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1. Type loops 4 Mute alert Edit fixed Spot 1 Stored limit might not always correspond with the actual speed limit 7b Section Section Alerting will warn you for and guide you through the Section Controls a k a SPECS or automated VASCAR With Section Control cameras regardless of your speed register your vehicle at a point A and then again at point B often at least a mile down the road A computer then automatically calculates your average speed between points A and B and arranges for your ticket in case of speeding With the clear information of the V I P you will effortlessly be guided through Section Control Approaching Section The set speed limit You will get an You can change the limit set for the Section initial alert when by the V I P by pressing the approaching Section and keys Approaching Section 4 Mute alert Add fixed Spot During Section Your real time average speed in the Your position within the Section Section so far shown graphically and in numbers 1300 meter Average 80 D 4 Mute alert Add fixed Spot End of Section Your final average speed over the completed Section If exceeding the limit a sad face will be shown and the sound of a camera shutter played Section has ended Length 1300 meter Average 4 Mute alert Add fixed Spot 7c Laser If you have equipped your V I P with Stinger2. All other trademarks belong to their registered owners All specifications and functionalities in this manual and of the products described there in are subject to change Stinger V I P User Manual V I P INT V2 0 2012 Stinger Keeping your Stinger up to date Contact and help Using your Stinger V I P SafetySignals PoliceCheck MileageLogging Alert types 7a Spot 7b Section 7c Laser 7d Radar Suppressing of false alerts 1 Keeping your Stinger up to date To optimally benefit from your Stinger we suggest you use the Stinger Desktop application to check for updates monthly 1 If you have not yet installed the Stinger Desktop application on your Mac or PC if need be it can be downloaded from www stinger com downloads 2 Connect the USB stick of your Stinger V I P to your Mac or PC 3 The Stinger Desktop application will automatically check for and show any available updates 4 Follow the steps shown on the screen of your Stinger Desktop V I P key Make of vehicle Porsche import log to database Licence plate 31 HDR 8 Name of driver Peter van Ingeland ee Check data on USB key Software versions je recommend to regularly check here to Stinger Operating System 2 2 100 Check for V I P updates find and install all available software m updates for your Stinger Last checked July 2012 Spectrum Analyzer firmware N A Laser Analyzer firmware N A Erase updates on USB key
3. Spotlist and Sounds Use the Load button to help install a new Stinger SpotList BNL2012v8 Load SpotList or Sound file on your V LP Options 2 Contact and help If at any point you have questions regarding your Stinger more information and answers can be found in the following ways Head Office Phone 31 0 252 41 80 95 Website www stinger com Email mail stinger com Online manuals www stinger com manuals 3 Using your Stinger V I P Using your Stinger V I P is extremely simple Make sure your V I P key is connected to the Stinger USB cable in your car Your V I P will automatically start up each time you turn on the ignition of your car and shut down when you turn the ignition off again Clear color coded alerts make driving with the V I P pleasurable and straightforward Green means relax yellow suppressed alert and red full alert Green Yellow Red No special Perceived threat likely unimportant Direct attention circumstances requested 116 amp ANALYZING After start up the V I P will always take you to the Pilot screen the standard operating screen For any further interaction with the V I P you can use the pressure sensitive touch display At any time pressing the Stinger S key will take you directly to the main menu Pilot screen Function active S key Function not active Key to main menu SpeedSense Your current speed See 8 Suppressing of fa
4. Laser it can provide you with protection against laser speed traps In such traps a device will fire laser light towards your car and use the reflections to determine your speed Laser Alerting The Laser Alerting functionality allows your Stinger to instantly see that laser is being fired often even already when cars ahead of you are being targeted In your car you will be alerted with clear visual and audible warnings Laser Alerting Alerts Visual The moment your Stinger identifies laser light it will A visual representation display an alert like below Even the type of laser of the laser device device can be shown LaserShield inactive 4 Mute alert Add fixed Spot Optional available where allowed LaserShield When being fired at with laser your Stinger can instantly deploy a shield of invisible light the LaserShield It will temporarily make it nearly impossible for laser guns to measure your speed The LaserShield is so advanced that even modern side lasers positioned next to the road for instance installed into the guard rail can be effectively blocked LaserShield Shield up time The LaserShield will stay up for a pre set time of 2 to 9 seconds after the initial alert After that Shield up time the shield will automatically go down allowing a laser a second shot at measuring your speed At speeds below ca 30 km h the shield will always be down LaserShield j activ
5. will also log other data including your speed and essential details such as radar frequencies That latter enabling you to check if the radar in question has been operating within legal bandwidths In the Stinger Desktop application you can retroactively look up store and print all the collected data STINGER DEVICE Ss S S m V I P USB Key DATABASE Name Peter van Ingeland MileageLog PoliceCheck RITREGISTRATIE MAPPEN fa 2012 15 03 2009 15 03 2009 15 03 2009 15 03 2009 15 03 2009 15 03 2009 15 03 2009 No GPS No GPS No GPS No GPS 15 03 2009 15 03 2009 15 03 2009 15 03 2009 15 03 2009 15 03 2009 16 48 42 16 48 42 16 48 42 16 48 42 16 55 26 16 56 52 16 59 38 23 35 10 23 35 24 23 35 48 23 37 00 23 36 48 23 36 56 24 131 GH 24 120 GHz 24 136 GHz 24 113 GHz 24 125 GHz 24 134 GHz 24 143 GHz 24 140 GHz 24 156 GHz 24 204 GHz 24 195 GHz 24 181 GHz 24 163 GHz 24 115 GHz 6 MileageLog To assist with someone hourly billing or travel cost administration and in some countries even to help avoid extra state taxes your Stinger V I P can keep detailed track of all your business and private car travel At the start of any trip you simply choose the trip type Business Personal or Commute or automatically let it default To register trip interruptions like petrol and tood stops you just choose pit st
6. Se E RAD Ku BER V I P User manual English Legality Many countries in the world have their own unique regulations regarding drivers being alerted to and 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 citizens have the liberty to freely pick up radar signals while in others that is made illegal Also the freedom to receive the information from laser speed trap guns often differs per country In order to offer its products to car drivers throughout the world like in the so called common market of the E U where the laws vary widely per country as well as in many other countries and states on our planet Stinger in certain markets only supplies versions of the Stinger V I P that are incapable of certain functionalities Radar Alerting Laser Alerting LaserShield and SpotList may not be available on those versions When powered up this version of the Stinger V I P can be easily recognized in the Pilot screen by means of the text Safety Signals Scanning Please remember that it is and always will be your personal responsibility to be aware of and abide by the locally applicable laws Therefore please always thoroughly check local legislation before first using your Stinger V I P If you are driving in a country where you do have the freedom to use Radar Alerting and or Laser Alerting an
7. d or LaserShielding and or SpotList 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 state province that does not allow one or more of the above mentioned functionalities Erasing is achieved by first pressing the S key In the subsequent screen simply choose the ERASE button This will turn your Stinger V I P into a version that is incapable of Radar Alerting Laser Alerting LaserShielding and SpotList Alerting A new software download and installation available where allowed is required in order to once again change the version of your Stinger V I P Please be aware that all features and functionalities discribed in this manual are subject to the presence of the corresponding hardware modules 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 Copyright 2012 Stinger All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced nor in whole nor in part without the express prior permission of Stinger Stinger the Stinger logo the Stinger S De luxe van relaxed rijden and V I P Computer are registered trademarks of Stinger
8. e 4 Mute alert Add fixed Spot Optional available where allowed 7d Radar Radar based speed traps determine your speed with the help of reflected radio waves Those radars may be set up temporarily in a car or on a tripod next to the road or be part of a fixed installation such as in a cabinet next to or above the road The SpotList Alerting feature described in 7a can only alert you to the fixed locations Radar Alerting Radar Alerting Band and Frequency Visual Scientific name of the frequency band X K Ka as A visual representation well as the frequency exact to the fourth decimal of the radar trap Signal Strength Signal strength indication displayed on a scale of 1 to 10 The higher the strength the closer the approximate vicinity of the radar source Strength LERE ine Frequency 9 34 2998 GHz Mutealert Add to FalseList however can recognize the radio waves emitted by the radars and therefore not just alert to the active fixed radars but also to the temporary and mobile ones As a result of its unique Multi Polarity HD antenna the Stinger V I P can even timely recognize speed radars where radar detectors tall short The extreme accuracy of the Stinger V I P is also evident in the Spectrum Analysis screen Go to settings to select it as your default screen or to define it as a toggle key Spectrum Analyse 3D Graph Analysis of the X K and Ka bands is shown s
9. imultaneously The horizontal axis indicates the relative frequency the vertical axis the relative signal strength 104 35 RAL 24 1253 GHz 4 Mutealert Add to FalseList 8 Suppression of false alerts SpeedSense This function offers an easy way to eliminate many unwanted alerts Simply activate a threshold speed under which your V P will automatically mute all alerts Go to Main Menu gt Settings gt SpeedSense to change the chosen threshold or just press the Display where it shows your current speed FalseList Whenever you receive a false alert simply hit the Add to FalseList button to store that specific signal at that specific location in the FalseList of your Stinger Next time you drive past your V I P will stay pleasantly quiet SpeedSense FalseList You are driving 65 km h and If you prefer for this specific alert to therefore below the SpeedSense stay muted subsequent times you drive threshold of 80 km h The Radar by irrespective of the speed you will Alart will therefore stay muted be going press this button Mute 65 under Strength Ka band Frequency 35 5028 GHz Add to FalseList Optional available where allowed
10. lse alerts Section Safety Add fixed spot In the main menu you can proceed to the Settings menu where you can change settings such as volume brightness time language kilometer miles and SpeedSense From the main menu simply press the Pilot icon to return to the Pilot screen Main menu Side buttons Hidden keys for which you can select the functionality in the Settings menu Main menu Settings Transfer ERASE Data 4 SafetySignals The Stinger V I P incorporates an advanced safety system At great distances it picks up SafetySignals that can be transmitted around work zones school zones and emergency vehicles These signals will be transcoded in real time and shown as the appropriate alert This way your V I P can alert you up to a kilometer ahead of a special traffic situation Depending on the application there are several ways a SafetySignal can be generated Cars equipped with Stinger Laser can even automatically and instantly alert other Stinger Laser equipped cars to dangerous situations such as heavily braking traffic 78 Strength 4 Mute alert Add fixed spot 5 PoliceCheck This unique Stinger feature enables you to fight unjust or incorrect traffic citations With PoliceCheck switched on Main Menu gt Settings gt PoliceCheck your V I P will automatically log the instances you encountered radar laser and other types of speed traps Of those moments it
11. op when resuming your ride With the supplied Stinger USB key it is a cinch to transfer your RouteLogging information to the Stinger Desktop application on your Mac or PC and further manage the data Please choose trip type Business Private gt E F Commute Pitstop 7 Types of speed traps Alerts of the V I P distinguish between the types of speed traps a Spot Post with Radar installation induction loops b Section Ag A A c Laser Sidelaser d Radar Radar installation active On tripod 7a Spot The V I P will alert you with the help of GPS technology to fixed speed trap installations such as posts with induction loops and radar installations or simply Spots Stinger has mapped the vast majority of fixed speed trap installations in the world which by definition are located in fixed spots and distributes these in the form of a so called SpotList Just use the Stinger Desktop application on your Mac or PC to keep your SpotList up to date Whenever you approach a location that s in the Stinger SpotList the V I P will show you the following type of alert screen The Spot alert Your current speed The V I P will start Your GPS speed usually much more accurate alerting ca 15 seconds than that on a car s speedometer ahead of the spot Limit Visual The stored speed limit A visual representation for that location of the fixed installation Taveras
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