Mongoose BT200 User manual

BT200 BICYCLE GPS TRACKER
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ncluded;
• 1 x Rear red LED light with built-in GPS tracker
• 1 x Fitting bracket
• 1 x mains/USB charger
• This manual
• Free APP download for your mobile phone or tablet - Android or
IOS.
• Free website access on your computer
Required;
• Activated sim card ( Vodafone ONLY! )
IMPORTANT
Record your IMEI number
(Shown on the tracker label)
Record your trackers SIM
phone number
Mongoose (New Zealand) Limited
www.mongoose.co.nz

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BT200 GPS TRACKER
Thank you for choosing Mongoose as your GPS tracking provider.
The BT200 is a battery operated GPS tracker for both safety and security.
Apart from tracking GPS satellites, it also contains LBS (land based system) for search and
rescue assistance and gives approximate location based on mobile phone cell sites. This
can be used if, for some reason, there is no satellite GPS reception. LBS will show which
cell tower area the tracker is within – not an actual accurate location.
It contains a rechargeable battery with a standby life of up to 14 days. The mobile APP
displays the current battery condition.
The tracker also contains a mounting bracket suitable for attaching a bicycles saddle stem
or other tubular frame.
The bracket allows for quick detachment should you wish to use the tracker off the
bicycle.
The tracker allows free access to a 3
rd
party mobile APP and online PC website.
The APP is a powerful tool and is used for tracker location, historical travel as well as issuing
commands that control how the tracker operates.
Location data is stored on the website for a continuing 6 month period. More detailed travel
history and reporting functions can be found on the website.
How GPS tracking works ;
The tracker uses fixed orbit GPS satellites to find its location on the earth. The tracker therefore
needs to be able to ‘see’ the sky in order the receive satellite information. It cannot receive satellite
information when inside buildings or in locations where the view of the sky is interrupted.
The tracker requires its own mobile 2G GSM SIM card so it can send GPS location data to the
website and the mobile APP. It also allows for text communications.
Locations are automatically uploaded to the website using inexpensive mobile data.
The mobile APP is used to display the information stored on the website.
The APP and the website are also used to control and change tracker settings.
The tracker, APP and website work seamlessly together with virtually no delay in operation.
The trackers SIM card must have the ability and credit for VOICE, TEXT and DATA.
Vodafone is the only 2G PROVIDER, NO OTHER CARDS WILL WORK.
Due to the nature of this product, a PrePay SIM card is usually sufficient, but ensure ‘auto top-up’
is selected when registering the SIM phone number with the service provider.

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Quick guide;
1.
Fully charge the battery before using
2. Insert the 2G GSM SIM card and turn on outdoors.
Small LEDs flash when GSM and GPS signals are located
The main red LED will light for a short period during boot-up
3.
Configure the tracker with the 5 text messages detailed on page 5
4.
Download the mobile APP and logon to see your tracker.
Battery & charger
Fully charge the battery for about 8 hours or until small red LED goes out.
Subsequent charging should take approximately 4~6 hours depending on battery state.
Please use the 240v to 5v charger supplied.
NOTE: Do not use the USB lead connected to a computer to charge - charging time will be
considerably extended.
The mobile APP shows the battery charge on the opening screen.
SIM card installation
Open the rubber cover Insert the Close the dust/rain cover
microSIM card
SIM card type:-
Vodafone is the only 2G PROVIDER, NO OTHER CARDS WILL WORK.
The SIM card must have the ability and credit for VOICE, TEXT and DATA.
Mounting bracket
Usually attached to the saddle stem or other suitable tubular
mounting point with the light facing backwards.
The quickly detachable thumb screws can be replaced with
more permanent locking nuts (not supplied) if you prefer
this method for better security.
The tracker thumb screw allows easy detachment of the
tracker itself to make battery recharging more convenient.

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IMPORTANT: THESE 5 TEXT COMMANDS MUST BE SENT FROM YOUR MOBILE PHONE
TO THE TRACKERS PHONE NUMBER FOR THIS PRODUCT TO OPERATE CORRECTLY.
1. Pair your mobile phone to the tracker
The tracker needs to know your mobile phone number so it can communicate with you.
Send this text message from your phone to the trackers SIM phone number;
admin123456 XXXXXXXXXX
space here
123456 is the password - XXXXXXXXX is your mobile number Reply: admin okay
2. Set the time zone (for accurate reporting times)
Send this text message timezone123456 13 (13hours ahead of GMT for NZ daylight saving)
space here Reply: Time ok
3. Set how often to upload location to APP & website (10~300sec’s)
Send this text message upload123456 20 (upload location to website every 30 sec’s)
space here Reply: Upload ok
4. Set the APN Access Point Name – your SIM cards data connection
apn123456 warehouse (The Warehouse SIM)
or apn123456 internet (2 Degrees SIM)
space here Reply: APN ok
5. START GPRS DATA LOCATION REPORTING
gprs123456 Reply: GPRS ok
To cancel data uploading, send:- nogprs123456 NoGPRS ok
IP ADDRESS OF RECEIVING COMPUTER
Open and login into the mobile APP. If there is a message at the top of the screen ‘not enabled ’, this
means that the website has not received any tracker data. One reason may be the IP address needs to
be re-set. (Other reasons can be the SIM card not activated, wrong APN, or no data allowance on SIM)
Send this text message to the tracker:
adminip123456 47.88.85.196 7700
You should get a reply: adminip okay

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DOWNLOAD THE MOBILE APP
Android or IOS APP :-
TKSTAR GPS
LOGON TO THE APP
If you own just one GPS tracker, select ‘ Log in by IMEI ’
Owners of multiple trackers select ‘
Log in by username ’
Enter server ‘
www.mytkstar.net ’
Enter the ‘
IMEI ’ number which is printed on tracker
or
Enter ‘
Username ’ for multiple tracker users
Enter password ‘
123456 ’
(Can be changed later)
Multiple trackers
Please contact Mongoose for a username
and password to be allocated
The mobile APP gives you full control of the trackers features as well as showing real time location
and historical travel. The APP can be used on smartphones and tablets.
Please explore the features.
APP ICONS
‘Real time tracking’ –shows current / last reported position
‘Historical route’ – shows the locations/route for a particular day
‘Geofence’ –allows you to set defined boundaries
‘Issue command’ -- sets tracker parameters & commands
‘Device info’ - Details about the tracker, SIM number etc
‘Device message’ - record of texts sent from device
‘Alarm setting’ -define which alerts are required

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HOW TO TRACK WITH THE MOBILE APP
Open the app and logon.
Complete all details to ‘Device Info’ – some features will not operate if not completed
Click on ‘real time’ to show current location.
Click on ‘historical route’ to show where the tracker has been.
APP menu Real time location Historical travel replay
LOG ONTO THE WEBSITE
Go to:-
www.mytkstar.net
The international website may
open in Chinese. Select your
chosen language by clicking on
the corresponding flag.
The next time you go to the
website, it will default to your
chosen language.
This website is operated by a
third party and is free to use.
No fees are payable apart from
your trackers SIM charges.

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Log onto to the website as you would for the mobile APP.
The website stores all the location data which the APP accesses.
Travel is more detailed compared to the mobile APP. History replay is shown above.
Travel reports can be saved and printed.
MULTIPLE TRACKERS – USERNAME LOGON
If you have more than one tracker, call Mongoose to request an account. You can choose your
own username and password that allows you to monitor all devices with just one logon.
TEXT (SMS) LOCATION REQUEST
If not using the APP, send this text from any smart mobile phone to the trackers mobile number:-
G123456#
•Google link: tap the link, it opens opens the
phones map to show location.
•v:A =GPS signal ok. v:V =no GPS signal
•2013-08-30 20:54:15: the last reported date and
time of GPS information.
•Spd:000km/h: the speed of tracker.
•Bat:6 state of battery back-up charge
•ID:4102000759: Unique IMEI code of device
•S19G04
；
plmn
：
46001 GSM operator data
Lac:9516, cellid:23596 LBS data

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LED’s – WHAT THEY MEAN
Yellow LED — Mobile GSM signal state
Unlit off or in discrete mode
Lit solid searching
Flashing once every 3 sec’s connected to network
Blue LED – GPS signal state
Unlit off or in discrete mode
Lit solid searching
Flashing once every 3 sec’s receiving GPS
Red LED – battery
Lit solid charging
Off fully charged or not connected to charger
SOS NUMBERS
Apart from your paired mobile phone, you can add 2 other SOS numbers that also receive alerts.
The numbers can be set within the APP under ‘issue command’
CONTROLLING THE TRACKER
The tracker can be controlled via the mobile APP or by text messages from your phone.
APP: Use ‘issue command’ in the mobile APP.
The APP gives you the choice of controlling by data (GPRS) or by SMS (text).
The following are explanations of commands that can be sent by text or by the APP.
TIME-ZONE
GPS tracking time is based on GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). To get accurate reporting times, a text
command to the tracker must be sent to set the correct time zone.
timezone123456 12 – when no daylight saving
timezone123456 13 – with daylight saving
FREQUENCY OF LOCATION REPORTING Range:- 10~300 seconds
To maximize the battery life, the tracker only reports when moving. It should be set to report its
location at reasonable time intervals to give an accurate map plot of travel. 20 to 30 seconds is
typical.
When stationary for more than 10 minutes, it enters sleep mode – turns off GPS reception and
stops reporting locations to preserve battery life. Mobile reception and alert functions are still on.
Send this text message
upload123456 20 (upload every 20 seconds when moving)

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GPRS
This stands for ‘Global Packet Radio System’. Commonly called ‘data’.
It is the method of sending computer data over the mobile phone network.
It should not be confused with the letters GPS.
RED LED LIGHT –how to control
The bright red rear light can be controlled from within the APP or by these text messages;
led123456 on
The light will flash until it is turned off
led123456 off Turns the flashing light off
led123456 shock The LED light will start to flash when the tracker receives a shock or
vibration. It automatically turns off if no shock or vibration is detected for
5 seconds.
The LED light will naturally shorten battery life, so check the APP for battery condition and recharge as
necessary.
GEO-FENCE ANTI-THEFT ALERT
A geo-fence is an invisible boundary around a fixed location.
This boundary can have a minimum radius of 100m to a maximum
of 5000m. Geo-fences can be added and deleted.
If the tracker moves out of or into a geo-fenced area, it will send a
text alert to the authorised numbers confirming it is either ‘IN” or
‘OUT’ of the geo-fenced area.
You can set multiple geo-fence areas.
NOTE: In normal use this can become an unnecessary text, together
with associated text cost, and will shorten battery life. Only use the
feature when required.
To stop it sending texts, either delete the geo-fence or turn off in
‘alarm settings’ on the mobile APP.
SHOCK ANTI-THEFT ALERT
When the tracker has been stationary for 5 minutes and it then receives a heavy shock,
it will send a text alert.
You can activate shock alert by APP command or text message:
shock123456
You can cancel shock alert by APP command or text message:
noshock123456