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CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 7Battery Life Indication: Remaining battery life is displayed on the SignalMeter for 2 seconds both at power-up (after the fi
SOLO’s features are preset for optimum performance and battery life butyou may change some settings to better suit your specific needs. Once asetting
P R O G R A M M A B L E O P T I O N SPROGRAMMABLE OPTIONS 9OPTION WHEN TO USE HOW TO SELECTSelect an alternativeX-band sensitivitylevel for City Mo
SOLO is equipped with a Tutorial mode to demonstrate all of the alerts andsettings below in order to better familiarize you with them. To access thetu
SPECIFICATIONS 11Specifications are subject to change without notice.RECEIVER TYPERADAR: Double Conversion Superheterodyne VoltageControlled Oscil
12 INTERPRETING ALERTSAlthough SOLO has a comprehensive warning system and this handbookis as complete as we can make it, only experience will teac
INTERPRETING ALERTS 13ALERT EXPLANATIONSOLO alerts intermittently. Rate andstrength of alerts may be consistent orvary wildly.A patrol car is t
HOW RADAR WORKSTraffic radar, which consists of microwaves, travels in straight lines and iseasily reflected by objects such as cars, trucks, even gua
HOW SAFETY SIGNALS WORK 15alarms. Because LIDAR transmits a much narrower beam than does radar,it is much more accurate in its ability to dis
16 TROUBLESHOOTINGSOLO will not turn on when PowerButton is pressed.•Check to make sure batteries arenot missing.•Batteries may need replacing.•Bat
CONGRATULATIONS!SOLO is the result of ESCORT’s commitment to design and manufacturethe best radar and laser detection products available. Created for
Signal Meter registers but noaudible alert sounds.•SOLO is probably in City modewhere X-band alerts arepurposefully reduced.SOLUTIONPROBLEM•Briefly pr
IF YOUR SOLO EVER NEEDS SERVICE, PLEASE FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE STEPS:1Check the troubleshooting section of this manual. It may have asolution to your pro
ESCORT ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTYESCORT warrants your SOLO against all defects in materials andworkmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date o
To order additional or replacement accessories, call ESCORT toll-free at1-800-433-3487. The following optional accessories are also available forSOLO:
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QUICK REFERENCE GUIDETo begin using your SOLO, just follow these three simple steps:aInsert two standard AA alkaline batteries into the battery compar
Installing SOLO's Batteries...1Battery Life Indication...
IMPORTANT BATTERY INFORMATION 1SOLO is designed to operate on two standard AA alkaline batteries. AAlithium batteries and AA alkaline rechargeable b
battery contacts from shorting against metal objects.• Never mix old and new batteries in SOLO or any device.• Since batteries last longest if used at
To ensure that the suctioncups adhere to the windshieldfirmly, be sure to keep bothyour windshield and thesuction cups clean.WARNINGESCORT CANNOT ANTI
MEMORY RETENTION FOR PREFERRED SETTINGSKeep the factory preset settings for Volume, Dim, AutoMute, City andother programmable features or select your
sound a “double-bing” confirming that it will remain on. (AutoOff canbe “permanently” deselected. See Programmable Options on page 8for more informati
5 AUDIBLE ALERTS For Radar and Laser signals: SOLO uses a geiger-counter-like sound to indicate the signal strength and type of radar orlaser signal
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