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What does this product do?
What's the biggest complaint you have about your existing radar
detector?
No. 1 for most people is false alarms. Radar detectors will always
pick up other signals on the same frequency as police radar. Convenience
stores, gas stations, mall car parks; it's the automatic doors
that are the main culprits. In town, a radar detector can go off
so often and be so annoying that you tend to ignore alerts —
until those flashing lights fill the rearview mirror.
Using a Cheetah Radar Detector Interface (or RDI for short) to
wirelessly link your existing radar detector with the Cheetah
GPSmirror, or Cheetah C100 speed camera detector, makes using
your detector in town a quieter and much less stressful experience,
thanks to Cheetah's unique False Alarm Suppression Technology.
Essentially, the RDI turns your own radar detector into a radar
sensor for your Cheetah GPS detector, so that two products from
different manufacturers can work as one complete, integrated system.
You get the best of both worlds - a quieter detector whose performance
you already know and trust (and dare we say love!) enhanced with
voice alerts, false alarm suppression features and class leading
GPS alerts for photo enforcement cameras and well known trap sites.
Installing the RDI couldn't be easier. Simply plug it into a
compatible detector and power it using your existing detector's
own power cord. You will no longer hear the voice and tone alerts
of your radar detector because the RDI plugs into the headphone
socket (except on the Valentine 1 where the volume control is
still operational). The visual display on your radar detector
will still perform exactly as normal.
When your radar detector alerts, the Cheetah GPSmirror or C100
will instantly provide a voice alert to identify the radar / laser
band and a warning tone. There is no delay in receiving the alerts.
There are different warning tones for each radar / laser band.
There is also a discreet visual display for secondary confirmation.
Cheetah detectors have a range of user adjustable features to
help silence most of those annoying false alarms. They enable
you leave your radar detector on its maximum sensitivity and use
the Cheetah GPS detector to quieten down it's alerts. For example,
the Audible Alert Speed feature lets you program a speed limit
threshold for radar detector alerts, e.g. 35mph. Drive slower
and radar alerts are automatically muted, drive faster and you
hear them again. It's so simple, it's revolutionary. You can disable
individual radar bands in the Cheetah's memory. You can mute radar
alerts, or swap between Voice Only Alerts or Voice + Tone Alerts
at the touch of button.
Finally, because the RDI links wirelessly with your Cheetah,
it can make it much easier to instal remote detectors in your
engine bay, or even be creative with stealthy installations of
traditional windshield mounted detectors.
What radar detectors does the Cheetah RDI
work with?
A radar detector is not included and the RDI does not detect
radar signals. To display RDI alerts, you must also have a Cheetah
GPSmirror or C100 (not the C50). Please note that we do not make
RDIs for every detector on the market, only the good ones you
see here. If a model is not listed, there is currently no RDI
for it - although other models are in development. RDIs are specific
to each make and model of detector and are not transferable.
* If you use a Valentine 1 with a Valentine Concealed Display
or Valentine Remote Audio Adapter, then you must purchase
the "RDI for V1 + remote display" because it includes
an extra component, the Cheetah V1 Adapter, which enables
these remote Valentine displays to work properly.
Compatible Radar Detectors
Compatible sytems are listed at the top right of this page.
** In late 2008 Beltronics changed the way the audio alert tones
ramped up on the STi Driver. Therefore Cheetah has two different
RDIs for this detector and you must specify which version of the
STi Driver you have; The old one (pre-2008 ramp up fix) or the
new one (post-2008 ramp up fix). If you have recently bought the
STi Driver, please order the new "post-2008" version.
If you are unsure please contact us.
*** It must be the Target 966RM (a version of the 966R modified
for motorcycles). If you have the the Target EVO 966R car version,
the Beltronics 975 or the Beltronics Vector LR, Cheetah or your
local Cheetah importer can make a small modification to those
detectors to make them compatible with our RDI. Please contact
us for more details.
GPSmirror/C100 Features for radar detector
alerts
Centralized alerts - radad detector alerts are
relayed through the Cheetah GPS detector using our warning
tones, voice announcements and visual display
5 LED display for discreet visual alerts / wireless
link confirmation
Voice alerts announce the radar band being picked
up
Unique tone alerts for the different radar/laser
bands
Tone alerts ramp-up in 5 stages as signal strength
increases
Confirmation "chirp" at end of radar
alert
Mute button for radar alerts - one touch
FALSE ALARM SUPPRESSION - Adjustable "Audible
Alert Speed" setting - choose the speed limit below which
detector alerts are automatically muted, e.g. 35mph. Great
for eliminating low speed alarms in town or mall car parks,
etc. - Automatic override for serious alerts (KA band and
laser)
RADAR BAND SELECTION - enable or disable bands
from alerting via the GPS detector
"Voice Only" alerts or "Voice
Plus Tone" alerts - one touch
Proprietory wireless datalink means no extra
cables running to your Cheetah detector.
RDI Box Contents
Box Contents
1 x Wireless transmitter - the RADARnode
1 x RDI software card (specific to your make and model of
radar detector)
1 x RDI connector cable (plugs into your radar detector)
1 x User manual
Easy "Plug and Go" installation.
The RADARnode wireless transmitter is powered by your existing
radar detector's power cord