Escort PASSPORT SR7 - Manual (Page 5)

Highway / Auto / City Switch
The “City” button selects Passport's sensi-
tivity. We recommend the “Auto”
(AutoSensitivity) mode for most driving.
Passport’s exclusive AutoSensitivity
mode provides long-range warning, with
minimum false alarms. In this mode,
Passport’s internal computer continuously
analyzes all incoming signals and intelligently
adjusts the sensitivity – eliminating the
majority of false alarms.
You can also select conventional
“Highway” and “City” modes. When driving
in urban areas where annoying x-band
intrusion alarms and door openers are
common, City Mode can be engaged to
lower X-band sensitivity and reduce X-band
alerts. Full sensitivity is maintained on all
other bands. You can customize Passport’s
City Mode sensitivity. See the EZ-
Programming section for details.
Display Brightness
Passport’s display brightness is automatically
adjusted to suit ambient light conditions in
your vehicle. (The light sensor is located
between the City and Mute buttons on the
display controller and may dim the display
momentarily when accessing one or both of
these buttons).
If you prefer, you can program your
Passport for a fixed brightness level
(Maximum, Medium, Minimum, or Dark).
See the EZ-Programming section for details.
Dark Mode
If you set Passport to its Dark Mode using its
EZ-Programming, Passport changes to a very
inconspicuous power-on indication: a very
dim “AD,” “HD,” or “CD.” (In this display,
the A, H, or C indicates Auto, Highway, or
City, and the D indicates Dark.)
When Passport is in the Dark Mode,
the display will not show visual alerts when
Passport detects signals. Only the audible
alert will tell you of detected signals.
See the EZ-Programming section for
more details.
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 a solid tone. This allows you to judge
the distance from the signal source without
taking your eyes from the road. Each band
has a distinct tone for easy identification.
X-band = beep tone
K-band = raspy brap tone
Ka-band = double-brap tone
For Laser signals:
Since Laser signals are a possible threat
no matter how weak, Passport alerts you to
all laser signals with a full laser alert.
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Controls and Features Controls and Features
For Safety signals:
If you have turned on the SWS detection
in Passport’s programming, Passport will
alert you to these signals with a double-beep
tone, and a corresponding text message. A
complete listing of the text messages is on
page 19.
If you haven’t programmed your
Passport to decode these safety signals (see
pages 9, 13, 19), it will still detect them as K-
band radar signals.
Signal Strength Meter
Passport’s new matrix display consists of
280 individual LED’s, to provide an intuitive
ultra-bright display of signal strength and
text messages.
When Passport detects radar, it displays
the band of the radar (X, K, or Ka), and a
precise bar graph of signal strength
ExpertMeter
Passport’s exclusive ExpertMeter option is
an advanced display for experienced
detector users. Please use Passport for a few
weeks to get fully familiar with its other
features before using ExpertMeter.
To use the ExpertMeter instead of the
standard bar graph signal strength meter,
you must select ExpertMeter in Passport’s
EZ-Programming (see pages 9-13).
Passport’s ExpertMeter simultaneously
tracks up to 8 radar signals. It shows you
detailed information on up to 2 Ka-band, 2
K-band, and 4 X-band signals.
ExpertMeter can help you spot a
change in your normal driving environment;
for example, a traffic radar unit being
operated in an area where there are
normally other signals present.
The ExpertMeter is actually a miniature
spectrum analyzer. It shows what band
each signal is, its relative frequency within
the band, and its signal strength.
KA|| K|| X||||
Above is the ExpertMeter Display if
Passport was detecting 2 strong Ka-band,
2 strong K-band, and 4 strong X-band
signals.
As you can see, there are vertical lines
after each band designator. Each line shows
a signal being detected. The height of each
line shows the relative signal strength of
that signal. The position of the line shows
the relative frequency of the signal within
the band.
Note: If you use ExpertMeter, the brief
signal shown in the power-on sequence
when you turn on your Passport will also
be in ExpertMeter: an “X” with a single
vertical line.
A few more examples will help you
better see how the ExpertMeter works.
K| X|||
Here ExpertMeter shows 1 strong
K-band signal, and three X-band signals, 2
strong and 1 weak.