STI Delay

[Australia]

The STi manual recomends that AutoScan be used as the default setting, the RX65 recomended that HWY mode be used.

stalker you could be correct as Autoscan is a filtering mode I believe.

Anyone have an idea what the STi's software revisions are comming out around the place? in OZ I have been told that A1 M7 are displayed after a reset, this could be a software revision. Is this the same elsewhere?

[happya$$]

I guess Roy encountered "numerous" Ka falses on the way up to GOL and met with the software engineers at Bel for a software fix. (Version 1.xxx)

Translation:.........Belscort has possibly now "Juiced" the RD that will be tested.

Interesting.

Hate to break the news to you but Cstephs AND Roys were tested!

[SmaartAasSaabr]

I guess Roy encountered "numerous" Ka falses on the way up to GOL and met with the software engineers at Bel for a software fix. (Version 1.xxx)

Translation:.........Belscort has possibly now "Juiced" the RD that will be tested.

Interesting.

Hate to break the news to you but Cstephs AND Roys were tested!

So... was it juiced? :roll:

[Radar Roy]

Been a real busy few days and I have not had time to post, but I’ll provide a short run down on our trip and the GoL testing.

First off we started our 2100 mile trip to Ohio from Arizona, with Outrun’s Valentine One detector and the STi that we obtained from Bel during the CES show earlier this month.

The STi alerted to Ka alerts two to three seconds before the Valentine.

On K, both detectors alerted at the same time.

Upon entering Illinois, we were hit with X band from a Sheriff’s patrol car. X band had been disabled from the STi during this encounter, but was later turned on. On another subsequent X hit in Ohio, the Valentine One alerted first.

We stopped off at the corporate offices of Beltronics and Escort, and we were given the VIP tour!

We met with the engineer who developed the STi, who explained the development and the unique features of this unit. One feature that impressed Outrun, RacerX and I was the laser detection design of the unit. They had taken apart a unit for us and shown us the four laser diodes facing the front, and the one laser diode for the rear. Two of the front facing laser diodes are placed on a 45 degree angle, allowing the unit to receive “scatter” laser signals.

Csteph commented in an earlier post “that his STi was also a Spectre”. We encountered the same concern during our trip. The STi would alert to other radar detectors. The engineers at Bel were aware of this concern and said that he had just completed a software upgrade to solve this falsing issue.

After the tour in engineering, we were given a tour of their quality control area. They showed us that on the RX65 units, that they take one radar detector, out of each case of 10, on the top of each pallet of radar detectors to check quality control of their product.

With the new STi units, EVERY unit is removed from its box and run through a series of three tests, before it is ready for sale!

Their commitment to this quality control has kept their return rate below 2%, and only 10% of these returns, are for performance issues.

Outrun, RacerX and I would like to thank the entire staff at Escort and Beltronics for the hospitality they shown us!

Today (Saturday) we met with the GoL crew and they started their tests of various radar detectors.

Csteph had sent the GoL his retail STi and I provided them my STi for testing.

We were all very impressed with the overall sensitivity tests of the STi and the RX65 units. The GoL are now compiling their results and they will post their observations in a following post.

I obtained a newer Spectre from Roy Zeglers in AU last week, and I performed a test with it, along with my Spectre and a VG2. The STi was completely immune from detection on all nose to nose tests! Both STi units would give a strong Ka alert, when it was in close range to the Spectre units.

The GoL also performed their own Spectre and VG2 tests of the STi and also obtained the same results that I did.

Now to clear up a few issues that others have posted. My STi was not a juiced unit, provided to me by Bel for these tests. And to cover these concerns, the GoL also obtained a retail unit from Csteph. My unit and Csteph were tested separately by the GoL and both gave consistent results.

And to cover what a user commented was my “concern” with the STi’s falsing issue. The STi as well as any radar detector made by any top manufacture is ALWAYS under development as new technology evolves. It would be foolish of me and Bel, rush to fill customers orders just to get them out the door, when we know improvements to the product are just weeks away.

From seeing first had the development of the STi, speaking with the engineers, and seeing the commitment to quality Bel has put into this newly designed detector has totally impressed Outrun, RacerX and myself. When they say that the STi is unlike ANY OTHER RADAR DETECTOR ever made, they are not kidding. It is a complete new platform from the ground up!

[stalker]

WOW, nice job Roy, the STI is sounding better everyday...

Did you happen to ask them if there will be a spectre 4 or will the STi be stealth for ever??? this is the big question we are all wanting to know.

Id hate to buy a sti and a month later it was detectable again.

Keep up the good work

[Australia]

Many thanks to all that have invested time and money doing the testing this weekend, it is apresiated. It looks like you enjoyed yourselves.

It would be foolish of me and Bel, rush to fill customers orders just to get them out the door, when we know improvements to the product are just weeks away.

I feel that this is the correct thing to do. But it begs the question why was a decision made to release the STi to Australia and also where ever Csteph sourced his from?

I guess an explanation over here may be because the WA law is likely to change in a few weeks time and the distributers made a decision that it was better to release it and sell a few rather than risk not being able to sell any STi's once they become outlawed altogether nation wide. Customes may then start to crack down radar detectors.

I hope people that have already purchased STi's have an option to send them back to have this problem that is now recognised by Bel rectified? Otherwise there is not much incentive to become an early adopter as others warned about already.

Thanks again Roy and GOL.[/quote]

[spankyaf]

Thx for the update and clarification. Looking forward to the delievery of my unit

[Hessen]

I guess Roy encountered "numerous" Ka falses on the way up to GOL and met with the software engineers at Bel for a software fix. (Version 1.xxx)

Translation:.........Belscort has possibly now "Juiced" the RD that will be tested.

Interesting.

Hate to break the news to you but Cstephs AND Roys were tested!

:?: :? :?:

[spankyaf]

Many thanks to all that have invested time and money doing the testing this weekend, it is apresiated. It looks like you enjoyed yourselves.

It would be foolish of me and Bel, rush to fill customers orders just to get them out the door, when we know improvements to the product are just weeks away.

I feel that this is the correct thing to do. But it begs the question why was a decision made to release the STi to Australia and also where ever Csteph sourced his from?

I guess an explanation over here may be because the WA law is likely to change in a few weeks time and the distributers made a decision that it was better to release it and sell a few rather than risk not being able to sell any STi's once they become outlawed altogether nation wide. Customes may then start to crack down radar detectors.

I hope people that have already purchased STi's have an option to send them back to have this problem that is now recognised by Bel rectified? Otherwise there is not much incentive to become an early adopter as others warned about already.

Thanks again Roy and GOL.

[/quote]

Csteph sourced his from the Bel website. As for the "new" software fix I couldnt tell you. But if I was living in a Spectre jurisdiction and I am really the Ka falsing isnt an issue for me since there are so few RDs in Ontario.

Actually I would prefer to have the sensitivity and live with the falsing if thats the trade off the engineers are playing around with.

[Hessen]

Thanks for all the info Roy.

I just want to be 100% sure that this RD does what Bel claims before I consider paying $520.00 CDN for an STI.

The reality is that the #1 issue for me is Spectre Immunity, detection abilities are #2.

Now if it's as good or better than my V1 in detection and Spectre immune ....well BONUS.......

So far I must say the STI sounds impressive.

I just wish there was a Remote unit available for a truly Stealth Install.

How about it Bel......... :wink: