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E-trace Bedienungsanleitung
Handheld GPS
User manual and Reference guide
Date :April,2005
Version :1.1
All Rights Reserved
SPARTECHNIK HANDELSGESELLSCHAFT MBH BAHNHOFSTRASSE 6
D-71717 BEILSTEIN
TEL [phone]
FAX [phone]

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Introduction
Warnin
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s
WARNINGS
Some certain knowledge is required to be well known by the user for
proper and safe use of E-trace GPS handheld receiver. Please read this
User’s Manual first before operation.
This product can help the user to find out his way and orient him in
travelling, BUT it can not totally replace the user’s own personal
judgement. Never lose your own reasonable judgement and solely rely
on one device.
Because E-trace is an assistant device, it will NOT undertake any legal
responsibility for any accident or damage caused by the user’s wrong
operation and/or wrong judgement in navigating with E-trace.
CAUTION
The Global Positioning System(GPS) is a system of 24 satellites which
circle the earth twice a day in a very precise orbit and transmit
information to earth. The E-trace must continuously find at least three
of these satellites to calculate your position and your movement.
This GPS system is operated by the government of the United States,
which is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance. Any
changes of the system could affect the accuracy and performance of all
GPS equipment.

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Application Conditions:
E-trace is designed for outdoors navigation in the temperature range of
-20°C~ 70°C. So please use E-trace at an open place with a clear
sky in the suitable environment since the surrounding environment
will surely affect the satellite signals reception and device work
efficiency.
Introduction section gives you a general overview of E-trace
features.
Reference section tells how to operate the unit to locate and record
your position, how to set up a route or record a track, and how to be
guided with this unit specifically in more details.
Standard Package:
•A E-trace GPS handheld receiver
•A User’s Manual
If you find something missing or damaged with the reference
to the standard package, please contact the local dealer or retailer.
Introduction
Welcome to E-trace

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Waterproo
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Batter
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Screw
Reference
E-trace Features
•Unit Features
•Battery installation & Keypad
•Start up the unit
•Operation Structure
•Main pages
Internal GPS
Antenna
UP / DOWN /
RIGHT / LEFT/ ENTER
keypads
LCD Display
(with back
-
light)
ESCAPE
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POWER
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Battery Installation
1. Turn battery cover screw counterclockwise until the battery cover can
be removed.
2. Insert two new AA(or rechargeable) 1.5 V batteries as shown in the left
picture, be sure to check the polarity, and replace the battery cover.
3. Replace the screw and turn the screw clockwise until the battery cover
is held securely. While the battery cover does provide the waterproofing
seal to the batteries, you should avoid over-tightening the battery door
screw.
N
NO OT TE E：Battery life varies due to variety of factors, including
temperature and back-lighting usage. Rechargeable batteries can
also be used except that batteries state is not always correctly
informed in the E-trace. An internal lithium battery will retain your
data while you’re changing AA(or rechargeable) batteries.
ESCAPE key
•switches among four main pages
•cancels current operation
•backs to last step or last page
POWER key
•turns the unit off and on
•turns the back-light off and on
UP / DOWN / RIGHT / LEFT/ ENTER key
•highlights menu options and enters data
•controls cursor movement on the map page
•adjusts screen lightness and map display scale
•initiates entry and accepts the selected value
•enters MENU page
Reference
Batter
y
Installation & Ke
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To start up the E-trace, you should take the unit outside and find an open area
where the built-in antenna has a clear view of the sky.
Turning the E-trace on
1. Press POWER key until you hear a sound of “B” and the Welcome page appears.
2. Press ESCAPE key continuously, the four main pages come out in order. Press ENTER
key from some of these main pages, you can enter MENU page and start operation as
stated below.
Turning the E-trace off
Press and hold POWER key for about 3 seconds until the screen goes blank.
Turning the back-lighting
In any step of the operation, just press POWER key to turn it on and off.
N
NO OT TE E：When you use the unit for the first time, it
will take 5 minutes to track the satellites and fix
position for the unit. After the first use, it will only take
you less than one minute at the beginning for each
time .
If batteries do not have enough power to support the
unit operation at the very beginning, the unit will alarm
Reference
Start u
p
the unit

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E
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The E-trace operation is organized into four main
pages: the Satellite Page, the Tracking Page, the
Navigation page, and User Format page. Normally,
every time you turn on the E-trace, you’d better
switch into Satellite page and check satellites status
first then start operation.
When you press POWER key to start up the unit, you
can press ESCAPE key to switch among these four
main pages. And from No.1 and No.3 main pages,
press ENTER key, the unit pops up the Menu page.
Here you could select specific section you want to
enter and make further operation.
In the Menu page, there are six options: MARK,
W_LIST, R_LIST, T_LIST , SETUP , COMMU.
Press UP / DOWN key to highlight the option you
want, and then press ENTER key, you are able to go
on further operation. Or press ESCAPE key in the
Menu page, you can withdraw from Menu page and
back to those four main pages.
1
2
3
4
Satellite
ESCAPE o
r
Wait for 30
secon
d
s
SETUP
T_LIST
R_LIST
W_LIST
MARK
Operation Structure
Navigation
Tracking
User Format
ENTER
ESC
COMMU
ESCAPE
ENTER
ESCAPE
ESCAPE
ESCAPE
ESCAPE
Tracking Options
ESCAPE
ENTER
Other User Format Datum
ESCAPE
ENTER
Reference
O
p
eration Structure

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The Satellite page
•This page informs you mainly on the satellites
distribution and satellite signal strength. Normally, the
unit needs at least three satellites in connection for data
processing. You should check the icon at the left top of
this page first. It plays the same role as defined in the
Position page.
•Here two circles are used to describe satellites
distribution scope. All satellites will scatter within or
along the bigger circle. If the satellite icon is blank, this
satellite is just found; if it is filled with blackness, its
signal is engaged in data processing.
•The columns in the half lower part of the page tell you
the strength of satellites signals. The higher the column,
Reference
Main Pa
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02 21 12 24 15 10 18
02
21
18
12
24
15
10
•means all the information
displayed is valid
•Satellite position in the space
•The user’s position
•Satellite Signal state
•Satellite ID numbe
r

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The Tracking page
This page is mainly used for track recording. The little figure in the middle of
the screen is YOU. When you are moving, it will trail a line to simulate your
movement, in this the E-trace can record your track. And at the bottom of the
display, two messages are available: one is map scale at the left; the other is
mileage at the right. You can press LEFT/ RIGHT keys to adjust the map scale.
•Press ENTER key, four options pop up: MENU page and operation will be
introduced later in coming sections; highlight PAN item and press ENTER key
again to enter the state of cruise, in which you can travel along your track and
check more details; highlight AREA item and press ENTER key again to enter
to setup area .
•The battery state is displayed in the middle right part of the screen. The
higher the black column, the more the power.
•In cruise page, you can move the cross by pressing UP/ DOWN/ LEFT/ RIGHT
keys. The longitude and latitude of the moving cross can always be read at
right bottom of the display.
ENTER
ENTER ENTER
ENTER
ENTER
ESCAPE
Reference
Main Pa
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The Navigation page
This page makes very essential direction when you are under navigation. It orients
you to your destination, tells you how far away you are from your destination, and
your actual movement speed, and the route or track name you are using for
navigation. The arrow in the middle always points to the direction you are
advancing (in another word, it is Head-up direction).So you can judge your
moving direction by the compass. Once you stop advancing, the arrow will return
to North after 2-3 seconds. The dot in the ring shows the reference orientation of
next waypoint or destination.
It displays the information about your current location, including longitude,
latitude, COG, SOG ,etc, you can use the UP/ DOWN keypads to choose the
content.
Altitude
Reference
Main Pa
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Moving direction
North latitude
East longitude
The location of next wa
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Bearing angle to North
Speed over ground