Escort Redline: How To Set Up
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- Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2024
- Learn how to configure your Escort Redline radar detector here.
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1:11 Detector Physical Overview
3:39 Sensitivity Modes (Highway, Auto, AutoNoX)
5:24 Display Options (when no alert is present)
6:26 Display Brightness Options
8:04 Alert Lamp
8:27 Power-on Sequency
8:47 Meter Options (Standard, Expert, Spec Modes)
12:27 Auto-mute
13:33 Voice on/off
14:16 X/K band
15:02 Ka band, band segmentation
22:20 POP Mode
23:56 SWS Mode
24:42 Laser
26:21 TSR (plus Quick-trigger and blind spot monitor falsing)
30:40 RDR
33:33 Recommended Redline Settings (also listed below video)
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This video has really been helpful. I had received my red line after it had been serviced and all the settings were back to the factory reset. Watching this video showed me how to change the radar detector back to my preferred settings.
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This is a big help I was goin to send it back in for calibration nd sensor. Thought it wasnt working right. I have local police car passing me nd it didnt even go off. It make me feel nervous not to speed in town but I usually dont. Mostly speed when heading out of town and want to have the best performance. Thanks for making this video keep up the good work!! Thumb up!
Much appreciated! I'll be receiving my redline soon. This helped me out a lot! You seem to really know your stuff! Very helpful
Ur the best - 2015 Redline owner
Really appreciate this video. Very informative.. Just ran from Denver to KC with my new Redline... looked up this video and got some suggestions I think will really help tomorrow as I run from KC to Indy..
Just ordered mine again. The Redline is the only detector ever made that is just fucking sexy!
this is the same set up for everywhere, I live in quebec Canada . Thank you
+Eric Djaout Yep. Here's some info about what's in use in Canada too: www.rdforum.org/showthread.php?t=27704
Thanks Vortex. Been running this for 2+ years now and it worked well. I did find a local officer had a gun that must have been out of the range of segmenting the Redline but the next time I saw him it alerted (yep I got a citation which is how I know). I'm actually traveling across the country right now and ended up turning Ka SW back on because in Ohio and Pennsylvania I was seeing a lot of officers but the detector was totally silent. Anyway, really appreciate all the videos man. Keep it up!
Some out of tune guns do exist in a few areas. For this reason some people run segment 6. They're rare, but they do exist. If you got pulled over with no alert from your Redline, that's one thing. If it's simply not going off when you pass an officer, odds are he simply had his radar gun on.
Just ordered one through Amazon via your link. Guess we are gonna see how well it does. I haven't ran one in years. I got tired of only getting alerted when I could see the cop. LOL
+Derrick Bray Congrats! Yeah the Redline should give you crazy good warning ahead of time, as long as he's got his gun on of course. :)
That's always the challenge. You still have to use your eyes and brain just a bit. I was on the fence between the Redline and the V1. Next on the agenda, either a ALP with Radeson HD + or a Stinger VIP.
+Derrick Bray Yeah totally. It sounds like at this point you've got radar covered so ALP's would be the best next step then.
Hey I just wanted to thank you for the recommendations you gave me on the KA setup it's been working fine in Ventura County. but having a little problem in Los Angeles. on several occasions. probably thinking Los Angeles has a different set up. Anyways on a few occasions CHP officers have passed me and pulled over somebody in front of me and I got no detection at all and some other occasions I've passed CHP parked on the side of the freeway and still no detection at all.. also passed a few CHP officers on the freeway that had people pulled over already and still no detection.. Other than that it's been great it's saved me several times just seeing what your input was on this... Thank u
Glad to hear that things are working for you! One thing to keep in mind regarding radar detectors is that they are exactly that. They are not cop car detectors. They are radar detectors and they detect the presence (or not) of radar. Often times an officer may be using laser, not radar. Additionally, they may turn their radar unit off when making a stop and in that case, your radar detector will not go off either.
I'm using the default settings and it gives me a lots of false K band alerts. I will apply the new settings and see how it performs. Thanks for a great video!
Awesome. :) TSR On and Auto mode should both help. You can add Escort Live as well to add GPS lockout functionality through your phone. bit.ly/1nPYm4D
+Vortex Radar I am new in this radar detector world. Will turn on TSR will fail to against quick triggers. My current settings is TSR off and hwy mode for maximum performance. It catches 24.1 K band constantly even when I park in the garage. I also tap it to my mirror and not using smart cord.
If you turn it on, it will introduce a sub-second delay and filter out the briefest K band alerts, yes. Unfortunately that's a trade-off that most people need to take, otherwise the detector is almost unusable in the real world. Sure it can alert you to faster alerts with the filter off, but you'll get so many false alerts that you'll probably ignore that alert in the first place.
Some newer detectors can filter out false alerts without requiring TSR, but they don't offer the all-out performance of the Redline.
+Vortex Radar thank you for the advice. I will try and see how it goes.
Thanks for your wonderful video. About to use my Redline with Bands segmented for the first time
I laughed harder than i should when cobra popped out lol
That's what I was thinking...just wanna make sure... And I really appreciate the help
Thanks for the video. Just got mine in today. Can't wait to get it set up and try it out.
I also had a radar detector help me catch an alternator failure quickly, so quickly I pulled a 26 dollar part off a wrecked car instead of 293 dollars, it's the Beltronic RX-65. Just picked one of these let's see how they stack up.
I have seen/encountered active TSR that was so annoying heading towards Cleveland OH on I-77 as you close into Cleveland.
10k pick up on a long straight in New Zealand. Have had redline for ever and we have a kind of desert with long straights and the old redline popped up literally minutes b4 the bogey. Amazing so I still suspect away from interference This can still demonstrate epic ka piackup
By far the best informational video for the Redline. My only question is how do we find out what frequencies our local police use, etc. I live in Chicago so...ahaha... im sure the detector would be going off every two seconds.
Escort Live really helps with the false alerts from drugstores and shopping malls. :) To see what's used in your area, visit rdforum (dot) org and click on the RDFGS. It's where people post what frequencies are used in different areas so you can know what to look for and how to set up your detector. ;)
Bro you are awesome! I saw you other videos about jammers and such, i will be asking ?'s about that later today. TravelCam1111
Cool. If you check out that forum, there's a lot of really knowledgable people who can help answer all sorts of questions. Plus that format is more conducive to discussions than youtube comments. ;)
Truee, thanks!
Dear Vortex: First, forgive my inattention in case this question was addressed by you or any of your followers and fans here. Now, straight to the point: I couldn't find an answer in the manual that came with the radat detector or even online, so I thought I would ask: is there anyway to silence or disable the warning chimes my Redline makes when starting up? These chimes are for POP, K, and X bands I am disabling, since based on my experience on the road, and according to many articles and videos (including yours), those bands are very rarely used. The chimes are so annoying, and they beep every single time I start my car. They are most annoying when I have someone with me in the vehicle: I would have to explain to them what that "noise" is every single time, etc. Just imagine!
Thanks in advance!
+mimabaya That's normal and you can't disable that. They're warnings to let you know that you've disabled some bands and will be unable to detect them now. I wish there was a way to say "I know, please don't alert me again," but that option isn't available. It would be great if we could disable those startup beeps!
Thanks for the answer! I figured there was no way to avoid those annoying sounds. I just wanted to make sure. I hope the Escort guys will take this into consideration when updating the firmware. I understand its for the user's own protection in case one of the bands is accidentally disabled, etc., but I think it's worth coming up with a middle ground for those who know what the hell they're doing.
Hi Vortex, thats really good video and learned a lot. I just bought redline in Australia (Sydney, NSW).. i still learning what bands police use in these area.
I have Redline, thank's for the information its really help :)
Thanks for the video. I just got my Redline a few days ago and was kinda lost as to what settings would maximize the performance. You make some really good videos. Keep'em coming...
it's now outdated.
Scott Allen What is? I don't follow...
The radar detector. It's outdated. Police picked it up today and I got a $300 ticket.
Whoa.....that's all bad
Yes it is. I'm calling escort in the morning. RCMP got me. He said he followed me for 30 minutes. He was in the opposite devided highway coming towards me and detected me.
thanks so much! what a great time saver.
Your in depth setup guides are awesome. thanks for the videos!
Great Video, just got my Redline today :D
Great work, very comprehensive tech report, thanks!
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I presently live in Virginia(where radar is illegal!) and I NOW have the 9500ix. I always run expert mode because of where & when I do most of my traveling. I still have, but, I don't run my 8500 x50 any more. What settings would you recommend using the RedLine or 9500ix here in an aggressive state like Virginia(radar detector detectors are used here)? And they use laser quite bit here! And there have been times that my radar DIDN'T alert when I would see him on the side of the road shooting his laser, (why)?
Thanks in advance.
Jerome Kelley Apparently it's mostly 34.7 and 35.5 in VA, though there's been reports of 33.8. If you're not sure, definitely leave at least segments 2/5/8 on. A Redline is definitely preferable over the 9500ix for not only raw performance, but also being undetectable to RDD's.
Laser is a very tight beam and it's very common to be hit without your RD ever going off. A RD is a poor solution for laser. A laser jammer is really necessary in this case. Be very careful though because some police officers can tell when they're being jammed and will pull you over and ticket you anyways. Some even know what they look like and will ticket you when recognizing them on your car. If you look into laser jammers, visit RDF for further advice.
this was excellent, thank you
This is really helpful. What a great service!
And one more thing I wanted to say....if we need to update the Pro A by connecting it to the computer, how about show us the exact cable with the correct connections on each end....that would be very helpful also....Thankyou
"Overdriving" what really happens is the harmonics off the main lobe repeat enough for the detector to pick it up and the detector zooms-in on that signal instead (sidelobe).
I just purchased a redline today..is this information still relevant? I am about to drive across the country and don't want to be shutting off any ka bands that might be in use nowadays... Thank you for your help.
You bet! :)
The redline is a great detector for you guys in the states and all of North America as well but in Europe it's a different story here we are faced with the evil multanova 6f and the 6fa (mobile version placed on the grill of a police car ) transmitting a very week signal on 34.3 ka band and placed with the direction of the traffic from personal experience the only detector that can save you in this situation is the Valentine one with euro mode on.
+mottie levee Yes indeed, thank you! Would you mind sharing this over in this video: ruclips.net/video/loyKMLB10tI/видео.html Things are indeed very different in Europe and I don't know very much about what you see and what you need. :)
Only complaint about this device I have seen from multiple reviewers on different sites is that they get a message that pops up on the screen and says "SERVICE REQUIRED" after only having it for a few months.
+PMC PMC Yes that does happen from time to time. Some people may not see it for years if ever, some do see it sooner. I'm not entirely sure why. The detector does an extensive self-check every time it starts up and lets you know something has gone wrong. Not all detectors do though so it's good to know when something does go wrong. If you see that and you bought new, you have a warranty good for 1 year so they'll take care of it for free through that point.
thanks for the reply one last thing what is the red line detecting inside the police vechile at 34.7when then are parked at there friends house not even in there vechile I started getting a reading 1 mile away I looked after signal got strong and he's parked in a driveway at his friends talking to him ,I'm reading something off the vechiles when they are not even trying to catch speeders they are just parked or patrolling and it always reads them and you were right I did read a police vechile at 24.102
+AWAYOZ Yeah if the radar gun is left on, and often times it is, you'll be able to pick them up. Whether they're actively using the speed readings from the radar gun to issue tickets at the time is another story. ;)
Question 1: when plugging headphones into the jack on the radar does it silence the speaker on the RD or does it play both headphones and speaker simultaneously?
Question 2: does escort live play audio? Example- RD hooked up to motorcycle, escort live connected to phone with headphones to helmet. Will I get an audio alert via escort app through headphones?
What settings should I use if I live in NJ and drive in the northeast? I know to have X band on for NJ but what about the different Ka settings? Thanks and great video!
2/5/8, just like most everywhere in the country. ;)
That said, some people there do turn on 4 & 6 since 34.7 is common up there.
I wanted to know how do I connect escort live to my red line detector. I have the exact same one that you showed in the video. Thanks
I caught that dig at Cobra LOL
I just got my redline and have been trying it out. Ive noticed I get alot of K band alerts. Mostly from other vehicle sensors in front of my car. Lane changing sensors etc....Any way i can set up the Redline so I dont get all these false alerts? Thanks, keep the videos coming.
Vortex help! I just bought a new 1st gen redline that needs the update to unlock segmentation, how can I update my detector?
I was wondering if you can help me figure out some better settings I've noticed here the police vechiles are alerting while there just having coffee which is. great that they left something on lol I was able to tell a cop was in the woods watching a friend's house but my question is that the detection has to many falses from stores it seems when it is a cop for real it's in the 34 or 33 range and when it's not I'm ggetting 24 range how can I block out all I just want everything in the 30+ range
+AWAYOZ So it's good to understand a little bit about bands. K band (24.xxx GHz) can likely be a false alert, but police radar can very well be in that range as well so it can be dangerous to turn it off altogether. That's why it's better to use filters like TSR and GPS lockouts. Take a look at the RDFGS to see if K band is used in your area: www.rdforum.org/wiki/index.php?title=RDF_Geographical_Survey
Ka band (33.8, 34.7, 35.5, etc.) is much more likely to be a police officer as you've found. Rarely you can get a false alert from a poorly designed and "leaky" radar detector, but typically it's legitimate so those you should definitely pay attention to.
Hi, quick question that's sort of related because I just got a Redline a few days ago. I live in North Carolina and it seems like in the city/county I am in, only Ka is used. I've never seen a K-gun in a car, nor have I ever gotten a K alert that I could link to any form of speed clocking. I used to have a 9500ix and most K band alerts from around town were blocked. But now that I've upgraded to the Redline, I kind of want to just turn K alerts off while I'm in the city. Is there any way to find out for sure if my area is *not* using K-band anymore? I've checked the registry you have online and there's nothing for my particular county; any advice?
Ask on the forum and others in the area could tell you more. :) www.rdforum.org/forumdisplay.php?f=29
Thanks! That is a great resource
Not sure if anyone has noticed this but my Samsung Galaxy S7 edge sets off my LASER alert from time to time. Not sure what the phone is doing at the time but it's enough to fire off the detector and the phone can be on my hip or sitting in a cup holder.
Hi, is it possible to have different custom settings? Like one you suggested in this video for highway mode ,and second one for the city with TSR on, RDR on.
And second question is it possible to do programing thru Escort Live App on android phone ? For some reason I can't find video about Escort Live working with radar detector thru smart cord. May be you can go thru that topic in your future video.
Thank you.
You can't have profiles that switch over a set of settings, but you can certainly change individual settings as you wish.
As for Live, that only works if you get a Live cable that has a Bluetooth chip in it. Otherwise there's no Bluetooth anywhere for the phone to talk to.
+Vortex So if i switch over to city mode from Highway (castom Highway like you recommended) setting will stay the same when I switch back to H mode ?
Nikolay K If you change on setting like City to Highway, it doesn't change anything else.
Thanks. Ordered Redline, just can't wait to start playing with it.
Can you please do a video on how to set up Redline Pro A... for Australia...in particular South Australia....it's very difficult to find support from any radar manufacturer...I was lead to believe Escort detectors had support and easy to find...but it's not the case...also does the Pro A need an update for Australian set up.....can you please help...it's very frustrating to say the least....Thankyou
Amazing Video! Wow!!
Hello could you possibly tell me how I can find out information about speed enforcement in my area? I would like to know what kind of radars police in my county use as well as what other tactics they use (VASCAR ect). Maybe far fetched, but if you know how I could find out their inventory for speed enforcement and how many officers are trained on specific radars or technics like VASCAR that would be awesome.
Thanks
Go to rdforum.org and click on RDFGS then click on your state. That's a place for people to all share what they see in different parts of the area and will give you a good idea. You can find out speed enforcement inventory sometimes by simply googling it. Some departments publish that information publicly.
AWESOME video.. thanks for sharing
need help I own an escort redline i constantly travel from los angeles, ca to sacramento, ca i take the i-5 and chp likes to quick triger or do quickshots to check speed so sometimes my detector notify me just a couple of feet or not at all i took your recomendation of turning tsr of and it does help but freeway is full of traffic sensors and it gets anoying when alerting.
what can i do to have the performance to catch those quickshots from chp and avoid false alerts from traffic sensors?
+J Naranjo You could turn K band off in CA and run just segmented 2/5/8 with RDR off. That'd give you lightning quick response times and cut down on false alerts.
by turning k band of what risk would i be taking?
+J Naranjo Legit K band is extremely rare in CA. Search around for it on RDF. It gets discussed from time to time.
Oh ok thank you for you help
Download the waze app and learn to use it along with the radar detector
When you are talking about the "quick shots" How well does the gun pick up someones speed by doing the quick shots?
No problem for the gun
Great video by the way. I'm trying to update my Red Line via my smart cord live. Keep getting the internet run around. I'm not that savvy in finding those kind of sites and the Escort site seems to just want to sell new detectors. What is the address to update this? Also I read where my cord must be updated. Heck in the Escort Live app it shows no detector found,,, :(
Oh OH MY GOODNESS I have to pause the video here. @15:10 omg hahahahhahahaha I love this. SUB! I'm on board hahaha
Awesome video! You really know your stuff. I'm planning on setting one of these up on my motorcycle and have a question for you. If I set it up behind my fairings (plastic), will it have the same effectiveness as if it was behind a window? Will it even work?
+Chris Thompson It should be okay as long as it's flat plastic (not curved or angled), there's no mesh type material, and there's no metallic paint. If it's flat and perpendicular to the detector it will be alright, otherwise the plastic will diminish your signal detection capabilities.
How to upgrade the firmwarw on my old redline for the Ka SW segment changed? Thanks
"Very good review. Any suggestion on how to find out which type of radar are used in my area. Live in SE Texas ?
Hi there, I got same radar and I wonder how do you upgrade it or newer firmware?
Need special cable to connect it to pc ?
Thanks
Question: The setup suggests using Auto rather than Highway. If the Redline doesn't have a GPS how does Auto work in order for the detector to know when to go from highway to city mode? I would think the redline would need to have a built in GPS in order to determine speed. Since it doesn't have a GPS how does the Redline know that you have slowed down or sped up to a point that it switches from highway to city mode and vice versa? Question #2; when the redline is in city mode which bands are reduced for sensitivity? Question #3: what speed would the redline make the switch between the two modes?
Right, it's not a GPS based thing. Escort hasn't given much information other than it does some intelligent analysis or something, but I have found a reduction in sensitivity with Auto mode. I'm not sure exactly what it's doing though.
The Redline doesn't have a City mode. The Magnum does, but not the Redline. Either way, Auto mode applies to X and K band, but not Ka.
As you correctly guessed, the Redline's Auto filter doesn't use GPS so there's no speed that it switches between like with other detectors.
2,5 8 good for VA or additional needed?
That's good for just about the whole country. ;)
hey vortex radar sorry to bother i live in glendale california basically next to los angles should i turn my k band off completley?
Lots of people turn off K band in CA (including LA and Glendale) because it's so rare. There's always the potential risk, but if you have a detector like a Redline with limited K band filtering, the trade-off may very well be worth it.
www.rdforum.org/showthread.php?t=41760&p=552791&viewfull=1#post552791
www.rdforum.org/showthread.php?t=45963&p=609410&viewfull=1#post609410
Hello I’ve used this unit for about 6-7 years with no tickets love this thing, my question is is it outdated? Should I upgrade?
Yeah it’s range is great. If you want fewer false alerts, then you’ll wanna upgrade.
When I go through my settings I do not see the TSR option. I have Laser and then the next one is RDR. Did I somehow delete this?? Did I turn off a feature that affect my options?
Thanks
How do i stop all the K band false alerts i get when approaching a car with sensors?
As you can tell from my previous comments from other videos you might be able to guess that I'm most likely gonna go with the redline. haha. Thanks alot for all the help and thanks so much for answering all of our questions.
One more question tho. If you buy a redline right now, will it have all the updated firmware?
Brandon Shaw It will, yeah. They're all shipping with the updated firmware at this point.
Great. Thanks man. This probably won't be my last question haha. Thanks again tho for the quick responses
Hello Vortex.
I know that there is an international model of this and there is a North American model is the North American model able to be essentially converted into the XR
The XR was nothing more than marketing. They changed a few settings from factory default, called it an “XR,” and tacked on an extra $100.
I find it interesting that someone like you takes the time to make these great and helpful videos, but when you're asked a question it's to much trouble to answer and you blow off the questions by providing a link that doesn't answer the question either. Yes, I watched the video on the end of your link and it talks about a website that is not posting anymore
+Robert Smyth Please check the link in the video description of that video for some important updates. I do the work to create a video so that when I get asked the same questions over and over, I can point you to a reference that answers the question, especially when I'm busy with other things. If that's not satisfactory, I'm sorry you're unhappy. You'll find your answers if you keep searching. Take care.
+Robert Smyth If you need personalized one on one support above and beyond what I provide for free in the videos, particularly if the content in the videos has gone out of date which does happen over time, please book a private session with me here: www.vortexradar.com/private-sessions/
I live in Massachusetts the cops are brutal here... I set my redline up like yours in the video which by the way was very informative thank you. I have a better grasp on the different radars to a certain existent. But I looked up the different radars used in my area through the site you recommended, but I really can't comprehend what to turn off and on differently than what you did for yours in the video could you do me a huge favor and recommend what I should turn on or off if differently from yours for best performance in my area ? thank you
I don't know what is used in your area from first hand experience. However, here is how you can find out what others have shared: ruclips.net/video/n2UIfQUGqUE/видео.html
Is it possible to run it with the display off, but the alert lamp on?
thanks for the info! nice video!!
Great video! Good job!
I must say, this is a wonderfully made video, must have taken you a long time to do this.(I'm assuming).
Could you help me? What settings or rather segmentation's would be good for someone going from Atlanta Georgia to Chicago IL? I'm taking the route from up to Nashville TN and through Wisconsin to get to Chicago.
2,5,8. This is good for the whole country. Keep it simple. :)
Thanks for this video.. it is certainly very helpful for newbies just like me. A quick question. Do you know if the laser sensor has a range or can just detect the 900 or so namometer wavelength.
Thanks again for this great video.
Estevao
All lasers are right around the same frequency, 904 or 905nm. They do have different pulse patterns though, and that's the difference between different guns.
Hey great video's vortex!!! I was wondering if escort is ever going to put out a redline that is going to have GPS and the other tech goodies? Do you have the down low on that subject? Thx keep up the awesome work.
I don't have any info on that, but that's my guess.. take the new M7 platform they're using in the remote Max Ci and make a windshield mount version. It would make sense... same thing they did with their windshield mount M3's (Redline, Magnum) and remote M3's (9500ci, STi-R Plus).
How do you reset to factory settings my redline has no sound ?
Skip to 17:44 for Ka band segmentation. 6:40 about dark mode
The laser will alert you if someone else was being shot and the laser spilled past them. I've seen this happen. Laser IS still worth running.
I took a look at the web page thank you very much still a little confused on what settings to use.. I live in Ventura County in California.. Maybe you can help me out with that...
The settings I recommend are good for most places, but that web site will help you fine tune things for your area. Drive around and see what you encounter on the road. Only turn segments 2, 5, or 8 off if you REALLY know what you're doing. It's extremely dangerous otherwise. Based on that site, you'll want X off, K on, segments 2, 5, and 8 on, and segment 6 if you want to be extra safe. TSR is reported in the area so turning that on will help with falsing at the cost of some K band responsiveness.
Will this detector work in the UK? Many Thanks
I just order redline should be here Friday thanks for the info I know you made the last year is it still working will.
Congrats! Yeah it's still good. The only thing nowadays is that you'll want Auto Mode and TSR On to help deal with false alerts on K band from other nearby cars.
Ok thanks. For your help.
Awesome vid!
What settings should I use if I live in Thailand? thx
Is there a way to get the Redline to connect to escort live??
Serious question. How do you find out if a cop clocked you using pop?
If you have POP mode enabled, your Redline will alert to POP if it's being used. That said, POP mode really isn't used and enabling it leads to increased falsing and decreased performance so it's best to turn it off.
But what if a cop used it.. And you end up in court. How are you supposed to know to fight it? Since it's not effective.
I'm not a lawyer, but a POP shot is NOT sufficient to use to issue a citation on its own. You get no tracking history, no audio doppler, the manual states that POP is not supposed to be used, police departments know it's not valid in court, its accuracy is questionable, and so on. Any good lawyer will ask about obtaining sufficient tracking history and a cop would have to lie under oath to say that he got that if all he got was a POP shot. If a speed is acquired via POP, the gun will automatically switch over to normal operation if you push the button again immediately after, this way you can get a normal reading. So if you have POP off and aren't detecting these shots, you'll see it as normal IO.
Thank you so much! Really glad I found this channel. I programmed my redline today. I'm from central nj. I left x band on and turned pop off and also segment 1. Turned off rdr and I forgot the other one. But I'm so glad I found this and happy that my redline isn't beeping 24/7 like my v1 was!! Drove me insane!!
Is it worth just keeping KA 6 on just in case some cop may have a out of tune stalker? Do you think that having 4 KA's vs 3 KA's makes enough of a difference to take the risk?
Lots of people do exactly that. The performance difference is negligible.
Is it worth buying this radar in 2022 ? I’ve got a deal for $200 Canadian , but I’m unsure if nowadays it will give me too many false alarms.I appreciate the help !
Oh it’ll give you a ton of false alerts. It’s not a good choice today.
@@VortexRadar thank you so much for the advice !
Is a way to completely mute the Redline and purely rely on visual alerts from the detector?
You could certainly always turn the volume down completely and run it visually if you like. Similarly, if you're running Escort Live, you'll get a display on your phone too if you like that.
Is this still the best detector for someone like me in Virginia that needs total immunity? Or is there another one that you recommend so that my radar detector is not detected?
postersm 71 Still the best for Virginia, if you can handle the K band falsing. If you don't see K band there, then turn K band off and just run Ka band. All other units are still detectable, except for the M3 based Redline. It's still a great unit, despite the superiority of the Uniden R 1/3 which are detectable.
great vid!!! i get a lot of K band alert along the freeway ride...I think they are the traffic flow sensor but i m afraid to just ignore it...any suggestions?
Most likely they're from cars which have those blind spot sensors. Short of turning off K band altogether, there's no remedy for it unfortunately. It's only going to get more common as more cars get these. You can try turning on TSR if you have those traffic sensors, especially if you don't have K band used in your area, but otherwise there's not too many other options unfortunately.
Hey +Vortex Radar, does TSR only cause delays on K-band? Also, would you recommend turning on KA Band 6 on due to the old-school, but rare, Radar guns? I wouldn't want to risk missing a blip of radar while i'm on the road. Thanks!
+Gabriel Estevez TSR is just K band, yeah. Some people with lots of 34.7 in the area do run segment 6 to catch normal 34.7 guns that may drift high in frequency. Old off frequency guns are exceedingly rare. If you're concerned, you can enable an extra segment with almost no impact to performance.
+Vortex Radar Right. I live in North Carolina, and my main concern is making sure I'm covered in that one-off moment. Also, another question if I may. I have a sun strip tint on top of my windshield. I suppose it's not a good idea to mount it against that since it'll deter the performance of the detector, right? From my understanding, the higher is better for radar detection. Thanks!
+Gabriel Esteves That's actually the ideal place to mount it. It's high for great radar reception plus out of sight of any other drivers, police officers, or potential thieves. Most tint strips don't affect radar performance, only the metallic ones. It will impact laser detection, but who cares? You need laser jammers for that anyways.
Hey Vortex, sorry to bother, but do you recommend using the premium version of Escort Live with this? My current plan of a setup will be my phone running Waze along side the Redline. I'm not sure if the premium version of Escort Live is worth it, nor do I know if the base version of the app allows the GPS lockouts..
+Justin Grinch Good question. I believe it would still work. My subscription is currently expired and I can still connect to the detector and see alerts on it so I would assume so. Either way, if you get a Live cable, it comes with the subscription anyways. If you get it, get it for lockouts and the external display. Waze is much better for the cloud alerts.
my town has lots of MRCD. would u recommend the redline? or what would u recommend ? cheers love your videos.
+nolan reber Oh man, where are you? Edmonton? For the MRCD there's a couple choices: Redline International, 9500ci International, Stinger VIP, or Net Radar.
Yup in edmonton Alberta.
Is the a section on this detector that shows how fast I am traveling? My old detector had that option
+Nancy Babineau Not in the Redline. That option is available in Escort Live, the phone app that you can pair with your detector, but it still only shows up on your phone's screen. Getting your speed on a phone is no big deal of course, but that's the way to do it with the Redline. ;)
I found your article to be very enlightening and well-written. I’ve viewed some of your other videos and I now know a lot more about radar and radar detectors. However, I do have a question regarding the X band setting. I just received my Redline and most of my driving will be to/from California and Idaho. As such I’ll spend 49% of the time on Interstates and 49% of the time on two lane state highways. It’s driving through the rural areas on the two lane highways that has me concerned about the X-band being turned off. So my question really is since the Redline has two antennas one dedicated to the K/Ka bands and one dedicated to the X band, will there be any performance hit if I operate in modified ‘XR’ configuration: Highway mode, X ON, K On, Ka 2,5,8 ON,TSR OFF, and RDR OFF? I’m not concerned so much about false X-band readings.
+Pete Loya There won't be a performance hit. The main thing is actually not so much the two antennas, but the fact that X band is such a tiny frequency range to scan. That's why there won't be a huge performance change. If you're concerned about it, feel free to run it, but chances are you won't see it. Being in the rural areas, you won't run into many falses either. Maybe just passing through towns. Much of CA is Ka band only and shutting off K band (and X band) will help with the falsing tremendously.
As for those XR settings (there's no such thing as an XR...), you may want to change those too to include Auto instead of Highway and TSR on. That will help with the K band falsing too, something that you'll get a fair amount of with the Redline.
+Vortex Radar I'll be making the round trip over the next two weeks and I'll set it up as you suggested. Thanks for the quick reply and help.
What's the difference of using AutoXoff vs. Auto and X OFF?
Same thing. I think AutoNoX has one less beep on startup since X Off gives you the initial warning beep to let you know X band has been disabled. Otherwise it's the same thing.
+Vortex Radar Thanks for all your videos and help. I think I now know enough to be dangerous. You can tell me if this RedLine setup sounds logical for my driving Idaho to/from California needs:
Highway (switch to AutoNoX if many falses if X is still on)X on (change to X off when confident X not a real threat)K onKaSW offKa Bands 2, 5, 8 onPOP offSWS offLaser onTSR offRDR off
Based on the RDforum map you posted in one of your videos, I’m sure I won’t find any need to have X on. But,I would just like to have a little confidence before I turn X off and run in the Highway mode.
Keep things simple. If you don't think K band is in use much, Auto and TSR will help tremendously. Just keep that in mind when you try driving with TSR off and get incessant K band false alerts. X band, if it's not in use, just turn it off. If you're not sure, turn it on. Really, simpler is better.
Thanks for such a detail video. I have a question Redline is mounted on wind shield. I am driving North to South and cop standing on an entrance and face his radar gun toward south trying to catch from behind. Does redline pick those signals or not. Thanks in advance.
+Kashif Rasheed That's tougher for the detector to pick up but yes, thanks to reflections you can still pick him up before you cross past him so he can clock you. :)
Thanks for quick replay, you are awesome.
I live in Edmonton and I want to buy the Escord Redline MRCD Edition, should I use the same settings that you recommended on this video?
Do you have the link to buy it?
Any other recommendation withing the settings?
Thank you Awesome videos you rock...!!
There are a few differences with the International version of the Redline. You can enable the MRCD settings and then disable K band if you only drive inside the Henday since it's all false alerts on K band. You can find a little info about it here: www.kmph.ca/blogs/news/127531843-multaradar-cd-mrcd-photo-radar-in-edmonton-alberta
I also drive on the highway quite a bit so should I enable K band for highway and disable within the City?
Thank you
For specifics on that, you should probably talk to someone who lives in Edmonton and drives there regularly. See here for more info about Edmonton: www.rdforum.org/showthread.php?t=45258
great video, but overlooked the function of radar detector, detector. is it automatic or do you have to activate it?
There's nothing to activate. It's part of the detector's design.
Cool buddy, thank you for getting back to me so quick.
Hey vortex, question for ya. My redline recently has been yelling laser at me and I will be out in the middle of no where. No vehicles around me and my truck doesn't have crash avoidance only has the back up sensors. I eventually turned laser off, just curious as to what would set it off.
Do you have a phone somewhere in front of your Redline by chance? Sometimes they can set off a RD.
+Vortex, I'm trying to decide between the STI Magnum or the Redline. I don't want to have to send the Mag in for a firmware update. Does the Magnum ship with the latest firmware after a certain build date?
As long as you get a new one, you should be set. :) I'd recommend ordering directly from Amazon since they turn units pretty quickly while third party sellers may be sitting on inventory for a while. This holds true moreso with the Magnum since its update is more recent.
Magnum: amzn.to/1Mbnze1
Redline: amzn.to/1zTi7r3
what about kustom's falcon HR, it operates at 24.125Ghz, this is not listed in the ka ranges.
Slyphen Why would it if it operates within K band?
Is there a way to turn off K band and just have Ka on with segment 2,5, & 8 ? Getting too many false alerts with K band. Thanks!
Yes it's in the settings. It's under BandsMod.