Bel 950 & Bel 980 Operating Instructions: Selectable Features

Selectable Features

The following features may be selected, depending upon your driving environment.
  • City X or City All (available on BEL 980 only)
  • X/K/Ka Band ON or OFF (available on BEL980 only)
  • Auto-Mute ON or OFF
  • Radar/Laser Digital Voice Prompts or "tones"
  • Safety Warning System ON or OFF
  • Safety Warning System with Digital Voice ON or OFF
  • Audio/Visual Scroll Rate (FAST or SLOW)
City X or City All (available on BEL 980 only)
When "CTY X" is selected, your unit will provide standard X Band selectivity, which is suitable for most urban areas. City All provides an increaser level of selectivity on all Bands and is designed for use in high density microwave areas. Factory settind is "CTY X".
Note — Once "CTY X" or "CTY ALL" is chosen in Selectable Features, the CTY button must be presed to engage your selection
X/K/Ka Band On or Off (BEL 980 only)
Select "X on/X off", "K on/K off" or "Ka on/Ka off" depending upon your driving environment and selectivity requirements. This mode is especially useful where falsing may occur and disabling the offending band may be required. Factory setting is ON for all three Bands.
Auto-Mute On/Off
With "Amute on", unit will provide several X, K, Super Wideband Ka audio alerts followed by the Digital Voice annoucement of the signal detected. After the digital Voice annoucement, a "clicking" tone keeps you quietly informed for as long as the signal is present. This clicking become more rapid as the strength of the Radar signal increases. "Amute on" enables you to conveniently monitor extended encounters whitout having to manually mute or adjust volume setting.
With "Amuteoff", unit will provide a continuous series of X, K, Super Wideband Ka audio alerts and Digital Voice annoucement of the signal detected. Digital Voice prompts are provided once after the initial audio alert. This standard setting is often preferred when background noise in a vehicle is loud. Factory setting is "Amuteoff".
Note — Because of their urgency, Laser alerts are not affected.
Radar/Laser Digital Voice Prompts
Whith "Voice on", unit will provide Digital Voice prompts followed by "beeps" when X/K/Ka and Laser signals are detected. With "Voiceoff", unit will sound unique audio tones only. Factory setting is "Voice on".
Safety Warning System (SWS)
With "SWSon", unit will provide a Message when signals from SWS transmitters are detected. Factory setting is "SWSon".
Safety Warning System with Digital Voice Messages
When "SWSvoice" is selected, unit will provide Digital Voice annoucements when SWS transmitters are detected. Factory setting is "SWSvoice". When "SWStone" is selected, Digital Voice is replaced by "tone/clicking" only. Factory setting is "SWSvoice".
Audio/Visual Scroll Rate
When "SCSLslow" is selected, unit will provide a slow cycling of audio/visual messages. When "SCRLfast" is selected, unit will provide a fast cycling of audio/visual messages. Factory setting is "SCRLslow".
Entering Selectable Features Mode
  • With the unit turned OFF, press and hole the PWR and CTY buttons simultaneously. The word "FEATURES" will appear in the display and a short audible "beep" will sound indicating you are now in Selectable Features Mode.
  • Immediately after the "beep", the display will show the status of te first Selectable Feature (City X or City All).
  • Press the AUD button to make your selection. Press the CTY button to move to the next Selecable Feature. (To move backward in the list, press the DRK button.) Repeat the process until you have made your selection for each Selectable Feature.
  • Press the PWR button to exit Selectable Features mode. Two "beeps" confirm that you have exited this mode and either "HIGHWAY" or "CITY" will be presented in the display, based on your previous selection. Your unit is ready for operation.
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