valentine-one v1 Manuel D’Utilisation

Weak detection in front

Possible 

1. Make sure your windshield is not 

but good behind. 

installation  

covered with a metallic film.  

Directional arrows 

problem.

Windshield de-icers such as Fords 

are inaccurate.

InstaClear block radar. So do some 
sun-blocking films and some new-car 
glass options.

Numerous  

Other super-

1. Do not operate V1 in close proximity 

false alerts.

heterodyne  

to other detectors.

radar detectors  
mounted in the
same vehicle.

Display is “frozen”

V1 is inadver-

1. Replace power cord. If using 

with all lights on.

tently in the  

Concealed Display, make sure Mute 

program mode.

button is not depressed.

Unusual characters in 

V1 is in mode 

1. Press and hold Mute button to change

display (   ,    ,    ).

unfamiliar to you.

modes. See pages 14-16.

Can’t change modes.

Faulty power

1. Replace power cord.

cord.

False X-band alert from 

Cell-phone 

1. Relocate V1.

rear, either continuous

interference.

or random intervals.

2. Change modes to Advanced-Logic (  ).

3. Change cell-phone service provider.

False laser alerts, either 

Laser cruise 

1. Switch to normal cruise control 

continuous or random.

control; in-dash 

instead of laser.

navigation 
screen.

2. Relocate V1 so laser sensor is not 

pointed toward navigation screen.

You bought Valentine One because you wanted the best
radar protection. When you’re really concerned about
having the best, doubts come easily . . . “Is it really working
right?” . . . “It didn’t give much warning that time. Is it dying
on me?”

Such doubts are not easily resolved by a few paragraphs in
a manual. Still, radar behaves according to laws of physics.
So does Valentine One. There are reasons for everything
that happens. Please consider the following possibilities.

1.

If you didn’t get a radar alert from a radar car, was the 
radar turned on? Remember that Instant-on doesn’t 
send out a detectable beam until it’s triggered.

2.

There are strong radars and weak ones. If you received 
a weak alert, could it have been a kind of radar that 
you’re not used to?

3.

The radar antenna can be pointed any direction inside 
the radar car. It doesn’t have to point toward the front. 
Are you sure it was pointed at you? If it’s pointed away,
its strength as you approach is much less.

4.

Traffic, particularly trucks, between you and the radar 
can block the beam. Were you blocked?

5.

The radar beam travels in a straight line. Was there a 
hill or building in the way?

6.

Rain, moisture, or dust in the air can shorten radar 
range. Could this be the reason for the weak alert?

Valentine One was designed to provide you with security.
We don’t want you to have doubts. If you still feel that your
unit is not operating properly, call us at 1-800-331-3030.
You can discuss your doubts with a technical expert who’ll
help you decide if your unit should be sent in for service.