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Escort Passport 9500ix Review
from: ConsumerEvidence.comThe Escort Passport 9500ix detects all bands of speed enforcement radar (X, K, Ka, and Ku) from both front and rear, and its programmable GPS-enabled circuitry ensures you won't be caught off-guard by hidden speed traps, speed cameras or red light cameras. It even eliminates false alarms. The Passport's GPS system takes advantage of the same satellites used for GPS navigation to pinpoint your exact location and compares it to the on-board database of red light and speed camera locations. As you approach a threat, the detector provides instant audible, visual and voice alerts to provide a separate warning for each band of radar, as well as laser, and traffic safety warnings. The brilliant blue LED alpha-numeric display is easily read in direct sunlight, and features five selectable levels of brightness for optimum night or evening use.
Radar signals from automatic door openers and such can send a false alarm. But thanks to the 9500ix's GPS-powered TrueLock filter, When you discover a false alert, simply press the "mute" button three times, and the 9500ix will record the radar frequency and GPS location in its memory, and ignore future alerts. However, if an actual threat occurs at that same location in the future, the 9550IX will recognize the new radar frequency and will alert you in plenty of time.
The 9500ix also features AutoLearn technology that recognizes false alerts. The 9550ix scans for radar threats and associates the specific frequency of an alert to a specific GPS location. If the detector picks up a frequency from a flagged location three times, it will acknowledge that as a false alert and will lock the frequency and location out of future alerts. If a particular frequency is no longer present at a flagged location, or if the frequency moves to a new location, the Passport will unlock the signal.
Press the "Mark" button to set a new speed trap location in the 9500ix's memory. The next time you approach the marked location, the 9500ix will alert you of the possible speed trap.
Thanks to a comprehensive database, the 9500ix can alert you of speed cameras, red light cameras, and common speed traps across North America. The database is frequently updated, and Escort provides three months of downloadable updates for free.
Red light cameras do not emit a radar signal and are therefore undetectable by most other radar detectors...but thanks to intelligent design, the Passport recognizes an approaching red light camera system and visually and audibly alerts you of the threat.
Speed cameras are just as sneaky, and there are multiple types: radar, laser, induction loop, and photo-based. All four speed cameras are nearly impossible for any radar detector to protect against, which is why the GPS-equipped 9500ix is the perfect system to protect against all speed detection threats.
Speed traps are usually located to catch unsuspecting motorists off-guard. If you discover a clever speed trap location, simply press the "Mark" button on the detector and tell the 9550ix what kind of warning to assign to your Mark (Red Light, Speed Camera, Speed Trap, or Other). The next time you approach that exact location, the 9500ix will give you an alert either one-mile ahead if you're traveling above 50MPH or a half-mile if traveling under 50MPH.
Not only does the GPS protect you with location-based radar tracking, the 9500ix also uses GPS to measure your speed, and automatically varies the radar strength for optimal radar protection. When traveling at highway speeds, the Escort is on full alert with maximum radar sensitivity for the best possible performance. When you slow down to city speeds, the 9500ix tunes down the sensitivity of key radar bands to help eliminate false alerts. The Passport can also flash your speed on the display when it detects a radar threat, allowing you to quickly and easily slow down without having to look down at your speedometer.
As you approach a radar source, the Passport 9500ix will alert you with a distinct audible alert for the particular band of radar as well as a visual alert. Each radar has its own specific chirp that increases in rate as you get closer to the source. The LED display indicates which band of radar is hitting you and displays the signal strength. If there happens to be more than one radar signal in the vicinity, the Escort will decide which signal is the greatest threat and give priority to whichever is more important. For instance, Ka and Ku bands are almost exclusively used for speed enforcement. If you're hit with POP/Instant-On radar or laser, the detector will signal a solid tone and maxed-out bar graph as these signals usually indicate an immediate threat.
The Expert Meter is for more experienced radar detector users, and can display up to three radar sources on the display at once. For the ultra-experienced radar user, the 9500ix can even display the exact frequency of the radar band being detected.
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