Service - Escort Passport 8500 X50 Owner's Manual

Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Passport beeps briefly at the same • An X-band motion sensor or intrusion alarm is located within
location every day, but no radar range of your route. With time, you will learn predictable
source is in sight. patterns of these signals.
Passport does not seem sensitive to • Make sure that windshield wipers do not block Passport's
radar or laser. radar antenna and that the laser lens is not behind tinted areas.
• Determine if your vehicle has an Instaclear
solar reflective windshield which may deflect radar or laser
signals.
• Passport may be in City Mode.
Passport did not alert when a police • VASCAR (Visual Average Speed Computer and Recorder) a
car was in view. stopwatch method of speed detection, may be in use.
• Officer may not have radar or laser unit turned on.
Passport's display is not working. • Press the Dim button to deactivate Dark Mode.
Passport's audible alerts are less • Passport is in AutoMute Mode. See page 8 for details.
loud after the first few alerts.
Passport bounces or sags on wind- • Passport is not making contact with the windshield to
shield. provide stability. While holding down Passport's EasyMount
button, slide Passport further back toward the windshield so
that the back top edge makes firm contact.
Passport's power-on sequence reoc- • A loose power connection or dirty lighter socket can cause
curs while you are driving. Passport to be briefly disconnected.
Your 14-year old son has changed all You can return all of the programming options to the factory
9 of the EZ-Programming options. defaults by holding down the City, Dim, and Mute buttons
while you turn Passport on.
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Problem
Passport will not turn on.
Passport feels very warm.
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Explanation of Displays
AD
Sensitivity control is in Auto mode, display is in Dark mode (page 9)
HD
Sensitivity control is in Highway mode, display is in Dark mode (page 9)
CD
Sensitivity control is in City mode, display is in Dark mode (page 9)
No display Passport is in the Dark mode, and is programmed for Dark All (page 9, 16)
PilotHWY
One of the many programming messages (pages 12-16)
X | K |
, or , Passport has been programmed in the ExpertMeter Mode (page 10-11)
KA |
or etc.
Self Cal
Passport is running a self-calibration test.

Service

Passport has failed the calibration test. Contact Escort for repair.
Required
Solution
• Check that volume control is ON.
• Check that vehicle ignition is ON.
• Check that vehicle lighter socket is functional.
• Try Passport in another vehicle.
• It is normal for Passport to feel warm.
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