Leadtek GPS 9815 User manual

Quick Installation Guide
Leadtek GPS 9815 RDS/TMC Receiver
My Smart Messgenger

Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................. 1
Safety Precautions ................................................................. 2
Features ................................................................................... 3
System Requirements ............................................................ 4
Hardware Description ............................................................. 5
Installing Navigator Software for Pocket PC ........................ 9
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Software Development .......................................................... 18
Appendix A. Limited Warranty ............................................. 19
Appendix B. Cautions ........................................................... 20
Connecting the GPS receiver to a PDA or laptop/desktop .. 6
About RDS ............................................................................... 7
Package Contents ................................................................... 8
Testing the GPS receiver using WinFast Navigator CE
Appendix C. GPS FAQ .......................................................... 22

Thank you for selecting the GPS receiver with RDS. Please take the time to read this
manual carefully to get the most out of your GPS receiver and to ensure optimum
performance and reliability. Please retain this manual for future reference.
Introduction
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2004 Leadtek Research Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this user manual may
be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,
including photocopying and recording, for any purpose other then the purchaser's
personal use, without the prior written permission of Leadtek Research Inc.

Safety Precautions
When using your Leadtek GPS receiver in a vehicle, it is your sole responsibility
to place, secure and use the device in a manner that will not cause accidents,
personal injury or property damage, or in any manner obstruct your view or
vehicle safety equipment. The user of this product is solely responsible for
observing safe driving practices. Do not operate your Leadtek GPS receiver while
driving. Park the vehicle first. It is your sole responsibility that the vehicle mount
installation instructions are read carefully, understood and followed. LEADTEK
Research Corporation, Inc. DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY USE OF
THIS PRODUCT IN A WAY THAT MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS, DAMAGE
OR THAT MAY VIOLATE THE LAW.
Avoid using your Leadtek GPS receiver in environments where it will be exposed
to:
Extreme temperature
High humidity or moisture
Excessive dust or sand
Excessive vibration or shock
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Never open the case of the Leadtek GPS receiver or attempt to modify the
product in any way since this can result in damage to the unit and will invalidate
your warranty.
Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the Leadtek GPS receiver. If necessary, slightly
moisten the cloth. Do not use abrasive cleanser, wax, or solvents (such as painter
thinner or cleaning alcohol), since they may dull the finish or damage this surface
of the unit.
Warning
Caution
Caution
Caution
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Features
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High Sensitivity SiRF Xtrac GPS receiver
Integrated FM receiver, utilizing Traffic Messaging Channel and RDS.
12 channel All-in-view SiRFstar II Low Power (LP) chipset design
Cold/Warm/Hot start time: 45/38/8 Seconds
Rechargeable Lithium backup battery for faster GPS start up
Support standard NMEA output format for popular navigation
software
Durable
Various PDA/Smart Phone/PC cable accessories available for
separate purchase
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System Requirements
In order to use the Leadtek GPS receiver the following system
requirements apply:
IBM Compatible 486 PC or higher, Double Speed CD-ROM or higher,
Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP, Microsoft ActiveSync 3.5
or higher or Palm Desktop.
PDA with Windows CE or PocketPC or Palm OS. Memory
64MB. Map Sizes range from 1.5MB to 50MB. An optional memory
card is recommended for additional storage.
Third party navigation application. When Traffic information is to be
used, the navigation application should support the Leadtek TMC
receiver 9815 or higher.
Leadtek connection cable for the appropriate PDA (separately
available accessory).
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Minimum
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Hardware Description
Leadtek GPS 9815 RDS/TMC Receiver
Color
Blue
Blue
LED Status
Flash every second
Description
GPS Status
Continuous light No GPS fix, searching
GPS fix
<Status table of LED>
GPS LED
The Leadtek GPS receiver with RDS has a diagnostic LED.
The following status display is possible:
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Connecting the GPS receiver to a PDA or laptop/desktop
Connecting to a PDA:
The Leadtek GPS receiver can be connected to a PDA with a special adapter
cable. This cable has three connections:
One connection to connect to the PDA
One connector to connect to the RJ11 ('phone') plug of the GPS receiver
One connector to connect to the cigarette lighter in your car
While driving, the PDA will charge and the system will get the required power
from the car.
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Connecting to a PC:
The Leadtek GPS receiver can be connected to a laptop or desktop PC via a
USB cable. Connect the USB connector to the laptop or desktop computer and
connect the other end to the RJ11 ('phone') plug of the receiver.
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About RDS
The Leadtek GPS receiver with RDS has, besides excellent GPS capabilities,
also an integrated FM receiver that is capable of receiving RDS and TMC data.
This data contains extra information, e.g. news, stocks, speed trap locations and
other real time traffic information. The content varies according to the region
where the receiver is used.
Navigation software that supports the Leadtek GPS Receiver with RDS has the
capability to show traffic information, including traffic jams, and guide/re-route
you around these traffic ingestions.
Because the RDS data is a part of 'normal' radio FM broadcast, the reception is
the same as a normal transistor radio. This means that reception cannot be
guaranteed all the time. The numerical algorithms inside the GPS receiver will
do their very best to tune the receiver automatically in such a way that the
strongest or most useful station is tuned as good as possible in the situation.
The FM antenna for the receiver is built into the cable. Please do not try to
replace this cable with another one.
Extra information, free software and a Software Development Kit can be
downloaded from: http://www.leadtek.nl/gpsrds_forum/.
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Package Contents
The package contains:
Leadtek GPS 9815 RDS/TMC Receiver
Anti-Slip Mat
Quick Guide (this manual)
WinFast Navigator CD-ROM
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Installing Navigator Software for Pocket PC
Note:
Step 1
In order to install the Navigator software on Windows CE, ActiveSync needs to be installed on
your computer.
Insert the software CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. The setup window should appear as
shown in the figure. If the setup window does not appear automatically, run install.exe on the CD.
Click "Install CE Navigator" to initialize the installation.
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Step 2
The setup program dialog box appears.
Click "Next".
Step 3
The dialog box for choosing the
installation Destination Location
appears. It gives the default destination
folder location. If you wish to change
the folder location, browse for a
different location. If not, click "Next".
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Step 4
Now you have completed the setup for
the installation. Click "Next" to start
installing the Navigator.
Step 5
Installation is in progress.
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Step 6
When the installation is completed, a dialog box tells you to check your mobile device screen to
see if additional steps are necessary to complete this installation. Click "OK".
* The CD-ROM contains a complete detailed Operation
Manual for the WinFast Navigator product.
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Testing the GPS receiver using WinFast Navigator CE
Step 1
In order to use WinFast Navigator, the software should be installed first. Refer to page 9 for
installation instructions.
Step 2
Testing steps are as below. Please do it step by step.
1. Start the Navigator software, available
in the "Programs" folder on your PDA. 2. Select "Navigator".
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3. Start the Navigator and then click "Tools". 4. Click "Port Setting".
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5. Select the Serial Port to which the receiver is connected and click "OK". The port
will in most cases be "COM 1:".
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6. The system will show the receiver's
status data, including position, speed,
height and numbers of satellites.
7. Click "View" then select "Signal Level",
and you will see the satellites and CN
datum list. For the regular positioning the
satellite will appear green. Meanwhile, the
device's LED light will appear green and
flash.
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8. Click "View" and then select "Development", and the NMEA output
messages from Leadtek GPS 9813 Smart Antenna will be displayed on
the screen.
*PS: After using the navigator software, please remember to
disconnect (click "Tool" Disconnect) then escape to the
positioning. Or it will take up too much RAM on your Pocket PC.
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Software Development
The CD-ROM contains sample applications and source code for developing
your own software for the Leadtek GPS receiver. Sample applications are
provided for decoding TMC (Traffic messaging) and RDS (Radio Data System).
More information can be found in the Leadtek development forum at
www.leadtek.nl/gpsdevforum.
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