user manual Stinger DSI - Radar
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1. DSI Computer User Manual English WELCOME THE MODULES Thank you for purchasing the Driver Safety and Information Computer DSI A high quality product like the Stinger DSI should come with an equally high level of service Therefore please note that you can direct all your questions regarding the DSI to Stinger by simply calling us on 31 0 252 418095 Useful information is also available at www stinger com This User Manual will quickly bring you up to speed with your DSI to help you get optimal enjoyment from Stinger applications such as SpotList Alerting Radar Alerting SPECS Alerting Laser Alerting LaserShield MileageLog 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 31 0 252 418095 gt Through the online manuals which can be found at www stinger com manuals JE At our website www stinger com for example under Frequently Asked Questions In a personal meeting at the Stinger offices preferably upon making an appointment Stinger Arnoudstraat 6 2182 DZ Hillegom The Netherlands Available where allowed The DSI is a modular system This not only has the advantage that the DSI can easily be configured to your personal wishes but also makes it future proof If Stinger makes a new module available for the DSI it can easily be clicked into the2. 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 CONTROLS CONTROLS Your DSI will automatically switch on and off along with the ignition of your vehicle and you can control the DSI by means of the eight keys on the Memory Display Function buttons at the right side The three larger buttons to the right are usually used to select functions or choose settings The top and bottom buttons of the three are mostly used for navigating up and down between settings and functions The middle button functions as the enter button Lower Function buttons The actual functions of the lower four buttons are described directly above them on the LCD screen and may vary from one screen to another The OFF and ERASE button The slightly smaller button in the topmost right corner at the front is the OFF button If you have driven in a country where Radar Alerting is allowed and now drive into a country where that is not allowed pressing the OFF button will take you to the ERASE screen Here pressing the ERASE button the rightmost of the lower four function buttons will immediately erase the Radar Alerting Laser Alerting and LaserShield functions instantly br
3. beams Laser Alerting involves a visual and audio alarm in case your car gets shot at by laser your Stinger can even indicate the type of gun the police are using LaserShielding takes the protection further your Stinger pulls up a protective laser shield of light making it virtually impossible for speed trap lasers to measure your speed Note The LaserShield is for use where permitted Note Even if you own a DSI version capable of the LaserShield functionality it initially will be switched off To activate it go to Settings gt Laser and switch LaserShield on Before using the LaserShield please check your local legislation LASER ALERT Gun Laser Patrol A LASER ALERT message will appear on your Memory Display as soon as your a Stinger detects a laser The type of laser gun can also be displayed MUTE SeS MEM Available where allowed LASER ALERT Gun UltraLyte When speed trap lasers are detected this screen will be displayed and you will hear the corresponding warning If you have the LaserShield function on your Shield will automatically deploy d MUTE SPS MEM LaserShield The LaserShield will remain in effect for 4 to 10 seconds depending Shield up time on the Shield up time you have selected the factory Shield up time setting is 6 seconds After this Shield up Time the LaserShield protection will automatically end enabling the speed gun to measure your speed The LaserShield wil
4. system Software updates can simply be downloaded via the Stinger Desktop Your Stinger can be equipped with the following modules Memory Display Display Holder and PC Interface The Stinger DSI is operated using the Memory Display The Memory Display s LCD screen also shows all relevant information Using the PC Interface you can link the Memory Display to your PC and pass data to and from the car such as the MileageLog Available where allowed Computer Center The Computer Center is the Stinger DSI s brain directing and coordinating all other modules and functions All modules are therefore connected directly or indirectly to the Computer Center If Stinger brings out a new module it can be added simply by plugging it in The Computer Center has flash memory and a GPS module Extension Box To connect additional modules quickly and easily we recommend using the Extension Box when the DSI is installed The Extension Box is placed under the bonnet of the car and connects the Spectrum Analyzer and Laser Analyzer Box to the Computer Centre 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 SA All laser activities transmitting
5. Automatically check for DSI updates when Memory Display is connected in one folder all business trips from one year C Automatically import log data when Memory Display is connected i i i i i Automatically erase Memory Display after log data is imported Here you can see the status of the actions being conducted such as when data are being copied from the Memory Display Click this button in order to import the MileageLog data that came from the DSI in your car into the open data base Click this button after you have imported data from your Memory Display in order to empty the Memory Display therewith creating space on your Memory Display for the recording of new MileageLog and PoliceCheck data Click this button to check for DSI software updates If updates are available a window on which you can start the updates will automatically appear P E 2 A k Start time End time Duration Start km End km Distance km From postal From street From city After you have downloaded the newest Stinger SpotList from www stinger com you can click this button to copy the SpotList to your Memory Display STINGER DEVICE EHEN EST ETE EER SET VEE TE i ERE Memory Display 09 58 12 10 09 38 00 11 26 268 174 9 268 185 4 10 4 2204BZ Langevelderlaan NOORDWIK ZH enabling to install the new spotList onto the DSI In your car 18 28 20 18 29 34 00 01 14 268 185 4 268 196 9 11 6 2182DL Beatrixlaan HILLEGOM Click under DATABASE on MileageLog to obtain a complete overvie
6. ain Menu gt Settings gt SpeedSense in which you can set a high and a low SpeedSense value The high value is meant for motorways the low one for secondary roads many people set the high value at or around 100 km h and the low value at or around 50 km h If you turn on auto switch in the SpeedSense settings your DSI will automatically switch from the high to the low value as soon as your actual speed reaches the low SpeedSense value If you do not turn auto switch on you will be able to switch from the high to the low value only by pressing the SpS button Switching up from the low SpeedSense value to the high value can only be done using the SpS button whether auto switch is on or not Available where allowed xt stor nr he to disrl betee maer Su ebere m Memory Dapur ch fer OM wp tate Stinger s MileageLogging keeps your business and private trips separate At the start of each trip select the type of trip and to record fuel stops and other interruptions press pitstop after resuming the trip If you wish you can also enter the current mileage at the time of the pitstop This unique function helps you fight unjust traffic fines If you have PoliceCheck switched on Main Menu gt Settings gt MileageLogging your DSI will automatically keep track of where and when you encountered speed traps radar laser loops SPECS etc your speed at that time as well as the frequenci
7. arious screens You will always be aware of when a route begins what the approximate remaining length of the route is and what your average speed is at that time 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 On the Pilot screen which provides clear visual support you will see the following screens in the event of a SPECS check The speed limit stored in your Stinger for the route You will receive a warning when you approach a SPECS check E MUTE SeS MEM You can adjust the speed limit using the F Your relative position on the route is shown visually This is your final average speed for the entire route If your average exceeds the speed limit an unhappy face will be displayed and a camera sound will be heard SPECS end Awa te CE 4 MUTE Ses MEM Remaining distance within the SPECS This is your real time average speed over the route covered so far A happy neutral or sad face show you whether you re average speed is okay or over the limit If you have equipped your DSI with Stinger Laser modules it can protect you against laser speed traps using the latest laser technology Laser traps involve lasers being shot at your car with the gun calculating your speed based on the reflected laser Stinger Laser offers two forms of protection against laser
8. ave 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 DSI To assist you with this please use the Stinger Desktop application and make sure you answer correctly the questions concerning the regional configurations Induction Loops Radar Speed Trap Radar Speed Trap Radar Speed Trap SPECS Laser Spoeg Trap Laser Speed Trap i un Fixed Fixed Mobile tripod Mobile car AutoVelox Page 9 Page 10 Page 10 Page 10 Page 12 Page 14 Page 14 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 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 display message 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 screen The time Your current speed The direction of travel Your GPS speed more accurate than
9. ersions Desktop it must be installed on your Mac or PC More information regarding the installation can be found on www stinger com Eu oktober 2009 We recommend to regularly check here to Stinger Operating System 2 1 00 Check for DSI updates Cu Vakantie Itali find and install all available software Ga Roadball updates for your Stinger Memory Display firmware 1 0 26 Last checked 28 oktober 2009 w n O Spectrum Analyzer firmware 1 0 62 Under STINGER DEVICE you will see wich Stinger device has been attached to the USB PC Interface in this case a Memory Display a r ig eee ee ae Ben Under DATABASE you will find the name of the opened MileageLog and or PoliceCheck data base Within these data bases you can save browse and manage imported MileageLog and PoliceCheck data Spotlist and Sounds Under MILEAGELOG FOLDERS you can create and manage your own folders in order to neatly organize your trips To create a new folder click on iat ed TS BE UM aad a File gt New MileageLog Folder This allows you for instance to group all trips from one month by dragging those into the folder DSI Sounds 3 4 Smart folders will fully automatically keep your folders up to date based on filters you set The criteria for these filters you can set up when creating the folder and can comprise such variables as kind of trip destination distance and period To illustrate this would allow you to automatically collect i Options m
10. es used permitting you to check wether they fall within the legally permitted bandwith To save and edit MileageLogging and PoliceCheck data which can also be done in Excel follow these two steps First put the data on your Memory Display by going to Main Menu gt Settings gt MileageLogging gt Data to display Then export the data from your Memory Display to your Mac or PC by connecting your Memory Display to the PC Interface To copy and edit the data please refer to the next chapter Stinger Desktop 18 STINGER DESKTOP STINGER DEVICE s we Fe UN M Displ Stinger Desktop is an easy to use application for your Mac or PC that has been specifically developed to 1 Memory Display aids ie di i Make of vehicle Porsche Importeer naar database Update your Stinger DSI in an easy manner DATABASE Model of vehicle Panamera Licence plate 09 JMZ 1 Wis Memory Display i i G N Pet Ingeland a Upload new fixed speed trap locations the Stinger SpotList to your DSI ee jaw Name of driver Peter van Ingeland Store and manage your MileageLog data 2 WE PoliceCheck Memory MileageLog Store and browse your PoliceCheck data MILEAGELOG FOLDERS z x n i LJ augustus 2009 The Stinger Desktop comes with your DSI on a CD rom and can be downloaded from stinger com downloads Before you can start using the Stinger ca enemas seus Software v
11. inging you into compliance with local regulations Favorite screen After the DSI switches on the Memory Display first shows the Stinger logo and during 10 seconds notifies you that by using the DSI you declare yourself in agreement with the Stinger User Agreement If you have the MileageLog functionality on Main Menu gt Configuration gt MileageLog next you will see the screen that offers the route type options business private commute Lastly you will see your favourite screen as selected in the Configurations Menu Depending on your selection this can be the Spectrum Analysis screen the Signal Strength screen or the Pilot screen depicted below which conveniently shows your current speed the time your direction of travel the SpeedSense SpS value and all active functionalities at any given moment Available where allowed MEM Button that puts FalseList and SpotList Icoation into the memory p 14 BACK This button takes you to the previous menu untill you reach the Main Menu MUTE Button that temporarily switches off a sound alert SpS With this button you change the speed value under which you will not get any audio alerts p 14 Configuration menu Pressing the BACK button one time or more will always bring you back to the Main Menu From the Main Menu you cannot just navigate to the various functionality screens but also to the Configuration menu where you can customise a multitude of settings
12. l never be active when your speed is below 30 km h or 19 mph Select the duration of the Shield Up time by going to Configuration gt Laser gt LaserShield If you receive a false alarm simply press the MEM button and you will see a message that 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 bu FalseList still see a warning on your display however indicating that the alarm has been suppressed E MUTE SeS MEM by FalseList Your DSI 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 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 SPOTLIST ALERT for your way around a business park or simply be searching for a parking spot at a shopping RELIE Ds centre SpeedSense eliminates these by simply letting you indicate the speed below which 4 MUTE Ses MEM the DSI will not give audible warnings The accompanying pilot screen indicates that the SpeedSense SpS value is 25 Below 25 km h therefore the DSI will not produce audio alerts but it will indicate them on your Memory Display screen keeping things nice and quiet in your car You can configure SpeedSense on your DSI under M
13. rs a choice of three different preferred screens which you can indicate in Settings gt Preferred Screen The higher the peak displayed by the Spectrum Analysis screen the stronger the signal The stronger the signal the more likely it is to be an actual trap Also the closer to the centre of the graph the peak is the more likely it is to be police radar In this example it appears to be an actual speed trap for two reasons peak height and signal location The closer the measured frequency approaches the official K band axis frequency of 24 125 GHz or in the case of the Ka band 34 3 GHz the more likely it is to be a speed trap as opposed to a false alarm Your DSI indicates the exact radar frequency here in this case 24 126 GHz Your DSI detects a strong K band frequency as the K indicator bar is almost full This suggests an actual speed trap in the area not a false alarm The Ka band is completely empty so there is no Ka trap in the area There is no Laser La signal present either Available where allowed 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 DSI takes you through the SPECS check with v
14. such as volume brightness time language mph or km h SpeedSense level etc ko switch oft S ER fart 11 MUTE ERASE If you are leaving a country where Radar Alerting is allowed and now drive into a country where that is not allowed pressing the OFF button will take you to ERASE screen 2 Here pressing the ERASE button will immediately erase the Radar Alerting Laser Alerting and LaserShield functions instantly bringing you into compliance with local regulations 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 in certain markets only supplies versions of the DSI that are incapable of certain functionalities Radar Alerting and Laser Alerting are not available on this version When powered up this version of the Stinger DSI can be easily recognized in the Pilot screen by means of the text RADAR ALERTING NOT POSSIBLE Please remember it is your responsibility to know and abide by the law Therefore al
15. w of all your trips DATABASE 18 38 30 18 41 48 00 03 18 268 196 9 268 199 2 2 3 2211GG Bernardweg NOORDWIJKERHOUT Name Peter van Ingeland 5 5 a c z 10 04 24 10 15 10 00 10 46 268 199 2 268 209 7 10 4 2204DD And NOORDWIJK ZH 2 You can sort your trips based on the column title by clicking on this title one or more times 10 m kai BEE PoliceCheck 18 25 26 18 36 24 00 10 58 268 209 7 268 221 2 11 6 2182 Z Ganzestraat HILLEGOM 2 Se DU RAD Ku E FX Copyright 2009 Stinger All rights reserved DSI Computer User Manual www stinger com 2009 Stinger DSI UMv1 0 INT 31 0 252 418095
16. ways thoroughly check local legislation before first using your Stinger DSI If 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 of local legislation whenever entering a country that does not allow for Radar and or Laser Alerting Erasing is achieved by first pressing the OFF key In the subsequent screen just choose ERASE This will turn your DSI in a version that is incapable of Radar Alerting Laser Alerting and LaserShield A new software download and installation available where allowed is required in order to once again change the version of your DSI see page 18 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 Stinger DSI incorporates a unique safety system At considerable distances your DSI 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 Safety Signals will provide
17. you with both an advanced visual warning and a special audio warning 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 SAFETY SIGNAL Based on radar For example around school zones to warn drivers Break ina traffic in the surrounding area qi MUTE SeS MEM 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 A vehicle equipped with a Stinger DSI or Stinger Card with Laser that has to suddenly hit the breaks can instantly give following cars with Stinger Laser an early warning for this dangerous traffic situation A function that can literally save lives TYPES OF SPEED TRAPS INDUCTION LOOPS 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 DSI has particular audio visual alerts activated on approach of the specific speed trap The following pages provide a summary of the various types of speed traps and the corresponding DSI screens Note The rules regarding protection against speed traps vary from country to country Some countries h
18. your car s speedometer The SpotList Alert The DSI displays a warning 15 seconds before the loop trap and shows the speed limit it has stored for that location There are two types of radar speed traps fixed and mobile The SpotList Alerting described on page 9 can warn you about 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 DSI 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 Your DSI indicates the radar permitted you can download the appropriate Stinger Operating Software To assist you with this please use the Stinger Desktop application for band here K or Ka 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 pressing the OFF button in the top right corner and then the ERASE button the rightmost of the lower four function buttons See Page 4 for the ERASE function description The signal strength Your DSI displays a relatively high signal strength value of 225 here whereas the maximum is 255 Therefore it is very likely that this concerns an actual speed trap Radar Alerting offe
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