STi-R has real Autoscan!

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10-09-2009, 08:08 PM
Z1NONLY

STi-R has real Autoscan!

By "real" I mean the old-school Autoscan that filters both X and K band.

My old (2003?) vector 985 had an Autoscan feature that did a great job of rejecting X and K door openers.

Then I bought my RX65 and it's "Autoscan" semed to be a clone of Escort's "Auto" mode..... It only filtered X band and did nothing about all the K-band door openers.

Now I have tested my STi-R, and its Autoscan seems to work just like my old 985. It's great!

It will take more time/testing to be sure, but if the R's Autoscan works as well as my old 985's, than I once again have the best non-GPS based filter system I have ever encountered.

BTW, Another feature my 985 had an "Acusweep" option that only swept the three USA FQ's. Now the STi-R offers "segmentation".

My initial impression is that the STi-R has everything I miss from my old 985, and better detection range.
10-09-2009, 08:21 PM
BlinderGuy

Re: STi-R has real Autoscan!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Z1NONLY

By "real" I mean the old-school Autoscan that filters both X and K band.

My old (2003?) vector 985 had an Autoscan feature that did a great job of rejecting X and K door openers.

Then I bought my RX65 and it's "Autoscan" semed to be a clone of Escort's "Auto" mode..... It only filtered X band and did nothing about all the K-band door openers.

Now I have tested my STi-R, and its Autoscan seems to work just like my old 985. It's great!

It will take more time/testing to be sure, but if the R's Autoscan works as well as my old 985's, than I once again have the best non-GPS based filter system I have ever encountered.

BTW, Another feature my 985 had an "Acusweep" option that only swept the three USA FQ's. Now the STi-R offers "segmentation".

My initial impression is that the STi-R has everything I miss from my old 985, and better detection range.

Your Welcome!!!!:D
10-09-2009, 10:25 PM
dpatel01

Re: STi-R has real Autoscan!

The STi has X/K filtering in Autoscan too.
10-10-2009, 06:30 AM
Z1NONLY

Re: STi-R has real Autoscan!

Quote:

Originally Posted by dpatel01

The STi has X/K filtering in Autoscan too.

Can anyone comment on the present vector series?
10-10-2009, 07:31 PM
dpatel01

Re: STi-R has real Autoscan!

The Vector series adopted X-pair only filtering like the X50.
10-10-2009, 07:36 PM
Z1NONLY

Re: STi-R has real Autoscan!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blinder-Guy

Your Welcome!!!!:D

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10-10-2009, 07:55 PM
GTO_04

Re: STi-R has real Autoscan!

I find that Autoscan on the 985 cuts down K band sensitivity way too much too offer meaningful protection. Not having owned an STi-R I can't comment on it, but if Autoscan operates in a manner similar to the 985 I would be very careful.

GTO_04
10-13-2009, 02:01 PM
focalcivic

Re: STi-R has real Autoscan!

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTO_04

I find that Autoscan on the 985 cuts down K band sensitivity way too much too offer meaningful protection. Not having owned an STi-R I can't comment on it, but if Autoscan operates in a manner similar to the 985 I would be very careful.

GTO_04

Autoscan almost got me a ticket on my old 960 (barrel jack style and sister to the 985) I was running it on the highway and didn't know it filtered X band as much as it did and the state troopers run X around here.

As for the StiR, Mem tek once said it filters pairs of K band for door openers, I believe the dash Sti also does this as well, so it helps big time in the city.