Escort PASSPORT SR7 Owner's Manual

Supercharged radar / laser detection system

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PASSPORT SR7 is designed in the USA by
Escort Incorporated
5440 West Chester Road
West Chester, Ohio 45069
Sales / Service 800-964-3143
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©2002 Escort Inc. Escort
®
, Passport
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, AFR
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, SmartShield
®
, AutoSensitivity
, MuteDisplay
,
SpecDisplay
, and ExpertMeter
are trademarks of Escort Inc. SWS is a trademark of SWS, L.C.
Features, specifications and prices subject to change without notice.
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  • Page 1 , AFR ® , SmartShield ® , AutoSensitivity ™ , MuteDisplay ™ SpecDisplay ™ , and ExpertMeter ™ are trademarks of Escort Inc. SWS is a trademark of SWS, L.C. Features, specifications and prices subject to change without notice. Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2: Quick Reference Card

    Congratulations If you’ve used a radar detector before, a review of the Quick Reference Guide on Your new Passport SR7 is the most page 4, and the EZ-Programming information advanced custom-installed radar/laser on pages 10 and 11 will briefly explain the detector available.
  • Page 3 Quick Reference Card Remove card along perforations Passport SR7 Quick Reference Card Press the REVIEW button Press the CHANGE button to go from one category to change your setting to the next within a category DISPLAY Disp STD Standard display...
  • Page 4: Controls And Features

    Quick Reference Guide Power/Volume Control City Button Rotate the thumbwheel to turn Passport on Switches sensitivity modes between and set the volume. (We recommend wiring Highway, AutoSensitivity, and City settings. the SR7 to a switched circuit so that it will In general, we recommend the turn on/off with your vehicles ignition).
  • Page 5 Controls and Features Highway / Auto / City Switch Dark Mode The “City” button selects Passport's sensi- If you set Passport to its Dark Mode using its tivity. We recommend the “Auto” EZ-Programming, Passport changes to a very (AutoSensitivity) mode for most driving. inconspicuous power-on indication: a very Passport’s exclusive AutoSensitivity dim “AD,”...
  • Page 6 ZR3 Laser Shifter The band designators (X, K, Ka) will stay on the display for a few seconds after Your Passport SR7 is fully compatible with the signal has passed. This allows you to see Escort’s ZR3 Laser Shifter. Once added, the...
  • Page 7 Overview of EZ-Programming Options Press the REVIEW button to go from one category to the next Disp STD DISPLAY Disp VERT Pilot HWY PILOT LIGHT (Power-on indication) Pilot H Pilot H.> Pilot + Pilot +.> Pilot +> Pilot V PwrOn STD POWER-ON SEQUENCE PwrOn FST Meter STD...
  • Page 8 Details of EZ-Programming Options Power-on Sequence Signal Strength Meter PwrOnSTD MeterSTD (Standard) In this setting, each time you turn on The meter displays the band, and bar graph Passport, it will display “Passport,” “SR7,” showing signal strength. (factory default) “LASER,” “Ka-band,” “K-band,” “X-band,” MeterEXP followed by a brief X-band alert.
  • Page 9: Interpreting Alerts

    Interpreting Alerts Although Passport has a comprehensive used, the type of transmission (continuous warning system and this handbook is as or instant-on) and the location of the radar complete as we can make it, only experience source. will teach you what to expect from your The following examples will give you Passport and how to interpret what it “tells”...
  • Page 10: How Radar Works

    How Radar Works How Radar Works Radar range also depends on the power of the radar equipment itself. The strength Traffic radar, which consists of microwaves, of the radar unit's beam diminishes with travels in straight lines and is easily reflected distance.
  • Page 11: How Safety Radar Works

    How Safety Radar Works How Safety Warning Systems Works Note: Some of the safety messages have been condensed, so each message can be Safety Warning Systems, or SWS, is a displayed on one or two screens on modified K-band radar signal used to transmit Passport’s eight character display.
  • Page 12: Troubleshooting

    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.
  • Page 13 The sole responsibility of ESCORT under this Warranty is limited to either repair Contact your installing dealer. They or, at the option of ESCORT, replacement of will evaluate your unit and arrange the Passport detector. There are no repairs if necessary.
  • Page 14: 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 Radar Receiver / Detector Type • Superheterodyne, GaAs FET VCO •...

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