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1 Quick Reference Guide 2-3 Installation 4-5 • Power Connection 4 • Mounting Location 4 • Windshield Mount 5 Controls and Features 6-9 • Power and volume control 6 • Power-on indication 6 • AutoMute 6 • Mute 6 • Auto / Highway / City Switch 6 • Dim / Dark Switch 7 • Dark Mode 7 • Audible Alerts 7 • Signal Strength Meter 8 ? ...
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2 To begin using your Passport, just follow these simple steps Plug the small end of the power cord into the side jack, and plug the large end of the power cord into your car’s lighter socket. Mount your Passport on the windshield using the windshield mount. Rotate the volume thumbwheel on Passport’s left side to turn Passport on and adjust the ...
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3 Quick Reference Guide EZ Programming Passport is ready to go– just plug it in and turn it on. But you can also easily change 10 features for your prefer- ences. Press both top buttons to enter the Program Mode, then easily Review or Change your settings. Pg 10-14 Mute Button Briefly press this button (next to the display) to silence the audio f ...
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4 Power Connection To power Passport, plug the small end of the supplied coiled power cord into the telephone-type power jack on Passport's left side, and plug the lighter adapter into your vehicle's lighter socket or accessory socket. Passport operates on 12 volts DC negative ground only. The lighter plug provided is standard size and wi ...
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5 Windshield Mount 3 Mount Passport on your windshield. Using the EasyMount adjustment button, slide Passport forward or backward to a horizontal position. To ensure that the suction cups adhere to the windshield firmly, be sure to keep both your windshield and the suction cups clean. When adjusted properly to minimize bounc- ing, the back top edge ...
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6 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 vol- ume. When you turn Passport on, it goes through a sequence of alerts. If you prefer, you may program your Passport for a shorter power-on sequence. See t ...
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7 Controls and Features Audible Alerts For Radar signals: Passport uses a geiger-counter-like sound to indicate the signal strength and type of radar signal being encountered. When you encounter radar, a distinct Audible Alert will sound and occur faster as the signal gets stronger. When the signal is very strong, the Audible Alerts will blend into ...
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8 Controls and Indicators Power Connector Passport’s new power jack uses a tele- phone-type connector. This new 4-con- ductor connector works with the included coiled cord, and with our optional new SmartCord MuteDisplay. The SmartCord is a special power cord that has a power-on indicator, a bright alert light that warns of radar or laser, and a ...
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9 KA || K | | X ||| | Here ExpertMeter shows 1 strong K-band signal, and three X-band signals, two strong and one weak. KA | | K || X ||| | Here ExpertMeter shows 1 weak Ka-band signal, and three weak X-band signals. KA || K || X |||| On very weak signals, there will not be a vertical line at all. This shows a very weak X-band signal. ExpertMeter D ...
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10 How to customize Passport with EZ Programming There are 10 user-selectable options so you can customize your Passport 7500 for your own preferences. The buttons that are nor- mally used for CITY and DIM are used to enter the Program Mode, to REVIEW your current program settings, and to CHANGE any settings as desired. Pages 12-14 explain each opt ...
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11 Overview of EZ Programming Options Pilot HWY Pilot H Pilot H.> Pilot + Pilot +.> Pilot +> PwrOn STD PwrOn FST Meter STD Meter EXP aMute ON aMute OFF Tone STD Tone LOUD City STD City LoX City NoX Brt LAST Brt MIN Brt MED Brt MAX Brt DARK Dark STD Dark ALL sws OFF sws ON sa OFF sa ON Press the REVIEW button to go from one category to the ...
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12 Details of EZ Programming Options 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 descr iption) In this setting, P asspor t will displa y "Highw a y ," "City ," or "A uto" as its po wer- on ind ...
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13 Details of EZ Programming Options City Mode Sensitivity City STD (Standar d) In this setting, when you put Passport in the City mode, X-band sensitivity is signifi- cantly reduced, to reduce annoyance from X-band intrusion alarms and motion sen- sors. (factory default) City LoX (Lo w X band sensitivity) In this setting, when you put Passport in ...
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14 Details of EZ Programming Options Dark Mode Dark STD (standar d) In this setting, when you select the dark mode, the only display will be a very dim HD, AD, or CD, indicating Highway-Dark, Auto-Dark, or City-Dark). (factory default) DarkALL (all) In this setting, when you select the dark mode, Passport's display will be totally dark, withou ...
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15 Specifications Features and Specifications Operating Bands • X-band 10.525 GHz ± 25 MHz • K-band 24.150 GHz ± 100 MHz • Ka-band 34.700 GHz ± 1300 MHz • Laser 900nm, 33 MHz bandwidth Radar Receiver / Detector Type • Superheterodyne, GaAs FET VCO • Scanning Frequency Discriminator • Digital Signal Processing (DSP) • 4-bit high-r ...
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16 Although Passport has a comprehensive warning system and this handbook is as complete as we can make it, only expe- rience will teach you what to expect from your Passport and how to interpret what it “tells” you. The radar alerts you receive are affected by the specific type Alert Passport begins to sound slowly, then the rate of alerts inc ...
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17 Alert Passport alerts intermittently. Rate and strength of alerts may be consistent or vary wildly. Passport alerts intermittently. Rate and strength of signal increases with each alert. Passport gives an X-band alert intermittently. Explanation A patrol car is travelling in front of you with a radar source aimed forward. Because signals are som ...
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18 How Radar Works Traffic radar, which consists of microwaves, travels in straight lines and is easily re- flected by objects such as cars, trucks, even guardrails and overpasses. Radar works by directing its microwave beam down the road. As your vehicle travels into range, the microwave beam bounces off your car, and the radar antenna looks for t ...
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19 How Laser W orks There are limitations to LIDAR equip- ment. LIDAR is much more sensitive to weather conditions than RADAR, and a LIDAR gun’s range will be decreased by anything affecting visibility 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 ...
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20 How Safety Radar W orks Note: some of the safety messages have been condensed, so each message can be displayed on one or two screens on Passport’s eight character display. Since Safety radar technology is rela- tively new and the number of transmitters in operation is not yet widespread, you will not receive Safety signals on a daily basis an ...
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21 SWS Safety Radar T ext Messages WorkZone Road Bridge WorkCrew WorkCrew Detour Truck MustExit Rtlane CntrLane LeftLane Future Police Train Low BridgeUp Bridge RockSlid School Road Sharp Croswalk Deer Blind or SteepUse Accident PoorRoad Loading DontPass Dangrous Emergncy Future Weather Blowing Blowing Snow use w/servic Open Closed Speed Enforced E ...
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22 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 did not provide a Safety signal while within range of an emergency vehicle. Passport’s display is not working. Passport’s audible al ...
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23 T roubleshooting Explanation of Displays AD HD CD No display PilotHWY WorkZone Caution X| or K| or KA| etc. Sensitivity control is in Automode, display is in Dark Mode (page 7) Sensitivity control is in Highway mode, display is in Dark Mode (page 7) Sensitivity control is in City mode, display is in Dark Mode (page 7) Passport is in the Dark Mod ...
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Escort 7500 - page 24
24 Service Procedure If Your Passport ever needs service, please follow these simple steps: 1 Check the troubleshooting section of this manual. It may have a solution to your problem. 2 Call us at 1-800-543-1608. We may be able to solve your problem over the phone. If the problem requires that you send your Passport to the factory for repair, we wi ...
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25 ESCORT One Year Limited Warranty ESCORT warrants your Passport against all defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of the original purchase, subject to the following terms and conditions: • The sole responsibility of ESCORT under this Warranty is limited to either repair or, at the option of ESCORT, repl ...
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