View Full Version : 9500ci Software Version 1.1 - available!
New software on Escort's site is available now - Escort Detector Tools ( Version 1.3 ), Location Database ( Updated 09/01/08 ), Software ( 9500ci Version 1.1 ).
About 9500ci Software Update Version 1.1
1. Improved AutoMute volume based on the user's set volume.
2. Improved Mark Location logic for multiple signals
OK, come on people - let's try it! :cool:
Atlas
09-03-2008, 10:21 AM
We'll do! As soon as RB sends mine out! :mad:
Thanks for the find, load it up and let us know.
thestaton
09-03-2008, 10:35 AM
interesting. I'll install it this afternoon and report back through the week. What I'm waiting to see is. Copied x50 ramp up over to 9500CI :)
Atlas
09-03-2008, 10:43 AM
interesting. I'll install it this afternoon and report back through the week. What I'm waiting to see is. Copied x50 ramp up over to 9500CI :)
Yes, let us Mac guys know ;)
Looking for a copy of XP to run on bootcamp now. Hoping to have it set up before my 9500ci gets in.
thestaton
09-03-2008, 10:45 AM
Yes, let us Mac guys know ;)
Looking for a copy of XP to run on bootcamp now. Hoping to have it set up before my 9500ci gets in.
that can be arranged. hold tight for a pm.
djrams80
09-03-2008, 11:15 AM
The main reason why I stopped using automute is because I thought the volume was too low. This seems like it will be an excellent fix.
focalcivic
09-03-2008, 11:24 AM
interesting. I'll install it this afternoon and report back through the week. What I'm waiting to see is. Copied x50 ramp up over to 9500CI :)
Is there supposed be a ramp up fix?
OK guys :)
KPH bug has gone! :victory:
We have Solid-LockTone! :rock:
Mark Location logic for multiple signals: when we're in Marked Location and radar signal is there presented also, we get commutative alerts - for example - SpeedTrap / K 24.150 GHz / SpeedTrap / K 24.150 ... etc. and "Speed Trap" is voice alert even if we set off Voice Alerts in settings. Strange, but why not, anyway hard to coment after 5 minutes of playing around ;)
I don't only know what's with "Improved AutoMute volume based on the user's set volume" - don't see any differences :p
nocturne1
09-03-2008, 11:38 AM
Hmmm.... I guess it's safe to assume that the ci firmware doesn't work on the ix.... hopefully we'll see updates as well soon...
Atlas
09-03-2008, 12:01 PM
Fantastic, can't wait. Is the ramp up better or just solid lock tone? Glad to hear about the auto mute fix.
djrams80
09-03-2008, 02:08 PM
Man, I tried to install this firmware update and at 58% of the fourth update, I encountered an error. After that, my 9500ci would not power up at all.
After throwing a completely childish tantrum, I called Escort. Arron and I went through some troubleshooting steps and could not get my 9500ci to power up, with or without my laptop connected. He told me that I would probably have to send in my controller and CPU to Escort :(, but he would check and call me back.
Well, Arron called back and told me he might have a solution. We did more troubleshooting and got the 9500ci to first communicate with my laptop, then accept the firmware update. After that, we then worked through the related problem that the 9500ci did not want to power up. My 9500ci was finally working. Whew! :)
Arron was awesome and did a great job finding a solution to my unusual problem. :thumb2:
Now, I just have to go test my updated 9500ci.
MEM-TEK
09-03-2008, 04:31 PM
...Arron was awesome and did a great job finding a solution to my unusual problem. :thumb2:
Now, I just have to go test my updated 9500ci.
Aaron, is absolutely my favorite Bel/Escort CS rep!
Here are some of my thoughts regarding updating a 9500ix or a 9500ci:
-- Make sure that your computer's USB drivers are the latest available. Sometimes you have to search out the Taiwan web site which actually produces the USB chip to find and then install the latest drivers.
-- If you have a desktop computer which features both on-board USB ports and if you have added an additional PCI USB 2.0 card, I highly recommend disabling the motherboard's on-board USB in BIOS and strictly use the USB 2.0 card ports for updating. Why? Because I have encountered weird problems even if the on-board and PCI card USB ports use chips made by the same manufacturer such as VIA. Sometimes the on-board USB ports are not USB 2.0 ports but instead are standard USB ports. This can cause problems (random USB communications lockups for the attached USB device) since the driver is trying to handle these standard USB ports alongside the USB 2.0 ports on a PCI card.
-- Sometimes Windows will still "see" and install USB drivers for on-board USB ports which you already have disabled in BIOS. In that case, you will have to disable the on-board USB devices in Windows in order to exclusively use a PCI USB add-in card. To do this, power off, unplug your computer, and temporarily remove your PCI USB card. Then boot up and disable the on-board USB devices in Windows. Power off and unplug your computer and reinstall the PCI USB 2.0 card. Boot up again. Windows should show, after reinstalling any drivers for the PCI USB 2.0 card, the card's USB ports and drivers plus the disabled on-board USB port and their drivers.
-- Also note that for various reasons I specifically recommend add-in PCI USB 2.0 cards which use NEC chips instead of VIA chips and disabling any on-board USB ports.
-- Laptops with on-board USB ports which use VIA USB chips should be updated with whatever the latest USB driver which you find on VIA's Taiwan web site even though the driver may not be listed as being certified by Microsoft. A lot of times VIA simply fixes any bugs as soon as they are found and doesn't go through the process of getting the driver certified by Microsoft. Using their latest non-certified USB drivers solved various problems on some of my computers with VIA chipsets.
Atlas
09-03-2008, 04:46 PM
Is there a "better" type/brand of usb cable we should be using? I'm using a MacBook Air that will be running windows through bootcamp if that helps?
Please- No Mac flaming from the gallery :-)
thestaton
09-03-2008, 08:21 PM
*sigh. apple has managed to royally screw up bootcamp with the latest version of leopard, so I'm going to have to call in the morning and do some complaining.
Atlas
09-03-2008, 08:54 PM
Well, that stinks. Maybe it will work out. Hate to do a budget PC just for radar/laser updates :p
Man, I tried to install this firmware update and at 58% of the fourth update, I encountered an error. After that, my 9500ci would not power up at all.
Dmn man! If something like that happend to me, I probably would need to change my pants faster than usually click -Esc- on my laptop!
:hairfire:
djrams80
09-04-2008, 06:53 AM
Dmn man! If something like that happend to me, I probably would need to change my pants faster than usually click -Esc- on my laptop!
:hairfire:And I'm glad to hear your KMPH bug was fixed. That's one of the major plusses of this unit, firmware updates we can install ourselves!
djrams80
09-04-2008, 07:09 AM
The automute is definitely better.
swarga
09-04-2008, 07:29 AM
Dmn man! If something like that happend to me, I probably would need to change my pants faster than usually click -Esc- on my laptop!
:hairfire:
Tell me about it.
One time the HTPC in my bedroom was in the middle of a BIOS update when a Windows update, which had been installing automatically at the same time, decided it needed to reboot the PC. In order to get it reflashed properly I would have had to send the computer to HP and do without it for a couple weeks. I ended up replacing the motherboard instead.
Needless to say, the replacement motherboard had multiple BIOS recovery options. :D
The automute is definitely better.
Hmm, I can't notice the difference, maybe beacause drive in 100% silence now :D
Is it that "only two beeps under 20 MPH" behavior or what?
Can you describe what exactly has changed? I'm bemused :hmmmm2:
MEM-TEK
09-04-2008, 09:27 AM
Has anybody checked to see if they can change sensitivity while an alert is being received?
thestaton
09-04-2008, 11:23 AM
Just got mine updated, after a laboring process of getting winblows installed. Will keep ya posted on any encounters...
djrams80
09-04-2008, 11:52 AM
Hmm, I can't notice the difference, maybe beacause drive in 100% silence now :D
Is it that "only two beeps under 20 MPH" behavior or what?
Can you describe what exactly has changed? I'm bemused :hmmmm2:With automute enabled, an alert will be at normal volume for 10-15sec, then drop to a lower, but now audible level. Before, at full volume, the muted level was too low to hear at highway speeds.
RacerX
09-04-2008, 11:57 AM
good to know.
this was the first Escort product where i didn't use the automute, for that reason.
guess its time to drag the laptop out..... again...:)
Thanks DJ.
Maybe I couldn't catch difference since have volume at four bars only. It was OK then and it's OK now for me :D
djrams80
09-04-2008, 12:05 PM
good to know.
this was the first Escort product where i didn't use the automute, for that reason.
guess its time to drag the laptop out..... again...:)Apparently, now the automute level goes up and down based upon what you have the normal level set at. Haven't tested it that far yet.
djrams80
09-04-2008, 12:05 PM
Thanks DJ.
Maybe I couldn't catch difference since have volume at four bars only :DTotally possible. My car is loud.
See this is why this detector to me is so sweeeettt... All of the bugs and stuff can be fixed in a matter of 10 minutes. And instead of doing 1 update every year yall have done about 3 or so in a month. All of the problems can be fixed. Ramp up in a few short minutes is fixed.
djrams80
09-04-2008, 12:25 PM
See this is why this detector to me is so sweeeettt... All of the bugs and stuff can be fixed in a matter of 10 minutes. And instead of doing 1 update every year yall have done about 3 or so in a month. All of the problems can be fixed. Ramp up in a few short minutes is fixed.That's the hope anyway. Assuming that the rampup is not hardcoded into the unit, a firmware fix shouldn't be too far down the road.
thestaton
09-04-2008, 03:34 PM
I had a 34.7 encounter and the automute helped a little. I had my volume set to max and I still had to sanatize my car to hear it. Windows down couldn't hear it.
Atlas
09-04-2008, 10:14 PM
Just got mine updated, after a laboring process of getting winblows installed. Will keep ya posted on any encounters...
Glad you got it ironed out. Give me a shout when you can.
Has anybody checked to see if they can change sensitivity while an alert is being received?
Checked - still can't change sensitivity while receving an alert.