Uniden R9 User manual

LONG RANGE Radar/Laser Detector
User’s Manual
R9
© 2020 Uniden America Corporation
Irving, Texas
Issue 1, February 2020
Printed in Korea

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federal law. Uniden expressly disclaims any liability arising out of or related to your
use of this product.

CONTENTS
CUSTOMER CARE.......................................................................................................... 2
R9 EXTREME OVERVIEW............................................................................5
FEATURES ........................................................................................................................ 5
WHAT’S IN THE BOXES? .............................................................................6
PARTS OF THE R9 EXTREME......................................................................7
KEY PAD............................................................................................................................ 7
DISPLAY UNIT................................................................................................................. 9
MENU SYSTEM......................................................................................... 11
BASIC OPERATIONS ................................................................................ 21
FEATURE DETAILS ................................................................................... 22
LASER TRANSPONDER SETTING FOR DRAGON EYE ....................................22
AUTO DIM......................................................................................................................23
Congure Auto Dim from MENU ..................................................................23
ALLOCATING MEMORY ............................................................................................23
USER MARKS (LASER AND RADAR SITES).........................................................24
RED LIGHT CAMERA POINT DELETE ...................................................................25
HIGHWAY VS CITY MODE ........................................................................................25
POP MODE ....................................................................................................................26
MODE DISPLAY............................................................................................................26
SCAN DISPLAY .............................................................................................................26
TIME DISPLAY...............................................................................................................27
ALARM PRIORITIES.....................................................................................................27
THREATS.........................................................................................................................28
AUTO MUTE/AUTO MUTE VOLUME.....................................................................29
USER SPEED LIMIT......................................................................................................29
QUIET RIDE....................................................................................................................30
RED LIGHT CAMERA QUIET RIDE .........................................................................30
MAINTENANCE........................................................................................ 30
MAINTAINING THE EQUIPMENT ...........................................................................30
UPDATING THE FIRMWARE/DATABASE .............................................................30
TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................................... 30

FCC/IC COMPLIANCE .............................................................................. 31
FCC COMPLIANCE ......................................................................................................31
IC COMPLIANCE..........................................................................................................32
ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ........................................................... 32

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UNIDEN
LONG RANGE RADAR/LASER DETECTOR
USER’S MANUAL
R9 EXTREME
R9 EXTREME OVERVIEW
Uniden’s R9 Extreme is an advanced installed laser rdar detector with actual laser
interruption capability. It provides outstanding detection range and usability.
FEATURES
• GPS on/off
• User Mark Alert
• Mute on/off and Mute Memory
• Store and Update Database (up to 20,000 points should it be 2,000 points?
• POI Alert on.off (Speed Camerra Alarm and Red-Light Camera Alarm)
• Red-Light Camera Delete
• Red-Light Camera Quiet Ride on/off
• Front/Read X, K, MRCD, KA, POP, and Laser Detectuion on/off
• OLED display (16 x 32 Full Color)
• Keyboard (Mute, Dim, Volume +, Volume -, Mark, Menu, Power)
• Volume Control (0 - 8)
• Dim Mode (Auto, Bright, Dim, Dimmer, Dark, Off)
• Operating Modes (Highway, City, Advanced)
• Scan, Mode, and Time Displays
• Background Color Options
• Speed, Speed+Compass, Compass, Voltage, Altitude, Speed Unit Displays
• Speed Unit selection (mph or km/h)
• Quiet Ride
• User-Set Speed Limit Alarm
• GMT Setting
• DST Setting
• POI Alarm Range
• Mute Memory Point Range
• Voice on/off
• KA Frequency Voice on/off

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• K and Ka POP on/off
• K and Ka Band Filter on/off
• TSF on/off
• K Block Filter on/off
• K Narrow/Wide
• Ka Narrow/Wide/Segmentation
• Signal/Ka Priority
• All THreat Display on/off
• Selectable Alert Tones
• Auto Mute
• Dark Mode Brightness Setting
• Auto Dim Setting
• Low Battery Voltage Warning
• Vehicle Battery Saver
• Self Test
• Factory Reset Mode
• Mute Memory All Delete
• User Mark Delete
• Software Update
• DB Version
• Alert LED
WHAT’S IN THE BOXES?
The R9 Extreme packup consists of three boxes.
Box 1 contains:
Host (1) Key pad (1) Display (1)
GPS (1) Speaker (1) Active Alert LED (1)
Remote Mute Cable (1), USB Memory Stick (1) LED Mounting Bracket
(1)
Display Bezel (1) Double-sided tapes Screws
Box 2 contains:

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Front Remote Radar (1) Adjustable Mounting
Clamps (2)
Mounting Bracket and
screws for remote
Hex Wrench (1) Transponder Interface
(2)
Brackets
Double-sided tapes Cable Ties Transponder Screws
Bubble level
Box 3 contains:
Rear Remote Radar (1) Adjustable Mounting
Clamps (2)
Mounting Bracket and
screws for remote
Transponders (2) Brackets Double-sided tapes
Cable Ties Transponder Extension
Screws
Extension Cables
for Remote and
Transponder (3)
PARTS OF THE R9 EXTREME
This section describes only the R9 Extreme parts that are user-accessible. It does not
discuss any parts installed outside of the vehicle cabin.
KEY PAD
The key pad should be installed within the driver’s reach but not high on the
dashboard. The keys on the key pad control the menu as well as adjusts the volume,
alarms, user marks, and backlight.
KEY PRESS TO... PRESS AND HOLD TO ...
PWR Turn R9 Extreme on. Turn R9 Extreme off.

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KEY PRESS TO... PRESS AND HOLD TO ...
VOL + Turn volume up (9 levels: 0 - 8; Default = 4).
There is one beep and a volume up display.
In Menus, go to next item.
NA
VOL – Turn volume down (9 levels: 0 - 8; Default
= 4). There is one beep and a volume down
display.
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,
changes modes between
Highway, City, and
Advanced.
MUTE/
DIM
• Turn MUTE on and off.
• MUTE on - Press MUTE/DIM to mute
radar, laser, red-light cameras, and
overspeed alarms. 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. Delete Mute Memory
while Mute Memory displays.
• 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.
R9 Extreme 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
18).
• Bright
• Dim
• Dimmer
• Dark (Dark is off unless
there is alert.)
• Off (Off regardless of
whether or not there is
an alert.)

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KEY PRESS TO... PRESS AND HOLD TO ...
Delete Mute Memory - Press MUTE/
DIM while Mute Memory displays; the R9
Extreme displays a delete confirmation
message. Press MUTE/DIM again to
confirm.
MUTE RED LIGHT CAMERA VOICE ALERTS
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 R9 Extreme alerts you to an
overspeed or speed limit situation (an
alarm sounds and an alert displays), press
MUTE/DIM to silence that alarm.
DELETE RED-LIGHT
CAMERA POINT
During a red-light camera
alert, press and hold
MUTE/DIM to delete the
red light camera point.
A confirmation message
displays.
After confirming this
deletion, R9 Extreme will
not give an alert for that
camera.
MARK User Mark. A User Mark is a manually
tagged geographic location where an
alarm is usually found. The R9 Extreme
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
(press and hold for 3
seconds).
DISPLAY UNIT
The separate display unit installed in the dashboard is the visual display for alarms,
alerts, and menu selections. It also displays from which direction the signals are
coming.
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.

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The following table provides examples of the most common displays.
OLED EXAMPLES MEANING
Scanning for Frequencies
mph
42
Hwy
Displays to indicate
end of a scan cycle.

Information displayed in example:
• Battery voltage
• Highway/City/Advanced
• Scanning line
Frequency Found
K24.158
24.158 K
Information displayed:
• Band type Type (X, K, KA)
• Frequency number
• Band direction
• Frequency strength indicators
Speed Camera Alert
mph
5 8
270 ft
S p e e d
Information displayed:
• Battery voltage
• Distance to speed camera
• Speed camera icon
Red Light Camera Alert
mph
5 8
270 ft
Information displayed:
• Current speed in mph/km/h
• Distance to red light camera
• Red light camera icon
User Mark Detected
mph
5 8
1090 ft
Information displayed:
• Current speed in mph/km/h
• Distance to user mark
• User mark icon
Time Display
Volt
12.8
Hwy
M
A11:45
Information displayed:
• Voltage
• Time and AM/PM
• Highway/City/Advanced
Red Light Camera - Quiet Ride
Mph
5 8
920 ft
Information displayed:
• Current speed in mph/km/h
• Distance to red light camera
• User mark icon

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OLED EXAMPLES MEANING
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.
MENU SYSTEM
Menus let you set up the system to your own specifications. You can turn different
bands on and off set specific items such as red-light camera alarms or auto mute.
Press MENU on the key pad 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
Mode selection 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.
Highway (Default)
City
Advanced
NOTE: If Advanced is selected,
set Attenuation levels for
the X, K, and Ka bands. See
page 25 for details.
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)
GPS Determines your geographic
location.
If GPS is turned on, other
GPS-related menu items
display.
On (Default)
Off
Speed Camera
Alarm
(GPS on)
Notifies you if any speed
cameras are nearby.
On (Default)
Off
Red Light
Camera Alarm
(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

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS
Ka Frequency
Voice
Announces the detected Ka
band frequency.
On
Off (Default)
Front Radar On (Default)
Off
Front X Band Turn off to have the front
detector ignore X band
frequencies.
Turn on for X band
sensitivity as follows:
Highway: Full sensitivity
City: X band sensitivity
reduced
On
Off (Default)
Front K Band Turn K band detection on or
off for the front radar.
On (Default)
Off
Front Ka Band Turn Ka band detection on
or off for the front radar.
On (Default)
Off
Rear Radar On (Default)
Off
Rear X Band Turn off to have the rear
detector ignore X band
frequencies.
Turn on for X band
sensitivity as follows:
Highway: Full sensitivity
City: X band sensitivity
reduced
On
Off (Default)
Rear K Band On (Default)
Off
Rear Ka Band On (Default)
Off
Laser mode On (Default)
Off
Laser Jammer
Mode
(if Laser mode
= On)
Full Jam (Default)
Pulse Jam
No Jam

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS
Laser TP Setting
(if Laser mode
= On)
On
Off
NOTE: If Laser TP Setting is On,
set Transponders.
TP1 Setting Front RX → TX
Rear/RX → TX
TP2 Setting Front/RX → TX
Rear/RX → TX
TP3 Setting Front/RX → TX
Rear/RX → TX
TP4 Setting Front/RX → TX
Rear/RX → TX
TP5 Setting Front/RX → TX
Rear/RX → TX
TP6 Setting Front/RX → TX
Rear/RX → TX
K POP Detects K POP transmissions
(very brief transmissions,
too fast for some detectors
to hear).
On
Off (Default)
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)

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS
TSF Traffic Sensor Filter.
Prevents false alarms caused
by traffic monitoring radar
systems.
On
Off (Default)
K Block Filter On [( Block 24.199 (±0.005)]
(Default)
Off
K Narrow/Wide K Narrow scans for K radar
guns used in the US only and
reduces false alarms.
K Narrow
K Wide (Default)
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
(GPS on)
Select bands to be muted. X & K (Default)
X, K, Ka

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS
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 28).
All Threat On
All Threat Off (Default)
Background
Color
Select screen text color. Blue
Amber (Default)
Green
Pink
Grey
Red
White
Purple
Arrow Color
Not in Menu
Isn’t the arrow
color user-
selectable?
Set the arrow color for each
radar band.
• X
• K
• MRCD
• Ka
Red (Default)
Blue
Green
Orange
Yellow
White
Violet
Band Color
Not in Menu
Isn’t the band
color user-
selectable?
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

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS
Display (GPS
on)
Select what will display on
the OLED, either scanning
for frequencies (see page
26), the mode (see page
26), or the time (see page
27).
Scan
Mode (Default)
Time (GPS on)
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)
NOTE: Altitude display depends
on speed unit selection (see
page 27).
Alert Display Select one of two OLED
display formats (see page
26).
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)

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS
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 - 5 (Default = 2)
Off
Dark Mode
Brightness
Setting
Set Alert brightness. Bright
Dim
Dimmer (Default)
Auto Dim
Setting
[Displays if Dim
set to Auto
through the key
pad (see page
9)]
See page 23 for details. Bright Brightness - Select Bright,
Dim, or Dimmer.
Dim level - Select Bright, Dim,
Dimmer, Dark, or Off.
Time Setting On
Off (Default)
Bright Time
(Activated if Time Setting
= On)
5:30 AM to 7:30 AM in
15-minute increments
(Default = 6:30 AM)
Bright Level Bright (Default)
Dim
Dimmer
Dim Time
(Activated if Time Setting
= On)
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM in
15-minute increments
(Default = 6:00 PM)

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS
Dim Brightness Set Bright
Dim (Default)
Dimmer
Dark
Off
Backlight On (Default)
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)
Low Battery
Voltage
Warning
Sounds a warning tone if the
vehicle battery power drops
below 11V.
On
Off (Default)
Vehicle BAT
Saver (GPS on)
Turns off power to the R9
Extreme if the speed stays
at 0 or if the GPS is not
connected for more than
an hour.
On
Off (Default)

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTINGS
Self Test Runs a self diagnostic test on
the unit to check for faults.
On (Default)
Off
Volume Level 0 - 8 levels
(Default = 4)
Factory Reset? Resets all settings to the
factory defaults.
There is no confirmation
request for reset.
Press MENU to reset to factory
settings.
Delete All
Mute? (GPS on)
Delete all saved Mute
Memory points.
There is no confirmation
request to delete all Mute
Memory points.
Press MENU to delete all saved
Mute Memory points.
User Mark Point
All Delete? (GPS
on)
Delete all user-selected
memory points.
Press MENU to delete.
Memory Quota
(GPS on)
Allocate a total of 2000
memory points between
Mute Memory and User
Marks.
Mute Memory: 1000
User Marks: 1000
SW Version/
DSP Version
Displays the latest firmware
version.
NA
DB Ver (GPS on) Displays the latest database
version.
NA
Exit Closes the Menu system. NA