Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit 7500 du fabricant Escort
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1 Quick Reference Guide 2-3 Installation 4-5 • Power Connection 4 • Mounting Location 4 • Windshield Mount 5 Controls and Features 6-9 • Power and volume control 6 • Power-on indication 6 .
2 To begin using your Passport, just follow these simple steps Plug the small end of the power cord into the side jack, and plug the large end of the power cord into your car’s lighter socket. Mount your Passport on the windshield using the windshield mount.
3 Quick Reference Guide EZ Programming Passport is ready to go– just plug it in and turn it on. But you can also easily change 10 features for your prefer- ences. Press both top buttons to enter the Program Mode, then easily Review or Change your settings.
4 Power Connection To power Passport, plug the small end of the supplied coiled power cord into the telephone-type power jack on Passport's left side, and plug the lighter adapter into your vehicle's lighter socket or accessory socket. Passport operates on 12 volts DC negative ground only.
5 Windshield Mount 3 Mount Passport on your windshield. Using the EasyMount adjustment button, slide Passport forward or backward to a horizontal position. To ensure that the suction cups adhere to the windshield firmly, be sure to keep both your windshield and the suction cups clean.
6 Power and volume control To turn Passport on and adjust the alert tone volume level, rotate the thumbwheel on Passport's left side. Turn the control away from you to increase the audio vol- ume. When you turn Passport on, it goes through a sequence of alerts.
7 Controls and Features 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.
8 Controls and Indicators Power Connector Passport’s new power jack uses a tele- phone-type connector. This new 4-con- ductor connector works with the included coiled cord, and with our optional new SmartCord MuteDisplay.
9 KA || K | | X ||| | Here ExpertMeter shows 1 strong K-band signal, and three X-band signals, two strong 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.
10 How to customize Passport with EZ Programming There are 10 user-selectable options so you can customize your Passport 7500 for your own preferences. The buttons that are nor- mally used for CITY and DIM are used to enter the Program Mode, to REVIEW your current program settings, and to CHANGE any settings as desired.
11 Overview of EZ Programming Options Pilot HWY Pilot H Pilot H.> Pilot + Pilot +.> Pilot +> PwrOn STD PwrOn FST Meter STD Meter EXP aMute ON aMute OFF Tone STD Tone LOUD City STD City LoX Ci.
12 Details of EZ Programming Options Pilot Light (power-on indication) Note: when you are using the Dark mode, the display will only show HD, AD, or CD, (Highway-Dark, Auto-Dark, or City-Dark).
13 Details of EZ Programming Options City Mode Sensitivity City STD (Standar d) In this setting, when you put Passport in the City mode, X-band sensitivity is signifi- cantly reduced, to reduce annoyance from X-band intrusion alarms and motion sen- sors.
14 Details of EZ Programming Options Dark Mode Dark STD (standar d) In this setting, when you select the dark mode, the only display will be a very dim HD, AD, or CD, indicating Highway-Dark, Auto-Dark, or City-Dark).
15 Specifications Features and Specifications Operating Bands • X-band 10.525 GHz ± 25 MHz • K-band 24.150 GHz ± 100 MHz • Ka-band 34.700 GHz ± 1300 MHz • Laser 900nm, 33 MHz bandwidth Rada.
16 Although Passport has a comprehensive warning system and this handbook is as complete as we can make it, only expe- rience will teach you what to expect from your Passport and how to interpret what it “tells” you.
17 Alert Passport alerts intermittently. Rate and strength of alerts may be consistent or vary wildly. Passport alerts intermittently. Rate and strength of signal increases with each alert. Passport gives an X-band alert intermittently. Explanation A patrol car is travelling in front of you with a radar source aimed forward.
18 How Radar Works Traffic radar, which consists of microwaves, travels in straight lines and is easily re- flected by objects such as cars, trucks, even guardrails and overpasses.
19 How Laser W orks There are limitations to LIDAR equip- ment. LIDAR is much more sensitive to weather conditions than RADAR, and a LIDAR gun’s range will be decreased by anything affecting visibility such as rain, fog, or smoke. A LIDAR gun cannot operate through glass and it must be stationary in order to get an accurate reading.
20 How Safety Radar W orks Note: some of the safety messages have been condensed, so each message can be displayed on one or two screens on Passport’s eight character display.
21 SWS Safety Radar T ext Messages WorkZone Road Bridge WorkCrew WorkCrew Detour Truck MustExit Rtlane CntrLane LeftLane Future Police Train Low BridgeUp Bridge RockSlid School Road Sharp Croswalk Dee.
22 Problem Passport beeps briefly at the same location every day, but no radar source is in sight. Passport does not seem sensitive to radar or laser. Passport did not alert when a police car was in view. Passport did not provide a Safety signal while within range of an emergency vehicle.
23 T roubleshooting Explanation of Displays AD HD CD No display PilotHWY WorkZone Caution X| or K| or KA| etc. Sensitivity control is in Automode, display is in Dark Mode (page 7) Sensitivity control .
24 Service Procedure If Your Passport ever needs service, please follow these simple steps: 1 Check the troubleshooting section of this manual. It may have a solution to your problem. 2 Call us at 1-800-543-1608. We may be able to solve your problem over the phone.
25 ESCORT One Year Limited Warranty ESCORT warrants your Passport against all defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of the original purchase, subject to the f.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Escort 7500 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Escort 7500 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Escort 7500, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Escort 7500 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Escort 7500, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Escort 7500.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Escort 7500. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Escort 7500 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
