SmartCord Live is compatible with PASSPORT 9500ix, RedLine and most PASSPORT 8500 X50 Models.
PASSPORT 8500 X50 owners, if you purchased your detector before 2008 please call customer service with detector in hand to determine if your model is compatible. Call Customer Service Toll Free 800-543-1608 | 8am-6pm M-F.
SmartCord Live: REAL-TIME TICKET PROTECTION
SmartCord Live uses Bluetooth® technology to communicate with your iPhone or Android phone using our exclusive app. This combination of technologies gives you access to the most powerful driver alert network - the patented ESCORT Live! (subscription may apply). You can also easily access your detector's settings and manage alerts from your iPhone.
With our patented ESCORT Live!, you and your fellow drivers will instantly communicate all radar/laser encounters automatically, providing the most up-to-date and accurate protection on the road. Imagine millions of other drivers helping you Drive Smarter!
Features:
Our real-time ticket protection network warns you of upcoming alerts received by other users in the area.
Our DEFENDER Database warns you of verified speed traps, speed cameras, and red light cameras.
Our most popular GPS-powered features, including speed-limit data for over-speed alerts and Truelock™ to help eliminate false alerts.
You can also Mark locations for future reference!
NOTE: ESCORT Live! enabled features are only available while running the iPhone application or Android application.
Registering and Pairing
Before downloading ESCORT Live!, you must first register your SmartCord Live. Product Registration
Pairing Your iPhone with SmartCord Live:
Connect SmartCord Live to your detector and your vehicle's lighter/accessory socket
On your iPhone, enter the Settings menu
Tap General, then Bluetooth
Ensure Bluetooth is ON
SmartCord Live should appear under devices
Tap SmartCord Live to pair the device to your iPhone
The SmartCord Live Power/Bluetooth Light should turn solid blue to confirm the connection Pairing Your Detector with ESCORT Live!
Downloading and Pairing
NOTE: If you own a gps-powered detector (9500ix), you must update your detector software using Detector Tools.
Pairing Your Detector with ESCORT Live!
Enter the App Store on your iPhone and search for ESCORT Live!
Follow the on screen instructions to download
When prompted, enter the username and password you created when registering your product
Open the app, walk through the tutorial, and hit the road!
Map View
View your current location, as well as upcoming alerts and markers on your route.
Dashboard View
View your speed, speed limit, radar sensitivity, and heading.
Customizing Settings Customize ESCORT Live! and your detector to your personal preferences.
NOTE: Radar settings are only available when connected to and within range of your detector.
The key to our patented ESCORT Live™ is the real-time national reach, making it the ultimate social network for drivers. Currently there are more than a million compatible ESCORT or BELTRONICS radar detectors on the road in the United States. Multiply this data gathering and sharing process by millions of miles and driving hours and the result is a nation of protected ESCORT Live™ drivers.
Here's how it works: Imagine departing for the morning commute. Your neighbor's ESCORT radar detector encounters a laser gun; that alert information is relayed immediately to the ESCORT Live™ network as a confirmed "laser detected" threat. Later, as you head in the same direction, even when you are miles away from the waiting laser gun, your smartphone equipped with the ESCORT Live™ app displays a red "laser spotted" alert before you are in range.
ESCORT Live™ alerts are displayed with band, signal strength and frequency. Events spotted previously in the network are indicated by an "approaching live alert" message with directional location arrow and distance-to-arrive to the alert source.
Alerts appear at their coordinate location and are marked with an intuitive "heat map" decaying icon that changes color and transparency based on alert relevance.
The ESCORT Live™ app provides the latest available information on speed cameras, speed traps and speed limit data. Important driving data is displayed for compass heading, vehicle speed and over-speed alerts. Users are automatically updated with the latest detector software and select models will add our traffic sensor rejection (TSR) software to eliminate annoying false alerts from traffic flow sensors. The app features map and dashboard views with multiple user settings. Get connected today!
"Made for iPhone" means that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPhone and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards. Please note that the use of this accessory with iPhone may affect wireless performance.
*ESCORT Live™ is compatible with iPhone 4S, 4 or 3GS using OS 4.1 and Android OS 2.2 or higher. Subscription may apply.
**Compatible with PASSPORT 9500ix, RedLine, and most PASSPORT 8500 X50 Models.
ESCORT Live™ is covered by one or more U.S. patents, other patents pending.
ESCORT Introduces the Ultimate Real-time Ticket Protection Network– ESCORT LIVE!
WEST CHESTER, Ohio (PRWEB) October 24, 2011 - ESCORT Inc (www.escortinc.com) today announced the introduction of ESCORT Live™, the ultimate real-time ticket protection network. ESCORT Live™ is the social network for the road where drivers share live alerts with other drivers so everyone in the network can drive smarter.
ESCORT Live™, now available directly from ESCORT, uses Bluetooth technology embedded in SmartCord Live™ cords and a unique app for the driver’s smartphone. When alerts are detected, they are transmitted to the ESCORT Live™ “cloud” and then broadcast across the ESCORT Live™ network, notifying drivers of potential ticket threats. In addition to these live alerts, ESCORT’s industry leading Defender® database of fixed position cameras and speed traps is also provided.
“ESCORT can provide the most advanced radar and laser defense on the market by utilizing the power of real-time, cloud-based sharing among drivers,” ESCORT President and CEO John Larson says. “ESCORT Live is the social network for the road so you can know sooner, react faster and Drive Smarter.”
The key to ESCORT Live™ is real-time national reach and scale. Currently there are more than a million compatible ESCORT or BELTRONICS radar detector on the road in the United States. Multiply this data gathering and sharing process by millions of miles and driving hours and the result is a nation of protected ESCORT Live™ drivers.
Here’s how it works: Imagine departing for the morning commute. Your neighbor’s ESCORT radar detector encounters a laser gun; that alert information is relayed immediately to the ESCORT Live™ network as a confirmed ”laser detected” threat. Later, as you head in the same direction, even when you are miles away from the waiting laser gun, your smartphone equipped with the ESCORT Live™ app displays a red “laser spotted” alert before you are in range.
ESCORT Live™ alerts are displayed with band, signal strength and frequency. Events spotted previously in the network are indicated by an “approaching live alert” message with directional location arrow and distance-to-arrive to the alert source.
Alerts appear at their coordinate location and are marked with an intuitive “heat map” decaying icon that changes color and transparency based on alert relevance.
The ESCORT Live™ app provides the latest available information on speed cameras, speed traps and speed limit data. Important driving data is displayed for compass heading, vehicle speed and over-speed alerts. Users are automatically updated with the latest detector software to optimize performance and eliminate false alerts. The app features map and dashboard views with multiple alert settings based on user preference.
“Following an ESCORT Live™ driver yields excellent information about what lies ahead because the first vehicle’s alerts are seamlessly transmitted to other cars equipped with the ESCORT Live™ app,” Larson says. “ESCORT Live™ is about drivers helping drivers in the ultimate live alert network.”
ESCORT Live™ is available for select model iPhones and Android-equipped smart phones. Current ESCORT owners with compatible detectors can purchase the SmartCord Live power cord, smart phone app and ESCORT Live™ subscription through 2012 for a special introductory price of $79.95. For a limited time, customers can also purchase the ultimate live ticket protection package which includes a new ESCORT radar detector equipped with ESCORT Live™ through 2012 for a $100 savings.
“Our radar detector products have always provided drivers with the highest level of ticket protection in the marketplace,” Larson says. “Now, with ESCORT Live™, ESCORT drivers don’t need to be in the range of the threat, they just need to be in the network!”
Facts on radar detectors and speeding tickets:
• Radar detectors are legal in 49 states (only Virginia prohibits their use)
• According to ESCORT, more than 50 million drivers receive a speeding ticket in the United States each year – about one in every four drivers • According to trafficticketsecrets.com the average speeding ticket costs $150.00 and the average insurance premium increases $900 over the course of three years