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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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SUPERCHARGED RADAR LASER DETECTION SYSTEM
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©2002 Escort Inc. Escort , Passport , AFR , SmartShield , AutoSensitivity , MuteDisplay ,
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SpecDisplay , and ExpertMeter are trademarks of Escort Inc. SWS is a trademark of SWS, L.C.
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Congratulations and Important Warning Quick Reference Card If you’ve used a radar detector before, a Congratulations 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. new features. The Passport SR7 includes long-range If this is your first detector, please read X, K, and SuperWide Ka radar capability, the manual in detail to get the
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Remove card along perforations Quick Reference Card Table of Contents Introduction I EZ-Programming 9-13 • Congratulations I • How to use EZ-Programming 9 • Important Warning I • Example of Programming 9 Remove card along perforations • Quick Reference Guide 4 • Overview of Programming 10 • Details of Programming 11-13 Passport SR7 Quick Reference Card Controls and Features 5-8 Press the REVIEW button Press the CHANGE button to go from one category to change your setting
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Quick Reference Guide Controls and Features To mute the audio for a single specific Power/Volume Control City Button Power and volume control signal, briefly press the Mute Button or the Rotate the thumbwheel to turn Passport on Switches sensitivity modes between To turn Passport on and adjust the alert installed Remote Mute Button. After that and set the volume. (We recommend wiring Highway, AutoSensitivity, and City settings. tone volume level, rotate the thumbwheel radar encounter has passed, t
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Controls and Features Controls and Features For Safety signals: ExpertMeter can help you spot a Highway / Auto / City Switch Dark Mode If you have turned on the SWS detection change in your normal driving environment; The “City” button selects Passport's sensi- If you set Passport to its Dark Mode using its in Passport’s programming, Passport will for example, a traffic radar unit being tivity. We recommend the “Auto” EZ-Programming, Passport changes to a very alert you to these signals with a d
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Controls and Features How to customize Passport with EZ-Programming There are 9 user-selectable options so you An example | ||| KA X X 10.525 can customize your Passport for your own For example, here’s how you would turn Here ExpertMeter shows 1 weak Ka- Display shows an X-band signal at preferences. The buttons that are normally Passport’s AutoMute feature off. band signal, and 3 weak X-band signals. 10.525 GHz used for CITY and MUTE are used to enter the Program Mode, to REVIEW your current
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Overview of EZ-Programming Options Details of EZ-Programming Options Press the REVIEW button Press the CHANGE button Pilot H.> (Letter with scanning dot) Display to go from one category to change your setting In this setting, Passport will display “H” for Disp STD (Display standard) to the next within a category Highway, “C” for City, and “A” for Auto. This is the standard setting for use when DISPLAY Disp STD *Standard display Also, a single dot will continuously scroll Passport’s Display is m
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Details of EZ-Programming Options Details of EZ-Programming Options Brt MIN (Minimum) Power-on Sequence Signal Strength Meter City Mode Sensitivity Sets display to minimum brightness. PwrOnSTD (Standard) MeterSTD (Standard meter) City STD (Standard) In this setting, each time you turn on The meter displays the band, and bar graph In this setting, when you put Passport in the Brt MED (Medium) Passport, it will display “Passport,” “SR7,” showing signal strength. (factory default) City mode, X-b
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Interpreting Alerts Interpreting Alerts Although Passport has a comprehensive used, the type of transmission (continuous Alert Explanation 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. Passport alerts slowly for awhile and then You are approaching a radar unit concealed will teach you what to expect from your The following examples will give you abruptly jumps to a strong alert. by a hill or an obstructed c
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How Radar Works How Laser Works Radar range also depends on the power There are limitations to LIDAR How Radar Works How Laser (Lidar) Works of the radar equipment itself. The strength equipment. LIDAR is much more sensitive Traffic radar, which consists of microwaves, Laser speed detection is actually LIDAR of the radar unit's beam diminishes with to weather conditions than RADAR, and a travels in straight lines and is easily reflected (Light Detection And Ranging). LIDAR guns distance. The fart
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How Safety Radar Works SWS Safety Radar Text Messages Note: Some of the safety messages have How Safety Warning Systems Works SWS Text Messages been condensed, so each message can be Safety Warning Systems, or SWS, is a 1 WorkZone 33 HighWind displayed on one or two screens on modified K-band radar signal used to transmit 2 Road Closed 34 Severe Weather Passport’s eight character display. important driving related information. 3 Bridge Closed 35 HeavyFog Since Safety radar technology is From th
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Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Problem Solution Explanation of Displays 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 LsrF ERR There is a problem with the front Laser Receiver. There could be an unplugged source is in sight. patterns of these signals. connection, damaged wiring, or a problem with the front Laser Receiver. After Passport alerts you to thi
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Service Service Procedure ESCORT One Year Limited Warranty Register If your Passport ever needs service, ESCORT warrants your Passport against all please follow these steps: defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of the online: 1 Check the troubleshooting section of original purchase, subject to the following this manual. It may have a solution to your terms and conditions: problem. The sole responsibility of ESCORT www. @ under this Warranty is limited t
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Remove card along perforations Specifications Sensitivity Control Features and Specifications • AutoSensitivity Operating Bands • Highway • X-band 10.525 GHz ± 25 MHz • City • K-band 24.150 GHz ± 100 MHz • Ka-band 34.700 GHz ± 1300 MHz Auto Calibration Circuity • Laser 900nm, 33 MHz bandwidth Complete VG2 Immunity Radar Receiver / Detector Type • Superheterodyne, GaAs FET VCO Dimensions (Inches) • Scanning Frequency Discriminator • Display/Controller: 4.2 x 1.4 x .55 • Digital Signal P
