Band Segmentation and Custom Sweeps. They’re expert settings available on some radar detectors that can significantly help improve a detector’s performance. However, if you set it up incorrectly, you may inadvertently prevent your radar detector from alerting you to legitimate police radar which… kinda defeats the whole purpose of having a radar detector in the first place. You can wind up …
Category: Valentine One
Permanent link to this article: https://www.vortexradar.com/2015/12/band-segmentation-and-custom-sweeps/
How to Program your new V1 & YaV1 from Scratch
- By Vortex
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December 3, 2015
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December 3, 2015
- 1 min to read
This walkthrough shows you how I set up and program my V1 with YaV1 from a brand new install to help guide you through setting up yours. 🙂 Things you’ll need: Valentine One V1C bluetooth module (not V1C LE) Android phone YaV1
Permanent link to this article: https://www.vortexradar.com/2015/12/how-to-program-your-new-v1-yav1-from-scratch/
Sept 2015, RD Testing: Stinger VIP, Cobra DSP, Radenso Pro SE, etc.
- By Vortex
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September 25, 2015
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September 25, 2015
- 7 mins to read
So as many of you know, I did another RD test last week with the help of many of you guys.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.vortexradar.com/2015/09/sept-2015-rd-testing-stinger-vip-cobra-dsp-radenso-pro-se-etc/
Affordable Radar Detector Testing, May 2015
- By Vortex
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May 23, 2015
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May 23, 2015
- 19 mins to read
Permanent link to this article: https://www.vortexradar.com/2015/05/affordable-radar-detector-testing-may-2015/
How to Manually Program a V1
- By Vortex
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March 29, 2015
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March 29, 2015
- 1 min to read
Here’s a walkthrough on how to manually program a Valentine One Gen1 radar detector through the detector itself. This V1 programming video will explain what all the different settings mean and which options you should choose.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.vortexradar.com/2015/03/how-to-manually-program-a-v1/
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