User manual ESCORT PASSPORT 8500

[. . . ] Designed in the USA Escort Incorporated 5440 West Chester Road West Chester OH 45069 Sales 888-8-ESCORT (888-837-2678) Service 800-543-1608 www. escortradar. com Owner's Manual ©2004 Escort Inc. Escort®, Passport®, AFR®, SmartShield®, AutoSensitivityTM, ExpertMeterTM and SpecDisplayTMare trademarks of Escort Inc. Features, specifications and prices subject to change without notice. Congratulations You've purchased the Passport 8500 X50, which is the most advanced highperformance radar and laser detector on the market. The 8500 X50 provides extreme longrange warning on all radar bands including X, K, superwide Ka, and instant-on POP mode. [. . . ] Passport will beep twice and display Program. Passport will scroll through the categories, starting with Pilot Light (Pilot), then Power-on sequence (PwrOn), then Signal strength meter (Meter), and then AutoMute (aMute). 3 Release the REVIEW button when Passport shows the AutoMute item. Since the factory setting is for AutoMute to be on, Passport will display aMute ON. (If you accidentally don't release the Review button in time, and Passport goes to the next category, hold the Review button down again, and after Passport scrolls through all categories, it will begin again at the top of the list. ) 4 Press the CHANGE button to change from aMute ON to aMute OFF. 5 To complete the Programming, simply wait 8 seconds without pressing any button. Passport will display Complete, beep 4 times, and return to normal operation. 12 Overview of EZ-Programming Press the REVIEW button to go from one category to the next PILOT LIGHT (Power-on indication) Press the CHANGE button to change your setting within a category Pilot Pilot Pilot Pilot Pilot Pilot Pilot PwrOn PwrOn Meter Meter Meter aMute aMute Tone Tone City City City Brt Brt Brt Brt Brt DARK DARK Bands Bands HWY H H. > + +. > +> V STD FST STD EXP SPC ON OFF STD LOUD STD LoX NoX LAST MIN MED MAX DARK STD ALL DFT MOD *Full word: Highway or Auto or City Letter: H or A or C Letter, with scanning dot Symbol: + or · or -Symbol, with scanning dot Scanning symbol Vehicle voltage *Standard power-on sequence Fast power-on sequence *Standard signal strength meter Expert Meter SpecDisplay POWER-ON SEQUENCE SIGNAL STRENGTH METER AUTOMUTE AUDIOTONES CITY MODE SENSITIVITY BRIGHTNESS How to use EZ-Programming 1 To enter Program Mode, press and hold both top buttons down for 2 seconds. (The unit will beep twice, and will display the word "Program"). 2 Then press the REVIEW button to review the current settings. (You can either tap the button to change from item to item, or hold the button to scroll through the items). 3 Press the CHANGE button to change any setting. (You can either tap the button to change from setting to setting, or hold the button to scroll through all the options). 4 To leave the Program Mode, simply wait 8 seconds without pressing any button. (The unit will display Complete, beep 4 times, and return to normal operation). *AutoMute on AutoMute off *Standard tones Loud tones *Standard City mode sensitivity Low X band sensitivity in City Mode No X band sensitivity in City Mode *Last brightness used Minimum brightness when turned on Medium brightness when turned on Maximum brightness when turned on Dark Mode when Passport turned on *Standard Dark: shows HD, AD, CD All Dark, no display *Factory default settings Factory default settings modified Turn bands "ON" or "OFF" by pressing the Mute button DARK MODE BANDS *Factory Default Settings To reset Passport to its original factory settings, press and hold the "CITY, " "DIM, " and "MUTE" buttons while turning the power on. Passport's display will provide a "Reset" message, accompanied by an audible alert, acknowledging the reset. X K Ka POP LSR 13 ON ON ON ON ON or or or or or OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF (default is on) (default is on) (default is on) (default is off) (default is on) Details of EZ-Programming 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 poweron indication. (factory default) Pilot H (Letter) In this setting, Passport will display "H" for Highway, "C" for City, and "A" for Auto. Pilot H. > (Letter with scanning dot) In this setting, Passport will display "H" for Highway, "C" for City, and "A" for Auto. Also, a single dot will continuously scroll across the display. Pilot+ (Symbol) In this setting, Passport will display "+" for Highway, ". " for Auto, and "­" for City. Pilot+. > (Symbol with scanning dot) In this setting, Passport will display "+" for Highway, ". " for Auto, and "­" for City. Also, a single dot will continuously scroll across the display. [. . . ] · Press the Dim button to deactivate Dark Mode. See page 8 for details. Problem Passport will not turn on. Solution · Check that volume control is ON. · Check that vehicle ignition is ON. · Check that vehicle lighter socket is functional. [. . . ]