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I'm lost too. The way your V1 is setup is more suited for highway driving and not for the city.Quote:
Originally Posted by Artie37
It's about 70% highway, 30% city. At the risk of sounding extremely noobish, why is that a bad thing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony N.I hope you drive mostly in the city and not highway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Artie37
Mine's at factory setting. Haven't turned pop off yet, soon though. I leave all bands on because I have found a city that i do pass threw that still uses X. Rather have it all running than sorry in the end. On free way, I run "A", and in the city I run "l". And i have a high mount as well.
I am from Detroit area, so i don't know if I should change any of the settings. Can any locals pitch in.
Depends on in one's area. After using a V1 for 16 years and getting hit with the old MPH K-55 I/O X band from Troopers, I've gotten jumpy and lazy after years of being hit. So, I figured out that the V1 can be set mostly for a 2 alert volume setting for I/O. Low tab volume for weak X/ K and main loud volume for emergency hits like laser and strong X/K/ Ka-not adjustable but ok [tab 11:00/12:00 o'clock, main volume 3:00/4:00 o'clock, little l mode, Ka guard on/off- depends, pop on, 7 and b arrows down]. This allows me to not have to think about what to do when the V1 alarms. Cannot be used with a loud radio, wet road nor a follower to close.... Speed safely with common sense.... :)
I just messed around with mine today.
I turned pop off, x off, and incress k sensativity.
I usually dont leave my knobs in the same spot expect the mute volume knob i leave it about 12o'clock. and the main volume knob i leave about 3-4 o'clock. Anytime i get k-ka hits though i get alert on full volume. My question is how do i make it alert at mute volume untill like 4 leds and then anything higher thatn 4 it will alert on full volume?
i want mine to be set so major threaths i get full blast loud alert lol. kinda like yours
whats does 7 b down do?? the b,d, and others kinda confuse me
Little L mode with 30 second auto muting, however I keep the lever set to 50% of regular volume (which means it's always in the same spot as the knob). I do this for those rare occasions I encounter a cop running K band. For long highway drives I switch to A.
Here in the detroit area, i see more cops running K than KA.Quote:
Originally Posted by zerbey
so if i put it on 30 second mute, it wont full alert me unless i get 4 LEDs or stronger? doesn't make sense i though it only mutes for 30 seconds lol
Where are you seeing X band in the metro Detroit area?Quote:
Originally Posted by muledoe1
It will mute any alert less than 4 LEDs for 30 seconds, then it will alert at full volume in the little L mode. In the big L mode, it won't alert at all until it is above 4 LEDs when approaching a constant source, although the logic in the V1 will alert to weaker alerts if it thinks it is encountering an I/O source.Quote:
Originally Posted by muledoe1Here in the detroit area, i see more cops running K than KA.Quote:
Originally Posted by zerbey
so if i put it on 30 second mute, it wont full alert me unless i get 4 LEDs or stronger? doesn't make sense i though it only mutes for 30 seconds lol
Basically, the K band auto mute settings applies the same logic modes to K band that are applied to X band out of the box.
Personally, I still encounter a good amount of K band radar. While Ka is in the majority of encounters, many cities I drive through still own nothing but K band radar.
Anything more than 4 LEDs will alert at full volume.
You know, the program chart for the V1 on it's website does not get across one main point that confused me for awhile. The word MUTE means two different things. In little l mode, mute means alarm normal at tab volume instead at main volume. In big L mode, mute means no alarm at all. Hope this helps newbies... :)
A with X off. Better be safe than be sorry.