PNI Corporation IFS-12418 Manuale Utente

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QUICK GUIDE

THANK YOU…

for purchasing the wireless STEEL EYE radar/POP/laser 
detector, developed by PNI Corporation. 

The STEEL EYE is among a new generation of “superwide” 
radar detectors that senses police radar signals on all 
three of the most common radar bands — X, K, and 
superwide KA. Plus, it detects the newest police laser 
and POP devices, both of which are growing in usage 
nationwide. 

This Guide provides all the information you need for 
putting the STEEL EYE to work for you. For STEEL EYE 
technical specifications or downloads of the most recent 
version of this Guide, visit www.pnicorp.com.

HOW TO USE THE GUIDE

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USE THE QUICK GUIDE if you are familiar with radar 
detectors and want to quickly “jump start” your STEEL EYE.

if you’ve never used a 

radar detector before, or if you have problems operating 
the STEEL EYE.

 

For wireless convenience, use AA alkaline batteries to power 
your STEEL EYE radar detector:

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  Slide open the battery door on the back of the STEEL 

EYE radar detector.

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  Insert two fresh AA alkaline batteries, with the head of 

the batteries (positive poles) facing in.

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 Slide the battery door closed and shut tight.

2.  INSTALL ON YOUR WINDSHIELD. 

 

For best performance in detecting police radar signals, install 
the STEEL EYE on your vehicle windshield:

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  Clean a spot on your windshield that will allow easy 

viewing of both the STEEL EYE screen and the road.

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  Bend the mounting bracket as needed to ensure the 

radar detector will sit level (horizontal) with the road 
when mounted.

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Insert the suction cups into the bracket.  

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Press the suction cups firmly against the 

  windshield until they take hold.

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  Attach the radar detector to the bracket.

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  Press the POWER button to turn the radar detector on 

and off.
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  The POWER icon will be lit on the screen when the 

detector is on.  If you are using battery power, the 
POWER icon and all other icons will blink.  If you are 
using the 12volt power cord, the POWER icon and all 
other icons will be continously lit.

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  If you are using battery power, the radar detector will 

use the Auto Shut-off feature (see MONITORING 
YOUR BATTERY POWER) to conserve battery power. 

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  If you are using the 12V power cord, the radar 

detector will automatically turn on and turn off with 
your vehicle's ignition system, assuming the ignition 
system controls power to the 12 volt. If the ignition 
system doesn't control the 12 volt, you will need to 
manually control the detector. 

4.  ADJUST SCREEN BRIGHTNESS. 

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  Press and hold the MUTE button for several 

seconds to access the DIM mode.

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  Release the button to select a screen brightness 

of  ‘BRIGHT,’  ‘DIM’ or ‘DARK.’

 

The false-alert filter screens out false alerts often caused 
by automatic door openers, flight towers, etc.

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  Press the FILTER button to turn the false-alert filter 

ON.  (Press again to turn OFF.)

 

Use the Signal Alert Test to adjust the volume BEFORE 
getting an alert signal:

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  Press and hold the POP and FILTER buttons 

simultaneously for 5 seconds.
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  The screen will display each of the radar bands 

monitored by the STEEL EYE (X, K and Ka), and 
will sound the audio alarm for each signal alert.

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  Increase or decrease the alert volume level by 

turning the VOLUME control.

If you are missing any of these items, please call 
us at 1-888-422-6672 and we’ll ship them to 
you immediately.  

WHAT’S IN THE PACKAGE

hook-and-loop fastener

2 AA alkaline batteries 

12V DC coiled 

power cord

Windshield mounting bracket

(Shown with suction cups installed)

2 suction cups

STEEL EYE™ Radar/POP/Laser Detector 

The STEEL EYE is one of a new generation of “superwide” 
radar detectors that detects police radar devices operating 
on all three of the most common radar bands — X, K, and 
superwide KA.  It also detects police laser devices and POP 
radar gun mode, and is invisible to VG-2 radar detector-
sensing technology.

X Band — Except for a few early devices, most police radar 
devices only used the X band frequency (10.50~10.55 GHz) 
until the mid-1970’s.  Today this frequency is used by only a 
small number of police radar devices, as well as many 
non-radar devices such as automatic door openers and 
burglar alarms.  The X band frequency produces most of the 
false alerts so common to radar detectors.
K Band — Police radar devices started using the K band 
frequency (24.05~24.25 GHz) to detect vehicle speed in 
1976, leading to the development of the first dual band (X 
and K) radar detectors.
KA Band (“wide-band”) — The introduction of KA band 
photo radar (34.3 GHz) in the 1990’s led to the development 
of tri-band radar detectors able to detect X, K and a small 
portion of KA bands.  As the usable KA bandwidth 
expanded, “wide-band” radar detectors emerged capable of 
detecting X, K and wide KA (34.2~35.2 GHz).
KA Band (“superwide-band”) — In response to the BEE 
36A police radar device, a new generation of “superwide-
band” detectors has been developed, capable of detecting 
all radar devices operating on X, K and superwide KA 
(33.4~36.0 GHz) bands.  The STEEL EYE is a superwide band 
radar detector.

Police laser devices transmit an invisible light beam at a 
frequency (or “wavelength”) of 904 nanometers.  Less than 
5% of all speed monitoring devices sold in the U.S. are 
currently laser devices, but their usage is expected to 
increase.  The STEEL EYE detects all current laser devices 
in use.

POP is an instant-on, ultra-fast mode of radar gun 
operation that uses existing radar frequencies.  POP 
mode can pick up a vehicle speed reading so fast (less 
than one-tenth of a second) that most radar detectors 
will not signal an alert.  The STEEL EYE can detect POP 
radar signals under both battery and power cord opera-
tion.  You may notice a slight increase in KA-band false 
alerts when the POP detection mode is turned on, 
though the STEEL EYE has been designed to minimize 
these false alerts.

VG-2 is a technology used by police radar systems to 
identify vehicles equipped with radar detectors in 
instances and places where they are not legal (such as in 
vehicles weighing over 10,000 pounds, or in Virginia and 
Washington, D.C.).  The VG-2 interceptors work by 
detecting emission frequencies (11.4~11.7 GHz) gener-
ated by radar detectors.  The STEEL EYE does not 
produce emissions detectable by VG-2 radar detector-
sensing devices.

UNDERSTANDING RADAR BANDS AND 

SPEED MONITORING SYSTEMS

133 Aviation Boulevard

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

T: (888) 422-6672 (Customer Service)

F: (707) 566-2261

www.pnicorp.com 

© Copyright 2005.  All rights reserved.  SENSORO and STEEL EYE 

are trademarks of PNI Corporation.

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STEEL EYE RW3000

FCC ID QJ3-IFS-12418

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. 
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and 
(2) this device must accept any interference received, 
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
In addition, any changes or modifications to this product, 
which are not expressly approved by PNI Corporation 
in writing, could void the user’s authority to operate 
this product.