received used V1. Not detecting jack

[RadarKid]

I received my fleabay purchase of my v1.8 (no pop) Valentine and could hardly contain myself. Imagine my frustration when only 2 of 10 known K falses were picked up. I've used djrams recommended settings which sound safe to me, and have sat 5-10 min in front of the falses in A and liitle L mode without a peep.

1 down - turns X band off
2 up - turns K band on
3 up - Ka band on
4 up - laser on
5 up - Ka band normal rampup
6 up - Ka band false alarm guard on
7 down - K band automute on
8 up - enables mute lever
A up - Main volume controlled by volume knob
b down c up d up - 30 second K band automute
E down - K band stays muted at 4 lights
F down - K band stays muted at 6 lights
G down - Rear K band at muted volume
H down - Ku band off



The weak. Detection of the two it did pick up followed with the arrows correctly it seemed. Im positive its not working and even spoke to Valentine about it Here's my question to y'all.

I paid $240 because Paypal discounted the purchase. Do you recommend I return it for my money back via Paypal and shop for another (seller claimed it worked perfect). Maybe try to gey $45 back from them? Or just keep it and send it in to valentine with another $45 plus shipping?

[th3 factory freak]

Reset everything to factory defaults and try it again.

What is the software ver?

Do you have another detector to try the same test with?

$240 for a 1.8 is a pretty damn good price.

[RadarKid]

Reset everything to factory defaults and try it again.

What is the software ver?

Do you have another detector to try the same test with?

$240 for a 1.8 is a pretty damn good price.

I have my 9500i that goes nuts in those locations.
Not a peep from the V1. I don't recall what the software version is. It shouldnt really matter though considering how silent it was 200 feet from the door openers.

I went through the settings with the tech from V1. We both are thinking its out of calibration or something.

I agree, $240 is great (I bid like $260 and thats good, but PayPal discounted it for some special they were running). I'm thinking I may try to get the $45 back from the seller since he claimed it worked perfect and it doesnt detect anything at all.

[Paperlantern]

I received my fleabay purchase of my v1.8 (no pop) Valentine and could hardly contain myself. Imagine my frustration when only 2 of 10 known K falses were picked up. I've used djrams recommended settings which sound safe to me, and have sat 5-10 min in front of the falses in A and liitle L mode without a peep. The weak. Detection of the two it did pick up followed with the arrows correctly it seemed. Im positive its not working and even spoke to Valentine about it Here's my question to y'all.

I paid $240 because Paypal discounted the purchase. Do you recommend I return it for my money back via Paypal and shop for another (seller claimed it worked perfect). Maybe try to gey $45 back from them? Or just keep it and send it in to valentine with another $45 plus shipping?

Here's what I did. My wife bought mine for me for $280 from someone who also said it worked (and with RDs that is a gray area, A LOT of people will just say it works if it turns on, course we all know theres a lot more to RDs working or not working). So he said it worked, and he had over 1000 positives, so she thoguht why not. I got it and had the same experience as you, alot of my false areas, actually, all of them save for one Ka false wouldnt register at ALL. All X and K falses that i KNEW to be falses would not register. I figured ok thats the price you pay for using fleabay, sent it in to VR and spent the $45, so now im in it for $325, it came back working flawlessly, and i figured hey, still got $75 off of a new one. I didn't push the guy to reimburse for the $45 just simply to save myself a headache, i still got a badass detector for a significant amount less then new. Its a risk you take from using ebay.

Bottom line, I say send it in, worst case you pay $285 after the repair, THAT is a steal my friend.

Course, you could run the risk of it being REALLY a dud and they call you up and say it will cost $100+. Though thats a low chance, its still a chance you have to consider. But I think, personally, I would still send it in, I did, and it worked out in my case. Good luck to you in whatever venue you choose.

[RadarKid]

Here's what I did. My wife bought mine for me for $280 from someone who also said it worked (and with RDs that is a gray area, A LOT of people will just say it works if it turns on, course we all know theres a lot more to RDs working or not working). So he said it worked, and he had over 1000 positives, so she thoguht why not. I got it and had the same experience as you, alot of my false areas, actually, all of them save for one Ka false wouldnt register at ALL. All X and K falses that i KNEW to be falses would not register. I figured ok thats the price you pay for using fleabay, sent it in to VR and spent the $45, so now im in it for $325, it came back working flawlessly, and i figured hey, still got $75 off of a new one. I didn't push the guy to reimburse for the $45 just simply to save myself a headache, i still got a badass detector for a significant amount less then new. Its a risk you take from using ebay.

Bottom line, I say send it in, worst case you pay $285 after the repair, THAT is a steal my friend.

Course, you could run the risk of it being REALLY a dud and they call you up and say it will cost $100+. Though thats a low chance, its still a chance you have to consider. But I think, personally, I would still send it in, I did, and it worked out in my case. Good luck to you in whatever venue you choose.

Im waiting to hear back from the seller. Im not too happy about being lied to. $240 IS a steal, IF IT WORKS. And it doesnt. I plan on trying to get some back or Im leaving negative feedback.

[LordV]

Im waiting to hear back from the seller. Im not too happy about being lied to. $240 IS a steal, IF IT WORKS. And it doesnt. I plan on trying to get some back or Im leaving negative feedback.

Send it back. Get your $$ and buy one factory direct. Again, you get 30 days to see if it fits your style. To hell with eBay.

[th3 factory freak]

I have my 9500i that goes nuts in those locations.
Not a peep from the V1. I don't recall what the software version is. It shouldnt really matter though considering how silent it was 200 feet from the door openers.

I went through the settings with the tech from V1. We both are thinking its out of calibration or something.

I agree, $240 is great (I bid like $260 and thats good, but PayPal discounted it for some special they were running). I'm thinking I may try to get the $45 back from the seller since he claimed it worked perfect and it doesnt detect anything at all.

Did you check the serial # on V1's website?

What is the serial #???

[RadarKid]

Did you check the serial # on V1's website?

What is the serial #???

Yes I did. It shows up as he advertised.
3851150642

[th3 factory freak]

Here is what I would do before you leave negative feedback, send it back and raise hell.

Check the serial #. Compare the cost of updating the unit
to the cost of sending it in for checkup, you can determine that
by calling Valentine 1.

If the cost of an upgrade is the same or less than the cost of the
repair, it's a no brainer.

If you don't want to send it in, then contact eBay and go through
the conflict resolution and try to get your $$$$ back.

[th3 factory freak]

Yes I did. It shows up as he advertised.
3851150642

Ok, so for another $139 you can get a brand new detector. So if you go on this avenue, you pretty much paid $380 for a new detector, so you saved $19....

Call V1 and ask how much is to check and possibly repair the unit. Repairing it, will most likely not be worth it, unless it's less than $139.

In the meantime, contact the seller and see what he has to say about this.