Directions VTU010 Setup Manual

VTU010 Setup

Guide

Vehicle Tracking quick start guide2

Dear Customer,

Thank you for purchasing VTU10 Tracking Unit…

What is included in the pack:

VTU10 unit

Power lead

VT Software CD

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.

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 Introduction

1.1 Welcome

2 Before you start

2.1 Precautions

2.2 Inserting a SIM card

Before you start 3

Inserting the SIM card

a)make sure that the unit is disconnected from the electrical supply

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

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.

3 Connecting the unit

3.1 Cigarette lighter adaptor

3.2 Connection

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MOLEX 4 Connector

Overview of the power connector:

colour

description

yellow

Binary input

22blue

ground – car chassis

red

+12V (if not using relay then input voltage can be between +8 and 26)

white

Binary input

The VTU009 comes with four LED indicators.

1. Red - battery status.

the led flashes more quickly as the battery discharges.

2. Green - GPS status

constantly on when GPS has fix

flashes when GPS has no fix

off when GPS is switched off in sleep mode

3. Yellow - GSM/GPRS status

off when the modem is turned off (e.g. sleep mode)

flashes quickly when not connected to a GSM network (once every 1 second)

flashes slowly when connected to a GSM network (once every 3 seconds)

on when connected to GPRS network

3.3 LED's

4 Setting up a tracking unit

Use the MapExplorer to change the settings on the unit - including recording intervals, power saving

and GPRS parameters. Map Explorer can communicate with a tracking unit in three different ways –

serial cable (COM), GSM (modem), GPRS (TCP/IP). You can also change many settings without using

Map Explorer by sending SMS messages.

A) S

etting by SMS

GPRS communication can be changed be SMS:

Setapn apn username password

Note that all commands are case sensitive and the first character must be in upper case.

If your operator does not use username and password verification then send the word

null

For example for Orange send and SMS to the phone number for the SIM in the tracker:

Set_apn orangeinternet null null

Note:

Verify your APN settings with your provider as they vary between operators and even different contract

types.

Other SMS commands:

SMS Text

Action

Locate

- returns and SMS with the current location of the tracker in Lat/Long

Info- returns information about the tracker including serial number, firmware version and

status

Endgprs

- permanently disconnects the GPRS connection

prs- one time GPRS connection that updates all the history on the server and then

disconnects - useful for minimising charges when in roaming mode

prs

1 - allows GPRS roaming

prs

0 - prohibits GPRS roaming

Out1on

activate output

Out1off

- deactivate output

Reset

reset unit

SMS commands are case sensitive.

If the tracking unit is currently communicating over GPRS it may take longer to receive an SMS reply.

B) Communication over cable

In the MapExplorer menu select

Tracking/Communication device/COM Port

. The baud rate is typically

9600baud/s. This speed can be set in

Tools/Settings/Tracking/COM

To set the unit right click on the vehicle in the list and select unit settings.

C) Communication over GSM data

For this to work your computer must be connected to a GSM or analogue modem which does not

come as part of the package and must be obtained separately. In the MapExplorer menu select

Tracking/Communication device/Modem

. In order to connect successfully you must enter a valid GSM

data number in the vehicle properties.

To set the unit right click on the vehicle in the list and select unit

settings.

D) Communicating over GPRS (TCP/IP)

If you have not already done so then enable GPRS communication on the unit using the SMS

command above or by setting it over cable first. APN settings cannot be changed over

GPRS.

To set the unit right click on the vehicle in the list and select unit settings. In the

GPRS Access

Setting up a tracking unit 5

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Point

section fill in the APN details for you operator and then tick the

GPRS enabled

check box in the

Sending data packets to GPRS Server

section.

Now click

Send settings

Warning!

Sending GPRS data when abroad (roaming) can be expensive.

To learn more about how to use the MapExplorer software read the manual on the DVD. It can be

found in the

/manuals/Map Explorer

folder.

Connect binary inputs according to the scheme:

5 Inputs and Outputs

5.1 Connecting binary inputs

5.2 Connecting the output

Input 1 also doubles up as an output.

Warning: Only use this output with a relay, never direct to a load!!

Specifications

Power

DC 8 to 26 V

Power consumption (average)

125 mA / 12V

Power consumption in sleep-mode

20 mA / 12V

Motion sensor

Flash memory

100,000 positions,

GSM specifications:

GSM dual band modem

900/1800 MHz

GSM Circuit Switched Data

up to 14.4 kbps

Inputs and Outputs 7

6 Specifications

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Antenna Type

Built in tri band antenna

GPS specifications:

Channels

50 parallel

Digital input (protected) / Digital output (1A)

Dimension

123 x 50 x 20 mm

Operating Temperature

-20 to +65o C

Operation Humidity

95%,NO Condensing

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

After enetering your serial number select to install MapExplorer.

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.

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

Software Installation 9

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:

+ 18 hidden pages

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