Escort Passport 7500 Manuel utilisateur

Quick Reference Guide 2-3

Installation 4-5

•PowerConnection 4

•MountingLocation 4

•WindshieldMount 5

Controls and Features 6-9

•Powerandvolumecontrol 6

•Power-onindication 6

•AutoMute 6

•Mute 6

•Auto/Highway/CitySwitch 6

•Dim/DarkSwitch 7

•DarkMode 7

•AudibleAlerts 7

•SignalStrengthMeter 8

•ExpertMeter 8-9

PASSPORT 7500 Radar • Laser • Safety Detector

EZ Programming 10-14

•HowtouseEZProgramming 10

•ExampleofProgramming 10

•OverviewofProgramming 11

•DetailsofProgramming 12-14

Technical Details 15-21

•Specifications 15

•InterpretingAlerts 16-17

•HowRadarWorks 18

•HowLaserWorks 19

•HowSafetyRadarWorks 20-21

Service 22-25

•Troubleshooting 22-23

•Service 24

•Warranty 25

•Accessories 25

To begin using your Passport,

just follow these simple steps

Plugthesmallendofthepowercord

intothesidejack,andplugthelarge

endofthepowercordintoyourcar’s

lightersocket.

MountyourPassportonthewindshield

usingthewindshieldmount.

Rotate the volume thumbwheel on

Passport’s left side to turn Passport

onandadjustthevolume.

Pleasereadthemanualtofullyunderstand

Passport’soperationandfeatures.

EasyMountSlot

InsertPassport’sadjustableWindshield

mountintothisslot. Pg4-5

EasyMountButton

PressandslidetheWindshieldmount

tooneofitsfourpositions. Pg5

AutoMute

Passport’spatentedAutoMuteauto-

maticallyreducesthevolumelevelof

theaudioalert. Pg6.Ifyouprefer,you

canturnAutoMuteoff. Pg10

Power Jack

PlugpowercordoroptionalSmartCord

intothisconnector. Pg 4, 8, 25

Power/VolumeControl

RotatethethumbwheeltoturnPassport

onandsetthevolume.

CityButton

SwitchesbetweenAutoSensitivity,

City,andHighwaysettings.Ingeneral,

werecommendtheAutomode. Pg6

Quick Reference Guide

EZProgramming

Passportisreadytogo–justplugitin

andturniton.Butyoucanalsoeasily

change10featuresforyourprefer-

ences.Pressbothtopbuttonstoenter

theProgramMode,theneasilyReview

orChangeyoursettings. Pg10-14

MuteButton

Brieflypressthisbutton(nexttothe

display)tosilencetheaudiofor

a specificalert.(Theaudio willalert

youtothenextencounter.) Pg6

MatrixDisplay

Passport’sdisplaywillshow “Highway”,

“Auto,”or“City”asitspower-onindica-

tion. Pg6.Ifyouprefer,youcanchoose

otherpower-onindications. Pg10-12

Duringanalert,thedisplaywillindi-

cateradarband,andaprecisebar

graphofsignalstrength. Pg8

Note:intheDarkModethedisplay

willnotlightduringanalert. Pg7

YoucanprogramPassportforthe

ExpertMeter,whichdisplaysupto8

radarsignalsatonce. Pg9

ThedisplaycanalsoshowSafety

Radartextmessages. Pg20-21

DimButton

Presstoadjustdisplaybrightness.There

arethreebrightnesssettings,plusDark

Mode. Pg 7

IntheDarkMode,thepower-on

indicationwillbechangedtoAD,HD,

orCD(indicating Auto, Highway,or

CityDark).IntheDarkMode,Passport’s

meterwillnotdisplayduringanalert,

onlytheaudiowillalertyou. Pg7

RadarAntennaandLaserLens

ThebackofyourPassportshouldhave

aclearviewoftheroadahead.For

bestperformance,donotmountPass-

portdirectlybehindwindshieldwipers

or tinted areas. Pg 4

Power Connection

TopowerPassport,plugthesmallendof

the supplied coiled power cord into the

telephone-typepowerjackonPassport's

leftside,andplugthelighteradapterinto

yourvehicle'slightersocketoraccessory

socket.

Passportoperateson12voltsDCnegative

groundonly.Thelighterplugprovidedis

standard size and will work in most ve-

hicles.Ofcourse,yourlightersocketmust

becleanandproperlyconnectedforproper

operation.

Note:dependingonyourvehicle,thelighter

socketpowermayeitherbecontinuously

on,oritmaybeswitchedonandoffwith

yourignitionswitch.

Passport’sstandardlighteradapterhasan

integralfuseholder.Ifitisevernecessaryto

replacethefuse,simplyunscrewthetipof

thelighterplugandreplacethefusewith

anidentical2ampfuse.

Optional power cords

SeetheAccessoriessectionfordetailson

ournewoptionalSmartCordMuteDisplay

cord.Bothaplug-inversionandadirect-

wireversionareavailable.

Power Connection and Mounting Location

Mounting Location

WARNING:ESCORTcannotanticipatethe

manywaysPassportcanbemounted.Itis

importantthatyoumountPassportwhere

itwillnotimpairyourviewnorpresenta

hazardincaseofanaccident.

WheretomountPassport

Foroptimumdetectionperformance,we

recommendthefollowing:

•Using the Windshield Mount, mount

Passportrelativelylevelandafewinches

abovethedashboard–highenoughonyour

frontwindshieldtoprovideaclearviewof

theroad fromthefrontandrear.

•MountPassportawayfromwindshield

wipers, other solid objects, and heavily

tintedareasthatmightobstructtheradar

antennaorlaserlens.

Windshield Mount

3 MountPassportonyourwindshield.

UsingtheEasyMountadjustmentbutton,

slide Passport forward or backward to a

horizontalposition.

Toensurethatthesuctioncupsadhereto

thewindshieldfirmly,besuretokeepboth

yourwindshieldandthesuctioncupsclean.

Whenadjustedproperlytominimizebounc-

ing,thebacktopedgeofPassportshould

restsolidlyagainstyourwindshield.

Caution!

A few vehicles (including some Porsche

944's)havewindshieldswith asoft“anti-

lacerative”coatingontheinsidesurface.

Useofsuctioncupswillpermanentlymar

thiscoating.Consultyourdealershiporthe

vehicle’sowner’smanualtodetermineif

yourwindshieldhasthiscoating.

User’sTip

Youcan leave theEasyMountbracket in

place on your windshield, and easily re-

movePassportbypressingtheadjustment

buttonandslidingPassportoffthemount.

Again,besuretopositionthebracketwhere

itwon’tpresentahazardintheeventofan

accident.

Windshield Mount

Passport’sEasyMountwindshieldbracket

isdesignedforunobtrusiveandhassle-free

mounting.

1 Inserteachsuctioncupintolargeend

of bracket hole and rotate cup outward,

lockingintoplace.Asparesetofsuction

cups is included for your convenience.

Savethemforfutureuse.

2 Depresstheadjustmentbuttononthe

topofPassport(bytheword“ESCORT”)

andslidetheEasyMountbracketintothe

slotuntilmountislockedintotheposition

which best fits the angle of your wind-

shield(therearefoursettingsavailable).

For extremely horizontal or extremely

slopedwindshields,theEasyMountbracket

canbebent.

Power and volume control

To turn Passport on and adjust the alert

tonevolumelevel,rotatethethumbwheel

on Passport's left side. Turn the control

awayfromyoutoincreasetheaudiovol-

ume.WhenyouturnPassporton,itgoes

throughasequenceofalerts.

Ifyouprefer,youmayprogramyour

Passportforashorterpower-onsequence.

Seethe EZProgrammingsectionfordetails.

Power-on indication

AfterPassport'sstart-upsequenceiscom-

plete,thematrixdisplaywillshow“High-

way”, “City”, or “Auto” to show which

operationmodeisselected.

Ifyouprefer,youcanselectalternate

power-on displays. See the EZ Program-

mingsectionfordetails.

AutoMute

YourPassporthasourpatentedAutoMute

feature.AfterPassportalertsyoutoaradar

encounteratthefullvolume,itautomati-

cally mutes the volume to a lower level.

Thiskeepsyouinformedwithoutthean-

noyanceofacontinuousfull-volumealert.

If you prefer, you can turn the

AutoMutefeatureoff.SeetheEZProgram-

mingsectionfordetails.

Controls and Features

Mute

The Mute button, located on Passport’s

front panel, allows you to totally silence

theaudioalertduringaradarencounter.

Tomutetheaudioforasinglespecific

signal,brieflypresstheMuteButton.After

thatradarencounterhaspassed,themute

willautomaticallyresetandtheaudio will

alertyoutothenextencounter.

Auto / Highway / City Switch

TheCitybuttonselectsPassport’ssensitiv-

ity mode. We recommend the “Auto”

(AutoSensitivity)modeformostdriving.

Passport’snewAutoSensitivitymode

provideslong-rangewarning,withmini-

mumfalsealarms.Inthismode,Passport’s

internalcomputercontinuouslyanalyzes

allincomingsignalsandintelligentlyad-

juststhesensitivitycircuits.

Youcanalsoselectconventional“High-

way”and“City”modes.Whendrivingin

urbanareaswhereannoyingX-bandintru-

sionalarmsanddooropenersarecommon,

CityModecanbeengagedtolowerX-band

sensitivityandreduceX-bandalerts.Full

sensitivityismaintainedonallotherbands.

YoucancustomizePassport’sCitymode

sensitivity.SeetheEZProgrammingsec-

tionfordetails.

Controls and Features

Audible Alerts

For Radar signals:

Passport uses a geiger-counter-like

soundtoindicatethesignalstrengthand

typeofradarsignalbeingencountered.

Whenyouencounterradar,adistinct

AudibleAlertwillsoundandoccurfasteras

thesignalgetsstronger.Whenthesignalis

verystrong,theAudibleAlertswillblend

intoasolidtone.Thisallowsyoutojudge

thedistancefromthesignalsourcewith-

outtakingyoureyesfromtheroad.

Eachbandhasadistincttoneforeasy

identification.X-band=beeptone,K-band

=raspybraptone,Ka-band=double-brap

tone.

For Laser signals:

SinceLasersignalsareapossiblethreat

nomatterhowweak,Passportalertsyouto

alllasersignalswithafulllaseralert.

For Safety signals:

If you have turned on the SWS and

Safety Alert detection in Passport’s pro-

gramming,Passportwillalertyoutothese

signals with a double-beep tone, and a

correspondingtextmessage.Acomplete

listingofthetextmessagesisonpage21.

Ifyouhaven’tprogrammedyourPass-

porttodecodethesafetysignals(seepages

10, 14, 21), it will still display them as

strongK-bandradarsignals.

Dim / Dark Switch

Passport’sDimbutton selects thebright-

nessofPassport’sdisplay.Therearefour

settings:Maximum,Medium,Minimum,and

Dark.PresstheDimbuttontoselectyour

preferredbrightness.

Each time you turn Passport on, it

automaticallyselectsthebrightnesssetting

youlastused.

Ifyouprefer, you can have Passport

alwaysturnonataspecificbrightness.See

theEZProgrammingsectionfordetails.

Dark Mode

WhenyouselecttheDarkmodewiththe

Dim switch, Passport changes to a very

inconspicuouspower-onindication:avery

dim“AD”,“HD”,or“CD”.(Inthisdisplay,

theA,H,or CindicatesAuto,Highway,or

City,andtheDindicatingDark.)

When Passport is in the Dark Mode,

thedisplaywillnotshowvisualalertswhen

Passportdetectssignals.Onlytheaudible

alertwilltellyouofdetectedsignals.

Ifyouprefer,youcanhavePassport’s

display totally dark when you are in the

Darkmode.(Thisisparticularlyusefulwhen

you have the optional SmartCord

MuteDisplay;alightercordwithpower-on

light,alertlight,andamutebutton.)See

theEZProgrammingsectionfordetails.

Controls and Indicators

Power Connector

Passport’s new power jack uses a tele-

phone-type connector. This new 4-con-

ductorconnectorworkswiththeincluded

coiled cord, and with our optional new

SmartCordMuteDisplay.

TheSmartCordisaspecialpowercord

thathasapower-onindicator,abrightalert

light that warns of radar or laser, and a

convenientmutebuttonrightontheplug.

It’s the perfect addition for any car

wherereachingthedetectormutebutton

on the windshield is a stretch. And for

discreetnightdriving,putPassportinthe

DarkMode,andusetheSmartCordforyour

visualalerts.Otherdriverswon’tknowyou

haveadetector.

Two versions are available: A

SmartCord that plugs into your lighter

socketandhasacoiledcord,andaDirect-

wireSmartCordmodulethatyouwireinto

yourelectricalsystem,withan8footstraight

cordtoroutetoyourPassport.

Formoreinformationortoorder,call

us toll-free at 1-800-433-3487.

Signal Strength Meter

Passport’snewmatrixdisplayconsistsof

280individualLED’s,toprovideanintui-

tiveultra-brightdisplayofsignalstrength

andtextmessages.

When Passport detects radar, it dis-

playsthebandoftheradar(X,K,orKa),

andaprecisebargraphofsignalstrength.

WhenPassportdetectslaser,thedis-

playwillshow“LASER.”

NOTE:IfyouareoperatingPassportin

theDarkMode,thedisplaywillnot light

whenasignalisdetected-onlytheaudio

willalertyou.

ExpertMeter

Passport7500’snewExpertMeterop-

tionisanadvanceddisplayforexperi-

enced detector users. PleaseusePass-

portforafewweekstogetfamiliarwithits

otherfeatures beforeusingExpertMeter.

TousetheExpertMeterinsteadof

thebargraphsignalstrengthmeter,

youmustselectExpertMeterinPass-

port’sEZProgramming (seepg10-12).

Passport’s standard signal strength

meteronlydisplaysinformationabouta

single radar signal. If there are multiple

signalspresent, Passport’sinternalcomputer

determines which is the most important

threattoshowonthebargraphmeter.

KA|| K||X||||

Here ExpertMeter shows 1 strong K-band

signal,andthreeX-bandsignals,twostrong

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.

ExpertMeterDetails

Thebanddesignators(X,K,Ka)will

stayonthedisplayforafewseconds after

thesignalhaspassed.Thisallowsyoutosee

whattheunitdetected,evenonverybrief

signals.

However,theverticallinesrepresent-

ingindividualsignals continuouslychange

(severaltimesasecond)togiveyouacon-

tinuousinstantaneousviewofallradarsig-

nalspresent.

Note: even long-time detector users

will require a significant time to get

familiar with this new level of infor-

mationaboutdetectedsignals.

Controls and Indicators

However,Passport’sExpertMeter si-

multaneouslytracksupto8radarsignals.It

showsyoudetailedinformationonupto2

Ka-band,2K-band,and4X-bandsignals.

ExpertMeter can help you spot a

change in your normal driving environ-

ment;forexample,atrafficradarunitbeing

operatedinanareawheretherearenor-

mallyothersignalspresent.

TheExpertMeterisactuallyaminia-

turespectrumanalyzer.Itshowswhatband

eachsignalis,itsrelativefrequencywithin

theband,anditssignalstrength.

KA|| K|| X||||

AboveistheExpertMeterDisplayifPassport

was detecting 2 strong Ka-band, 2 strong

K-band, and 4 strong X-band signals.

Asyoucansee,thereareverticallines

aftereachbanddesignator.Eachlineshows

asignalbeingdetected.Theheightofeach

line shows the relative signal strength of

thatsignal.Thepositionofthelineshows

therelativefrequencyofthesignalwithin

theband.

NOTE: If you use ExpertMeter, the

brief signal shown in the power-on se-

quencewhenyouturnonyourPassport

willalsobeinExpertMeter:an“X”witha

singleverticalline.

A few more examples will help you

betterseehowtheExpertMeterworks.

How to customize Passport with EZ Programming

Thereare10user-selectableoptionssoyou

cancustomizeyourPassport7500foryour

ownpreferences.Thebuttonsthatarenor-

mallyusedforCITYandDIMareusedto

entertheProgramMode,toREVIEWyour

currentprogramsettings,andtoCHANGE

anysettingsasdesired.Pages12-14explain

eachoptioninmoredetail.

How to use EZ Programming

To enter Program Mode, hold both top

buttons down for 2 seconds. (The unit

willbeeptwice,andwilldisplay“Program”).

ThenpresstheREVIEWbuttontoreview

the current settings. (You can either tap

the button to change from item to item, or

hold the button to scroll through the items.)

Press the CHANGE button to change

anysetting. (Youcaneithertapthebutton

tochangefromsettingtosetting,orholdthe

button to scroll through all the options.)

Toleave the Program Mode,simplywait

8 seconds without pressing any button.

(The unit will display “Complete”, beep 4

times, and return to normal operation.)

(Toquicklyreturntothe allofthefactory

defaults, hold the City, Dim, and Mute

buttonsdownwhileturningontheunit.)

Anexample

Forexample,here’showyouwould turn

Passport’sAutoMutefeatureoff.

1EntertheProgramModebyholding

bothbuttonsdownfor2seconds. Passport

will beep twice and display “Program”.

2ThenholdtheREVIEWbuttondown.

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”).

3ReleasetheREVIEWbuttonwhenPass-

portshows 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.)

4PresstheCHANGEbuttontochange

from “aMute ON”to “aMute OFF”

5TocompletetheProgramming,simply

wait8secondswithoutpressinganybut-

ton. Passportwilldisplay“Complete”,beep

4 times, and return to normal operation.

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