Target BLU EYE Guide

An eye for safety.
USER & INSTALLATION MANUAL
TARGET BLU EYE

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CONTENTS
FUNCTIONS TARGET BLU EYE 3
On/of-Mute-Volume button 4
On/Of
Mute
Volume
Mode-Dim button 5
Mode
Dim
VISIBLE WARNINGS BY LEDS 5
AUDIBLE WARNINGS 6
Installer Mode 8
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 11
Connection Diagram
Antenna
Central unit 12
Display 13
REGISTRATION OF YOUR TARGET BLU EYE 14
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 15

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USER AND INSTALLATION MANUAL TARGET BLU EYE
Congratulations! With the purchase of this Target Blu Eye system you have become
the owner of a very sophisticated traffic safety system that is patented worldwide and
manufactured in The Netherlands. To ensure maximum benefit from your new Target
Blu Eye, please read all operating instructions completely. We believe our system will
increase your comfort of driving and we wish you many safe years using your Target Blu
Eye on the road.
Track Technologies B.V.
IN THE BOX
• Central unit
• Control display
• Standard antenna with 2.5m. antenna cable
• Cable between central unit and control display
• Power cable including fuse
• SD card
• Quick Start Manual
THE FUNCTIONS OF TARGET BLU EYE
The operation of the Target Blu Eye system is very user-friendly. If an emergency vehicle
is nearby, Target Blu Eye is able to recognize such a vehicle in time, thanks to the very
advanced electronics. You will be warned in advance with an acoustic and visual alert.
The signal strength meter on the control display allows you to see at first glance whether
an emergency vehicle is approaching you or moving away from you.

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ON/OFF-MUTE-VOLUME-BUTTON ❶
• System on/off manually: press and hold the button for at least 2 seconds
• Mute on/off: press the button shortly
• Set volume: press buttons ❶and ❷simultaneously
ON/OFF
The system is powered from the ignition of the car. Press button ❶for at least 2
seconds to switch the display on or off manually.
MUTE
Press button ❶(a short press) to activate the Mute function: the first green led ❸
will start flashing.The system will be muted for 30 seconds after the last alert has been
received. Mute can be manually deactivated with a short press on button ❶.
VOLUME
Press and hold the buttons ❶and ❷simultaneously for the desired volume level.

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MODE-DIM BUTTON ❷
• Select sensitivity mode: short press
• Set display brightness: press and hold the button
CITY MODE
Press button ❷(a short press) to select the sensitivity mode. City Mode has 3 user
selectable levels varying from 1 to 3 leds. Press button ❷(short press) to select the
desired sensitivity – 1, 2 or 3 leds.After 5 seconds from the last button press, the system
will set the sensitivity level selected. Your display will continuously show 1, 2 or 3 leds
in City Mode depending on your sensitivity selection. Only signals stronger than the
led that is continuously on, will lead to alerts from your Blu Eye. The use of City mode
is recommended in urban areas. Adjust the sensitivity (1, 2 or 3 leds ) to get the best
results from your Blu-Eye.
You may need to experiment to see which setting works best for you. Factors such as
antenna performance and the density of buidings near your vehicle will affect the Blu-
Eye detection capabilities.
HIGHWAY MODE
Highway mode has a much greater range of detection but may cause unhelpful alerts
in built up areas. To switch to Highway Mode press and hold button ❷until the red
led ❺starts flashing. Blu Eye is now in Highway Mode. The red led will go out after
5 seconds.
VISIBLE WARNINGS BY LEDS ❸
Besides an acoustic alert, Target Blu Eye also warns you by the leds on the signal
strenght bar on the control display. If an emergency vehicle is approa-ching, the
leds will run up from green to finally red. Green represents the longest distance to
the emergency services vehicle and red the shortest distance.

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AUDIBLE WARNINGS ❹
Target Blu Eye will generate two different audible warnings depending of the type com-
munication that is used at a specific moment:
Type of
communication
Acoustic alert
Target Blu Eye Explanation
Periodic log-on Periodic log-on Emergency services vehicles log-on
periodically to the nearest TETRA base
station. Even if the TETRA equipment is
not used for communication. Target Blu
Eye recognizes such log-ons, you will be
warned by a short, repeating beep (mostly
4 seconds).
Communication
(speech) and data
transfers
Repeating double tone within
one second.
If emergency vehicles communicate
with each other or with the emergency
room you will be warned by a repeating
double tone within’ one second. You will
also be warned in case of data transfers
betweeen emergency vehicles or between
an emergency vehicle and the emergency
room.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Target Blu Eye detects all radio signals transmitted by emergency services. However,
the emergency services do not always transmit (periodical) radio signals. Sometimes
intervals can be longer (in case of handheld radio’s) or the radio’s can be switched
in DMO (Direct Mode Operation). In DMO, there is a direct connection between 2 or
more vehicles and their respective radio’s are not connected to the Tetra network.
Target Blu Eye always detects the presence of an emergency vehicle if there is
communication between the vehicles or communication between the vehicle and
the emergency room. Even when DMO is used.
The detection range of Target Blu Eye varies from hundreds of meters ‘till
approximately one kilometer. The range depends on the selected sensitivity mode,
environmental conditions (open field or city area) and the antenna used.

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INSTALLER MODE: YOUR GUARANTEE FOR THE MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE OF BLU EYE
Blu Eye is equiped with a high sensitivity receiver of more than -115dBm. Due to this,
several design steps have been taken to shield Blu Eye to external interference from
sources such as GPS devices (present in some dash cams and speed cam databases etc)
and electronic circuits of the vehicle. Under some conditions the receiver of Blu Eye may
be affected by one or more of these external sources. This may lead to a random alert
pattern when no visible emergency service vehicles are around and/or late detections.
Our new Installer Mode has been developed to easily detect and locate possible
interference from external sources during the installation of Blu Eye.
HOW DOES INSTALLER MODE WORK?
Installer Mode displays the sum of any interfering pulses plus the noise level caused by
any of the devices mentioned in the foregoing paragraph.This level will be indicated by
the signal strength bar of Blu Eye. The lower the value, the better Blu Eye will perform.
Installer Mode can be used to check both, existing installs and new installs.
TIP: Before you even take off the trim in the vehicle, lay out the Blu Eye system with all
the cables and display in the locations that you plan to fit the Blu Eye and then run the
installer mode, you will get a quick idea if there are any issues before you spend time
removing trim. Make sure you also establish what electronic devices your customer may
use in their vehicle so you can make sure they are present during installer mode testing.
There is no point in positioning the antenna or receiver in the vehicle and then finding
out the customer places his latest electronics gadget right next to one of them when
he is driving.
If Installer Mode is pre-installed on your Blu Eye system, you should follow this manual.
In case you have an older system without Installer Mode, or if you want to check a
system already installed, then please use the special Installer Mode manual which you
can find in the Download Center.

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HOW TO OPERATE INSTALLER MODE
In Installer Mode, one of the led’s of the display’s signal strength indicator will
continuously blink . The blinking led corresponds with the level of interference received
by the antenna and/or the receiver on the chosen location. If the first green led is
blinking only, there is no known interference which means the location is excellent. In
case the 4th led (yellow) or 5th led (red) is blinking, the level of interference is above the
acceptable level and it will be necessary to chose another location for the receiver and/
or the antenna. See 'How to locate the source of distortion'.
IMPORTANT NOTICE!
If there are valid Tetra signals present in your area (ambulance- fire truck garage or a
police office etc.) these signals will influence your test results. This may lead to a higher
interference indication and does not reflect the real interference in your vehicle.
HOW TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF DISTORTION
TESTING THE BLU EYE RECEIVER LOCATION:
Disconnect the antenna from the Blu Eye receiver.
Start the engine and let it run idle for approximately 60 – 120 seconds.
If no yellow or red leds come on during this test, the chosen location for the receiver is
good. Continue with 'Testing the Blu Eye antenna location'
Indication Result
Excellent
Good
Doubtful
Poor
Very poor

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If there are yellow or red led indications during this test, another location for the receiver
is required. Sometimes moving the receiver 10 cm’s to another location could make all
the difference.
TESTING THE BLU EYE ANTENNA LOCATION:
Connect the antenna to the Blu Eye receiver.
Start the engine and let it run idle for approximately 60 – 120 seconds.
If no yellow or red leds come on during this test and the antenna and cable are in
their final position*, the chosen location for the antenna is good. Continue with:
'Registration of your Target Blu Eye'
If there are yellow or red led indications during this test, another location for the
antenna is required. Sometimes moving the antenna a few centimeters could make
all the difference.
Interference may be caused when the antenna cable is routed against or very close to
the vehicle‘s wiring looms. In some cases the interference can be eliminated by moving
the antenna cable a short distance away from the vehicle’s loom.
If the above was successfully solved, continue with: 'Registration of your Target
Blu Eye'