Description
K40 Platinum100
LNA Radar/Laser Detection w/GPS Tech, OLED Display
Along with the finest in Ticket-Free performance, K40 takes your safety seriously.
Now, for the first time ever you have the option to control your portable radar and laser detector. This innovation allows you to customize and control your radar detector while keeping your eyes on the road.
K40’s Platinum100 portable radar and laser detector is also ready to connect to your professionally installed Laser Defusers giving you the confidence of true protection from laser speeding tickets and audible and visual alerts through your Platinum100 so you know exactly when you are being targeted by and jamming police laser.
Check the other tabs to find out about all the amazing features and functions of this newest Ticket-Free Guaranteed offering from K40 Electronics.
Features
The Latest Technology for Long Range Protection
The Platinum100 includes engineering enhancements which will inspire confidence that you are driving with the very best speeding ticket protection available today.
• New LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) radar receiver technology that increases range and sensitivity.
• A more powerful CPU for a more responsive system and greater customization options.
• USB updateable for future expansion.
GPS Features
• Mark to Mute – Mute audible warnings of non-police radar locations you regularly travel past by pressing the MM button
• Mark to Alert – Mark locations to alert such as dangerous intersections, speed traps, school zones, and red-light cameras by pressing the MA.
• Speed Monitor – Track your speed without taking your eyes off the road and be alerted if you exceed your selected speed
• Quiet Ride – Mute all alerts under a pre-selected speed. Eliminates alerts when you are driving at or near the posted speed limit (default setting is 20 mph).
• Auto Filter – Sensitivity automatically adjusts to the optimum setting based on your vehicle’s speed. This “set it and forget it” options means you always have just the right amount of protection. Less sensitivity at lower speed means less false alerts, and increased sensitivity at higher speeds means more time to slow down.
Advanced Filtering – The Platinum100 is packed with advanced filtering technology to make it the quietest, most dependable radar and laser detector available today.
• K-Band Filter – Automatically rejects false alerts from radar-based safety features like Collision Avoidance and Lane departure Warning from other vehicles (including your own).
• Traffic Sensor Filter – Rejects alerts from traffic flow sensors usually encountered during highway driving.
• Ka-Band Filter – Enables filtration of non-police Ka-Band radar signals, e.g. other radar detectors and satellite broadcast bands.
Radar Band Selectivity
• The Platinum100 offers you the option to choose specific band frequency ranges that you wish to be alert to. Make the drive even quieter by honing in on specific frequency ranges used only by a police officer’s radar gun.
• K-Band Narrow/Wide/Extended – Allows you to customize the frequency range of K-Band radar signals your system scans and alerts for.
• Ka-Band Narrow/Wide – Allows you to customize the frequency range of Ka-Band radar signals your system scans and alerts for.
Optional K40 Laser Defuser® Protection – Become invisible to police laser guns. The Platinum100 allows you to plug in your professionally installed Laser Defusers so that audible and visual alerts appear on your Platinum100 display. Don’t just be alerted to police laser guns, combat them.
Optional Wireless or Hardwired Remote Control - Sold Separately
The Platinum100 is the first portable radar detector built with your safety in mind. You now have the option to control your Platinum100 with a remote control. You can purchase the Platinum100 with or without a hand-held remote control, or special order a hard-wired, back-lit, Expert remote control option and have your retailer custom install it into your vehicle.
Technical Specifications
Products subject to one or more of the following U.S. Patents:
7,298,248 B2
5,001,777
RE39,038
RE40,653
RE41,905
Other patents are pending.
Detects and alerts to every FCC approved North American police radar frequencies.
| Specifications |
Technical |
| Operating Frequencies | 10.500 – 10.550 GHz (X-Band) 23.950 – 24.285 GHz (K-Band) 33.400 – 36.000 GHz (Ka-Band) 830 – 945 nanometers (Laser) |
| K-Band Selectivity: K Narrow K Wide (DEFAULT SETTING) K Extended |
Scans specific K-Band frequency ranges 24.080-24.200 GHz 24.026-24.285 GHz 23.950-24.285 GHz |
| Ka-Band Selectivity: Ka Narrow Ka Wide (DEFAULT SETTING) |
Scans 100 MHz above/below the most important frequencies 33.7-33.9 GHz / 34.6-34.8 GHz / 35.4-35.6 GHz 33.4-36.00 GHz |
| Power Requirements | 10.05 – 16.0 Volts DC negative ground 185 mA typical standby |
| Dimensions | 4.50 in. L x 3.50 in. W x 1.45 in. H |
| Weight | 6.2 oz. |
| Optional Expert Control Unit |
1.76 in L x 0.76 in W x 0.35 in H w/attached 8? cable |
| Radar Receiver Type | DLNA, Dynamic Low Noise Amplifier |
| GPS Receiver Type |
SiRFstar III |
| Signal Strength Indicators |
Audible Geiger and visual signal strength indicators |
| RDD Guard |
Protection from Radar Detector Detectors |
| Temperature Range |
-40° – +165° Fahrenheit |
| Coiled Power Cord |
3’2″ coiled length / 4’6″ stretched length – 1.3mm center tip positive – F2AL 2 Amp fuse. |
| Straight Power Cord |
10′ length – 1.3mm center tip positive – F2AL 2 Amp fuse. |
Filter Settings:
| Level/Mode | Sensitivity | Recommended Use |
| 1. Highway | Detects X, K, Ka-Band, and laser signals at full sensitivity. (Factory Default) |
For highway travel or in any area in which you are unfamiliar with the types of radar used. |
| 2. City | Decreases range and sensitivity on X, K, and Ka-Bands. Laser detection remains at full sensitivity. |
When traveling in an urban area with minimal non-police radar signals. |
| 3. Filter | X-Band off. Further range and sensitivity reduction of K and KaBands. Laser detection remains at full sensitivity. |
When traveling in a congested traffic area with a high concentration of non-police radar signals. |
| 4. Auto | Adjusts range and sensitivity on all radar bands based on vehicle speed. Laser detection remains at full sensitivity.0-45 mph = Filter setting sensitivity. 46-55 mph = City setting sensitivity. 56 mph+ = Highway setting sensitivity. |
Allows for less sensitivity in low-speed situations and more range and sensitivity in higher speed situations. |
Factory Default Customizable Settings
| Menu Options | Default Setting | Description |
| Voice Type | “Female Voice” | Choose a male or female voice for audio alerts. |
| Audible Voice | “Voice On” | For all initial audio alerts. “Voice On” uses voice, “Voice Off” uses tones only. |
| Wake-Up Sequence | “Wake-up Long” | “Wake-Up Long” is a standard 5-second sequence. “Wake-Up Short” uses an abbreviated sequence. “Walke-Up Silent” display only, no audible. |
| Auto Volume | “Auto Volume On” | Automatically reduces volume every 3 seconds. |
| Display Color | “White” | Choose white, red, blue, amber, or green accents for OLED display. |
| Display Mode | “Speed/Compass” | Speed/Compass, Speed/Voltage, Speed/All Threat on the left, and right of the display. |
| Alert Display | “5-Bar” | 5-bar or 3-bar alert display setting. |
| Time | “Time-Off” | Enable to see a clock in the center section of the display. |
| DST (Active when “Time-On”) | Off | Enable Daylight Savings Time. |
| GMT (Active when “Time-On”) | -5 | Sets time zone according to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Common North American time zone settings: •GMT – 05:00 – Eastern Standard •GMT – 06:00 – Central Standard •GMT – 07:00 – Mountain Standard •GMT – 08:00 – Pacific Standard •GMT – 09:00 – Yukon Standard •GMT – 10:00 – Alaska/Hawaii Standard |
| X-Band | “X-Band On” | Enables the detection of X-Band radar. |
| K-Band (Selectable) | “K-Wide” | •”K-Wide” scans the standard range of K-Band frequencies that police radar guns can use. •”K-Narrow” scans the primary K-Band frequencies of police radar guns being used. •”K-Extended” scans radar frequencies below the standard range of speed enforcement technology that may be used in your area now or in the future. |
| Ka-Band (Selectable) | “Ka-Wide” | •”Ka-Wide” scans the entire possible range of Ka-Band frequencies that police radar guns can use. •”Ka=Narrow” scans the primary Ka-Band frequencies of police radar guns being used. |
| Ka-Band Filter | “Ka-Filter Off” | Enables the filtration of Ka-Band non-police radar signals. |
| Traffic Sensor Filter | “Traffic Sensor Filter Off” | Enables the filtration of K-Band signals from traffic flow radar sensors to reduce false alerts. |
| MRCD/CT | “MRCD Off” | Enables MRCD/CT photo radar detection. |
| MRCD/CT Filter (Active when “MRCD/CD-On”) | Off | Reduces falser alerts when MRCD/CT detection is enabled. |
| Laser | “Laser On” | Enables the detection of Laser. |
| Optional Laser Defuser | “Defuser On” | Enables Laser Defusers if installed and plugged into the Platinum100 |
| Laser Settings | “Laser Constant Transmit” | Choose Constant, Pulse, or Receive-Only mode of the K40 Laser Defuser system if installed. |
| Speed Units | “Miles Per Hour” | Choose miles per hour or Kilometers per hour. |
| Low Battery Warning | “Off” | Warning tone sounds if vehicle battery power drops below 11V. |
| Auto Power | “Auto Power Off” | Turns the power off if speed stays at zero or if GPS is not connected for one hour. |
| Delete All Mute Locations | N/A | Clears all stored muted locations. See page 19. |
| Delete All Alert Locations | N/A | Clears all stored alert locations. See page 20. |
| Firmware Version | N/A | The current firmware version is displayed onscreen. |
| Factory Reset | “Factory Reset” | Restores original factory default settings. |
| Exit | “Exit” | Exit the settings menu and save your selections. |