Whistler detectors offer at least 4 different ways to display information; individual LED's, ICON display, 7 segment digital display or text display (either by LCD or the newest dot matrix display). All the displays provide the necessary information to the driver such as mode of operation, power on indication and signal strength, and band ID.
Following brief descriptions of each type of display:
INDIVIDUAL LEDS
- Green LED = Power on. Also VG-2 detection (VG-2 equipped models)
- Yellow LED = City mode
- Row of Red LEDs = Signal strength indication - the more LED's lit the stronger or closer the signal.
- Red and Yellow LEDs together = Band ID Red: K band, Yellow: X band and Both: Ka band.
ICON DISPLAY
- P = Highway mode full sensitivity on all radar/laser bands
- C = Includes City, City 1 and City 2 modes - Reduces the annoyance (City), Lowers X band sensitivity (City 1) or No X band detection (City 2).
- X = Indication of X band radar.
- K/Ka = Indication of K band radar. Flashing indicates Ka band radar.
- | || ||| = Signal strength indication - the more bars the stronger or closer the signal. Also indicates City1 and City 2 modes.
- V/L = Indication of Laser reception. Flashing indicates VG-2 detection.
TEXT DISPLAY - LCD AND DOT MATRIX UNITS DISPLAY THE SAME
- Highway = Full sensitivity on all radar/laser bands
- City = Includes City, City 1 and City 2 modes - Reduces the annoyance (City), Lowers X band sensitivity (City 1) or No X band detection (City 2). City 1 and City 2 not on all models.
- Pulse = Indication of an instant on or pulse radar.
- Numbers 1-9 = Signal strength indication - the higher the number the stronger or closer the signal.
- Auto quiet = When engaged lowers the volume to the lowest setting after several alarms.
- Laser = Laser detected
- Caution = Safety Radar detected - followed by SWS message.
- VG-2 = VG-2 detected