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Escort SmartCord Live! User Manual

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  • Page 1 Compatible with Select ESCORT and Beltronics Detectors Made for Android Smartphones...
  • Page 2 This combination of technologies also gives you access to the most powerful driver alert network—ESCORT Live! (Subscription may apply.) With ESCORT Live, you and your fellow drivers will instantly communicate all radar/laser encounters automatically, providing the most up-to-date and accurate protection on the road. Imagine millions of other drivers helping you Drive Smarter! You’ll still enjoy all the state-of-the-art performance you’ve come to expect from your detector, but...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents SmartCord Live Connections and Controls Setting Up ESCORT Live ESCORT Live Features Map View Dashboard View Managing Alerts Reporting an Alert Muting an Alert Locking Out an Alert Unlocking an Alert Marking a Location Unmarking a Location Settings and Preference s...

  • Page 4: Smartcord Live Connections And Controls

    SmartCord Live Connections and Controls...

  • Page 5: Setting Up Escort Live

    4. Tap Scan Devices. SmartCord Live should appear in the list of Bluetooth Devices. Tap SmartCord Live to pair the device to your Android smartphone. Now that you are paired with SmartCord Live, you must connect your detector to the ESCORT Live network.
  • Page 6 3. When prompted, enter the username and password you created when registering SmartCord Live at EscortInc.com 4. Once the app opens, tap your smartphone Menu Button to view the ESCORT Live App Menu. 5. Tap Tutorial in the App Menu. 6. Walk through the ESCORT Live tutorial, then hit the road!

  • Page 7: Escort Live Features

    ESCORT Live Features ESCORT Live offers two user screens. The Map View pinpoints your current location, as well as upcoming alerts and markers, while the customizable Dashboard View focuses on speed and radar sensitivity. Map View Mark/Report Toggle Views Bluetooth Indicator...
  • Page 8 Bluetooth Indicator—Lights blue when app is paired with your detector. Tap to view the detector model you are currently connected to. • If indicator is red, tap to open a window in which you can reinitialize pairing with SmartCord Live. Speed Limit—Posted limit for current location •...

  • Page 9: Dashboard View

    Dashboard View Mark/Report Toggle Views Bluetooth Indicator Toggle to Centered Map Detector Sensitivity & Bar-Graph Alerts Speed Limit Compass Heading OverSpeed Alert Actual Speed (background lights red)
  • Page 10 Bluetooth Indicator—Lights blue when app is paired with your detector. Tap to view the detector model you are currently connected to. • If indicator is red, tap to open a window in which you can reinitialize pairing with SmartCord Live. Speed Limit—Posted limit for current location •...

  • Page 11: Managing Alerts

    Ka-band and laser alerts received by you and other users running the ESCORT Live app are automatically reported to the ESCORT Live network of real-time threats. Since X- and K-band radar are prone to false alarms (e.g., automatic door openers and motion sensors), ESCORT Live allows you to manually report alerts on these bands once you have verified a threat in the area (e.g., a police officer shooting radar/laser).
  • Page 12 To report a cop spotted while NOT receiving an alert, simply press the Report Button on SmartCord Live. Or, tap the Mark/Report Icon at the top of the Map or Dash View, then tap Cop Spotted. To report a mobile speed...

  • Page 13: Muting An Alert

    You can easily mute an alert that is in progress by tapping anywhere on the screen while receiving the alert. You can also silence an alert by pressing the Mute Button on SmartCord Live. A “Muted” message will appear, and the alert notification will be minimized to the bottom of your...

  • Page 14: Locking Out An Alert

    SmartCord Live Mute Button three times while receiving the alert. A “Locked Out” message will appear on the screen. Once locked, ESCORT Live will reject the signal the next time you approach the area and will display the locked- out alert in gray at the bottom of your smartphone screen.

  • Page 15: Unlocking An Alert

    To unlock an alert, simply swipe right across the gray alert area at the bottom of your screen or press the SmartCord Live Mute Button three times while receiving the locked-out alert. An “Unlocked” message will appear on the screen.
  • Page 16 Map View. To mark the location of a past alert: 1. Tap your smartphone Menu Button to bring up the ESCORT Live App Menu. 2. Tap the History Icon in the top right corner of the App Menu.
  • Page 17 Your alert history will display. 3. Tap the Mark/Report Icon next to the alert location you want to mark. 4. The display will show the following blue marker icons: Red Light Camera, Speed Camera (fixed), Speed Trap, and Other. 5. Tap the corresponding icon to confirm the type of location you are marking. 6.

  • Page 18: Unmarking A Location

    To unmark a location: 1. Tap the marker in Map View. 2. The display will show the type of marker, along with a Trash Can Icon. 3. Tap the Trash Can Icon to delete the marked location.

  • Page 19: Settings And Preferences

    Settings and Preferences The Settings Icon, found in the ESCORT Live App Menu, leads you to a menu of options for customizing ESCORT Live and your detector to your personal preferences. Alert Settings Here, you can customize the types of alerts you want to receive, the sounds of the alerts, the distance at which you’d like to receive them...
  • Page 20 Here, you can customize your detector settings to your preferences. (For details on your particular detector’s settings, please refer to your detector product manual.) Bluetooth Settings Here, you can delay the time of paring to SmartCord Live if it is interfering with the pairing of other Bluetooth devices with your smartphone.

  • Page 21: Troubleshooting

    Settings, tap Scan Devices. SmartCord Live should appear again under Bluetooth Devices. Tap SmartCord Live to reinitialize pairing. If SmartCord Live is showing up in your Bluetooth devices as paired to your smartphone, but you are • still having trouble with your Bluetooth connection, tap and hold the device name SmartCord Live, then tap Unpair.

  • Page 22: Service

    Service To obtain service, contact ESCORT (800-543-1608) to obtain a Return Authorization Number. Properly pack your product and include: your name, complete return address, written description of the problem with your product, daytime telephone number, and a copy of the original purchase receipt. Label the outside of the package clearly with your Return Authorization Number.
  • Page 23 West Chester, OH 45069 Sales/Service 800.543.1608 www.EscortInc.com ® ® ©2012 Escort Inc. ESCORT , SmartCord™, TrueLock™ and Defender are trademarks of ESCORT Inc. Android™ is a trademark of Google Inc. Features, specifications, and prices subject to change without notice. Contains FCC ID: QKLBT1...

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