Love all the informative videos. The manual does not say. still only ka narrow and wide options. (Europe). Your video is maybe lengthy and crammed with info but the delivery and presentation, together with the simple comparison on/off list made it a breeze to set mine up. Last updated: August 1, 2022. I turned on K Band and tested the R3 while parked 1/2 mile away and the signal is passing through the windshield no problem. To my knowledge its only for the US and Canada. The Uniden R3 has a six color display, which includes blue (default), amber, green, pink, grey, and red. Ka band is always unaffected. The notable exception is virtually all of CA where you can disable K band and cut off the false alerts youd otherwise have to deal with using the detectors filters. 1 10 sec adv warning compared to V1. Absolutely a essential resource for decision making. thank you!! It clears the wipers and hood scoop and the rear-eye is unobstructed towards the rear. I have k/a wide, mrcd on, laser on, and since we are fortunate enough to no longer have red light or speed cameras I have them turned off. This lets you dial back the sensitivity of K band and X band to reduce false alerts around town. I have tried it both with and without the detector plugged in to the 12V. Delete Press MARK when you are at an alarm location that has been marked (Mute Mem displays) Delete All Marks Press and hold MARK, Make sure you are at the actual marked location and not past it when you press mark. Ran my Redline 2/5/8 without issue for a long time after running non-segmented for a few months first. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cErm_Xi6Xow, https://www.rdforum.org/showthread.php?t=60845, https://www.vortexradar.com/private-sessions/, https://www.rdforum.org/index.php?forums/169/, http://www.escortradarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1112, https://www.rdforum.org/index.php?forums/32/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNmPUX-Aa04, https://www.rdforum.org/index.php?threads/19942/page-2#post-266696, https://www.vortexradar.com/2019/07/k-block-uniden-r1-r3-firmware-update-150/, Blackvue Announces New Dashcams at CES 2023, Valentine 1 Gen2: December 2022 Upgrade, FW 4.1030. (do they sell the unit that has different spec adapted to a different country?). Are these Traffic Flow monitors ? Do you want the Bluetooth and app features? Otherwise everything else still applies. After that, look into pairing a set of laser jammers to run alongside your radar detector. Very knowledgeable and wonderfully detailed videos. Picked up an R3 off your site/review with BRD. Thank you for all the great content and advice. In order to access the different segments, youll need to switch your detector from Ka Wide or Ka Narrow to Ka Segmentation and then the 10 segments will show up in the menu. New Uniden R1 & R3 Features in Firmware 1.59 - YouTube 0:00 / 4:00 New Uniden R1 & R3 Features in Firmware 1.59 Vortex Radar 113K subscribers Subscribe 289 Share 6.3K views 1 month ago. Do you want the autolockouts? Radenso 3. If you have a Uniden R1 or Uniden R3, you can change the settings to give yourself better performance, filter out more false alerts, change the display color to match your vehicles interior, and basically tweak it to what you prefer. It is very common for police to not be always transmitting radar while driving. Adjust how loud or quiet the auto mute option reduces the volume level to. This was five lanes of wall to wall traffic moving less than 15 mph. The most knowledgeable honest testing and recommendations on earth! This feature is incredibly valuable around town while sitting in traffic or at stop lights to help deal with false alerts. photo radar. I will donate as I am able. So far, Ive read the R3 is top dog in range aspect both on and off axis. Agree with majority of the R1 settings. Im on the current 1.50 firmware. I live in Western WA like you do, but I really want to know if running Ka Narrow and K Narrow as you recommend is really safe to do? Great Content and Very Informative videos, Vortex is one of the most knowledgeable guys in the countermeasure community. Could you please be specific? It was raining and I didnt see any LEO, although I may have had one behind me as the headlights looked like a new-model Ford SUV. Auto mute applies to radar alerts, not laser. any help would . Cheers, and keep up the great work! If you enable MRCD detection, you will be able to detect these radar sources. The R3 by Uniden provides the same, record shattering performance of the R1, with the additional power of GPS for red light camera protection and the ability to mark and ignore fixed false alerts. Thanks. Note: If you have your normal volume and auto mute volume set to the same levels, you wont actually hear the volume go down. Thanks, Hey Ricky, you can always book a private session with me (link at the top of the website), but in this situation youre probably better off asking people in your area. Pressing the mute button twice did nothing and theres nothing in the instructions regarding removing a Mark and I scrolled through all of the choices on the R3 and none listed anything about a Mark. Thank you! I like my music LOUD and have been spoiled with the Redline and Escort Live over Bluetooth so this will be an adjustment. In general, the settings you recommend work perfect for my area. Thanks again! I am very much annoyed with the false k alerts (blind spot alerts from other nearby vehicles). Also, your Guide says that it will only mute an X or K band alert. What can be wrong ? , This guide is current as of firmware 1.59 and will be updated as new firmware updates are released. Thats a really common question and its one I find tough to answer. Perhaps you put it on wide for a few months and take note of how well the radar units are tuned in your area like I did first. All that does is let you adjust the overall sensitivity of the detector. to the point. I have the above setting set, where it should turn off after 30 minutes, however, this doesnt work. Keep up the amazing work! Daylight savings time adjustment. Exceptional YouTube channel dedicated to radar detectors. The detector will beep normally for a moment, announce the frequency, and then resume alerting. Have you heard of any problem with the uniden r3 not turning on sometimes? installations! Tons of information here. Im using the cigarette lighter that has the mute/button. Leave the filter on so that you pay attention when it goes off. Incredible knowledge of radar detectors. Questions answered promptly, great informative videos! Have you found those features helpful so far? I think they should also create a speed sensitive alert threshold. Still too many K false alerts . Individually control if MRCD alerts are also affected by quiet rides low speed muting. I recommend the products and people reading the information on your web site to learn what is out there and available, I really like the idea of having the ability of recording my driving in case of a traffic incident. GPS: On Speed Camera: On Speed Camera Distance: 300m Redlight Camera: On RLC Q-Ride: 60mph Voice: On Ka Freq Voice: On Thanks for the detailed instructions. It might be, but also keep in mind that unfortunately, MRCD falses are fairly common. Incredible knowledge and willing to share what he knows. Best review and how to videos ive ever watched. He answers this further down. Low speed muting. Ka band) to make it easier to identify different bands by sound. here. Great infomation No bias in his reporting. Your posts are really a major help! Great info on your site! Your website, YouTube vids etc are an amazing source of info and your passion is appreciated! Go to http://support.uniden.com and check for latest firmware. Thanks so much. Just picked up an R3 and was wondering what bands people monitor here in Texas! I havent heard of anyone confirming theyre in use there yet. Its super bright and works wonders on the KTM! Quick question. I havent seen anywhere with the Uniden R3 that allows me to save user settings like Detector Tools does (for BEL GX65); or an interface that allows the user to program the R3 through their computer like Detector Tools does. Radar w/Built-in GPS, Mute Memory, Voice Alerts, Red Light and Speed Camera Alerts, OLED Display, K/KA Band Uniden DFR7 Super Long Range Wide Band Laser/Radar Detector, Built-in GPS w/Mute Memory, Voice Alerts, Red Light & Speed Camera Alerts, OLED Display, Black ;-), Nice information to help you with making a choice. unbiased reviews and will give you the best information possible on tbe products he test. in giving both manufacture details and real world test results. Red-light camera option - ON by default Speed camera option - ON by default However, we are now seeing them here around Edmonton in Alberta, Quebec, Chicago, NYC, and in Maryland near Washington D.C. Now if you want complete control over the Ka Segments, as of firmware 1.31, we now have 10 individual segments to choose from, just like other manufacturers offer. You can bend the mount to ensure the detector is straight and level. Vortex Radar is a great source for factual information on Radar Detectors. However, turning it on (and disabling the K Filter altogether) will give you maximum performance on K band since the detector is constantly scanning for brief K band now. Well I live in WA and drive down to Oregon periodically so . It shouldnt be different per band like that. Not sure of your knowledge of all the top R.D. Sounds seem odd sent links to two of my friends about getting one and both commented they hated the sound 6. Agreed. Correct. There is no subscription for them. I purchased the R3 solely based on your. Thats why they gave us options. I just purchased one, but it hangs at a slight up angle in my windshield with the smaller double suction cup mount. I am having the trouble that you mentioned with the software download. If it keeps being wacko even with different settings Ill return it. 3. Should I go ahead with the general settings you recommended above? I have a Escort 9500ci (from 2014) built into my car but I am buying a new car. I was beginning to think this was too much detector for me (my daily commute is only about 15 miles), but maybe this will help me tame the R3 beast. https://www.rdforum.org/index.php?threads/71784/. I have learned it well in the past 8 year (was updated once a couple years ago). I know most of the areas I travel they use 34.7 and the NYSP in particular seem to run very low power because they are much harder to detect then other agencies. You need a full map of the US with all the roads, not just a list of points of where the speed limits are. If you want to use Ka lockouts, such as you have a Ka band speed sign or satellite dish that falses your R3, make sure youre 100% confident the Ka band alert is being triggered by a stationary false source that you see every time you pass by before you lock the signal out. For up to date non biased information on radar and laser counter measures. Im not sure who to point you towards either. https://www.rdforum.org/index.php?threads/59672/. If you need to purchase either detector, you can purchase the R1 here and you can purchase the R3 here. I was traveling from Bellevue to Tacoma (I-5) and was getting a lot of hits on K-band. They have been a huge help with equipment training. As a fellow Puget Sounder, I largely followed your settings on my R1. Full look at all the features and comparison points. Thank you! Thank you for keeping this updated after newer software updates! Some people also leave this disabled to make it easier to record the rampup and beeps on their dashcam for sharing later. Now theres no universal best settings for everyone of course since whats best depends on where you drive and even your own personal preferences. So, thank you again for such a great, thorough write up! I wasnt sure where the signal was coming from, so I slowed and then turned off. Anyone interested in learning more about. This guy yes I watch everything he does is the Master on radar detectors and counter measure equipment . The corresponding signal. The most knowledgeable data based source for radar / laser detectors in addition to countermeasures. Yes it does. Vortex, Just wanted to thank you and everyone else with all the info regarding the R1/R3. I drove for what seemed like forever only to see that sneaky bugger hiding in the center divider, underneath a bridge. I would really appreciate it if you could post the settings that you would recommend for the R1 if they are indeed different. You can mute individual alerts by pressing the mute button. His in depth. Have you solved this problem I just did the entire install and am getting no sound pretty frustrating hope its an easy fix. 1. I live in Northern California (Bay Area) and recently picked up an R1 which Im loving so far. Do you know what would cause false laser alerts on the Uniden R3? there is congestion in all lanes, but everyone is moving right around the speed limit in the leftmost lanes. 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