Escort DS Quick Reference Manual

DRIVE SMARTER ™ Features
You'll still enjoy all the state-of-the-art
performance you've come to expect from your
detector, but you'll also have access to:
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ESCORT Live!—our exclusive real-time ticket
protection network, which warns you of
upcoming alerts received by other users in
the area.
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Our DEFENDER Database, which warns you
of verified speed traps, speed cameras, and
red light cameras.
Congratulations. You have just purchased the
most innovative and comprehensive radar/laser
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accessory available—SmartCord Live DirectWire. Our most popular GPS-powered features,
including speed-limit data for over-speed
SmartCord Live uses Bluetooth® technology to alerts, live traffic data for your current
communicate with your iPhone using our location, and TrueLock™ to help eliminate
exclusive app. This combination of false alerts. You can also Mark Locations for
technologies gives you access to the most future reference.
powerful driver alert network—ESCORT Live!
(subscription may apply). You can also easily And, SmartCord Live DirectWire is fully
access your detector's settings and manage compatible with ESCORT's Shifter ZR4™ Laser-
alerts from your iPhone®. Shifting System (optional, sold separately).
With ESCORT Live!, you and your fellow drivers NOTE: ESCORT Live! enabled features are
will instantly communicate all radar/laser only available while running the iPhone
encounters automatically, providing the most application.
up-to-date and accurate protection on the road.
Imagine millions of other drivers helping you
Drive Smarter!
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Connections and Controls
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E U L T I M A T
Connections: Windshield Detectors Only
Report Button (with ESCORT Live!)
SmartCord DirectWire power and data
1 Push to manually report to other users a connections for windshield mount detectors
verified X or K-band alert, or a police officer
observing traffic
2 If you've lost your Bluetooth connection on
your iPhone, press the Report Button to
reconnect SmartCord Live to your iPhone
Alert Light
Blinking red: Receiving an alert
Solid orange: Receiving a locked-out alert
Power/Bluetooth Light
Solid green: Power is ON
Solid blue: Cord has Bluetooth
connection and you are connected to the
ESCORT Live! network
Mute Button
Push to mute an alert. Push three times to
lock out or unlock a false alert
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E L I V E A L
WARNING: Attempting to install SmartCord
Live DirectWire without expertise in automotive
electronic installations can cause personal injury
Ground 12 Volt
or damage to your device or your vehicle. Consult
Wire Switched Wire
a professional if you have no experience with 12-
volt installations
1 Plug the modular connector end of the
DirectWire power cord into the port marked
"J2" on the back of SmartCord Live
2 Attach the lug on the cord's black wire to any
grounded screw under your vehicle's
dashboard
3 Position the provided blue 3M connector
DirectWire Cord
around an existing switched (powers on and
off with the ignition) wire.
NOTE: The connector can ONLY be used with
wire gauges 14–18
4 Squeeze the connector with pliers until the
halves snap together
Modular Jack 5 Plug the insulated male spade lug on the red
striped wire into the 3M connector, ensuring
the insulator completely covers the
connector
J2 Port
J1 Port
Mini USB Port
To computer for
10 Foot Cord
downloading
software updates
6 Use the mounting tape and zip ties to secure
any loose/dangling wires
7 Connect your detector to SmartCord Live
using the provided 10 ft. cord. Plug one end
of the cord into the port marked "J1" on
SmartCord Live and the other end into your
Detector
detector's 12V port
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E R T N E T W O
Connections: Shifter ZR4 Only
SmartCord DirectWire power and data
connections for Shifter ZR4
Shifter ZR4 Interface
Detector Port
3 Foot Cord
Modular Jack
J2 Port
J1 Port
Mini USB Port
To computer for
10 Foot Cord
downloading
software updates
Detector
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