Decatur Electronics Scout 2 Manuel utilisateur

Scout 2

User’s Manual

Rev 12/15/2021

This manual intended for use in Canada only

Welcome to Decatur Electronics

Thank you for choosing this Decatur Electronics product — A highly advanced

trac radar unit that will reward your department with years of dependable

service. The Scout 2 incorporates high performance and long range, with

many leading features. We urge you to study this manual before using the

Scout 2 so you can maximize the benets of this sophisticated radar device. We

believe you will be pleasantly surprised by the features and advantages.

If you are as pleased with its performance, as we think you will be, ask your

Decatur sales representative about other Decatur products including the

Genesis G3 line of radars, and the OnSite line of speed trailers, dollies, and pole

signs.

Trac ocers told us exactly what they wanted in a radar device - and we built

it!

—The Management and Sta at Decatur Electronics,

The Nation’s Oldest Radar Company

About This Manual

This manual contains valuable information to help you set up, use and maintain your radar. Please take a moment to

read through it, and keep it handy for future reference.

Note the following symbols in this manual:

Indicates a helpful tip or precaution to note.

Safety Information

All service needs should be referred back to the manufacturer or a factory authorized service centre.

• Opening the Scout 2 automatically voids any warranty still in eect. There are no user serviceable parts inside.

• Do not submerge the Scout 2. If the device should accidently get submerged contact your factory authorized

service centre immediately!

• Do not drop the Scout 2 on hard surfaces since damage could occur. Units damaged by dropping or abuse are

not covered for warranty repair.

Violation of these guidelines may void the warranty.

Receiving Inspection

• When you receive your radar, inspect all components for damage that might have happened during shipping.

• Notify the shipping company immediately of any damage. Take pictures to document any damage.

• The package should include a USB-C charging cable along with the radar.

Introduction

The Scout 2 is a stationary radar that gives you the option to track vehicles that are approaching, receding, or moving

in either direction simultaneously. Directionality dramatically enhances the target selection process. For example,

if the radar is set in toward mode (down arrow), it will track only vehicles coming toward the radar and ignore all

vehicles moving away from it! On a road with bidirectional trac, you can choose to make trac moving in either

direction invisible to the radar.

Battery Charging

The Scout 2 is designed to primarily operate o of its internal battery pack and recharges from a ubiquitous type A

USB port. For the fastest recharge time, use only the Decatur Electronics recommended USB cable and charger.

When you receive your radar, the batteries will need to be charged for the rst time. Additionally, if the radar has

been stored for an extended period of time, you will want to recharge the batteries as well. A fully charged radar

should run for approximately 1 week between charges given normal use. To charge the batteries follow steps below.

• Connect the power cord to the USB-C receptacle on the bottom of the radar.

• Plug the radar’s power cord into your vehicle’s USB receptacle or A/C USB adapter.

• Charge Status Indicator.

Battery charging status can be determined two ways depending if the radar is on or o.

Radar O: When plugged into a powered USB port, the Power/Fast button will glow green when charging.

When the batteries are fully charged the green LED will go out.

Radar On: When plugged into a powered USB port, the battery charge icon will change to a charging icon.

The radar can be left to charge indenitely. The charging will automatically shut o once the batteries are fully

charged.

Operating the radar whiles charging

The radar may be operated while the batteries are recharging. The radar automatically switches from the internal

batteries to the power cord for power when the unit is turned on and will also recharge the batteries at the same time.

The batteries are not user serviceable. The batteries are designed to provide more than 70% of their

rated capacity after 500 charge/discharge cycles. If you are experiencing short run times between

charging, contact your factory authorized service centre for battery replacement.

Scout 2 Controls and Display

Controls

The operation of the Scout 2 is controlled by the three-button key pad and the trigger.

TEST When you press the TEST button, the radar runs a comprehensive self test.

FAST / Power If the radar is o, pressing the FAST/Power button will turn it on. To turn the radar o, press and

hold the Fast/Power button until the powering down message is displayed then release.

If the radar is on, a short press of the Fast/Power button will toggle between Strong and Fast modes.

MENU The MENU button lets you view the options you can change. Repeatedly pressing the MENU button

advances through the list of features.

Trigger If you are not in menu mode, pressing the trigger activates the radar transmitter and releasing it stops it. If

you are in menu mode, repeatedly pressing the trigger advances through the menu item settings.

To measure the speeds of target vehicles, pull and hold the trigger. If you want to lock a speed,

release the trigger then quickly pull it again (within 1/2 second). As long as you continue to hold

the trigger, the radar will continue to track targets and display their speeds. The locked speed clears

when you pull the trigger again.

Radar Display

Display Zones

The Scout 2 uses a black and white display. The display is divided into an upper information zone and a lower speed

zone.

Information Zone

The information zone of the display will show :

Hold / Xmit When radar is transmitting it will show Xmit otherwise it will show Hold.

RFI The radio frequency interference message indicates that excess RFI energy is present. When active, the radar

automatically inhibits all speed measurements and no speeds will be displayed. When the RFI condition no longer

exists, the radar will resume normal operation.

KPH The radar displays speed in kilometers per hour (KPH).

BATTERY LIFE Battery life is shown by the percentage of life left and by a graphical battery icon.

LOW BAT The LOW BAT icon indicates that your battery pack is low on power. The system will not transmit or

display any new speeds while LOW BAT appears, and if the system is displaying a locked speed, the speed will remain

displayed.

ERROR ERROR shows that the radar has detected an internal hardware error which can aect the proper operation

of the radar device. You should turn the radar o and back on. If the problem persists, contact Decatur Electronics at

800-428-4315 or your local factory authorized service centre for assistance.

Speed Zone

In the lower speed zone, the radar will display one or two speed readings and the associated direction of travel.

When operated in Strong mode one speed is shown.

When operated in Fast mode, two speeds are shown. The upper speed is the Fast speed and the lower one is the

Strong speed.

If you lock a speed while in Fast mode, the locked speed replaces the Fast speed.

Changing the radar settings

By using the menu feature, you can review and change many of the radar's settings. The radar will remember the

settings you last set when it is turned o and will power up with them.

Menus

The most commonly adjusted settings, Direction, Range and Volume are presented graphically. All other settings are

found in a secondary menu represented by the gear icon.

To change a setting, repeatedly press the MENU button until the icon representing the setting you

want to change appears. Then press the trigger switch to advance through the selections for that

setting. When you have made your selection, your new settings will be in eect immediately. If

neither MENU or the trigger switch is pressed after 2 seconds, the radar will return to normal

operating mode. You may also exit the menu setting by selecting the Exit icon.

Direction

The direction icon lets you select the direction of the target vehicle you want to display. An

up/down arrow indicates that you are monitoring vehicles moving both toward and away

from the radar.

Range

The range icon lets you control the maximum target-acquisition range in 5 steps. The

number of wavelets in the icon change based on the range selected. 1 is the lowest, 5 is

maximum. You will normally want to start with the maximum range and decrease it until you

attain the desired performance level.

Volume

The Volume icon controls the volume level of the Doppler tone. The volume level settings are

from 1 to 5. The operator cannot mute audio.

Secondary Menu

The secondary menu (gear icon) allows you to make adjustment to less common settings.

In this menu you will nd:

Squelch

The squelch determines the type of Doppler audio you want. When squelch is on, the sound is only the Doppler tone

for the displayed target. When squelch is o, you will hear all Doppler tones, including other vehicles, interference

and any noise the antenna receives. Normally you operate the radar with the squelch setting to ON.

Dimmer

This controls the display brightness. It can be set to AUTO to automatically adjust to ambient lighting or xed at one

of eight preset levels. Level 1 is the dimmest and level 8 is the brightest.

Beep

This option lets the radar to give an audible “beep” to verify every time a key is pressed.

Units

This radar calculates and displays speeds in kilometers-per-hour (KPH) only and cannot be changed.

COM (Serial)

This sets the serial communication protocol to one of several options.

Auto shutdown

This option is designed to maximize battery life by automatically turning the radar o after a set period of time when

the radar has not been used. You can choose between 3 shutdown periods (5 min., 10 min., 15 min.) or disable it by

setting it to OFF.

RADAR PROCESSING MODES

Directionality

You can change the direction selection to measure the speeds of targets coming toward you, or display only the

speeds of targets moving away from you, or both directions at the same time. When you are in bidirectional mode,

the radar will display a up or down arrow on the right hand side of the display depending on the direction the target

is traveling.

The radar lets you easily select and focus on vehicles approaching or receding from your position.

As an example, while in towards mode (down arrow), the radar does not track the truck going away

at 88 KPH as pictured, rather displays the car going towards the patrol vehicle at 98 KPH.

Strongest Signal Mode

All radars track the strongest signal since this is an essential element of tracking history. The radar defaults to the

strongest signal-tracking mode and will stay in this mode until you press the FAST button. In Strongest Signal

tracking mode, the radar displays the speed of the vehicle with the strongest return signal, which is often the closest

vehicle.

Faster Mode

The advanced signal processing algorithms in the Scout 2 simultaneously track multiple vehicles. In FAST mode, the

radar displays the speed of the strongest vehicle and a faster vehicle at the same time. To determine which is the

faster vehicle, the radar takes the strongest return signal and uses it as a reference level. It then looks at the return

signal levels from all other vehicles going faster than the strongest vehicle and compares them to that reference

level. It will display the speed of the vehicle that is moving faster than the strongest signal and is the next strongest

target. In multiple target situations, the next strongest target going faster than the strongest is often closest to the

strongest vehicle.

In the example below, the semi going 99 is the strong target and the overtaking vehicle going 123 is the Fast target.

The vehicle going 136 is ignored since it is not the next strongest target.

To switch from Strongest Signal target to Faster target, press and release the FAST button. The system will remain in

Faster mode until you press the FAST button again or until you lock a speed, which automatically switches the radar

back to the Strongest Signal Mode.

In Fast mode, the radar gun locks only the strongest vehicle speed.

Performance Tips

Understanding potential radar interference and what to do when it occurs can greatly increase the radar’s

performance.

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