ALP Question please

[tawwwd]

Or ALP can change the fog light on/off/flashing button to quickly toggle PDC only mode / normal (per your setup) mode. That way you can quickly click the right button to switch between the two.

They are. I requested that feature months ago as it was one of the first things I noticed lacking

[modsl55amg]

Hope this helps.

RedRocket. Thank you for your detailed answer. You mention turning the ALP OFF after a download is complete, in order to safely remove the Flashdrive. Then turn the ALP back ON, in order to have the ALP system complete the loading process. This is what also has to be done when I load a new program or change of program (update) into my laptop. It has to be turned OFF, then back ON, to complete the loading process.
Thanks again for your help!

[PAPACUCU]

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Do the words
"Once this feature is initiated the system will not work unless a USB memory drive with your unique key is plugged into the socket"
mean that the system will not work at all?
Not even in Parking Sensor mode?

[Jaguar]

Jaguar, Thanks for the info.

To clarify your answer, when you say "settings menu", are you talking about the manual input of various settings by using the Control Box buttons, as contained in the AL Priority User Guide? Specifically section 4.3.5, which is the "Restore Factory Default Settings and Memorize Number of Installed Sensors"?

If you are talking about using section 4.3.5 of the User Guide, will performing this programming sequence restore the ALP to a pure Parking Detection Only (PDC) mode of operation (as well as restoring all Control Box settings to the Factory Default settings), as described in the "Setup Your AL Priority Control Box" section from the ALP website?

Thanks again for your advice.

Correct, resetting to factory default is PDC mode only.

[BestRadarDetectors]

Correct, resetting to factory default is PDC mode only.

This is not correct. Running just the factory default command will reset the system to factory defaults which is actually LID = 4 so it will not go into parking only mode. It will go into default startup settings so it will go into parking for 60 seconds but then go back into defense mode after the startup period.

[modsl55amg]

This is not correct. Running just the factory default command will reset the system to factory defaults which is actually LID = 4 so it will not go into parking only mode. It will go into default startup settings so it will go into parking for 60 seconds but then go back into defense mode after the startup period.

Tom/BRD: Let me ask my question again, as it may be extremely important in a specific situation:

I am driving my car with my ALP on. The ALP has all of the latest and greatest firmware installed. The ALP is in the PDC & LID mode. The LED is blinking BLUE every second. An LEO comes up behind me with his lights on. I pull over to the side of the road. I want to immediately return my ALP to the PDC ONLY mode. I have a USB flash drive in my armrest with ONLY the Control Set firmware loaded on it, with my user selectable settings including PDC ONLY mode.

EXACTLY WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO RETURN THE ALP TO THE PDC ONLY MODE? I believe I have read all that you have written, watched all of the videos, read the ALP User Guide, read the ALPriority .com Q&As, read the threads on Radar & Laser Forum, etc., etc. But, I am still not sure of EXACTLY what I must do, and I cannot make a mistake when I am on the side of the road.

Do I keep the ALP system ON, then insert the USB flash drive into the USB port, at which time the system automatically loads the new Control Set selections (which includes the PDC ONLY mode selection) within approximately ~10 seconds. The ALP system then becomes a Parking Assist system, as it came from the factory. The LED blinks GREEN every second. IS THIS CORRECT?

Do I have to do anything else? Do I need to turn the system OFF, then back ON, at any time during the process? Do I need to leave the USB flash drive in the USB port, or can I remove it after the Control Set firmware upload is complete?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[Jaguar]

This is not correct. Running just the factory default command will reset the system to factory defaults which is actually LID = 4 so it will not go into parking only mode. It will go into default startup settings so it will go into parking for 60 seconds but then go back into defense mode after the startup period.

When I did it last it went to all green mode instead of blue...

[BestRadarDetectors]

When I did it last it went to all green mode instead of blue...

If you were in Unlimited it would it go to Green after the factory default but will go back to Defense after 60 seconds. Just tested this and confirmed it does just this.

[Jaguar]

If you were in Unlimited it would it go to Green after the factory default but will go back to Defense after 60 seconds. Just tested this and confirmed it does just this.

Well damn, there goes my plan

[BestRadarDetectors]

Well damn, there goes my plan

We have some new stuff coming in the next update that will give more easy options to switch modes.