Kustom FALCON User manual

FALCON
HAND-HELDTRAFFIC RADAR
OPERATOR’SMANUAL
P/N006-0336-00
REV. 1
KUSTOM
SIGNALS,
INC.
A SUBSIDIARYOF PUBLIC SAFETYEQUIPMENT, INC.

Copyright1992
KustomSignals, Inc.
All rightsreserved
PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica
Thepublicationmaynotbereproduced, storedinaretrievalsystem, ortransmittedinwhole
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otherwisewithoutpriorwrittenpermissionofKustomSignalsInc., 9325 Pflumm, Lenexa,
Kansas66215-3347.

TABLE OFCONTENTS
INTRODUCTION..............................................................................1
CONTROLSAND INDICATORS
RearView.....................................................................................2
SideView.....................................................................................4
INSTALLING THE RADAR.............................................................5
TEST SEQUENCE
PowerOn......................................................................................7
LampTest.....................................................................................7
AutomaticCircuitTest..................................................................7
TuningForkTest..........................................................................7
MovingTest..................................................................................8
DopplerAudio..............................................................................8
SYSTEMOPERATION
ControlSelections.........................................................................9
MonitoringTargetSpeeds.............................................................9
LockingandReleasing Targets...................................................10
HoldFunction.............................................................................10
GENERALINFORMATION
TheoryofOperation....................................................................11
Interference.................................................................................11
PowerSource fortheFALCON..................................................12
RecommendedCareandMaintenance.........................................12
MicrowaveEmission...................................................................13
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE.......................................................14
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS....................................................15
REFERENCES
CaseLaw....................................................................................16
FCC Rules..................................................................................17
WARRANTY...................................................................................18
RADARLOG...................................................................................19

INTRODUCTION
1
YournewKustomFALCON radarcombinesthelatestinengineeringexpertisewithease
ofoperationtogiveyouatrafficradarsystemtomeetall yourstationaryradarneeds.
Toavoidpossibleoperatorconfusion, andinaccordance withNHTSAModel
Performance Specifications, theFALCON'sdisplaywill blankifstrongRFinterference
ispresent, orifvoltageistoo lowforproperoperation, orifthesystem'sinternalcircuit
checkfails. Forgreatereaseofoperation, LEDindicatorswill lightifanyofthese
conditionsisencountered.
TheFALCON ishand-held, andoperatesonK-Band, whichenablesittopickup targets
atgreaterdistance, updatespeedsquicker, andselectbetweenmulti-lanetargetswith
greateraccuracy.
AnotherFALCON featureistheHoldMode, whichenablestheoperatortoescape
detectionbyradardetectiondevices. Foroperatorconvenience, anLEDindicatoronthe
displaywill lightwhentheHoldModehasbeenactivated.
TogetthemostfromyournewFALCON, weurgeyoutoreadthisoperator’smanual
carefully. Whilethismanualisnotintendedasatrainingmanualandcannotreplace a
trainingclass, itdoesdescribetheFALCON’scontrolandtheirfunctionsaswell asgive
informationonoperatingprocedures. Ifyouhavequestionsorexperience operating
difficulty, contactyourKustomSignalsrepresentativeorourCustomerService personnel
forassistance.

CONTROLSANDINDICATORS
2
REAR VIEW
A. POWER/VOLUME (ON/VOL). DualpurposecontrolforON/OFF andtargetDoppler
audiovolume. Turnthecontrolclockwisetoactivatetheradarandtoadjustthelevelof
theDoppleraudio.
B. LAMPTEST. WhentheLAMPTEST buttonispressed, thesystemwill illuminateall
displaysegments. Thedisplaywill register"888"andthefourLEDindicators(XTAL
ERR, LOVOLT, RFI, HOLD)will light, indicatingproperfunctioningofall lighting
segments.
C. LOWVOLTAGE INDICATOR(LOVOLT). Whenlit, indicatesbatteryvoltagehas
droppedbelow10.8volts, resultingintheinhibitingoffurtherspeedmeasurementsand
blankingofthetargetdisplaywithin2-3seconds.
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CONTROLSANDINDICATORS
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D. CRYSTALERRORINDICATOR(XTALERR). Whenlit, indicatesdualcrystal
comparisonhasfailed, resultingintheinhibitingoffurtherspeedmeasurementsandthe
blankingofthetargetdisplaywithin2-3seconds.
E. RFIINDICATOR(RFI). Whenlit, indicatesthepresence ofstrongRFinterference,
resultingintheinhibitingoffurtherspeedmeasurementsandblankingofthetarget
displaywithin2-3seconds.
F. HOLDINDICATOR. Whenlit, indicatestheHOLDswitchhasbeendepressedandthe
microwavesource isturnedoff. Audioisautomaticallyturnedoff.
G.TARGET DISPLAY. Three full digitswhichdisplaytargetspeedsbetween
approximately10 and199 MPH. Therightmostdecimalpoint(centerdecimalpointfor
tenthsunits)will illuminatetoindicatewhentheunitisreceivingpower.
H. TEST. Pressingthisbuttoncausestheradartoperformaninternalcircuittestresultingin
areadoutof"32"inthedisplay. Thiswill beaccompaniedbyabriefaudiosignal. This
testreadoutcannotbelockedinbytheoperator.
I.RANGE. Allowstheoperatortoreduce orextendtheeffectiverangeoftheradar. Fully
clockwiseisthemaximumrangeposition.

CONTROLSANDINDICATORS
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SIDEVIEW
J. SQUELCH/UNSQUELCH. Providesmanualoverridetothenormalaudiosquelchwhen
thedisplayisblank. IntheSQposition, audiowill onlybeheardwhileatargetspeedis
beingdisplayed.
K. AIMING SIGHTS. Enablestheoperatortocorrectlyaim theFALCON antennatoobtain
maximumeffectiverange.
L. HOLD. PressingthisbuttonplacesthesystemintheHoldModetoavoiddetectionby
trafficradardetectors. All microwaveemissionwill beshutoff, thedisplaywill blank,
andtheHOLDindicatorwill light. ThisbuttonalsoreleasesthesystemfromtheHold
Mode.
M. LOCK/RELEASE (TRIGGER). Pullingthetriggeronce will lockatargetvehicle's
speedintothedisplay. Thedisplaywill flashandashort500 Hztonewill beheard.
Audioisautomaticallyunsquelchedwhileareadingislocked. Pullingthetriggera
secondtimewill releasealocked-inspeed.
NOTE:Somelocalitiesdonotpermittheuseofanyspeedlockingfunction.Forthisreason,
yourunitmaynotbeequippedwiththeLock/Releasecapability.(Thetriggerwill
bepresent, butwill notbefunctional.)
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INSTALLINGTHE RADAR
5
Iftheoptionaldashmountistobeused, install asdescribedbelow. Insertthe
FALCON’spowercordplug intothevehicle'scigarettelighterreceptacle, auxiliary
powerreceptacle, orportablebatterypack. (Somemodelshaveinternalbatterieswhich
alsomaybeusedaspowersources.)
NOTE:Ignitionsystemsincertainvehiclessometimesinterferewiththeproperoperationof
any trafficradarsystem.Therefore,anauxiliarypowerreceptacleandshielded
cable,whichcanbemountedunderthedashboardandwireddirectlytothebattery,
isavailableforyourFALCON.
Toinstall theauxiliaryreceptacleandcable:Mountthereceptacleinthedesired
locationandgroundtheblackwiretothereceptaclebracket.Runthecabletothe
battery;attachthewhitewiretothepositiveterminal,andtheblackwiretothe
negativeterminal. Ensureall attachmentsarefirmandwill noteasilyvibrateloose.
Toinstall theoptionaldashmount:
1.Place thebracketontopofthedashboard. SlidetheFALCON intotheU-shaped
holdingbracketuntil theradarissecurelylockedintothebracket.
2.Startthevehicle'sengine, thenturnthePWR-VOLcontroltotheON position.
SwitchtheSQ-UNSQcontroltotheUNSQposition. Adjusttheaudiotoa
comfortablelisteninglevelabovetheenginenoise.
3.WiththeFALCON andmountsittinginthemiddleofthedashboard, andtheantenna
aimedstraightahead, adjusttheheater/airconditionerfanmotortoamid-rangefan
speed.
4.Listenforfannoiseintheaudio;adjustthepositionoftheradar/mountleftorrightas
neededforaNULL ornofannoise.
5.Moistenthebracket'ssuctioncups;slidethebrackettowardthewindshield, keepingit
level. Pushthesuctioncupsfirmlyagainstthewindshield. Attachthestretchcords
tothemountandhookintodefrostervents.
6.Usetheaimingsightsontopoftheradartomakesuretheradarisaimedcorrectly.
DuetothehighlydirectionalbeamtransmittedbytheFALCON, boththehorizontal
andverticalaimingisimportanttotheeffectiveoperationoftheunit.

INSTALLINGTHERADAR
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TESTSEQUENCE
7
Forthepurposeofassuringfunctionalityandaccuracy, werecommendthattheinternaltest,
lamptest, tuningforktest, andmovingtestbeconductedatthebeginningandendofeach
patrolshift. Theresultscanberecordedinaradarlog(suchastheoneattherearofthis
manual)forfuturereference. Iftheunitfailsanyofthesetests, itshouldberemovedfrom
service immediatelyandtakentoanauthorizedservice centerforrepair.
POWERON
TurnthePOWER/VOLUME knobclockwise. Checkthelowerrightcornerofthe
displaytoensurethepowerindicator(decimalpoint)isglowing. Iftheindicatordoesnot
comeonwhenthePOWER/VOLUME knobhasbeenturnedpastthePWROFF point,
rechecktheconnectiontothepowersource.
NOTE:Batteryvoltagemustbebetween10.8VDCand16.5VDCforproperoperationof
theFALCON.
LAMPTEST
Press theLAMPTEST button. Thedisplayshouldregister"888", andall fourLED
indicatorsontheleftshouldlight. Ifanyothernumberappears, donotplace theunitin
service until theproblemhasbeencorrected.
AUTOMATICCIRCUITTEST
ToensuretheFALCON isoperatingproperly, press theTEST button. Ifthesystemis
workingcorrectly, "32"will appearinthedisplay.
Priortoeverydisplayoftargetspeed, theFALCON automaticallyperformsabrief,
internalcomparisonoftwoquartzcrystals. (Thistestdoesnotappearinthedisplay.)If
thesecrystalsdonotcorrelatewithinahighdegree ofaccuracy, "XTALERR" will light
andthetargetspeeddisplaywill notbeallowed. Ifthisoccurs, taketheunitoutof
service andsendtoanauthorizedservice centerforrepair.
TUNINGFORKTEST
1.TurntheRANGE controlfullyclockwise(maximumrange).
2.A50 MPH(80 KPH)tuningforkissuppliedwiththeFALCON. Strikethetuning
forkonahard, non-metallicsurface, suchastherubberheelofashoe. Holdthe
vibratingtuningforkapproximatelyoneinchinfrontoftheantenna. Thedisplay
shouldregister"50"("80"). Pleasenote--readingsof±1MPH(KPH)areconsidered
acceptable.

TESTSEQUENCE
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Iftheproperreadingisnotobtained:
1.MakesurethatKustomSignalsK-Bandtuningforkshavebeenused("K-Band"is
stampedplainlyoneachfork). XorKa-Bandtuningforks, ortuningforksdesigned
forusewithothermanufacturers'radar, will notgivetheproperreadings.
2.Strikingthetuningforkstoo hardmayproduce falseovertoneswhichmaybereadas
speedsslightlyaboveorbelowthosespecified. Thesepossiblefalsereadingsare
momentary, andtheproperreadingsshouldappearasthefalseovertonesdissipate.
Donotmovethetuningforksafterplacinginfrontoftheantenna.
3.EnsurethesystemisnotintheHoldMode.
4.Extremelycoldorextremelyhottuningforksmaygivereadingsslightlyaboveor
belowthosespecified, duetotheeffectofextremetemperatureonthemetal. Ifthisis
thecase, warmorcooltheforkstonormalroomtemperaturebeforeuse.
NOTE:Ifcorrectreadingsarenotobtainedaftertheabovepointshavebeenrechecked,the
systemshouldbeshutdownandtakenoutofservice.
MOVINGTEST
Foranadditionalcheckoftheunit, aim theradarstraightahead, drivethepatrolvehicle,
andcomparethereadinginthedisplaywiththevehicle'sspeedometer. Thespeed
registeredinthedisplayandspeedometershouldcoincide, orbewithinreasonablelimits
(allowingforminorspeedometererror). Thesecomparisons, onaday-by-daybasis, area
reliablewaytochecktheaccuracyofyourradar. Iftherearemajor discrepancies
betweenthespeedregisteredandthevehiclespeedometer, thesystemshouldbetakenout
ofservice until thediscrepanciesareresolved. (Thischeckisoneofthebestwaysto
verifytheproperoperationofyourradar.)
DOPPLERAUDIO
ToreceiveDoppleraudio, setthePOWER/VOLUME controlpastthePower-Off
position. Volumeoftheaudiocanbeincreasedbyturningthecontrolclockwise. The
audiopitchwill correspondtothespeedbeingdisplayed;thatis, thegreaterthespeed, the
higherthepitch. Audiowill bepresentfromapproachingorrecedingvehicles. The
audiopresentationisespeciallyusefulinthecaseofmultipletargets, whentarget
identificationismoredifficult. Theoperatorhastheoptionofsquelchedorunsquelched
audiobysettingtheSQ-UNSQswitchtothedesiredposition. Whennotargetispresent,
selectingtheUnsquelchedmodeallowstheoperatortolistenforpossibleinterference in
theoperatingarea.

SYSTEMOPERATION
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CONTROLAND FUNCTIONSELECTION
Selectsquelchedorunsquelchedaudiobymovingtheswitchtothedesiredposition.
AdjustthePWR/VOLcontrolforcomfortablelisteningtotheDoppleraudiolevel.
AdjusttheRANGE controlforpropertargetacquisitiondistance. Formostapplications,
fullyclockwise(maximumrange)will bethemostusefulsetting. Indensertraffic, or
wheremaximumdistance isnotdesired, reduce therangetothedesireddistance. Ifrange
isunsatisfactory, firstcheckantennaaim (itshouldbestraight, level, andpointedstraight
ahead)andpositionofRANGE controltoensureithasnotbeeninadvertentlyturned
down.
MONITORINGTARGET SPEEDS
Once theradarhasbeenproperlysetup andtested (see precedingsections), itisreadyfor
use. Acquiringanddisplayingvalidtarget(andpatrol)speedsrequiresobtainingaproper
trackinghistory, asdescribedbelow:
1.Visuallyobservetargetvehicleandestimateitsspeed.
Recheck antennaaim.
Observe othervehicleswhichmaybeintheradarbeamandwhicharepotential
targets(ormayblocktheradar's"view"oftheselectedtarget), especiallythosewhich
arelarger, closer, ormuchfaster thantheselectedtarget.
Bealert toterrainorroadsidefeatures, whichcancauseinterference, incorrect
readings, ordisplayblanking. (Suchfeaturesincludepowerlines, radio/TV
transmitters, bridges, guardrails, andotherlargereflectors, etc.)
2.ListentotheDoppleraudio. Thepitchofthetoneshouldcorrespondtothevisual
estimatemadeabove. Thetoneshouldbeclearandstrong;scratchy, “buzzy”, or
garbledtonescouldindicateinterference ofsomesort.
3.ChecktheradarTARGET display. Thereadingshouldcloselymatchthevisual
estimateandthepitchoftheaudiotone.

SYSTEMOPERATION
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LOCKINGAND RELEASINGTARGETS
NOTE:Tocomplywithvariousstateandlocalrequirements,yourunitmaynotbe
equippedwiththelockfeature.Referencestothelockfeaturedonotapplytothese
units.
1. Observeapproachingorrecedingtargetvehicles;obtainpropertrackinghistory.
2. Pull thetriggertolockinthetargetspeed. Theunitwill beeponce andthelocked-in
speedwill flash.
3. Audioisautomaticallyunsquelchedonce LOCKhasbeenactivated. Theoperatorwill
hearDoppleraudiofromothertargetvehicles, althoughtheirspeedswill notappear
inthedisplay.
4. NotethatpressingtheTEST buttonwill eraseanylocked-inspeed, andthatthe
numbersappearinginthedisplaywitheithertheLampTestortheCircuitTestcannot
belockedin.
5. Toreleasealocked-inspeed, pull thetriggerasecondtime.
HOLDFUNCTION
TheadvancedelectronicsintheFALCON enableittocompletelyescapedetectionby
trafficradardetectorsbyeliminatingall microwavetransmissionintheHoldMode. To
activatetheHOLDfunction:
1. Press theHOLDbutton. BoththeradardisplayandtheGiantDisplaywill become
blank(ifthedisplayisunlocked), theHOLDLEDindicatorwill light, andaudiowill
beshutoff.
2. Press theHOLDcontrolbuttonasecondtimetoreleasethesystemfromtheHold
Mode. WhenreleasedfromtheHoldMode, theFALCON will acquiretargetspeed
almostinstantly.
NOTE:Iftheoperatordesirestoshutoff themicrowaveemissiontoavoiddetectionwhen
theunitislockedonatargetspeed,hemaydosobypressingtheHOLDbutton
once.TheHOLDindicatorwill light,microwaveemissionwill cease,andthe
locked-inspeedwill continuetobedisplayed.ReleasingthesystemfromtheHold
Modewill notreleasethelocked-inspeed.

GENERALINFORMATION
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THEORY OFOPERATION
TheFALCON radartransmitsaradiofrequencyof24.150 Gigahertz, inaccordance with
FederalCommunicationsCommissionregulations. Thetransmittedsignalstrikesa
movingtargetandreturnstotheantennaatadifferentfrequencybecausethereisrelative
motionbetweenthetwoobjects(radarunitandtarget).
Thisreturningsignaliscomparedtothetransmittedsignal;thedifference infrequency
betweenthem(Dopplerfrequency)isproportionaltothespeedofthetarget. The
Dopplerfrequencyistranslatedbytheradarintoaspeedanddisplayedonthescreen.
INTERFERENCE
Interference fromanyexternaleventcaninfluence theoperationoftheFALCON. These
influencescanbenaturalorman-made. Aknowledgeableoperatorwill notbeconfused
bytheseexternalinfluences.
Naturaleventssuchasdrivingrainorblowingdustcancauseascatteringeffect, or
diffusion, whichcandecreasetheeffectiverangeoftheradar. Terraincanalsoaffectthe
FALCON'srange. Shouldthepatrolcarbeonaslightdecline, withtheradarmountedon
adashmount, theantennacouldbeshootingshortofthetargetvehicle. Ifonaslight
incline, itcouldbeshootingoverthetargetvehicle. Rangewill beshortenedineither
case.
Man-madeinfluencesarebyfarthemosttroublesome, becausetheygenerallyinvolve
electronicsignals, whichmaycausespuriousdisplays. Electronicnoisescanbegenerated
by:powertransformers, radiotransmitters(especiallythoseinthepatrolvehicle), neon
lights, etc. Theseinfluencesgenerateaphenomenoncalled“harmonics", whichcancause
aradartodisplayafalsereading. TheFALCON isequippedwithanRFI(Radio
FrequencyInterference)detectorthatwill causethedisplaytoblankinthepresence of
strongRFfields. NotargetspeedmeasurementcanbemadewhentheRFIindicatorison
topreventpossiblereadingscausedbytheinterference.
Intermittentreadingsneednotbeconfusingiftheofficerisfamiliarwiththeoperationof
theFALCON. Forexample, iftheantennaispointedatthedashboardofthepatrol
vehicle, itmaybereadingthespeedoftheheater/defrosterfanbecausemostdashboards
arenowmadeofplastic. Aspeciallydesigneddashboardmountisavailablewhichwill
helptoeliminatethisintermittentreading.
Ifthepowersupplyvoltagetotheradarunitdropsbelowthelevelrequiredforproper
operation, the"LOVOLT"indicationwill appearandspeeddisplayswill beinhibitedas
longasthelowvoltageconditionpersists. Thispreventsfalsereadingsfromoccurring
duringperiodsoflowvoltage.

GENERALINFORMATION
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POWERSOURCEFORTHEFALCON
Cigarettelighterreceptacleshavebeenthetraditionalpowersource fortrafficradar.
However, poorgrounding, electronicignitionbleedover, andalternatornoiseinnewer
carscancombinetocreateanunacceptablyhighlevelofambientelectronicinterference.
Symptomsofsuchinterference includeabnormaltonesornoiseheardintheaudioand/or
decreasedrange.
Ifradaroperationisdegradedbytheelectricalinterference presentinthevehicle, itis
recommendedthatatwo-conductor, shieldedcableberunfromthebatterydirectlytoan
auxiliaryreceptacleinstalledatthedashorontheconsole. Thisshouldeffectively
eliminatethepowersource problems.
RECOMMENDEDCAREAND MAINTENANCE
TheFALCON isasturdy, reliablepiece ofequipmentdesignedandbuilttogivetrouble-
free service. Followingcertainbasiccareguidelineswill helpensureitgivesyouthat
trouble-free service.
1.Aswithall electricalorelectronicequipment, protectfrommoisture. Shouldliquidof
anykindgetinsidetheunit, removepowerimmediatelyandsendforrepair. Prompt
actioncanminimize damage.
2Otherthanthefuse, therearenouser-serviceablepartsintheFALCON. Replace
fuseswiththecorrectsize andtype--excessivecurrentduetooversize fuseswill
causeseriousdamagenotcoveredbywarranty. NEVERwiredirectlyintoAC
current!! Damagecausedinthiswaymaynotberepairable.
3.Donotpickup orcarrytheFALCON bythepowercord. Donotyankortwistthe
powercord, especiallynearthehandleoftheunit--brokenwiresinsidethepowercord
areacommoncauseofintermittentoperation.
Iftheradarexhibitsdecreasingrangeoveraperiodoftime, theunitshouldbeexamined
byanauthorizedservice centerforpossiblereceiverdiodedegradation. Receiverdiode
degradationhasnoeffectontheunit'saccuracy, butwill resultinunsatisfactoryrange.

GENERALINFORMATION
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MICROWAVEEMISSION
Trafficradaroperatorsmayhavesomequestionsaboutthebiologicaleffectsofexposure
tothemicrowaveenergyproducedbytheradardevices. Accordingtoall credible
evidence, theemissionlevelsresultingfromtrafficradaruseposenothreatwhatsoever,
eithertotheradaroperatorortotargetvehicleoccupants.
Onewidelyrecognizedauthorityforsafelimitsofnonionizingradiationexposureisthe
AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute, whichrecommendsmaximumexposurelevelsfor
thefrequenciesonwhichKustomtrafficradarsystemsoperate(ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1992,
"StandardforSafetyLevelsWithRespecttoHumanExposuretoRadioFrequency
ElectromagneticFields, 3kHzto300 GHz"). Theseexposurelevels, expressedinterms
ofpowerdensity, are7mW/cm2forX-bandradarunits, and10 mW/cm2forK-bandand
Ka-bandradarunits. Similarly, theOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration
(OSHA), adivisionoftheU.S. Departmentoflabor, recommendsa10 mW/cm2exposure
limitforall three frequencybands("RadiationProtectionGuide", 29 CFR, ChapterXVII,
SubpartG, Part1910.97). Thislimitisclearlyacceptedbymostreputablescientificand
medicalauthorities.
Kustomradarsystemsutilize microwavetransmitters, whichproduce aperturepower
densities, measureddirectlyattheface oftheantenna, intherangeofapproximately0.3
to2.3mW/cm2. Typicallevelsforthevastmajorityofunitsareinthe0.4to1.0mW/cm2
range, whichisbutasmall fractionoftherecognizedsafelimits. Bearinmindthatthese
arelevelmeasurementstakendirectlyinthemainbeamoftheantenna, andthatthe
powerdensitiesproducedatthesidesandrearoftheunitaretypicallyatleastone
hundredtimeslowerthaninthemainbeam.
Anotherreference documentonthistopicisaDOT publicationentitled"FieldStrength
MeasurementsofSpeedMeasuringRadarUnits" (NHTSATechnicalReport#DOT-HS-
805 928). ThisreportdocumentsaseriesoftestsperformedbytheNationalBureauof
Standardsontwenty-twocommonlyusedmodelsoftrafficradarunits, fromsixdifferent
manufacturersincludingKustom. Aperturepowerdensitylevelsmeasuredwerefrom
0.25 to2.82 mW/cm2, whileback-lobepowerdensityvaluesrangedfrom0.001 to0.02
mW/cm2. Thesemeasurementswereobtainedwiththeradarsmountedinsidevehicles, as
innormaloperatingconditions. Since theNBSstudy, otherlaboratorieshaveduplicated
thesetypesofmeasurements, producingconsistentlysimilarresults.
Forafree copyofthelatestinformationregardingthesafehumanexposurestandards,
pleasecall orwriteKustomtorequestthe"RFEmissionsPacket."Youmaycontactusat
ourcorporateheadquarters:
KustomSignals, Inc.
9325 Pflumm
Lenexa, KS66215-3347
[phone]
Whiletrafficradardevicesdoemitmicrowaveenergy, thelevelsaresolowthatthereare
noprobableharmfuleffects. YoumayuseyourKustomradarunitwithcomplete
confidence initssafety, aswell asinitsaccuracy.

TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE
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TROUBLESHOOTINGTHEFALCON
Ifyouarehavingoperatingdifficulty, rechecktheoperatinginformationinthismanual, then
checkthefollowingbeforenotifyingyourKustomSignalsrepresentativeofaproblem.
Problem PossibleSolution
Unitwill notturnonornopilot
light Checkfuse. Foraccess tofuse, removetipofpower plug byturningcounterclockwise. NOTE:Replace
fuseONLYwith2ASlo-Blo!Checkfordirty
cigarettelighterreceptacle, dirtybatterycables, or
deadbattery. Useauxiliaryreceptacleconnected
directlytobattery, orportablebatterypack, or
switchvehicles.
Intermittentreadings(display
readingsthattemporarilyblank) Oftencausedbyinterference fromstrayRFI(check RFIindicator) orfromthevehicle’selectrical
system. Useauxiliaryreceptacleconnecteddirectly
tothebattery. Ifthisfails, useabatterypackor
switchvehicles. Iftheproblemclearsup, the
vehicle’selectricalsystemneedsattention.
LackofRange CheckRANGE controlsetting. Checkantennaaim
andensurethebeamisnotbeingobstructed. Check
forinterference fromtheheater/defroster/air
conditionerfan. Switchvehicles(electricalsystem
interference sometimesaffectsperformance).
Displaysareblank, power
indicatorison CheckRANGE controlsetting. Checkindicator lightsonfrontpanel. Noreadingswill bedisplayed
ifanyofthese(exceptPOWER)arelit.