Electron GPS CT-24-D4F Owner's manual

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CT-24-D4F(LE)
GPS Tracker
Quick User
Manual
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CT‐24GPSTrackerin
PelicanCasewith
MagneticAttachment,
15,600mAhLi‐IonBattery
andStandaloneIntelligent
BatteryCharger

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changewithoutnotice.ElectronGPSreserve
therighttochangeorimproveitsproducts
andtomakechangesinthecontentwithout
obligationtonotifyanypersonor
organizationofsuchchangesor
improvements.
PleasevisittheElectronGPSwebsiteat
www.ElectronGPS.comforthelatestupdates
andsupplementalinformationconcerning
theuseandoperationofthisandother
ElectronGPSproducts.
ElectronGPS®andtheElectronGPSlogoare
trademarksofElectronGPSCorp.orits
subsidiaries,registeredintheUSAorother
countries,CT‐24isatrademarkof
ElectronGPSCorp.oritssubsidiaries.

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GettingStarted
WARNING
Pleaseseetheimportantsafetyandproduct
Informationguideinthesupportsectionof
www.ElectronGPS.comforproductwarnings
andotherimportantinformation.
NOTICE
Itisyourresponsibilitytoensurethatyour
useofthisdevicecomplieswithapplicable
lawsinyourarea.Somejurisdictionshave
lawsorregulationsconcerningtheuseof
locationtrackingdevices.ElectronGPSisnot
responsibleforyouruseofthisdevicein
violationofanysuchlawsorregulations.
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STARTUPBASICS
WhenusingtheElectronGPSCT‐24forthe
firsttime,completethesetasks.
1. ConfiguretheCT‐24asrequired.
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2. ChargetheCT‐24externalbattery.
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3. TurnontheCT‐24.
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4. LogontoyourElectronGPSweb‐based
GPStrackingaccountandviewtheCT‐
24online.

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ConfiguringtheCT‐24–Done!!
BeforeyoureceiveyourCT‐24GPStracking
kit,itwillhavealreadybeenactivated,and
configuredandtestedbyElectronGPSoran
ElectronGPSAuthorizedDealer.
Thiswillhavesetupsuchparametersas:
1) GPSreportsettings(e.g.movingand
stationaryreportinterval,totalnumber
ofreports,stopandstationaryalert
intervals,etc.)
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2) VibrationSensor(e.g.wakeupdelay,
reportinterval,totalnumberof
reports,powersavingmode,etc.)
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3) GPStrackingserver(e.g.GPStracking
deviceserialnumber,Internetserver
addressandport,wirelessdata
protocol,Username&Password,etc.)
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4) WirelessDataSIMcard(e.g.wireless
carriergateway,cardactivation,etc.)
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5) Web‐basedGPSTrackingAccount(e.g.
UsernameandPassword,etc.)
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HowtoStartTrackingYourCT‐24
1. Turnonthetracker.ThePowerON/OFF
switchisonthesideoftheCT‐24.
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2. PositiontheGPStrackerinasuitable
placetoreceiveagoodGPSsignaland
waitfor1to2minutesfortheCT‐24to:
a. ConnecttothelocalGSMmobile
wirelessnetwork(constantRedLED
onCT‐24).
b. AcquireinitialGPSpositionfix(Fixed
BlueLEDonCT‐24).
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3. LogontoyourGPStrackingaccount.
Note:Yourlogininformationshouldhave
beenprovidedtoyouasfollows:
LoginURL:__________________________
Username:__________________________
Password:__________________________
Pleasewritedownyourlogininformation
andkeepitinasafeplace.

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ChargingtheInternalandExternal
Li‐IonBatteries
TheCT‐241800mAh(internal)andhigh
capacity15,600mAh(external)3.7VLi‐Ion
batteriescanbechargedasfollows:
1. ChargingtheInternalBatteryviathe
CT‐24andACMainsCharger
a. Turn‐OfftheCT‐24.(Thiswillspeed
upthechargingprocess).
b. ConnecttheACMainschargerand
theBatterytotheCT‐24.
c. TheLEDontheCT‐24willbelit
GreenwhentheBatteryischarging
andwillturnOFFwhencompleted.
The1800mAh(internal)Batterywilltake3½
HourstochargeviaACMainsCharger.
IMPORTANTNOTE:
Whenremovingthe15‐pinplugfromthe
socketconnectorontheCT‐24,youmust
pressdownfirmlyonthetopofthe
connectorbetweenthethumband
forefingerwhereitsays“PUSH”.This
releasestheminaturehooksonthesidesof
the15‐pinplugfromthesocketandthenyou
cangentlyremovetheUSBchargingcable
plugfromtheCT‐24.
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Simplypullinghardonthe15‐pinplugorthe
cablewilldestroyboththechargingcable
plugandtheconnectorsocketontheCT‐24.
ANYDAMAGETOTHEUSBCHARGING
CABLEORTHECT‐2415‐PINCONNECTOR
DUETOMISUSEISNOTCOVEREDUNDER
WARRANTY.

2. ChargingtheExternal15,600mAh
BatteryviatheStandaloneIntelligent
Li‐IonBatteryChargerandAdapter
Cable.
a. TurnofftheCT‐24andDisconnect
the15,600mAhBattery.
b. Connectthe15,600mAhbatteryto
theIntelligentLi‐IonBattery
Chargerviatheadaptercable.
c. TheLEDontheIntelligentLi‐Ion
BatteryChargerwillbeRedwhen
Chargingthebatteryandthengo
GreenwhentheChargingis
completed.
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The15,600mAh(external)Batterywilltake
10hourstochargewiththeStandalone
IntelligentLi‐IonBatteryCharger.
IMPORTANTNOTE:CHARGINGTHE
15,600mAhLI‐IONBATTERYVIATHE
STANDALONEINTELLIGENTCHARGER.
Toseparatethewhite3‐Pin(MolexKK)
socketonthe15,600mAhbatteryfromthe3‐
PinplugontheLi‐IonBatteryChargercable,
gentlyholdbothsidesoftheconnector
betweenthethumbandforefingerand
lightlywigglethesidesto‐and‐fro,untilthe
connectorseparates.
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Simplypullingthetwosidesoftheconnector
apartbythecableswillcauseserious
damagetoboththe3‐Pinsocketonthe
15,600mAhBatteryaswellasthe3‐Pinplug
ontheLi‐IonCharger.
ANYDAMAGETOTHEPLUGONTHELI‐ION
CHARGERADAPTERCABLEORTOTHE
SOCKETCONNECTORONTHE15600mAh
BATTERYDUETOMISUSEISNOTCOVERED
UNDERWARRANTY.

WhattheLEDsIndicate:
TheCT‐24GPSTrackerhas4LEDs
(Lights):
Red,Blue,GreenandAmber.
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RedLED:GSMWirelessStatus
Flashing:SearchingforGSMwirelesssystem
immediatelyafterPowerturnedON.
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Constant:ConnectedtoGSMsystem.
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Off:ConnectionlosttoGSMsystem–outof
GSMcoveragearea.GPSreportswillbe
storedinmemoryandsentwhentheGSM
connectionisrestored.
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Constant(PowerSaveModeEnabled):
ConnectedtoGSMsystemandabouttosend
GPSreport.
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Off(PowerSaveModeEnabled):
ConnectedtoGSMsystem,butinpower
savemodebetweenGPSreports.
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BlueLED:GPSSatelliteStatus
Flashing:SearchingforGPSsatellitesignals
afterPowerturnedON.
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Constant:Connectedtoatleast4GPS
satellitesandtheGPSpositionisfixed.
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Off:ConnectionlosttoGPSsystem.GPS
signallevelistoolowtogetapositionfix.
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ConstantBright(PowerSaveMode
Enabled):ConnectedtoGPSsystemand
abouttosendGPSreport.
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ConstantDim(PowerSaveModeEnabled):
ConnectedtoGSMsystem,butinpower
savemodebetweenGPSreports.
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AmberLED:PanicButton,Low
BatteryandProgrammingMode
SlowFlashes:Lowbatterylevel.Recharge
batteryassoonaspossible.
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QuickFlash:SMStextmessage.
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QuickFlash(AfterQuickSOSButtonPress):
OneFlash:VibrationGPSreports
TwoFlashes:FixedintervalGPSreports
ThreeFlashes:Vibrationandfixedinterval
GPSreports.
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FiveQuickFlashes(After5SecondSOS
ButtonPress):PanicModeenabled.
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Constant:CT‐24connectedtoProgramming
Utilitycable.
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GreenLED:BatteryCharging
ConstantDim,BlueandRedLEDsBright:
CT‐24batterycharging,withCT‐24turned
on.

ConstantBright,BlueandRedLEDsOff:
CT‐24batterycharging,withCT‐24turned
off.
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FrequentlyAskedQuestions
Care&Use:
Q:HowdoIlookaftertheCT‐24?
A:Keepitdry,awayfromdirtanddustand
protectitfromhardknocksorexcessive
temperature.Arubbercover,ballisticnylon
beltpouchorpelicancaseaccessoryis
recommended.
Charging:
Q:Whatisthebestwaytochargethe
internal1800mAhbattery?
A:ConnecttheACMainsor12VCarCigar
ChargertotheCT‐24,whichwilltakeabout3
hours.
Q:Whatisthebestwaytochargethehigh
capacityexternal15,600mAhbattery?
A:UsetheStandaloneIntelligentLi‐Ion
BatteryCharger,whichwilltakeabout10
hours.
Q:Whatisthetypicalvoltagewhenthe
batteryis100%fullychargedandwhenitis
at0%remaining.
A:BatteryFull=4100mV(approx),Battery
Empty=3600mV(approx).Notethataswith
allLi‐Ionbatteries,afterabout250full
dischargecycles,thebatterywillloseabout
15‐20%ofitschargingcapacity.
BatteryLife:
Q:Whatisthetypicalbatterylifeunder
normalconditions?
A:ThebatterylifedependsontheGPS
reportintervalandthebatterysize.
Assuminga1hourGPSreportintervaland1
minutevibrationsensereportinterval,with
‘PowerSave’modeenabled,the1800mAh
internalbatteryshouldlast10‐14daysand
the15,600mAhbatteryshouldlastatleast
30days.
Operation:
Q:Whereisthebestplacetoputthetracker
forgoodGPSreception?
A:Youcanputthetrackerinanylocation
whereitisnotcompletelyencasedinametal
boxorbeneathlargeamountsofconcrete
likeinthebasementofabuilding.TheGPS
trackerneedstobeabletogetaviewofthe
skyifpossible,soclosetoawindowis
optimal.

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Troubleshooting
Problem:NoRedorBlueLED’slitonCT‐
24andnoGPSreportsreceived.
PossibleCausesandSolutions:
1) CT‐24TurnedOff.
oSetPowerswitchtoON.
2) BatteryDischarged.
oRe‐chargeorreplacebattery.
3) CT‐24haspoorGPS/GSMsignal.
oPlaceCT‐24inlocationwithgoodGPS
andGSMcoverage.
4) FaultyCT‐24
oReturntoElectronGPSAuthorized
Dealerforwarrantyrepair.
Problem:RedandBlueLED’slitonthe
CT‐24,butnoGPSreportsreceived.
PossibleCausesandSolutions:
1) Problemswiththeweb‐basedGPS
TrackingService
oContactyourAuthorizedElectronGPS
DealertocheckifthewirelessGPRS
dataSIMcardisactivated.
oContactyourAuthorizedElectronGPS
DealertocheckifGPSreportsarebeing
receivedfromtheCT‐24attheGPS
trackingserver.Checkforanynetwork
outageswiththewirelesscarrier.
2) GSMSIMcardnotauthorizedto
operateinInternationaldata
‘Roaming’mode.
oContactyourElectronGPSAuthorized
DealerforareplacementSIMcard
whichsupportsInt’ldataGPRS
roaming.
3) TheSIMcardisauthorizedfor
InternationalGPRSdataroaming,
buttheselectedGSMcarrierdoes
notsupportGPRS.
oContactyourAuthorizedElectronGPS
Dealertoremotelyselectanalternate
GSMwirelesscarrierthatsupports
GPRS.
oContactyourAuthorizedElectronGPS
DealertochangetheCT‐24toSMS
mode.Youmighthavetochangethe
GPSreportintervaltoavoidlarge
internationalroamingSMScharges.

CT‐24TechnicalSpecs
GSM&GPSMODULES
GSMChipset:Siemens‐CinterionMC55i
GPSChipset:SiRFStarIII
GPSRECEIVER
Chipset:SiRFStarIII
Datum:WGS‐84
Sensitivity:‐159dBm
Reacquisition:<0.1secTimeToFirstFix
Hot:1secTTFFtypical
Warm:38secTTFFtypical
Cold:42secTTFFtypical
PositionAccuracy:15mRMSwithout
SA(SelectiveAvailability)
GSMTRANSCEIVER
FrequencyBand:SiemensMC55i
Quadband850/900/1800/1900MHz
GENERAL
Antenna:InternalGSMantenna,active
GPSpatchantenna
MainsACPowerSupply:5.0~8.0VDC
withchargingcurrentof500mA
BatteryPowerSupply:3.7VDC
InternalBatteryCapacity:1800mAh
ExternalBattery(optional):15,600mAh
BatteryOperation:
>50hours(powersavemode,1GPS
reportperhour,1800mAhBattery)
>30Days(powersavemode,1GPS
reportperhour,15,600mAhBattery)
Dimension:64.66x43.19x27.70mm
(with1800mAbattery)
Weight:92g(with1800mAhbattery)
OperatingTemperature:0°C~+50°C
StorageTemperature:0°C~+50°C
RelativeHumidity:5%to95%non‐
condensing
FEATURES:
* SendpositionsviaSMSorGPRS.
*StoreandForwarddatalogging.
*BuiltinVibrationsensor.
*SMSpollinginpowersavingmode.
*RemoteconfigurationviaSMS.
*OptimizeddualGPSreportintervals
forstationaryvs.movingoperation.
*Min3secondGPSreportinterval.
*Cell‐IDreporting.
*Quickmodechangetogglebutton.
*GSMoperatorpreferenceviaSMS.
*RemoteGSMandGPSsignalstrength
andbatteryvoltagemeasurements.
*Microphoneforone‐wayaudio.

Warranty
WarrantyPeriod
ElectronGPSCorp.warrantstheirproductsto
befreefromalldefectsandmalfunctionsin
materialsandworkmanshipforaperiodof
12monthsfromtheoriginalpurchasedate
fromElectronGPSCorp.orElectronGPS
AuthorizedDealers.
Iftheequipmentfunctionsimproperlyduring
thewarrantyperiod,ElectronGPSwilleither
repairorreplacetheunitwithoutcharge.
Suchrepairservicewillincludenecessary
adjustments,re‐manufacture,and
replacements.
Theproductshouldbereturnedfreightpre‐
paidbythepurchaserwithinthevalid
warrantyperiodtotheElectronGPS
AuthorizedDealer.Noticethatyoumust
contactyourElectronGPSAuthorizedDealer
foraRMA(ReturnMaterialAuthorization)
numberbeforereturningthegoodsfor
repair.Telephoneandemailassistancewill
alsobeprovidedduringthewarrantyperiod.

Limitations
Thiswarrantyislimitedonlytotherepairor
replacementofdefectivepartsconfirmedby
ElectronGPStobearesultoffaultymaterials
orworkmanship.Instrumentsmechanically
orphysicallydamagedduetothefollowing
conditionsarebeyondtheproductwarranty:
•Neglect,misuseorabuse,suchas
incorrecttesting,installationoroperation.
•Placeproductinextremeenvironments
beyondthelimitsofthespecifications.
•Subjectedtodisassembling,soldering,
alteration,unauthorizedrepair,and
tampering.
•Anyincidentalorconsequentiallossesor
damagesresultfromthepurchase.
•Disaster,accident,usinganyunauthentic
substitutiveequipmentorlossofany
accessorythatisnotprovidedby
ElectronGPS.
Fordamagescausedundertheabove
conditions,pleasecontactyourAuthorized
ElectronGPSDealertodiscussreplacement
options.

CT‐24Accessories

AutoVoltageAdapterKit


RubberCoverwithMagneticPlate



MagneticReed(Open/Closed)
Sensor&6VDCPowerConnector


BallisticNylonBeltPouch

ContactInformation:
ELECTRONGPSCORP.

Address:8677VillaLaJollaDr,Suite1139,LaJolla,CA92037USA
Tel:(858)228‐9678
Fax:(619)342‐2321

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General:[e-mail]
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AuthorizedDealer:__________________________________________
Address:__________________________________________________
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