Qstarz BT-Q1000XT User manual

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS........................................................................0
1. OVERVIEW .....................................................................................2
2. PRODUCT NOTICE........................................................................2
3. FEATURES........................................................................................3
4. PRODUCT SPECIFICATION.........................................................4
5. HARDWARE INTRODUCTION ..................................................... 5
5-1. APPEARANCE .......................................................................5
5-2. HARDWARE FUNCTION............................................................6
5-3. BATTERY INSTALLATION............................................................7
5-4. LED INDICATORS...................................................................8
6. SETUP BT-Q1000XT .....................................................................10
6-1. INSTALL THE DRIVER AND SOFTWARE UTILITY FOR BT-Q1000XT.....10
6-2. INSTALL GOOGLE EARTH .......................................................14
7. START TO USE...............................................................................14
7-1. FULLY CHARGE THE BATTERY WHEN USING AT THE FIRST TIME ..........14
7-2. GETTING SATELLITE FIX WITH Q1000XT....................................15
7-3. CONNECT BT-Q1000XT WITH YOUR PC.................................15
7-4. START THE SOFTWARE UTILITY...................................................15
8. USEFUL REFERENCE APPLICATIONS ON THE INTERNET......16
8-1. LOCR GPS PHOTO...............................................................16
8-2. GPSBABEL.........................................................................17
8-3. SPORTSMATE...................................................................18
8-4. JETPHOTO STUDIO ...............................................................19
8-5. VEOGEO...........................................................................20
8-6. RACECHRONO ...................................................................20
9. TROUBLE SHOOTING..................................................................21
10. APPENDIX..................................................................................23
10-1. ACTIVATE THE BLUETOOTH FUNCTION IN YOUR PDA/SMART PHONE
OR PC......................................................................................23
10-2. CREATE BLUETOOTH SETTING (WINDOWS MOBILE 5/6 FOR POCKET

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10-3. CONFIGURE THE GPS INTERMEDIATE DRIVER...........................28
10-4. START YOUR NAVIGATION SOFTWARE.....................................29
10-5. SWITCH TO EXTREME 5HZ SPORT MODE BY QSTARZGPSVIEW
SOFTWARE APPLICATION...............................................................30
10-6. SAFETY NOTICES................................................................32

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1. Overview
Thank you for purchasing Qstarz 66-CH series BT-Q1000XT
- Bluetooth® A-GPS eXtreme Travel Recorder™, built-in
second generation GPS chipset MTK with 66 channels
tracking for your navigation and travel log, the new
feature of BT-Q1000XT supports Smart Log function and
vibration sensor to automatically start/ stop logging with a
preset time schedule and smartly manage power saving
and waypoint saving. Besides, the 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.
2. Product Notice
zPlease take out the battery and store it in dry/cool
places when not use for a long period.
zIf BT-Q1000XT isn’t used in temperature between
-10℃~ 60℃, its battery charging capability will
decrease. Leave the BT-Q1000XT far from heat or
high temperature environment. And also, do not
expose your BT-Q1000XT in temperature higher
than 145℉/60℃to prevent the battery inside
BT-Q1000XT from overheating, exploding or
burning itself. The Lithium battery inside the
BT-Q1000XT should be recycled.
zIt is recommended to turn BT-Q1000XT off in the
hospital. Wireless GPS receiver may interfere with

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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-Q1000XT by yourself.
Unauthorized hacking may damage the unit, and
void your warranty.
3. Features
zAdopt MTK II latest chipset with high sensitivity
-165dBm and 66-Channel tracking
zUltra lower power consumption up to 42hrs
operation
zLess than 15-Sec. AGPS fix support: download
almanac data to realize faster TTFF and positioning
under warm start
zStand-Alone travel recorder to log up to 400,000
records
zPOI button design to record your point of interest
immediately
z3-level Switch for easily switch Travel Recorder to
LOG or NAV (Navigation + Log) mode
zRaise beeper function to notice some status of
device
zIntegrate Vibration sensor to smartly manage
power saving and waypoint saving
zSupport Time schedule function to automatically

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start logging and stop logging by setting multiple
time interval in specific or periodic date per
requirement
zSupport Speed Alarm function to prompt over
speed status by beeping sound
zUpdate Rate 1~5Hz changeable by utility provided
(receiving 5Hz update rate only, logging only 1Hz
maximum)
zG-Mouse + Bluetooth in one: wired and wireless
GPS receiver
zFast Position Fix ,Cold start 35s, Warm start 33s,Hot
start 1s
zPersonal/Portable Navigation (PDA, Smartphone,
PC, etc.)
zDGPS(WAAS+EGNOS+MSAS) support
*The waypoints would be decreased when the more
options of Log Format are selected
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

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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 ℃
5. Hardware Introduction
5-1. Appearance
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)
6. Internal antenna

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7. POI button
5-2. Hardware Function
Hardware
Function Description
Power Jack Take the power cable and connect it to the power jack (mini USB type) for
charging only
Mode Switch
(OFF) Power off BT-Q1000XT
Mode Switch
(NAV)
When switch to NAV mode, BT-Q1000XT
can be used to navigate and handheld
devices (PDA / Smartphone / Laptop…),
and the Log function will be enabled if
the present time is within the preset time
schedule.
Mode Switch
(LOG)
When switch to LOG mode, BT-Q1000XT
can be used to record your travel path,
and navigation function is still enabled.
POI Button Push the POI button to log favorite Point of
Interest
Mode Switch (OFF) Mode Switch (NAV) Mode
Switch (LOG)

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5-3. Battery installation
1. Press the PUSH button on the bottom side of the unit
2. Pull out the battery cover. Insert battery in the unit
3. Put battery cover on to the cabinet

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4. Then push down and force it forward to fit firmly
- Charging your battery
For the first time using the
BT-Q1000XT, 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.
- 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.
5-4. LED Indicators
LED Status
Flash ON OFF

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Power
(Red/Gree
n)
Rechargin
g (Green)
Low Power
(Red)
Fully
charged
Bluetooth
(Blue)
Flash per 2 sec.:
Bluetooth
connected and
transmitting Mode
Flash per 5 sec.:
Power saving mode
Not
connecte
d / Pairing
GPS not
powere
d / Log
Mode is
on
GPS
(Orange)
GPS position is
fixed, Navigation
Detecting
Satellite,
GPS
position
not fix
GPS not
powere
d
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
5-5. Function of Vibration Sensor
Vibration Sensor: Vibration Sensor is functioned for power
saving and waypoint saving. It will detect the physical
movement of the device. When it detects the device not
moving more than 10 minutes, Q1000XT will enter sleep
mode so that the Blue LED will turn to flash every 5
seconds. Under sleep mode the log will be disabled.
When the device is on sleep mode, SHAKE the device to
wake it up and the blue LED will turn to flash every 2
seconds and GPS Orange LED will be also on.
* Vibration Sensor function is turned off as default, and can
be turned on by Software -> Config GPS.

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6. Setup BT-Q1000XT
6-1. Install the driver and software utility for
BT-Q1000XT
System Requirement (Only compatible with Microsoft
Windows XP / Vista/Win7)
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
1. Please insert the Software CD to your computer. The
autorun
window will appear and please select Q1000XT. Please
press
“Install QTravel” to install the main program. If the auto run
Windows did not appear, please browse the CD and find
the folder “Utility\QTravel\”. Double click
“QTravelV1.2_installer.exe”

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to install the software utility package. This software
package
contains USB driver, QTravel™
2. System would pop up the utility installation dialog.
Please click <Next> for the next step.

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3. Please select “QTravel” 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.”
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.
6. When the utility installation is completed, please click
<Finish> to reboot. Or you can also reboot later by

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selecting “No, I want to reboot later by myself.”
6-2. Install Google Earth
BT-Q1000XT 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/
7. Start to use
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. Getting satellite fix with Q1000XT
When switch on your Q1000XT (NAV or LOG mode), the
GPS will start to acquire the satellites position,once the
GPS position is fixed, GPS LED will be flashing , then
Q1000XT can be used to navigate as bluetooth receiver
with handled devices or record the travel path.
7-3. Connect BT-Q1000XT with your PC
1. Power on BT-Q1000XT.
2. Please connect BT-Q1000XT with your PC by mini USB
cable.
7-4. Start the software utility
NOTE 1: Before starting the software utility, please make
sure that the USB driver and the software utility has
been installed properly.
NOTE 2: QTravel only supports BT-Q1000XT. Any intention
to use QTravel connecting GPS units other than
BT-Q1000XT would result in software disconnection
automatically.
Users have to input product key at the first time of use. The
product key is located on the envelope of the driver CD.
Important Notice: Do not lose your Product Key. Keep the

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packaging, or write the number down and
keep it in a safe place.
For more software instructions, please refer to the software
user’s manual in driver CD or at Help -> Users Manual after
software installation.
For A-GPS functionality, please also refer to User’s Manual
or Quick Guide.
8. Useful reference Applications on the
internet
8-1. locr GPS Photo
BT-Q1000XT 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.