Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 8500 X50 Escort
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O wner ’ s Manu al Designed in the USA Escort Incorporated 5440 West Chester Road West Chester OH 45069 Sales 888 -8 - ESC O RT (8 88 - 837-2678) Service 800 -543-1 608 www .
You’ve purchased the Passport 8500 X50, which is the most advanced high- performance radar and laser detector on the market. The 8500 X50 provides extreme long- range warning on all radar bands including X, K, superwide Ka, and instant-on POP mode.
T able of Contents Quick Reference Guide 4-5 Installation 6-7 • Power Connection 6 • Mounting Location 6 • Windshield Mount 7 Controls and Features 8-1 1 • Power and volume control 8 • Power.
Quick Reference Guide To begin using your Passport, just follow these simple steps 1 Plug the small end of the power cord into the side jack of the detector, and plug the large end of the power cord into your car’s lighter socket. 2 Mount your Passport on the windshield using the supplied windshield mount.
Power Connection To power Passport, plug the small end of the SmartCord, (telephone-type connector) into the modular jack on Passport’s right side, and plug the lighter plug adapter into your vehicle’s lighter socket or accessory socket. Passport operates on 1 2 volts DC negative ground only.
Controls and Features Power and volume control To turn Passport on and adjust the alert tone volume level, rotate the thumbwheel on Passport’s left side. Turn the control away from you to increase the audio volume. When you turn Passport on, it goes through a sequence of alerts.
10 11 Power Connector Passport’s power jack uses a telephone-type connector. This 4-conductor connector only works with the included coiled SmartCord, or the optional Direct-wire SmartCord.
How to use EZ-Programming Over view of EZ-Programming 12 13 There are 9 user-selectable options so you can customize your 8500 X50 for your own preferences. The buttons labeled CITY and DIM are also used to enter the Program Mode, REVIEW your current program settings, and to CHANGE any settings as desired.
Details of EZ-Programming 14 15 Pilot Light (Power-on indication) Note: When you are using the Dark mode, the display will only show HD, AD, or CD, (Highway-Dark, Auto-Dark, or City-Dark). PilotHWY (Full description) In this setting, Passport will display “Highway,” “City,” or “Auto” as its power- on indication.
Brightness Brt LAST (last) In this setting, when you turn on Passport, the display will be the last brightness you had selected during operation with the dim button. (factory default) Brt MIN (minimum) In this setting, each time you turn on Passport, the display will be at the lowest brightness.
Interpreting Alerts 18 19 Although Passport has a comprehensive warning system and this handbook is as complete as we can make it, only experi- ence will teach you what to expect from your Passport and how to interpret what it tells you.
How Radar W orks 20 21 How Radar W orks Traffic radar, which consists of microwaves, travels in straight lines and is easily reflected by objects such as cars, trucks, even guardrails and overpasses. Radar works by directing its microwave beam down the road.
22 23 How Laser (Lidar) W orks Laser speed detection is actually LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging). LIDAR guns project a beam of invisible infrared light. The signal is a series of very short infrared light energy pulses, which move, in a straight line, reflecting off your car and returning to the gun.
Tr oubleshooting 24 25 Problem Passport beeps briefly at the same location every day, but no radar source is in sight. Passport does not seem sensitive to radar or laser. Passport did not alert when a police car was in view. Passport’s display is not working.
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