9500ix problem?

Met a friend at work and ask me about the 9500ix which i know little about it. Anyway, he has noticed that his 9500ix will do an auto mute when Ka band is detected with automute disabled. He said that the unit does fine with X and K band alerts. He has used the unit for almost 2 months and never noticed this problem until he disabled automute. He stated that when he got his unit, factory settings were with automute enabled, auto learn enabled and etc.

According to him, when Ka band is detected, it alerts for 1-2 sec and audio alert disappears even at close range but you can see the strength meter or frequency of Ka band. I offered to post his problem here.

Have you guys noticed any similarities with this problem with your 9500ix?

The two quick Beeps followed by silence is a seperate Muting system for when you are going Under 20mph. I don't believe that it can be switched off.

The Automute lowers the volume when above 20mph and you can switch that feature on or off.

If your friend wasn't driving under 20mph when this unexpected Ka band automuting occurs, tell your friend to do a factory reset of his 9500ix. It could be that just one saved setting is slightly hosed, but a firmware reset should fix it. He will have to reselect all of his preferred settings after doing the factory reset.

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Originally Posted by mswlogo

The two quick Beeps followed by silence is a seperate Muting system for when you are going Under 20mph. I don't believe that it can be switched off.

The Automute lowers the volume when above 20mph and you can switch that feature on or off.

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I believe this happens with K band only. Ka band is not affected by speed sensitivity.

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Originally Posted by MEM-TEK

If your friend wasn't driving under 20mph when this unexpected Ka band automuting occurs, tell your friend to do a factory reset of his 9500ix. It could be that just one saved setting is slightly hosed, but a firmware reset should fix it. He will have to reselect all of his preferred settings after doing the factory reset.

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I'll tell him that. Thanks MEM-TEK. Never thought about it.

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Originally Posted by mswlogo

The two quick Beeps followed by silence is a seperate Muting system for when you are going Under 20mph. I don't believe that it can be switched off.

The Automute lowers the volume when above 20mph and you can switch that feature on or off.

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I believe this is correct with all bands, and cannot be shut off.

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Originally Posted by CJR238

I believe this is correct with all bands, and cannot be shut off.

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Automute can be disabled in the preference menu.

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In the “Auto” mode, the 9500ix
provides real-time radar performance
based on your vehicle speed. As your
vehicle speed increases, the radar
sensitivity (X and K-band) is set to
maximum range. As the vehicle speed
decreases, the radar sensitivity (X and Kband
only) is minimized to further reduce
unwanted false alarms. Full sensitivity is
maintained on all other bands.

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Originally Posted by Azonehits

Automute can be disabled in the preference menu.

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I mean the two quick Beeps followed by silence is a separate Muting system for when you are going under 20mph with the ix. Automute and Automode can be turned off, not the new ix feature below.

This feature is on all the time:

"NOTE: If your vehicle is moving
less than 20 mph and you encounter a
radar or laser signal, only a doubletone
(specific to the type of signal) is
used. However, PASSPORT’s meter
will keep you informed of the signal
strength until it has passed or until
you reach a speed above 20 mph."

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Originally Posted by Azonehits

Automute can be disabled in the preference menu.

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Yes, automute can be disabled. But the under 20mph is NOT part of automute function. I think they are calling this feature smartmute or something like that. Some folks don't like it. Some do. I love it, gets rid of a ton of junk. It should be an option. But currently it is not.

I wonder if 9500i's get this feature now.

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Originally Posted by mswlogo

Yes, automute can be disabled. But the under 20mph is NOT part of automute function. I think they are calling this feature smartmute or something like that. Some folks don't like it. Some do. I love it, gets rid of a ton of junk. It should be an option. But currently it is not.

I wonder if 9500i's get this feature now.

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Just wondered if this is a software glitch. Correct me guys if I am wrong. My understanding is, auto speed sensitive can be disable by choosing highway mode. Speed sensitive is only for K and X band while Ka, Ku and laser is always at maximum sensitive regardless of the mode you are in.

I was reading escorts online manual and noticed to have no other muting function other than automute, manual mute and speed sensitive muting on K and X band. NO SMARTMUTE.

BTW, the 9500ix cannot be reset. Only resets preference to default settings.

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Originally Posted by Azonehits

Just wondered if this is a software glitch. Correct me guys if I am wrong. My understanding is, auto speed sensitive can be disable by choosing highway mode. Speed sensitive is only for K and X band while Ka, Ku and laser is always at maximum sensitive regardless of the mode you are in.

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Correct.

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Originally Posted by Azonehits

I was reading escorts online manual and noticed to have no other muting function other than automute, manual mute and speed sensitive muting on K and X band. NO SMARTMUTE.

BTW, the 9500ix cannot be reset. Only resets preference to default settings.

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The smartmute is always on. If you are stopped at a stoplight or something, you will get a quick double audible alert, then silence, but the display will show the actual signal strength, unless you ar in spec display. When you get above 20mph, the audible alert will return to normal.

Don't you guys wish Escort had a Mike B. too?:help:

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Originally Posted by Azonehits

BTW, the 9500ix cannot be reset. Only resets preference to default settings.

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Thats how reset works on all Bel/Escort radar detectors. What happens when you do a reset is that all factory default settings are extracted from the encrypted firmware code and are then overwritten atop the separate portion of EEPROM memory which normally stores all of the user's settings. Its that EEPROM memory which sometimes gets corrupted due to voltage fluctuations and very rarely due to a strong cosmic ray hit. This is why performing a reset can sometimes magically restore a Bel/Escort radar detector back to proper operation. Its also the reason why I wish that Bel/Escort would keep the slow/fast startup option for their latest RD models. :)

Does the reset also wipe out the Trinity updates back to factory default?

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Originally Posted by Aggie

Does the reset also wipe out the Trinity updates back to factory default?

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No. Performing a reset will not affect any databases including locked out or marked locations. A reset simply zeros and then overwrites a small chunk of EEPROM memory with the original factory default user selectable settings. :)

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Originally Posted by CJR238

I mean the two quick Beeps followed by silence is a separate Muting system for when you are going under 20mph with the ix. Automute and Automode can be turned off, not the new ix feature below.

This feature is on all the time:

"NOTE: If your vehicle is moving
less than 20 mph and you encounter a
radar or laser signal, only a doubletone
(specific to the type of signal) is
used. However, PASSPORT’s meter
will keep you informed of the signal
strength until it has passed or until
you reach a speed above 20 mph."

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Looks to be the answer for my friends problem. Thanks CJR. I'll explain it to him. So this totally cancels annoying alerts when stop or moving less than 20 MPH for all bands.

Very nice feature. 2 :thumb2: Kudos to escort.

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Originally Posted by Azonehits

Looks to be the answer for my friends problem. Thanks CJR. I'll explain it to him. So this totally cancels annoying alerts when stop or moving less than 20 MPH for all bands.

Very nice feature. 2 :thumb2: Kudos to escort.

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It is a pretty cool feature, but it does take a little getting used to.

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Originally Posted by Azonehits

Looks to be the answer for my friends problem. Thanks CJR. I'll explain it to him. So this totally cancels annoying alerts when stop or moving less than 20 MPH for all bands.

Very nice feature. 2 :thumb2: Kudos to escort.

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No problem. I like it allot too, especially since it will still show the alert and strength visually with no audio but initial notification.