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    My detector has gone into self cal a couple times before but this time after it went into self cal, it finished by flashing Service Required. I got the detector from Roy about 2 or 3 years ago so its out of warranty, but it is a legitimate, none ebay detector. I believe that it is Revb 6.1 or something in that range, ill check later.

    anything that can be done on my end? or should i just call up bel and get a service number and send it in to get serviced.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jurban1 View Post
    My detector has gone into self cal a couple times before but this time after it went into self cal, it finished by flashing Service Required. I got the detector from Roy about 2 or 3 years ago so its out of warranty, but it is a legitimate, none ebay detector. I believe that it is Revb 6.1 or something in that range, ill check later.

    anything that can be done on my end? or should i just call up bel and get a service number and send it in to get serviced.

    If you like the detector then it is worth sending it in, would be about 80 bucks.

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    I'd also suggest a full reset before you send it in. It's worth a shot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by djrams80 View Post
    I'd also suggest a full reset before you send it in. It's worth a shot.
    full reset? explain please...

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    Quote Originally Posted by jurban1 View Post
    full reset? explain please...
    Hit the 2 program buttons and the power button at the same as you power up. Also, look at the display when it does this and you will see the Rev number. This will reset the unit back to factory settings.

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    Was it left in the heat? If so it may return back to normal once it cools down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dpatel01 View Post
    Was it left in the heat? If so it may return back to normal once it cools down.
    it was 95 today here in cleveland and it sat in my truck all day at work, but i left work at 4 and it showed service required at 830 tonight so it could have contributed.

    ill reset it right now


    ...okay reset it, its rev 6.1 and right now its not showing service required. well see what happens after i have it powered on for a little while, hopefully it will fix itself, ill just take it easy for a while until i run past a few LEOs to make sure its still tuned
    Last edited by jurban1; 07-17-2008 at 08:59 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jurban1 View Post
    it was 95 today here in cleveland and it sat in my truck all day at work, but i left work at 4 and it showed service required at 830 tonight so it could have contributed.

    ill reset it right now


    ...okay reset it, its rev 6.1 and right now its not showing service required. well see what happens after i have it powered on for a little while, hopefully it will fix itself, ill just take it easy for a while until i run past a few LEOs to make sure its still tuned

    Ok, was it left in the heat or a glove box? Heat is the enemy, chances are if it was on the windsheild exposed to the heat that could set off the service message.

    Another thing, I am not sure if it goes into service required that there is no turning back and that message will come back shortly. I am thinking it is like fuse that once it tripped you have switch it back, so I am wondering if it still needs to be sent in to set it back.

    But I could be wrong.

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    definitely take it down when ever you are not in ur truck

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    If your V995, when not baking in the sun, doesn't throw any more Self Cal or Service Required messages then hopefully you are good to go. I would check its performance against known false alert locations and be wary of its Ka band performance until after you have a decent Ka band encounter to assure yourself that it is detecting Ka band just fine.

    Circuit City carries the LowePro Ridge 30 camera case which just happens to fit the Bel Vectors and the RX65 absolutely perfectly. That way the RD is protected from scratches and heat when you toss it in your glove box or put it under a car seat. I use similar cases for all of my RDs.

 

 

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