Valentine One question
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Originally posted by engin_ear
Jmai22:
BE PATIENT!!!!!!!
That is what I was referring to --- mine went off like crazy the first couple of days, so bad that I was almost ready to return it and get a Passport 8500. (Very glad I didn't.) It will settle down. Keep in in "L" mode. (Logic) The logic needs time to learn.
All detectors will pick up automatic door openers like supermarket type. This is unavoidable, but the better detectors (V1 & Escort) minimize this. The automatic door openers operate on the same frequency as x-band radar, and they apparently pulse their signal as well, so the detector gets faked-out and produces a false alarm. Generally, the door openers are not high power and are fairly directional, so you don't generally have the problem of picking up every supermarket in every neigboring town. A good detector must do a very hairy balancing act between detection sensitivity vs. false alarms. You can't have NO false alrms, because if that were the case, the detector wouldn't be sensitive enough. The flip side is that if the detector is made too sensitive, there are an untolerable number of false alarms. You will get used to what the false alarm signature is for your detector after a short while. The arrows and bogey counter on the V1 help tremendously with this. Good luck with it. Enjoy.
Jmai22:
BE PATIENT!!!!!!!
That is what I was referring to --- mine went off like crazy the first couple of days, so bad that I was almost ready to return it and get a Passport 8500. (Very glad I didn't.) It will settle down. Keep in in "L" mode. (Logic) The logic needs time to learn.
All detectors will pick up automatic door openers like supermarket type. This is unavoidable, but the better detectors (V1 & Escort) minimize this. The automatic door openers operate on the same frequency as x-band radar, and they apparently pulse their signal as well, so the detector gets faked-out and produces a false alarm. Generally, the door openers are not high power and are fairly directional, so you don't generally have the problem of picking up every supermarket in every neigboring town. A good detector must do a very hairy balancing act between detection sensitivity vs. false alarms. You can't have NO false alrms, because if that were the case, the detector wouldn't be sensitive enough. The flip side is that if the detector is made too sensitive, there are an untolerable number of false alarms. You will get used to what the false alarm signature is for your detector after a short while. The arrows and bogey counter on the V1 help tremendously with this. Good luck with it. Enjoy.
Yeah, I leave mine in the sun all day while parked, too inconvenient to unplug and move every day. Not a real good idea if you can avoid it, mainly because the thing is black and soaks up heat. I haven't had a problem yet, though.
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Good info here 
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I was wondering, has anyone ever gotten a ticket while using the V1???
Also, let's say you did happen to get pulled over while using the V1, do cops care if you're using a detector? You can't get a ticket for using a detector in states where detectors are legal, right?
. I was wondering, has anyone ever gotten a ticket while using the V1???
Also, let's say you did happen to get pulled over while using the V1, do cops care if you're using a detector? You can't get a ticket for using a detector in states where detectors are legal, right?
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