Whistler CR80 Leaflet

There are times when a radar detector in 

another vehicle, can emit a frequency which can 

cause your detector to falsely alert.  These Filter 

Modes allow you to select the level needed for 

your area to minimize the occurrences of these 

false alerts.   

X/K and Ka Filter Mode factory default settings 

should provide adequate filtering for most 

conditions.  If you experience excessive alerts 

due to radar detectors in other vehicles, 

increase the Filter level for the band received. 

See Option Selection Mode to change the filter 

settings.

Recently, many new products operate on X 

or K band causing nuisance alerts to radar 

detectors. Some of these are radar based Traffic 

Monitoring Systems mounted to poles alongside 

the highway and others are K Band Lane 

Change Assistants and Blind Spot Detectors 

found on some automobiles.  When turned 

on in option mode, helps eliminate excessive 

alerts from erroneous X and K-band sources. 

Traffic flow monitoring systems are getting more 

common. Many of these systems generate radar 

signals to measure the flow of traffic across 

multiple lanes. Most detectors will alert you to 

it unnecessarily. This rejection feature examines 

the incoming signal and will aid in reducing the 

alerts to such sources.

We suggest you turn TFSR on if you are experiencing excessive 

X or K band false alerts every half mile or so along stretches of 

roadway that contain these traffic flow sensors.

•Mounting Guidelines                                                5

•Windshield Mounting                                            5-6

•Power Connection                                                    6-7

•Fuse Replacement Kit                                                     7

•Power On and Self-Test                                            8

•INTELLICORD

  Ready                                           8

•Setting Saver                                                             8

•Feature Engaged Confirmation                                 8

•Audio Level Adjustment                                           8

•Self Test Mute                                                             9

•Quiet Mode                                                                 9

•Auto Quiet Mode                                                      9

•Alert Periscopes                                                      10

•City/City 1/ City 2 Mode                                        10

•Highway Mode                                                         11

•Teach/Tutorial Mode                                               11

•Dim/Dark Mode                                                       11

•Vehicle Battery Saver Mode                                     12

•Integrated Real Voice

®

                                              12

•X/K Ka Filter Mode                                                 13

•Traffic Flow Signal Rejection (TFSR)                        13

•Option Select Mode                                                  14

•Stay Alert Feature                                                   15

Safety Warning System

™                                                                     

1 5

™

•Speed Radar Audio/Visual Alerts                          16

•Laser Audio/Visual Alerts                                     16

•Pulse Protection

® 

                                                    16

•Alert Priority                                                          17

•Radar Facts                                                             20

•POP

™

 Mode                                                            20

•Total Band Protection

™ 

                                           21

•Laser Facts                                                              21

•Other Speed Detection Systems                              22

1.  Bracket Release Button – Provides quick  

      and easy release of the mounting bracket.

2.   Speaker – Provides distinct audio warnings  

      for X, K, Ka band radar, safety warning system  

 

and laser.

3.  Mounting Bracket Location – Slot holds  

       mounting bracket firmly.

4.  Radar Antenna – Compact, high-efficiency  

       antenna receives radar signals.

5.  Front Laser Antenna – High gain optical lens  

        provides increased sensitivity and field of view for  

        leading-edge laser detection.

6.   Rear Laser Antenna – An integrated optical  

      wave-guide provides superior detection of  

      laser signals transmitted from behind.

7.  City Button - Reduces the annoyance of  

      false alerts typically encountered in urban  

       driving areas.

8.  Quiet Button - Pressing QUIET before a  

signal is detected engages Auto Quiet Mode  

       which automatically reduces the audio level after  

       the initial  warning to a low audio level setting.  

Pressing QUIET during a radar/laser encounter  

       silences audio alerts, while allowing visual  

      alerts to keep you informed.

9.  Power/Volume - Turns unit on/off and  

      adjusts audio level.

10. Dim/Dark Button - Engages Dim/Dark  

      mode display options.

11. Menu Button - Enters option select mode.

12. Numeric Icon Display - combines icon    

 

display with a 7 segment digital display that

 

shows signal strength indication and band  

 identification.

13. Alert Periscopes - Provides an  

      additional attention getting visual alert.

14. X-band Icon - indicates the unit is receiving  

 

a X-band signal.

15. K-band Icon - indicates the unit is receiving a

       K-band signal.

16. Ka-band Icon - indicates the unit is receiving        

       a Ka-band signal.

17. V - indicates that the unit is receiving a VG-2  

       signal. Indicates that VG-2 is engaged.

18. H - indicates unit is in Highway mode.

19. C - indicates that the unit is operating in city mode.

20. Signal Strength Icon - indicates the strength  

       of the signal being detected.

21. L - indicates that the unit is receiving a laser signal.

22. Power Jack - provides connection for the power cord

•  Mount the unit as low as possible near the    

  center of the windshield.  

•  Do not mount your unit behind wipers, 

  ornaments, mirrored sunscreens, etc. These  

  obstructions have metal surfaces which can   

  affect radar and laser signals and reduce 

  critical warning time. (Regular tinted glass    

  does not affect reception.)

•  Some windshields have an Instaclear

™

 or  

 

 Electriclear

™

 type coating, which affects radar 

  signals. Consult your dealer or the vehicle’s  

    owner’s  manual to determine if your windshield  

    has this coating.

•  Avoid placing unit in direct contact with wind  

 shield.

•  To reduce the possibility of theft, conceal your  

  unit when not in use.

•  Install the two suction cups and rubber bumper    

  onto the bracket by fitting them into their holes.

•  Press the suction cups onto the windshield at the  

  location you have chosen. (Image A)

Important: Some newer cars have a plastic 

safety coating on the inside of the windshield. 

The windshield bracket may leave permanent 

marks on this type of surface. To find out if your 

vehicle has this type of windshield, check the 

vehicle’s owner’s manual or ask your dealer. 

We recommend that you do not leave the 

suction cup bracket on the windshield in direct 

sunlight. If the detector is removed, this may 

cause blistering of the dash in some vehicles.

•  Slide the detector onto the bracket until it 

locks into place. (Image B)

•  If necessary, the unit may be leveled by 

bending the windshield bracket. Press the 

bracket release button and remove the 

detector before bending.

•  Plug the small end of the power cord into the 

unit’s power jack.

•  Plug the large end into the vehicle’s cigarette 

lighter.

Note: Cord fits tightly into detector. When 

installing the cord, expect some resistance. 

To turn the unit ON or OFF, gently press the center 

of the Power/Volume button into the side of the 

unit. Each time your Whistler detector is turned on, 

an automatic self-test sequence confirms that the 

speaker and visual displays are functional.

The optional INTELLICORD

®

 power cable allows 

the user to remotely control Power and Quiet/Auto

Quiet functions with the press of a button located

on the power cable’s plug.

Setting Saver stores your personalized settings so 

that when the detector is turned off and then on 

again, you do not have to re-enter them.

Each time a button is pressed one beep confirms 

feature “on”, two beeps confirm feature “off”

The audio levels can be adjusted high to low or 

low to high.

•  Rotate Power/Volume button back to increase 

audio level.

•  Rotate Power/Volume button forward to 

decrease audio level.

 

As audio level is adjusted, beeps are provided 

and the display indicates volume level. 

Whistler’s Alert Periscopes provide an added 

attention getting visual alert. The two extra LED’s 

flash on and off when the unit alarms to provide a 

unique visual alert. This alert can be programmed 

through the Option Select Mode to be: ON, OFF, 

or FLASHING during alerts.

Whistler’s Three Stage City Mode is designed 

to reduce the annoyance of automatic door 

openers, intrusion alarms and other devices 

which share frequencies with police radar. 

Generally, X band is used for these devices.
• Press City to cancel Highway Mode and

   engage City Mode. 

• Press City button again to enter City 1 Mode

• Press City button again to enter City 2 Mode

• Press City a fourth time to cancel City 2 Mode  

   and return the unit to Highway Mode. 
In City Mode, weak speed/safety warning 

system signals give an initial alarm of two 

beeps, and then remains quiet unless the signal 

becomes very strong.  When the signal strength 

increases, two additional beeps are provided. 

City 1 and City 2 Modes operate the same as 

Highway Mode, but in City 1 Mode, X band 

requires a stronger signal to alert. In City 2 

Mode, X-band is not detected.
Caution: Some towns/small cities may still be 

using X band radar. City Modes do not change 

the audio alert for laser.

Highway mode provides full audio warnings any 

time radar (X, K, Ka, Safety Warning System) or 

laser signals are detected, and is recommended 

for open road driving.

 

For more information on City and Highway 

mode, please visit our FAQ page on our

website: 

www.whistlergroup.com

Provides simulated alerts for each type of signal.

 • Press City and Quiet buttons simultaneously  

      and release.

 • Press Power to exit.

Dim/Dark Mode reduces the illumination of the 

display

 

• Press and release the Dark button to reduce  

   illumination to a dim setting.

• Press and release the Dark button a second  

   time to engage Dark Mode. The display  

   illumination is further reduced.

 

Dim or Dark can be engaged during an alert. In 

Dark Mode, the display goes dark for as long as 

a signal is being detected and 20 seconds after, 

then the display returns to the dimmer setting.

 

• Press and release the Dark button a third time  

   to restore the display to full illumination.

The Vehicle Battery Saver Mode automatically 

shuts off your detector within 6 hours. The timer 

is reset if the detector is turned off, unplugged 

or any button is pressed before the timer has 

expired. The detector will alert you with an 

audible and visual warning before it shuts off.

During this warning you can reset the timer by 

pressing any button. 

If the unit has automatically turned itself off, 

press the Power button to turn the unit back on. 

You can manually engage the Vehicle Battery 

Saver Mode by pressing and holding the City 

button until one beep is heard.

When selected, Real Voice

®

 will be used to 

articulate the following:
  1.  Band Identification

  2.  Safety Warning System messages

  3.  Feature Selection

Note: In certain cases, the voice message does 

not replicate the text message.

Voice OFF/ON is selected by holding quiet 

button for approximately 2 seconds. Voice ON 

will announce “caution”, Voice OFF will give a 

double beep.

Press the Menu button to enter Option Select Mode. 

Each press of the Menu button changes to the next 

selectable feature.

The Dark (D) button and the Quiet (Q) button turns

the feature ON/OFF or Blinking. The decimal point 

illumination indicates whether a feature is on or off. A 

button must be pressed within 20 seconds or Option 

Select Mode will automatically be exited.

Press the Quiet button during the Self-Test

sequence to cancel the Self-Test audio. This will 

not affect radar/laser alerts. To restore the Self-

Test audio, press the Quiet button during the next

Self-Test.

Quiet cancels audio during an alert and any new

alert within 20 seconds. After 20 seconds of no

alerts, the audio is restored for any new alerts.

•  Press Quiet to cancel the audio.

•  Press Quiet a second time during an alert to

restore the standard audio alert pattern; or 

turn the unit off, then on.

Auto Quiet reduces the selected audio level to

level (1) approximately 5 seconds after a radar 

or safety warning system signal is detected.  The 

alert for any new signal within 20 seconds will 

resume at level (1). Auto Quiet does not affect

laser alerts.

•  Press Quiet button (before a signal is

detected) to engage Auto Quiet.

 

•  Once the Auto Quiet mode is engaged, you

may cancel the audio alarm by pressing 

Quiet.

•  Press Quiet (when the unit is not alarming) to 

cancel Auto Quiet mode.

Rubber Bumper

Windshield

Mounting

The lighter socket plug is equipped with a 

replaceable 2 amp, 3AG fuse located behind 

the silver tip. To replace the fuse, carefully 

unscrew the tip of the plug. 

Important: Unscrew slowly. The tip contains a

spring which may fly out when disassembling. 

Insert the new fuse with the spring and screw 

on the tip. With use, screw cap on plug may 

loosen. Retighten occasionally.

The “U” type connector must be secured to a

metal surface that is electrically connected to 

the battery ground (negative) terminal.

The spade type connector can connect to either 

live 12 volts or switched 12 volts at your fuse 

panel accessory port. 

If no port is available, cut off the spade 

terminal, expose 1/4 to 1/2 inch of wire, and 

splice into a source of 12 volt power.

The inline fuse holder on the power cable is 

equipped with a replaceable 2 amp, 3AG fuse 

located inside the fuse holder.

To replace the fuse, carefully twist the holder to 

open it to gain access to the fuse.

Laser

(default = ON)

D for ON

Q for OFF

L. = ON

L = OFF

Alert Periscopes
(default=Blinking 
with alert)

D or Q

to select

ON, OFF

BLINKING

X Band

(default = ON)

D for ON

Q for OFF

X. = ON

X = OFF

K Band

(default = ON)

D for ON

Q for OFF

K. = ON

K = OFF

Ka Band

(default = ON)

D for ON

Q for OFF

Ka. = ON

Ka = OFF

POP Mode

(default = OFF)

D for ON

Q for OFF

P. = ON

P = OFF

SWS

(default = OFF)

D for ON

Q for OFF

S. = ON

S = OFF

TFSR

(default = OFF)

D for ON

Q for OFF

t. = ON

t = OFF

X/K

Filter

D or Q

to select

F1 = Filter (Default)

F2 = Filter 2

F3 = Filter 3

Ka

Filter

D or Q

to select

F1 = Filter (Default)

F2 = Filter 2

F3 = Filter 3

Dear Whistler Customer,

If you have questions concerning the operation of 

this Whistler product please call:

Monday - Friday • 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CT

or visit our website

Please keep the receipt in a safe place.  You 

may register your product online at

www.whistlergroup.com.  For warranty verification 

purposes, a copy of your dated store receipt must 

still accompany any unit sent in for warranty work.  If 

the unit is returned without a dated store receipt, an 

out of warranty service charge applies. Note: Your 

warranty period begins at the time of purchase.  

The warranty is validated only by the dated store 

receipt!  Please record the serial number of the 

unit in the space provided in the warranty section 

of the manual.

To fully acquaint yourself with the operation of 

your Whistler detector and to better understand 

the differences between detecting radar, laser, 

and safety radar signals, we recommend reading 

this entire manual or visiting our F.A.Q. page on

our website www.whistlergroup.com

Enjoy your Whistler detector and please drive 
safely.

Sincerely,

The Whistler Group, Inc.

NOTE: Press the Power button to exit Option Select 

Mode.

• High Performance

• 3 Filter Modes

• Selectable Tones

• Total Band Protection

™

• Numeric Icon Display

• Detects POP

™  

Mode

• 360° Maxx Coverage

• Real Voice

®

• 3 City Modes/Higway Mode

• Low Emission

• Quiet/Auto Quiet Mode

• Dim/Dark Mode

• Stay Alert

™

• Setting Saver

• Vehicle Battery Saver

™

• Safety Warning System

™

• Alert Priority

• Alert Periscopes

• Traffic Flow Signal Rejection

• High Gain Lens