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  1. #11
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    Default Re: 9500i Blue Help Needed!

    Quote Originally Posted by aradarnut View Post
    I thought Escort did away with the version number on this series. I don't own one so forgive me if I am wrong.
    They did, my newest 9500I doesn't show anything.

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    Default Re: 9500i Blue Help Needed!

    Quote Originally Posted by Newbie View Post
    Something to add. Since you brought up power fluctuations... I remember jump starting my wife's car about the time these problems started. The detector would have been powered up when I started my truck and the battery would have been pulled down when I started hers...hmmmm.
    That might not of been a good thing right there. Hope the reset fixes it.

  3. #13

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    Well... I tried the reset and it didn't seem to work. I stopped by a gas station that used to make the detector go nuts before I locked it out and got nothing. I'm guessing with the reset you lose all of your locked out locations also(?). I have never updated the firmware for the detector, so I think I will try that next. Perhaps, if it is a matter of corrupted files as you suggested, the update may be the fix. If not, I guess I'll have to send it in.

    Does anyone know, if you send a 9500i in to be upgraded to the ix, do they give you a new detector or just make changes to the detector you send in? I really don't have use for the redlight and speedtap locations in my area, but the upgrade could be the most economical fix for my probelms. Although, the upgrade price seeems a little steep considering the 9500ix sells for what I bought the 9500i for.

  4. #14

    Default Re: 9500i Blue Help Needed!

    Quote Originally Posted by Newbie View Post
    Well... I tried the reset and it didn't seem to work. I stopped by a gas station that used to make the detector go nuts before I locked it out and got nothing. I'm guessing with the reset you lose all of your locked out locations also(?). I have never updated the firmware for the detector, so I think I will try that next. Perhaps, if it is a matter of corrupted files as you suggested, the update may be the fix. If not, I guess I'll have to send it in.

    Does anyone know, if you send a 9500i in to be upgraded to the ix, do they give you a new detector or just make changes to the detector you send in? I really don't have use for the redlight and speedtap locations in my area, but the upgrade could be the most economical fix for my probelms. Although, the upgrade price seeems a little steep considering the 9500ix sells for what I bought the 9500i for.
    Doing the factory reset does not wipe the stored locked out locations. You can wipe those out using Escort's Radar Detector Tools software. Yeah, try using RD Tools to flash your 9500i with the latest firmware. Once done, manually do another reset as described above since doing a reset forces the 9500i to reload its default settings straight from the default settings incorporated within the firmware code.

    Upgrading a 9500i to a 9500ix involves replacing the internal motherboard with a new one. Escort also replaces the top cover with a 9500ix labeled top cover, and Escort's techs usually will replace the tinted front and rear covers if they have a lot of scratches on them. Plus you get a new warranty for the upgraded 9500ix along with a new key so that you can download updates for it. All in all the upgrade price is a really sweet deal when you think about the costs for everything they do to your 9500i in order to upgrade it to a 9500ix.


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    Default Re: 9500i Blue Help Needed!

    Quote Originally Posted by Newbie View Post
    Well... I tried the reset and it didn't seem to work. I stopped by a gas station that used to make the detector go nuts before I locked it out and got nothing. I'm guessing with the reset you lose all of your locked out locations also(?). I have never updated the firmware for the detector, so I think I will try that next. Perhaps, if it is a matter of corrupted files as you suggested, the update may be the fix. If not, I guess I'll have to send it in.

    Does anyone know, if you send a 9500i in to be upgraded to the ix, do they give you a new detector or just make changes to the detector you send in? I really don't have use for the redlight and speedtap locations in my area, but the upgrade could be the most economical fix for my probelms. Although, the upgrade price seeems a little steep considering the 9500ix sells for what I bought the 9500i for.
    If all else fails send it in to be upgraded to an ix and they will fix anything that is wrong with the unit if you ask.

  6. #16

    Default Re: 9500i Blue Help Needed!

    Well, good news. I updated the firmware and then did a reset and all seems well. I got my spinning satellite icon back around my locked out locations and got alerted when passing a couple LEO's and when driving by the police station. Thanks to all that offered help!

  7. #17

    Default Re: 9500i Blue Help Needed!

    Hi Newbie,

    I'm glad that we were able to help and that your 9500i is working properly again.

 

 

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