Qstarz BT-Q1000ex User manual

Table of Contents

1. OVERVIEW ............ ...................... ........................ ....................... ..... 1

2. PRODUCT NOTICE ..................... ...................... ...................... ........... 1

3. FEATURES ............ ....................... ........................ ....................... ...... 2

4. PRODUCT SPECIFICATION ......... ...................... ....................... ........... 3

5. HARDWARE INTRODUCTION .............. ...................... ....................... . 4

5-1. A

PPEARANCE

5-2. H
5-3. B
5-4. LED I
5-5. F

6. SETUP BT-Q1000EX ................... ......................... ....................... ....... 9

6-1. I
6-2. I

7. START TO USE ........... ....................... ...................... ......................... 13

7-1. F
7-2. C
7-3. S
7-4. M

8. USEFUL REFERENCE APPLICATIONS ON THE INTERNET ......................22

8-1.
8-2. GPSB
8-3. C
8-4. JETP

8-5. VEOGEO ............ ..................................... .................................. ...... 26

8-6. R

9. TROUBLE SHOOTING ...... ........................ ....................... ..................28

10. APPENDIX ............ ...................... ........................ ....................... ....33

10-1. A
10-2. C
10-3. C
10-4. S
10-6. S

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ARDWARE FUNCTION

ATTERY INSTALLATION

NDICATORS & BEEPER

UNCTION OF VIBRATION SENSOR

NSTALL THE DRIVER AND SOFTWARE UTILITY FOR

NSTALL GOOGLE EARTH

ULLY CHARGE THE BATTERY WHEN USING AT THE FIRST TIME

ONNECT

BT-Q1000EX

TART THE SOFTWARE UTILITY

OUNT

BT-Q1000EX

LOCR

GPS P

HOTO

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ABEL

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OACH

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HOTO STUDIO

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ACECHRONO

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CTIVATE THE BLUETOOTH FUNCTION IN YOUR

REATE BLUETOOTH SETTING (WINDOWS MOBILE

ONFIGURE THE

GPS I

TART YOUR NAVIGATION SOFTWARE

AFETY NOTICES

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WITH YOUR

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ON YOUR EXTREME SPORTS EQUIPMENT

NTERMEDIATE DRIVER

BT-Q1000EX .................. .... 9

PC ...................... .......................... 13

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PDA/S

MART PHONE OR

5/6

FOR POCKET

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PC .... 33

PC) ...... 34

BT-Q1000eX eXtreme Recorder™

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1. Overview

Thank you for purchasing Qstarz 66-CH series BT-Q1000eX ­Bluetooth® A-GPS eXtreme Recorder™, built-in second generation
GPS chipset MTK with 66 channels tracking for your navigation,
common travel log, and extreme sports log. Especially for the
extreme sports log part, BT-Q1000eX supports 5Hz log able to
provide very precise log data when you are doing extreme sports
activities, such as racing, aviating, gliding, skiing, etc… since it can log
each point by per 200 millisecond. Besides, the software also
provides an exclusive function of lap timing analysis. Via comparing
the difference by the time of every lap, you are able to figure out the
pros and cons of your performance and exceed your limit.

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2. Product Notice

 Please take out the battery and store it in dry/cool places

when not use for a long period.

 If BT-Q1000eX isn’t used in temperature between -10℃℃℃℃ ~

60℃℃℃℃, its battery charging capability will decrease. Leave
the BT-Q1000eX far from heat or high temperature
environment. And also, do not expose your BT-Q1000eX in
temperature higher than 145℉℉℉℉/60℃℃℃℃ to prevent the
battery inside BT-Q1000eX from overheating, exploding or
burning itself. The Lithium battery inside the BT-Q1000eX
should be recycled.

 Do not leave the unit staying below car’s wind shield after

car parked during hot summer season. Some position
below wind shield may generate high temperature over

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158℉℉℉℉/70℃℃℃℃. Such temperature may melt the unit and
damage the battery.

 It is recommended to turn BT-Q1000eX off in the hospital.

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

 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.

 Please clean the unit with a dry and clean soft close. Do not

use harsh cleaning solvents, chemicals, or strong
detergents.

 Do not attempt to open BT-Q1000eX by yourself.

Unauthorized hacking may damage the unit, and void your
warranty.

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3. Features

 Adopt MTK II chipset with high sensitivity -165dBm and

66-Channel Performance

 Ultra lower power consumption up to 42hrs operation

(under update rate 1Hz)

 Support up to 5Hz High Speed logging mode excellent for

extreme sports

 Less than 15-Sec. AGPS fix support: download almanac data

to realize faster TTFF and positioning under warm start

 Stand-Alone travel recorder to log up to 400,000 records

(the total number of recordable waypoints will reduce once
more log contents being selected)

 3-level Switch to easily switch eXtreme Recorder to 5Hz

high speed mode or 1Hz normal mode

 Support POI button to memorize your point of interest

immediately

 Raise beeper function to notice specific status of device

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General

GPS Chip MTK

II

GPS Module

Frequency

L1, 1575.42MHz

C/A Code

1.023MHz chip rate

Channels 66-CH Performance

Antenna (Internal)

Built-in patch antenna with LNA

Sensitivity

Tracking -165dBm

Datum WGS84

Performance Characteristic

Position Without aid: 3.0m 2D

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RMS

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

Without aid: 0.1m/s, DGPS (WAAS, ENGOS, MSAS):

Time 50 ns RMS

Cold/Warm/Hot Start

35

/33/1 sec, average

Dynamic Condition

Altitude <18,000m

Velocity <515m/sec

Acceleration

<4g

Protocol

NMEA 0183 (V3.01)

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GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC (Default)

Baud Rate

115,200 bps

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 Integrate Vibration sensor to smartly save power and

recordable waypoints

 G-Mouse + Bluetooth in one: wired and wireless GPS

receiver

 Personal/Portable Navigation (PDA, Smartphone, PC, etc.)
 QZSS, DGPS(WAAS+EGNOS+MSAS) support

*The waypoints would be decreased when the more options of Log

Format are selected

4. Product Specification

Accuracy

Velocity

GPS Output Data

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DGPS (WAAS, ENGOS, MSAS): 2.5m

0.05m/s

VTG, GLL(Optional)

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Power

Built-in rechargeable Li

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ion battery, Up to

42 hrs after fully charged

Bluetooth

Standard Fully compliant with

Bluetooth

V1.2

Bluetooth

Profile Seri

al Port Profiles (SPP), Up to 1

0 meters

Vibration Sensor

Default On (can turn off from software)

Beeper

Default On (can turn off from software)

Others

72.2 (L) X 46.5 (W) X 20 (H) mm/

64.7g

(battery

Operating

- 20 ℃

to + 60 ℃

0 ℃

to + 45 ℃

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Size / Weight

Temperature
Storage Temperature
Charging

included)

- 10 ℃ to + 60 ℃

5. Hardware Introduction

5-1. Appearance

1. Power jack (mini USB type)

2. Mode switch (OFF/1Hz /5Hz)

3. Battery status LED (Red/Green)

4. Bluetoot h status LED (Blue)

5. GPS status LED (Or ange)
Log Status LED (Red)

6. Int ernal antenna

7. POI button

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5-2. Hardware Function

Hardware

Function
Mode
Switch
(OFF)

Mode
Switch (1Hz)

Mode
Switch (5Hz)

Power Jack

Description

Power off BT-Q1000eX Off Off

When switch to 1Hz mode,

BT-Q1000eX can be used
to navigate with handheld
devices, and the data log
function is enabled at 1Hz
speed. Other log
conditions setting
(Time/Distance/Speed) can
apply.

When switch to 5Hz mode,

BT-Q1000eX can be used
to navigate with handheld
devices, and the data log
function is enabled at 5Hz
dedicated mode. Other log
conditions setting can not
apply.

Take the power cable and connect it to the power

jack (mini USB type) for charging only

Bluetooth

Status

On On

On On

POI Button Push to log the favorite Point of Interest

Note: 5Hz mode will consume more power than 1Hz mode (42hrs).
The approximate usage time of 5Hz mode is 32 hours.

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Mode Switch (OFF) Mode Switch (1Hz) Mode Switch (5Hz)

5-3. Battery installation

1. Press the PUSH button on the bottom side of the unit

2. Pull out the battery cover. Insert battery in the unit

3. Put battery cover on to the cabinet

4. Then push down and force it forward to fit firmly

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Detecting

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- Charging your battery

For the first time using the
BT-Q1000eX, please charge battery
until it is fully charged. Take the
power cable and connect it to the
power jack (mini USB type) and
recharge through USB cable, travel
charger, or car cigarette adaptor. This will begin to charge the battery.
Charging time is about 3 hours typically.

- When the Power LED flashes, battery power is low status. Please
recharge.

- When the Power LED is Green, the battery is under charging mode.

- When the Power LED is off, the battery is fully charged.

5-4. LED Indicators & Beeper

LED Indicators

LED Status Flash ON OFF

Power
(Red/Green)

Bluetooth
(Blue)

GPS
(Orange)

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Low Power (Red)

Flash per 2 sec.:
Bluetooth connected
and transmitting
Mode
Flash per 5 sec.:
Power saving mode

GPS position is fixed,
Navigation

Recharging
(Green)

Not
connected
/ Pairing
(1Hz mode)

Satellite,
GPS
position
not fix

Fully
charged

GPS not
powered /
Log Mode
is on (5Hz
mode)

GPS not
powered

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Log
(Red)

Flash per 2 sec: Low
memory (20%)
Flash 3 times:
POI(Point of Interest)
is recorded

Memory is
full

Beeper Code

Status Beep code Description

Startup 1 short beep

GPS fix 2 short beeps

POI button 3 short beeps

Memory

exhausted

Sleep mode

*Beeper can be turned off from software -> Config GPS.

5-5. Function of Vibration Sensor

Vibration Sensor: Vibration Sensor is functioned for power saving

and waypoint saving. It will detect the physical movement of the
device. When it detects the device not moving more than 10 minutes,
Q1000eX will enter sleep mode so that the Blue LED will turn to flash
every 5 seconds. Under sleep mode the log will be disabled.
When the device is on sleep mode, SHAKE the device to wake it up
and the blue LED will turn to flash every 2 seconds (at 5Hz mode this
blue LED will not flash) and GPS Orange LED will be also on.

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3 long beeps

1 long and 1

short beeps

One short beep on off->1Hz,

Off->5Hz, 1Hz->5Hz, or 5Hz->1Hz

2 short beeps when GPS fix on 1Hz

or 5Hz mode

3 short beeps when POI button

being pressed

3 long beeps when the device is out

of memory

1 long and then 1 short beep when

the device enters sleep mode

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Log Mode
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*Vibration Sensor function is turned on as default and can be
turned off by provided software -> config GPS.

Note: Once the device enter sleep mode and it may auto wake-up
when detecting “significant” movement. We strongly suggest you
to use SHAKE method as first priority to wake-up device in case
some tracks might not be recorded.

6. Setup BT-Q1000eX

6-1. Install the driver and software utility for
BT-Q1000eX

System Requirement (Only compatible with Microsoft Windows XP
/ Vista)

Minimum System Requirement

- Windows XP/Vista/7

- Pentium 3, 500Mhz

- 512M RAM

- 128MB disk space

- Network speed: 128Kbits/sec

- 3D-capable video card with
16Mbytes of VRAM

- 800x600, "16-bit High Color"
screen

1. Please insert the Software CD to your computer. The autorun
window will appear and please select Q1000eX. Please press
“Install PC Suite” to install the main program. If the autorun
windows did not appear, please browse the CD and find the folder

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Recommended System
Requirement

- Windows XP

- Pentium 4 2.4GHz+ or AMD
2450xp+

- 2G RAM

- 2 GB of free disk space

- Network speed: 768 Kbits/sec
or better (DSL/Cable)

- 3D-capable video card with 32
MB of VRAM or greater

- 1280x1024, "32-bit True Color"
screen

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“Utility\PC Suite\”. Double click “Qstarz_PC_Suite_installer_M.exe”
to install the software utility package. This software package
contains USB driver, QTravel™, and QSports™ software inside.

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2. System would pop up the utility installation dialog. Please click
<Next> for the next step.

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