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Preferences, Overview of preferences, How to customize preferences – Escort PASSPORT 8500CI User Manual

Page 8: Example of preferences

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The 8500ci Plus offers 11 user-selectable
options so you can customize it to your
preferences. Pages 14-16 explain each
option in more detail.

How To Customize Preferences

1 To access Preferences, press and hold
both the CRU and SEN buttons for 2
seconds.
The 8500ci Plus will beep and
display

Prefs

. Brightness will

automatically change to maximum during
this process.

1 Then press the RVW 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.

2 Press the CRU button to review the
11 preference categories.
You can either
tap the button to change from setting to
setting, or hold the button to scroll through
all the options.

3 Press the SEN button to change any
setting within the selected category.
You can either tap the button to change
from setting to setting or hold the button to
scroll through all the options.

4 To exit Preferences, simply wait 8
seconds without pressing a button.
The
unit will display

Complete

, accompanied

by a voice confirmation, and return to
normal operation.

Example of Preferences

Here’s how you would turn the 8500ci
Plus’s AutoMute feature off.

1 Enter Preferences by pressing and
holding both the CRU and SEN buttons for
2 seconds. The 8500ci Plus will beep and
display

Prefs

.

2 Press and hold the CRU button. The
8500ci Plus will scroll through the
categories, starting with Pilot Light
(

Pilot

), then Signal Strength Meter

(

Meter

), then AutoMute (

aMute

).

3 Release the CRU button when the
display shows

aMute

. Since the factory

setting is for AutoMute to be on, the
8500ci Plus will display

aMute ON

.

If you accidentally don’t release the
CRU button in time, and it goes to the
next category, simply hold the CRU button
down again until

aMute

is displayed.

4 Press the SEN button to change from

aMute

ON

to

aMute OFF

.

5 To complete this change, simply wait 8
seconds without pressing any button. The
unit will display

Complete

, accompanied

by a voice confirmation. This is an
indication that the 8500ci Plus has
returned to its normal operation.

Preferences

12

Overview of Preferences

13

Press the CRU button to go

from one category to the next

Pilot Light

(Power-on indication)

Signal Strength Meter

AutoMute

Voice

GPS Filter

Units

Brightness

Markers

Over-Speed Alert

Bluetooth

Bands

Pilot HWY

Pilot H.>

Pilot Spd Comp

Pilot Compass

Pilot V

Meter STD

Meter EXP

Meter SPC

aMute ON

aMute OFF

Voice ON

Voice OFF

GPS ON

GPS OFF

Units Eng

Units Met

BRT Auto

BRT Dark

BRT Min

BRT Med

BRT Max

Marks DEF

Marks MOD

rCam

sCam

sTrap

Other

OSpd 30-95

OSpd OFF

Blth OFF

Blth ON

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)

SWS ON

or OFF (default is OFF)

LSR ON

or OFF (default is ON)

TSR ON

or OFF (default is ON)

Press the SEN button to change

your setting within a category
* Full word: Highway or Auto or AutoNoX

Letter with scanning dot

Speed and Compass

Compass

Vehicle voltage
* Standard bar-graph display

ExpertMeter (multiple signals)

SpecDisplay (numeric frequency)
* AutoMute on

AutoMute off
* Voice alerts on

Voice alerts off
* GPS features enabled

GPS features disabled
* Speed and distance in English

Speed and distance in Metric
* Automatically adjusts brightness

Dark mode

Minimum brightness

Medium brightness

Maximum brightness
* All markers are reported

Markers have been reported

Red light cameras (default is ON)

Speed cameras (default is ON)

Speed traps (default is ON)

Other (default is ON)
* Alerts when specified speed is reached

(selectable options 30-95mph; 70mph is default)

Over-Speed Alert off
* Bluetooth disabled

Bluetooth enabled

(requires optional Bluetooth kit)
* Factory default settings

One or more bands have been modified
Turn selected bands ON or OFF by pressing

and holding the VOL•MUTE button

*

Factory Default Settings

To reset the 8500ci Plus to its

original factory settings, press and

hold the MRK and VOL•MUTE

buttons while turning the power on.

The display will provide a

Reset

message, accompanied by an audible

tone, acknowledging the reset.