Escort 8500 X50 - Manual (Page 3)

Table of Contents
Quick Reference Guide 4-5
Installation 6-7
• Power Connection 6
• Mounting Location 6
• Windshield Mount 7
Controls and Features 8-11
• Power and volume control 8
• Power-on indication 8
• AutoMute 8
• Mute 8
• Auto / Highway / City Switch 8
• Dim / Dark Switch 9
• Dark Mode 9
• Audible Alerts 9
• Signal Strength Meter 10
• ExpertMeter 10-11
• SpecDisplay 11
EZ-Programming 12-16
• How to use EZ-Programming 12
• Example of Programming 12
• Overview of Programming 13
• Details of Programming 14-16
Technical Details 17-22
• Specifications 17
• Interpreting Alerts 18-19
• How Radar Works 20
• How POP Mode Works 21
• How Laser Works 22
Service 23-28
• Service 23
• Troubleshooting 24-25
• Warranty 26
• Accessories 26
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Quick Reference Card
Passport 8500 X50 Quick Reference Card
* Factory Default Settings
̄ Remove card along perforations ̄
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Remove card along perforations
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Press the REVIEW button
to go from one category
to the next
PILOT LIGHT
(Power-on indication)
POWER-ON SEQUENCE
SIGNAL STRENGTH METER
AUTOMUTE
AUDIOTONES
CITY MODE SENSITIVITY
BRIGHTNESS
DARK MODE
BANDS
Pilot HWY
Pilot H
Pilot H.>
Pilot +
Pilot +.>
Pilot +>
Pilot V
PwrOn STD
PwrOn FST
Meter STD
Meter EXP
Meter SPC
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
Bands DFT
Bands MOD
X ON or OFF (default is on)
K ON or OFF (default is on)
Ka ON or OFF (default is on)
POP ON or OFF (default is off)
LSR ON or OFF (default is on)
Press the CHANGE button
to change your setting
within a category
* 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
* 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