Radenso Xp User manual

High Performance, Long-Range Radar Detector

USER MANUAL

Foreword

Congratulations on your new investment! The Radenso XP was designed to deliver class-leading

radar detection performance on all radar bands, coupled with the best false alert filtering in the

industry.

The built-in Global Positioning System (GPS) feature allows you to lockout known false alerts or you

can mark your own Points of Interest (POI) for future alerts. The world-class, directional GPS

database includes all known Red-Light Cameras (RLC) and Speed Cameras in North America and is

updated monthly.

Radenso XP features:

LNA-equipped antenna board for highest possible sensitivity on all bands

GPS enabled

RJ11 power connector

OLED display

Ka Band segmentation (10 segments)

Selectable X, K and Ka radar bands

Selectable K Wide/Narrow

Selectable Ka band POP (On/Off)

Selectable driving modes (Highway, City and Auto City)

Low power/Low frequency K band detection

Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) and Collision Avoidance System (CAS) filter

Separate Traffic Sensor Rejection (TSR) filter

3-digit frequency display

Multiple threat display

Auto Mute with selectable Mute volume

Low Speed Mute Mode for X and K bands

Mute Mode to manually mute X and K bands until manually unmuted

Auto City Mode with selectable speed increments and filter levels for each band

Fully directional, world-class RLC/Speed Camera database with free, monthly updates

Free firmware and database updates for life

Voice alerts with over 260 different spoken messages

Frequency voice alert announcement

GPS lockouts

Test Mode (full sensitivity, no filtering and no signal lag)

6 selectable display modes (Speed/Compass, Speed/Time, Speed/Voltage, Voltage, Time and

Speed)

VG2 undetectable

Undetectable by Spectre IV/Elite (< 15 feet)

Direct Wire power cord available (optional)

1 year manufacturer’s warranty

Quick Start-up Guide

To start using your Radenso XP radar detector, follow these easy steps:

1. Slide the windshield mounting bracket into the Quick Mount slot at the front of the radar

detector.

2. Insert the RJ11 connector of the power cord into the power jack of the Radenso XP, located on

the left side. Insert the large 12V plug into the power socket of your vehicle.

3. Once connected to a 12V power source, the radar detector starts-up with a very brief start-up

sequence.

4. Adjust the volume level by pressing and holding the VOL-/CITY or VOL+/MARK button for

2 seconds.

Radenso XP is now ready to go! To change default settings please reference the information below.

Factory Reset

1. Select “FACTORY RESET” in the Menu Mode to reset all settings back to their factory

defaults, except GMT setting.

Firmware Update

1. Connect the radar detector to a Windows-based PC via mini USB cable and use the Firmware

Update Manager program to download a new firmware to your Radenso XP, if available.

2. The Firmware Update Manager program can be found on the “Update” section of the Radenso

homepage at http://radenso.com

Database Update

1. Connect the radar detector to a Windows-based PC via mini USB cable and use the DB

Update Manager program to download the database file to your Radenso XP.

2. The DB Update Manager program can be found on the “Update” section of the Radenso

homepage at http://radenso.com

Main Functions of Radenso XP

The Radenso XP is a very powerful windshield mounted radar detector. It’s designed to protect the

driver from speeding tickets/fines. The Radenso XP communicates with the driver in English, by audio

and visual alerts. Its main functions are the detection of microwave radar signals (X, K, and Ka

bands), laser guns, red-light cameras and fixed-speed cameras using a GPS database.

Button Operation & Connections

1. 360Laser Sensor

2. Quick Mount Slot

3. Quick Mount Release

4. PWR/MENU button:

Short press: Power On/Off

Press and hold for 2 seconds: Enters

Menu Mode

5. VOL+/MARK button:

Short press: Add or delete a POI

(100 maximum) (Pressing button

during RLC alert will permanently

mute the alert)

Press and hold for 2 seconds:

Change volume up (0 9)

6. MUTE button:

Short press: Toggle Mute Mode

On/Off (Mute On will mute all X and

K band signals)

Press and hold for 2 seconds: Add or

delete Lockout location (200

maximum)

7. VOL-/CITY button:

Short press: Change driving mode

(Highway City Auto City)

Press and hold for 2 seconds:

Change volume down (9 0)

8. USB Port

9. RJ11 Power Jack

Menu Mode

1. Press and hold the PWR/MENU button for 2 seconds to enter Menu Mode.

2. Beginner Mode Menu (Default setting in bold):

Menu Item

Menu Setting

Brightness

Bright Dim Dimmer Dark Smart Dark

SMART DARK Bright Dim Dimmer

User Mode Beginner 

X Band



K Band

Wide 

Ka WIDE Band On 

LASER

On 

TSR FILTER Off 

Driving Display Mode

Speed/Compass Speed/Time Speed/Voltage 

Voltage Time Speed

Unit Mode

English Metric

GMT Setting

-12hr -05hr 

LOW SPD MUTE (Low Speed Mute)

Off, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 MPH

Off

, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 KM/H

Del ALL Usr POI? (Delete all POIs?) Press PWR/MENU or MUTE button to delete

Del ALL Lockout? (Delete all lockouts?) Press PWR/MENU or MUTE button to delete

FW VER (Firmware Version)

X.XX

DB VER (Database Version) YY/MM/DD

FACTORY RESET? Press PWR/MENU or MUTE button to reset

EXIT

Press

PWR/MENU

MUTE

button to exit

3. Expert Mode Menu (Default setting in bold):

Menu Item

Menu Setting

Brightness Bright Dim Dimmer Dark Smart Dark

SMART DARK Bright Dim Dimmer

User Mode 

Expert

X Band

On 

K Band Wide 

Ka WIDE Band

On 

Ka1 (33.392 - 33.704 GHz) On 

Ka2 (33.704 - 33.896 GHz)

On 

Ka3 (33.886 - 34.198 GHz) On 

Ka4 (34.184 - 34.592 GHz)



Ka5 (34.592 - 34.808 GHz) On 

Ka6 (34.806 - 35.166 GHz) On 

Ka7 (35.143 - 35.383 GHz)

On 

Ka8 (35.378 - 35.618 GHz) On 

Ka9 (35.595 - 35.835 GHz)

On 

Ka10 (35.830 - 35.998 GHz) On 

LASER

On 

POP

Off 

BSM FILTER On 

TSR FILTER Off 

AUTO MUTE 0%, 20%,

40%

, 60%, 80%

Unit Mode

English <-> Metric

CITY MODE FILTER

X Filter: 0 90% (Default 40%)

K Filter: 0 90% (Default 20%)

Ka Filter: 0 90% (Default 0%)

CITY MODE SPEED

LOW SPEED MUTE

City Speed Set:

10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 MPH

10, 20, 30, 40, 50,

, 70, 80, 90, 100 KM/H

Low Speed Mute Set:

Off, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 MPH

Off, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 KM/H

Display Mode

Standard



Driving Display Mode

Speed/Compass Speed/Time Speed/Voltage 

Voltage Time Speed

GMT Setting

-12hr -05hr 

RLC (Red-Light Camera) On 

SPEED CAM (Speed Camera) On 

RL&SPD CAM (Red-Light & Speed Camera)

On 

USER POINT On 

GPS Warning Distance

Normal Farther Farthest 

VOICE On 

GPS CONNECTED ANNOUNCEMENT On 

TEST

Off

On

Del ALL Usr POI? (Delete all user POIs?)

Press

[PWR/MENU]

[MUTE]

button to delete

Del ALL Lockout? (Delete all lockouts?) Press [PWR/MENU] or [MUTE] button to delete

FW VER (Firmware Version) X.XX

DB VER (Database Version)

YY/MM/DD

FACTORY RESET? Press [PWR/MENU] or [MUTE] button to reset

EXIT Press [PWR/MENU] or [MUTE] button to exit

4. Menu control buttons

PWR/MENU button: Toggle upward

VOL-/CITY button: Change Menu setting or execute Menu function backward

MUTE button: Toggle downward

VOL+/MARK button: Change Menu setting or execute Menu function forward

5. Exit Menu

Select “EXIT” in Menu

Press and hold PWR/MENU button for 2 seconds

Radar detector will automatically exit Menu Mode if no button is pressed for 20 seconds

Alert Priorities

1. The radar detector will alert in the following priority order (highest to lowest):

POI detected alert and POI pass alert

Laser:

Ka band:

Standard:

Frequency:

K band:

Standard:

Frequency:

X band:

Standard:

Frequency:

POI Limit Speed

Auto City Mode

1. Select Auto City Mode by pressing the VOL-/CITY button.

2. Auto City Mode operates as follows:

All radar alerts on X and K bands are completely muted and only displayed if the vehicle’s

speed is lower than the left speed setting (Low Speed Mute). It does NOT mute Ka band

and Laser alerts.

Radar detector operates in City mode with reduced sensitivity as set in City Mode Filter if

vehicle’s speed is between left speed setting (Low Speed Mute) and right speed setting

(City Mode Speed) .

Maximum detector sensitivity will be achieved above right speed setting (City Mode

Speed). Radar detector operated with maximum sensitivity on all bands if vehicle’s speed is

over the right speed setting.

3. City Filter and City Mode Speed settings are always default in Beginner Mode.

4. City Filter and City Mode Speed settings can be changed in Expert Mode only.

Auto Shutdown

1. To prevent drainage of the vehicle’s battery, the radar detector automatically shuts down after

30 minutes if the GPS doesn’t detect vehicle movement. The radar detector will need to be

manually turned on if it shuts down automatically.

2. If the radar detector is wired to a switched power source, it will shut down at the same time.

The radar detector will start up automatically once the switched power source receives power.

Brightness Mode

1. Display brightness can be selected as follows:

BRIGHT:

Full brightness

DIM:

Reduced brightness

DIMMER:

Further reduced brightness

DARK:

The display turns off (completely dark). The display only turns on when

a button is pressed.

SMART DARK:

The display turns off (completely dark). The display turns on when a

button is pressed or during an alert.

Brightness Mode: Smart Dark

1. Display brightness while in Smart Dark Mode can be selected as follows:

GPS Connected Message

1. A message displays along with a voice announcement when a

GPS signal is acquired after start-up.

2. You can disable the voice announcement in the Menu (must be in Expert Mode).

GPS Error Message

1. A message displays if the radar detector does not receive a GPS

signal for 30 seconds.

GPS Lockouts

1. Mute audio alerts (voice/tone) for radar within a 1,500 ft radius of the Lockout location.

2. Lockout display:

Entering a Lockout location:

“LOCKOUT” is shown in the lower right corner of the display .

3. POI alert operates only when GPS is connected.

4. Press and hold the MUTE button for 2 seconds to store or delete a Lockout location.

BRIGHT:

Full brightness

DIM:

Reduced brightness



DIMMER:

Further reduced brightness

5. Select “Del ALL Lockout?” in the Menu to delete all Lockout locations registered in memory.

Mute Mode

1. Pressing the MUTE button during an alert will temporarily mute the detected signal and will

automatically un-mute 20 seconds after the signal has passed, or if a new and/or different

signal has been detected.

2. Pressing the MUTE button without the presence of an alert will permanently mute the radar

detector on X and K bands until either manually un-muted, or after a new start-up cycle. Ka

band and Laser alerts will NOT be muted in this mode.

Mute Mode: Auto

1. Auto Mute Mode is selectable and reduces the alert volume by 0%, 20%, 40%, 60% or 80%.

(Default: 40%)

2. Radar bands (X, K and Ka) and POI Limit Speed: Current volume level stays for the first 3

seconds after the alert begins, afterwards, it’s reduced to the selected Auto Mute level. Auto

Mute is NOT applicable to Laser alerts.

3. Auto Mute ends 10 seconds after the alert ends. If the same radar frequency is detected, or

the same POI Limit Speed alert begins within 10 seconds the radar detector keeps Auto Mute

active.

4. If a different radar band is detected, or a different POI Limit Speed alert begins while Auto

Mute is active, Auto Mute will be disabled and will revert back to the current volume level.

Mute Mode: Low Speed Mute

1. All radar alerts on X and K bands are completely muted and only displayed if vehicle’s speed is

below the Low Speed Mute setting. Radar detector does NOT mute Ka band and Laser alerts.

2. Low Speed Mute settings:

English (MPH): Off, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 (Default: 20)

Metric (KM/H): Off, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 (Default: 30)

Notifications

When a radar signal is detected, the driver will be alerted by a visual text warning and a voice/tone

alert. The display and voice alert will indicate the detected radar band, frequency and signal strength.

For additional alert awareness, the display will blink for 3 seconds and a beeping, warning tone will

increase its intensity with increasing signal strength. The signal strength has 9 levels. The GPS alerts

are reported by voice and text.

Point of Interest (POI)

1. Press the VOL+/MARK button to register a POI

2. Pressing the VOL+/MARK button during a POI alert will delete the POI

3. You can register up to 100 POIs

POI: Alert

1. POI alert announces when a database POI or user POI is detected.

2. POI alerts display the POI icon, distance to POI and current speed .

3. Display of POI “PASS” message with a voice announcement when passing a POI.

3.1 Red-Light Camera

3.2 Speed Camera

3.3 User Point

4. No audio/visual alert when exiting from POI area without passing by POI.

5. POI warning distances:

SHORT: 400 ft or 135 m

NORMAL: 800 ft or 250 m

FARTHER: 1,250 ft or 400 m

FARTHEST: 1,650 ft or 500 m

6. POI direction Type:

Database POI: All-direction, Two-direction, Single-direction

User POI: Single-direction

7. POI alert operates only when GPS is connected.

POI: Limit Speed Alarm

1. POI Limit Speed alert operates when driving speed is over the POI speed limit.

2. POI Limit Speed alert message displays along with a voice

announcement (Voice On) or tone (Voice Off).

3. The current driving speed blinks along with alert sounds until

driving speed is under POI speed limit .

POI: Deleting all Points of Interest

1. You can select “Del ALL Usr POI?” in the Menu to delete all POIs registered in memory

Threat Display

1. If the radar detector detects more than one signal, the additional received signal/s will also be

displayed when display setting is set to “THREAT”.

2. The display will show the 3 strongest signals in the following priority (highest to lowest):

Ka K X

User Setting Memory

1. All features selected and configured are stored in the radar detector’s memory

2. If “MUTE ON” is enabled, it will revert back to “MUTE OFF” (default) after the radar detector

restarts

Troubleshooting

Problem

Root Cause/Corrective Action

The radar detector will not turn on.

Check if power cable is connected

Turn on ignition

Check the fuse located at the tip of the plug

Display is not turning on.

Power cable is disconnected or switch has

not been turned on



Display I set to “Dark” or “Smart Dark” Mode

The radar detector alerts visually but there are

no voice or audio alerts.

The alert volume is turned down; increase

volume

The windshield mount does not adhere to the

windshield.

Clean the suction cups and windshield

The radar detector alerts to a signal but no

police radar trap can be located.

The radar detector could have received a

false signal from a motion sensor; Lockout

the known false location

The radar detector suddenly alerts with high

intensity while driving on the Interstate although

there’s no police in sight.

Radar operated traffic sensors are placed

along your road; turn on Traffic Sensor

Rejection (TSR) filter in the Menu

The radar detector starts alerting with low

intensity following another vehicle.

A vehicle near you is equipped with Blind

Spot Mirror or Lane Assist feature; turn on

Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) filter in the

The radar detector did not alert to approaching

police vehicle.

The officer is not operating radar equipment

One or more radar bands have been de-

activated

You may have activated a speed limit in the

menu and you were travelling below the set

speed limit

The radar detector never alerts to radar or it

alerts after passing a radar source.

Your vehicle might be equipped with a metal

coated windshield that prevents the reception

of radio waves; check your local dealer

The speed limit setting in the Menu has been

set above normal travel speed; turn off speed

limit

The radar detector did not alert to a Red-Light or

Speed Camera.

Red-Light and/or Speed Cameras have been

turned off in the Menu

The location is not yet stored in the

database; check online for an update

The radar detector alerts to a Speed Camera or

Red-Light Camera but no camera can be found.

The location used to have a Speed or Red-

Light Camera but it was removed

The camera is located on the other sides of

the road, in opposite direction of travel

Technical Specifications

Detector Type:

Dual conversion super-heterodyne receiver

Linear polarized self-contained antenna

Scanning frequency discriminator

Operating Frequency:

X band: 10.475 – 10.575 GHz

K band Wide: 23.950 – 24.250 GHz

K band Narrow: 24.080 – 24.200 GHz

Ka band Wide: 33.400 – 36.000 GHz

Technical Parameters:

Operating temperature: -30- +185F

Power requirement: 11V – 16V DC

200mA Negative ground

Dimensions: 72(W) x 116(L) x 34(H)

2.83 x 4.57 x 1.34 inch

Weight: 8.2 oz (200 g)

FCC Compliance

FCC NOTE

Modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s FCC granted authority to operate the equipment.

FCC ID: 2AEE3XP

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.

Warranty

One (1) Year Limited Warranty

Radenso warrants, for one year, to the original retail owner, this Radenso product to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only the

limitations or exclusions set out below.

Scope of Warranty:

From the date of original consumer purchase, and for the respective periods specified above, Radenso agrees to repair or replace, at its sole expense,

all Radenso brand products purchased directly from Radenso or from an Authorized Radenso Dealer, which are defective in material and/or

workmanship during ordinary consumer use. Repairs may be completed using new or refurbished parts that meet or exceed Radenso specifications for

new parts. Radenso, at its sole discretion, may replace a product with a refurbished or reconditioned unit having comparable features and a limited

consumer warranty.

Exclusions:

If you purchase a Radenso product from an unauthorized dealer, your Radenso warranty will not be valid.

This warranty does not apply with respect to the following:

1. Defects or damage caused by accident, fire/smoke, flood/water damage, power surge (or related electrical abnormalities), lightning or other

acts of nature.

2. Defects or damage caused by abuse, misuse, negligence, accident, unauthorized product modification or service, or failure to observe the

instructions contained in the user manual furnished at the time of original purchase.

3. Deterioration/failure due to corrosive atmosphere, including but not limited to; smoke, high humidity or extreme temperature.

4. Damage caused during shipment or handling.

5. Products purchased from anyone other than Radenso or an Independent Radenso Authorized Dealer. If you are uncertain as to whether a

dealer is authorized, please contact Radenso’s Customer Service.

6. Products that have had their serial numbers altered or removed.

7. Products purchased in “AS IS” condition or noted as “DEMO”, “DISPLAY”, “OPEN BOX”, or “CLEARANCE”.

8. Products that have been altered or repaired by anyone other than Radenso or a Radenso Authorized Service Center in a manner that has

affected their performance, stability or reliability.

9. Accessories attached to or to be used with Radenso products, such as antennas, mounts, cables, etc.

10. Any product attached to or used with the Radenso product.

11. Packing materials and cosmetic items.

12. Installation and removal of Radenso products from the vehicle.

13. Maintenance, cleaning or periodic check-ups.

Obtaining Warranty Service:

If, after following the instructions in this User Manual, you are certain that the product is defective, pack the product carefully (preferably in its original