Qstarz BT-Q1300S User manual

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 ...................................................................................5
5‐3.CHARGINGBATTERY.......................................................................................5
5‐5.LEDINDICATORS ...........................................................................................6
5‐6.FUNCTIONOFAUTOON‐OFF,AUTOLOGON‐OFF .............................................7
6.SETUPBT‐Q1300S7
6‐1.INSTALLTHEDRIVERANDSOFTWAREFORBT‐Q1300S .......................................7
6‐2.INSTALLGOOGLEEARTH ...............................................................................11
7.STARTTOUSE11
7‐1.FULLYCHARGETHEBATTERYWHENUSINGATTHEFIRSTTIME.............................11
7‐2.CONNECTBT‐Q1300SWITHYOURPC ...........................................................11
7‐3.STARTTHESOFTWAREUTILITY .......................................................................12
7‐4.CHANGELOGSETTINGINACCORDANCEWITHYOURSPORTSACTIVITY ..................16
7‐5.SWITCHTOEXTREME5HZSPORTMODEBYQSTARZGPSVIEWSOFTWARE
APPLICATION ......................................................................................................16
7‐6.SAFETYNOTICEDURINGSPORTSACTIVITY .......................................................18
8.USEFULREFERENCEAPPLICATIONSONTHEINTERNET20
8‐1.LOCRGPSPHOTO........................................................................................20
8‐2.GPSBABEL..................................................................................................21
8‐3.SPORTSMATE ...........................................................................................22
8‐4.JETPHOTOSTUDIO .......................................................................................23
8‐5.VEOGEO.....................................................................................................24
8‐6.RACECHRONO .............................................................................................25
9.TROUBLESHOOTING26
10.APPENDIX31
10‐1.ACTIVATETHEBLUETOOTHFUNCTIONINYOURPDA/SMARTPHONEORPC.......31
10‐2.CREATEBLUETOOTHSETTING(WINDOWSMOBILE5/6FORPOCKETPC) ..........32
10‐3.CONFIGURETHEGPSINTERMEDIATEDRIVER.................................................35
10‐4.STARTYOURNAVIGATIONSOFTWARE ...........................................................37
10‐5.SAFETYNOTICES ........................................................................................38

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1.Overview
Qstarzisdedicatedtoexceedcustomer’sexpectationandgiveyou
theextraordinaryexperiencebeyondnavigationevermore.Now,
withtheBT‐Q1300SSportsRecorder™,whichincludesdualsoftware:
QTravelfortravellogandphotogeotag;sportsuitablesoftware:
QSports™forsportsactivitieswithsportsarmband,youareableto
easilyscheduleyourtrainingplan,controlyourhealthstatus,and
analyzeyoursportsdata.
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2.ProductNotice
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OnHandling
zIfBT‐Q1300Sisn’tusedintemperaturebetween‐10℃~60℃,
itsbatterychargingcapabilitywilldecrease.Leavethe
BT‐Q1300Sfarfromheatorhightemperatureenvironment.
Andalso,donotexposeyourBT‐Q1300Sintemperaturehigher
than140℉/60℃topreventthebatteryinsideBT‐Q1300Sfrom
overheating,explodingorburningitself.Thebuiltinbattery
insidetheBT‐Q1300Sshouldberecycled.
zDonotleavetheunitstayingbelowcar’swindshieldaftercar
parkedduringhotsummerseason.Somepositionbelowwind
shieldmaygeneratehightemperatureover158℉/70℃.Such
temperaturemaymelttheunitanddamagethebattery.
zItisrecommendedtoturnBT‐Q1300S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

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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,alcohol,orstrong
detergents.
zDonotattempttoopenBT‐Q1300Sbyyourself.Unauthorized
hackingmaydamagetheunit,andvoidyourwarranty.
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OnBattery&Safety
zChargingtimeisabout1hourtypicallyforthisunit.Wesuggest
disconnectingtheunitfromthecigarettechargerorACcharger
aftertheunithasbeenfullycharged.
zWhentheunitisnotinuseornotcharged,wesuggest
disconnectingtheunitfromthecigarettecharger.Otherwise
batterydrainmayresult.
zNotethatthebuiltinbatterycannotbechargedoutsidethe
temperaturerange0℃~45℃.
zThechargingtimemightbeextendedifyouusetheproduct
whilecharging
zDonotheatorleavetheunitinhightemperatureordirect
sunshineforalongperiodoftimeasthebuilt‐inbattery
capacitywilldeteriorate,orwillbecomeunchargeable.
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3.Features
zAdopttheMTKIIchipsetwithhighsensitivity‐165dBmand
SuperHigh66‐Channelperformancetracking
zLowerpowerconsumptionto12hrsfortravel/sportsrecording
zRecordandmanageyourvariousexercise/sports
zStand‐Alonesportsrecordertologupto200,000waypoints(*)
zSlim,Thin,Light,andStylishdesign,only62Lx38Wx7H(mm)
zSupportbuttonpushmanuallytomemorizeyourlocation

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zSupportMulti‐modesettingtorecorddata(Vehicle,Bicycle,
Jog)
zFastPositionFix,Coldstart35s,Warmstart33s,Hotstart1s
zAutoOn‐Offfunctionforsmartpowercontrol
zPersonal/PortableNavigation(PDA,Smartphone,PC,etc.)
zDGPS(WAAS+EGNOS+MSAS),QZSSsupport
zA‐GPSsupportbooststhefixspeedto15secfaster
zBuilt‐inPhotoGeotagandvisualizedtravelpath
zSmarttrainingplanandtrackforpersonalanalysis
zShareyourtracksofsportsortravelwithfriends
zBeyourSportsMateforHealthcontrol
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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
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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
Bluetooth
StandardFullycompliantwithBluetoothV1.2
BluetoothProfileSerialPortProfiles(SPP),Upto10meters
Others
Size/Weight62(L)X38(W)X7(H)mm/22g
Operating
Temperature‐10℃to+60℃
StorageTemperature‐20℃to+60℃
Charging0℃to+45℃
5.HardwareIntroduction
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5‐1.Appearance
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1.PowerButton
(ON/OFF/EnableLOG
mode/DisableLOGmode/Push
toLOG)
2.Powerjack(miniUSBtype)
3.BluetoothstatusLED(Blue)
4.BatterystatusLED
(Red/Green)
5.GPSstatusLED(Orange)
6.LOGstatusLED(Green)
7.Internalantenna
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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
PowerButton
(On)
Presspowerbuttonandholdfor4secto
powerBT‐Q1300Son.
PowerButton
(Off)
Presspowerbuttonandholdfor4secto
powerBT‐Q1300Soff
PowerButton
(EnableLog
mode)
LogisonwhenBT‐Q1300Sispoweredonby
pressingpowerbuttonandholdfor4sec.
TheLOGstatusLED(green)wouldblink,and
starttolog.
PowerButton
(DisableLog
mode)
AfterpoweronBT‐Q1300S,presspower
buttonandholdfor2sectodisablelog
mode.ThenBT‐Q1300Swouldstoplogging
withtheLOGstatusLED(green)Off.Press
powerbuttonandholdfor2sectoenablelog
again.
PowerButton
(PushtoLog)
Presspowerbuttononcetopushtologthe
favoritePointofInterest.
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5‐3.ChargingBattery

ForthefirsttimeusingtheBT‐Q1300S,
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1hours
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‐WhenthePowerLEDisRed,batterypowerisinlowstatus.Please
recharge.
‐WhenthePowerLEDisGreen,thebatteryisunderchargingmode.
‐WhenthePowerLEDisblinking(Green),thebatteryisfully
charged.
NOTE1:TheCigaretteAdaptorcanonlybeusedtocharge
BT‐Q1300S.Pleasedon’tmakeuseofitwithdevicesotherthan
BT‐Q1300S.
NOTE2:Pleaserechargethebatteryonaregularintervaliftheunit
isnotusedforalongtime.
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5‐5.LEDIndicators
LEDStatus FlashONOFF
Power
(Red/Green)
Fullycharged(Green)
LowPower(Red)
Recharging
(Green)
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(Green)
LogModeison
Flashper2sec.:
Lowmemory
Flash3times:
POI(PointofInterest)is
recorded
Memoryis
full
LogMode
isoff
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5‐6.FunctionofAutoOn‐Off,AutoLogOn‐Off
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AutoOn‐Off(Powersavingmode):BT‐Q1300Swill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‐Q1300S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whenlogisenabled
orconnectedwithPC.
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AutoLogOn‐Off:UnderLogmode,BT‐Q1300Swillautomatically
stoplogaftertheGPSisnotfix.However,theLEDwillnotindicateit
sinceitworksinbackground.AslongastheGPSisfixagain,
BT‐Q1300Swillstarttolog.Thusyoucansaveverymuchmemory
duringyourtravel.
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6.SetupBT‐Q1300S
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6‐1.InstallthedriverandsoftwareforBT‐Q1300S
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SystemRequirement(OnlycompatiblewithMicrosoftWindowsXP
/Vista)
MinimumSystemRequirementRecommended
SystemRequirement
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‐WindowsXPorVista
‐Pentium3,500Mhz
‐128MRAM
‐128MBdiskspace
‐WindowsXP
‐Pentium42.4GHz+orAMD
2400xp+
‐512MRAM
‐2GBoffreediskspace