AMOD AGL 3080 User manual

AMOD GPS Photo Tracker
AGL3080
We Add More Fun to Photo Sharing!
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Table of Content
TABLE OF CO NTEN T .....................................................................................2
OVE RVIEW .....................................................................................................3
UNIQUE FEATURES......................................................................................................................................................3
IN CASE YOU DON’T KNOW YET -WHAT IS GPS?...................................................................................................4
AGL 3080 OP E RATIO N ....................................................................................4
POWER ON/OFF DEVICE ............................................................................................................................................4
STATUS LED’S............................................................................................................................................................4
SET UP MODE..............................................................................................................................................................6
INSTALL/REPLACE BATTERY......................................................................................................................................7
USI NG TH E AC COM PA N YI NG AMO D PHOTO T RA CKE R SOFTW A RE TO
TAG YO UR P HO T OS .......................................................................................7
INSTALLATION.............................................................................................................................................................7
AP PE NDIX - ST ATUS L ED ............................................................................ 17
GENERAL OPERATION...............................................................................................................................................17
STAT US LE D IN SET UP MO DE ................................................................... 17
AP PE NDIX – P RE PAR ATIO NS ..................................................................... 18
ATTACH THE HANGING STRIP ..................................................................................................................................18
INSTALL BATTERY ....................................................................................................................................................18
TRO UB LE S HO OTI NG .................................................................................. 20
HAR D W ARE S PE CIFI CAT ION ..................................................................... 21
PA CK AGE CO NTE NTS ................................................................................. 21
CE R T I FI CAT IO NS ........................................................................................ 22
TRA D E MARKS AN D CO PY RI GH T S ............................................................. 22

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Overview
AGL 3080 photo tracker is a GPS-based data logger designed to provide location information for digital
photos (in EXIF 2.0 or later format) from all DSCs and camera phones. It can help making photo-taking more
fun – show not just the great picture but also where it is taken! It is extremely easy to use – just take it along
and turn it on with your photo-taking trip. When uploading the pictures to the PC, the accompanying software
will do the tagging and saving of GPS location information. After that all you need to do is to click at the
GPS-tagged picture and it will show its location on Google Map or other internet maps – let AGL 3080 tag
your picture so you can enjoy more!
Unique Features
GPS – based on SiRF Star III chipset
Log GPS output in NMEA0183 format at one record per second rate – full rate logging for best
time resolution and flexible to use
Standard USB 2.0 interface / Double up as an USB Flash Disk
Works with Windows, Mac, or Linux -based machines
GPS logs can be accessed directly by application software as files, no more awkward COM port
set-up procedures
Long operating time – over 15 hours with three standard AAA batteries
Large log capacity – store over 256,000 data records, equivalent to 70 hours of continuously logged
GPS data
User-friendly PC-based software is provided for photo tagging (EXIF 2.0 and later format) and
sharing
Tagged photos can be viewed on Google Map and other internet maps
Works with many on-line tools such as JetPhoto, GPSVisualizer, etc.

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In Case You Don’t Know Yet - What is GPS?
GPS is a 24-satellite network of Navstar navigational satellites that transmit signals to users, giving
them an accurate position in three dimensions along with a time stamp. While it was originally
developed in the 1970s as a navigational aid for submarine-based Trident nuclear missiles, its
commercial use has expanded well beyond vehicle and hiker navigation to include network timing
control for accurate delivery of packet communications.
AGL3080 Operation
Power ON/OFF device
Po wer On
Hold the POWER ON/OFF button for one (1) second until all three LED’s blink simultaneously once. Then
the Green LED (GPS Status) will be on. This indicates the device has been turned on and starts to search GPS
satellites.
Power ON/OFF button
When sufficient numbers of GPS satellites are found and the position can be fixed, the Green LED
will begin to blink, indicating good GPS signal reception and GPS data is being logged
Now you can concentrate on and enjoy taking photos!
Po wer Off
To turn the power off, just hold the POWER ON/OFF button again for about three (3) seconds. All three
LED’s will be lit once and then off, and the device is now turned off.
Status LE D’s
There are three status LED’s on AGL3080 – Red (Storage Full), Green (GPS Status), and Amber (Battery
GPS Status
Battery Power
Storage Full

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Power).
St a tu s L E D
The Green LED is the GPS Status LED. It is either constantly on or blinking. Blinking indicates good
reception of satellite signal and GPS position data is being logged. Constant on indicates satellite signal
reception is poor and position can not be fixed and logged.
To get a good reception of GPS signal, adjust the orientation of the AGL3080 device to ensure it is facing
open sky. Normally, after adjustment, the position can be fixed very quickly and the GPS Status LED (Green)
will again blink.
The Red LED is the Storage Full LED. When the storage space runs out, the Red LED will be on and no
more GPS data be logged.
If this happens, turn the device off, download the logged data to the computer and clean up the storage disc.
The storage disc can be cleaned either by deleting file(s) from the computer or by performing a CLEAN DISC
operation when turning the AGL3080 device on. Please see instructions below about CLEAN DISC.
The Amber LED is the Battery Power LED. The Amber LED will blink when the battery power level
becomes low (< 20% of full power). It is just a warning sign about battery power level is getting low. The
device still functions properly.
But when the battery power level is too low for the device to function normally, the Amber LED will
change from blinking to constant on, and both the GPS and data logging functions will be turned off. When
this happens, please turn the device off and replace battery immediately.
Sp ec i al F u nc ti o n s
MARK button
Position Mark A position can be marked using AGL3080 if the “MARK” button is firmly pressed once.
When doing so, the Storage Full LED will be on and the device will insert a MARK tag to the logged GPS
position data. If you press the Mark button right after taking a picture, the accompanying GPS Photo Tracker
software will use this “marked position data” to tag the picture.
GPS Reset During normal operation, you can press the “MARK” button for about three to four (3 ~ 4)
seconds to reset the GPS – the AGL3080 will re-start the GPS satellites searching without using satellite
information already on-hand and stored internally. Because the set of GPS satellites data (the orbital and

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status information) will be valid only for around two hours, they need to be updated regularly. These
information are location-dependent – at two far enough locations the GPS receiver will see different set of
GPS satellites, hence different satellites data. GPS receivers assume the on-hand internal satellites data is
valid and will use it first in searching and tracking satellites. If wrong satellite data is used, the searching will
take a long time or even fail. The GPS Reset function thus can help speed up the position fix operation if the
device was used previously at place(s) far away from the current location or over some time (> two hours)
ago.
Set Up Mode
AGL3080 has 6 logging modes for user to choose from if it's desired. User can configure the tracking
modes in "Set Up Mode".
E nt er i ng "S e t U p M ode "
At device power off status, hold both "POWER ON/OFF" button and "MARK" button simultaneously for
5 seconds. When you hold both buttons, the three LED will flash 5 times and stop at light on mode. You can
release the buttons when three LED lights are all on.
Se t up m o de f u nc ti o n d es cr i pt i on
Logging mode setup AGL3080 has 6 logging modes. You can change logging mode by pressing "MARK"
button. For each press of the "MARK", it enters to following logging mode. Pressing "MARK" at "Mode 6"
will bring you back to "Mode 1".
Logging Modes and corresponding LED status are described as below:
LED Status
Output Format
Minimum
Records
Minimum Operation
Hours
Mode 1
Memory Full Led ON
GGA/GSA/RMC/VTG->1 sec
GSV -> 5 sec
260,000
72 hours
Mode 2
Memory Full Led Flash
Only RMC->1 sec
1,040,000
288 hours
Mode 3
GPS Led ON
GGA/GSA/RMC/VTG->5 sec
260,000
360 hours
Mode 4
GPS Led Flash
Only RMC->5 sec
1,040,000
1440 hours
Mode 5
Battery Low Led ON
GGA/GSA/RMC/VTG->10
sec
260,000
720 hours
Mode 6
Battery Low Led Flash
Only RMC->10 sec
1,040,000
2880 hours
Clear Disk Function Hold "MARK" button for 5 seconds to all three LEDs start blink sequentially, then
release the button to clear up the storage space.
Note:
(a) The device would power off during setup mode if you do not press any button after 1 minute.
(b) If system power is low, the battery led will be on and then device will be powered off. At this time, user

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have to replace new batteries.
(c) User's each change of the logging mode at the setup mode is recorded by the system. If thesystem is cut
off power unexpectedly, the last setting value before power off is recorded. Therefore, the system power on at
GPS mode, it will run at the last setting value.
Install/Replace B attery
The device requires three standard AAA size batteries to operate. NiH rechargeable batteries or alkaline
batteries are recommended. [Please note that batteries are not part of the accessories included in the
package.]
To install or replace battery, please:
1. Flip the device so that the bottom side is up.
2. Find the latch of the battery compartment cover and slide it sideways to release the cover.
3. Pull the cover out to open the battery compartment. The batteries can be easily inserted, but please
ensure the correct polarity.
WARNING: Wrong polarity will cause permanent damage to the device.
A Note on Battery and AGL3080’s Operating Time
Batteries have wide range of capacity (in mAh) and voltage level (even though they are specified as 1.5 V).
These factors will cause variation of AGL3080’s operating time. Please check to ensure the quality of
batteries is meeting its specifications. We recommend using 1.5 V and 900 mAh AAA batteries. NiH type
battery is recommended when using AGL3080 in a low temperature environment.
Using the Accompanying AMOD Photo Tracker Sof tware to
Tag Your Photos
You can install the AMOD Photo Tracker Software by clicking the Setup button (the setup file) in the
included CD-ROM. You can specify which directory to install the Photo Tracker Software. An icon
(short-cut) will also be created at the Desktop for easy access to the software tool.
[First, you need to download and store the pictures from your DSC to your PC. Usually the DSC has
accompanying photo management tools for photo downloading and storage.]
Installation
Plug the AGL3080 to your PC’s USB port
Run the GPS Photo Tracker Software, and the following will be up:

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Import the GPS log from AGL3080 to PC
Then you can import the GPS log by selecting the AMOD Photo Tracker Device. If you have previously
imported the GPS log files, you can go to the directory to import them. Multiple log files can be selected
simultaneously for import.

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Import photos
Go to the directory where DSC photos are stored. Then select photos to be tagged – multiple picture files can
be selected, for import.

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The Photo Tracker will automatically tag the selected photos with the GPS location information. When
complete, the photos will be shown in blue color. Those photos unable to be tagged will be shown in red
color. Those already have GPS tags will be shown in black color. Those photos that have been tagged by
depressing the “Mark” button will be shown in green color. Please refer to the description about the Position
Mark function in page 3 of this User Manual.
Time Sync
Because the position tagging is done by cross relating the GPS time (UTC standard time) and DSC time
(DSC’s internal time), to find out accurately how much off is the DSC time is critical to the position accuracy
during tagging. To offset the difference between GPS time, which is accurate, and the DSC internal time,
which may not be accurate and could be off, a Time Sync function is implemented. This offset operation
can reduce inaccuracy in the geo-location tagging process. However, Time Sync is an optional function – if
the DSC time is accurate enough that the geo-location error is not significant or critical to you, you can skip
the Time Sync step altogether. Before you enter the Time Sync operation, please check and adjust the time of
your computer. This is necessary because the local computer time is used as the standard time to derive the
offset (the difference) between the DSC time (stored in the photo image file) and the standard time. Please
make sure your local time zone and time are both correct and accurate. You can conduct the Time Sync
operation by clicking the Time Sync icon to bring up the following window and check the “Enable Time
Sync.” button to begin the operation.
The Input DSC Time field is for you to enter the time that will be used to sync with the DSC time.
There are two steps involved – adjust time zone and adjust actual time.
Adjust time zone
The pictures may be taken at places that belong to a different time zone. For these pictures, please
find the time difference (in hours) and adjust the information in the Input DSC Time field. Please
note this change may also involve the adjustment of the date information in the Input DSC Time field.
Adjust actual time