If you have a Uniden R4 (purchase the R4 here), you can customize its settings to get better performance, filter out more false alerts, change the display color to match your vehicle’s interior, and further tweak it based on what’s best for you.

There’s no universal “best” settings for everyone since what’s best for you depends on both where you drive and your own personal preferences. That’s why they gave us options. 🙂

Purchase a Uniden R4 here.

Note these settings will also apply to the Uniden R4w which is the same thing, but just adds WiFi.

In this guide, I’ll explain all the different features and settings to help you better understand your R4. At the very bottom of this article you’ll find my general recommended settings as well as the settings I run on my personal R4. You can use these settings as a starting point and then customize them further based on what’s best for you.

Note: This guide is current as of firmware 1.36 and will be updated when new firmware updates are released (Last updated December 2024.)

Here are the video guides if you’d rather watch.

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