8500 programing

[cclt1z]

i have the regular 8500. I have never seen X in use in my area even though on the list of cities it says that X is used. Even in the small town I live in they use K and Ka. I will have to try out the dots. that makes sense..

[<<JAZZY>>]

"H" as the pilot light because I don't like extra lights if I don't need them

Fast power on sequence because I don't want extra noise

Spec Display because I am a numbers freak

Automute off because I don't want to forget about an alert

Loud Audio Tones because I might have the radio cranked up

Maximum Brightness which used to be on Last brightness but I would forget to turn up the brightness if I used it at night

X band off because it isn't used here

[Davis]

I'm curious, but when the rd "freezes up" you just restet the power and it works again? Or do you have to send it in?

[Obsidian]

I'm curious, but when the rd "freezes up" you just restet the power and it works again? Or do you have to send it in?

Turn it off and then turn it back on. It only happened to me once (that I know of), but I almost got sick when I realized I had bombed 30 miles worth of canyons with zero protection.

That particular X50 did go self cal soon after, but it was also an S7 model. I have not heard reports of the M4 X50's freezing.

[Davis]

Hmmm, well, I have the M4, so I should be ok. My X50 doesn't like it if I turn it on and then turn the car on. It self cal'd three times and then did service required. I learned that the voltage fluctuation confuses it. I was really suprised the first time I saw it. I'd heard about the reliability issues but didn't think it'd happen to me. I guess I'll be on the lookout for the freeze then, just in case.

[mfcool45]

Hmmm, well, I have the M4, so I should be ok. My X50 doesn't like it if I turn it on and then turn the car on. It self cal'd three times and then did service required. I learned that the voltage fluctuation confuses it. I was really suprised the first time I saw it. I'd heard about the reliability issues but didn't think it'd happen to me. I guess I'll be on the lookout for the freeze then, just in case.

that happened to me exactly! i started to freak when i heard self cal was the kiss of death.. but then i just learned to turn car on first then plug in .. i guess it did freeze on me a few times since then but it stopped doing that ... i think

[proudNMAmember]

DJ rams has a very good point on the scanning dot. That is a neat feature to figure out how your 8500/X50 is running. Oh I forgot, the 9500i series and the Redline also have that too. Up here in the cold weather, the voltage meter seems to be a great feature for monitoring our vehicle batteries.

[Obsidian]

DJ rams has a very good point on the scanning dot. That is a neat feature to figure out how your 8500/X50 is running. Oh I forgot, the 9500i series and the Redline also have that too. Up here in the cold weather, the voltage meter seems to be a great feature for monitoring our vehicle batteries.

On the 9500's you can also run the detector in Speed Display mode which acts as a speedometer. That has the dual benefit of letting you know the detector is not frozen AND that GPS is working.

[Davis]

When I need a backup speedometer, I break out my K band radar and shoot it at trees and rocks n things. :P

I've used to voltage display on my X50 to watch the voltage supply from the alternator cary as I add gas and let up. It's a fun thing to see.