Escort PASSPORT 8500CI Plus Owner'S Manual Download

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Designed in the USA
ESCORT Inc.
5440 West Chester Road
West Chester OH 45069
Service 800.543.1608
www.EscortRadar.com

, Passport

, AFR

, SmartShield

, AutoSensitivity

™

, MuteDisplay

™

SpecDisplay

™

, and ExpertMeter

™

are trademarks of ESCORT Inc. SWS is trademark of SWS, L.C.

Features, specifications and prices subject to change without notice.

Owner’s Manual

R A D A R • L A S E R • S A F E T Y • D E T E C T O R

S i m p l e . E a s y . I n s t a l l e d .

Q U I C K - I N S T A L L E D P R O T E C T I O N

Summary of Contents for PASSPORT 8500CI Plus

Page 1: ...rt AFR SmartShield AutoSensitivity MuteDisplay SpecDisplay and ExpertMeter are trademarks of ESCORT Inc SWS is trademark of SWS L C Features specifications and prices subject to change without notice Owner s Manual R A D A R L A S E R S A F E T Y D E T E C T O R S i m p l e E a s y I n s t a l l e d Q U I C K I N S T A L L E D P R O T E C T I O N ...

Page 2: ...ied by an audible tone acknowledging the reset FCC NOTE Modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s FCC granted authority to operate the equipment There are 6 user selectable options so you can customize your PASSPORT 8500ci for your own preferences The buttons labeled BRT and SENS are also used to enter the PROGRAM Mode REVIEW your current program settings and t...

Page 3: ...ndication POWER ON SEQUENCE SIGNAL STRENGTH METER AUTOMUTE VOICE BANDS Pilot HWY Pilot H Pilot H Pilot V PwrOn FST PwrOn STD Meter STD Meter EXP Meter SPC aMute ON aMute OFF Voice ON Voice OFF Bands DFT Bands MOD X ONorOFF defaultison K ONorOFF defaultison Ka ONorOFF defaultison POP ONorOFF defaultisoff SWS ONorOFF defaultisoff LSR ONorOFF defaultison TSR ONorOFF defaultison Press the CHANGE butto...

Page 4: ...s standard power on indication Page 6 If you prefer you can choose other power on indications Page 14 During an alert the display will indicate radar band and a precise bar graph for the signal strength Page 9 You can program PASSPORT for ExpertMeter which displays up to 8 radar signals at once or choose our new SpecDisplay mode which provides the actual numeric radar frequency Page 10 11 The disp...

Page 5: ... selects the 8500ci s sensitivity setting We recommend the Auto AutoSensitivity mode for most driving PASSPORT s exclusiveAutoSensitivity mode provides long range warning with minimum false alarms In this mode PASSPORT s internal computer continuously analyzes all incoming signals and intelligently adjusts the sensitivity eliminating the majority of false alarms You can also select conventional Hi...

Page 6: ...laser alert For Safety signals If you have turned on the SWS detection in the 8500ci s Preferences section the 8500ci will alert you to these signals with a double beep tone and a corresponding text message A complete listing of the text messages is on page 23 If you haven t turned on SWS in Preferences the 8500ci will not decode these transmissions but will still detect them as a K band radar sig...

Page 7: ...d even on very brief signals However the vertical lines representing individual signals continuously change several times a second to give you a continuous view of the signal strength of all radar signals present SpecDisplay The 8500ci s SpecDisplay option is also designed for the advanced detector user In this mode it will display the actual numeric radar frequency being received K 24 150 Display...

Page 8: ...re s how you would turn the 8500ci s AutoMute feature off 1 Enter Preferences by holding both buttons down for 2 seconds The 8500ci will beep and display Prefs 2 Then hold the RVW button down The 8500ci will scroll through the categories starting with Display Disp then Pilot Light Pilot then Power on sequence PwrOn then Signal Strength Meter Meter thenAutoMute aMute 3 Release the RVW button when t...

Page 9: ...nnouncements on In this setting all alerts and instructions are communicated using a voice announcement factory default VoiceOFF Voice announcements off With voice off normal tones will be used for alerts Bands BandsDFT In this setting all radar and laser bands are covered for NorthAmerica These are the factory settings and it is highly recommended that you use your 8500ci in this mode BandsMOD If...

Page 10: ...you an introduction to understanding PASSPORT s warning system for radar laser and safety alerts Explanation You are approaching a continuous radar source aimed in your direction An instant on radar source is being used ahead of you and out of your view An instant on radar source or laser source is being used nearby This kind of alert requires immediate attention Laser is being used in the area Be...

Page 11: ...reflection of your car to the original frequency of the beam sent out Traffic radar has limitations the most significant of these being that it typically can monitor only one target at a time If there is more than one vehicle within range it is up to the radar operator to decide which target is producing the strongest reflection Since the strength of the reflection is affected by both the size of ...

Page 12: ...y such as rain fog or smoke A LIDAR gun cannot operate through glass and it must be stationary in order to get an accurate reading Because LIDAR must have a clear line of sight and is subject to cosine error an inaccuracy which increases as the angle between the gun and the vehicle increases police typically use LIDAR equipment parallel to the road or from an overpass LIDAR can be used day or nigh...

Page 13: ...d Limit Enforced 50 Hazardous Materials Exit Ahead 51 Congestion Ahead Expect Delay 52 Expect 10 Minute Delay 53 Expect 20 Minute Delay 54 Expect 30 Minute Delay 55 Expect 1 Hour Delay 56 Traffic Alert Tune AM Radio 57 Pay Toll Ahead 58 Trucks Exit Right 59 Trucks Exit Left 60 Forfutureuse Fast Slow MovingVehicles 61 Emergency Vehicle In Transit 62 Police In Pursuit 63 Oversize Vehicle In Transit ...

Page 14: ...monly used in your area PASSPORT is inAutoMute Mode See page 4 for details A loose power connection can cause PASSPORT to be briefly disconnected and will retrigger the power on sequence You can return all of the User Preferences to the factory defaults by holding down the City and Mute buttons while you turn PASSPORT on Check that volume control is ON Check that vehicle ignition is ON Check all c...

Page 15: ...e www EscortRadar com Remove card along perforations ESCORT PRODUCT REGISTRATION CARD If you purchased your detector directly from ESCORT you do not need to fill this out If you did not purchase your detector directly from ESCORT please fill out this section and return to us or register online at our web address www EscortRadar com 1 First Name ___________________ Middle Initial____ Last Name_____...

Page 16: ...28 Remove card along perforations Shifter Pack 249 95 SHIFTER PACK Accessories 29 ...

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