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  1. #1
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    Default Passport 8500 X50

    Hi All,

    I have an older Passport 8500 X50 which I bought several years back. Probably around a year after purchasing it, it would intermittently start acting very strange by drowning me with false alerts. I mean like simultaneously 2 K sources, 1 X band, and POP every other second. It would just go wild. Sometimes this would happen for weeks at a time and other times it would work perfectly fine for months on end. Eventually, I just turned off everything except for Laser and Ka, which for some reason neither of which gave false alerts.

    I'm not sure if perhaps it got damaged in severe cold or heat. I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced or heard of similar issues?

    I've considered getting a newer detector now that I've recently bought a new car (2012 S4) but this one was top notch just a few years ago and the Ka detection almost always seems to be on point for warning me in advance of threats. Any thoughts on if I should invest in an upgrade? I live in the New York City area and haven't ever experienced a single LEO using K, X or pop (laser is abound unfortunately).

    Thanks.

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    Default Re: Passport 8500 X50

    I did not really see a question in your post. You can send it in for a refurb for 50-80 dollars. Or you can use it for an exchange for a newer model. I think they give 80 dollars on it. It was and still is a damn fine detector, but there are better ones available now if your budget allows.

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    Default Re: Passport 8500 X50

    Quote Originally Posted by Syed View Post
    Hi All,

    I have an older Passport 8500 X50 which I bought several years back. Probably around a year after purchasing it, it would intermittently start acting very strange by drowning me with false alerts. I mean like simultaneously 2 K sources, 1 X band, and POP every other second. It would just go wild. Sometimes this would happen for weeks at a time and other times it would work perfectly fine for months on end. Eventually, I just turned off everything except for Laser and Ka, which for some reason neither of which gave false alerts.

    I'm not sure if perhaps it got damaged in severe cold or heat. I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced or heard of similar issues?

    I've considered getting a newer detector now that I've recently bought a new car (2012 S4) but this one was top notch just a few years ago and the Ka detection almost always seems to be on point for warning me in advance of threats. Any thoughts on if I should invest in an upgrade? I live in the New York City area and haven't ever experienced a single LEO using K, X or pop (laser is abound unfortunately).

    Thanks.
    It could be malfunctioning or you may just be experiencing alerts from pulsed K band radar traffic flow sensors along with the normal POP falses from nearby leaky detectors. First disable POP detection which it sounds like you already did. Ironically POP detection hurts performance of non-POP radar signals and you will get POP false alerts.

    We introduced TSR anti-falsing software in our detectors a few years ago to reject alerts from K band pulsed radar traffic flow sensors. These sensors are spaced at about 1-2 mile intervals on highways and will alert like instant-on K radar. With TSR enabled the detector identifies and rejects alerts to these sensors. These sensors are small pole mounted units which are quickly spreading throughout the USA. They do not show your speed and are not used to issue citations. They only report traffic flow data.

    If you see TSR listed under "bands" in your detector's settings then enable it. If you do not see TSR listed then we can install this software into your detector. All of our new corded detectors have TSR anti-falsing software already installed in them (Solos do not).


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    Default Re: Passport 8500 X50

    Get a newer model for that new car. My 8500 X-50 is doing fine and I always leave it in my truck but not in the sun.

  5. #5
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    Default Re: Passport 8500 X50

    dont waste your money sending it in! open it up and see if somthing is wrong first like a wire or somthing stupid im sure thats what it i because my x50 did the same thing and i opened it up and it was 2 simple wires touching.... thats it. worked fine. escort radar guy told me to send it in (dont blame him) but didnt take the advice haha.

    FYI. i upgraded from x50 to 9500i and absolutly love it deffinatly worth the money and it has better range with virtually no falses.

 

 

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