Wintec WGT-168 User Manual

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WGT-168 GPS Speaker/Microphone

User’s Manual

Contents
Introduction ………………………………p.1
Controls/Functions ………………………..p.3
Assembly/ Battery Charging ……………p.5
Icons guide ………………………………p.6
Menu Chart ………………………………p.8
Function List ………………………………p.10

Finder ………………………………p.10
Track ………………………………p.15
Waypoint ………………………………p.17
Satellite ………………………………p.20
Compass ………………………………p.21
Status ………………………………p.22
Messages ………………………………p.23
Setting ………………………………p.25
Extras ………………………………p.30

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 Introduction

The breaking innovative microphone speaker
integrates smart GPS features, transmits data
through two-way communication. Wintec
WGT-168 provides the best assistant in group
communication for climbing teams, hunting
activities, wildlife games, rescue teams, and
fleet management, . .etc

Features:

◎Support major brands of radio

(ex. Motorola, Wintec, Yaesu, Kenwood,
Icom, Hyt…)by optional types of cable.

◎LCD display：

120 x 160 4 level grayscale screen

◎Built in GPS ATMEL chipset receiving 16

parallel channels(WAAS/EGNOS-enabled).

◎Built in electronic compass.

◎Radio-transmitted coordinates, the instant

gourp position,distance, and dire ction
tracking, max. 10 persons.

◎Tr ack-log records up to 50,000 points.

Increasable max.100 waypoints provided,

◎Group ID communication.
◎Target Finding function.

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◎Powered by USB cable with or w/o battery

to be a G-mouse and PC-supported
navigation.

◎WGT-168 Workbench is a free PC software

available for uploading and managing the
tracks, waypoints, as well as upgrading
MCU firmware. The parameters setting is
provided on WGT-168 Wo rkbench, and the
uploaded tracks can be conve rtible into
different formats like Google Earth KMZ,
GPX, Virtual Earth.

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 Controls/Functions

1 GPS Antenna
2 PTT; Push To Talk
3 Function Key

4

Power On/Off

button
5 Microphone
6 Return / SOS GID

7 Speaker
8

USB Port / Radio
interface

9

Five Position Switch

push to enter
10 Cancel / Lock
1 1 LCD Display

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Button Function

z SOS GID function:
If SOS GID function is enabled it will
automatically send geographic dat a in every 30
sec for all group members.

PTT

Push to talk over 0.8sec, release PTT
will send geographic data
automatically , the PTT function is
always be used

FUNC

Press to cycle over function pages
Press to enable backlight On/Off
Press and hold to turn the unit On/Off

MENU

Press to return
Press and hold to open SOS GID
function

Press to select
Press and hold cycling the selection

ENTER

Press to enter
Press and hold for two seconds to

mark your current location on a track

*( Add the Mark need to open

Track Log function and GPS
must be Fixed)

CANCEL /
LOCK

Press to delete / information switch
Press and hold to lock/unlock unit,

without PTT &

& cancel

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 Assembly

Insert radio interface cable as in illus #1.

#1

Remove the battery case and place the
battery properly.
Then rotate the scre w of battery case tightly
as in illus #2..

#2

 Charging

For battery charging, the internal battery of
WGT-168 can be powered by USB port,
just plug in the USB cable from WGT-168
connected to any USB port for charging.

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Icons guide

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1

Battery power indication

Battery power run out and unit will be

automatically turn Off

Full Battery

20% 40% 60%

80%

2 Powered from USB
3 Keypad lock

4

GPS status

2D Fix 3D Fix No Fix

GPS disables

5 Data TX/RX
6 Local time
7 Function headline
8 Function icon
9 Log enable

10

Track log mode

Auto Time Range

11

G-mouse mode Enable and NEMA data out from

USB port

12 Backlight ON
13 Received waypoint data.
14 Received messages
15 Local date
16 Temperature
17 Temperature

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Menu Chart

MENU

Compass

Finder

Extras

Status

Setting

INBOX
WRITE NEW

WATCH GROUP
GROUP LIST
GROUP ID

Satellite

Ｗaypoint

Tracks

Messages

A

DD TRACK
TRACK LIST
DELETE ALL

USER NAME
TIME/DATE
CONTRAST
UNITS
SYSTEM

CALENDAR

A

DD WAYPOINT
W AYPOINT LIST
DEL TET ALL
WAYPOINT
INBOX

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GPS SET
POWER MANAGER
LANGUAGE
OTHER
SYSTEM INFO

Setting

TIME/DATE

UNITS

POSITION FORMAT
Dist/SPEED
EVLEATION
EVLEVATION
TEMPERATURE

TIME ZONE
TIME FORMAT
DATE F

O

RMAT

USER NAME

CONTRAST

SYSTEM

EXIT

POWER MANAGER

BACKLIGTH
POWER SAVING

OTHER

POWERUP LOG
G-MOUSE
RX MUTE
SOS TX TIME
BAUD RATE

GPS SET

GPS POWER
GPS STARTUP

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH
CHINESE

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Function Lists

1. Finder

Function List

1-1.WATCH GROUP

Select function

ENTER

Enter the select function
page

MENU Return to main page

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1 Grid north
2 My location

3

Display selected group members direction、
distance and geographic information

4 Non-selected group member
5 Waypoint
6 Selected group member

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Real time tracking
z Every 30m one point

8

proportional scale
z proportional scale range 20m ~ 200km

proportional scale select

Zoom in. Zoom out.

Selection group member

ENTER

Enter GOTO selection group member
function

CANCEL Switch group member information

MENU Return to Finder page

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1-1-1. GOTO GROUP MEMBER PAGE.

1 E.T.A. (Estimated time of arrival)
2 Line distance
3 Member location

CANCEL selection information .

MENU Return Finder page

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1-2. Group Lists

View communication record, and display
member’s name、direction、distance and
geographic information, The latest rece ived
member will be on top of the first number.

1 received number list
2 Group member SOS GID enable
3 Group member name
4 Group member direction
5 Group member distance

Selection Group member

N/A

ENTER View Group member information

CANCEL Delete Group member

MENU Return to Finder page

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1-2-1. View Group member information

1-3.Group ID

Next / previous Group
member information

ENTER

Up data the select
member location

MENU Return to Fi nder page

Group ID 01 ~ 99。

ENTER confirm

MENU Return to Finder page

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2. Tracks

2-1.ADD TRACKS / STOP TRACK

z Log By Auto : Log automatically
z Log By Time : Log by time step settin g (rang e 1~60 sec)
z Log By Range : Log by move distance setting (range

50m~500m)

Selected function

ENTER

Enter the select
function page

MENU Return

Select tracks LOG mode

ENTER confirm

MENU Return

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2-2. TRACKS LIST

2-2-1. TRACKS INFO

2-3. DELETE ALL

Delete all tracks record。

1 In user tracks Log
2 log date for a track

Move select ion ba r

ENTER View tracks information

CANCEL

Delete tracks

MENU Re turn to tracks page

select

ENTER confirm

MENU Return to tracks List

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3. Waypoint

3-1.ADD WAYPOINT

Creating a waypoint from now location。

z Your could mark new waypoint and select the icon types and

also can use WGT-168 Workbench to edit waypoint and

download / upload waypoint to WGT-168 by USB cable.

Select function

ENTER

Enter the select
function page

MENU Return

1 Waypoint icon
2 Waypoint name
3 Coordinate Location
4 Elevation
5 Waypoint number
6 Confirm
7 View the waypoint position

Select function

ENTER Enter the select function page

MENU Return

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3-2.Waypoint List

View the waypoint list。

3-2-1.Waypoint information

1 Go to waypoint
2 View waypoint
3

Send waypoint to group or personal

z View waypoint information including waypoint name,

icon, distance, location, elevation。

Select waypoint

CANCEL Delete waypoint

ENTER view waypoint information

MENU Return to Waypoint page

Select

ENTER Enter the selected function

MENU Return to last page

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3-2-1-1. GO TO Function

1 Estimated time of arrival
2 Distance
3 Current position coordinate

CANCEL

Press cancel button to switch over the
information bar below

ENTER Press and hold into compass ca lib ra t ion mo de

MENU Return to last page

Look and follow flag on top side to find Waypoint

3-3.DELETE ALL

Delete all waypoint.

Flag

2

3

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4. Satellite

4-1. Satellite infomation

Sky plot Æ Location Info Æ signal strength

FUNC Press FUNC to switch function page

ENTER Press ENTER to switch between page

MENU Return to last page

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5. Compass

Enabler compass mode 。

FUNC Press FUNC to switch function page

ENTER

Press enter button switch two different type c ompass.
Press and hold in to the calibrating mode.

MENU Return to main list

z Calibrati ng COMPASS :
Making sure that the unit is level, press and hold ENTER
in to the calibrating mode, rotate the WGT-168 slowly two
rounds in the same direction. And press ENTER again to
check the calibrating is done, if not Please try again.
z Note:
please keep the unit out of any magnetic, speaker, or
metal shelter when operating compass calibration.

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6. Status

Real time SPEED、COURSE、TIME and Coordinate. Press
ENTER to switch between pages

PAGE(1) PAGE(2) PAGE(3)

FUNC Press FUNC to switch function page

ENTER Press ENTER to switch between page

CANCEL

In the page 2, reset all the data about
speed, moved distance, time.

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7. Message

7-1.Messages - In Box

View the received messages。

Select function

ENTER Confirm.

MENU Return the main page

Select messages.

ENTER Enter to the messages.

CANCEL Delete messages

MENU

Return to last page

Roll up and down
messages.

MENU

Return to last page

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7-2. Messages - Write New

Edit and send text messages。

Move bar in alphabet press FUNC change into Capital mode.

Move bar in symbol area press FUNC to change to other symbols.

FUNC Change capital or other symbol.

select text

CANCEL Backspace

ENTER Enter text

MENU Return to Setting page

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8. Setting mode

8-1.Setting – User Name

Setting your name, this can be viewed in the group member

Move bar in alphabet press FUNC change into Capital mode.

Move bar in symbol area press FUNC to change to other symbols.

Select function

ENTER

In to the selection function

MENU

Return to Setting page

FUNC Change capita l or other symbol.

select text

CANCEL Backspace

ENTER Enter

MENU Return to Setting page

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8-2.Setting – Time/Date

Setting Time zone, Time format, Date format.

z Time Zone Setting Time zone.

z Time Format Setting Time format ext.12hrs or 24hrs mode.

z Date Format Setting Date format ext. dd/mm/yy mm/dd/yy

yy/mm/dd

8-3.Setting – Contrast

Select function

ENTER

Enter the selection
function / confirm.

MENU Return to Setting page

Selection c ontrast from
00 to 21

ENTER confirm.

MENU Return to Setting page

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8-4.SETTING - Unit

z POSITION Setting position unit ext. ddd.dddd d
z MAP DATUM setting MAP datum

(default value is WGS-84)

z ELEVATION setting elevation unit ext. metric / feet
z TMEPERATURE setting temperature unit ext.

Degree C / Degree F

8-5. SETTING - System

z GPS SET GPS enable/disables.
z POWER MANAGER Select backlight timeout and

auto poweroff timeout setting

z LANGUAGE Select language (English、Chinese)
z OTHER Other function setting

Select function

ENTER

Enter the selection
function / confirm.

MENU Return to Setting page

Select function

ENTER

Enter the selection
function / confirm .

MENU Return Setting page

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8-6-4. System-Other

z POWER-UP LOG Enable automatically Log since

power On.

z G-MOUSE GPS MOUSE mode enable/disables.
z RX MUTE close speaker if received geographic data

function On/Off.

z SOS TX TIME Setting SOS transmitter time

steps(2sec~99min)

z BAUD RATE Setting NMEA out put baud rate

(4800 / 9600 / 19200 / 38400)

Select function

ENTER confirm.

MENU Return to Setting page

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8-6-5.System Info

Display system information

Page (1) SYSTEM INFOMATION:

z Power UP Times of power-on
z Temperatures Show the Temperatures information
z Battery Battery voltage
z Waypoint Waypoint used number
z Tracks Show the T rack used numbers
z Log Used Memory cap a c it y for tracks

Page (2) SYSTEM INFOMATION:

z FW Firmware version
z HW Hardware version
z BaudRate NMEA Baud Rate
z MapDatum Map Datum in use

MENU Return to System p a ge

Change page

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9. Extras
9-1.Extras-Calendar

z Display date and check date on the calendar, from 2000

year to 2099 year

Select months

MENU Return to main page

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Specification

Dimension 59(W) x 114(H) x 30(D)mm
Weight Approx 108g

(without battery and cable)
LCD 120 x 160 4 level gray LCD
Microphone Capacitance microphone
Speaker 1W / 8ohm
Power DC 3.7V/1200mAH Li-Ion battery
Battery operation time

18Hrs (backlight off)
Temperature range -20 ~ +70℃℃
Compass Accuracy : ±5degrees

(This need to be calibrated by

user manually) 。

Resolution : 1 degrees
Thermometer -20 ~ +50 Accuracy +/- 2

degrees.

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