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I just tried auto-nox mode on Redline yesterday. Seems to filter K band pretty well. I was going to work this morning and went past the usual K-band speed sign, which was filtered, then it suddenly went to full alert on K-band, and stayed there. I was thinking, "damn, what is wrong with this thing?". Then I saw the parked cop 200 feet away.
Seems to work great - will leave it that way for a week.
I assume that Ka is still at full sensitivity on ANX (?)
You assume correctly. Ka radar detection is not effected by City or Auto modes on any of our products.Quote:
Originally Posted by OpenRoad
I just turn my x off and go with the auto setting in the city that seem to work pretty good. I love it how it can pick up even in the city. I was about 1 mile away and Ka 33.7 went off and I couldn't see where he was at but he was at the gas station getting some gas and left his radar on.
I have to say Escort's Auto mode on the Redline is great at cutting down on K band falses. It's nice to have after using older Bels/Escorts that didn't filter K at all.
Auto mode on the RedLine seems to be much improved.
Does auto (or auto no x) filter K band on the 9500ix?
I would assume ANX is the same on all Escorts, so, yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by ibell63
I have been running around with ANX for the last week and see a noticeable decline in K falses.
There is a K-band speed sign that I drive by each morning, and with ANX enabled, it waits an extra few hundred feet before giving up and blaring K-band. I also notice that weak, but sustained signals also 'punch through' on ANX mode. I was sitting at a stop light where I usually (with Highway mode) get a false from a local Target store. If I am at the red light for awhile, it eventually starts to alert. Once it decides to alert for a particular signal, it continues to alert until the signal is gone.
Overall, I'm guessing my K band falses have been reduced by around 80% with ANX enabled. Seems like the way to go.
Both auto, and auto no x filters K band, and quite intelligently.Quote:
Originally Posted by ibell63
I am curious and want to learn.
With the 9500IX I can see how Auto works with knowing the speed of the vehicle though GPS.
How do the non-GPS units detect the difference between highway and city use?
User manually puts it in Highway or Auto mode.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrTahoe
you have highway, city, or auto
Auto is used to dectect if you on the freeway or city with out toggle.
Just wondering how a non gps unit knows the distiction of the two and adjusts.
By learning, I mean mean loking for a mem-tek type answer. How do these things work?
The older and non-gps units filter pairs of X-band signals.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrTahoe
Auto mode works very well on the Redline ... much better than City mode on the 8500 X50 S7 IMO. It's particularly good on the highway if you have many K alerts off to the side of the freeways like we do here.
I was in a shopping center parking lot recently, and noticed my Redline did not alert K at all even though there was a known K door opener about 100 feet away and slightly off to the side. As soon as I changed the mode to highway it alerted. Pretty good filtering. That said, it's no 9500ix by a long shot. It's still noisy on K ... but in highway mode it's almost as bad as a V1 with POP on.
I use Auto almost exclusively unless I'm in the mountains or canyons. As far as AutoNoX, I have X band turned off so no use for that mode.
Exactly! So Auto in today's non GPS Escorts filter by seeing pairs of X & K band signals with a slight delay no mater the speed. Doesn't really know city from Highway.Quote:
Originally Posted by dpatel01The older and non-gps units filter pairs of X-band signals.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrTahoe
And my guess is with GPS enabled RD's it will filter X & k band under 50mph, and only X band 51mph and above.