Once you’ve purchased a Uniden LRD950 from here or here, you’ll want to set it up. This tutorial will walk you through getting the detector configured properly and customized for you.
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.vortexradar.com/2015/11/how-to-set-up-your-uniden-lrd950/
How to Set Up & Configure Your Beltronics Magnum
The Beltronics Magnum offers a number of different settings and options that help you customize the detector to maximize your performance and minimize your false alerts. This video will walk you through the different menu options and explain what the different settings mean.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.vortexradar.com/2015/08/how-to-set-up-configure-your-beltronics-magnum/
How to Minimize False Alerts on an Escort Max & Max2
If you’d like to learn how to setup and configure your Escort Passport Max or Max2 to customize it to the way you want, maximize its performance, and minimize the false alerts, this programming tutorial video will guide you through the different Max2 settings and options, what everything means, and how everything works. 🙂 Click …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.vortexradar.com/2015/04/how-to-minimize-false-alerts-on-an-escort-max-max2/
How to Manually Program a V1
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/
How to Set Up your Escort Redline
Here’s a video tutorial on how to set up and configure your Redline for maximum performance. To purchase a new Redline, click here. This tutorial is designed for people new to the Redline. Think Redline 101. 😉 The video’s just over half an hour long since it covers a lot of material and many of you …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.vortexradar.com/2014/04/how-to-set-up-your-escort-redline/
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