Directions VTU008 Quick Start Manual

Vehicle Tracking

Quick Start guide

version 2.0

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Vehicle Tracking quick start guideI

Table of Contents

Part I Introduction

................................................................................................................................... 11 Welcome

Part II Before you start

................................................................................................................................... 11 Precautions

................................................................................................................................... 22 Inserting a SIM card

Part III Connecting the unit

................................................................................................................................... 31 Cigarette lighter adaptor

................................................................................................................................... 32 Connection

Part IV Connecting the GPS antenna

................................................................................................................................... 41 Standard antenna

................................................................................................................................... 42 Sensitive antenna

Part V Inputs and Outputs

................................................................................................................................... 41 Connecting binary inputs

................................................................................................................................... 42 Connecting binary outputs

Part VI Specifications

1

1

3

3

4

5

Part VII Software Installation

................................................................................................................................... 61 Adding a new Vehicle or Group

................................................................................................................................... 82 Setting up a tracking unit

................................................................................................................................... 153 Downloading data from a unit

................................................................................................................................... 164 Tracking your vehicles

................................................................................................................................... 175 Replaying a journey

................................................................................................................................... 196 History Table

................................................................................................................................... 197 Configuring Vehicle Tracking

................................................................................................................................... 228 Scheduling

................................................................................................................................... 259 Geofencing

.......................................................................................................................................................... 25Setting up a geofence

.......................................................................................................................................................... 27Setting up a local geofence

Index

6

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1 Introduction

Dear Customer,

Thank you for purchasing VTU008 Tracking Unit…

What is included in the pack:

1.

VTU008 unit

2.

GPS smart antenna

3.

VT Software CD

4.

Power lead

5.

Connector lead for the sensitive GPS antenna (is not included or necessary with newer high sensitivity

packages)

We recommend that electrical installation is performed by qualified persons.

Electrical installation must be performed carefully after checking the input voltage. All electric wires must

be properly insulated

. All unused wires must also be properly insulated and if no future use is

foreseen

then

they can be cut shorter. Secure the lead and leftover wires so that they are not loose, but take care not to

damage the insulation.

Do not place the battery the wrong way round.

1.1 Welcome

Introduction 1

2 Before you start

2.1 Precautions

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Vehicle Tracking quick start guide2

Before you start with hardware installation, you will need to insert a SIM card first.

If this has been done by

your supplier, please skip this chapter.

1)

Inserting the SIM card

a)make sure that the unit is disconneted from the elecrical supply

b)

make sure that the PIN number is either disabled or set to 0000. This is most easily done using a mobile

phone.

c)insert your SIM as per picture below

d) if your unit does not have a slot in the casing,

unscrew the four screws at the bottom of the Tracking

Unit and open it

e)

insert your SIM card as per picture

f)

assemble the Tracking unit – do not over tighten the screws as you could damage the plastic casing

2.2 Inserting a SIM card

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3 Connecting the unit

There are two ways to connect the unit

Make sure the vehicle is turned off.

Push the cigarette lighter plug in to your vehicle's cigarette lighter socket. If your vehicle has a 12V power

supply (usually found in the boot) use that instead. Please remember that cigarette lighter sockets usually switch

off when the ignition is off cutting the electrical supply to the tracking unit. It can take several minutes to start

receiving GPS signal when ignition is turned back on, so you may loose the start of your journey.

We recommend that electrical installation is performed by a qualified auto-electrical engineer.

Electrical installation must be performed carefully after checking the input voltage. All electric

wires must be properly insulated. All unused wires must also be properly insulated and if no

future use is foreseen then they can be cut shorter. Secure the lead and leftover wires so that

they are not loose, but take care not to damage the insulation.

MOLEX 6 Connector

Overview of the power connector:

pin

colour

description

1

yellow

Binary input 2

2

green

Ground for inputs 1 and 2

3

blue

ground – car chassis

4

red

+12V (if not using relay then input voltage can be between +10 and 24V)

5

white

Binary input 1

6

black

Binary output – relay

There are two types of antenna supplied with the VTU008- a standard GPS antenna and a high sensitive

version.

3.1 Cigarette lighter adaptor

3.2 Connection

Connecting the unit 3

4 Connecting the GPS antenna

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Connect the antenna to the tracking unit using the PS2 connector. The antenna must be positioned

horizontally and have clear view of the sky. The antenna should work perfectly on the dashboard under the

front windscreen (unless your vehicle has a heated fron windscreen). It can also be fitted on the roof. The

underside of the antenna is magnetised, which enables it to stick to the exterior of a vehicle even in the most

severe condition, and is completely waterproof.

This antenna can be concealed in the vehicle and is ideal for covert fitting. Before attaching the antenna to

the tracking unit you must fit the connector cable. The connector cable has a PS2 type plug on each end, but

each is encased in different hardened plastic. Please connect the grooved end to the antenna and the smooth

end to the tracking unit. In most cases the cable should have already come attached to the GPS antenna

from the manufacturer. Once connected the antenna must be position horizontally and is magnetic from the

underside. For optimum performance it is recommended you fit it away from metal cover, for example, in

the dashboard or in a plastic bumper.

Connect binary inputs according to the schema:

Connect binary output according to the schema:

4.1 Standard antenna

4.2 Sensitive antenna

5 Inputs and Outputs

5.1 Connecting binary inputs

5.2 Connecting binary outputs

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6 Specifications

Specifications:

Power

DC 10 to 24 V

Power consumption (average)

120mA / 12V

Power consumption in sleep-mode

12mA / 12V

Motion sensor

Flash memory

400,000 positions,

GSM specifications:

GSM tri band modem

900 / 1800 MHz

GSM Circuit Switched Data

up to 14.4 kbps

Antenna Type

Built in dual band antenna

GPS specifications:

Channels

12 parallel

Cold Start

48 sec.

Warm Start

38 sec.

Hot Start

8 sec.

Update Rate

1 Hz

Position Accuracy

25m CEP without SA

Magnetic mount

Digital input (protected)

2

Digital output (0.5A)

1

Serial port (RS 232) - NMEA output, download history...

1

Dimension

120 x 80 x 29 mm

Operating Temperature

-20 to +65

o

C

Operation Humidity

95%,NO Condensing

Inputs and Outputs 5

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Run SETUP.EXE from the installation CD and follow the on-screen instructions.

The default language is selected according to settings in Windows (Start/Settings/Control

Panel/Regional and language options). You can change the language in Navigator in Settings.

Currently available languages are English, Czech, German and Italian.

Available Maps

The following countries are covered

:

Country

Size [MB]

Coverage

(%)

Supplier

Notes

Andorra

2

100

Tele Atlas

Austria

168

100

Tele Atlas

Belgium

112

100

Tele Atlas

Czech Republic

107

73.7

Tele Atlas

Denmark

95

100

Tele Atlas

Finland

173

100

Tele Atlas

France

1200

100

Tele Atlas

Germany

1180

100

Tele Atlas

Great Britain

776

100

Tele Atlas

Hungary

1810Tele Atlas

Ireland (Republic of Ireland)

13

45.09

Tele Atlas

Italy

958

100

Tele Atlas

Luxemburg

10

100

Tele Atlas

Netherlands

177

100

Tele Atlas

Norhtern Ireland

16.5

Tele Atlas

is installed with

Great Britain

Norway

200

100

Tele Atlas

Poland

44

8.7

Tele Atlas

Portugal

5543Tele Atlas

San Marino

2

100

Tele Atlas

Spain

49382Tele Atlas

Sweden

339

100

Tele Atlas

Switzerland

113

100

Tele Atlas

TOTAL

6300

From the menu select

Tracking / Add vehicle or Add group

. Alternatively, you can right click on a

group in the list and select

Vehicles / Edit /Add vehicle

to add a vehicle into that group.

7 Software Installation

7.1 Adding a new Vehicle or Group

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Software Installation 7

You can also manage your vehicles using the buttons located at the bottom of the

Vehicles

tab.

When you add a new vehicle will see the

Vehicle properties

dialog:

Make sure that you enter the correct parameters here.

Name

- a label under which the vehicle will be shown on screen.

Hardware

- Select which hardware unit you are using, for VTU007 or VTU008 select VTU.

Icon

- You must enter a valid icon which will be used to represent the vehicle on the map. Some

icons a available in the application folder (usually c:\Program files\Navigator\picts2\car_icons)

Track color

- the colour that the vehicle journeys will be represented in on the map. To make

different easily distinguishable you can select different track colours for different vehicles.

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