How to Set Up & Configure Your Escort Redline 360c Radar Detector

By Vortex
July 9, 2020
July 9, 2020
24 mins to read

Escort Redline 360c The Escort Redline 360c (purchase here) comes with a bunch of settings and options to let you customize your experience. It does a great job out of the box as a plug-and-play detector, but you can tweak it even further. Let’s go over how to use your detector as well as how to optimize its performance and false alert filtering.

You can program your detector either 1) directly in the detector or 2) using the Escort Live or Driver Smarter apps. Most settings are available in both places, but doing it through the phone is faster and easier.

Note 1: The Redline 360c manual is also an excellent reference.

Note 2: This guide is current as of firmware 1.12 / 1.4, last updated in February 2024, and will be updated as features are added or changed.

Redline 360c Interface & Operation

Starting off, let’s get familiar with the detector’s interface.

Here’s some additional explanation and bonus info:

Sensitivity

Adjust the sensitivity of the detector on X and K band to balance range and false alert filtering.

Auto: Reduce the sensitivity of X and K band around town at lower speeds. Raises the sensitivity at faster speeds.
AutoNoX: Same as Auto, but disables X band altogether.
AutoLoK: Same as Auto, but always reduces K band sensitivity regardless of speed.
Highway: Full sensitivity at all times.

GPS Lockouts

With Auto Learn enabled in the settings (on by default), the Redline 360c will learn stationary false alerts from speed signs and shopping center door openers. After several passes, it’ll automatically learn those false alerts, beep, and display “Stored” on screen.

Redline 360c learning and storing a stationary false alert

If you’d like to manually lock out a false alert immediately, triple press the “Mute” button while detecting a false alert. Don’t use this feature for moving false alerts (coming from nearby vehicles) or obviously when alerting to police officers. 🙂

To unlock a signal, double press the “Mute” button while the locked out signal is being detected.

Reporting Police to the Cloud

When connected to Escort Live or Drive Smarter over Bluetooth or WiFi, the Redline 360c will notify you of other people’s recently reported radar and laser alerts.

Live Ka Alert Ahead

Your Redline 360c will automatically report your own Ka and Laser alerts to the cloud.

You can manually report any legitimate X or K band alerts to the cloud using the app.

If you’d like to report a stationary police officer you see parked on the side of the road, press and hold the “MUTE” button on top of the detector or on the SmartCord.

How to Change Settings

To change the Redline 360c’s settings, press and hold “SEN” and BRT” on top of the detector to enter the menu.

SEN: Scroll through the menu
BRT: Scroll through a submenu (when applicable)
– / +: Change the current setting
Power: Exit the menu

Additionally, here’s a quick video walkthrough of using the Redline 360c:

Redline 360c Settings

To configure your Redline 360c using your phone, download Escort Live for Android or iOS.

Once you do, connect to your Redline 360c and then go into Settings.

Connect to WiFi

If you’d like to connect your Redline 360c to a 2.4 GHz WiFi hotspot (5 GHz not supported), first connect your phone to that hotspot, then go into the “Wi-Fi Settings” section of the app. Type in the WiFi password and your RL360c will connect to the hotspot.

To configure the detector itself, tap on “Radar Settings.”

General Settings

Sensitivity

Auto: Reduce the sensitivity of X and K band around town at lower speeds. Raises the sensitivity at faster speeds.
AutoNoX: Same as Auto, but disables X band altogether.
Highway: Full sensitivity at all times.
AutoLoK: Same as Auto, but always reduces K band sensitivity regardless of speed.

Brightness

Dark: Display off at all times, including during an alert. Audio still sounds normally.
Minimum
Medium
Maximum
Auto: Automatically adjusts display brightness based on ambient light levels.

Pilot

Full Word: Hide scanning bar at top of screen.
Scanning Bar: Show scanning bar at top of screen.

Meter Mode

Choose how much (or how little) information to display about either the highest priority signal or both the highest and second highest priority signals.

Standard

Display the band and strength of the primary signal.

Standard FR1

Display the band, as well as both the front and rear signal strength of the primary signal. (The left side is front and the right side is rear.)

This also displays the total number of signals detected (1 in this example) between the front and rear signal strength meters.

Standard FR2

Similar to Standard FR1, except now it can display info for the top 2 primary signals. Alert priority is Laser > Ka > K > X band.

Again the left side is front signal strength and the right side is rear signal strength.

In this mode, you’ll now have opposite colors for front and rear signal strength and arrows.

SpecDisplay

Same as Standard, but now adds a frequency display as well.

Spec FR1

Same as Standard FR1, except now it also shows the signal’s frequency.

Spec FR2

Same as Standard FR2, except now it also shows the primary signal’s frequency.

Expert FR

Display both the band and the front and rear signal strength for the top 4 priority signals. Locked out signals will be grayed out.

Simple

Gives you a much simpler display when a signal is detected.

When traveling above the speed limit (or the low speed muting threshold set via Cruise Alert when the speed limit is unknown), the detector displays “Slow Down.”

When traveling below those limits/thresholds, it displays “Caution.”

Arrow Mode

Configures how the arrows work and the colors they display.

Single: Displays the direction for only the primary threat.
Multiple: Displays direction and colors for multiple signals based on the metering mode.
Band: Arrow color changes based on band. X = Green. K = Blue. Ka/Laser = Red.

Auto Mute

Automatically reduces the alert volume after ~5 sec.

Off: Don’t automatically reduce the volume after the initial alert. Always alert at full volume.
Low: Drops the auto muted alert to a low volume level.
Medium: Drops the auto muted alert to a medium volume level.
High: Drops the auto muted alert to a high volume level.

Audio Tones

Customize the alert tones when a signal is detected.

Standard: Escort’s traditional alert tones.
Mild: Sounds more like a doorbell.
Standard Plus: Escort’s traditional tones, and also lets you know when it detects a new signal while already alerting to another signal.

ZR3 Mode

Controls your optional Escort ZR5 or ZW5 laser shifters, including having them automatically disarm after X seconds, giving you enough time to slow down and avoid suspicion from the officer.

Important: Double press the mute button during a laser alert once you’ve slowed down to manually disable your jammers.

Off: Disable laser jamming altogether.
Receive Only: Laser detection only from your jammers. (Separate from laser detection by the Redline 360c itself.)
Shift: Unlimited jam time when shot. (Only to be enabled temporarily when testing.)
Shift 4 Seconds: Jam for 4 seconds, then automatically disable your jammers. (Recommended!)
Shift 6 Seconds: Jam for 6 seconds, then automatically disable your jammers.
Shift 8 Seconds: Jam for 8 seconds, then automatically disable your jammers.
Shift 10 Seconds: Jam for 10 seconds, then automatically disable your jammers.

Here is a demo of the 4 second automatic disarm with the Redline 360c and ZW5:

Voice

Audibly announce radar and laser information during an alert in addition to the normal beeps. This also speaks the different menu options as you scroll through.

You can disable this once you get comfortable with the different alert tones if you want to pay attention to the signal ramp-up first and foremost.

Off
On

Auto Power

If the power source your Redline 360c is plugged into is always on, including when you’re parked, the detector can automatically turn off after a set period of time so it doesn’t drain your vehicle’s battery.

If enabled, the detector will turn off its display after 30 min. The display will then turn back on once you drive >10 mph.

Off
One Hour
Two Hours
Four Hours
Eight Hours

Units

Adjust the units displayed for speeds and distance.

English: MPH & feet
Metric: KM/H & meters

GPS Filter

Enable the GPS-based false alert filters including GPS lockouts.

Off
On

Auto Learn

Automatically learn and lock out different sources of stationary false alerts including speed signs and shopping center door openers.

Off
On

Locked out signals will be grayed out and no arrows will appear.

Cruise Alert

Low speed muting. This is useful to keep the detector quiet around town, especially before Auto Learn has had a chance to start muting your stationary false alerts. When your detector alerts while traveling below this speed threshold, you’ll hear a double brap and then your detector will go silent.

This threshold is overridden by the speed limit for the road you’re on (requires an Escort Live connection and for Live to know the speed limit for your current road) so your detector will stay extra quiet when traveling below the speed limit.

Off
20 – 160 MPH in 5 MPH increments

Over Speed Alert

Gives you an audible and visual warning when traveling over a preset speed.

Off
20 – 160 MPH in 5 MPH increments

Language

English
Spanish

Display Color

Adjust the color of the display and arrows.

Amber
Red
Green
Blue

Speed on Display

Display your speed or your vehicle’s voltage.

Off: Display vehicle voltage

On: Display current speed

User Mode

Adjust whether or not you want to have access to just the basic controls in your detector or access to every setting and option.

Novice
Advanced

Band Settings

Laser

Enable laser detection.

POP

Enable POP detection.

Ka Band

Enable detection of all of Ka band. Disable to use Ka band segmentation.

Ka band is actively used across North America.

K Band

Enable detection of all of K band. Disable to use K band segmentation.

K band is used throughout the country, but it’s also a common band for false alerts.

X Band

Enable X band detection.

X band is phased out of use by police departments in most of the US. It’s still actively in use in OH, NJ, and a few rural areas throughout the country. Most people can safely disable this.

TSR

Traffic Sensor Rejection is additional K band filtering to filter out traffic sensors that line the side of some highways. This will reduce K band performance, but if you get repeated blasts of K band as you drive down the highway, turn this on.

K Band Segments

If K Band is disabled (above), you can individually select which frequency ranges you’d like the detector to scan for in K band.

K Band Narrow 1: 24.050 – 24.110 GHz
K Band Narrow 2: 24.110 – 24.175 GHz
K Band Narrow 3: 24.175 – 24.250 GHz
K Band Narrow 4: 23.950 – 24.050 GHz

Ka Band Segments

If Ka Band is disabled (above), you can individually select which frequency ranges you’d like the detector to scan for in Ka band. Scanning fewer segments will improve performance.

Ka Band Narrow 1: 33.400 – 33.700 GHz
Ka Band Narrow 2: 33.700 – 33.900 GHz (33.8 MPH guns)
Ka Band Narrow 3: 33.900 – 34.200 GHz
Ka Band Narrow 4: 34.200 – 34.600 GHz (Stalkers drifting low)
Ka Band Narrow 5: 34.600 – 34.800 GHz (34.7 Stalker guns)
Ka Band Narrow 6: 34.800 – 35.160 GHz (Stalkers drifting high)
Ka Band Narrow 7: 35.160 – 35.400 GHz
Ka Band Narrow 8: 35.400 – 35.600 GHz (35.5 Kustom & Decatur guns)
Ka Band Narrow 9: 35.600 – 35.840 GHz
Ka Band Narrow 10: 35.840 – 36.000 GHz

MultaRadar CD

The MultaRadar CD is a low powered photo radar gun used primarily in Canada, including Alberta and Quebec. It’s also used in NYC, Maryland, & Washington D.C. If the MRCD is used in your area, turn this setting on. Otherwise leave it off to avoid the unnecessary false alerts.

MultaRadar CT

The MRCT is also a low powered photo radar gun used in NYC, Chicago, and Dallas.

Leave this off if not needed in your area to avoid unnecessary false alerts.

Mesta Fusion

The Mesta Fusion is a low powered photo radar gun used in Edmonton, Alberta.

Leave this off if not needed in your area to avoid unnecessary false alerts.

Marker Settings

Get notifications to various threats using Escort’s GPS-based Defender Database. These alerts are completely separate from your standard radar or laser alerts. When you approach any one of these areas, you’ll get a notification on your detector.

Settings Only Available In Detector

If you adjust the settings in the detector itself, they’ll be in a different order, plus there’s a few options available that aren’t in the app itself.

K Notch

This allows you to do some extra filtering against pesky false alerts coming from nearby Honda, Acura, and Chrysler vehicles with radar-based blind spot monitoring (BSM) and collision avoidance systems (CAS).

This notch filter will filter out any weak signals between 24.190 – 24.210. This way most BSM’s from those vehicles will be filtered out altogether.

Any strong signals, whether they’re coming from nearby BSM’s or nearby police officers with radar guns in that same frequency range will be alerted to.

You’ll get a full tilt and strong alert when the detector does go off to one of these signals, but it helps to otherwise cut out many of the false alerts that you’ll see within this range.

Off
On

Clear Location

Delete any of the GPS locations stored within the detector. Press “BRT” twice to clear.

Marked: Clear all manually marked user points.
Lockouts: Clear all GPS lockouts.
Defender: Clear all RLC / speedcam info from Escort’s GPS-based Defender database.
Format: Clear all these locations.

WiFi

Off
On

Bluetooth

Off
On

Auto Update

Choose what you would like the Redline 360c to automatically prompt you to update over WiFi when an update is available.

Off
Database
Firmware
All

Wi-Fi Update

Force a check and update for the redlight / speed camera database or the radar detector’s firmware.

Database
Firmware

Interface

Mode 1: Choose when using the Escort ZR5 or ZW5 laser jammers.
Mode 2: Choose when using an aftermarket vehicle interface with your Redline 360c.

Additional Settings

Restore Factory Defaults

To restore all settings back to factory defaults, press and hold “MRK” and “BRT” while powering on the detector.

Check Current Firmware Version

To find out which firmware version is currently loaded onto your detector, power off your Redline 360c. Press and hold “MRK” and “MUTE” (think M&M) and then power on the detector while still holding down the two buttons.

It will display your firmware version and serial number.

Vortex’s Recommended Settings

Here are my general recommendations for the Redline 360c’s settings. In practice you may want different settings based on where you drive or simply your own personal preferences, but this is what I’d recommend as a starting point for most people. Please customize these as needed.