Global Sat TR-101 User manual

TR-101
User Manual
Ver 1.14

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 3
2. Features .............................................................................................................................. 3
3. Specication ........................................................................................................................ 4
4. Start-up................................................................................................................................ 5
4.1 Accessories............................................................................................................................. 5
4.2 Charging the battery ............................................................................................................... 6
4.3 Install SIM card ...................................................................................................................... 6
5. Hardware Overview............................................................................................................. 7
5.1 Appearance............................................................................................................................. 7
5.2 Button description ................................................................................................................... 8
6. TR-101 Setup Wizard.......................................................................................................... 9
6.1 Install the USB driver .............................................................................................................. 9
6.2 Install the Setup Wizard program ......................................................................................... 10
6.3 Basic Setting..........................................................................................................................11
7. Operating the device ......................................................................................................... 14
7.1 Turn on / Turn off .................................................................................................................. 14
7.2 Answer / Hang up the phone ................................................................................................ 14
7.3 Adjust the volume ................................................................................................................. 15
7.4 Making a phone call.............................................................................................................. 15
7.5 Send out emergency SMS.................................................................................................... 16
8. Tracking by SMS mode .................................................................................................... 17
8.1 Send SMS from a cell phone to TR-101 ............................................................................... 17
8.2 TR-101 sends SMS to cell phone ......................................................................................... 17
8.3 Displaying the location on map............................................................................................. 18
9. How does TR-101 work by SMS? ..................................................................................... 20
10. Troubleshooting and Safety info ...................................................................................... 23

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2. Features
TR-101 is a personal remote positioning device with built-in GPS and GSM modules; it’s compact and portable. TR-101 can
transmit the longitude and latitude coordinate to your cell phone by the short message service. There are three speed-dial keys
and one emergency key on the TR-101. You can use these features for protecting and searching children and old persons.
Further, you can use it as a security purpose and other purpose which needs remote positioning.
1. Introduction
1. GPS personal locator.
2. GSM/SMS communication.
3. Omni-directional high sensitivity GPS antenna which can receive GPS signal from all direction.
4. New technology and latest GPS SiRF-Star III chipset! Excellent for xing the position even at a weak signal status.
5. Receive phone calls to have two way communications.
6. Monitors can track the person without interfering him, LIVE! Real-Time tracking!
7. Locate the locator holder by the mobile phone via SMS (short messaging system).
8. Three quick dialing buttons for 3 preset phone numbers.
9. Works worldwide! Support 4-frequency GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHZ.
10. SOS button send out exact location for immediate rescue/action.
11. Independent SOS (emergency) button which will send GPS location information via SMS for up to 3 preset numbers (it
can be 3 sets of different numbers than the 3 sets of quick dialing numbers).
12. Device can be connecting to PC by using a USB cable for setup the arguments (package comes with mini USB cable
when you purchase the device).
13. Low battery notication before the battery dies out! Worrying free on why the locator wouldn’t respond for this kind of
situation!

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3. Specication
GSM module: embedded GSM 850/900/1800/1900
MHz
GPS Chipset: SiRF Star III
Frequency: L1, 1575.42 MHz
C/A code: 1.023 MHz chip rate
Channels: 20 channel all-in-view tracking
Antenna Type: Omni-directional GPS antenna
Position Accuracy: 10 meters, 2D RMS
Velocity Accuracy: 0.1 m/s
Time Accuracy: 1 us synchronized to GPS time
Default datum: WGS-84
Reacquisition: 0.1 sec., average
Hot start: 1 sec., average
Warm start: 38 sec., average
Cold start: 42 sec., average
Altitude Limit: 18,000 meters (60,000 feet) max.
Velocity Limit: 515 meters/second (1000 knots) max.
Acceleration Limit: Less than 4g
Jerk Limit: 20 m/sec3
Hardware
Operating temperature: -20° to 55° C
Humidity: 5% to 95% Non-condensing
Dimension: 115 mm × 45 mm × 22.5 mm
Voltage: Rechargeable and replaceable 1300
mAh battery (3.7V), 5V for charging
input.
Charging connector: DC 5V
Standby time: Over 100 hours
Talking time: 5 ~ 6 hours
LED: 3 LEDs showing Power, GPS and GSM
status.
Key: 7 Keys for Power On/Off key,
Emergency key, Intimate call * 3, Lock
key and Answer/Reject key.
USB port: Mini USB port for connecting to PC.
SAR: GSM850 Head: 0.758
PCS1900 Head: 0.735
GSM850 Body(GSM): 0.206
PCS1900 Body(GSM): 0.177
GSM850 Body(GPRS): 0.21
PCS1900 Body(GPRS): 0.223

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4. Start-up
4.1 Accessories
1. TR-101
2. 1300 mAh Li-ion Battery
3. Mini USB cable
4. AC power adapter
5. CD-ROM
6. Leather case (Optional)
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Li-lon Battery

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4.2 Charging the battery
Before you can use the TR-101, you must complete the following procedures:
1. Fully charge the battery. Before your rst time using of TR-101, please connect it with AC power adapter for battery charging at least
10 hours under the power-off condition. (The included battery is specially designed for TR-101. Please do not use other type of battery,
otherwise it will damage the device. If you need to change the battery for TR-101, please contact you local dealer.)
2. Install the SIM card. Please see the steps below in this page.
3. Complete the software setup. Please refer to chapter 6 for details.
Install SIM card:
1. Press on the battery cover, then pull it downward to open it.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Insert the SIM card into the cartridge according to the direction shown, and close the cartridge when done.
4. Put back the battery, and close the battery cover.
4.3 Install SIM card

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5.1 Appearance
5. Hardware Overview
DC
Answer / Hang up
Quick dial 1 / Volume up
Quick dial 2 / Mute the microphone
Quick dial 3 / Volume down
SOS button
Power button
Power LED
GPS LED
GSM LED
Speaker
Microphone
Power adapter jack
Mini USB connector
Button Lock

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Power button Turn on / Turn off: Please see 7.1 for details.
SOS button You can assign up to 3 sets of phone numbers to the SOS button. When this button is pressed, TR-101 will send it's
location information to these 3 sets of phone numbers by SMS.
TR-101 will rst call the SOS number 1 and send the location information by SMS. Following, TR-101 will repeat the
same procedure to SOS number 2 and 3.
Answer / Hang up When there is a incoming call, press this button to answer the incoming call. While in talking, press it will hang up the
phone.
Quick dial 1 /
Volume up
You can set a phone number for this button; when this button is pressed, TR-101 will dial the preset number.
While in talking, you can press this button to increase the volume.
Quick dial 2 / Mute
the microphone
You can set a phone number for this button; when this button is pressed, TR-101 will dial the preset number.
While in talking, the other party will not hear from you if this button is pressed to mute the microphone; press it again to
enable the microphone.
Quick dial 3 /
Volume down
You can set a phone number for this button; when this button is pressed, TR-101 will dial the preset number.
While in talking, you can press this button to decrease the volume.
GSM LED LED is on: TR-101 is turned on, but not connected to GSM network yet.
Blinking quickly (once per second): TR-101 is in dialing or talking mode.
Blinking slowly (once per 3 seconds): TR-101 is in the standby mode.
GPS LED When TR-101 is turned on, the GPS LED will be blinking for about 3 minutes for searching signal and xing location. If
the GPS signal is acquired and location is xed, the LED will light on for 2~3 seconds, and then turned off.
If it can not acquire the GPS signal within 3 minutes, the LED will be turned off directly.
Power LED The LED will be orange when AC adapter is plugged for charging the battery. If the battery power is low, this LED will
be on in red.
Power adapter jack Plug in the Power adapter to TR-101's power adapter jack for battery charging.
Mini USB
connector
Connecting TR-101 to PC by a Mini USB cable, you can setup all its features and functions from an application
software in PC.
Button Lock Switch to lock all the buttons for the purpose of preventing buttons from been accidentally touched. (Only the power
button is not lockable. When Button Lock is on, the LED indicators will ash 3 times if any other button is pressed.)
5.2 Button description

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6. TR-101 Setup Wizard
1. Insert the CD into CD-ROM drive. When the autorun dialog box is displayed,
click on "Install USB Driver" button to install the TR-101 driver.
2. You will see dialog box 1, click on Next to continue.
3. When installation is complete, click on Finish to close the dialog box 2.
4. Reboot your PC to activate the USB driver.
6.1 Install the USB driver
Dialog box 1
Dialog box 2
Autorun Dialog box

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6.2 Install the Setup Wizard program
1. From the autorun dialog box, click on the "Install PC Software" to install the
Setup Wizard program.
2. Follow instruction in dialog box 1 to continue the installation.
3. When the installation is complete, click on Finish in dialog box 2 to close
the dialog box.
Dialog box 1
Dialog box 2
Autorun Dialog box

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6.3 Basic Setting
1. Connect the USB cable to TR-101 and the PC's USB port after installing
the driver.
2. Turn on the power of TR-101:
(i) Please wait for a while until the startup process is nished.
(ii) Press and hold the "Answer/Hang up" button about 5 seconds until you
see the three LEDs ashing slowly and simultaneously. Release the button
and it will enter the setup mode.
3. Start the TR-101 Setup Wizard program in your PC (or double click on the
"TR101-Setup Wizard" icon from desktop).
4. Click on the Scan button to scan the COM port for which TR-101 is connected.
When the scan process is nished, click on OK and it will automatically set the
correct COM Port.
5. Click on the Setup Wizard button to open the setup dialog box.
6. The Setup Wizard will guide your through to complete the settings.
Note:If your SIM card has the PIN code protected, a
dialog box will pop up rst to ask you to enter the PIN.
(Be careful when you enter the PIN code. Normally, if you
enter the wrong code for 3 times, the SIM card will be
locked. If you do not know the PIN code or it has been
locked, please consult with your SIM card provider.

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1. The whole setting is listed here for you to check again. If you still
need to modify some setting, please click on Back button to do
so.
2. When everything is done, click on OK button to save the setting
to TR-101.
Note:
The returned SMS from TR-101 to your mobile phone will be the following format: (example)
Position Report:
TR101
2005/01/02 11:20:30
24.9965,121.4877
GPS xed
• The second line shows your User Name (default is "TR101").
• The third line contains the date and time. (yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss)
• The fourth line contains the longitude and latitude. You can copy this value and input it to "Google Earth" or maps.google.
com to nd this position on map.
• The fth line indicates "GPS xed" or "GPS not xed". (If it is "GPS not xed", then the information of third and fourth
lines will be the one from last time GPS xed.)

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7. Operating the device
7.1 Turn on / Turn off
7.2 Answer / Hang up the phone
● Turn on: When the device is off, press the Power button for 3 seconds,
three LEDs will start to ash quickly from top to bottom. It will enter
the standby mode with blue LED ash slowly after the startup process
is nished. (During the startup process, it can not be turned off.) Whe
the device is on, GPS will start to locate its position with the green
GPS LED ashing. If location is xed, the LED will be on for a few
seconds and then goes out. If the location is not xed in 3 minutes, the
GPS function goes sleep mode for 30 minutes before its next trial. It
is suggested that you be a outer place where it can receive the better
GPS signal when you turn on the device.
● Turn off: When the device is on, press the Power button for 3 seconds,
three LEDs will start to ash slowly from bottom to top. When the LEDs
go out, it indicates that the device is turned off for sure.
● When there is an incoming call, press this button to answer the
incoming call.
● While in talking, press it will hang up the phone.

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7.3 Adjust the volume
● While in talking, you can press the "+" button to increase the volume.
● While in talking, the other party will not hear from you if the mute
button is pressed to mute the microphone; press it again to enable the
microphone.
● While in talking, you can press the "-" button to decrease the volume.
7.4 Making a phone call
● If you have already setup the Quick dial number, then you can press
the Quick dial button to make a call to the preset number.
If you want to press the button to make a quick dial , please press the
button for over 1second and release.
Quick dial 1
Quick dial 2
Quick dial 3

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7.5 Send out emergency SMS
● If you have already assigned 3 sets of phone numbers to the SOS button, press
this button on the TR-101 will send out it's location information to these 3 sets of
phone numbers by SMS.
To avoid accidentally touching of this button, when you want to send out the
emergency SMS, please make sure you press this button for over 2seconds and
release.
● TR-101 will rst call the SOS number 1 and send the location information by SMS.
Following, TR-101 will repeat the same procedure to SOS number 2 and 3.
How does it work when you press the SOS button?
1. To conrm that you have pressed SOS button correctly, TR-101 will followed by long ash the red LED about 2 times.
2. TR-101 will start to position itself with green GPS LED ashing; when the GPS position is xed, the LED will be on.
3. Then, TR-101 will turn off GPS and green LED goes out.
4. TR-101 begins to send SMS with blue LED ash once per second.
5. When it nished sending SMS, the blue LED comes back to standby mode with ash once per three seconds.
6. If the SMS has been sent out successfully, TR-101 will again long ash the red LED about 2 times.
7. If the GPS position can not be xed for 3 minutes, it will send back the SMS with a "no xed" message and the last xed position.

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8. Tracking by SMS mode
8.1 Send SMS from a cell phone to TR-101
8.2 TR-101 sends SMS to cell phone
• Send a short message to TR-101 to trigger it for sending back the location information. (The message
content can be anything, even a blank message.)
• When TR-101 receives a short message, it will return the location information by SMS in the following
format.
Position Report:
TR101
2005/01/02 11:20:30
24.9965,121.4877
GPS xed

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8.3 Displaying the location on map
● Start the Google Earth software. (For more information about the Google Earth software, please refer to “TR-101
Supporting User Manual En_Free Google Earth Software.pdf” which you can nd them in the CD-ROM under the
“Manual” folder.)
Input the latitude and
longitude that you
received from SMS and
click on search button.
The Google Earth will
display the location map
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● Or you can start the Internet Explorer and type "http://maps.google.com" to connect to Google Map website for displaying
the location map.
Select "Satellite" or "Hybrid". It
depends on Google Map whether your
area is supported by this mode or not.
Input the latitude and longitude that
you received from SMS and click on
Search button.
The Google Map will display the
location map for you.

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9. How does TR-101 work by SMS?