Whistler 1770 Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 14)

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

CARE & MAINTENANCE

Care And Maintenance

During the summer months, avoid prolonged exposure to

direct sunlight by removing your unit from the dash when

your vehicle is parked for an extended period of time.

Do not spray water, cleaners or polishes directly onto the

unit. The spray may penetrate through the openings and

damage the unit. Also, do not use any abrasive cleaners on

the unit’s exterior.

Your Whistler detector is expertly engineered and designed to exacting

quality standards to provide you with reliable, tro u b l e - f ree operation. If

your unit has been correctly installed following the guidelines in this

manual, but is not operating optimally, please refer to the tro u-

bleshooting guide below.

P R O B L E M : No display or audio.

• Check fuse in Whistler plug; replace if necessary with a 2 amp 3AG type.

• Check fuse for lighter socket; replace if necessary.

• Make sure lighter socket is clean.

P R O B L E M : Unit alarms when vehicle hits bumps.

• Check for loose lighter socket; tighten and clean.

• Check connections at both ends of power cord. Substitute another cord to

d e t e rmine if cord is defective. Return defective cord to the factory.

P R O B L E M : Unit alarms when using vehicle equipment, electrical accessories

(

brakes, power mirrors/windows, directionals, horn, etc.), or when accelerating.

• Ve h i c l e ’s electrical system, including battery and altern a t o r, may have electri-

cal noise. Install a filter capacitor (470mfd. 25 volt or larger capacitance value)

on the back of the lighter socket.

P R O B L E M : Audio alerts are not loud enough.

• Cancel Auto Quiet Mode or City Mode.

• Check audio level setting (see page 10 - 13).

P R O B L E M : No X band signals.

• Cancel City 2, or turn X band on. (See page 18.)

P R O B L E M : Unit gives laser alert when accelerating.

• Possible bad or low quality distributor cap. Replace with high quality cap.

P R O B L E M : Not detecting radar/laser signals.

• Make sure that Laser or any one of the radar bands have not been turned

o ff in Option Select mode. (See page 18 )

P R O B L E M : Not receiving NOAA Signals in “NWR STBY “ mode.

• No weather emergencies are re p o rting in your are a .

• Readjust NOAA antenna (may re q u i r e relocating unit.) Switch to “NWR ON”

If difficulties occur which cannot be solved by information in this

Troubleshooting Guide, please call Whistler Consumer Relations at

1-800-531-0004 before re t u rning your unit for serv i c e .

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