I have a whistler 1660 radar detector. It worked fine for 2 years, then I noticed when I turned the volume up or down it would "skip" and mute itself until I had to wiggle the volume wheel around. Now, there is no volume at all. To me, I would assume it is a bad volume wheel. Does anyone know how to change it?

There could be few reasons for this.
1. There is strong magnetic field near the radar detector. This could be even car speakers.
2. There is power lines going above the place where you are trying to calibrate.
3. To complete calibration you need to press both the volume control buttons while the vehicle is parked.. The display will show "CAL MODE". Then slowly drive at least 2 complete circles while in calibration mode. Then again press both the volume control buttons for 2 seconds until it beeps and shows " CAL DONE" in the display.

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Is the volume turned all the way up? (Sorry had to ask). If so and the unit does not make a sound during the self test then the speaker may be bad. If you had it less than a year then it should be covered under warranty. For more info contact whistler at [email protected] or 800-531-0004

CAn you traslate your problem? I tried using Babbel Fish without success.

windshield mount is available on whistler's website - www.whistlergroup.com or by calling 800-531-0004.

Holding down the volume button will cycle up and down through the volume settings. Yet I suspect that the internal speaker has finally given up the ghost. This is a pretty old Whistler RD. I would highly recommend upgrading to a modern radar detector which has much better overall performance. One of my favorite current Whistler products for the budget conscious is their Pro78. This model provides very good performance at a reasonable price.

You are more than welcome and am glad that you can get things figured out with the help of the manual. Appreciate the rating too in your original post here.

Again Thank You for using Fixya.

contact Whislter at 800-531-0004 to order a speaker for your 1660.

if you have an old cordless phone like a uniden or cell phone you can take the speaker out and attach it to your radar detector it works just fine in mine,no problems. you might have to remove the speaker housing if it has one. Justy be real careful not to puncture the speaker as i almost did.

did this issue get resolved?