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747 A+ GPS Trip Recorder

User’s Manual

Published on 9-Oct-2008

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Before you begin.........................................................................................4

1.1 Note and Warning..........................................................................................4

1.2 Introduction....................................................................................................5

1.3 Features...........................................................................................................5

1.4 Applications....................................................................................................6

1.5 Appearance.....................................................................................................6

1.6 Power Switch and Push Button.....................................................................7

1.7 LED Display ...................................................................................................8

Chapter 2 Getting Started...........................................................................................9

2.1 Checking the package content ......................................................................9

2.2 Getting Started.............................................................................................10

Step 1 Charging Your Battery...................................................................10

Step 2 Turning on the power switch (NAV/ LOG)...................................11

Step 3 Connecting your handheld device with 747 A+............................11

Step 4 Loading your GPS mapping or routing software ........................14

Step 5 Starting the application..................................................................14

2.3 Helpful Tips..................................................................................................15

Chapter 3 How to configure your GPS Record ?....................................................16

3.1 Driver Installation........................................................................................16

3.2 GpsView software ........................................................................................16

3.2.1 Connect USB cable between GPS and laptop.................................16

3.2.2 Executing GpsView Program...........................................................17

3.2.3 Download AGPS................................................................................18

Chapter 4 Using Photo Tagger software..................................................................21

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4.1 Execute and install software utility Photo Tagger ....................................21

4.2 Google Earth.................................................................................................21

4.3 Software Utility --- 747 A+ Photo Tagger ...................................................21

Appendix.....................................................................................................................22

Appendix A. Specifications................................................................................22

Appendix B. locr GPS Photo.............................................................................25

Appendix C. Certification.................................................................................26

Appendix D. Warranty Information................................................................28

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Chapter 1 Befor e you begin

1.1 Note and Warning

747 A

lower than -10℃ or higher than 60℃, its battery charging capability

will decrease. Please leave the 747 A temperature environment. In addition, do not expose your 747 A temperature higher than 140℉/60℃. If you do not follow these rules,

the battery inside 747 A this will lead to very serious damage. The + Lithium-Ion battery inside the 747 A

- While in the hospital, turning off the 747 A Wireless GPS receiver may interfere with medical equipments which use radio frequency.

- For a long period not using 747 A dry/cool places.

- For safety, keep the 747 A reach.

uses + Lithium-Ion battery. If 747 A+ is used in temperature

far from heat or high

may overheat, explode or burn itself, and

should be recycled.

is recommended.

, take out the battery and store it in

and all accessories out of children’s

- 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, modifications or attachments could damage the 747 A

and may violate regulations governing radio devices.

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- 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 747 A

yourself. Unauthorized hacking

may damage the unit, and void your warranty.

1.2 Introduction

This 747 A

logger 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 recorder is small and robust, ideal to carry everywhere for applications such as route tracking, mountain climbing or fleet management.

1.3 Features

Dual mode for both Data record and Navigation.

Push button to record data manually.

User can record the date by setting the interval of time, distance and

speed. 125,000 waypoints.

Semi indoor.

AGPS available.

Fuzzy Auto on/off.

Phototagger software.

Support G-Mouse

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1.4 Applications

- Record your travels

- Manage business trip expense

- Concerned about one’s driving behavior

- Record Point of Interest by a push button

Geo-photo

1.5 Appearance

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 (Red)

6. Internal GPS antenna

7. Push Button

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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.

Difference between NAV and LOG: NAV Working as a Bluetooth GPS receiver. LOG Both of navigation and logging functions are enabled.

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1.7 LED Display

The 747A Status LED, the 2

GPS Trip Recorder has three LED lights, one is Bluetooth

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

Battery Status LED

GPS Status LED

Blue

Always on: Slowly blinking: Quickly blinking:

Bluetooth on, but not connected to any Bluetooth devices yet

Sleeping mode (1 time / 5 seconds) Bluetooth is connected and ready for data transmission (1

time / 2 seconds) Red Blinking: The battery is too low Green Light On: The battery is charging Green Light Off The battery is fully charged Orange

Red

Always on: Quickly Blinking: Quickly Blinking:

Acquiring satellites, GPS

position not fixed

GPS position is fixed,

Navigation

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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Chapter 2 Getting Started

2.1 Checking the package content

Congratulations on your purchase of the 747 A chargeable battery. Before you start using 747 A your package includes the following items. If any item is damaged or missing, please contact your dealer at once.

- 747A

GPS Trip Recorder x 1

- USB to mini-USB cable x 1

- DC cigarette lighter adapter x 1

- + Lithium-Ion chargeable battery x 1

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

- Quick start guide x 1

*Unit package contents may vary depending on countries without prior notice. *NOTE: The Cigarette Adapter can only be used to charge 747 A don’t make use of it with devices other than 747 A

with + Lithium-Ion

, please make sure if

. Please

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2.2 Getting Started

Please follow the procedure step by step.

Step 1 Charging Your Battery

To charge your 747 A

, 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 747 A

, 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).

- 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 no LED light display, that means battery is fully charged.

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

Power off Navigation Data record

Difference between NAV and LOG: NAV Working as a Bluetooth GPS receiver. LOG Both of navigation and logging functions are enabled.

Step 3 Connecting your handheld device with 747 A

Please refer to the user manual of PDA to enable the Bluetooth

connectivity. If the connection between your device and 747 A

successful, the blue LED of 747 A

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.)

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-->

Start -> Bluetooth Manager New

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

-->

Explore A Bluetooth device

Tap iBT A+ GPS

->Next

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2. Explore a Bluetooth device, and find the “iBT A+ GPS”

Passkey 0000 (if your PDA asks for the passkey)

3. (Optional)

-->

Select SPP slave->Next Finish

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4. Connect to Serial Port Profile (SPP) Slave

-->

Tap and Hold iBT A+ GPS:

Done

SPP slave, Connect

5. Finish Bluetooth Manager Setup Step 4 Loading your GPS mapping or routing software

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

you need to install it before using the 747 A

for navigation.

Step 5 Starting the application

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 747 A

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 747 A

may affect signal receptions.

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

- 747 A

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 747 A

- For the 1

time you use the 747 A+, it will take 1 to 3 minutes to obtain the

may not work indoors where it can not see the sky.

satellite constellation information and fix your position, this is called “Cold

Start”. If you replace the battery, 747 A

- If your 747 A

can’t fix your position for more than 20 minutes, we suggest

will do Cold Start again.

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

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Chapter 3 How to configure your GPS Record ?

The GpsView program only supports the Microsoft Windows based platform.

3.1 Driver Installation

Before the USB connector plugs in your PC/ Laptop, please have your USB Driver Installation ready. (Install InstallDriver.exe driver for USB port from CD-ROM.)

3.2 GpsView software

Open the GpsView software, please select correct COM port and Baud Rate (USB / Bluetooth :115,200bps) to configure GPS.

3.2.1 Connect USB cable between GPS and laptop

To USB port on PC/Laptop

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3.2.2 Executing GpsView Program

Click “Command” tap. Update Rate 1 ~ 5Hz is user configurable. And still more options for choice of NMEA output, DGPS…etc. all available through pull-down menus.

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3.2.3 Download AGPS

1. Start→Control Panel→System→Hardware→Device

Management→Connector（COM and LPT）Check Com

port position。

2. Open GpsView.exe→Check Baud Rate and Com port→

click On

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3. Choice Setup

4. Choice Update。

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5. When Updating now…100%, click Enter complete。

NOTE: When you use AGPS function, we suggest use GpsView to download the AGPS data via USB cable. AGPS has 6 day time limited.

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Chapter 4 Using Photo Tagger software

4.1 Execute and install software utility Photo Tagger Complete GPS Photo Tagger and USB drivers installation (Refer to CD)

4.2 Google Earth

If you computer is not yet installed with Google Earth. Google Earth has free download version, go download it in the internet first. For more information, please visit http://earth.google.com/.

4.3 Software Utility --- GPS Photo Tagger

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 747 A power on the 747 A

unit. Please keep in mind to switch to LOG mode

while using Photo Tagger software.

to your PC, you have to

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Appendix

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 1.5s Warm start 34s Cold start 35s AGPS <15s Sensitivity Acquisition:-148dBm Max. Tracking:-165dBm Max.

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Update 1Hz

Dynamic

Altitude Maximum 18,000m Velocity Maximum 515m/s Acceleration Maximum 4g

Power

Input Voltage

Battery

Vin : 5.0V±5% Chargeable + Lithium-Ion battery

I/O

Available Baud Rates 115200 bps Protocols NMEA 0183 v3.01

Environment

Operating Temperature -10 ~ 60C

Storage Temperature -20 ~ 60C Charging 0 ~ 45C

Bluetooth

Standard Fully compliant with Bluetooth V1.2 Output Power 0dBm (Typical),ClassII Range Over 10 meters Bluetooth Profile Serial Port Profile(SPP) Frequency 2.4G ~ 2.4835GHz ISM Band Security Yes

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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 125,000 way points. Log GPS data by time interval/ distance/ speed limit. Log GPS data by button push. User can configure settings by using utility.

＊.Citation MTK original chipset spec.

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Appendix B. locr GPS Photo

With 747 A

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 find the installation file for Windows XP/ Vista in CD tool, or go to http://www.locr.com

for further information.

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Appendix C. 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 MANUF ACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RADIO OR TV INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY UNAUTHOURIZED MODIFICATION TO THIS EQUIPMENT. SUCH MODIFICATIONS COULD VOID THE USER’S AUTHORITY T O OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT.

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CE Notices

Is herewith confirmed 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 D. 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.