Stinger Card User manual

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User Manual
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Spectrum Analyzer
All relevant microwaves you encounter
are analyzed in patterns, frequencies and
amplitudes by your Stinger’s Spectrum
Analyzer, 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.
Laser Analyzer and the Lasers
All laser activities – transmitting and
receiving – are coordinated in the Laser
Analyzer Box (which is in turn controlled by
the Computer Centre). The Laser Analyzer
Box drives a maximum of four 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
The Card is easy to opperate using the
ve touch keys on its top surface. Also,
all relevant information will be displayed
on the Card by means of colour coded
LEDs. Using the 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.
The Card is a modular system. This not only has the advantage that the Card can easily be congured to your personal wishes, but
also makes it ‘future proof’. If Stinger makes a new module for the 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 Spectrum Analyzer and the
Laser Analyzer to the Card Holder.
THE MODULESWELCOME 32
*Not available on GPS-ONLY version of the Card.
*Not available on GPS-ONLY version of the Card.
stinger.com
Thank you for purchasing the Card, Stinger’s unmatched technology in the size of a credit card. A high quality product like the Stinger
Card, should come with an equally high level of service. Therefore please note that you can direct all your questions regarding the
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:
Via the Stinger information line: [phone]
Through the online manuals which can be found at www.stinger.com/manuals
At our website www.stinger.com, for example under ‘Frequently Asked Questions’
In a personal meeting at the Stinger ofces, preferably upon making an appointment: Stinger
Arnoudstraat 6
2182 DZ Hillegom
The Netherlands

GPS-ONLY VERSION
Many countries within the E.U. 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 its products to car drivers throughout the so called “common
market’ of the E.U., Stinger has chosen to supply the Card in a GPS-ONLY VERSION.
Functionalities such as Radar Alerting and Laser Alerting are not available on this
version. When connecting a Stinger Card this version can be easily recognized by the
brightly lit text “GPS-ONLY VERSION” at the bottom left corner of the Card.
Please remember it is your responsibility to know and abide by the law. Therefore,
always thoroughly check local legislation before rst using your Stinger Card. If you
have a GPS-ONLY VERSION of the 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 the Card) and the + key for longer than 3
seconds. After you have heard the “wiping” sound as a conrmation, the erased functionalities have been permanently deleted. The
Card will only be capable of the standard GPS-ONLY VERSION functionalities. A new software download and installation (available
where allowed) needs to be performed 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 trafc.
LEGAL CONTROLS
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The golden Stinger S is located below this
corner on the ipside of the Card.
Simultaneously holding both this S and
the + key for longer than 3 seconds will
turn your Card into a GPS-ONLY VERSION
by permanently erasing any of the extra
functionalities.
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 the Card by simply taking it out of the holder. Use the touch keys to further control the 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 band on or
off. When in Selection
mode this same key is
used to skip to the next
functionality.
MUTE key
Key to temporarily mute the
sound of an active alert.
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 the
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 stautus of
a functionality:
LED off - function inactive
LED on - function active
LED ashing - 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).

Simultaneously touch the -
and the + keys.
The LED belonging to the
rst functionality will start
ashing, indicating it has
been selected.
Touch the - key to switch off
the selected functionality,
touch the + key to switch
it on.
The Level LEDs indicate
whether the selected
functionality has been
switched on: 1 LED means
off, 5 LEDs mean on.
You can leave the Selection
mode by not touching
any key for longer
than 10 seconds or by
simultaneously touching
the - and the + key.
Touch NEXT (the K
key) to select the next
functionality.
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 the Stinger Card’s many functionalities on or off by entering Selection mode:
KAnalyzing K band radar active Radar Alert K band 3
Ka Analyzing Ka band radar active Radar Alert Ka band 4
Searching for Safety Signals active In conjunction with K or Ka LED: Safety Signal Alert via radar
In conjunction with K or Ka LED: Safety Signal Alert via laser 5
LA Analyzing laser guns active Laser Alert 6
LS LaserShield®standby LaserShield®up 7
SL Stinger SpotList Alerting active You are approaching a SpotList location such as a loop camera 8
A B SPECS Alerting active You have entered a SPECS location 9
SpS Card will not play audio alerts when travelling under
SpeedSense threshold Audio alert currently muted by SpeedSense 10
FL FalseList functionality active Audio alert currently muted by FalseList 11
CONTROLS CONTROLS
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LED ON FLASHING PAGE
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Induction loop camera’s, such as Truvelo, use loops embedded in the road, instead of radar, to measure speed. These camera’s
therefore cannot be found by Radar Alerting or a radar detector. However, by their nature induction loops are in xed 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 display alert whenever you are approaching an induction loop camera. The most recent version of
the Stinger SpotList can be downloaded from stinger.com 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 ash
in conjunction with the red Level
LEDs. A distinctive audio alert
will be played as well.
Police in Europe 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 the Card. For the different types of speed traps for which it offers
protection, the Card has a particular warning LED and alert tone, activated on approach of the specic speed check. 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 congurations.
Induction Loops:
Fixed
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Radar Speed Trap:
Mobile (tripod)
Page 10
Radar Speed Trap:
Mobile (car)
Page 10
Laser Speed Trap:
Gun
Page 12
Laser Speed Trap:
AutoVelox
Page 12
SPECS
Page 11
Radar Speed Trap:
Fixed
Page 10
TYPES OF SPEED TRAPS INDUCTION LOOPS
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SPECS Alerting warns you of SPECS checks 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. The Card takes you through SPECS 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 SPECS 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 SPECS location.
SPECS Alert
About ten seconds before entering
a SPECS location, the Card wil
play a single beep and the very
rst and last of the (red) Level
LEDs will light up, indicating you
are approaching the location. At
the start of the SPECS location
a double beep is played, nally
followed by a triple beep after you
have exited the SPECS location.
During the entire SPECS the A B
LED will ash.
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There are two types of radar speed traps: xed and mobile. The SpotList Alerting described on the previous page can warn you
about the xed radar locations. Stinger’s Radar Alerting feature*, however, can expertly alert you to both types of radar traps: xed
and mobile. Your Stinger Card can utilise the Spectrum Analyzer with patch antenna to recognize police radars at often double the
distance that some 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 GPS-ONLY 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 ash.
Ka frequency radars are often used
for mobile speed traps on highways.
K band radar is also transmitted by
automatic doors of petrol station, as
well as trafc 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 SPECS
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*Not available on GPS-ONLY version of the Card.
With the help of the (red) Level
LEDs you can visually monitor
your relative position within the
SPECS.
A repetitive alarm will sound at
any moment that your average
speed exceeds the speed limit
for that SPECS location.

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 Stinger recognises a laser the LA LED on your Card
will start ashing and a distinct audio alarm will sound. All of the red
Level LEDs will ash also.
Laser Alerting*
With LaserShield on stand-by, the 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
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*Not available on GPS-ONLY version of the Card.
SAFETY SIGNALS
The Stinger Card incorporates a unique safety system. At considerable distances,
your Card 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 de Safety Signal LED together
with all ve Level LEDs will ash 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 a
surrounding area.
Based on laser: For more pinpointed communication, e.g. to cars on a
specic 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 DSI or Stinger Card with Laser that has to suddenly hit the brakes, can instantly give following cars with Stinger
Laser an early warning for this dangerous trafc situation. A function that can literally save lives.
Safety Signal Alert via laser
Safety Signal Alert via radar
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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 specic signal at this specic 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 ‘ngerprint’ 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 trafc, be looking for your
way around a business park or simply be searching for a parking spot at a shopping centre.
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. You
will still be visually alerted by means of a ashing alert LED in conjunction with a ashing 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.
PoliceCheck This feature can help you avoid unjust
trafc 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.
The 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 the 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.
SUPPRESSING FALSE ALERTS POLICECHECK
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*Not available on GPS-ONLY version of the Card.

STINGER DESKTOP
The Stinger Desktop is a simple-to-use application for your Mac or PC and enables you to:
Update your Stinger Card with great ease.
Load the database with (new) xed speed trap locations to your Card (Stinger SpotList).
Store and browse your PoliceCheck data.
The Stinger Desktop is supplied on a CD-rom with the purchase of the optional PC Interface for the Card and the most recent version is also available
for download from stinger.com. 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 .
Under “1. STINGER DEVICE” you will see which Stinger device has been attached (to the USB PC-Interface), in this case a Card.
Under “2. 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.
Allows you to monitor the progress of actions taking place, such as data being copied from the Card. 3.
Press this button to import PoliceCheck data belonging to your car from the Card to the database that has been opened.4.
Click this button to check for software updates. If updates are available, a window on which you can start the updates will appear.5.
After downloading the most recent Stinger SpotList from www.stinger.com you must use this button to install it on your Card.6.
Click under 7. DATABASE on PoliceCheck for a complete overview of all the registered PoliceCheck data.
By clicking a column heading, it is possible to sort your PoliceCheck data based on the title of the column heading.8.
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