Qstarz BT-Q1000X User manual

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TableofContents
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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 ................................................................................... 6
5‐5.FUNCTIONOFAUTOON‐OFF,AUTOLOGON‐OFF ....................................... 7
6.SETUPBT‐Q1000X .............................................................................. 8
6‐1.INSTALLTHEDRIVERANDSOFTWAREUTILITYFORBT‐Q1000X ....................... 8
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‐Q1000XWITHYOURPC ................................................... 12
7‐3.STARTTHESOFTWAREUTILITY................................................................. 12
8.USEFULREFERENCEAPPLICATIONSONTHEINTERNET...................... 14
8‐1.LOCRGPSPHOTO ............................................................................... 14
8‐2.GPSBABEL......................................................................................... 15
8‐3.SPORTSMATE ................................................................................. 16
8‐4.JETPHOTOSTUDIO ............................................................................... 17
8‐5.VEOGEO ........................................................................................... 18
8‐6.RACECHRONO .................................................................................... 19
9.TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................ 20
10.APPENDIX....................................................................................... 21
10‐1.ACTIVATETHEBLUETOOTHFUNCTIONINYOURPDA/SMARTPHONEORPC ... 21
10‐2.CREATEBLUETOOTHSETTING(WINDOWSMOBILE5/6FORPOCKETPC)...... 22
10‐3.CONFIGURETHEGPSINTERMEDIATEDRIVER........................................... 25
10‐4.STARTYOURNAVIGATIONSOFTWARE ..................................................... 27
10‐5.SWITCHTOEXTREME5HZSPORTMODEBYQSTARZGPSVIEWSOFTWARE
APPLICATION.............................................................................................. 28
10‐6.SAFETYNOTICES................................................................................ 30

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1.Overview
ThankyouforpurchasingQstarzeXtreme66‐CHseriesBT‐Q1000X‐
Bluetooth®A‐GPSTravelRecorder™,built‐insecondgenerationGPS
chipsetMTKwith66channelstrackingforyournavigationandtravel
log,andalso,providesstand‐aloneloggingupto200,000records.
Besides,BT‐Q1000X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‐Q1000Xsupports
42hrs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‐Q1000Xisn’tusedintemperaturebetween‐10℃~
60℃,itsbatterychargingcapabilitywilldecrease.Leave
theBT‐Q1000Xfarfromheatorhightemperature
environment.Andalso,donotexposeyourBT‐Q1000Xin
temperaturehigherthan145℉/60℃topreventthe
batteryinsideBT‐Q1000Xfromoverheating,explodingor
burningitself.TheLithiumbatteryinsidetheBT‐Q1000X
shouldberecycled.
zItisrecommendedtoturnBT‐Q1000X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

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detergents.
zDonotattempttoopenBT‐Q1000Xbyyourself.
Unauthorizedhackingmaydamagetheunit,andvoidyour
warranty.
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3.Features
zAdoptMTKIIchipsetwithhighsensitivity‐165dBmand
66‐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
zA‐GPSsupportbooststhefixspeedto15secfaster
zSavethetravelrecordsasGPX/CSV/NMEA/Google
Earthfileformat
zDGPS(WAAS+EGNOS+MSAS),QZSSsupport
zPersonal/PortableNavigation(PDA,Smartphone,PC,etc.)
zLowerpowerconsumptionupto42hrsfortravelrecording
zFastPositionFix,Coldstart35s,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selected

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4.ProductSpecification
General
GPSChipMTKIIGPSModule
FrequencyL1,1575.42MHz
C/ACode1.023MHzchiprate
Channels66‐CHPerformance
Antenna(Internal)Built‐inpatchantennawithLNA
SensitivityTracking‐165dBm
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35/33/1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42hrsafterfullycharged
Bluetooth
StandardFullycompliantwithBluetoothV1.2
BluetoothProfileSerialPortProfiles(SPP),Upto10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)/
LogstatusLED(Green)
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‐Q1000X
ModeSwitch(NAV)
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henswitchtoNAVmode,BT‐Q1000X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‐Q1000X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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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theunit
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4.Thenpushdownandforceitforwardtofitfirmly
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‐Chargingyourbattery
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Forthefirsttimeusingthe
BT‐Q1000X,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off,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)
Recharging
(Green)
LowPower
(Red)
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Bluetooth
(Blue)
Flashper2sec.:
Bluetoothconnected
andtransmitting
Mode
Flashper5sec.:
Powersavingmode
Not
connected
/Pairing
GPSnot
powered/
LogMode
ison
GPS
(Orange)
GPSpositionisfixed,
Navigation
Detecting
Satellite,
GPS
position
notfix
GPSnot
powered
Log
(Red)
LogModeison
Flashper2sec:Low
memory(20%)
Flash3times:
POI(PointofInterest)
isrecorded
Memoryis
full
LogMode
isoff
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5‐5.FunctionofAutoOn‐off,AutoLogOn‐Off
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AutoOn‐Off(Powersavingmode):Q1000X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‐Q1000X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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AutoLogOn‐Off:UnderLogmode,BT‐Q1000Xwillautomatically
stoplogaftertheGPSdoesn’tfix.However,theLEDwillnotindicate
itsinceitworksinbackground.AslongastheGPSfixesagain,
BT‐Q1000Xwillstarttolog.Thusyoucansaveverymuchmemory
duringyourtravel.
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6.SetupBT‐Q1000X
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6‐1.Installthedriverandsoftwareutilityfor
BT‐Q1000X
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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
2450xp+
‐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
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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
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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‐Q1000X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42hourscontinuously
operation.
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7‐2.ConnectBT‐Q1000XwithyourPC
1.PoweronBT‐Q1000X.
2.PleaseconnectBT‐Q1000XwithyourPCbyminiUSBcable.
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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‐Q1000X.Anyintentiontouse
PCUtilityV4connectingGPSunitsotherthanBT‐Q1000X
wouldresultinsoftwaredisconnectionautomatically.
NOTE3:PCUtilityV3isnotcompatiblewithBT‐Q1000X.Please
don’tmakeuseofitwithBT‐Q1000X.
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Usershavetoinputproductkeyatthefirsttimeofuse.Theproduct
keyislocatedontheenvelopeofthedriverCD.
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ImportantNotice:DonotloseyourProductKey.Keepthepackaging,
orwritethenumberdownandkeepitinasafe
place.
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Formoresoftwareinstructions,pleaserefertothesoftwareuser’s
manualindriverCDoratHelp‐>UsersManualaftersoftware
installation.
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ForA‐GPSfunctionality,pleasealsorefertoUser’sManualorQuick
Guide.
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8.UsefulreferenceApplicationsontheinternet
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8‐1.locrGPSPhoto
BT‐Q1000XisthememberoflocrGPSPhotocertifiedproduct.This
utilitycanintegratetravelloganddigitalphotosbydate/timeto
showyourphotosonthemapdirectly.Aftertheintegration,the
currentGPScoordinatesalsocanbeimportedtoyourdigitalphotos
forthefurtherapplication.Pleasefindtheinstallationfilefor
WindowsXP/VistaorSymbiansysteminQstarzGPSCD.Goto
http://www.locr.comforthefurtherinformation.
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8‐2.GPSBabel
ThisutilitycantransferyourNMEAfiletoGPXfileorotherformat.
Pleasegotohttp://www.gpsbabel.orgforfreedownload.
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8‐3.SPORTSMATE
Thiswebsitecanshareyourtravellogwithyourfriends.Before
sharingyourtrip,pleaseapplyanewaccountfirst.Pleasegoto
http://www.ttsm.comforthefurtherinformation.
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8‐4.JetPhotoStudio
Thisutilitycanintegratetravelloganddigitalphotosbydate/timeto
showyourphotosonthemapdirectly.Aftertheintegration,the
currentGPScoordinatesalsocanbeimportedtoyourdigitalphotos
forthefurtherapplication.Pleasegoto
http://www.jetphotosoft.comforfreedownload.
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