ESCORT iXc Intelligent Precise Driver Alert System Owner’s Manual

Intelligent, Precise
Driver Alert System

iXc Intelligent Precise Driver Alert System

Don’t be conf ined by the range of an average radar detector.

Patented AutoLearn Rejects False Alerts
Live Detection & Limitless Range with  ESCORT Live app
Connected Car Compatible

Congratulations

You’ve just purchased the ESCORT iXc with long-range radar-laser performance, GPS-based intelligence plus Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi connectivity.

ESCORT iXc features a new multi-color OLED display.
Brilliant graphics illuminate intuitive icons that identify the type of threat at a glance.

ESCORT iXc Features

• The ESCORT iXc delivers long-range warning on a ll radar bands including X, K, Superwide Ka.
• ESCORT iXc’s GPS location-based intelligence automatically locks out false alerts and allows you to mark locations for future reference.
• ESCORT iXc gives you access to ESCORT’s DEFENDER Database, which warns you of verified speed traps,  speed cameras, and red light cameras.
• ESCORT iXc, with built in Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi technology, gives you access to ESCORT’s  award inning app, ESCORT Live. Our exclusivew real-time ticket-protection, the network which warns you of upcoming alerts received and reported by other users in the area, and gives you access to local speed limit data for over-speed alerts.

 Registration, ESCORT Live, Wi-Fi Connect

Before downloading ESCORT Live, you must first register your ESCORT iXc device. Be sure to have your ESCORT iXc unit nearby, as you will need its serial number.

1. Visit www.EscortRadar.com and click Product Registration.
2. Click the “Registration for all devices” link.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to register your device.
   Be sure to write down the username and password you create, as you will need this information to access and download ESCORT Live. (You will also receive an e-mail with this information, once you have registered your device.)

For iPhone:

1. Ensure ESCORT iXc power is ON
2. Open the App Store on your iPhone  and earch for s ESCORT Live Radar.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to download  ESCORT Live Radar and then open the app.
4. When prompted, enter the username and password you created when registering your product at EscortRadar.com.
5. Press the Settings button then select Devices.
6. You should see iXc listed w ith Not Connected  underneath. Press the iXc device entry and  whe n prompted select Pair.
7. The Bluetooth icon on the ESCORT iXc display  will appear to confirm that it is paired to your  iPhone.

For Android based smartphones:

1. Ensure ESCORT iXc power is ON.

2. On your smartphone go to Bluetooth® Settings  and ake sure that Bluetooth® is ON.

3. Open Google Play on your smartphonem and search for Escort Live Radar.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to download
   Escort Live Radar and then open the app.

5. When prompted, enter the username and password you created when registering your product at EscortRadar.com.

6. In the Escort Live app, press the red Bluetooth® button and select iXc from the popup menu.

Using Wi-Fi Connect:

Connecting ESCORT iXc to a Wi-Fi network is as easy as 1, 2, 3:

1. Register your ESCORT iXc. Remember the email and password that you used.

2. Install the ESCORT Live app on your smartphone and pair ESCORT iXc to your smartphone’s  Bluetooth (see previous section for directions).
   Login to ESCORT Live using the email and  password used when you registered your  ESCORT iXc.

3. Connect your smartphone to the Wi-Fi network and go to ESCORT Live’s Wi-Fi Settings menu to en ter the network’s password.
   After successfully connecting to a Wi-Fi network, the speed limit indicator on your ESCORT iXc will change to white indicating that is receiving data from Wi-Fi (see page 6). Software updates, speed limit data, and ESCORT Live alerts are provided when connected to a Wi-Fi network.
   Note : ESCORT iXc only supports 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n).

Installation

Your new detector comes with our latest EZ Mag Mount™. Simply tilt the display end of the detector up and slide it onto the mounting bracket. The magnetic mount holds the detector in place. To remove the detector from the mount, simply lift the display end of the detector and the detector releases from the mount.
Mounting Tips:

• Center of windshield between driver and passenger.
•  Ensure clear view of road ahead and sky above.
• Avoid windshield wipers and heavily tinted areas.

To mount the detector in your vehicle:

1. Remove paper backing from EZ Mag Mount™ StickyCup.
2. Ensure the locking clamp is open.
3. Firmly press EZ Mag Mount™ StickyCup onto windshield and close the locking clamp to secure.
4. To adjust view, loosen thumb wheel and adjust angle of mounting bracket. Tighten thumb wheel to secure.
5. Tilt the display end of the detector slightly upward and engage with the flanged edge of the mounting bracket. The EZ Mag Mount™ magnet holds the detector in place.
6. To remove the detector, simply lift the display end of the detector upward. The ESCORT iXc will release from the mount.
7. To remove mount from windshield, release locking clamp and pull tab on top of StickyCup.

Controls & Features

Using ESCORT iXc

1. Plug small end of SmartCord USB into modular  jack on ESCORT iXc and large end of SmartCord  USB into your car’s lighter/accessory socket.
2. ESCORT iXc should power on automatically.
   If not, press the device’s power button.

Earphone Jack

Using SmartCord USB

• Mute Button:
  – Press to mute the audio for a specific alert.
  – P ress three times to lock out a false alert.
  – P ress twice while receiving a locked-out alertto unlock.
  – When connected to ESCORT Live press and hold mute button on unit or cord to manually report to other users a verified X or K-band a lert, or a police officer observing traffic.

• Alert Light: Blinks red when receiving a radar or laser alert.

• Power Light: Lights green when receiving power.

• USB Charging Port: Charge smartphones, tablets and other USB-charged Devices.

Settings & Preferences

Press and hold the MRK and SEN buttons to access Preferences. To exit Preferences, simply wait a few seconds without pressing a button. The unit will display Completed to confirm your selections.

Press MRK to go from one category to the next| | Press VOLUME + or – to change your setting within a category
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User Mode| Advanced Novice| Access and customize all Settings and Preferences Access and customize units and display color, (all other Settings are set to factory defaults)
note:Switch Dock to advanced mode to int v, oll Preferences.
Pilot| Scan Bar Full Word| Scanning Bar with Full Word.
Full Word: Auto, Auto NoX, AutoLoK or Highway
Display Color| Blue/Green/Red/Amber| Set color to match your vehicle’s dash display
Speed Display| On Off| Displays current speed Displays battery voltage
Cruise Alert| 20 mph
Off / 20-160 mph| Offers double beep alert tones below specified speed
Over Speed| 70 mph
Off / 20-160 mph| Reminds you when you exceed a specified speed
Over Speed Limit| Speed Limit
Off /Speed Limit/5 Over/7| Reminds you when you reach a specified speed at or over the speed limit Over/10 Over/15 Over/20 Over/25 Over
Meter Mode| Standard Spec
Expert
Simple
Caution
Slow Down| Single band with signal strength bar graph Single band with numeric frequency
Multiple bands with signal strength bar graphs Simple messages replace bands:
(if traveling below cruise alert limit)
(if traveling above cruise alert limit)
Tones| Standard Mild| Standard ESCORT alert tones Mild doorbell chime alert tones
AutoMute| AutoMute Low / Med / High / Off| Automatically reduces audio to preferred volume during alert
AutoLearn| On / Off| Automatically stores and locks out false alarms
Units| English / Metric| Units for distance and speed
Language| English / Espanol| Language for voice and text
Voice| On / Off| Voice announcements
GPS Filter| On / Off| Enables GPS-powered features
AutoPower
Band Enables
,| off
1 Hour
2 Hours 4 Hours 8 Hours
Default* Modified| r

Power turns on or off depending on your vehicle’s ignition type (constant power or switched)
Powers off automatically after 1 hour
Powers off automatically after 2 hours NOTE: AutoPower only works
Powers off automatically after 4 hours with constant power ignition.
Powers off automatically after 8 hours
NOTE:If AutoPover is on, to save screen life the display screen goes blank a her 30 minutes without moving. Display screen will turn on outomoticollyofter you reach IOMPH.
Default Settings
Band Enables have been modified from their default settings

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Press SEN to go from one band category to the next| | Press VOLUME + or – to change your setting within a category
X Band
K Band
KN1
KN2
KN3
KN4
Ka Band
KaNI
KaN2
KaN3
KaN4
KaNS
Ka-POP
Laser
TS R
RDR
w| On/ Off
on/ Off
One /Off
on/ Off
on/ Off
on / Off
On/ Off
on / Off
on /Off
On /Off
on / Off
On/ Off
on / Off
on/ Off
on / Off
on / Off| Freq: 24.050 – 24.250 GHz
%LYE icner 6. Sari s .3.- you con select separate segments of the bond totum on or off.
Freq: 24.050 – 24.110 GHz Freq: 24.110 – 24.175 GHz Freq: 24.175 – 24.250 GI- 1z Freq: 23.950 – 24.050 GI-1z Freq: 33.400-36.000 Ghz
WM, When Ka Band is off, you can select separate segments of the band to turn on and off
Freq: 33.400 – 33.700 GHz KaN6 On / Off Freq: 34.800- 35.160 GHz
Freq: 33.700 – 33.900 Gliz KaN7 On /Off Freq: 35.160 – 35.400 GHz
Freq: 33.900 – 34.200 GI-1z KaN8 On/ Off Freq: 35.400 – 35.600 GHz
Freq: 34.200 – 34.600 Gliz KaN9 On / Off Freq: 35.600 – 35.840 GI-1z
Freq: 34.600- 34.800 Gliz KaN10 On / Off Freq: 35.840 – 36.000 GHz
Automatically rejects traffic flow sensors-monitoring false alarms Radar Detector Rejection
Marker Enables
w| Default Modified| Default Settings
Marker Enables have been modified from their default settings
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
Auto Update
Perform Update| On /Off
on / Off
Off/Defende/ software/Alf Defender software| Turns Wi-Fi Connect on or off
Turns Bluetooth on or off
Automatically checks for selected updates when detector is powered on
Defender update. Press SEN to confirm
Perform Software update. Press SEN to confirm
 Press SEN to go from one
marker category to the next| | Press VOLUME + or – to change your setting within a category
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 Other  Redlight
Red & Speed
Speed Cam
Speed Trp
Air Patrol
Clear Locations| On  /Off
On / Off
On / Off
On / Off
On / Off
On / Off
Marked
Lockouts
Defender
Format| Other location
Red light camera
Red light & speed camera
Speed camera
Speed trap
Known aircraft patroled areas
NOTE: User cannot mark an air patrol location.
Clear all user Marked locations. Press SEN button to confirm
Clear all lockouts. Press SEN button to confirm
Clear all DEFENDER data. Press SEN button to confirm
Clear DEFENDER database, all markers, and all lockouts
Press SEN button to confirm

*Default Setting
Notes for Settings & Preferences
To view serial number and software revision press MRK and MUTE while powering on detector.
To restore ESCORT iXc to its original factory Settings, press and hold SEN and BRT while turning the power on.
A “Restored” message will display, acknowledging the reset.
Software Updates
In its factory default settings ESCORT iXc automatically receives software updates from your connected vehicle’s Wi-Fi network. See Using Wi-Fi Connect on page 5 for connection instructions.
The ESCORT iXc operating firmware and red light and speed camera database can also be updated using a USB A/Mini B cable (not included) connected to a computer using our detector software tools found on our web site. In order to have access to these updates, please register your ESCORT iXc at www.EscortRadar.com

Warranty

ESCORT One Year Limited Warranty
What this warranty covers: Escort, Inc. (“Escort”) warrants your Product against all defects in materials and workmanship.
For how long: One (1) year from the date of original purchase from an authorized Escort dealer.
What we will do: If a breach of warranty occurs, Escort, at its discretion, will either repair or replace your Product free of charge.
What we will not do: Escort will not pay shipping charges that you incur for sending your Product to us.
What you must do to maintain this warranty: Show original proof of purchase or receipt from an authorized Escort dealer.

Warranty exclusions: This warranty does not apply to your product under any of the following conditions: 1.The serial number has been removed or modified. 2. Your product has been subjected to misuse or damage (including water damage, physical abuse, and/or improper installation). 3. Your product has been modified in any way. 4. Your receipt or proof-of-purchase is from a nonauthorized dealer or internet auction site, including E-bay, U-bid, or other non-authorized resellers. 5. You are not the original purchaser of the Product from an authorized dealer or did not receive it as a gift from the original purchaser of the Product from an authorized dealer.

To obtain service: 1. Contact ESCORT (1-800-543-1608) to obtain a Return Authorization Number. 2. Properly pack your Product and include:
your name, complete return address, written description of the problem with your Product, daytime telephone number, and a copy of the original proof of purchase or receipt. 3. Label the outside of the package clearly with your Return Authorization Number. Ship the Product prepaid (insured, for your protection) to: ESCORT, Inc., 5440 West Chester Rd., West Chester, OH45069.

LIMITATION OF WARRANTY: The obligations set forth above are ESCORT’s sole obligations and your exclusive remedy. ESCORT makes no other express warranty. Any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose that may be applicable to the Product is limited in duration to the duration of this warranty. Some States do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you. ESCORT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR  ONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE, MISUSE OR MOUNTING OF THE PRODUCT.

Some States do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. ESCORT is not responsible for products lost in shipment between the owner and our service center.
Other legal rights: This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from State to State.
©2018 ESCORT Inc. ESCORT® is a registered trademark of ESCORT Inc.

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800.433.3487
EscortRadar.com

Designed in the USA by Escort, Inc.
Manufactured in the Philippines ESCORT Inc.
5440 West Chester Road
West Chester OH 45069
Sales / Service 800.433.3487
www.EscortRadar.com
©2018 ESCORT Inc. ESCORT®, ESCORT iXc®, Defender®, AutoLearn®, TrueLock™, AutoSensitivity™, SpecDisplay™, ExpertMeter™, ESCORT Live™, IVT Filter™, SmartMute™ and EZ Mag Mount™ are trademarks of ESCORT, Inc.
FCC NOTE: Modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s FCC granted authority to operate the equipment.
FCC ID:QKLIXC.CONTAINS FCC ID:TFB-1003
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.

The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by ESCORT is under license.

References

• Accurate Driver Alert Systems, Drive Smarter! | ESCORT Radar
• Accurate Driver Alert Systems, Drive Smarter! | ESCORT Radar
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