Qstarz BT-Q1000, Recprder User Manual

BT-Q1000 Super 51-CH Performance GPS Travel Recorder

BT-Q1000 Super 51-CH Performance GPS Travel Recorder

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Table of Contents

1. OVERVIEW............................................................................................................. 2

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

3. FEATURES............................................................................................................. 3

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

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

5-1.

APPEARANCE..................................................................................................... 5

5-2. HARDWARE FUNCTION........................................................................................5

5-3.

BATTERY INSTALLATION ...................................................................................... 6

5-4.

LED INDICATORS ............................................................................................... 8

5-5. FUNCTION OF AUTO ON-OFF (POWER SAVING MODE)............................................. 9

6. SETUP BT-Q1000................................................................................................... 9

6-1.

INSTALL USB DRIVER......................................................................................... 9

6-2. INSTALL THE SOFTWARE UTILITY FOR BT-Q1000................................................. 10

6-3. INSTALL GOOGLE EARTH................................................................................... 14

7. START TO USE .................................................................................................... 14

7-1.

FULLY CHARGE THE BATTERY WHEN USING AT THE FIRST TIME............................... 14

7-2.

CONNECT BT-Q1000 WITH YOUR PC................................................................. 14

7-3. START THE SOFTWARE UTILITY........................................................................... 15

8. USEFUL REFERENCE APPLICATIONS ON THE INTERNET............................. 32

8-1.

LOCR GPS PHOTO ........................................................................................... 32

8-2.

GPSBABEL ..................................................................................................... 33

8-3.

SPORTSMATE.............................................................................................. 34

9. TROUBLE SHOOTING ......................................................................................... 36

10. APPENDIX .......................................................................................................... 37

10-1.

ACTIVATE THE BLUETOOTH FUNCTION IN YOUR PDA/SMART PHONE OR PC.......... 37

10-2. CREATE BLUETOOTH SETTING (WINDOWS MOBILE 5 FOR POCKET PC) ............... 38

10-3. START YOUR NAVIGATION SOFTWARE................................................................ 43

10-4. SAFETY NOTICES ........................................................................................... 44

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1.

Overview

Thank you for purchasing Qstarz Super 51-CH serial BT-Q1000 - Bluetooth GPS
Travel Recorder, built-in new generation GPS chipset MTK with 51 channels tracking
for your navigation and travel log, and also, provides stand-alone logging up to
100,000 records. Besides, BT-Q1000 software utility supports multi-condition setting to
customize personal travel record. All tracking records can be downloaded, saved, and
also can display directly on Google Earth. BT-Q1000 supports 32hrs operating time for
your log. You don’t have to worry your GPS need to be recharged shortly, and
supports Smart Power control for pow er saving.

2. Product Notice

z Please take out the battery and store it in dry/cool places when not use

for a long period.

z If BT-Q1000 isn’t used in temperature between -10℃ ~ 60℃, its battery

charging capability will decrease. Leave the BT-Q1000 far from heat or
high temperature environment. And also, do not expose your BT-Q1000
in temperature higher than 140℉/60℃ to prevent the battery inside

BT-Q1000 from overheating, exploding or burning itself. The Lithium
battery inside the BT-Q1000 should be recycled.

z It is recommended to turn BT-Q1000 off in the hospital. Wireless GPS

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

z 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.

z Please clean the unit with a dry and clean soft close. Do not use harsh

cleaning solvents, chemicals, or strong detergents.

z Do not attempt to open BT-Q1000 yourself. Unauthorized hacking may

damage the unit, and void your warranty.

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3.

Features

z Adopt MTK chipset with high sensitivity -158dBm and 51-Channel

tracking

z Stand-Alone travel recorder to log up to 100,000 records (Waypoints

would be reduced due to more options of Log Format)

z Personal/Portable Navigation (PDA, Smartphone, PC, etc.)
z Easily switch Travel Recorder to LOG mode or NAV mode (Navigation +

Log)

z Support POI button for memorizing your location
z Provide tool with friendly UI for setup and download data from Travel

Recorder

z Draw your navigation path immediately on Google Earth as default
z Support Multi-Selection setting to record data (Time interval, Speed,

Distance)

z Active NMEA protocol VTG / GLL / ZDA manually via Qstarz setup tool.
z Backup your travel record as CSV / NMEA / Google Earth file format.
z Lower power consumption up to 32hrs for travel recording
z Fast Position Fix ,Cold start 36s, Warm start 33s,Hot start 1s
z WAAS+EGNOS support
z Auto On-Off function for smart power control

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4.

Product Specification

General

GPS Chip MTK GPS Module
Frequency L1, 1575.42MHz
C/A Code 1.023MHz chip rate
Channels 51 CH Performance
Antenna (Internal) Built-in patch antenna with LNA
Sensitivity Tracking -158dBm
Datum WGS84

Performance Characteristic

Position Without aid: 3.0m 2D-RMS
Accuracy

<3m CEP(50%) without SA (horizontal)
DGPS (WAAS, ENGOS, MSAS): 2.5m

Velocity

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

MSAS): 0.05m/s
Time 50 ns RMS
Cold/Warm/Hot Start 36/33/1 sec, average

Dynamic Condition
Altitude <18,000m
Velocity <515m/sec
Acceleration <4g

Protocol
GPS Output Data NMEA 0183 (V3.01) -GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC
Baud Rate 115,200 bps

Power

Built-in rechargeable Li-ion battery, Up to 32 hrs after fully charged

Bluetooth
Standard Fully compliant with Bluetooth V1.2
Bluetooth Profile Serial Port Profiles (SPP), Up to 15 meters

Others

Size / Weight

72.2 (L) X 46.5 (W) X 20 (H) mm / 64.7g (battery
included)

Operating Temperature

- 10 ℃ to + 60 ℃

Storage Temperature

- 20 ℃ to + 60 ℃

Charging

0 ℃ to + 45 ℃

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5. Hardware Introduction

5-1. Appearance

1. Power jack (mini USB type)

2. Mode switch (OFF/NAV/LOG)

3. Battery status LED (Red/Green)

4. Bl ue tooth status LED (Blue)

5. GPS status LED (Orange) / Push to log (Blue)

6. Internal antenna

7. POI button

5-2. Hardware Function

Hardware Function Description

Power Jack

T

ake the power cable and connect it to the power jack

(mini USB type) for charging only

Mode Switch (OFF) Power off BT-Q1000
Mode Switch (NAV)

W

hen switch to NAV mode, BT-Q1000 can be used to
navigate with handheld devices (PDA / Smartphone /
Laptop…). And the data log function is enabled for
recording your travel path.

Mode Switch (LOG)

W

hen switch to LOG mode, BT-Q1000 only can be
used to record your travel path, but navigation function
is disabled.

POI Button Push to log the favorite Point of Interest
Mode Switch (OFF) Mode Switch (NAV) Mode Switch (LOG)

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5-3. Battery installation

- Put Battery in place:

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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- Take Battery out:

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

2. Pull out the battery cover

3. Then take out the battery from the unit.

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- Charging your battery

For the first time using the BT-Q1000, 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 3 hours typically.

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

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

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

5-4. LED Indicators

LED Status Flash ON OFF

Power
(Red/Green)

Low Power (Red)
Fully charged (Green)

Recharging
(Green)

Bluetooth
(Blue)

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

: Power

saving mode

Not
connected
/Pairing

GPS not
powered

GPS
(Orange)

Flash per 1 sec.(Orange):
GPS position is fixed,
Navigation
Flash 3 times (Blue)

:
POI(Point of Interest) is
recorded

Detecting
Satellite, GPS
position not
fix

GPS not
powered

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5-5. Function of Auto On-Off (Power saving mode)

BT-Q1000 supports Auto On-Off (Power saving mode). It can automatically enter
sleeping mode after the Bluetooth connectivity is turned off, so the Blue LED will turn
to flash every 5 seconds. Thus you can always power it on with very low power
consumption.
Under power saving mode, when detecting Bluetooth is being connected, BT-Q1000
will auto wake up itself and the blue LED will turn to flash every 2 seconds and GPS
Orange LED will be also On.

6. Setup BT-Q1000

NOTE : Please power OFF/ON to start log after completing parameter setting.

6-1. Install USB Driver

NOTE 1:
The USB driver of BT-Q1000 only supports Microsoft Windows system (Win XP /
Win Vista).

1. Please insert the Driver CD to your computer, and find the folder
“USBDriver\Windows_2K_XP_S2K3_Vista”. Double click
“CP210xVPInstaller.exe” to install the USB driver.

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2. System would pop up the driver installation dialog. Please click <Install> to
install the driver.

3. After completing the installation, please click <Yes> to restart your computer
for taking effect of new setting. Driver installation dialog will show up. Please
click <Install> to install the driver.

6-2. Install the software utility for BT-Q1000.

1. Please insert the Driver CD to your computer, and find the folder “Utility”.
Double click “setup.exe” to install the software utility.

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

3. Please select “I accept the terms in the license agreement”, and then click
<Next> to the next step.

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4. Please entry user name and organization and then click <Next> to the next
step. (You can also click <Next> directly without any entry)

5. Please select “Typical” and then click <Next> to the next step.

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6. Check again if all the settings are correct. Then please click <Install> to start
the utility installation.

7. When the utility installation is completed, please click <Finish> to exit the
installation dialog.