Radio Shack VG-2 Guard Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 26)

If the detector gives a false alert when you use accesso-

ries such as power windows, motorized mirrors, brakes,

and so on:

• Check the vehicle’s electrical system, including the main

battery cable and alternator connections.

• Install a filter capacitor (1,000 µf, 35 volts, such as Cat. No.

272-1032) on the back of the cigarette-lighter socket,

across the power connections.

If the detector performs the power on self-test (see “Turn-

ing the Detector On and Off” on Page 11), but does not

respond to radar signals when you see a police car:

• A police car might not be equipped with radar, or might be

using instant-on radar and not have the radar gun triggered

(see the separate booklet

Questions and Answers About

Vehicle Speed Detection

• Police might be using VASCAR-type speed detection (see

the separate booklet

Questions and Answers About Vehicle

Speed Detection

If the detector has poor laser detection range:

• Be sure the laser detection lenses are not blocked.

• Use lens-cleaning solution to clean the laser detection

lenses and the windshield.

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