Uniden R7 User manual

LONG RANGE Radar/Laser Detector
User’s Manual
R7

CUSTOMER CARE
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DISCLAIMER: Radar detectors are illegal in some states. Some states prohibit
mounting any object on your windshield. Check applicable law in your state and
any state in which you use the product to verify that using and mounting a radar
detector is legal. Uniden radar detectors are not manufactured and/or sold with the
intent to be used for illegal purposes. Drive safely and exercise caution while using
this product. Do not change settings of the product while driving. Uniden expects
consumer’s use of these products to be in compliance with all local, state, and
federal law. Uniden expressly disclaims any liability arising out of or related to your
use of this product.
RELEASE NOTES - V1.27
New/Improved
• MRCD detection delay improved.
• Rear Balance mode added.
• Overspeed alarm and Radar alert alternate when both are detected at the same
time.
• All Threat display signal lockout and multiple signal displays improved.
FIXES
• Auto Mute Volume range changed to 0 - 7.
• Arrow and Band Color apply to All Threat display.
• MRCD now has priority over Ka alerts.
• Arc-shaped strength meter dots are in color, not grayed out for locked out signals.
• Amber color adjusted.

CONTENTS
CUSTOMER CARE.......................................................................................................... 2
R7 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................5
FEATURES ........................................................................................................................ 5
WHAT’S IN THE BOX ...................................................................................6
PARTS OF THE R7........................................................................................7
NON-KEY ELEMENTS .................................................................................................. 9
POWER CORD................................................................................................................. 9
OLED DISPLAY .............................................................................................................11
INSTALL AND TURN ON R7..................................................................... 12
INSTALL/POWER ON..................................................................................................12
Windshield ............................................................................................................12
Dashboard.............................................................................................................13
MENU SYSTEM......................................................................................... 13
BASIC OPERATIONS ................................................................................ 21
FEATURE DETAILS ................................................................................... 22
AUTO DIM......................................................................................................................22
Set DIM to Auto from the R7/Power Cord..................................................22
Congure Auto Dim from MENU ..................................................................22
ALLOCATING MEMORY ............................................................................................23
USER MARKS (LASER AND RADAR SITES).........................................................24
RED LIGHT CAMERA POINT DELETE ...................................................................24
HIGHWAY VS CITY MODE ........................................................................................25
POP MODE ....................................................................................................................26
ALERT DISPLAY OPTIONS........................................................................................26
MODE DISPLAY............................................................................................................26
SCAN DISPLAY .............................................................................................................26
TIME DISPLAY...............................................................................................................27
ALARM PRIORITIES.....................................................................................................27
THREATS.........................................................................................................................28
MUTE MEMORY...........................................................................................................28
AUTO MUTE/AUTO MUTE VOLUME.....................................................................29
USER SPEED LIMIT......................................................................................................29
QUIET RIDE....................................................................................................................29

RED LIGHT CAMERA QUIET RIDE .........................................................................30
MAINTENANCE........................................................................................ 30
MAINTAINING THE EQUIPMENT ...........................................................................30
UPDATING THE FIRMWARE/DATABASE .............................................................30
TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................................... 30
SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................................... 31
FCC/IC COMPLIANCE .............................................................................. 32
FCC COMPLIANCE ......................................................................................................32
IC COMPLIANCE..........................................................................................................33

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UNIDEN
LONG RANGE RADAR/LASER DETECTOR
USER’S MANUAL
R7
R7 OVERVIEW
Uniden’s R7 is a top of the line Radar Detector with a built-in GPS feature. With
the R7, you can mark geographical points where you commonly encounter radar
transmissions. These can be school zones, red-light cameras, and places where police
frequently monitor traffic. You can mark these points so the detector will announce
“User mark ahead” when you approach them. Among other announcements, the
Voice Notification feature lets you know when you are approaching a radar and what
type of radar it is (red light, speed, etc).
FEATURES
• Super Long Range Laser Radar Detection
• MRCD/MRCT [Alert priority: GPS alarms, Laser, MRCD, Radar (X, K, Ka) with
customizable tones]
• Dual Antennas display Laser direction
• Voice Notifications
• Radar band frequency displays
• GPS for Red Light and Speed camera locations
• Up to 2,000 GPS lockouts
• Easy to read OLED display
• User Mark set and voice notification
• Advanced K and Ka band filters
• Spectre I and IV undetectable
• Displays Signal Strength and Vehicle Battery Voltage
• Max. Speed Warning System
• Red light camera point delete
• X, K, MRCD, Ka, and Laser band selectable alert tones
• Bogey tone (Alert tones 1 - 5)
• X, K, and Ka band user-defined sensitivity levels
• Auto mute volume levels (Off, On: 0 - 7)
• Ka Frequency Voice Alert
• Auto Dim
• Overspeed Alert Mute

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WHAT’S IN THE BOX
R7 Radar
Detector
12V DC Power
Cord with RJ11
Connector
Windshield
Mounting Bracket
(1 Suction Cup)
Windshield
Mounting
Bracket
(2 Suction Cups)
Neoprene
Sleeve
Carrying Case
Not Shown:
USB Cable
Hook and Loop Tape
Owner’s Manuals (English, French, and Spanish)

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PARTS OF THE R7
Audio
Jack
Power
Jack
POWER
VOL +
MENU
VOL −
USB
Latch
Slot
MUTE
MARK
Latch
Release
Eagle
Eye
KEY PRESS TO... PRESS AND HOLD TO ...
POWER Turn R7 on and off. NA
VOL + Turn volume up (7 levels: 0 - 6; Default = 4).
In Menus, go to next item.
Quickly turn volume up or
down.
VOL – Turn volume down (7 levels: 0 - 6; Default
= 4).
In Menus, go to previous item.
MENU Access the Menu system.
In Menus, press to cycle through options
for the current menu item.
When in Menu mode, exit
the Menu system.
When NOT in Menu mode,
changes modes between
Highway, City, and
Advanced.

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KEY PRESS TO... PRESS AND HOLD TO ...
MUTE/
DIM
MUTE
MUTE on - Press MUTE/DIM to mute
an alarm. Returns to normal operation
10 seconds after the alert ends or if a
different band is detected during Mute
mode. Mute On displays for a few
seconds.
MUTE off - Press MUTE/DIM to restore
audible alarms before the 10 second
automatic mute time-out.
MUTE MEMORY
Save a Mute Location (Mute Memory) -
press MUTE/DIM again while Mute On
displays to save that GPS location and
frequency to memory. Mute Memory
displays on the screen.
R7 stores 2000 points divided between
Mute Memory and User Mark
locations.
DIM - Changes the display
brightness:
Auto (Default). Set
brightness levels for the
OLED display (see page
20).
Bright
Dim
Dimmer
Dark (Dark is off unless
there is alert.)
Off (Off regardless of
whether or not there is
an alert.)
Delete Mute Memory - Press MUTE/
DIM while Mute Memory displays; the R7
displays a delete confirmation message.
Press MUTE/DIM again to confirm.
MUTE RED LIGHT CAMERA VOICE ALERT
Mute the voice alert for a red light camera
alarm. Press MUTE/DIM while the voice
alarm for a red light camera sounds. The
voice alarm mutes.
MUTE ALERTS FOR POI OVERSPEED ALERT
AND USER LIMIT SPEED
When R7 alerts you to an overspeed or
speed limit situation (an alarm sounds and
the alert displays), you can press MUTE/
DIM to silence that alarm.
If Overspeed Alert and Radar Alert
alarms are detected at the same
time, R7 alternates between these
two alarms.
DURING RED LIGHT
CAMERA ALERT
Press and hold MUTE/
DIM to delete the red light
camera point.
RED LIGHT CAMERA POINT
DELETE
When R7 alerts you to a
red light camera (the alert
displays), you can press
and hold MUTE/DIM to
delete that camera point.
After confirming this
deletion, R7 will not give
an alert for that camera.

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KEY PRESS TO... PRESS AND HOLD TO ...
MARK User Mark. A User Mark is a manually
tagged geographic location where an
alarm is usually found. The R7 alerts when
close to these User Marks.
Add - Press MARK when you are at the
alarm location.
Delete - Press MARK when you are at an
alarm location that has been marked.
An error message displays/sounds if
memory is full or there is a GPS error.
Delete all User Marks.
NON-KEY ELEMENTS
ELEMENT WHAT IS DOES
Eagle Eye Provides a 360° monitoring radius.
Latch Slot Insert the bracket latch into this slot.
Micro USB Provides PC connection for data updates.
Audio Jack Plug in headset.
Eject Press to release the bracket latch.
Power Jack Plug the 12V Power Cord here.
Signal Strength Displays received signal strength (8 levels).
POWER CORD
USB port
MUTE
button
LED

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ELEMENT WHAT IT DOES...
MUTE
button
(Although
not labeled,
press
and hold
MUTE to
access DIM
functions)
• Press the MUTE button to mute an alarm. Returns to normal
operation 10 seconds after the alert ends or if a different band is
detected during Mute mode. Mute On displays on the R7 for a few
seconds.
• Save a Mute location (Mute Memory) - press the MUTE button
again while Mute On displays on the R7 to save that GPS location
and frequency to memory. Mute Memory displays on the screen.
R7 stores 2000 points divided between Mute Memory and User
Mark locations.
• Delete Mute Memory - Press the MUTE button while Mute
Memory displays on the R7; the R7 displays a delete confirmation
message. Press the MUTE button again to confirm.
• Red Light Camera Point Alert Mute/Delete - When R7 alerts you
to a red light camera (the alert displays), you can press MUTE
to mute or delete (press and hold) that camera point. After
confirming this deletion, R7 will not give an alert for that camera.
• Mute Overspeed Alarms - When R7 alerts you to an overspeed or
speed limit situation (an alarm sounds and the alert displays), you can
press MUTE to silence that alarm
• Press and hold the MUTE button to change the OLED display
brightness.
DIM function. Press and hold for DIM options to display on the
OLED. Press the button again to scroll through and select one of the
following options:
• Auto (Default; see page 20 to set OLED brightness levels.)
• Bright
• Dim
• Dimmer
• Dark (Dark is off unless there is alert.)
• Off (Off regardless of whether or not there is an alert.)
Dim level cannot be changed during a Red Light Camera alert.
LED (Red) • Off: Power is off.
• Steady on: Power is on.
• Flashing: Receiving an alert. The faster it flashes, the stronger the
signal.
USB Port Use this USB port to charge mobile devices.

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OLED DISPLAY
The OLED display on the front of the unit changes depending on what events are
happening.
If GPS = ON, the OLED’s left display area shows the display selected in the menus
(see page 19).
If GPS = Off, the OLED’s left display area shows Volt regardless of user settings.
The following table provides examples of the most common displays.
OLED EXAMPLES MEANING
Scanning for Frequencies
Advanced
Batt
12.0
v
Information displayed in example:
• Battery voltage
• Highway/City/Advanced
• Scanning bars
Frequency Found
K
24.120 GHz
Compass
NE
Information displayed:
• Band type Type (X, K, KA)
• Frequency number
• Band direction
• Compass direction
• Frequency strength bars
Speed Camera Alert
730 ft
Batt
12.2
v
S p e e d
Information displayed:
• Battery voltage
• Distance to speed camera
• Speed camera icon
Red Light Camera Alert
730 ft
Speed
37
mph
Information displayed:
• Current speed in mph/km/h
• Distance to red light camera
• Red light camera icon
User Mark Detected
730 ft
Speed
25
mph
Information displayed:
• Current speed in mph/km/h
• Distance to user mark
• User mark icon

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OLED EXAMPLES MEANING
Time Display
Highway
Batt
12.0
v
AM 12 : 55
Information displayed:
• Voltage
• Time and AM/PM
• Highway/City/Advanced
Quiet Ride
K
24.051 GHz
Speed
Q-Ride
20
mph
Information displayed:
• Current speed in mph/km/h
• Signal strength indicators (single indicator
shown)
• Status Area (Q-Ride displays)
Dark Mode Set mode to Dark if the unit’s OLED is not
anticipated to change a lot to prevent image
burn-in (Auto Dim setting).
In Dark mode, the OLED is dark with a single
white dot in the lower corner that moves from
bottom left to center to bottom right. The
movement of the dot confirms that the unit is
still powered up.
INSTALL AND TURN ON R7
You can mount the R7 on the windshield (1- and 2-cup suction brackets included) or
on the dashboard (hook and loop tape included).
INSTALL/POWER ON
Windshield
When you mount the R7 on the windshield, mount it in the middle of the windshield
between the driver and passenger. Be sure there are no obstructions and that there
is a clear view through the windshield.
1. Attach the rubber suction cups to the bracket and push the cups firmly onto the
windshield.
2. Slide the unit onto the bracket until it clicks into place.
3. Plug the power cord RJ11 connector into the R7 and plug the cigarette lighter
adapter into the vehicle’s cigarette lighter.
4. When the vehicle turns on, the R7 automatically turns on and runs through a
self test cycle.
Release the R7 from the bracket by pressing the Eject key on top of the detector.

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Dashboard
The same types of mounting requirements for the windshield apply for mounting the
unit on the dashboard.
1. Attach the unit to the dashboard using the hook and loop fastener tape.
Be careful not to cover any air vent holes with the hook and fastener tape.
2. Plug the power cord RJ11 connector into the R7 and plug the cigarette lighter
adapter into the vehicle’s cigarette lighter.
3. When the vehicle turns on, the R7 automatically turns on and runs through a
self test cycle.
Pull the unit from the dashboard, separating the hook and loop tape.
MENU SYSTEM
Menus let you set up the system to your own requirements. You can turn different
bands on and off and set specific items such as speed or auto mute.
Press MENU to access the Menu system. The screen displays the selection’s current
status. For example, if you press MENU and the screen displays Voice: ON, you have
the option of turning Voice to OFF.
Use the following keys to navigate the menus:
• MENU : Change a menu item setting (press and hold to exit the Menu system).
• VOL + : Go to the next Menu item.
• VOL – : Go to the previous Menu item.
Several menu items only display if GPS is set to ON. These entries are noted in the
following table.

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS
Selected Mode
displays.
Changes band sensitivity as
follows:
Highway - Full Sensitivity
City - X and K sensitivity reduced.
Ka band sensitivity same as
Highway.
Advanced - User adjusts X, K, and
Ka band sensitivity from 100% -
30% in 10% intervals.
If Advanced is selected, select
Attenuation levels for the X, K,
and Ka bands. See page 26 for
details.
Highway (Default)
City
If Highway or City are
selected, the next
setting is Rear Balance.
Advanced
If Advanced is selected,
the next setting is
Attenuation followed
by Rear Balance
Rear Balance
(If Highway or
City selected for
Mode, or after
Attenuation
if Advanced
selected for
Mode.)
Adjust X, K, and Ka band
sensitivity in the rear camera
based on the bands’ current
sensitivity settings in Highway or
City modes.
Example: If K-Band sensitivity is
set to 50% in Advanced mode
and 50% in Rear Balance mode,
the rear antenna’s K band
sensitivity will be 50% of the K
band front antenna.
100% - 30% in 10%
increments
Attenuation
(If Advanced
selected for
Mode)
Front X Band Attenuation 100 -30% (10% unit
decrease)
Front K Band Attenuation 100 -30% (10% unit
decrease)
Front Ka Band Attenuation 100 -30% (10% unit
decrease)
Rear X Band Attenuation 100 -30% (10% unit
decrease)
Rear K Band Attenuation 100 -30% (10% unit
decrease)
Rear Ka Band Attenuation 100 -30% (10% unit
decrease)

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS
GPS Determines your geographic
location.
If GPS is turned on, other GPS-
related menu items display.
On (Default)
Off
Speed Camera
(GPS on)
Notifies you if any speed
cameras are nearby.
On (Default)
Off
Redlight Cam
(GPS on)
Notifies you if any red light
cameras are nearby.
On (Default)
Off
RLC Q-Ride
(GPS on)
Red Light Camera Quiet Ride -
Mutes red light camera alarms
if you drive over the speed limit
set here.
50 - 85 MPH (80 - 140
km/h)
Off (Default)
Voice Turns voice alert on or off under
the following conditions:
Type of radar/laser
Band alarms
On (Default)
Off
Ka Frequency
Voice
Announces the detected Ka band
frequency.
On
Off (Default)
X Band Turn off to have the detector
ignore X band frequencies.
Turn on for X band sensitivity as
follows:
Highway: Full sensitivity
City: X band sensitivity reduced
On
Off (Default)
K Band Turn off to have the detector
ignore K band frequencies.
On (Default)
Off
Ka Band Turn off to have the detector
ignore Ka band frequencies.
On (Default)
Off
Laser Turn off to have the detector
ignore lasers.
On (Default)
Off
K POP Detects K POP transmissions
(very brief transmissions, too
fast for some detectors to hear).
On
Off (Default)

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS
MRCD Activates MultaRadar CD/
CT low-powered radar gun
detection.
On
Off (Default)
Ka POP Detects Ka POP transmissions
(very brief transmissions, too
fast for some detectors to hear).
On
Off (Default)
K Filter Filters noise from the K band to
prevent false detections.
On (Default)
Off
Ka Filter Filters noise from the Ka band to
prevent false detections.
On
Off (Default)
TSF Traffic Sensor Filter. Prevents
false alarms caused by traffic
monitoring radar systems.
On
Off (Default)
K Block 24.1990 +/- .005 On
Off (Default)
K Narrow/Wide K Narrow scans for K radar guns
used in the US only and reduces
false alarms.
K Narrow
K Wide (Default)

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS
Ka Narrow/
Wide/
Segmentation
Ka Narrow scans for Ka radar
guns used in the US only and
reduces false alarms. Ka Narrow
also provides a fast response to
Ka POP radar guns.
Ka Wide scans Super Wide Ka
band.
Ka Segmentation allows the user
to customize a Ka band sweep
from 9 filtered settings.
Ka Narrow (Default)
Ka Wide
Segmentation (Default =
On)
Ka 1 : 33.399 – 33.705 On/
Off
Ka 2 : 33.705 – 33.903 On/
Off
Ka 3 : 33.903 – 34.191 On/
Off
Ka 4 : 34.191 – 34.587 On/
Off
Ka 5 : 34.587 – 34.803 On/
Off
Ka 6 : 34.803 – 35.163 On/
Off
Ka 7 : 35.163 – 35.379 On/
Off
Ka 8 : 35.379 – 35.613 On/
Off
Ka 9 : 35.613 – 35.701 On/
Off
Priority Sets whether Ka band signals
have priority over the strongest
radar signals for X, K, or Ka band.
Laser alerts have priority over
radar alerts.
Signal Priority
Ka Priority (Default)
Mute Memory
Band
Select bands to be muted. X & K (Default)
X, K, Ka
Threat Displays if more than one
radar signals are detected at
the same time. The signal with
the strongest radar signal is
considered the main signal; the
other signals are displayed on
the left side (see page 29).
Band and Arrow on the All
Threat display are the same
colors as set in Menus.
All Threat On
All Threat Off (Default)

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS
Color Select screen text color. Red (Default)
White
Violet
Blue
Amber
Green
Pink
Grey
Arrow Color Set the arrow color for each
radar band.
• X
• K
• MRCD
• Ka
Red (Default)
Blue
Green
Orange
Yellow
White
Violet
Band Color Set the color for each radar band
indicator.
• X Band
• K Band
• MRCD Band
• Ka Band
If Signal is selected, the radar
band color matches the
signal strength level color;
it changes as the signal
strength level changes.
Signal (Default; radar band
color matches the signal
strength level color)
Arrow (radar band color
matches arrow color
selection)
Red
Blue
Green
Orange
Yellow
White
Violet
Display (GPS
on)
Select what will display on
the OLED, either scanning for
frequencies (see page 27), the
mode (see page 27), or the
time (see page 28).
Scan
Mode (Default)
Time (GPS on)
Mode Display
(GPS off)
Select what will display on
the OLED, either scanning for
frequencies (see page 27) or
the mode (see page 27).
Scan
Mode (Default)

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS
Left Display
(GPS on)
Lets you select various attributes
to display on the left side of the
OLED.
Speed (Default)
Spd + Compass
Compass
Voltage
Altitude (mor ft)
Altitude display depends
on speed unit selection
(see page 28).
Alert Display Select one of two OLED display
formats (see page 27).
Alert Display #1 (Default)
Alert Display #2
Speed Unit
(GPS on)
Select the speed measurement
type.
mph (Default)
km/h
X Band Tone Set a tone to indicate X Band. 1 ~ 12 tones (Default = 1)
K Band Tone Set a tone to indicate K Band. 1 ~ 12 tones (Default = 2)
MRCD Tone Set a tone to indicate MRCD. 1 ~ 12 tones (Default = 2)
Ka Band Tone Set a tone to indicate Ka Band. 1 ~ 12 tones (Default = 3)
Bogey Tone Set a tone to indicate the
detector is responding to a
different Ka band signal.
1 ~ 5 tones (Default = 1)
Laser Tone Set a tone to indicate Laser. 1 ~ 12 tones (Default = 4)
Auto Mute Auto Mute reduces alarm level
to 1 after 3 seconds and returns
to normal operation (Auto Mute
= OFF) 10 seconds after the alert
ends. If the same alarm sounds
within the 10 second period,
Auto Mute remains at level
1. The unit returns to normal
operation (Auto Mute = OFF) if a
different band is detected during
Auto Mute = ON mode.
On (Default)
Off
Auto Mute
Volume
Sets a volume level for muted
alarms.
0 - 7(Default = 2)
Off

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS
Dark Mode
Brightness
Setting
Set Alert brightness. Dimmer (Default)
Bright
Dim
Auto Dim
Setting
[Displays if Dim
set to Auto (see
page 10)]
See page 23 for details. Bright Brightness - Select
Bright, Dim, or Dimmer.
Dim level - Select Bright,
Dim, Dimmer, Dark, or Off.
Quiet Ride (GPS
on)
Mutes radar alarms for K and X
bands when you drive under the
speed limit you set here.
mph = 5 - 90 in 5 mph
intervals
km/h = 10 - 140 in 10 km/h
intervals
Off (Default)
Limit Speed
(GPS on)
Set an alarm to sound if you go
faster than this selected speed.
50 - 100 mph (80 - 160
km/h)
Off (Default)
GMT (GPS on) Sets time zone according to
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Most common time zone
settings for North America
are:
GMT-05:00 - Eastern
Standard
GMT-06:00 - Central
Standard
GMT-07:00 - Mountain
Standard
GMT-08:00 - Pacific
Standard (Default)
GMT-09:00 - Yukon
Standard
GMT-10:00 - Alaska-Hawaii
Standard
DST (GPS on) Daylight Saving Time On
Off (Default)
BAT Warning Sounds a warning tone if the
vehicle battery power drops
below 11V.
On
Off (Default)