Qstarz BT-Q1000 User manual

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TableofContents
1.OVERVIEW .....................................................................................................1
2.PRODUCTNOTICE...........................................................................................1
3.FEATURES ......................................................................................................2
4.PRODUCTSPECIFICATION ...............................................................................3
5.HARDWAREINTRODUCTION ..........................................................................4
5‐1.APPEARANCE................................................................................................... 4
5‐2.HARDWAREFUNCTION ...................................................................................... 4
5‐3.BATTERYINSTALLATION ..................................................................................... 5
5‐4.LEDINDICATORS.............................................................................................. 8
5‐5.FUNCTIONOFAUTOON‐OFF(POWERSAVINGMODE) ............................................ 8
6.SETUPBT‐Q1000P ..........................................................................................9
6‐1.INSTALLTHEDRIVERANDSOFTWAREUTILITYFORBT‐Q1000P ................................. 9
6‐2.INSTALLGOOGLEEARTH .................................................................................. 12
7.STARTTOUSE ..............................................................................................12
7‐1.FULLYCHARGETHEBATTERYWHENUSINGATTHEFIRSTTIME.................................. 12
7‐2.CONNECTBT‐Q1000PWITHYOURPC .............................................................. 12
7‐3.STARTTHESOFTWAREUTILITY........................................................................... 13
8.USEFULREFERENCEAPPLICATIONSONTHEINTERNET ..................................37
8‐1.LOCRGPSPHOTO .......................................................................................... 37
8‐2.GPSBABEL.................................................................................................... 38
8‐3.SPORTSMATE............................................................................................. 39
8‐4.JETPHOTOSTUDIO ......................................................................................... 40
8‐5.VEOGEO....................................................................................................... 41
9.TROUBLESHOOTING ....................................................................................42
10.APPENDIX ..................................................................................................44
10‐1.ACTIVATETHEBLUETOOTHFUNCTIONINYOURPDA/SMARTPHONEORPC ............ 44
10‐2.CREATEBLUETOOTHSETTING(WINDOWSMOBILE5/6FORPOCKETPC) ............... 45
10‐3.CONFIGURETHEGPSINTERMEDIATEDRIVER..................................................... 48
10‐4.STARTYOURNAVIGATIONSOFTWARE ............................................................... 51
10‐5.SAFETYNOTICES .......................................................................................... 52

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1.Overview
ThankyouforpurchasingQstarzSuper51‐CHseriesBT‐Q1000P‐Bluetooth®GPS
TravelRecorder™,built‐innewgenerationGPSchipsetMTKwith51channels
trackingforyournavigationandtravellog,andalso,providesstand‐alonelogging
upto200,000records.Besides,BT‐Q1000Psoftwareutilitysupports
multi‐conditionsettingtocustomizepersonaltravelrecord.Alltrackingrecords
canbedownloaded,saved,andalsocandisplaydirectlyonGoogleEarthwith
photosbyintegratedGeotaggingfunction.BT‐Q1000Psupports32hrsoperating
timeforyourlog.Youdon’thavetoworryyourGPSneedstoberechargedshortly,
andsupportsSmartPowercontrolforpowersaving.
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2.ProductNotice
zPleasetakeoutthebatteryandstoreitindry/coolplaceswhennotuse
foralongperiod.
zIfBT‐Q1000Pisn’tusedintemperaturebetween‐10℃~60℃,itsbattery
chargingcapabilitywilldecrease.LeavetheBT‐Q1000Pfarfromheator
hightemperatureenvironment.Andalso,donotexposeyourBT‐Q1000P
intemperaturehigherthan140℉/60℃topreventthebatteryinside
BT‐Q1000Pfromoverheating,explodingorburningitself.TheLithium
batteryinsidetheBT‐Q1000Pshouldberecycled.
zItisrecommendedtoturnBT‐Q1000Poffinthehospital.WirelessGPS
receivermayinterferewiththemedicalequipmentswhichuseradio
frequency.
zThemanufacturerassumesnoresponsibilityforanydamagesandloss
resultingfromtheuseofthismanual,orfromdeletionofdataasaresult
ofmalfunction,deadbattery,orfrommisuseoftheproductinanyway.
zPleasecleantheunitwithadryandcleansoftclose.Donotuseharsh
cleaningsolvents,chemicals,orstrongdetergents.
zDonotattempttoopenBT‐Q1000Pbyyourself.Unauthorizedhacking
maydamagetheunit,andvoidyourwarranty.

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3.Features
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zAdoptMTKchipsetwithhighsensitivity‐158dBmand51‐Channel
Performance
zStand‐Alonetravelrecordertologupto200,000records(Waypoints
wouldbereducedduetomoreoptionsofLogFormat)
zEasilyswitchTravelRecordertoLOGmodeorNAVmode(Navigation+
Log)
zSupportPOIbuttonformemorizingyourlocation
zStand‐Alonetravelrecordertologupto200,000records(*)
zProvidePCutilitywithfriendlyUIandMulti‐Language
zSupportMulti‐ModesettingtorecorddataVehicle,Bicycle,Jog)
zDrawyournavigationpathimmediatelyonGoogleEarthasdefault
zSupportGeoTaggingfunctionfordigitalphotoandgenerateKMZfile
easily
zActiveNMEAprotocolVTG/GLLmanuallyviaQstarzsetuptool
zSavethetravelrecordsasGPX/PLT/CSV/NMEA/GoogleEarthfile
format
zSupportWAAS+EGNOS+MSAS
zPersonal/PortableNavigation(PDA,Smartphone,PC,etc.)
zLowerpowerconsumptionupto32hrsfortravelrecording
zFastPositionFix,Coldstart36s,Warmstart33s,Hotstart1s
zAutoOn‐Offfunctionforsmartpowercontrol
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*ThewaypointswouldbedecreasedwhenthemoreoptionsofLogFormatare
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4.ProductSpecification
General
GPSChipMTKGPSModule
FrequencyL1,1575.42MHz
C/ACode1.023MHzchiprate
Channels51‐CHPerformance
Antenna(Internal)Built‐inpatchantennawithLNA
SensitivityTracking‐158dBm
DatumWGS84
PerformanceCharacteristic
PositionWithoutaid:3.0m2D‐RMS
Accuracy<3mCEP(50%)withoutSA(horizontal)
DGPS(WAAS,ENGOS,MSAS):2.5m
VelocityWithoutaid:0.1m/s,DGPS(WAAS,ENGOS,MSAS):0.05m/s
Time50nsRMS
Cold/Warm/HotStart36/33/1sec,average
DynamicCondition
Altitude<18,000m
Velocity<515m/sec
Acceleration<4g
Protocol
GPSOutputDataNMEA0183(V3.01)‐GGA,GSA,GSV,RMC(Default)
VTG,GLL(Optional)
BaudRate115,200bps
Power
Built‐inrechargeableLi‐ionbattery,Upto32hrsafterfullycharged
Bluetooth
StandardFullycompliantwithBluetoothV1.2
BluetoothProfileSerialPortProfiles(SPP),Upto15meters
Others
Size/Weight72.2(L)X46.5(W)X20(H)mm/64.7g(batteryincluded)
OperatingTemperature‐10℃to+60℃
StorageTemperature‐20℃to+60℃
Charging0℃to+45℃

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5.HardwareIntroduction
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5‐1.Appearance
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1.Powerjack(miniUSBtype)
2.Modeswitch(OFF/NAV/LOG)
3.BatterystatusLED(Red/Green)
4.BluetoothstatusLED(Blue)
5.GPSstatusLED(Orange)/
POIrecordingLED(Blue)
6.Internalantenna
7.POIbutton
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5‐2.HardwareFunction
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HardwareFunctionDescription
PowerJack
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akethepowercableandconnectittothepower
jack(miniUSBtype)forchargingonly
ModeSwitch(OFF)PoweroffBT‐Q1000P
ModeSwitch(NAV)
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henswitchtoNAVmode,BT‐Q1000Ponlycanbe
usedtonavigatewithhandhelddevices(PDA/
Smartphone/Laptop…),andthedatalogfunction
isdisabled.
ModeSwitch(LOG)
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henswitchtoLOGmode,BT‐Q1000Pcanbeused
torecordyourtravelpath,andnavigationfunction
isstillenabled.
POIButtonPushtologthefavoritePointofInterest
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ModeSwitch(OFF)ModeSwitch(NAV)ModeSwitch(LOG)
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5‐3.Batteryinstallation
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‐PutBatteryinplace:
1.PressthePUSHbuttononthebottomsideoftheunit
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2.Pulloutthebatterycover.Insertbatteryin
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3.Putbatterycoverontothecabinet
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4.Thenpushdownandforceitforwardtofit
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‐TakeBatteryout:
1.PressthePUSHbuttononthebottomsideoftheunit
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3.Thentakeoutthebatteryfromtheunit.
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‐Chargingyourbattery
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ForthefirsttimeusingtheBT‐Q1000P,
pleasechargebatteryuntilitisfullycharged.
Takethepowercableandconnectittothe
powerjack(miniUSBtype)andrecharge
throughUSBcable,travelcharger,orcar
cigaretteadaptor.Thiswillbegintocharge
thebattery.Chargingtimeisabout3hours
typically.
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‐WhenthePowerLEDisRed,batterypowerislowstatus.Pleaserecharge.
‐WhenthePowerLEDisGreen,thebatteryisunderchargingmode.
‐WhenthePowerLEDisblinking,thebatteryisfullycharged.
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5‐4.LEDIndicators
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LEDStatus FlashONOFF
Power
(Red/Green)
LowPower(Red)
Fullycharged(Green)
Recharging
(Green)
Bluetooth
(Blue)
Flashper2sec.:Bluetooth
connectedand
transmittingMode
Flashper5sec.:Power
savingmode
Not
connected/
Pairing
underNav
Mode
GPSnot
powered/
Pairing
underLog
mode
GPS
(Orange)
Flashper1sec.:
GPSpositionisfixed,
Navigation
Detecting
Satellite,
GPS
positionnot
fix(Orange)
GPSnot
powered
POI
(Blue)
Flashper2sec:Low
memory
Flash3times:
POI(PointofInterest)is
recorded
Memoryis
full
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5‐5.FunctionofAutoOn‐Off(Powersavingmode)
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BT‐Q1000PsupportsAutoOn‐Off(Powersavingmode).Itcanautomaticallyenter
sleepingmodeaftertheBluetoothconnectivityisturnedoff,sotheBlueLEDwill
turntoflashevery5seconds.Thusyoucanalwayspoweritonwithverylow
powerconsumption.
Underpowersavingmode,whendetectingBluetoothisbeingconnected,
BT‐Q1000PwillautowakeupitselfandtheblueLEDwillturntoflashevery2
secondsandGPSOrangeLEDwillbealsoOn.
Note:Powersavingmodewouldnotfunctioniflogisenabled.

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6.SetupBT‐Q1000P
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6‐1.InstallthedriverandsoftwareutilityforBT‐Q1000P
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SystemRequirement(OnlycompatiblewithMicrosoftWindowsXP/Vista)
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MinimumSystemRequirementRecommendedSystemRequirement
‐WindowsXPorVista
‐Pentium3,500Mhz
‐128MRAM
‐128MBdiskspace
‐Networkspeed:128Kbits/sec
‐3D‐capablevideocardwith
16MbytesofVRAM
‐800x600,"16‐bitHighColor"screen
‐WindowsXP
‐Pentium42.4GHz+orAMD2400xp+
‐512MRAM
‐2GBoffreediskspace
‐Networkspeed:768Kbits/secor
better(DSL/Cable)
‐3D‐capablevideocardwith32MBof
VRAMorgreater
‐1280x1024,"32‐bitTrueColor"screen
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1.PleaseinserttheDriverCDtoyourcomputer,andfindthefolder“Utility\PC
UtilityV4\”.Doubleclick“TravelRecorderV4_installer.exe”toinstallthe
softwareutilitypackage.ThissoftwarepackagecontainsUSBdriverandPC
UtilityV4softwareinside.
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2.Systemwouldpopuptheutilityinstallationdialog.Pleaseclick<Next>forthe
nextstep.
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3.Pleaseselect“TravelRecorderPCUtilityV4”and“GPSDataLogDeviceDriver”,
andthenclick<Next>tothenextstep.IfyoualreadyinstalledUSBdriver,please
unselect“GPSDataLogDeviceDriver.”
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4.Click<Next>ifyouwanttoinstalltheprogramindefaulttargetfolderoryou
canclick<Explore>tochangetheinstallfolder.
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5.Giveafolder’snameforquicklinksinstartmenuandclick<Install>toinstall
theprogram.
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6.Whentheutilityinstallationiscompleted,pleaseclick<Finish>toreboot.Or
youcanalsorebootlaterbyselecting“No,Iwanttorebootlaterbymyself.”
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6‐2.InstallGoogleEarth
BT‐Q1000PsupportsshowingyourtravelpathdirectlyonGoogleEarth.Pleasego
tohttp://earth.google.comforthefreedownloadofGoogleEarth,andtheninstall
ittoyourcomputer.FortheoperationprocedureofGoogleEarth,pleasereferto
http://earth.google.com/support/
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7.Starttouse
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7‐1.Fullychargethebatterywhenusingatthefirsttime
Afullychargedbatterycanlastupto32hourscontinuouslyoperation.
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7‐2.ConnectBT‐Q1000PwithyourPC
1.PleaseconnectBT‐Q1000PwithyourPCbyminiUSBcable.

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2.PoweronBT‐Q1000PandswitchittoStartLogging
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NOTE:PleasemakesureturnBT‐Q1000PtoLogmodeoritwillentersleepmode
automaticallyinfewminutesunderNAVmode.
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7‐3.Startthesoftwareutility
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NOTE1:Beforestartingthesoftwareutility,pleasemakesurethattheUSB
driverandthesoftwareutilityhasbeeninstalledproperly.
NOTE2:PCUtilityV4onlysupportsBT‐Q1000P.AnyintentiontousePCUtilityV4
connectingGPSunitsotherthanBT‐Q1000Pwouldresultinsoftware
disconnectionautomatically.
NOTE3:QstarzTravelRecorderPCUtilityV4can’tbeopenedwithQstarzTravel
RecorderPCUtilityV3simultaneously.Pleaseexecuteeitheroneofboth
ortheprogrammayexperienceunstablestatus.
NOTE4:IfyouuseV3softwaretoconfigurethelogcontents,pleasemakesure
toselecttheoptionsbelow:Date/Time,Valid,Latitude,Longitude,RCR.
UnselecteitheroneofthesewillresultinfailloadinglogdatainV4
softwareandfaildrawingtracksonGoogleMap/Earth.
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1.Clickfrom<Start>\<AllPrograms>\<QstarzTravelRecorderV4>\Travel
RecorderPCUtilityV4.
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2.<File>\<ReadLog>
DownloadthelogdatafromBT‐Q1000P.
2.1 Click<File>\<ReadLog>orthequicklinkicon.
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2.2 Usershavetoinputproductkeyatthefirsttimeofuse.Theproduct
keyislocatedontheenvelopofthedriverCD.
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2.3 PCUtilitywillautomaticallydetectthecomportandbaudrateandload
intheGPStracks.
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Ifdownloadproccessdoesn’tworkwell,pleasepullUSBportoutof
TravelRecorder,turnoff‐on,andplugitinagaintomakeconnection.
Youmayalsotrytomanuallyselectcomporttogetmorestable
connection.Pleasereferto“4.1ConnectionSetting.”
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2.4 Atracklistwindowwillbepoppedup.Selectthetrackstoimport.
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2.5 TrackswillbeshownontheGoogleMapwindow.
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3.<File>\<ClearLog>
ClearthedatastoredintheTravelRecorder.
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4.<File>\<ConfigGPS>
ConfiguretherecordingmethodoftheflashmemoryofTravelRecorder.
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4.1ConnectionSetting
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I.AutoScanGPSModule(Recommended)

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Theprogramwillautomaticallydetectthecomport.Itisrecommendedto
settoautoscan.
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II.ManualSetting
Userscanalsomanuallysettheport.Althoughitcanspeeduptheinitial
connecttime,butitisnotrecommendedunlessusersunderstandthe
validport.
Tofindthevalidcomport,pleasegoto<DeviceManager>andexpand
the<Ports(COM&LPT)>andcheck“CP210xUSBtoUARTBridge
Controller”toseewhichCOMportisassignedtoTravelRecorder.(COM4
isforexample)
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4.2GPSLogSetting
Thereare4logmodes:Generalmode,vehiclemode,cyclingmode,and
hikingmode.Userscanalsochangethedefaultsettingofthese4