Stinger Card User manual

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User manual
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Thank you for purchasing Card, Stinger’s unmatched technology in the size of a credit card. A high quality product like Stinger Card,
should come with an equally high level of service. Therefore please note that you can direct all your questions regarding your Card to
Stinger by simply calling us on [phone]. Useful information is also available at www.stinger.com. This User Manual will
quickly bring you up to speed with your Card to help you get optimal enjoyment from Stinger applications such as SpotList Alerting, Radar
Alerting*, SPECS Alerting, Laser Alerting*, LaserShield®*, Safety Signals and PoliceCheck.
If after reading this manual you still have some questions, you can obtain additional information in the following way:
• By visiting our Get Started page at www.stinger.com/getstarted
• Via the Stinger information line: [phone]
• At our website www.stinger.com, for example under ‘FAQ’s’
Welcome2
*Only available where allowed; not available on BASIC E.U. VERSION of the Card.

HD Antenna
All relevant microwaves you encounter are
analyzed in patterns, frequencies and amplitudes
by your Stinger’s HD Antenna, which uses a phased
array radar in the form of a patch antenna for the
receiver section. It is extremely slim, particularly
accurate and hypersensitive.
Freedom Laser Center
All laser activities – transmitting and receiving
– are coordinated in the Freedom Laser Center.
The Freedom Laser Center drives a maximum of
fifteen Lasers, which do the actual transmitting
and receiving of laser light: sending laser Safety
Signals, Laser Alerting* (detection and warning) and
LaserShielding*.
Card, Card Holder and PC Interface
Your Card is easy to operate using the five
touch keys on its top surface. Also, all relevant
information will be displayed on your Card by
means of colour coded LEDs. Using Card in
your car requires the supplied Card Holder. The
(optional) PC-Interface will enable you to connect
your Card to a Mac or PC.
Card is a modular system. This not only has the advantage that Card can easily be configured to your personal wishes, but also makes it
more ‘future proof’. If Stinger makes a new module for Card available, it can easily be clicked into the system. Software updates can simply
be downloaded via the Stinger Desktop. Your Stinger can be equipped with the following modules:
Splitter Cable
Use the Splitter cable to connect modules such as
the HD Antenna and the Freedom Laser Center to
the Card Holder.
3The modules
*Not available on BASIC E.U. VERSION of the Card.

BASIC E.U. VERSION
Many countries within the E.U., and elsewhere, have their own, unique regulations when
it comes to drivers being alerted for or protected from speed traps. Depending on the
country, citizens may or may not have the freedom to receive information concerning
speed traps and to be alerted accordingly. In some countries radar can be freely picked up,
in others it’s made illegal. The freedom to pick up the information from laser guns, also
differs on a per country basis.
In order to offer our products to car drivers throughout the so called ‘common market’ of
the E.U. and elsewhere, Stinger has chosen to supply Card in some countries in a BASIC
E.U. VERSION. Functionalities such as Radar Alerting and Laser Alerting are not available
on this version. When connecting Stinger Card this version can be easily recognized by
the intermittently flashing SafetySignal LED .
Please remember it is your responsibility to know and abide by the law. Therefore, always
thoroughly check local legislation before first using your Stinger Card. If you have a BASIC
E.U. VERSION of Stinger Card and you are driving in a country where you do have the freedom to use Radar Alerting and/or Laser Alerting,
you can download and install the software appropriate for that country.
Of course you can later delete this (new) functionality with the touch of a button, in order to easily and completely stay in compliance with
local legislation whenever entering a country that does not allow for Radar and/or Laser Alerting. Erasing is achieved by simultaneously
holding both the “golden Stinger S” (underneath the right bottom corner of your Card) and the + key for longer than 3 seconds. After
you have heard the “wiping” sound as a confirmation, the erased functionalities have been permanently deleted. Your Card will only
be capable of the standard BASIC E.U. VERSION functionalities. A new software download and installation (available where allowed) is
required in order to change the version of your Card (see page 16).
Note: Under no circumstance does your Stinger constitute a license to exceed the posted speed limits. Alerts from your Stinger serve as
an effective reminder to mind your speed. Always drive responsibly and pay full attention to traffic.
The golden Stinger S is located below this
corner on the flipside of the Card.
Simultaneously holding both this S and the + key for
longer than 3 seconds will turn your Card into a BASIC
E.U. VERSION by permanently erasing any additional
functionalities.
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Whenever your Card has been inserted in the Card Holder it will automatically switch on and off along with your ignition. You can also switch
off your Card by simply taking it out of the holder. Use the touch keys to further control Card’s options. Status and Level LEDs, as well as clear
audio signals, will be used in case of alerts.
K or NEXT key
Use this touch key to toggle the K bands on or
off. When in Selection mode this same key is
used to skip to the next functionality.
CITY (Key combination)
Touching the FALSE and MUTE keys
simultaneously will activate (or deactivate) the
CITY mode (see page 14).
SELECT (Key combination)
Touching the - and + keys simultaneously will
bring you to the Selection mode. In Selection
mode you can switch on and off most of your
Card’s options (see page 7).
Level LEDs
These LEDs will indicate such information as the
level of signals being received and your relative
position within a SPECS location.
Function LEDs
These LEDs indicate the status of a functionality:
LED off - function inactive
LED on - function active
LED flashing - active alert
- and + keys
These keys adjust the audio level of your Card.
When in Selection mode, use these keys to
switch the selected functionality off (-) or on (+)
(see page 7).
False key
Use to add any unwanted radar alerts to
the FalseList with a touch of the button
(see page 14).
Controls
MUTE key
Key to temporarily mute the sound of an active
alert.
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KAnalyzing K band radar active Radar Alert K band 10
Ka Analyzing Ka band radar active Radar Alert Ka band 10
Searching for Safety Signals active
In conjunction with K or Ka LED: Safety Signal Alert via radar
In conjunction with LA or LS LED: Safety Signal Alert via laser
Intermittently flashing: BASIC E.U. VERSION. No radar and laser alerting
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LA Analyzing laser guns active Laser Alert 12
LS LaserShield®standby LaserShield®up 12
SL Stinger SpotList Alerting active You are approaching a SpotList location such as a loop camera 9
A B SPECS Alerting active You have entered a SPECS location 11
SpS Card will not play audio alerts when travelling
under SpeedSense threshold Audio alert currently muted by SpeedSense 14
FL FalseList functionality active Audio alert currently muted by FalseList 14
LED ON FLASHING PAGE
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Controls6

1. Simultaneously touch the - and
the + keys.
3. Touch the - key to switch off the
selected functionality, touch the +
key to switch it on.
4. The Level LEDs indicate whether
the selected functionality has been
switched off or on: 1 LED means
off, 5 LEDs mean on.
7. You can leave the Selection
mode by not touching any key
for longer than 10 seconds or by
simultaneously touching the - and
the + key.
5. Touch NEXT (the K key) to select
the next functionality.
6. Repeating steps 2 through
5 will allow you to select each
functionality and switch it on
or off.
Function
OFF
Function
ON
Selection mode
You can easily turn your Card’s many functionalities on or off by entering Selection mode:
Repeating steps 2 through
Controls
2. The LED belonging to the first
functionality will start flashing,
indicating it has been selected.
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For optional settings:
see page 18.

Police in Europe and elsewhere use quite a few ways to check motorists for speed, and an even greater variety of equipment to carry out
these checks. Each type of speed trap requires a special approach of your Card. For the different types of speed traps for which it offers
protection, your Card has a particular warning LED and alert tone, activated on approach of the specific speed trap. The following pages
provide a summary of the various types of speed traps and the corresponding Card alerts.
Note: The rules regarding protection against speed traps vary from country to country. Some countries have taken away your freedom to
use some or any of the speed trap protection functionalities that Stinger offers. Please acquaint yourself with the rules and regulations of
the region in which you would like to use your Stinger Card. To assist you with this, please use the Stinger Desktop application and make
sure you answer correctly the questions concerning the regional configurations.
Types of speed traps
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Fixed installation
Type: loops
Page 9
Radar Speed Trap:
On tripod
Page 10
Radar Speed Trap:
In car
Page 10
Section Control
Page 11
Fixed installation
Type: Radar cabinet
Page 10
Laser Speed Trap:
Gun
Page 12
Laser Speed Trap:
Sidelaser
Page 12

Induction loop camera’s, such as Truvelo, use loops embedded in the road, instead of radar, to measure speed. These cameras therefore
cannot be found by Radar Alerting or a radar detector. However, by their nature induction loops are in fixed locations and Stinger has
mapped virtually all of them and incorporated them in the Stinger SpotList database. Stinger SpotList Alerting warns you in time using an
audio signal and LED alert whenever you are approaching an induction loop camera. The most recent version of the Stinger SpotList can
be downloaded from stinger.com/downloads and be installed via the Stinger Desktop application on your Mac or PC.
On approaching a speed camera with induction loops SpotList Alerting will generate the following warning:
SpotList Alarm
Starting circa 15 seconds before the speed camera,
your Card will start alerting. During the alert the SL
(SpotList) LED will flash in conjunction with the red
Level LEDs. A distinctive audio alert will be played
as well.
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There are two types of radar speed traps: fixed and mobile. The SpotList Alerting described on the previous page can warn you against
the fixed radar locations. Stinger’s Radar Alerting feature*, however, can expertly alert you to both types of radar traps: fixed and mobile.
Your Stinger Card can utilize the HD Antenna to recognize police radars, even the most modern ones, at often double the distance that
radar detectors manage to achieve.
Note: Some countries have taken away your freedom to use the radar alerting functionality. If you travel to a country where Radar
Alerting is permitted, you can download the appropriate Card Software. To assist you with this, please use the Stinger Desktop application
for your Mac or PC (see page 16). On returning to the country where Radar Alerting is not permitted, you can erase this function again by
simultaneously holding both the S (on the back of the card) and the + key for longer than 3 seconds. This will turn your Card into a BASIC
E.U. VERSION by permanently erasing any of the extra functionalities (see page 4).
Radar Alert*
In case of a Radar Alert either the K (24 GHz) or the
Ka (34 GHz) LED will flash. Ka frequency radars are
often used for mobile speed traps on highways. K
band radar is also transmitted by automatic doors of
petrol stations, as well as traffic monitoring systems
on the highways.
Signal strenght
The closer you approach a radar source, the
more Level LEDs will light up.
Radar speed traps: Fixed and mobile units
*Not available on BASIC E.U. VERSION of Card.
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Section Control Alerting warns you of Section Control checks (a.k.a. SPECS or ‘automated VASCAR’) and guides you through them. These
checks use cameras above the road to record your car at point A, regardless of your speed. This is repeated at the end of the route at point
B. The central system therefore knows how long it took you to drive from A to B and will automatically calculate your average speed. Your
Card takes you through Section Control locations with the help of easy to understand alerts. You will always be aware of when a route
begins, what the approximate remaining length of the route is and if your average speed is within the legal limit.
Be careful: many Section Control checks now also measure your average speed over sub-sections of a route. To offer full information
your Stinger will treat each sub-section as an individual Section Control location.
SPECS Alert
About ten seconds before entering a Section Control
location, your Card wil play a single beep and the
very first and last of the (red) Level LEDs will light
up, indicating you are approaching the location. At
the start of the Section Control location a double
beep is played, finally followed by a triple beep after
you have exited the Section Control location. During
the entire Section Control the A B LED will flash.
With the help of the (red) Level LEDs you can
visually monitor your relative position within
the Section Control.
A repetitive alarm will sound at any moment
that your average speed exceeds the speed
limit for that Section Control location.
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If you have equipped your Card with Stinger Laser modules, it can protect you against speed traps carried out with laser guns**.
Stinger Laser offers two forms of protection against laser beams. Laser Alerting** involves a visual and audio alarm in case your car gets
shot at by laser. LaserShielding** takes the protection further: your Stinger can pull up a protective shield of (invisible) light, making it
virtually impossible for laser guns to measure your speed. LaserShield®is so advanced that even modern side laser systems (along side the
road, e.g. incorporated in the guard rail) can be blocked effectively (optional installation required).*
Note: The LaserShield®is for use where permitted.
Note: Even if you own a Card version capable of the LaserShield®functionality** it initially will be switched off. To activate it, go to the
Selection Mode (see page 7). Before using the LaserShield®please check your local legislation.
The moment your Card recognises a laser, the LA (LaserAlerting) LED will start flashing
and a distinct audio alarm will sound. All of the red Level LEDs will flash also.
Laser Alerting*
With LaserShield®on stand-by, your Card will instantly project a ‘shield’ of
invisible laser light in front of your car. This shield will remain up for a maximum
of 6 seconds starting from the initial Laser Alert. After this ‘Shield-up Time’
the LaserShield®protection will automatically end, enabling the speed gun to
measure your speed. The LaserShield®will never be active when your speed is
below 30 km/h (or 19 mph).
LaserShield®*
Laser speed traps
* Available where allowed
** Not available on BASIC E.U. VERSION of the Card.
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Your Card incorporates a unique safety system. At considerable distances, it is
able to receive so-called Safety Signals that can be transmitted by ambulances,
by police, at road construction sites or around school zones. These signals will
be recognized and used to give you a real-time warning for possible road safety
hazards. In these cases the Safety Signal LED !together with all five Level LEDs
will flash and a special audio warning will sound.
Depending on the application, Safety Signals can technically be generated based
on one of three methods:
• Based on GPS and SpotList: For example to warn you when approaching
unguarded railway crossings.
• Based on radar: For example around school zones to warn drivers in the
surrounding area.
• Based on laser: For more pinpointed communication, e.g. to cars on a specific
stretch of road traveling in a certain direction. This is also what enables car-to-
car Safety Signals.
Car-to-car Safety Signals
A vehicle equipped with a Stinger with Laser that has to suddenly hit the brakes, can instantly give following cars with Stinger Laser an
early warning for this dangerous traffic situation. A function that can literally save lives.
Safety Signal Alert via laser
Safety Signal Alert via radar
Safety Signal Alert via laser
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FalseList*
If you receive a false alarm (such as from automatic doors at petrol stations), simply
press the FALSE button and this specific signal at this specific location will be stored in
the FalseList database. If you drive past the location again, you will no longer hear an
audio alarm; you will still see a visual warning on your Card however, indicating that
the alarm has been suppressed by FalseList. Your Card will still sound an audio alarm in
case of a real speed trap at the same location, since the ‘fingerprint’ for that signal will
usually differ from the one in the FalseList database.
SpeedSense (SpS)
Of course you could receive an audio alert when you are not likely to exceed any
speed limits. You could for instance be stuck in traffic, be looking for your way
around a business park or simply be searching for a parking spot at a shopping center.
SpeedSense is Stinger’s way of effectively eliminating any chance of these unnecessary
alerts by only allowing alerts to sound when you are travelling at speeds that exceed
50 km/h or 31 mph. You will still be visually alerted by means of a flashing alert LED in
conjunction with a flashing SpS (SpeedSense) LED. This way it will stay pleasantly quiet
in your car when it counts most.
CITY*
Touching the FALSE and MUTE keys simultaneously will activate (or deactivate) the
CITY mode. With CITY mode active the red LED below the letter C will be lit and an
audio alert for radar signals will only sound when the signal strenght level is greater
than 1. This can be useful in urban areas where driving speeds are relatively low and
the amount of false alerts relatively high.
Suppressing False Alerts
*Not available on BASIC E.U. VERSION of Card.
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PoliceCheck
This feature can help you avoid unjust traffic tickets. Your
Card will automatically keep track where and when you
have encountered radar, laser or other methods of speed
traps. For each occurrence it has the unique ability to
register all important details such as location, direction,
time, top speed, radar frequency, laser gun type, etc...
This gives you an option to check whether tickets have
been issued correctly, e.g. by easily determining if police
radar was operating within the legal frequency range.
Your Card has memory capacity to store many months
of PoliceCheck data. When the memory is full the oldest
information will be erased and replaced by the most
recent. Therefore Stinger recommends to connect your
Card to your Mac or PC about once a month in order to
move the Police Check data to your Stinger Desktop for
long term storage.
It takes two simple steps to store and manage your PoliceCheck data:
1. Take your Card out of your car and use the PC Interface (available as an option) to connect it to your Mac or PC via a USB port.
2. Start up the Stinger Desktop application and import the PoliceCheck data. At any time, this will give you a convenient overview of the
speed traps that you have encountered during your trips.
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Stinger Desktop is a simple-to-use application for your Mac or PC and enables you to:
• Update your Stinger Card with great ease.
• Upload the database with (new) fixed speed trap locations to your Card (Stinger SpotList).
• Store and browse your PoliceCheck data.
The Stinger Desktop can be downloaded from stinger.com/downloads. Before you can start using the Stinger Desktop it will
have to be installed on your Mac or PC. More information regarding the installation can be found on www.stinger.com.
1. Under ‘STINGER DEVICE’ you will see which Stinger device has been attached (to the USB PC-Interface), in this case a Card.
2. Under ‘DATABASE’ you will notice the name of the PoliceCheck database that has been opened. Use these databases to store,
browse and manage the imported PoliceCheck data.
3. Allows you to monitor the progress of actions taking place, such as data being copied from your Card.
4. Click this button to import PoliceCheck data from your Card to the database that has been opened.
5. Click this button to check for software updates. If updates are available, a window on which you can start the updates will appear.
6. After downloading the most recent Stinger SpotList from www.stinger.com you must use this button to install it on your Card.
7. Click under DATABASE on PoliceCheck for a complete overview of all the registered PoliceCheck data.
8. By clicking a column heading, it is possible to sort your PoliceCheck data based on the title of the column heading.
Stinger Desktop16

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• MENU LEVEL 1 (- and + hold 1 second)
Function Option Number of leds (red)
K K-Band off 1
K-Band low power only 3
All K-Bands 5 (factory setting)
SpS SpeedSense off 1
SpeedSense 30 km/u 3
SpeedSense 50 km/u 5 (factory setting)
• MENU LEVEL 2 (- and + hold 4 seconds)
Function Option Number of leds (red)
K Incar radar filter off 1 (factory setting)
Incar radar filter on 5
LS Side Laser off 1 (factory setting)
Side Laser port 1 on 3
Side Laser port 1 and 2 on 5
Optional settings (follow-up to page 7)18
- and + keys

19NotesImportant Safety Instruction
Special Caution
The Stinger Freedom Laser Transmitter, may transmit a laser beam that
can be harmful to sight. Never, under any circumstances look at the
sensor while it is operating and / or it is connected to a power supply.
This is especially true for looking into the Laser Transmitter from up close,
or through any kind of optical lenses!
Laser safety
The Stinger Freedom Laser has been tested and classified as a class 1
laser product in accordance to European and international eye safety
regulations EN 60825-1 (2014) and IEC 60825-1 (2014) under normal
operating conditions and those of single fault failure.
Definition: Class 1 laser products are safe under any reasonably
foreseeable conditions of operation, but may be hazardous if a person
employs optics within the beam. An outer transmitter of the Freedom
Laser is labeled in accordance to regulations.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS, READ BEFORE
OPERATION
Do not plug any third party equipment into any of the sockets
in the Laser Center, and do not connect any part of the
Freedom Laser to third party equipment. Doing so may cause
fire or damage to the unit, and voids warranty.
Use of controls or adjustments or performance or procedures other than
those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
Maintenance
The Freedom Laser unit is basically maintenance free, however, you
should check periodically that lenses on outer sensors are clean. You can
gently clean them with any water based means or using a simple wipe.

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