Blumax GPS-4043 User Manual

Bluetooth GPS Recorder

GPS-4043

User Manual

En

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Contents

1. Before you begin ............................................................................................................. 2

1.1 Note and Warning ��2

1.2 Introduction��3

1.3 Features ��3

1.4 Applications ��4

1.5 Appearance ��4

1.6 Power Switch and Push Button ��5

1.7 LED Display��6

2. Getting started .................................................................................................................7

2.1 Checking the package content ��7

2.2 Getting Started ��8 Step 1 Charging Your Battery ��8 Step 2 Turning on the power switch (NAV / LOG) ��9 Step 3 Connecting your PDA device with GPS-4043 ��9 Step 4 Loading your GPS mapping or routing software �� 12 Step 5 Starting the application �� 12

2.3 Helpful Tips��13

3. Using Photo Tagger software ................................................................................... 14

3.1 Execute and install software utility Photo Tagger �� 14

3.2 Google Earth ��14

3.3 Software Utility - GPS-4043 Photo Tagger �� 14

Appendix A. Specifications ............................................................................................15

Appendix B. locr GPS Photo .......................................................................................... 17

Appendix C. How to change battery ...........................................................................18

Appendix D. Certification ................................................................................................19

Appendix E. Warranty Information ............................................................................... 21

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1. Before you begin

• Blumax Bluetooth GPS-4043 Recorder uses Lithium battery. If Blumax Bluetooth GPS-4043 Recorder is used in temperature lower than -10°C or higher than 60°C, its battery charging capability will decrease. Please leave the Blumax Bluetooth GPS-4043 Recorder far from heat or high temperature environment. In addition, do not expose your Blumax Bluetooth GPS-4043 Recorder in temperature higher than 140°F/60°C. If you do not follow these rules, the battery inside Blumax Bluetooth GPS-4043 Recorder may overheat, explode or burn itself, and this will lead to very serious damage. The Lithium battery inside the Blumax Bluetooth GPS-4043 Recorder should be recycled.

• While in the hospital, turning off the Blumax Bluetooth GPS-4043 Recorder is recom-

mended. Wireless GPS receiver may interfere with medical equipments which use radio frequency.

• For a long period not using Blumax Bluetooth GPS-4043 Recorder, take out the battery and store it in dry/cool places.

• For safety, keep the Blumax Bluetooth GPS-4043 Recorder and all accessories out

of children’s reach.

• The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any damages and loss resulting from the use of this manual, or from deletion of data as a result of malfunction, dead battery, or from misuse of the product in any way.

• Use only the supplied and approved accessories. Unauthorized accessories, modications or attachments could damage the Blumax Bluetooth GPS-4043 Recorder, and

may violate regulations governing radio devices.

• Use a dry, clean soft cloth to clean the unit. Do not use harsh cleaning solvents, chemicals, or strong detergents.

• Do not attempt to open the Blumax Bluetooth GPS-4043 Recorder yourself. Unauthorized hacking may damage the unit, and void your warranty.

1.1 Note and Warning

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This Blumax Bluetooth GPS-4043 Recorder features an all-in-one, cost-effective portable GPS logging solution. With its on-board memory, it allows you to log your routes by ways of time/ distance/ speed. Points of interest can also be recorded by a push button. Through user friendly software utility, it shows your track on Google Earth. This data logger is small and robust, ideal to carry everywhere for applications such as route tracking, mountain climbing or eet management.

1. MTK GPS chipset 51 channels.

2. 25+ hrs operation time.

3. Embedded with 32Mb memory for saving up to 150,000 way points.

4. Dual modes for both route recording and navigation.

5. Push to log for points of interest.

6. 3 recording methods: by time, by distance or by speed.

7. Tracks can be shown on Google Earth.

8. WAAS and EGNOS supported for better accuracy.

9. Support NMEA-0183 GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC, VTG, GLL.

10. Fully compliant with Bluetooth V1.2

11. Support NMEA compliant mapping software like TomTom, Route66…etc.

1.2 Introduction

1.3 Features

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• Route recording

• Business trip expense management

• Fleet management

• Driving behavior monitoring

• Saving of Point of Interest

1.5 Appearance

1.4 Applications

1. DC jack (mini USB type)

2. Mode switch (Power off/ Navigation/ Navigation&log)

3. Bluetooth status LED (blue)

4. Battery status LED (red/green)

5. GPS status LED (orange) /

Push to log LED (blue)

6. Internal GPS antenna

7. Push Button

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2

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3

5

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1.6 Power Switch and Push Button

Power Switch

Right (Off) Power off

Middle (NAV) Enable Navigation mode

Left (LOG) Enable Navigation + log mode

Push button

Push Push to log points of interest, LED blinks 3 times.

NAV

You can use the GPS-4043 Recorder as a Bluetooth

GPS receiver to navigate when you have a Bluetooth

enabled PDA/ Smartphone in your car. The logging

is off.

LOG

In this mode GPS-4043 Recorder works as a pure logger, navigation function is on as well.

Difference between NAV and LOG:

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1.7 LED Display

The Blumax Bluetooth GPS-4043 Recorder has three LED lights, one is Bluetooth Status LED, the 2nd one is Battery Status LED, the 3rd one is GPS Status LED/ Push to log LED. The status table of LED shows as follows:

CATEGORY SYMBOL COLOR STATUS FUNCTION

Bluetooth Status LED

Blue

Always on:

Bluetooth on, but not connected to any Bluetooth devices yet

Slowly blinking:

Sleeping mode (1 time / 5 seconds)

Quickly blinking:

Bluetooth is connected and ready for data transmission (1 time / 2 seconds)

Battery Status LED

Red Blinking: The battery is too low

Green Light On: The battery is charging

Green Blinking: The battery is fully charged

GPS Status LED

Orange

Always on:

Acquiring satellites, GPS position not x

Quickly Blinking:

GPS position is xed, Navigation

Blue

Quickly Blinking:

LED blinks 3 times, Points of

Interest is recorded

Slowly Blinking:

The memory space is too low (20% left now)

Solid The memory is full and stop

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2. Getting started

Congratulations on your purchase of the GPS-4043 Recorder with built-in Lithium rechargeable battery.

Before you start using GPS-4043 Recorder, please make sure if your package includes the following items. If any item is damaged or missing, please contact

your dealer at once.

2.1 Checking the package content

- 1x Bluetooth GPS-4043 Recorder

- 1x USB to mini-USB cable

- 1x DC cigarette lighter adapter

- 1x Lithium rechargeable battery

- 1x CD Tool (user manual, software utility)

- 1x User manual

*Unit package contents may vary depending on countries without prior notice.

*NOTE: The Cigarette Adapter can only be used to charge GPS-4043 Recorder.

Please don’t make use of it with devices other than GPS-4043 Recorder.

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Please follow the procedure step by step.

Step 1 Charging Your Battery

To charge your GPS-4043 Recorder data logger, you have to plug your USB cable into the power source. Charging time is about 3~4 hours and you can charge from PC/ Notebook’s USB HOST or from cigarette-lighter in car.

For the 1st time you use the GPS-4043 Recorder, please charge battery until it is full (the green LED blinks). The LED that represents the battery is the right-most battery icon (shown in below).

2.2 Getting Started

• If the LED is red, that means battery power is critically low. Charge immediately.

• If the LED is green, that means battery is charging now.

• If the green LED is blinking, that means battery is fully charged.

LED,

represents

the battery

status

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Step 2 Turning on the power switch (NAV / LOG)

Step 3 Connecting your PDA device with GPS-4043

Data record Power off

Navigation

Please refer to the user manual of PDA to enable the Bluetooth connectivity. If the connection between your device and GPS-4043 Recorder is successful, the blue LED of GPS-4043 Recorder will be blinking. Below, we provide a common procedure of software installation to set up your PDA. (For other PDA, the steps may be different. Bluetooth Manager is a popular

program used on Bluetooth device.)

NAV

You can use the GPS-4043

Recorder as a Bluetooth

GPS receiver to navigate when you have a Bluetooth

enabled PDA/ Smartphone

in your car. The logging is off.

LOG

In this mode GPS-4043

Recorder works as a pure logger, navigation function

is on as well.

Difference between NAV and LOG:

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1. Open “Bluetooth Manager” on pocket pc, and establish new connection.

2. Explore a Bluetooth

device, and nd the

“Blumax BT-GPS”

Start > Bluetooth Manager

Explore A Bluetooth device >Next

New

Tap Blumax BT-GPS

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3. (Optional)

4. Connect to

Serial Port Prole

(SPP) Slave

Select SPP slave->Next

Passkey 0000 (if your PDA ask for the passkey)

Finish

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5. Finish Bluetooth Manager Setup

Tap and Hold Blumax

BT-GPS: SPP slave,

Connect

Done

Step 4 Loading your GPS mapping or routing software

Step 5 Starting the application

You should have mapping software on your PDA/ Smartphone/ laptop or you

need to install it before using the GPS-4043 Recorder for navigation.

Select the correct COM port & baud rate within the application

Note: The Bluetooth device in most of the applications has an “auto-detect”

feature so that you do not need to select the Baud Rate.

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2.3 Helpful Tips

- It’s better to turn off the GPS-4043 Recorder when you don’t use it, or the

serial Flash’s life can’t last long.

- Some vehicles having heavy metallic sun protecting coating on windshields may affect GPS signal receptions.

- Driving in and around high buildings may affect GPS signal receptions.

- Driving in tunnels or indoor park may affect signal receptions.

- In general, any GPS receiver performs best in open space where it can see clean sky. Also weather will affect GPS reception – rain & snow contribute to

worse sensitivity.

- Low battery of a PDA or of an GPS-4043 Recorder may affect signal

receptions.

- Please check the correct “COM” and “Baudrate” of your PDA.

- GPS-4043 Recorder output data updates every second, therefore the actual

position and the position shown in your map may have slight time delay. This may happen when you drive at higher speed or make a turn around a corner.

- Note that GPS-4043 Recorder may not work indoors where it can not see the

sky.

- For the 1st time you use the GPS-4043 Recorder, it will take 1 to 3 minutes to obtain the satellite constellation information and x your position, this is called “Cold Start”. If you replace the battery, GPS-4043 Recorder will do Cold

Start again.

- If your GPS-4043 Recorder can’t x your position for more than 20 minutes,

we suggest you change to another spot with open space and then try again.

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3. Using Photo Tagger software

3.1 Execute and install software utility Photo Tagger

3.2 Google Earth

3.3 Software Utility - GPS-4043 Photo Tagger

Complete GPS Photo Tagger and USB drivers installation (Refer to CD)

If you computer is not yet installed with Google Earth. Google Earth has free

download version, go download it in the internet rst. For more information,

please visit http://earth.google.com/.

For further function to use the Photo Tagger software in detail, please refer to Photo Tagger user manual: Photo Tagger software > Help > User Manual

To use a mini-USB cable to connect the GPS-4043 Recorder to your PC, you have to power on the GPS-4043 unit. Please keep in mind to switch to LOG mode while using Photo Tagger software.

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Appendix A. Specifications

General

Frequency L1,1575.42MHZ

C/A Code 1.023MHZ

Datum WGS84

Performance Characteristics

Position Accuracy Without aid: 3.0m 2D-RMS

< 3m CEP (50%) without SA (horizontal)

DGPS (WAAS,EGNOS,MSAS): 2.5m

Velocity Accuracy Without aid: 0.1m/s

DGPS (WAAS,EGNOS,MSAS): 0.05m/s

Acceleration Without aid: < 4g

DGPS (WAAS,EGNOS,MSAS): < 4g

Timing Accuracy 50 ns RMS

Reacquisition Time < 1s

Hot start 1s

Warm start 33s

Cold start 36s

Sensitivity Acquisition: -144dBm

Tracking: -158dBm

Update 1Hz

Dynamic

Altitude Maximum 18,000m

Velocity Maximum 515m/s

Acceleration Maximum 4g

Power

Input Voltage Vin: 5.0V±10%

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Power Consumption 40mA

Battery Rechargeable 1000mAH Lithium battery

I/O

Available Baud Rates 115200 bps

Protocols NMEA 0183 v3.01

Environment

Operating Temperature -10°C ~ 60°C

Storage Temperature -20°C ~ 60°C

Charging Temperature 0°C ~ 45C°C

Bluetooth

Standard Fully compliant with Bluetooth V1.2

Output Power 0dBm (Typical), ClassII

Range Up to 15 meters

Bluetooth Prole Serial Port Prole (SPP)

Frequency 2.4G ~ 2.4835GHz ISM Band

Security Yes

USB Bridge

Standard Fully compliant with USB2.0

Full - speed 12Mbps

Dimension 46.5 x 72.2 x 20 mm

Data Log

32Mb serial Flash ROM

Up to 150,000 way points.

Log GPS data by time interval/ distance/ speed limit.

Log GPS data by button push.

User can congure settings by using utility.

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Appendix B. locr GPS Photo

With GPS-4043 data logger and locr GPS Photo software, users are allowed to

import geotagging adds information to photos. The position (latitude/ longitude)

then be written into the EXIF header for the further application. Also, locr GPS Photo can integrated travel log and digital photos by date/ time to show photos

on the map directly.

Please nd the installation le for Windows XP/ Vista in CD tool, or go to

http://www.locr.com for further information.

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Appendix C. How to change battery

Step 1 Press the button

to right side

Step 3 Take out the battery Step 4 Fit new battery into

GPS-4043

Step 2 Open the cover

of battery

Step 5 From R to L close

the cover

Step 6 Done

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Appendix D. Certification

FCC Notices

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interface, and

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

FCC RF Exposure requirements: This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operation in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RADIO

OR TV INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY UNAUTHOURIZED MODIFICATION TO THIS EQUIPMENT. SUCH MODIFICATIONS COULD VOID THE USER’S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT.

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CE Notices

Is herewith conrmed to comply with the requirements set out in the

Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility (89/336/EEC), Low-voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) and the Amendment Directive (93/68/EEC), the procedures given in European Council Directive 99/5/EC and 89/3360EEC. The equipment was passed. The test was performed according to the following European standards:

- EN 300 328-2 V.1.2.1 (2001-08)

- EN 301 489-1 V.1.4.1 (2002-04) / EN 301 489-17 V.1.2.1 (2002-04)

- EN 50371: 2002

- EN 60950: 2000

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Appendix E. Warranty Information

Thank you for your purchase of GPS product from the company.

The company warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. The warranty for accessories is

six months. The stamp of distributor or a copy of the original sales receipt is required as the proof of purchase for warranty repairs. The company will, as its sole option, repair or replace any components, which fail in normal use. Such repair or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts or labor. The customer is, however, responsible for any transportation costs.

This warranty does not cover failures due to abuse, misuse, accident or unauthorized alteration of repairs. The company assumes no responsibility for special, incidental punitive or consequential damages, or loss of use.

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