ALASKA APT-15 User manual

APT-15
GPS/GSM VEHICLE & PERSONAL TRACKER
USER MANUAL
Please read this user guide carefully before installation and operation!

CONTENTS
1. Introduction, uses and limitations
2. Packing list
3. Before use
4. Add/Delete/Check Preset Phone Number
5. Change / Check Password
6. Set language
7. To set SMS location mode from a call
8. To send an SMS location request
9. Set website map link location mode from a call
10. To send an SMS website link location request
11. Set move alert
12. Over Area alert
13. Over Speed alert
14. Real Tracking Mode
15. Cancel All Alarm Setting
16. Low Battery Alarm
17. Monitor & Listen Sound around tracker
18. Call and talk to preset phone
19. Set Power Saving mode (Set GPS On/Off Interval)
20. “SOS”
21. Installation Guide
22. Trouble Shooting
23. Instruction List
24. Notes
25. Specifications

INTRODUCTION, USES AND LIMITATIONS
We all have people we want to protect, they could be our children, elderly relatives, lone workers or we will have treasured
possessions such as vehicles and shipments we have to secure. This is an ultra compact, affordable and easy to use solution.
The Alaska Go Everywhere APT-15 is the latest real-time personal tracking and security device using cutting edge GPS/GSM
technology and mapping from Google Earth.
Tracks locations without subscription costs or contract, using a standard UK network SIM card of your choice. The APT-15 uses
GPS (global positioning system) technology to calculate its location/speed, and uses the mobile phone SMS network to send that
location to you. The co-ordinates can then be input via Google Earth on a PC, PDA, internet phone or a SATNAV to show the real
time location. A brand new feature will send a map link to your smartphone enabling you to go directly to a free mapping page on
the internet! The built in geo fencing facility allows the user to identify an imaginary boundary (0-2000m) around a specific area.
Features text alerts to warn of: exceeded speed limit, outside geo fence and low power. In addition, SOS function with two way
emergency call buttons and call/receive is possible via the built in speaker and microphone. Uses a rechargeable and replaceable
Nokia standard BM-6P Li battery. A fixed wire optional accessory (AH-W14P) is available for fixed in car applications.
The APT-15 is a fantastic personal safety solution for lone worker protection, those suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's,
extreme sports enthusiasts, hikers, mountain climbers and children. In fact anyone who cares about their valued possessions or
loved ones!
Important
This product is not to be used for covert surveillance. In all cases, consent should be obtained from any person that is given this
tracking device to carry with them. For example, the unit should only be used by those suffering from early-stage Alzheimer’s when
they are still well enough to give consent.
Customer support: s[email protected]
UK website: www.alaskauk.com
Head Office website: www.alaska.dk
Demo Video: www.youtube.com/alaskauk
Our free latitude and longitude located website: http://www.followmegps.com
Our free link located map website: http://www.followmegps.mobi

PACKING LIST
GPS tracker, car charger, home AC charger, manual.
BEFORE USE
You will need a GSM phone SIM card which has SMS and incoming caller ID service capability. Install this SIM card in the tracker.
Please note the SIM card phone number which is your gateway to the many functions and features such location request, add &
delete preset number, changing password, enable over speed alarm, enable move alarm etc.
1. Power ON / OFF
When the power is OFF, press the “ON/OFF”button until the LED is ON, then release the button. The tracker is powered
ON, when the LED flashes. This confirms that the tracker is working well.
When the power is ON, press the “ON/OFF”button till the LED turns off, then release the button, the tracker is then OFF.
When the power is OFF, if you recharge the tracker, the tracker will power on automatically when the DC connection is made.
When the battery voltage in the tracker is too low, the tracker will power off automatically
2. Install SIM card: Pull out the battery cover and remove the battery, you can see the SIM card holder under the battery, move the
metal cover to the other side, and you can then lift one side of the metal cover. Then put the SIM card into the holder (metal
pin face down), and fasten the cover.
Note: Before installing or uninstalling the SIM card, please turn off the tracker.
3. LED flash indicator
Green Power LED Flash once : Working well
Green Power LED Flashes twice : GSM working well but the GPS signal is weak
Green Power LED Flashes three times : GSM and GPS working well but the battery is low
Green Power LED Flashes four times : GSM is working well, but the battery is low and GPS signal weak
Green Power LED ON continuously : Searching network
Green Power LED OFF continuously : Power off
Blue GPS LED ON : GPS module is ON
Red GSM LED Flashes fast : incoming or making a call or receiving a SMS

4. Recharging the tracker
oPlease check and confirm that the adapter model is suitable for this tracker, we recommend using only the USB
charger supplied.
oWarning: this tracker uses 5V DC voltage to recharge, so too high a voltage or AC current may damage the tracker or
even cause accidents.
oUse the supplied car adapter to recharge the tracker. Insert the USB connector into the tracker and car adapter. If
the LED on the adapter is RED, it means it is recharging, if the LED on the adapter is GREEN, this means the
recharging has completed. This will take around 2-4 hours.
oUse the home AC adapter to recharge the tracker. As above, insert the USB connector into the tracker and AC
adapter, If the LED on the adapter is RED, it means it is recharging, if the LED on the adapter is GREEN, it means the
recharging is finished. This will take around 2-4 hours.
oWhen recharging, you can use the tracker as normal, however it will take about 3-4 hours to finish charging and for
the adapter LED will turn to GREEN.
oWhen the battery is low, the LED will flash three times, and send battery low information to the first preset number.
When the battery voltage is very low, the tracker will power off automatically, but when you recharge the tracker, it will
power on automatically.
oTheoretically the battery will last about 5–7 days, however the standby time can be shorter in real life situations.
For example, GPS in continuous operation and/or weak GSM signals can reduce the standby time to 1-2 days.
5. Reverting to default settings
Pull out the battery cover and remove the battery, press the “ON/OFF”button and hold down, insert the battery into the tracker, the
unit will power on, after the LED flashes 10 times and the LED turns on continuously, release the button. The tracker is now back to
its default factory setting, all preset phone numbers and password are deleted and the password is changed to default: 123456.
6. ANTENNA
oThe antenna for both GSM and GPS modules are built in the tracker.
oPlease keep the tracker away from large metal objects which reduce the GSM and GPS signal.
Temperature range
The working temperature is -20 0C to 60 0C, below or above this range the performance of the tracker may affected. The
acceptable storage temperature range is -40 0C to 80 0C.

Function Description
Add/delete/check preset number:
Preset Phone Number: the user can preset 3 phone numbers, these numbers are used for sending SOS help, low battery alarm
information and change/check tracker password and trigger the location by calling, only preset phone numbers can do all operations.
1. To add a preset phone number by SMS
Send SMS text as follows: “ADDPHONE*123456*A*number”(not including the quotation marks “”). Number means the
telephone number you want to preset, “ADDPHONE”is a command; “123456” is your password; “A” is preset number location
select either A , B or C, so you can preset 3 phone numbers. If the operation is successful, the tracker will send back the
information ”ADDPHONE OK”, if the command or password is incorrect, the tracker will send back information “ADDPHONE
FAIL”.
2. To delete a preset phone number by SMS
Send SMS “DELETEPHONE*123456*A” to the tracker, (not including the quotation marks “”). “DELETEPHONE”is a
command; “123456” is your password; “A” is preset phone number location select either A，B or C; if the delete operation is
successful, the tracker will send back the information ”DELETEPHONE OK”, if the command or password is incorrect, the
operation fault, the tracker will send back information “DELETEPHONE FAIL”.
3. To check the preset phone number by SMS
Send SMS “CHECKPHONE*123456” to the tracker, “CHECKPHONE”is a command; “123456” is your password; if the
operation is successful, the tracker will send back the information “CHECKPHONE A, B and C.
Change/check password (pin code)
To change the 6 digit tracker password/pin code (recommended)
Send SMS “CHANGEPASSWORD*123456*------” to tracker, “CHANGEPASSWORD”is a command; “123456” is old password;
“------”is the new password of your choice. If the operation is successful, the tracker will send the information “New
Password ：------”to every preset phone number, if the operation fails, the tracker will send back information
“CHANGEPASSWORD FAIL”.
Note: Only a preset phone can change the password.
To check the tracker password
Send SMS “CHECKPASSWORD” to the tracker, “CHECKPASSWORD”is a command, if the operation is success, the tracker
will send back the information “Password：------”.
Note: Only a preset phone can check the password.

Set the language
Send SMS “ENGLISH*PASSWORD” to the tracker. If the operation is successful, the tracker will send back the information “ Set
Language to English”. If the command or password is incorrect, the tracker will send back information “Bad Command” or “Wrong
Password”. After setting the language to English, all the SMS information is changed to English.
To set SMS location mode from a call
1. Send SMS “SMSMODE*PASSWORD” to the tracker. If the operation is successful, the tracker will send back the information
“Set Report Mode to SMS”, if the command or password is incorrect, the operation is aborted and the tracker will send back
information “Bad Command” or “Wrong Password”.
Please note that this SMS is just a mode setting command, it will not trigger the tracker location finder. Call the tracker or send
SMSLOCATE, for an immediate location text.
2. In this mode, using a preset phone, call the tracker and after ringing 3 times the tracker will hang up the call automatically and
after about 30 seconds will send back the SMS location information (latitude, longitude, speed battery time etc) of the current
location to the caller. If the tracker has no preset number, any phone call can trigger the tracker to send back location
information, if the tracker has preset number, then only the preset phone call can trigger the tracker to send location information
immediately.
3. Basic Location information includes Latitude, Longitude, Speed, Direction, Date & Time, Battery Status etc. Example SMS
below:
Latitude: 22.680206N
Longitude: 114.146998E
Speed (km/h): 45.0
Direction (Degrees): 303.30
GMT: 2008/04/25 08:29:06.000
Battery: 91%
The first line is the latitude of the tracker.
The second line is the longitude of the tracker.
The third line is the speed of the tracker (the speed may not be zero even if the object is stationery due GPS tolerance).
The fourth line is the direction of the tracker (is the direction that the tracker is moving to, from the north it is 0, and the east is
90, and the south is 180, and the west is 270, full circle is 360.
The fifth line is the GMT time and date, (0 degree longitude line time). Your local time may be plus or minus a fixed number of
hours.
The sixth line is the tracker battery capacity, if the battery is lower than 10%, tracker will send battery low information to the
preset phone number.

4. If the tracker cannot receive the GPS signal, it cannot locate current location, therefore it will send the last locating information
to caller, and add a warning message “GPS signal weak, Last located”.
5. You can visit our website www.followmegps.com to input the latitude & longitude to locate tracker on the flat map or earth map,
or you can use free Google Earth application to locate the tracker.
To send an SMS location request
You can also send an SMS “SMSLOCATE*123456” to the tracker, “SMSLOCATE” is the command, “123456” is password; the
tracker will send back the latitude, longitude, speed, battery, time etc of current location to the caller. If the command or password is
incorrect, the operation will be aborted, and the tracker will send back the message “Bad Command” or “Wrong Password.
Set website map link location mode from a call
1. Send SMS “LINKMODE*123456” to the tracker, “LINKMODE” is a command, “123456” is password; if the operation is
successful, the tracker will send back the information “ Set Report Mode to Map Link” , if the command or password is incorrect,
the operation aborted, and the tracker will send back the message “Bad Command ” or “Wrong Password”.
Please note that this SMS is just a mode setting command, it will not trigger the tracker location request.
2. In this report mode, using the preset phone number, call the tracker, after 3 rings, the tracker will hang up automatically and
initiate a location request, after about 30 seconds, the tracker will send back the SMS location information (map website link) of
current location to the caller. You can then use a smart phone with internet access to click on the website link, visit the website
and the location will be shown as a map on your phone. If the tracker does not have a preset number, any phone call can
trigger the tracker to send the location, if the tracker has a preset number, then only the preset phone can trigger the tracker.
Sample links:
http://www.followmegps.mobi/map.aspx?lat=22.679926&lng=114.147263&l=cn (China map)
http://www.followmegps.mobi/map.aspx?lat=40.756441&lng=-73.986378&l=en (World map)
3. Using a smartphone, click on the internet link, visit the map website and the location will display on your map. You can click +
and –to enlarge or reduce the map. The following is an example.

To send an SMS website link location request
Send SMS “LINKLOCATE*123456” to the tracker, “LINKLOCATE” is a command, “123456” is password; the tracker will and send
back location information (as an internet link) of current location to the caller. Using your smart phone with internet access, click the
website link and the map location will be displayed. If the command or password is incorrect, the operation is aborted, and the
tracker will send back information “Bad Command” or “Wrong Password.
To set an object move alert (can be used as a car alarm)
Send SMS “SETMOVE*123456” to tracker, “SETMOVE”is a command, “123456” is password, the tracker will send back the
information “SETMOVE OK” or “SETMOVE FAIL” to indicate the operation is successful or failed. After setting this function, the
system will monitor the object continuously, if the object is moves, the tracker will send an alert and location information by SMS to
whoever enabled the alert, and then every 5 minutes the tracker will send alert information via text until the tracker stops moving.
The object move alert SMS looks like this:
ObjectMove
Latitude: 22.680206N
Longitude: 114.146998E
Speed (km/h):45.0
Direction (Degrees):303.30
GMT: 2008/04/25 08:29:06.000
Battery: 78%
To set an over area alert
As an example only, send “SETAREA*123456*A22.670000N114.140000E*B22.680000N114.140000E”SMS to the tracker,
“SETAREA”is a command, “123456” is password, “A22.670000N114.140000E”is the longitude example and latitude example of the
first point (Point A) location, “B22.680000N114.140000E”is the longitude and latitude of the second point (Point B) location.
Note: the over area function needs 2 points of reference A and B. Point A must be on the left bottom of the point B, the format of
latitude and longitude of every point is as follow: Latitude format is YY.YYYYYYN (8 digits) plus N or S, (north latitude or south
latitude), if there are not 8 digits please add zero to the end of 8 digits, Longitude format is XXX.XXXXXXE (9 digits) plus E or W
(east longitude or west longitude), if there are not 9 digits please add zero, if the command and password is incorrect, the tracker will
send back the information “AREASET OK” or “AREASET FAIL” to indicate the operation is successful or a failure.
After setting the over area alert, the system will track the location every 5 minutes and check to see if the object is in the preset area
or not, if the object is go out the area, then the tracker will send SMS to the phone who enabled the alert.
The over area SMS alert looks like this:

OverArea
Latitude: 22.680206N
Longitude: 114.146998E
Speed (km/h):45.0
Direction (Degrees):303.30
GMT: 2008/04/25 08:29:06.000
Battery: 89%
To set speed alert
Send SMS “SETSPEED*123456*040” to tracker, “SETSPEED” is a command, “123456” is password, “040” is the preset report
speed, the speed must be 3 digits , from 000 to 999, the unit of measurement is Km/hour. The tracker will send back the
information “SETSPEED OK” or “SETSPEED FAIL” to indicate the operation is successful or not.
After setting this alert, the system will track every 5 minutes and check the speed of the tracker. If higher than the preset speed, the
tracker will send an SMS to the phone who enable the alarm.
The over speed alert SMS looks like this:
OverSpeed
Latitude: 22.680206N
Longitude: 114.146998E
Speed (km/h): 45.0
Direction (degrees): 303.30
GMT: 2008/04/25 08:29:06.000
Battery: 78%
To set real time tracking mode
Send SMS “SETTRACKING *123456*15M030T” to the tracker, “SETTRACKING”is a command, “123456” is password, “15”is track
interval time, “M”means the time unit is minutes, interval time is from 00 to 99, must be 2 digits, “030”is the preset total tracking
times, “T”means times, the tracking time is from 000 to 255, must be 3 digits, “15M030T”means every 15 minutes locate one time,
total 30 times.
After setting the real tracking mode, the tracker will locate the object once every preset interval time and send SMS to the preset
phone with the location information. When it reaches the maximum number of tracks “T”it will cancel the tracking mode

automatically.
To cancel the real tracking mode: Send SMS “CANCELTRACKING*123456” to tracker, “CANCELTRACKING”is a command,
“123456” is password, the tracker will send back the information “TRACK CANCEL”or “TRACK NOT SET”to indicate that the
operation is successful or not.
Note: If you set the over area report and over speed report and tracking mode at the same time, then the information SMS will only
be sent to the last preset phone.
Cancel all alert settings
Send SMS “CANCEALARM*123456” to tracker, “CANCELALARM” is a command, “123456” is password, the tracker will send back
information “All Alarm Cancel”, and cancel all the alarm setting in the tracker, including shock alarm, over area alarm, over speed
alarm, real tracking mode etc. If the command or password is incorrect, the tracker will send back information “Bad Command” or
“Wrong Password”.
Low battery alert
When the tracker battery voltage is low, the GREEN LED on tracker will flash 3 or 4 times, and the tracker will then automatically
send low battery information to the first preset phone number.
To monitor & listen to sound around tracker
Send SMS “MONITOR*123456” to tracker, “MONITOR”is a command, “123456” is password, the tracker will call the user who sent
this SMS, after which the phone is then connected and the user can listen to the sound around the tracker within a radius of about
3-10 meters.
Talking to preset phone
Press button “B”or “C”on the tracker, the tracker will call the preset phone number B or C that you have set, after which the
phone is connected so that you can talk to the preset phone. Note the tracker speaker should be closer to your ear so that you can
hear clearly.
Set power saving mode (sets GPS on/off interval)
Send SMS “SETPOWER*123456*10” to the tracker, “SETPOWER” is a command; “123456” is password; “10” is the interval time.
This means that every 10 minutes the GPS will turn on and receive the location. The interval digit must be a two digit number, from
00 to 99, where the unit is a minute. If the time is longer, then the power saving is greater, 00 = GPS always ON, and 99 = GPS
always OFF, (the factory default is 99, which means GPS is always OFF, except when a call or text automatically turns GPS on. If

the real tracking mode is set, the GPS is always on.
“SOS”
Press the “SOS”button for 6 seconds. The LED will flash fast, then the LED will turn OFF, release the button, and the tracker
will send help information to all three preset phone numbers. The SOS alert looks like this:
HELP！
Latitude: 22.680206N
Longitude: 114.146998E
Speed (km/h): 45.0
Direction (Degrees): 303.30
GMT: 2008/04/25 08:29:06.000
Battery: 68%
If the user receives the HELP alert they must follow up and if necessary contact the relevant emergency service.
Installation guide
The antenna for GSM and GPS is built into the tracker. Please note that the install location will affect its ability to receive the signal.
Normally the back seat pockets, arm rest compartment or under the back window are good places. Operation within metal
enclosed areas will yield disappointing results or complete failure. The tracker has a built in high capacity Li-ion battery, one
recharge lasts about 5-7 days. Also, you can connect and recharge the tracker to a 12V car battery or mains using the supplied
adaptors. There is also an optional accessory fixed wire 12v/24v adaptor (AHW-14P) available for permanent connection.
Notes
The tracker has built in GSM and GPS modules, so please power off the tracker in areas that restrict using mobile phones, such
as on the plane, hospital, petrol station etc.
The GPS module needs 10-200 seconds to locate the position. When the GSM signal is weak or the network is very busy, the
SMS maybe delayed by the GSM network, this is normal.
Large metal areas or enclosures can seriously reduce the signal of GPS and GSM and please also keep the unit away from the
magnetic components.

Trouble Shooting
1. The tracker turns off automatically
Please confirm the tracker battery can be used, try to recharge it; and the SIM card has been installed properly.
2. Tracker can not send back information by SMS
Please confirm the SIM card has caller ID display and SMS capability, and the SIM card PIN code is disabled.
3. No response
Please confirm that the tracker has been turned on and the SIM card has enough credit, and that a mobile phone can
work well in the same place using the same network.
4. No response
“*”is used throughout this user manual to indicate information that must be added and should not be used on any
command.
Instruction List
Function
SMS Information
Note
Reply
Note
Add phone number
ADDPHONE*123456*A
*13322990998
Any mobile phone can set
ADDPHONE OK
Reply to the operation
phone
Delete phone number
DELETEPHONE*12345
6*A
Any mobile phone can
delete
DELETEPHONE OK
Reply to the operation
phone
Check phone number
CHECKPHONE*123456
Any mobile phone can
check
CHECKPHONE A ：
13322990998 ；B：
13322990033 ；C：
13316868198；
Reply to the operation
phone
Change password
CHANGEPASSWORD*
123456*888888
Only preset phone can
change
New Password：888888
Reply to operation
phone that been
preset
Check password
CHECKPASSWORD
Only preset phone can
check
The Password: 888888
Reply to operation
phone that been
preset
Set language to
English
ENGLISH*123456
Any mobile phone can set
Set langue to English
Reply to operation
phone
Set language to
Chinese
设置中文*123456
Any mobile phone can set
设置中文成功
Reply to operation
phone
To set SMS location
mode from a call
SMSMODE*123456
Any mobile phone can set
Set Report Mode to
SMS
Reply to operation
phone
To send an SMS
location request
SMSLOCATE*123456
Any mobile phone can set
latitude & longitude
speed direction time
battery
Reply to operation
phone
Set website map link
location mode from a
call
LINKMODE*123456
Any mobile phone can set
Set Report Mode to Map
Website Link
Reply to operation
phone
To send an SMS
Website link location
request
LINKLOCATE*123456
Any mobile phone can set
Current location map
website link
Reply to operation
phone

To set an object move
alert
SETMOVE*123456
Any mobile phone can set
SETMOVE OK
The alarm will be:
ObjectMove + location
information
Reply to operation
phone
To set an over area
alert
SETAREA*123456*A22
.670000N114.140000E*
B22.680000N114.1400
00E
Any mobile phone can set
SET AREA OK
The alarm will be:
OverArea
+ location information
Point A must be at the
east bottom of point B
To set speed alert
SETSPEED*123456*08
0
Any mobile phone can set
SETSPEED OK
The alarm will be:
OverSpeed + location
information
Reply to operation
phone
Set real time tracking
mode
SETTRACKING*12345
6*xxMyyyT
Any mobile phone can set
SETTRACKING OK
xx is 0 to 99, unit is
minutes, yyy is 001 to
255, every xx minutes
locate once, total yyy
times.
Cancel all alert
settings
CANCELALARM*12345
6
Any mobile phone can set
ALARM CANCEL or
ALARM NOT SET
Reply to operation
phone
To monitor & listen to
sound around tracker
MONITOR*123456
Any mobile phone can set
Call the user and
monitor sound around
the tracker
Reply to operation
phone
Talking to Preset
Phone
Press Button B or C
Call and talk to the
preset phone B or C
Call the preset phone
Set power saving
mode
SETPOWER*123456*x
x
Any mobile phone can set
Set Power Saving OK
xx is 00 to 99, unit is
minutes, 00 is
normally ON, 99 is
normally OFF (Default
is 99)
SOS
Press SOS button until
the LED TURN OFF
Send HELP information
to all preset phone by
SMS
Send information to
preset phone
Notes
①Please add preset phone before changing the password.
②The default password is 123456. We recommend that you change this to a number to a memorable six digit number.
③Every tracker can set 3 preset phone numbers.
④All the SMS information is in English word, so for example “#”is the hash key, “” is not included in the SMS information, it is just
used to indicate the information.

Specifications
GSM Frequency
850/900/1800/1900 MHz
GPS channel
32 个
GSM / GPS Antenna
Built in
Standby Current
2-5 mA
Locate precision
10-20 Meters
Recharging Current
5V/300mA
GPS working Current
<50mA
GPS Cold Start Time
36 seconds
Working Temperature
-20 0C to +55 0C
GPS Hot Start Time
1 second
Storage Temperature
-40 0C to +80 0C
Absolute Temperature
-35 0C to +70 0C
Battery
Li-ion 800mAh (BP-6M)
Note: We are not liable in any way for any losses arising from the use or misuse of this product.
Customer name
Address
Date of purchase
year month day
Model
APT-15
Serial Number
Distributor/retailer
IB. March 2011
Customer support: s[email protected]
www.alaskauk.com
www.alaska.dk
www.youtube.com/alaskauk