Qstarz BT-Q800 User manual

Bluetooth GPS Receiver
BT-Q800
User’s Manual
Published on 18-Nov-2005
8029407001A

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Before you begin 3
1.1 Appearance 4
1.2 Checking the package content 4
Chapter 2 Getting started 5
Step 1 Charging Your Battery 5
Step 2 Turn on the power switch 5
Step 3 Connecting your handheld device with BT-Q800 6
Step 4 Load your GPS mapping or routing software 8
Step 5 Starting the application 9
Chapter 3 3. How to test your Bluetooth GPS Receiver ? 9
3.1 Software Installation 9
3.2 GPS Test 10
Appendices 11
Appendix A. LED Display 11
Appendix B. Power Save Mode 12
Appendix C. Specification 14
Appendix D. Frequently Asked Questions 15
Appendix E. How to change battery 16
Appendix F. Helpful tips 18
Appendix G. Disclaimer and limitation of liability 18
Appendix H. FCC Notices 19
Appendix I. IC Caution 19
Appendix J. CE Notices 20

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1. Before you begin
Thank you for purchasing the Bluetooth GPS Receiver, BT-Q800, a
global positioning system receiver with Bluetooth wireless technology.
BT-Q800 is well suited to system integrations including PDA, smart
phone, Tablet PC and Notebook PC with Bluetooth devices. It can satisfy
a wide variety of applications such as PDA and smart phone navigation,
automotive vehicle tracking, personal positioning and sporting. With the
dimension of 69.6(L) x 47.3(W) x 19.2(H) mm and weight only 72g (w/
battery), BT-Q800 is an ideal solution to carry along everywhere.
BT-Q800’s rechargeable battery can save satellite information such as the
status of the satellite signal, most recent location and the data and time of
its last use. The low-power design has extended the operation time up to
30 hours and brought you the most convenient and longest usage of its
kind. With the lead-free production process (starting Jan. 1, 2006),
BT-Q800 is the most environmentally friendly wireless GPS receiver in
the market.

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1.1 Appearance
1. Power jack (mini USB type)
2. Power switch
3. Battery status LED (red/green)
4. Bluetooth status LED (blue)
5. GPS status LED (orange)
6. Internal antenna
7. External antenna port (MMCX)
1.2 Checking the package content
Congratulations on your purchase of the BT-Q800 with built-in Lithium
rechargeable battery. Before you start using BT-Q800, please make sure if
your package includes the following items. If any item is damaged or
missing, please contact your dealer at once.
- Bluetooth GPS Receiver - BT-Q800 x 1
- CD disc with the User’s Manual and the Testing Program x 1
- Retractable USB Cable x 1
- Traveler Power Adapter x 1
- DC cigarette lighter adapter x 1
- Lithium rechargeable battery x 1
- User’s manual x 1
- Warranty card x 1
*Unit package contents may vary depending on countries without prior
notice.

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2. Getting started
Please follow the procedure step by step.
Step 1 Charging Your Battery
For the 1st time you use the BT-Q800, please charge battery until it is full
(the LED turns off). Take the power cable and connect it to the power
jack (mini USB type). This will begin to charge the battery. The LED that
represents the battery is the right-most battery icon (shown in below).
- If the LED is red, that means battery power is critically low. Charge
immediately.
- If the LED is green, that means battery is charging now.
- If the LED is off, that means battery is fully charged.
Step 2 Turn on the power switch
Before After

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Step 3 Connecting your handheld device with BT-Q800
Please refer to the user manual of PDA to enable the Bluetooth
connectivity. If the connection between your device and BT-Q800 is
successful, the blue LED of BT-Q800 will be blinking.
Below, we provide a common procedure of software installation to set up
your PDA. (For other PDA, the steps may be a little bit different.
Bluetooth Manager is one of popular program used for Bluetooth device.)
-->
Start -> Bluetooth Manager New -> Connect!
1. Open “Bluetooth Manager” on pocket pc, and establish new
connection.

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-->
Explore A Bluetooth device
->Next Device->Next
2. Explore A Bluetooth device.
-->
Tap BT-Q800 Passkey 0000 (if your PDA ask
for the passkey)
3. Find the Bluetooth device “BT-Q800”, click it, and then enter passkey.

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-->
Select SPP slave->Next Finish
4. Connect to Serial Port Profile (SPP) Slave
Tap and Hold BT-Q800: SPP
slave, Connect Done
5. Finish Bluetooth Manager Setup
Step 4 Load your GPS mapping or routing software, along
with the corresponding maps of the areas that you plan to travel to.

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Step 5 Start the application and select the correct COM port & baud
rate.
Note: The Bluetooth device in most of the applications has an
“auto-detect” feature so that you do not need to select the Baud Rate.
3. How to test your Bluetooth GPS Receiver ?
The testing program only supports the Microsoft Windows CE & Pocket
PC based PDA platform.
3.1 Software Installation
You have to first synchronize the PDA and your PC, and run the
“Setup.exe” to execute the installation procedure of GpsView testing
program (via PC and ActiveSync).
1. Synchronize the PDA and your PC.
2. Run the “Setup.exe”.

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3. Execute the installation.
3.2 GPS Test
Once you have completed the setup of your Bluetooth device, you may
check to see if your GpsView software is attempting to fix your position.
You can do this by opening your GPS software. If it fails, you should
select the correct COM port and Baud Rate (115200) to start receiving
GPS data. Shortly, you will see the GPS code running as in the picture
below. This signifies that your Bluetooth device is functioning properly.
Note: The Bluetooth device in most of the applications has an
“auto-detect” feature so that you do not need to select the Baud Rate.
3.2.1 Executing GPS Demo Program
Execute the “GpsView” by double clicking GPS Demo icon in programs
menu.
3.2.2 GPS Demo Screen
1. Initial 2. Doing auto scan