Kustom Signals EAGLE II User manual

EAGLE® II
TrafficSafetyRadar
OPERATOR’SMANUAL
P/N006-0765-40
REV.0

Copyright©2005, KustomSignals,Inc.
All RightsReserved.PrintedinU.S.A.
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KustomSignals,Inc.,9325 Pflumm Road,Lenexa,KS
66215-3347
Customer Service1-800-835-0156or(620)431-2700
SalesDepartment1-800-4-KUSTOMor(913)492-1400

TableOf Contents
1. INTRODUCTION..........................................................1.1
2. SPECIFICATIONS........................................................2.1
2.0.G
ENERAL ...................................................................2.1
2.1.OPERATIONAL ...........................................................2.2
3. INSPECTION&MOUNTING....................................3.1
3.0.I
NITIAL INSPECTION ..................................................3.1
3.1.M
ATERIALS SUPPLIED...............................................3.1
3.2.E
QUIPMENT MOUNTING............................................3.2
4. UNITDESCRIPTION...................................................4.1
4.0.F
RONT PANEL............................................................4.1
4.1.R
EAR PANEL..............................................................4.3
4.2.R
EMOTE CONTROL....................................................4.4
5. GENERALTHEORYOFOPERATION...................5.1
5.0.GENERAL THEORY ....................................................5.1
5.1.MICROWAVE RFEMISSIONS.....................................5.2
6. TESTINGPROCEDURES...........................................6.1
6.0.O
VERVIEW.................................................................6.1
6.1.POWER ON.................................................................6.1
6.2.AUTOMATIC SELF-TEST............................................6.2
6.3.M
ANUAL TEST...........................................................6.2
6.4.A
CCURACY TESTING.................................................6.3
6.5.T
UNING FORK TESTING.............................................6.4
6.6.M
OVING MODE TEST ................................................6.8
6.7.SPEEDOMETER INPUT SYNCHRONIZATION ...............6.8
7. SYSTEMOPERATION................................................7.1
7.0.O
PERATING MODES...................................................7.1
7.1.S
ETUP.........................................................................7.2
7.2.S
TATIONARY OPERATION .........................................7.4
7.3.M
OVING OPERATION.................................................7.6
7.4.SPEEDOMETER PULSE OPERATION ...........................7.9

TableOf Contents
7.5.S
ETTING FAN INTERFERENCE FILTER MODE............7.9
7.6.M
AINTENANCE MODE.............................................7.10
8. INTERFERENCE..........................................................8.1
8.0.OVERVIEW.................................................................8.1
8.1.NATURAL INFLUENCES .............................................8.1
8.2.M
AN-MADE INFLUENCES..........................................8.2
8.3.G
ROUNDSPEED..........................................................8.5
9. RECOMMENDEDCARE&MAINTENANCE.......9.1
9.0.CARE OF THE EAGLE II.............................................9.1
10. CASELAW...............................................................10.1
11. FCCLICENSING....................................................11.1
11.0.FCC–TRANSMITTER RULES AMENDED............11.1
11.1.FCC–LICENSING...............................................11.2
12. TROUBLESHOOTING..........................................12.1
13. OPTIONS...................................................................13.1
13.0.O
PTIONSSETUP....................................................13.1
13.1.O
PTIONS DESCRIPTIONS......................................13.2
13.2.O
PTIONS EXAMPLES............................................13.3
14. WARRANTY............................................................14.1

Section 1—Introduction
1.1
1.INTRODUCTION
TheKustom Signals’Eagle®IIseriesradarunitscomefrom
along-standingcommitmenttothelawenforcement
communitytoprovidequality,state-of-the-artspeed
measuringequipment.TheEagle®IIseries radarunits
incorporatefeaturesthathaveneverbeenavailableon
moving radarbefore.
Eagle®II unitsuseDigitalSignalProcessing(DSP),which
allowsKustomSignalsdesignerstheopportunitytoadd
featuressuchassamedirection-fastestvehiclemodeand
thenewestfeatureonallEagle®II seriesunits,TruTrak.
ThisfeatureautomaticallydirectstheDSPtosearchina
verysmallspeedrangeforthepatrolspeedreturn,thus
eliminatingfalsepatrolspeedswhilestoppedatatraffic
light,combinedspeeds,splittingspeeds,andshadowing.To
add totheefficiencyoftheunits,Eagle®IIradarare
availableineitherK-BandorKa-Band frequencies.
Allofthesefeaturesand performancestandardsarepacked
intoasmall,lightweightunit,providing themostflexibility
fortheoperator.

Section2--Specifications
2.1
2.SPECIFICATIONS
2.0.General
Type: Twopiece,Moving/Stationary,
TrueDopplerradarsystem.
Frequency: 24.150GHz+ .1GHz(K-band)
33.4to36 GHz+ .1GHz(Ka-
Band).
Tuning Forks: Forksstampedwith“KSIKa-
Band”areforunitswithmicro-
wavefrequency35.5GHz.
ForksforanyotherKa-Band
frequencywill havethat
frequencyclearlylabeledonthe
fork.
BandSelection: Automaticfrequencysensingof
selectedantenna,KorKa.
SystemAccuracy: Stationary--+1MPH(+2km/h)
Moving--+1/-2MPH(+2/-3
km/h).
OperatingVoltage:
10.8VDCto16.5VDC,1.0amp
max.
NominalPowerReqm'ts: Voltage(VDC)Current(A)
Withoutdisplaysillum: 13.60.65
Withdisplays illum: 13.60.85
Withouttargetpresent:13.60.65
Withtargetpresent: 13.60.75
Standby(HOLD):
13.60.40
ReverseVoltage
Protection:
Diodeprotection.Nodamageif
powersupplyleadsarereversed.

Section 2--Specifications
2.2
ElectronicComponents:100%solidstate;integrated
circuits,microprocessorsand
transistorstestedforreliability.
OperatingTemperature:-22Fto+140F
-30Cto+60C
90%relativehumidityat37°C,
non-condensing.
Dimensions:
CountingUnit
Height: 1.08"(2.74cm)
Width: 6.50"(16.51 cm)w/omtg.
knobs
Depth: 3.75"(9.52cm)
Weight: 15oz(0.43kg)w/opwrcord
DisplayUnit
Height: 1.75"(4.44cm)
Width: 6.50"(16.51 cm)
Depth: 1.25"(3.17cm)
Weight: 13oz(0.37kg)
2.1.Operational
SpeedProcessor: DigitalSignalProcessing(DSP)
performsallsignalanalysis.
OperationalProcessor:Allfunctionsaremicroprocessor
controlled.
ManualTest: LEDandlightsegmentcheck;
checksinternalcalibration and
performscrosscheckofquartz
crystalsforaccuracy.
Automaticselftest: Comparisonofquartzcrystals
doneperiodically(5minutes
maximumperiod)anduponevery
modechange."Err 4"displayedif
anerrorisfound.

Section2--Specifications
2.3
LockTime: Instantaneous.
PatrolWindow: Displayspatrolspeed.
TargetWindow: Displaystruncatedtargetspeed.
LockWindow: Displayslockedtargetspeed.
DisplayType: Highbrightness LED
Target,PatrolandLock-.3"
(7.62 mm).
LightIntensity: Automaticdimmingtoambient
conditions.
AutomaticClear: Alldisplaysareclearedwhen
modeofoperationchanges.
SpeedRange: MeetsIACP/NHTSA
specifications.
Stationary:Targetchannel
sensitivityof10dBfrom35mph
to90 mph(5dbfrom60to90).
Moving(oppositedirection):
within10 dBfortargetsbetween
40 to90mph (5dBfrom60 to90).
MaximumclosingK-band speed
nottoexceed210mph.
Stationary: 10 to199
16 to320 km/h
Patrol: Selectable10or20to99MPH
16 or32to159 km/h.
Typicalpatrolspeedsto130MPH
(209km/h).
Target: Maximumtargetspeedisfunction
ofcombinedpatrolandtarget
speedsto199MPH(320km/h).

Section 2--Specifications
2.4
Indicators:
LowVoltage: "Lo"displayedinTARGET
windowwhensupplyvoltagefalls
belowinputof10.8VDC.
Lockedspeedswillremain.
RadioFrequency
Interference: "rFi"isdisplayedinTARGET windowduringradiofrequency
interference.Activespeed
displayswill blankduring this
condition.Lockedspeedswill
remain.
Error: "ErX"(“X”=4,5,or6)is
displayedinTARGETwindow
whenaninternalerrorinthe
operatingsystemisdetected.
Activespeeddisplayswillblank.
Lockedspeedswillremain.
Hold: "HLd"isdisplayedinTARGET
windowwhensystemisnot
transmitting.Controlledby
remoteorfrontpanelswitch.
RoadGraphic: Theseindicatorsareusedtoshow
themodeofoperationand
selectedantenna.

Section2--Specifications
2.5
Antenna:
Height
K-band 3.25"(8.26 cm)
Ka-Band(ALL) 2.52"(6.4cm)
Width
K-band 7.3"(18.54cm)
Ka-Band(ALL) 2.52"(6.4cm)
Depth
K-band 3.6"(9.14cm)
Ka-Band 3.2"(8.13cm)
Ka-DCM 3.75"(9.5cm)
Weight
K-band 1.88 lbs(0.85 kg)
Ka-Band 0.7lbs (0.32kg)
Ka-DCM 0.88 lbs(0.40 kg)
MicrowaveSource: Gunn-EffectDiode.
BeamWidth:
K-band 12 degrees
Ka-Band(ALL) 12 degrees
PowerDensity: Lessthan5mW/cm2allbands.
SideLobes: 25 dBbelowmainlobe.
Polarization: Circular
Receiver: LownoiseSchottkydiodes.
WeatherResistant: Formountinginsideoroutside
vehicle.

Section3—Inspection&Mounting
3.1
3.INSPECTION&MOUNTING
3.0.InitialInspection
BeforeinstallingyourEagleII,pleasetakeamomentto
carefullyinspectit fordamagecausedbyshipping.Contact
theshippingcarrieratonceifyounotice anydamage.
Removetheunitfromtheshippingcarton andcheckthe
packinglistagainstyouroriginalpurchaseorder. If the
shipmentis incompleteorapartserrorhasbeenmade,
pleasecontactyourdistrictsalesmanagerorKustom
SignalsCustomerServiceDepartmentat(620)431-2700 or
800-835-0156.
3.1.MaterialsSupplied
Description
Thefollowingequipmentisnormallyincluded:
Wiredremotecontrol
WindshieldMount
MountingBail
35MPHTuningFork(forKandsomeKa-Band
antennas)
65MPHTuningFork(forKandsomeKa-Band
antennas)
30MPHTuningFork(forsomeKa-Bandantennas)
55MPHTuningFork(forsomeKa-Bandantennas)
Operator'sManual
Optional
WirelessRemoteControl
BatteryPackand Charger
7or12-inchDashMount
WindowMount
HeavyDutyCarryingCase
AuxiliaryPowerReceptacleCable

Section 3—Inspection &Mounting
3.2
3.2.EquipmentMounting
3.2.0.AuxiliaryPowerReceptacle
Cigarettelighterreceptacleshavebeenthetraditionalsource
ofpowerfortrafficradarovertheyears. Inthenewer
vehicles, it ispossiblethatpoorgroundingofthisreceptacle,
electricalnoisefromthevehicle'salternatorcharging
system,electricalfuelpumpandmicroprocessornoisecan
combinetocreateanunacceptablyhigh levelofambient
electronicinterference.
Thisinterferencecanaffecttheradar'sperformancein
severalways:decreasedrange,no targetspeedsbeing
displayedorabnormaltonesornoiseintheaudio.
AvailableforeachEagleIIradarsystemis anauxiliary
powerreceptacle,whichmountsunderthedashboardand
wiresdirectlytothebattery.
1. Mountthereceptacleinthedesiredlocationusingthe
hardwareprovided.
2. Connecttheblackwiretothereceptacle's mounting
bracket.Connectthewhitewire(withFastonterminal)
totherearplugofthereceptacle.Routethecable
throughthefirewall and up tothebattery.
3. Connectthewhitewireofthepowercabletothebattery
(+)positiveterminaland theblackwiretothe
(-)negativeterminal.
4. TheAuxiliarypowerreceptacleissuppliedwitha2amp
fusetoprotectthebatteryshouldthecablebecome
shorted.

Section3—Inspection&Mounting
3.3
3.2.1.IndicatorUnit
CAUTION:Equipmentmountedin1994andlaterseries
policevehicles mayinterferewiththe
operationofpassengersideairbags.Please
refertothevehiclemanufactureroryour
Kustom SignalsDistrictManagerfor
additionalinformationonsafemounting
areaswithinthevehicle.
1. Theindicatorunitcontainstheunit’sdisplays, switches,
thecircuit boardsandprocessor.TheEagleII'sdisplay
panelcanbelocatedoverhead,onthedashboardoron
theradiorack.
2. Locatemountingbail.Positiontheindicatorforbest
viewingposition inthepatrolvehicleand markthe
locationforthemounting screws.
3. Drillasmallpilotholeatthemarkedlocations.
4. Setthebail bracketinplaceandsecuretothedashboard
orothermountinglocationwithmounting screws.

Section 3—Inspection &Mounting
3.4
3.2.2.FrontAntennaMounting
ProvidedwiththeEagleIIisawindshieldmountforthe
antenna.ContactyourDistrictManagerorKustomSignals'
CustomerServicedepartmentforotheroptionalantenna
mounts.
NOTE:Mountingoftheantennabrackettothedashboard
oranymetalbracket(suchastheradiorack)may
causeimpropergroundingoftheantenna. This
wouldbenoticedbyreducedrangeand/orahigh
pitchedsquealintheaudio.UseoftheKustom
Signals'isolationkit,P/N 050-0200-00 will
eliminateimpropergrounding.
1. Attachtheantennatothemount.
2. ConnecttheantennatotheEagleII'sindicatorunit,front
antennaport.RefertoSection4.1forantennaport
location.
3. ConnecttheEagleII's powerconnectortotheproper
powersource.SeeSection 3.2.0.
4.MomentarilydepressthePOWERswitchon thefront
paneloftheEagleII(refertoSection4.0forlocation
and functionoffrontpanelswitches). Itwillprocess
throughalamptestand internaltestasdescribedlaterin
Section6.SelectStationarymodebydepressing the
MODEswitch,ifnecessary.Bothdirection
antenna/modeindicators(frontantenna)willbelit.
Stationary Mode
FrontAntenna

Section3—Inspection&Mounting
3.5
5. MomentarilydepresstheAUDIOthentheMODE
switch.Thisplaces theEagleIIintheunsquelched
(audioon)mode.Ifnecessary,depresstheAUDIO
switchthentheRANGE(up)switchtoincreasethe
audiolevel.
6. StartthepatrolvehicleandpositiontheA/C-heaterfan
toamid-rangespeed.Movetheantenna/mounting
brackettodifferentpositionson thewindshieldwhile
listening totheaudio.If thereisfaninterference,the
audiowillhavearaspysoundinsteadofjustnoise.
Position theantennatominimizetheamountoffan
interference.Markthisposition ontheoutside ofthe
windshield,using agreasepencil.
ThefaninterferencefilterdevelopedfortheEagleII
radarseries canbeturnedonoroffatthediscretion of
theoperator.Tocheckthestatus ofthisfilter,
momentarilydepresstheRANGEswitch. Theword
"rnG"willappearintheTARGET windowandthe
rangesetting (1-6)willappearinthePATROLwindow.
While"rnG"isbeingdisplayed,depresstheMODE
switch.ThiswillchangetheTARGETdisplayto
"FAn", removetherangenumberinthePATROL
display, anddisplay"On"(faninterferencefilterON)or
"OFF"(faninterferencefilterOFF)intheLOCK
window.Tochangethestatusofthefilter,pressthe
MODEswitchagain.Thesystemwilltimeoutand exit
thismodeafterapproximately2secondsfrom thelast
switchentry;orpressHOLDtoimmediatelyreturnto
theradarmode.
NOTE:Somedegradationoftargetcapturemaybenoted
withthefilteractivated. Formaximum
performance, ifthepatrolvehiclehaslittleorno
faninterference,itissuggestedthatthefan
interferencefilterbeturnedoff.

Section 3—Inspection &Mounting
3.6
7. Aftertheoptimumantennapositionhasbeenfound,glue
thebrackettothewindshieldusingtheadhesive
provided.
8. Position oftheantenna:
Stationary: Maximumperformanceofthe
systemwillbeachievedwhen
theantennais pointeddirectly
towardthevehiclesbeing
monitored.
Moving: Aimtheantennaparallelto
thegroundandstraightdown
theroadway.
3.2.3.RearAntennaMounting
1. Placetheantennaontherear-mounting bracket.
2. Followtheprocedurefordetermininganyfan
interferenceperSection3.2.2,steps4-6.SettheEagle
IIforstationarymode,rearantenna.
Stationary Mode
RearAntenna
3. Aftertheoptimumpositionhasbeenlocated(andmarked
per3.2.3step6),permanentlyattachthemounttothe
rearwindowusingtheadhesiveprovided.

Section3—Inspection&Mounting
3.7
4. Position theantennacablebehind therearseatandunder
therearfloorboard,thenrouteuptothelogicunit and
connect.Thismethod ofmountingwillminimize the
antennafrommovingaroundinthevehicleshouldit
breaklooseinanaccident.Itshouldalsoprevent
anyonefrom usingthecableasaweapon againstthe
officer.
5. Position theantennaparalleltothegroundandstraight
downtheroadway.
3.2.4.SpeedometerPulseCableInstallation
1.Thespeedometerpulsecablehas atwo-conductorplug
atoneend and no plugattheotherend.Theplug
connectsintothe“SPDOMTR”connectoron therear
paneloftheEagleII.
2.Thebareendofthespeedometerpulsecablewillbe
connectedtothepatrolvehicle’selectricalspeedometer
inputcableusingthesplice connectorprovided.Dueto
thevastnumberofmodels,makesandyearsofvehicles,
wehavemovedaccesstospecificvehiclediagrams
online,whereinformationcanbebettermaintainedand
distributed.
Installationdetailscanbeaccessedat:
http://www.kustomsignals.com
(select: radarfixedmount)
Forinformationonconnecting theTruTrakcable, refer
totheKustomwebsiteabove.Forinformationregarding
motorcyclemounts,refertoinstructions inthemount
kits.
NOTE:Onlytheinnerconductorofthespeedometerpulse
cableisused.Theoutershieldisnotconnected.

Section 3—Inspection &Mounting
3.8
Ifyourvehicleyear,makeand/ormodelisnotlistedor
youneedhardcopies,pleasecontactKustom’s
CustomerServiceDepartmentat(800)835-0156.Ifyou
areoutsideoftheUSandCanada,pleasecall(620)431-
2700.

Section4—Unit Description
4.1
4.UNITDESCRIPTION
4.0.FrontPanel
PATROLSPEED
KUSTOM SIGNALS, INC.
LOCK-
REL TEST AUDIO RANGE HOLD POWERMODE
LOCKTARGET SPEED
EAGLEII
TEST
A B C
J
D
E F G H I K L
N
M
A.TARGETSPEED Displaysthestrongestspeedof
targetvehiclesinbothstationary
andmovingmodes.
B.RoadGraphic Graphicindicates whichantenna
isselectedandthemodeof
operation.
C.LOCKDisplay Displayslockedtargetspeeds.
D.PATROLSPEED Displaysthespeedofthepatrol
vehicle.
E.LOCK/RELEASE Switchusedtolockand unlock
targetandpatrolvehiclespeeds.
F.TEST Switchusedtotesttheinternal
accuracyandactivatedisplays.

Section 4—Unit Description
4.2
G.MODE Switchusedtoselectmovingor
stationarymode.Secondary
functionsaretosquelchor
unsquelchaudioandtosetfan
interferencefilteronoroff.
H.AUDIO(ê) Thisswitchusedtodisplaythe
levelofaudiocurrentlyselected.
Secondaryfunctionis the
decrement(down)control.
I.RANGE(é) SwitchusedtoplacetheEagleII
intherangesetmode.
Secondaryfunctionis the
increment(up)control.
J.IRWindow Infraredwirelesscontrol
window.
K.HOLD Thisswitchusedtoturnthe
microwavetransmitteronand
off.
L.POWER Pushbuttoncontrolforpower-on.
M.AmbientLight
Detector Detectsambientlightconditions andadjuststhebrightnessof
displaysautomatically.
N.Testindicator Indicatesthattheunit isintest
mode.