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But without the iPhone or Android device's screen visible, that's about the extent of the sort of warnings you'll get. It beeps and gives verbal warnings - for example, "K-band detected" - when it detects speed-sensing radar. On the road and when it wasn't warning me of speed detectors in the area, the iRadar unit's low-profile design made for minimal distraction.Īs I said earlier, by itself, the iRadar is a good - if not simple - radar detection device. Currently, the only item in the store is the iRadar device itself, which would only make sense if you've downloaded the app before picking up the hardware. The fourth and final function of the iRadar app is a store function that takes you to Cobra's online store for additional purchases. Finally, the Unit Info menu displays the paired iRadar's model number and connection status, as well as the version number of the iRadar app. You can also set a speed warning that notifies you when you've exceeded a preset and customizable speed limit. Data for these alerts comes from the cloud using Cobra's Aura Camera and Driving Hazard Database (data connection required). These options include alerts for speed cameras, caution areas, speed traps, and user-marked locations. The GPS Alert settings menu is where you adjust what warnings come from the app and iPhone itself.
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For example, I chose to disable X and K detection in the city to block false alarms from automated door openers.Ĭobra's Safety Alert system can be toggled here this system relies on transmitters in emergency vehicles, road hazard warning equipment, and trains to warn of potential driver and vehicle safety threats. The Alert settings menu is where you can toggle alerts for X, K, Ka, and VG-2 bands and POP mode and set different notification settings for the device's city and highway modes. User settings features another toggle between highway and city modes, an option to chose between voice and tone alerts, an auto mute function, and options for automatically logging detections on the map and managing power usage of the iPhone running the app. Here users can dig in and customize the sensitivity of the iRadar detector and fine-tune the app itself. The third function of the iRadar app is the Settings menu. Users can filter the map to show real confirmed threats, false alarms, unconfirmed threats, police speed traps, areas that require caution, red light cameras, and speed cameras. Users can also access a map of the current area with an overlay of detected and marked threats on Google Maps data. What would be the back of the unit, a large glossy black panel, is actually the main radar receptor array, so you'll want to point the shiny end toward the front of your vehicle. When the iRadar is powered down, there are no obvious indicator lights, but once activated an LED indicator light glows red from behind the unit's leading edge. Around back is a slot for connecting the iRadar to its dual-suction-cup windshield mount - which holds the unit quite securely despite being of the lick-and-stick variety.
The top surface is home to the unit's loudspeaker and round, concave Mute button. Select the white dot for use with an iOS device and the green dot for Android.
Along the left edge of the unit are the input for the 12-volt charger, the power/volume dial, and the new iOS/Android toggle switch.
It may appear featureless, but there are a few physical landmarks. And when paired with a smartphone running the iRadar app, it becomes a much more flexible and useful speed management tool. The Cobra iRadar justifies its entry-level price as a good radar/laser detector.
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