8500 x50 Problems. Full alerts when cold and others

[daktruckie99]

Hello all. New member here.

I have searched and searched but have not yet found a solution to my problems.

Here is my setup:
8500 x50 Red hardwired into Honda S2000
I have the meter on expert with X turned off and always run highway mode

Here is my problem:
When the detector is cold and not at operating temp (I assume) it will full alert K, Ka, and X (enabled to check this band also). These alerts stay at full blast for at least 10 minutes. Usually I get so aggravated that I turn the thing off and wont turn it back on again until I am out of work. At which point it starts up and works fine after sitting in the warm air all day.

Things I have tried

Switching cars - did not work
Using OEM cig cord - did not work
Keeping detector in house overnight - did work but annoying and not solution I want.


Also, sometimes during full alerts a red circle or dot will flash in the upper right hand corner of the display, what is this? I have read on here about Rev's as well, how do I find out which rev I have?

The unit was purchased from Best Buy in May 07.

Thanks in advance!

-Mike

[joey_corleone]

Sounds like your detector is jacked. I wouldn't recommend keeping it in the car for 2 main reasons. First, theft. Secondly, electronics don't play nice with very hot and very cold conditions. I hope you got the service plan, other wise I think Escort has a standard warranty? That red dot thing flashing is definitely part of the unit features. And a full alert on every band is definitely bad. Your unit is either defective, broken, or both. I'd get it replaced.

- Joey

[daktruckie99]

Guess I'll call Escort.

[Paperlantern]

Hey! Welcome to the boards! Yeah Id get it replaced, it DOES sound bad. Curiously enough, what part of Western, MA? I grew up around the Deerfield/Greenfield area.

[Orbital75]

Have you tried Reseting it? If not give that a try.

Press and Hold all three buttons (Mute,City,Dim) on the detector while
turning the unit on.

If that doesn't help I would send it back to escort and let
them take a look at it.

[daktruckie99]

I'll try resetting it, but I doubt that will help.

I am from the Pittsfield area.

[Daffunda]

Had the exact same problem.

Returned to Best Buy. Good thing I got the service plan.

[joey_corleone]

Sounds like your detector is jacked. I wouldn't recommend keeping it in the car for 2 main reasons. First, theft. Secondly, electronics don't play nice with very hot and very cold conditions. I hope you got the service plan, other wise I think Escort has a standard warranty? That red dot thing flashing is definitely part of the unit features. And a full alert on every band is definitely bad. Your unit is either defective, broken, or both. I'd get it replaced.

- Joey

whoops I meant NOT part of the features lol

[daktruckie99]

Sounds like your detector is jacked. I wouldn't recommend keeping it in the car for 2 main reasons. First, theft. Secondly, electronics don't play nice with very hot and very cold conditions. I hope you got the service plan, other wise I think Escort has a standard warranty? That red dot thing flashing is definitely part of the unit features. And a full alert on every band is definitely bad. Your unit is either defective, broken, or both. I'd get it replaced.

- Joey

whoops I meant NOT part of the features lol

Yea, I figured.

I scoured the manual and could find NOTHING about it.

[daktruckie99]

For the time being I would say the RESET has solved the problem. I will let you all know if the problem comes back but this morning it was cold out and the detector didn't go off.

BTW I have rev 6.1