V1 purchase, now buyers remorse?

So last Tuesday I picked up a new Valentine one, hooked it up and was finally happy to have one of the best Radar detectors available.

As soon as I was driving around, I heard several X bands go off, ok so it picks up a fair amount of automatic doors and other radio waves.

So I read my manual and decided for driving in the city I should keep the detector on "L" mode. It didn't help filter out all the stupid alerts. In front of my house there is a wine/liquor store with automatic doors and every single time I drive past it, it goes off.
Using the detector daily and as of today, I am really getting annoyed with so many false alarms on this thing. Basically, I feel that the V1 is no better than the other cheap detectors except that it detects the alerts earlier.

When I was deciding to buy this I researched both the escort 9500ix and V1 and according to lots of people the arrows are worth getting the V1. And the other features on the passport may be good to have but the arrows trump them.
I'm not so sure about that.. having a detector that filters out automatic doors and other non threats would be a big plus for me.

So anyway here I am thinking to myself this is the reason why I never had a radar detectors in the past 10 years due to the annoyance of the beeps that I got from the cheaper $100 detectors and thinking about returning the V1 and purchasing the passport. However, I have yet to use the V1 on a highway except for my short commute that only lasts for 10 minutes on the turnpike. I have a road trip coming up from NJ to NC this Friday and thats when I guess I will find out if I want to keep the V1 or not. If the V1 goes off every few minutes due to false alerts, I think I will just unplug it and put it in the glove box until I return back home to ship it back to Valentine one in Ohio.

The reason for this post is I wanted to share my fustrations and ask you guys if there is something I am doing wrong or if the mode I selected is incorrect?
Any advice?

It's not in the manual,but you can program your V1 to reduce false alerts...or you already know about that? If not see here: Ask Mike - Report #3 For start,you should try to enable (arrow down): 7,b,E,G,J If that is still not enough,you can also enable F ,but be carefull,because that will supress ANY K-band alert untill 30 sec. time delay expires.Unfortunately,for muting X-band alerts,there are only Logic (small "l") and Advanced Logic (big "L") modes

You bought a RADAR detector. Not a police detector.

Please return it until you learn more about radar.

depending on where you live, you can disable x band completely. to disable x band enter programming mode and set 1 to arrow down.

Yeah, the technology is clearly too advanced for you.

You can either mate it with a Cheetah for the City Mute functions, or go back to the play toys.

If you are not happy with the V1 you can return it to VR within the first 30 days and get a full refund.

Fantastic!
I ask for help and advice and I get insulted even by a moderator.

Thanks MetalFlame and others with helpful tips.

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Originally Posted by BMW Guy

Fantastic!
I ask for help and advice and I get insulted even by a moderator.

Thanks MetalFlame and others with helpful tips.

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Ya they are patronizing you because you said you read and decided to go with the V1 if you read you should have known the V1 is really sensitive detector and it will go when it detects radar waves plain and simple deal with them or get the 9500 series detector

Was there something not helpful about my recommendation?

Stealth is just razzing you, don't let him or others get to you. He just likes the V1 and it works for him. Gotta have some thick skin on this site. They have their opinions are not afraid to let you know them.

I have a 9500ix and live in the city and it works great for me. When I do any travel on the highway I am more than satisfied with the range and sensitivity of the IX. It is a great RD and has everything I want in a unit. I think you would be very happy with this unit and it would work well for your area.