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Controls and Features
Speed Alert
PASSPORT’s Speed Alert feature provides
a visual indication of your vehicle speed
during the first few seconds of an alert.
This allows you to instantly check your
speed without looking at your
speedometer. Speed Alert is displayed
regardless of your meter setting.
NOTE: When traveling 15 mph or
less, your speed will not be displayed.
If you prefer, you can turn the Speed
Alert feature off. See Preferences for
details.
Signal Strength Meter
PASSPORT’s display provides an intuitive
ultra-bright display of signal strength and
text messages. PASSPORT’s standard bar-
graph meter provides information on a
single radar signal. If there are multiple
signals present, PASSPORT’s internal
computer will determine which one is the
most important threat to display.
When PASSPORT detects radar, it
displays the band (X, K, or Ka), and a
precise bar-graph of the signal strength.
When PASSPORT detects a laser signal the
display will display “LASER.”
NOTE: If you are operating
PASSPORT in the Dark mode, the
display will not light when a signal is
detected—only the audio and the
flashing alert lamp on the SmartCord.
NOTE: If you use ExpertMeter, the
brief signal shown in the power-on
sequence when you turn on your
PASSPORT will also be in ExpertMeter:
an X with a single vertical line.
A few more examples will help you
better see how the ExpertMeter works.
K
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X
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Here ExpertMeter shows 1 strong K-band
signal, and three X-band signals, two
strong and one weak.
KA
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X
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Here ExpertMeter shows 1 strong Ka-band
signal, and three weak X-band signals.
X
On very weak signals, there will be no
vertical line. This shows a very weak
X-band signal.
ExpertMeter Details
The band designators (X, K, Ka) will
stay on the display for a few seconds after
the signal has passed. This allows you to
see what the unit detected, even on very
brief signals.
However, the vertical lines represent-
ing individual signals continuously change
(several times a second) to give you a
continuous instantaneous view of all radar
signals present.
SpecDisplay
PASSPORT’S SpecDisplay option is also for
the experienced detector user. In this
mode, PASSPORT will display the actual
numeric frequency of the radar signal
being received.
K 24.150
SpecDisplay shows one K-band signal at
24.150 gigahertz.
NOTE: Even long-time detector
users will require some amount of
time to get familiar with this new level
of information about detected signals.
Clearing The Database
At some point you may want to clear all of
the data in PASSPORT’S database. This
includes all markers and your false alarm
locations. In order to do this, simply press
and hold the “SEN”, “BRT” and MUTE
buttons at the same time. To confirm this
action, press the “GPS” button.
ExpertMeter
PASSPORT’s ExpertMeter option is an
advanced display for experienced
detector users. Please use PASSPORT for a
few weeks to get familiar with its other
features before using ExpertMeter.
To use the ExpertMeter instead of the
bar graph signal strength meter, you must
select ExpertMeter in PASSPORT’s
Preferences (see pages 14-17).
PASSPORT’s ExpertMeter
simultaneously tracks up to 8 radar signals.
It provides detailed information on up to 2
Ka-band, 2 K-band, and 4 X-band signals.
ExpertMeter can help you spot a
change in your normal driving
environment; for example, a traffic radar
unit being operated in an area where
there are normally other signals present.
The ExpertMeter is actually a
miniature spectrum analyzer. It shows
what band each signal is on and its relative
signal strength.
KA
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K
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X
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Above is the ExpertMeter display if
PASSPORT was detecting 2 strong Ka-
band, 2 strong K-band, and 4 strong
X-band signals.
As you can see, there are vertical lines
after each band designator. Each line
shows a signal being detected. The height
of each line shows the relative signal
strength of that signal.