with Compatible with Select ESCORT and Beltronics Detectors Made for Android Smartphones
Congratulations! You have just purchased the most innovative and comprehensive radar/laser accessory available—SmartCord Live. Using Bluetooth® technology, SmartCord Live communicates with your Android™ smartphone via our exclusive app, so you can access your detector settings and manage alerts with just a touch of the screen. This combination of technologies also gives you access to the most powerful driver alert network—ESCORT Live! (Subscription may apply.
Contents SmartCord Live Connections and Controls 4 Setting Up ESCORT Live 5 ESCORT Live Features 7 Map View 7 Dashboard View 9 Managing Alerts 11 Reporting an Alert 11 Muting an Alert 13 Locking Out an Alert 14 Unlocking an Alert 15 Marking a Location 15 Unmarking a Location 18 Settings and Preference s 19 Troubleshooting 21 Service 22 3
SmartCord Live Connections and Controls 4
Setting Up ESCORT Live Before downloading ESCORT Live, you must first register your SmartCord Live. Visit EscortInc.com and click Product Registration. Note: Be sure to write down the username (e.g., JohnDoe) and password (e.g., 1234) you create, as you will need this information to access and download the app. Pairing Your Android Smartphone with SmartCord Live 1. Connect SmartCord Live to your detector and to your vehicle’s lighter/accessory socket. 2.
Downloading ESCORT Live Note: If you own a GPS-powered detector (9500ix or GX65), you must first update your detector software using Detector Tools. Visit EscortInc.com or Beltronics.com for instructions. 1. On your smartphone, enter the Android Market and search for ESCORT Live. ESCORT Live available in Android Market 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to download. 3. When prompted, enter the username and password you created when registering SmartCord Live at EscortInc.com. 4.
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 Features • Mark/Report Icon—Tap to mark current location for future warning or to manually report a cop spotted or mobile speed camera in the area • Center Icon—Tap to center Map View to your current location • 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.
Dashboard View Toggle Views Mark/Report Bluetooth Indicator Toggle to Centered Map Detector Sensitivity & Bar-Graph Alerts Speed Limit Compass Heading OverSpeed Alert Actual Speed (background lights red) 9
Dash View Features • Mark/Report Icon—Tap to mark current location for future warning or to manually report a cop spotted or mobile speed camera in the area • Center Icon—Tap to switch to Map View, centered to your current location • 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.
Managing Alerts Your detector will continue to receive radar/laser alerts per the settings and preferences you have selected, but now you’ll also receive live alerts from other users via ESCORT Live’s real-time alert database. In addition, you’ll be alerted to verified speed traps, speed cameras, and red light cameras via ESCORT’s DEFENDER Database.
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 camera in the area, tap Mobile Camera. A confirmation message will appear on the screen.
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 smartphone screen.
Locking Out an Alert Enabled only while running the ESCORT Live app ESCORT Live’s TrueLock GPS Radar/Laser Detector Filter technology allows you to lock out and store in its memory false alerts. To lock out a false alert, simply swipe right across the screen, tap Lockout on the screen, or press the SmartCord Live Mute Button three times while receiving the alert. A “Locked Out” message will appear on the screen.
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. Marking a Location The Mark Location feature allows you to mark a specific location and label it for future warning. Once marked, ESCORT Live will alert you when you reach this area again. To mark your current location: 1. Tap the Mark/Report Icon at the top of the screen. 2.
3. Tap the appropriate icon for the type of location you are marking. The marker you selected will appear in the location along your route in 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.
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. Tap your smartphone Back Button. 7. The marker you selected will appear in the location along your route in Map View.
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.
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 (500–2500 ft out), and, for some alerts, whether you want them displayed on the map.
App Settings Here, you can set your OverSpeed Alert to notify you when you are traveling over the posted speed limit for your current location. You can customize this feature to provide alerts once you’ve reached the speed limit, or at 5 mph, 7 mph, 10 mph, or 15 mph over the posted speed limit. You can also turn the OverSpeed Alert sound on or off, or turn the feature off altogether.
Troubleshooting Bluetooth Pairing Tips If you’re having trouble with your Bluetooth connection, try the following suggestions: • Ensure you are using location services based on standalone GPS. To do so, go to your smartphone Settings Menu > Location & Security. Ensure Standalone GPS Services is enabled. • Turn off your detector, wait 30 seconds, then turn it back on. On your smartphone, turn Bluetooth off and then on again.
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. Ship the product prepaid (insured, for your protection) to: ESCORT Inc., 5440 West Chester Road, West Chester, OH 45069.
ESCORT Inc. 5440 West Chester Road 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.
