Is someone calling me a Jerk?

**Vroom** · 02-12-2010, 11:26 AM

I got a weird alarm. The valentine went on displaying a "J" in the bogey counter. Looked in the manual and can't find info. Should I be concerned and what is up with this? Thanks.

**Obsidian** · 02-12-2010, 11:30 AM

Check your manual again ... it's in there, page 15 & 16.

**category4** · 02-12-2010, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by Vroom

I got a weird alarm. The valentine went on displaying a "J" in the bogey counter. Looked in the manual and can't find info. Should I be concerned and what is up with this? Thanks.

J means it say a "Junk" signal. probably a Cobra detector. If it gets annoying, try turning POP detection off.

**Motor On** · 02-12-2010, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by Vroom

I got a weird alarm. The valentine went on displaying a "J" in the bogey counter. Looked in the manual and can't find info. Should I be concerned and what is up with this? Thanks.

RTFM it detected a "junk signal" usually a weak false from another detector, Cobra's tend to do this, but I've had a few others do it as well, and sometimes the Cobra leaks so bad that it won't J put just provide the Ka alert. Also it can occasionally J out real police radar so you do need to keep an eye out if you see it.

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Originally Posted by Valentine One Owners Manual

Valentine One is designed to recognize — and ignore —
phony radar signals from poorly-designed detectors.
Occasionally a false alarm will be started before verification
is certain. If it then determines the source is a junk detector,
it will notify you it is retracting that alert with a “Dee-Dah-
Doo” sound. A flashing J ( ) indicating “junk” will appear
in the Bogey Counter.

**Vroom** · 02-12-2010, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by Obsidian

Check your manual again ... it's in there, page 15 & 16.

See the detector was right. I am a jerk. Can't even read the manual right.

**Bigwill41** · 02-12-2010, 05:03 PM

when do you get the false Ka and get the "J" signal ?

Because on my V1 3.872 hads the Ka guard on or off setting

i had it off one time and i got a Ka false but no "J" in A mode

**aa2033** · 02-12-2010, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by Vroom

Originally Posted by Obsidian

Check your manual again ... it's in there, page 15 & 16.

See the detector was right. I am a jerk. Can't even read the manual right.

**languy99** · 02-12-2010, 05:11 PM

I had two cobras behind me today, it was flashing the J and also alerting to the other cobra. It was having a hard time canceling them out, I really hate cobras.

**noTe** · 02-12-2010, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by languy99

I had two cobras behind me today, it was flashing the J and also alerting to the other cobra. It was having a hard time canceling them out, I really hate cobras.

That's because cobras are JUNK. heh

snoopyc4 · 02-12-2010, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by Bigwill41

when do you get the false Ka and get the "J" signal ?

Because on my V1 3.872 hads the Ka guard on or off setting

i had it off one time and i got a Ka false but no "J" in A mode

Turning off Ka guard pretty much turns your V1 into a RDD. So, it'll start detecting other Cobra RDs like crazy.

I would turn Ka guard back on but would turn off POP. I've tried Ka guard off on Hwy 6 before and I could not differentiate between a Ka false and I/O (or QT) from TX DPS...