Benefon Twig Locator Operating Guide

TWIG LOCATOR
User’s Manual
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conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications not expressly appro­ved by the party responsible for compliance would void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
use incompatibe accessories and batteries.
Manufacturer: Benefon Oyj, P.O. Box 84, 24101 Salo, Finland Web site:
Made in Finland.
Copyright ©
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2006 Benefon Oyj. All rights reserved.
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0413
The tracking device should not be disposed with household or other commercial wastes. Remove the
battery from the phone and dis­pose it according to local battery recy­cling laws.
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CONTENTS

CONTENTS
TWIG LOCATOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
GETTING STARTED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Inserting SIM-card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Inserting battery and back cover . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
REMOVING BATTERY AND BACK COVER . . . . . . . . 7
KEYS, LEDS AND OUTER PARTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Turning Twig Locator on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
TWIG LOCATOR FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Stand-by mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Anchor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
NMEA output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
SENDING AND RECEIVING MESSAGES . . . . . . . . 12
VOICE CALLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
CONFIGURATING LOCATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Installing software and drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting to computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Configuration settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
DEVICE INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SECURITY SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Config 1: PIN Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Config 2: ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Config 3: Security code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ALARM SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Config 15: Max. allowed movement in
anchor mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Config 16: Battery alarm level . . . . . . . . . . . 16
GPS SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Config 11: Max GPS search time . . . . . . . . . . 16
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CONTENTS
Config 12: GPS update in basic mode . . . . . . 16
Config 13: GPS update in tracking mode . . . 16
Config 14: GPS update in anchor mode . . . . 17
MESSAGING SETTINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Config 6: SMSC number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Config 23-27: Destination numbers . . . . . . . 17
VOICE CALL SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Config 8: Terminate voice call . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Config 9: Voice call auto answer . . . . . . . . . . 18
Config 17: !IND messages (YES/NO) . . . . . . . 18
Config 18: Mic Bbcgain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Config 28-32: Voice call numbers . . . . . . . . . 19
WHITE LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
White L1-32: White list numbers . . . . . . . . . 19
Opening and saving settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Updating software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
ACCESSORIES AND BATTERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
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TWIG LOCATOR

TWIG LOCATOR
Twig Locator is an auxiliary device for locating and tracking different targets. Place Locator on your desired target, e.g car, and you can easily monitor its location.
Twig Locator can send you continuously updated position messages. With these mes­sages, you can easily track your Locator’s movements. You can also create an anchor that alarms you if your Locator is moved out­side of your defined area.
You can call and send messages to Locator for its updated position at any time. Additionally, by making a voice call, you can also listen to what happens nearby the device.
Twig Locator is a GSM-device with in-built GPS-positioning and support for MPTP com­mands. It can be used with any corresponding Benefon GPS-GSM phones and back-end devices with support for MPTP commands.

GETTING STARTED

Inserting SIM-card

Longer front side screws
Back cover
SIM­card
Front cover
Shorter back side screws
SIM-card holder
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GETTING STARTED
1. Remove the back cover and battery as described in
page 7
removing battery and back cover on
.
2. Slide the SIM card holder to the right. Lift the holder into an upright position.
3. Insert SIM card into the hole. Check that the cut corner is placed at the bottom left corner.
4. Close the holder. Slide the holder back to the left until it locks.

Inserting battery and back cover

1. Place the bottom tabs of the battery into the small hollows at the bottom of the device.
2. Push the battery towards the device until it locks into place. Ensure that the battery release catch is positioned upwards.
3. Place the back cover towards the device, bottom first.
4. Press the cover to the device until it locks in place at the top.
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5. Fasten the back cover with screws. Longer screws are for the front and shorter ones for the back side.
Battery relea se catch
Battery
Front cover
Longer front side screws
Bottom tabs of the battery
Shorter back side screws
Back cover

KEYS, LEDS AND OUTER PARTS

Note that battery will reach its full capacity only after two or three complete charges. For more information, see
page 9
.
charging the battery on
REMOVING BATTERY AND BACK COVER
1. Remove the screws by using the screw­driver included in Twig Locator sales pack­age.
2. Remove the back cover by lifting it off front side first.
3. Remove the battery by pressing the battery release catch downwards and lifting the battery off.
KEYS, LEDS AND OUTER PARTS
Status LED
Anchor button
Emergency button
Bottom connector for charger (round hole on the left)
GSM LED
GPS LED
Power on/ off button
Bottom connector for USB-cable
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KEYS, LEDS AND OUTER PARTS

Turning Twig Locator on and off

You can turn Twig Locator on by pressing the power on/off button. As a sign of starting-up, all three LED indicators turn on for a couple of seconds. After that the status LED continues blinking for about 20 seconds.
To turn the device off, press the power on/off button again.

Status LEDs

When Twig Locator is turned on, LED indica­tors express the status of the device the fol-
lowing way:
LED Indicator light
Status LED Off, when the device is in
GSM LED Continuously on, when data
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standby-mode.
call is on, or a SMS message
is being sent or received.
LED Indicator light
GSM LED 1 blink/sequence when hav-
GPS LED 1 blink/sequence, if the GPS
GPS LED Continuously off, if previous
ing a network
has a valid position fix that is
not older than 5 minutes.
position is older that 5 min-
utes and a new position fix is
not available.
You can ask the battery status by pressing the power on/off button. The status LED indicates battery level the following way:
Blinks/sequence Battery status
1Low (0-20%)
2 Fairly low (21-40%)
3 Fairly full (41-60%)
4 Almost full (61-80%)
Continuously on Battery full (81-100%)
KEYS, LEDS AND OUTER PARTS
When battery is low, Locator also sends bat­tery alarm message to your defined destina­tion numbers. For more information, see
23-27: destination numbers on page 17
.
config

Charging the battery

1. Plug the charger cable into the bottom con­nector of the device (round hole on the left­hand side).
2. Plug the charger into the mains outlet.
3. Charging starts automatically. As a sign of
charging,
on for a couple of seconds. After that
GSM LED blinks in sequences, 2 blinks in a sequence at first and then 4 blinks in a sequence.
charged, the GSM LED stays constantly on until the charger is disconnected. If there is an interruption or failure in charging, the status LED is turned off. Unplugging and replugging the cable displays the status of charging. If the battery is full, the status LED blinks 4 times, after which it is turned off.
all three LED indicators are turned
the
When the battery is fully
4. You can operate Locator during charging. However, if the battery is totally empty, it might take several minutes before the device can be used. If you turn Locator on while charging, the LEDs indicate events related to the ongoing mode, instead of showing the charging status.
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TWIG LOCATOR FEATURES

TWIG LOCATOR FEATURES

Stand-by mode

When Twig Locator is turned on, it enters into stand-by mode. In the stand-by mode, the device is not activated by any process but it is ready to receive and answer location requests. Stand-by mode is deactivated when some other mode is activated.

Positioning

You can ask your Locator’s position by sending it a ?LOC message. As a response, you will receive a message including information on your Locators position (coordinates), time, speed and direction. For more information, see
sending and receiving messages on page 12
.

Tracking

Tracking mode means that Locator is activated to continuously send updated location infor-
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mation. In the tracking mode, you can easily monitor movements of e.g. your car.
Tracking is activated by sending Locator a ?TRG, ?TRC or ?TRS message from a mobile phone or a back-end system supporting MPTP protocol.
If ?TRS or ?TRC is activated, tracking can be cancelled by sending a ?STO message. If ?TRG is activated, tracking is cancelled by sending a ?TRG_99_0 message.
Tracking mode can be activated simulta­neously with anchor and alarm modes.

Anchor

Anchor mode can be used to anchor Twig Locator to a defined position. In anchor mode, Locator is continuously calculating its current position and comparing it with the position it had when the anchor mode was entered.
Anchor mode is switched to alarm mode, if the distance between Locator and its original position becomes more than allowed. You can
TWIG LOCATOR FEATURES
set the alarm triggering distance by defining maximum allowed movements in configura­tion settings. For more information, see
15: max. allowed movement in anchor mode on
.
page 16
To enter the anchor mode, press and hold down anchor button for about 5 seconds. You can deactivate the mode by pressing the anchor button again. Anchor mode can be activated simultaneously with tracking and alarm modes.
config

Alarm

Alarm mode is activated, when the alarm but­ton is pressed and held down for 3 seconds. If there is an external alarm button connected, it can also be used to activate the alarm mode. In the anchor mode, the alarm is acti­vated automatically when Twig Locator is moved outside the defined area.
In the alarm mode, Locator is running at full power and is ready to respond to your com­mands. The mode is automatically deactivated
after one hour, or if another mode is activated by a command.

NMEA output

Twig Locator can send position information also as NMEA strings. NMEA, a GPS-based data transferring standard, is used to transfer data from Locator to PC.
NMEA mode can be activated while in any other mode: tracking mode, anchor mode or alarm mode. Connect Locator to PC with mini USB cable. Activate the NMEA mode by press­ing and holding down the anchor and alarm buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds. When the mode is activated, the sending of NMEA data is started.
If you want to leave the NMEA mode, press and hold down the buttons again.
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TWIG LOCATOR FEATURES

Messaging

SENDING AND RECEIVING MESSAGES
Position updates, tracking updates, anchor and other alarms are transmitted as SMS messages by Twig Locator. Sending tracking updates and anchor alarms, is automatical when the desired mode is on, and defined conditions are fulfilled. Messages are sent to phone numbers defined as your destination numbers. See
page 17
for more information.
You can send an update request to your Loca­tor by using your phone’s special applications, e.g. Twig Navigation.
When a position update request is received, Locator automatically checks if the sender’s phone number can be found in White list.
If the sender’s phone number is stored in White list, or if White list is empty, the phone number is consired as valid, and position update is sent as a reply. For more informa­tion about White list, see
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config 23-27: destination numbers on
white list on page 19
.
VOICE CALLING
Voice calling enables you to listen to your Locator. When a call starts, Locator’s micro­phone is activated and you can listen to what happens within microphone’s reach e.g. other person’s speak. Note that there is no speaker in Locator, so transmitting voices to Locator is not possible.
A voice call can be initiated by Locator or a partner. If the call is initiated by Locator, the available phone numbers are defined in voice call numbers. See
numbers on page 19
If the call is coming from a partner, and auto­matic answer is set off, the call is automati­cally rejected. If the automatic answer is set on, the phone number is automatically com­pared to the phone numbers stored in White list. If the number is stored in the list, or if White list is empty, the call is accepted. For more information about defining automatic answer and White list, see
auto answer on page 18
config 28-32: voice call
for more information.
and
config 9: voice call
white list on page 19
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CONFIGURATING LOCATOR

CONFIGURATING LOCATOR

Installing software and drivers

There is an installation CD-ROM included in your Twig Locator sales package. To configure Twig Locator with your PC, you need to install application software and USB-drivers from the CD-ROM into your PC.

Connecting to computer

Once the software and drivers are installed, you can establish a connection between Loca­tor and your computer.
Note that Locator connecting to computer except when the NMEA mode is activated.
Connect Locator to your computer with Mini USB cable. Then double-click Locator .exe­file on your computer to open the configura­tion software.
must be turned off
when
Once the software is open, choose the right COM-port from the
Connect
press tor and PC is established.
COM
drag-down menu and
. The connection between Loca-

Configuration settings

Connect Locator to your computer as described in You can edit and define several settings, including security settings and available con­nections, to be used with your Locator.
DEVICE INFORMATION
The
Info
including the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) code as well as software version and GSM module numbers.
SECURITY SETTINGS
Locator’s SIM card can be protected by defin­ing PIN and security code numbers. You can also define an ID for your device.
connecting to computer on page 13
box displays details on your Locator ,
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.
CONFIGURATING LOCATOR
Fields for configuration settings
Read set­tings from Locator
Configurate Locator
Open configura­tion fields 1-16
Open configura­tion fields 17-32
Open White list fields 1-16
Open White list fields 17-32
Device informa­tion
Connect Locator with PC
Choose COM­port
Read settings from PC
Save settings to PC
Update software
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Select file to configure
Select software file
CONFIGURATING LOCATOR
Config 1: PIN Code
PIN code (4 digits) is used to unlock your SIM card, unless you are using a SIM card in which the PIN code is disabled.
Default value for PIN code is value with your own PIN code, or leave the field blank if the PIN code has been disabled.
If the PIN code is defined incorrectly, you won’t be able to turn on your Locator. After three failured attempts, the SIM card will be blocked.
If your SIM card gets blocked, you need a PUK code (8 digits) to open it. Remove the SIM card for Locator and install it into a phone compatible with your SIM card. When trying to open the phone, it will prompt you for the PUK code. After entering the PUK code, key in a new PIN code. You can then install the SIM card back to Locator.
If you fail to key in the correct PUK code 10 times in a row, your SIM card will be perma­nently blocked. If this happens, contact your net­work operator to get a new SIM card.
9999
. Replace the
Config 2: ID
You can define an identification code for your Locator. This code may contain both numbers and letters, and it is case sensitive. Default value for the ID code is:
Locator_2
.
Config 3: Security code
Security code is used when configurating Locator and activating its different features. The security code consists of 4 digits. Default security code is
0000
.
ALARM SETTINGS
Config 10: Auto leaving from alarm mode
Auto leaving from alarm mode defines time after which Locator automatically leaves the alarm mode. Valid values for this field are between (hh.mm.ss). Default value is hour).
00.30.00
(hh.mm.ss) and
01.00.00
23.59.59
(one
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CONFIGURATING LOCATOR
Config 15: Max. allowed movement in anchor mode
You can define a maximum distance that Locator is allowed to move from the original position in the anchor mode. Once the limit is exceeded, a movement alarm is triggered. Allowed distance can be set to: (meters). Default value is
0250
0035
...
(meters).
9999
Config 16: Battery alarm level
Locator can alert you when its battery level is declined under certain level. You can define the alarm level at full battery charge. Default value for the alarm is that the alarm is deactivated.
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percent. Note that value 00 means
20, 40
, or 60 percentage of
GPS SETTINGS
You can define settings for GPS positioning in different modes, as well as set time limit for refreshing GPS position.
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Config 11: Max GPS search time
You can define for how long GPS is trying to get a refreshed position after receiving a posi­tion request. If the refreshed position is not acquired within that time, Locator sends posi­tion update using the previously stored posi­tion. Valid values for GPS search time are between: Default value is
00.00.00
00.01.00
...
00.10.59
(one minute).
(hh.mm.ss).
Config 12: GPS update in basic mode
You can define how frequently GPS is updating position in the basic mode. Time interval can be set to: Default value is
00.00.10
00.05.00
...
00.59.59
(five minutes).
(hh.mm.ss).
Config 13: GPS update in tracking mode
You can define time interval for GPS position updates in the tracking mode. Valid values are between: Default value is
00.00.10
00.10.00
...
00.59.59
(ten minutes).
(hh.mm.ss).
CONFIGURATING LOCATOR
Config 14: GPS update in anchor mode
You can define time interval for GPS position updates in the anchor mode between:
00.00.10
...
00.59.59
(hh.mm.ss). Default value
00.01.00
is
(one minute).
MESSAGING SETTINGS
You can define the SMS center number that is used in SMS messaging, as well as destination numbers to define where alarms and position updates are sent by Locator. You can also define, whether or not you wish to enable !IND messages.
Config 6: SMSC number
The SMS center number is normally stored in you SIM card from where Locator reads it automatically.
If there is no SMS center number available in the SIM card, the number stored in SMSC number field is used instead. If both an SMS center number in the SIM card and a stored number in SMSC number field are available, the number in the SIM card is used.
If you wish to define a number in the SMSC number field, write the digits together without blanks and special characters. If you wish to use international phone numbers, write sign + and the country code in front of the number. Or use national phone numbers without + and the country code.
Config 23-27: Destination numbers
You can define five destination numbers in the fields
23: Alarm number 1
Alarm messages, including battery alarm messages, are sent to these numbers.
Write the phone numbers using international code.
..
27: Alarm number 5
VOICE CALL SETTINGS
Voice calls can be initiated by Locator under specific circumstances. You can define allowed phone numbers for outgoing voice calls, as well as settings for terminating and auto­answering voice calls.
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CONFIGURATING LOCATOR
Config 8: Terminate voice call
Terminate voice call defines time limit for voice calls. When the limit is reached, the voice call will be automatically closed. Avail­able values for the time limit are:
00.59.00
(hh.mm.ss). Default value is
(ten minutes).
00.01.00
00.10.00
...
Config 9: Voice call auto answer
You can define whether or not you wish Loca­tor to answer automatically to incoming voice calls. Default value for this field is wish to set the automatic answer on, type
YES
.
Answering voice calls depends on both the automatic answer and White list settings:
• Automatic answer is off, there are no num­bers stored in White list: Incoming call is rejected and a location message (!LOC) is sent to the caller.
• Automatic answer is off, there are num­bers stored in White list: If the caller’s phone number can be found in White list,
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NO
. If you
the call is answered. Otherwise the call is rejected and a location message (!LOC) is sent to the caller.
• Automatic answer is on, there are no num­bers stored in White list: All incoming calls will be answered.
• Automatic answer is on, there are some numbers stored in White list: If the caller’s number can be found in White list, the call is answered. Otherwise the call is rejected without sending a location message.
For more information about White list num­bers, see
white list on page 19
.
Config 17: !IND messages (YES/NO)
You can define whether !IND messages can be sent or not. A !IND message is sent when anchor alarm is activated by pressing the anchor button.
The default value for !IND messages is you wish to enable sending !IND messages, change the setting into
YES
.
NO
. If
CONFIGURATING LOCATOR
Config 18: Mic Bbcgain
You can define microphone volume level com­pared to the default volume level of Locator’s GSM module. The field value can be set to in which each number represents an increase of 6 decibels compared to the original GSM module settings. There is no default value for this field. If the field is empty, original GSM module volume level is used.
0-7
Config 28-32: Voice call numbers
Available phone numbers for outgoing voice calls can be defined in configuration fields 28-
32. Write the phone number digits together without blanks and special characters. If you want to use international phone numbers, write the plus sign (+) and a country code in front of the number. Or use national phone numbers without the plus (+) and the country code.
When a call is initiated, Locator starts calling to the first defined phone number (Field 28). If the call can be established to this number, there will be no attempts to another numbers.
If the call cannot be established to the first number, the second number is called instead. The cycle will go on until three attempts to all defined numbers.
,
Note that outgoing voice calls can be initiated only if there is at least one voice call number defined.
WHITE LIST
In the White list, you can restrict phone num­bers from which voice calls and commands can be received by your Locator.
White L1-32: White list numbers
You can define up to 32 White list numbers which can be any valid phone numbers. When there is at least one stored phone number, the White list is activated. This means that incoming voice calls and commands are accepted only, if they are received from the White list numbers. The authorization is done by comparing the last 7 digits of the sender’s phone number to the corresponding digits of all your stored White list numbers.
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CONFIGURATING LOCATOR
Write the phone number digits together with­out blanks and special characters. If you want to use international phone numbers, write the plus sign (+) in and a country code in front of the number. Or use national phone numbers without the plus sign (+) and the country code.
Note that if there are no White list numbers defined, incoming voice calls and commands may be accepted from any sending device. For more information on accepting incoming voice calls, see
page 18
config 9: voice call auto answer on
.

Opening and saving settings

Before opening and saving configuration set­tings, make sure that the connection between Twig Locator and the PC is established in a way described in
page 13
.
To open existing configuration settings for editing and saving, press the to search for your Twig Locator configuration
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connecting to computer on
Select EE
button
file. Then press which are currently saved in Locator. If you wish to open the settings file stored on your computer, press the settings as you wish.
You can configurate your Locator according to your defined settings by pressing the
button. A progress bar displays the status
EE
of the configuration update. If you want to save the configuration settings to your PC, press
File Write EE
Read EE
to open the settings
File Read EE
.
. You can now edit
Program

Updating software

Updating software is done in the field. Press ware update file. Update your existing Twig Locator software by pressing progress bar displays the status of the updat­ing process.
Select FW
to browse for the soft-
Firmware
Program FW
. A

ACCESSORIES AND BATTERIES

Following accessories are available for this product:
Accessory Type Order code
Mains charger EUCMA-80-230 YO3005
Mains charger UKCMA-80-230 YO3006
Plug-in charger CCS-80-12 YO3010
Stardard battery BBL-80N YO3000
Mini USB Cable YC3003
Note: use only accessories and batteries
approved for this device by the device manufac­turer. The use of incompatible accessories and batteries may cause undesired operation and void the manufacturer’s warranty for the prod­uct.
Check the compatibility of new power supply units and other accessories at the dealer or manufacturer.
ACCESSORIES AND BATTERIES
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