NOOOO... It's broken

**AirMoore** · 09-09-2006, 07:29 AM

Ok my V1 has cr*pped the bed yet again... well somewhat.

The key is it still 'works', but the knob to turn on the unit and change the volume doesnt shut off. Meaning I can go all the way counter-clockwise and there is no click to where it shuts the unit off... its simply not there.

Now this ticks me off because I was always really easy on that POS design feature (anyone who has one understands it feels akward and cheap).

Last night I turned off the V1 and took it out of the car... I felt the click and it turned off (just like it should), this morning I popped her in, and the damn thing turned on... when it was completely in the 'off' position of the volume knob, and there is no longer a 'click' to turn the unit on.

But it still works [volume control] (well it works to my V1's somewhat shabby ability), so I certainly am not sending it back to VR after hearing the horror stories that have been coming out of that place... My V1 is sporadic on X&K and marginal on Ka, but many darn units coming out of there these days are simply terrible.

I will hopefully take pictures tommarow so you guys can see a V1 in the 'OFF' position turned on.

**WRC** · 09-09-2006, 08:57 AM

send it in and ask them to fix it, and maybe get them to upgrade it

**GTO_04** · 09-09-2006, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by thestaton

I also think the knob feels cheap. Because of the way the power for my rear view mirror works I have to manually turn mine off each time. So I know its only a matter of time before mine will eventually break.

The broken knob is a fluke. How many times has it happened. Less than the "Service Required" on Belscorts by comparison. The broken knob is probably less common than broken speakers on Belscorts too.

I'm not intending to bash BEL, I own one of those two.

Now the staton's V1 Ka issues, that's a m ore serious issue and something V1 needs to sort out soon!

GTO_04

**V1 Dave** · 09-09-2006, 07:51 PM

Originally Posted by ghz1

Hey you lot calm the hell down. Airmoore has problem with his knob. No reason to flame the hell out of each other. Airmoore likes telling people about his V1 problems and thats ok.
So airmoore what would you like us to do about it? Why did you post the post? can we help you? Do you need some kind of forum support?
Looking forward to reading your reply. :wink:

I especially like the part where he not only says that the knob is broken but that "My V1 is sporadic on X&K and marginal on Ka" and yet he still is just going to live with it every day even though VR does excellent repairs and most likely would not even charge him.
They will repair a unit without updating the firmware if you tell them in a letter.
Hey Airmoore, I thought that you liked the X50 so much better especially for the useful scanning dot feature but you never seem to use that one but instead use the V1 day in and day out. What's up with that?

**billgerr** · 09-09-2006, 07:51 PM

I deleted the abusive and off-topic threads.
Bill

**EasY E** · 09-09-2006, 08:11 PM

Dont worry man youll probley get like Version 3.858...it will detect Y band radar and stuff man....you can just consider it a limited editon V! hahaha :shock:

**AirMoore** · 09-09-2006, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by V1 Dave

Originally Posted by ghz1

Hey you lot calm the hell down. Airmoore has problem with his knob. No reason to flame the hell out of each other. Airmoore likes telling people about his V1 problems and thats ok.
So airmoore what would you like us to do about it? Why did you post the post? can we help you? Do you need some kind of forum support?
Looking forward to reading your reply. :wink:

I especially like the part where he not only says that the knob is broken but that "My V1 is sporadic on X&K and marginal on Ka" and yet he still is just going to live with it every day even though VR does excellent repairs and most likely would not even charge him.
They will repair a unit without updating the firmware if you tell them in a letter.
Hey Airmoore, I thought that you liked the X50 so much better especially for the useful scanning dot feature but you never seem to use that one but instead use the V1 day in and day out. What's up with that?

ghz1, I don't really expect anyone to do to much about it.... except I was thinking maybe this has happened to someone else, and they had a quick-fix that VR tells them about... and also just to let people know it happened... I mean thats like people posting the Service-Req problem... nothing can be done about it apparently (except send it in)... but people still post that it happened to them.

VR does excellent repairs? Um well in my case V1Dave, I have had my internals completely replaced (or so they say)... They 'fixed' my Ka issue, by messing up my X&K... so thanks for that heads up. Also I was assuming they wouldn't upgrade my V1 without me knowing (as they are charging 75 big ones), but if they are using a different parts supplier (which they may be here causing the massive rev issues) who knows what I would get back.

You also must not read many of my posts, I use the X50 on the bike more often... since the Blue display is TOP-Notch on there... and I thought the V1 would (should) have been a great detector for the car... plus I drive back and forth from college all the time, so I always keep switching what detector I use, sometimes I use the V1 for 2trips the X50 for 2, or the V1 for all, or the X50 for all. So what is up with that... that a problem that I use my detector... I didn't buy the V1 to look at?

-Also billgerr thank you for deleting the off-topic posts.-

**AirMoore** · 09-09-2006, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by EasY E

Dont worry man youll probley get like Version 3.858...it will detect Y band radar and stuff man....you can just consider it a limited editon V! hahaha :shock:

Thank you for the snide remark.... but I do have a limited edition V1... because I found out how to turn it off! If I turn it all the way down (Counter clockwise) to where the V1 is at full-volume basically... it will turn it off!

**EasY E** · 09-09-2006, 08:26 PM

hahaha keep it then tell they figure out whats going on...

Was just messen with ya man...

**V1 Dave** · 09-09-2006, 08:40 PM

No brob, just seems like you are one of several that constantly have something negative to say about the V1, your right I don't spend much time on many other threads because lack of time and interest so do you say anything negative about your X50?