Listed 12/22/99 12/22/02 3/10-Meter OATS TEI N/A N/A Listed 3/26/01 3/26/04 Receiver, Beige Tower Spectrum Analyzer (Tan) HP 8566B Opt 462 3138A07786 3144A20661 CAL 8/31/01 8/31/03 RF Preselector (Tan) HP 85685A 3221A01400 CAL 8/31/01 8/31/03 Quasi-Peak Adapter (Tan) HP 85650A 3303A01690 CAL 8/31/01 8/31/03 X Receiver, Blue Tower X Spectrum Analyzer (Blue) HP 8568B 2928A04729 2848A18049 CHAR 10/22/01 10/22/03 X RF Preselector (Blue) HP 85685A 2926A00983 CHAR 10/22/01 10/22/03 X Quasi-Peak Adapter (Blue) HP 85650A 2811A01279 CHAR 10/22/01 10/22/03 X Biconnical Antenna Electro-Metrics BIA-25 1171 CAL 4/26/01 4/26/03 Biconnical Antenna Eaton 94455-1 1096 CAL 10/1/01 10/1/03 Biconnical Antenna Eaton 94455-1 1057 CHAR 3/15/00 3/15/02 BiconiLog Antenna EMCO 3143 9409-1043 X Log-Periodic Antenna Electro-Metrics LPA-25 1122 CAL 10/2/01 10/2/03 Log-Periodic Antenna Electro-Metrics EM-6950 632 CHAR 10/15/01 10/15/03 Log-Periodic Antenna Electro-Metrics LPA-30 409 CHAR 10/16/01 10/16/03 Dipole Antenna Kit Electro-Metrics TDA-30/1-4 152 CAL 3/21/01 3/21/04 Dipole Antenna Kit Electro-Metrics TDA-30/1-4 153 CHAR 11/24/00 11/24/03 Double-Ridged Horn Antenna Electro-Metrics RGA-180 2319 CAL 12/19/01 12/19/03 Horn Antenna Electro-Metrics EM-6961 6246 CAL 3/21/01 3/21/03 Horn Antenna ATM 19-443-6R None No Cal Required Passive Loop Antenna EMC Test Systems EMCO 6512 9706-1211 CHAR 7/10/01 7/10/03 Line Impedance Stabilization . . . Electro-Metrics ANS-25/2 2604 CAL 10/9/01 10/9/03 APPLICANT: COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION FCC ID : BBOESD9870 REPORT #: C\COBRA\413UT3\413UT3TestReport.doc Page 2 of 8 DEVICE MFGR MODEL SERNO CAL/CHAR DATE DUE DATE or STATUS Line Impedance Stabilization . . . Electro-Metrics EM-7820 2682 CAL 3/16/01 3/16/03 Termaline Wattmeter Bird Electronic Corporation 611 16405 CAL 5/25/99 5/25/01 Termaline Wattmeter Bird Electronic Corporation 6104 1926 CAL 12/12/01 12/12/03 Oscilloscope Tektronix 2230 300572 CHAR 2/1/01 2/1/03 Temperature Chamber Tenney Engineering TTRC 11717-7 CHAR 1/22/02 1/22/04 AC Voltmeter HP 400FL 2213A14499 CAL 10/9/01 10/9/03 AC Voltmeter HP 400FL 2213A14261 CHAR 10/15/01 10/15/03 AC Voltmeter HP 400FL 2213A14728 CHAR 10/15/01 10/15/03 X Digital Multimeter Fluke 77 35053830 CHAR 1/8/02 1/8/04 Digital Multimeter Fluke 77 43850817 CHAR 1/8/02 1/8/04 Digital Multimeter HP E2377A 2927J05849 CHAR 1/8/02 1/8/04 Multimeter Fluke FLUKE-77-3 79510405 CAL 9/26/01 9/26/03 Peak Power Meter HP 8900C 2131A00545 CHAR 1/26/01 1/26/03 Digital Thermometer Fluke 2166A 42032 CAL 1/16/02 1/16/04 Thermometer Traulsen SK-128 CHAR 1/22/02 1/22/04 X Temp/Humidity gauge EXTech 44577F E000901 CHAR 1/22/02 1/22/04 Frequency Counter HP 5352B 2632A00165 CAL 11/28/01 11/28/03 Power Sensor Agilent Technologies 84811A 2551A02705 CAL 1/26/01 1/26/03 Service Monitor IFR FM/AM 500A 5182 CAL 11/22/00 11/22/02 Comm. Serv. Monitor IFR FM/AM 1200S 6593 CAL 5/12/02 5/12/04 Signal Generator HP 8640B 2308A21464 CAL 11/15/01 11/15/03 Modulation Analyzer HP 8901A 3435A06868 CAL 9/5/01 9/5/03 Near Field Probe HP HP11940A 2650A02748 CHAR 2/1/01 2/1/03 APPLICANT: COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION FCC ID : BBOESD9870 REPORT #: C\COBRA\413UT3\413UT3TestReport.doc Page 3 of 8 DEVICE MFGR MODEL SERNO CAL/CHAR DATE DUE DATE or STATUS BandReject Filter Lorch Microwave 5BR4-2400/ 60-N Z1 CHAR 3/2/01 3/2/03 BandReject Filter Lorch Microwave 6BR6-2442/ 300-N Z1 CHAR 3/2/01 3/2/03 BandReject Filter Lorch Microwave 5BR4-10525/ 900-S Z1 CHAR 3/2/01 3/2/03 High Pas Filter Microlab HA-10N CHAR 10/4/01 10/4/03 Audio Oscillator HP 653A 832-00260 CHAR 3/1/01 3/1/03 Frequency Counter HP 5382A 1620A03535 CHAR 3/2/01 3/2/03 Frequency Counter HP 5385A 3242A07460 CHAR 12/11/01 12/11/03 Preamplifier HP 8449B-H02 3008A00372 CHAR 3/4/01 3/4/03 Amplifier HP 11975A 2738A01969 CHAR 3/1/01 3/1/03 Egg Timer Unk CHAR 8/31/01 8/31/03 Measuring Tape, 20M Kraftixx 0631-20 CHAR 2/1/02 2/1/04 Measuring Tape, 7.5M Kraftixx 7.5M PROFI 2/1/02 2/1/04 Coaxial Cable #51 Insulated Wire Inc. NPS 2251-2880 Timco #51 CHAR 1/23/02 1/23/04 Coaxial Cable #64 Semflex Inc. 60637 Timco #64 CHAR 1/24/02 1/24/04 Coaxial Cable #65 General Cable Co. E9917 RG233/U Timco #65 CHAR 1/23/02 1/23/04 Coaxial Cable #106 Unknown Unknown Timco #106 CHAR 1/23/02 1/23/04 APPLICANT: COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION FCC ID : BBOESD9870 REPORT #: C\COBRA\413UT3\413UT3TestReport.doc Page 4 of 8 TEST PROCEDURES GENERAL: This report shall NOT be reproduced except in full without the written approval of TIMCO ENGINEERING, INC. RADIATION INTERFERENCE: Testing was done in accordance with ANSI C63.4-2001. Section 15.35(b)specifies the use of an average detector in this band. In addition, the peak level of an emissions shall not exceed the average limit by more than 20 dB using a minimum Resolution Bandwidth (RBW) of 1 MHz and minimum Video Bandwidth (VBW) OF 1 MHz. The following procedure is designed to determine if there are any spurious emissions from the …

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