Escort Passport MAX User manual

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PASSPORTMAX

—QuickReferenceGuide—

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PleaseVisitEscortinc.comforOwner’sManual 

Congratulations

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You’vejustpurchasedthefirstandonlyradar/laserdetectortoofferhigh‐definition(HD)sensitivityand

accuracy—theallnewPASSPORTMAX.Nowyoucantaketicketprotectiontothemax,andprotectyour

wallettoo.

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•PASSPORTMax’sHDPerformanceaccuratelyidentifiesrealthreatssoonerthananyother

detector,providingmoreadvancedwarningwhenyouneedit.

•PASSPORTMAX’sGPSlocation‐basedintelligenceautomaticallylocksoutfalsealertsandallows

youtomarklocationsforfuturereference.

•PASSPORTMAXgivesyouaccesstoESCORT®’sDEFENDER®Database,whichwarnsyouof

verifiedspeedtraps,speedcameras,andredlightcameras.

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•PLUS,it’scompatiblewithESCORTLive!™,ourexclusivereal‐timeticket‐protectionnetwork,

whichwarnsyouofupcomingalertsreceivedandreportedbyotherusersinthearea,andgives

youaccesstolocalspeedlimitdataforover‐speedalerts.*

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*RequiresOptionalSmartCordLive™andappsubscription

Installation

Mountingtips:

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•Centerbetweendriverandpassenger.

•Ensureclearviewofroadaheadandskyabove.

•Avoidwindshieldwipersandheavilytintedareas.

TomountPASSPORTMAXinyourvehicle:

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1. Removebackingfromstickycupmount.

2. Firmlypressstickycupontowindshieldandfliplockingclamptosecure.

3. SlidePASSPORTMAXmountingslotontomountingbracketandpushbackgentlytolockinto

place.

4. Toadjustview,loosenthumbwheelandadjustangleofmountingbracket.Tightenthumbwheel

tosecure.

5. Toremovedetector,pressmountreleasebuttononPASSPORTMAXandslidedeviceoffmount.

6. Toremovemountfromwindshield,releaselockingclampandpulltabontopofstickycup.

Note:CleaningStickyCup‐simplyrinseunderwarmwaterwhilerubbingcupwithhandtoremove

debris.

TobeginusingPASSPORTMAX:

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1. PlugsmallendofSmartCordintomodularjackonPASSPORTMAXandlargeendofSmartCord

intoyourcar’slighter/accessorysocket.

2. PASSPORTMAXshouldpoweronautomatically.Ifnot,pressthedevice’spowerbutton.

3. Uponinitialpower‐up,PASSPORTMAXwillaskyoutoconfirmsomebasicsettingsand

preferences.PressMRKbuttontoscrollthroughandOKthesesettings(orpressVOLUME+and

–toedit).

Note:Youcaneasilyaccessandcustomizeallofyoursettingsandpreferencesbypressingand

holdingtheMRKandSENbuttons.SeeSettings&Preferencesfordetails.

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Stickycup

Mountingbracket

Lockingclamp

Thumbwheel

Controls&Features

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Maxconnectors

•MiniUSBJack:ConnectstoyourcomputerviaUSBA/miniBcablefordownloadingsoftware

updates.

•ModularJack:ConnectstoSmartCordforpoweringyourdevice.

•EarphoneJack:Connectstooptional3.5mmmonoearphone.

•MountingSlot:Slidesontomountingbracket.

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SmartCordControls&Features

•ModularConnector:Plugsintodetectorjack.

•LighterAdapter:Connectstovehicle’slighter/accessorysocket.

•MuteButton:Presstomuteanalert;pressthreetimestolockoutafalsealert;presstwice

whilereceivingalocked‐outalerttounlock.

•AlertLight:Blinksorangewhenreceivinganalert.

•PowerLight:Lightsbluewhenreceivingpower.

SEN:Presstoadjust

detectorsensitivity

(Highway,Auto,

AutoNoX).

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BRT:Presstoadjust

displaybrightness

(Min,Med,Max,

Auto,Dark).

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Mute:Presstomutean

alert;pressthreetimes

tolockoutafalsealert;

presstwicewhile

receivingalocked‐out

alerttounlock.

MRK:Tomarka

locationforfuture

alerts,pressMRK

twice,thenVOL+

or–toselectthe

typeofmarker,

thenMRKagainto

confirm.Press

twicewhile

receivingmarker

alerttounmark.

Volume:Pressand

hold+or−toadjust

volume.

Power:Pressto

turnunitonoroff.

MountRelease:

Presstoremove

devicefrom

mounting

bracket.

DisplayshowingCurrent

speed

DisplayshowingOverspeed

alertLimitsettingthatcanbe

adjustedinpreferences.*Speed

limitdataviewedherewhen

connectedtoEscortLive

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FordescriptionsoffeaturesandfunctionsavailablewhenconnectedtoSmartCordLivewithESCORT

Live!visitescortinc.comanddownloadtheSmartCordLiveusermanualforyourbrandofsmartphone.

Settings&Preferences

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PressandholdtheMRKandSENbuttonstoaccesspreferences.Toexitpreferences,simplywaitafew

secondswithoutpressingabutton.Theunitwilldisplay“Completed”toconfirmyourselections.

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PressMRKtogofrom

onecategorytothe

next.

PressVOLUME+or–to

changeyoursetting

withinacategory.

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UserMode*AdvancedAccessandcustomizeallsettingsand

preferences

NoviceAccessandcustomizeunitsanddisplaycolor,(all

othersettingsaresettofactorydefaults)Note:

Switchbacktoadvancemodetoviewall

preferences.

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DisplayColor*Blue/Green/Red/AmberSetcolortomatchyourvehicle’sdashdisplay

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SpeedDisplay*OnDisplayscurrentspeed

OffDisplaysbatteryvoltage

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CruiseAlertOff/20–90mph

(*20mph)

Offersdoublebeepalertstonesbelowspecified

speeds

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OverSpeedOff/20–90mph

(*55mph)

Alertswhenyouexceedthespecifiedspeed

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MeterMode*Standard

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Singlebandwithbargraphofsignalstrength

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SpecSinglebandwithnumericfrequency

ExpertMultiplebandswithbargraphsofsignal

strengths

SimpleSimplemessagesreplacebands:

“Caution”(iftravelingbelowcruisealertlimit)

“SlowDown”(iftravelingabovecruisealert

limit)

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Tones*StandardStandardClassicESCORTalerttones

MildMilddoorbellchimealerttones

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AutoMute*On/OffAutomaticallyreducesaudioduringalert

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AutoLearn*On/OffAutomaticallylearnsandlocksoutfalsealarms

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Units*English/MetricUnitsfordistanceandspeed

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Voice*On/OffVoiceannouncements

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GPSFilter*On/OffEnablesPASSPORTMAX’sGPS‐poweredfeatures

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AutoPower‡OffPowerturnsonoroffdependingonyour

vehicle’signitiontype(constantpoweror

switched)

1HourPowersoffautomaticallyafter1hour

2HoursPowersoffautomaticallyafter2hours

*4HoursPowersoffautomaticallyafter4hours

8HoursPowersoffautomaticallyafter8hours

Note:Ifautopowerisondisplayscreengoes

blankafter30minutestosavescreenlife.

Displayscreenwillturnonautomaticallyafter

youreach10MPH.

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BandEnables*DefaultDefaultsettings

ModifiedCustomizethebandsyouwantPASSPORTMAX

tomonitor

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PressSENtogofrom

onebandcategoryto

thenext.

PressVOLUME+or–to

changeyoursetting

withinacategory.

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

XBand*On/Off

KBand*On/Off

KaBand*OnAllKaBandsare

monitored

OffAllowsyoutoaccess

andcustomizeKa

BandsNrw1–10

KaNrw133.400-33.700 GHzOn/*Off

KaNrw233.700-33.900 GHzOn/*Off

KaNrw333.900-34.200 GHzOn/*Off

KaNrw434.200-34.400 GHz*On/Off

KaNrw534.400-34.600 GHzOn/*Off

KaNrw634.600-34.800 GHzOn/*Off

KaNrw734.800-35.400 GHz*On/Off

KaNrw835.400-35.600 GHz*On/Off

KaNrw935.600-35.800 GHzOn/*Off

KaNrw1035.800-36.000 GHz On/*Off

Ka‐POPOn/*Off

Laser*On/Off



TSR*On/OffAutomaticallyrejects

trafficflowsensors‐

monitoringfalse

alarms

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MarkerEnable*DefaultDefaultsettings

ModifiedCustomizethetypesoflocationsyouwantto

markforfuturereference



PressSENtogofrom

onemarkercategoryto

thenext.

PressVOLUME+or–to

changeyoursetting

withinacategory.

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

Other*On/OffOtherlocation

Redlight*On/OffRedlightcamera

Red&Speed*On/OffRedlight&speed

camera

SpeedCam*On/OffSpeedcamera

SpeedTrp*On/OffSpeedtrap



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ClearLocationsMarkedClearalluserMarkedlocations.PressSens

buttontoconfirm

LockoutsClearalllockouts.PressSensbuttontoconfirm

DefenderClearalldefenderdata.PressSensbuttonto

confirm

Format

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

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*Defaultsetting

†Ifyoudon’thaveaccesstospeedlimitdata,useOverSpeedfunctiontosetthreshold.

‡AutoPowerworksonlywithconstant‐powerignitions.

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Toviewserialnumberandsoftwarerevision.PressMarkandMutewhilepoweringondetector.

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TorestorePASSPORTMAXtoitsoriginalfactorysettings,pressandholdSENandBRTwhileturningthe

poweron.A“Restored”messagewilldisplay,acknowledgingthereset.

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SoftwareUpdates:

PASSPORT’sredlightandspeedcameradatabaseiseasilyupdatedusingourexclusivedetectorsoftware

toolsfoundonourwebsite.Firmware,ortheoperating

softwareforthedetector,canalsobeupdatedusingthesetools.Inordertohaveaccesstothese

updates,youmustregisteryourPASSPORTatwww.EscortRadar.com.Onceregistered,youwillreceive

email

notificationsthatupdatesarenowavailableforyourdatabaseorfirmware.ThePASSPORT9500ixwill

needtobepowereduptousethesoftwaretools.Ifyouhavealaptopcomputer,youcantakeitoutto

thevehicletodownloadtheupdates.

ESCORTInc.

5440WestChesterRoad

WestChester,OH45069



Sales/Service800.543.1608

www.escortinc.com

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Features,specificationsandpricessubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

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FCCNote:Modificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythemanufacturercouldvoidtheuser’sFCCgranted

authoritytooperatetheequipment.

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