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    Default Question about New X50 antenna

    Bought a 8500 X50 around 2004- 2005, it was giving me a self calibration message about 6 months ago I sent it Escort they fixed it for like 50 -60 bucks and sent it back. The card said they replaced the antenna does that mean they upgraded it to the M4 platform ?

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    Default Re: Question about New X50 antenna

    Quote Originally Posted by rocky2 View Post
    Bought a 8500 X50 around 2004- 2005, it was giving me a self calibration message about 6 months ago I sent it Escort they fixed it for like 50 -60 bucks and sent it back. The card said they replaced the antenna does that mean they upgraded it to the M4 platform ?
    No, just a referb/new S7 if it wasn't an M4 to begin with. Different boards for the M4 & S7 antennas to attach too.
    Last edited by CJR238; 05-09-2009 at 08:24 AM.

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    Default Re: Question about New X50 antenna

    Quote Originally Posted by rocky2 View Post
    Bought a 8500 X50 around 2004- 2005, it was giving me a self calibration message about 6 months ago I sent it Escort they fixed it for like 50 -60 bucks and sent it back. The card said they replaced the antenna does that mean they upgraded it to the M4 platform ?
    Hi rocky2,

    What's your driving terrain like? Is it fairly winding roads? If so, I'd hang onto that S7 antenna. Yet, to answer your question...

    Do a firmware reset. S7 antennas use 4.X firmware, and M4 antennas use 6.X firmware.

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    Default Re: Question about New X50 antenna

    Thanks for the replies, I live in Northern Indiana so its mostly flat. I do mostly city driving around South Bend. When I get off work I will do the reset and see which version I have. I just assumed it was a S7 because of the age.

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    Default Re: Question about New X50 antenna

    Quote Originally Posted by rocky2 View Post
    Thanks for the replies, I live in Northern Indiana so its mostly flat. I do mostly city driving around South Bend. When I get off work I will do the reset and see which version I have. I just assumed it was a S7 because of the age.
    Its not that old actually.

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    Default Re: Question about New X50 antenna

    You guys are right it is not that old I could have swore I got that when I was in my last year of college in 05. Its build date on the bottom is 1006. And when I reset it the revison was 5. I am assuming that means its the newer hardware.

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    Dang it. The rev numbers I posted were for the Vectors. I can't remember what they are for the X50's. Somebody else will chime in with the right answer.

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    Default Re: Question about New X50 antenna

    Quote Originally Posted by MEM-TEK View Post
    Dang it. The rev numbers I posted were for the Vectors. I can't remember what they are for the X50's. Somebody else will chime in with the right answer.

    S7 are the old Revs 3, 5

    M4 are Rev 6+

    (If I remember correctly.)

    PS: Everyones post count has been going up rather fast as of recent.
    Last edited by AirMoore; 05-09-2009 at 11:46 PM.

 

 

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