Computex GPL-100 User manual

GPL-100
User’s Manual

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Safety Warnings
Before using GPL-100, please read and ensure you of fully understood the
following safety precautions. The safety precautions describe important
details regarding your safety. Our company can’t be held liable for accidents
and product damage due to non-observance of these safety precautions.
Warnings
To avoid loss of log data, promptly turn off the device before replacing the
battery.
The device has waterproof design that can sustain rainfall condition. But do
not throw it into water that may cause permanent damage to the device.
Don’t repair, disassemble or modify this device at discretion. It might be
damaged and not be repaired according to the level of damage.
If the device is severely damaged beyond repair or no longer functions,
please dispose of it in accordance with the relevant local laws.

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Contents
Safety Warnings................................................................................ - 1 -
Parts checklist................................................................................... - 3 -
Basic set up....................................................................................... - 3 -
GPS Data Logger Control................................................................ - 3 -
Step 1: Install the battery.................................................................. - 4 -
Step 2: Turn on the GPL-100 ........................................................... - 4 -
Step 3: Set Local Time..................................................................... - 5 -
Step 4: Install The GPL-100 properly............................................... - 5 -
Step 5: Push To Log......................................................................... - 5 -
Generating the KML file.................................................................... - 5 -
Step 1: Install the CD driver ............................................................. - 5 -
Step 2: Connect GPL-100 to PC...................................................... - 6 -
Step 3: To find the COM port............................................................ - 6 -
Step 4: Launch the Utility program................................................... - 6 -
Using the GPL100_Utility................................................................. - 6 -
Using GPL-100 .................................................................................. - 9-
Menu Tree........................................................................................ - 9 -
Status Bar ...................................................................................... - 10 -
Speed and Height .......................................................................... - 10 -
Position...........................................................................................- 11 -
Clock...............................................................................................- 11 -
Mileage ...........................................................................................- 11 -
Storage........................................................................................... - 12 -
Settings.......................................................................................... - 12 -
Advanced Settings......................................................................... - 15 -
GPS Photo Tagger (Option)............................................................ - 17 -
Troubleshooting.............................................................................. - 17-
Specifications.................................................................................. - 18 -

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Parts checklist
Congratulations on your purchase of the GPS Data Logger, the cutting edge
in GPS tracking technology.
Your GPS Data Logger contains the following components and accessories:
- GPL-100
- Bicycle cradle
- Two AAA Batteries
- User’s manual
- Driver installation CD
- USB cable
Basic set up
To use the GPS Data Logger with a PC, you must have:
- PC with PIII-500 or above
- Windows 2000 (SP4) or above
- CD drive
- USB port (USB 2.0 recommended)
GPS Data Logger Control
SEL
LCD
USB
ENTER

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Turn on the GPL-100 Pressing ENTER until it switch on
Turn off the GPL-100 Pressing ENTER until it switch off
Change menu page Pressing SEL
Push to log Pressing ENTER twice within one second.
Browsing Options Pressing SEL
Select Option Pressing ENTER
Step 1: Install the battery
Loosen the screw to open battery door. Installing two AAA size batteries by
the polarity indicated in battery room. Recover the battery door firmly, then
fasten the screw.
Step 2: Turn on the GPL-100
Pressing ENTER until GPL-100 is switched on.
Right after its power up, the device seeks for satellites’ signals. As the GPS
signals are acquired, the GPL-100 will start to log the waypoints and the
tracking information such as speed, position, clock…etc are available as
well.
Note: If failed to acquire GPS signals, please refer to Troubleshooting for
solutions.

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Step 3: Set Local Time
To display correct local time, you need to set the time zone of where the
GPL-100 is operating. Please refer to section “Settings” for how to set the
time zone.
Step 4: Install The GPL-100 properly
In order to acquire good GPS signals continuously, Please be aware the
installation of GPL-100 shall always have its face up to open sky.
Step 5: Push To Log
To record the Point Of Interested (POI), pressing ENTER twice within one
second. The current position will be marked in log data. You can, later,
retrieve the POI by generating the KML file on PC.
Generating the KML file
The easiest way to use your log data is to output it by KML file which can
used for Goggle Earth® to display the track and points of Interested. To
generate the KML file at your PC, you need to run the supplied CD software,
the GPL100_Utility.exe.
Step 1: Install the CD driver
Run the CD driver at your PC. If the installation doesn't auto run, please find
the GPL 100_DRV.exe file in the CD and run the program.
Follow the prompt to do the driver installation.

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When the installation run into "Installshield Wizard Complete", just check the
"Launch the CP210x VCP driver installer" and then, click "Finish" to
complete the rest of the installation.
Step 2: Connect GPL-100 to PC
To connect GPL-100 to PC via USB cable and make sure that Windows has
found the device.
Step 3: To find the COM port
You need to know which COM port is used by GPL-100. To find the COM
port, click Windows' <START> menu, choose "My Computer"Æ"Control
Panel"Æ"Performance and Maintenance"Æ"System". Then, choose the
"Hardware" tab to find "Device Manager".
In the device manager, extend the (COM and LPT) to find “CP210xUSB to
UART Bridge Controller (COMnn)”. The nn is the com port number.
Step 4: Launch the Utility program
To find and run the utility program "GPL100_Uitility.exe" in the CD driver.
Using the GPL100_Utility
To use the utility with GPL-100, there are settings need to be set before it can
make the connection correctly.
(1). To select the COM port that was found at Step.3
(2). Baud rate should be 9600
(3). Select your time zone.

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(4). Click the connect button to make connection
with GPL-100. As it connects successfully, the icon is changed to
connected . And it is ready for you to read the log data.
(5).Click "Log Read" to start reading log data. The dialog box is shown for you
to select the destination folder and file name to save the log file. It takes a
while to decompress the log data from GPL-100.
(6).The "Log Clear" allows you to clear the whole storage of GPL-100 to free
the memory space for a new log. Please be aware that all the log data will
be lost.
(7).The "Reset Default" can restore the factory setting back to GPL-100. That
is, all your personal settings will be lost.

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The GPL-100, when connected to PC, can be used as a GPS receiver. The
utility provides the GPS Viewer function for user to monitor the GPS satellites'
signals and your location data as well.
(8). If the GPL-100 failed to acquired GPS satellites' signal, click "Cold Start"
to force it to reset existing almanac data of satellites and re-build new data
base upon your current location. It usually gets the satellites data within
one minute.

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Using GPL-100
Menu Tree
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SEL
Position
SEL
Clock
SEL
Milea
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SEL
Stora
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SEL
Settin
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SEL
Log mode
ENTER
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Back Li
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SEL
Time Zone
SEL
Unit
SEL
Clear Lo
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Data
SEL
Reset to Default
SEL
Power Savin
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