Summary of PR1000
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Pocket radar™ personal speed radar. Congratulations! You have just purchased the world’s smallest, fully-capable, personal speed radar. The pocket radar™™ is a versatile and convenient tool for making many types of speed measurements. Pocket radar™ enables simple, point-and-shoot speed monitoring fo...
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Pocket radar™ installing the batteries pocket radar™ uses two aaa alkaline batteries (included in the box). To install the batteries, remove the battery cover from the back of the pocket radar™ by pressing on the top of the battery cover and sliding it down. (look for the three lines at the top of t...
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Pocket radar™ making speed measurements point and shoot hold the pocket radar™ up vertically like a camera phone with the radar lens at the back of the unit pointing in-line with the path of the moving target. Do not block the radar lens. Do not point the back of the pocket radar™ at the ground; thi...
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Pocket radar™ making speed measurements (con’t) 4 memory press and release the black recall button to display the memory. Each time you press the recall button, the pocket radar™ will display a previous speed reading, beginning with the most recent speed reading, up to the last 10 readings. When you...
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Pocket radar™ radar measurement challenges due to the nature of how doppler speed radar works, all speed radars will only measure the relative speed of a target in the direction that it approaches or moves away from the speed radar. The pocket radar™ will measure speed most accurately when the path ...
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Pocket radar™ radar measurement challenges (con’t) this off angle speed measurement error is referred to as the cosine error, named after the mathematical function that allows you to calculate the exact speed versus angle. The measured speed will always read lower than the actual speed as you move o...
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Pocket radar™ environment speed radars are very sensitive instruments for measuring moving objects of any kind. There may be times when the speed reading displayed may not make sense, or when there is no apparent moving object present. False readings of this kind are sometimes referred to as “ghost ...
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Pocket radar™ specifications nominal operating frequency: 24.125 ghz measures from: 7 mph to 375 mph (miles per hour) 11 kph to 600 kph (kilometers per hour) 10 fps to 550 fps (feet per second) 3 mps to 168 mps (meters per second) accuracy: +/- 1 mph +/- 2 kph +/- 2 fps +/- 1 mps range under good ra...
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Pocket radar™ fcc class b product fcc class b product label statement this device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including int...
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Pocket radar™ limited warranty pocket radar™ inc. (“pocket radar™”) warrants to the original user that this product will be free of defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one year from the date of purchase. If the product is found by pocket radar™ to be defective, pocket radar™’s entir...
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Pocket radar™ limited warranty (con’t) the foregoing warranty is given in lieu of and pocket radar™ disclaims all other warranties or representations, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, with respect to this product, including, but not limited to, (1) the implied warranties of merchantability a...