Qstarz BT-Q890 User manual

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TableofContents
1.OVERVIEW.................................................................................................. 1
2.PACKAGECONTENT..................................................................................... 1
3.PRODUCTSPECIFICATION............................................................................ 2
4.PRODUCTNOTICE ....................................................................................... 3
5.MAINFEATURES ......................................................................................... 4
6.INTRODUCTION........................................................................................... 4
6‐1.APPEARANCE.................................................................................................4
6‐2.HARDWAREFUNCTION ...................................................................................5
6‐3.CHARGINGBATTERY .......................................................................................5
6‐4.LEDINDICATORS ...........................................................................................6
6‐4.FUNCTIONOFAUTOON‐OFF(POWERSAVINGMODE)........................................6
7.STARTTOUSE ............................................................................................. 7
7‐1.FULLYCHARGETHEBATTERYWHENUSINGATTHEFIRSTTIME...............................7
7‐2.ACTIVATETHEBLUETOOTHFUNCTIONINYOURPDA/SMARTPHONEORPC...........7
7‐3.CREATEBLUETOOTHSETTING(WINDOWSMOBILE5/6FORPOCKETPC) ..............8
7‐4.CONFIGURETHEGPSINTERMEDIATEDRIVERWITHTHEGPSSETTINGSICON .......11
7‐5.ACTIVATEG‐MOUSEFUNCTIONANDCONFIGURATIONVIAUSBCONNECTION......13
7‐6.SWITCHTOEXTREME5HZSPORTMODEANDACTIVATEA‐GPSBYQSTARZGPSVIEW
SOFTWAREAPPLICATION ......................................................................................14
6‐7.STARTYOURNAVIGATIONSOFTWARE .............................................................17
7‐7.USEFULREFERENCE5HZAPPLICATION‐RACECHRONO .....................................18
7‐8.STARTYOURNAVIGATIONSOFTWARE .............................................................19
8.TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................................................20
9.SAFETYNOTICES.........................................................................................21

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1.Overview
ThankyouforchoosingQstarzBT‐Q890eXtreme66‐Channel
PerformanceBluetooth®GPSReceiver,built‐insecondgeneration
GPSchipsetMTKwith66channelstracking,provideshyper
performancetomeetthemarket’sexpectationbyfastestpositionfix
withitshighspeedcalculatingtechnology.Itcombineswireless
BluetoothandwiredG‐Mousefunctionsforyourconvenienceplus
1~5Hzadjustablecompatibilitygivingyouevenhigherpositioning
andaccuracypurposeduringeXtremesports.
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2.PackageContent
(1) GPSUnitBT‐Q890
(2) CigaretteAdapter
(3) MiniUSBCable(Optional)
(4) QuickGuide
(5) WarrantyCard
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3.ProductSpecification
General
GPSChipMTKIIGPSModule
FrequencyL1,1575.42MHz
C/ACode1.023MHzchiprate
Channels66‐CHPerformanceTracking
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Protocol:NMEA0183(V3.01)‐GGA,GSA,GSV,RMC
BaudRate115,200bps
Power
Built‐inrechargeableLi‐ionbattery,Upto12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62(L)X38(W)X7(H)mm
Operating
Temperature‐10℃to+60℃
StorageTemperature‐20℃to+60℃
Charging0℃to+45℃
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4.ProductNotice
OnHandling
zIfBT‐Q890isn’tusedintemperaturebetween‐10℃~60℃,its
batterychargingcapabilitywilldecrease.LeavetheBT‐Q890far
fromheatorhightemperatureenvironment.Andalso,donot
exposeyourBT‐Q890intemperaturehigherthan140℉/60℃
topreventthebatteryinsideBT‐Q890fromoverheating,
explodingorburningitself.Thebuiltinbatteryinsidethe
BT‐Q890shouldberecycled.
zItisrecommendedtoturnBT‐Q890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,alcohol,orstrong
detergents.
zDonotattempttoopenBT‐Q890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.
zBesuretousethesuppliedcigarettechargerincludingin
package;otherwiseexcessivevoltagemaybeappliedtothe
unitandmaycausesmoke,fire,oraccident.
zWhentheunitisnotinuseornotcharged,wesuggest
disconnectingtheunitfromthecigarettecharger.Otherwise
batterydrainmayresult.
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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.
5.Mainfeatures
zAdoptMTKIIchipsetwithsuper66‐CHperformanceand
highsensitivityto‐165dBm
zUpto12hrsoperatingtimeforGPSnavigation
zFastPositionFix,Coldstart35s,Warnstart33s,Hotstart1s
zG‐Mouse+Bluetoothinone:wiredandwirelessGPS
receiver
zAdjustable1~5HzupdaterateforthedemandofeXtreme
sports
zSmartpowercontrol–AutoOn‐Offfunction
zA‐GPSsupportbooststhefixspeedto15secfaster
zDGPS(WAAS+EGNOS+MSAS),QZSSsupport
zCompatiblewithBluetoothSerialPortProfile(SPP)in10m
wirelessly
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6.Introduction
6‐1.Appearance
1.PowerButton(ON/OFF/Enable5Hz
mode/Disable5Hzmode)
2.Powerjack(miniUSBtype)
3.BatterystatusLED(Red/Green)
4.BluetoothstatusLED(Blue)
5.GPSstatusLED(Orange)
6.eXtremestatusLED(Green)
7.Internalantenna

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6‐2.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‐Q890on.
PowerButton
(Off)
Presspowerbuttonandholdfor4sectopower
BT‐Q890off
PowerButton
(Enable5Hz
mode)
AfterpowerBT‐Q890on,presspowerbuttonand
holdfor2sectoenableeXtreme5Hzsport
mode.ThentheeXtremestatusLEDofBT‐Q890
wouldstarttoblink(green).
PowerButton
(Disable5Hz
mode)
Presspowerbuttonandholdfor2secagainto
disableeXtreme5Hzsportmode.TheeXtreme
statusLED(green)wouldbeoff.
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NOTE:eXtreme5Hzsportmodewouldcostmorebatterylife.
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6‐3.ChargingBattery
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ForthefirsttimeusingtheBT‐Q890,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travel
chargerorcarcigaretteadaptor.This
willbegintochargethebattery.
Chargingtimeis1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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NOTE:TheCigaretteAdaptorcanonlybeusedtochargeBT‐Q890.
Pleasedon’tmakeuseofitwithdevicesotherthanBT‐Q890.
NOTE2:Pleaserechargethebatteryonaregularintervaliftheunit
isnotusedforalongtime.
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6‐4.LEDIndicators
LEDStatus FlashONOFF
Power
(Red/Green)
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Recharging
(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
connected
/Pairing
GPSnot
powered/
eXtreme
Modeison
GPS
(Orange)
Flashper1sec.:
GPSpositionisfixed,
Navigation
Detecting
Satellite,
GPS
position
notfix
GPSnot
powered
eXtreme
(Green)
eXtremeSportMode
ison
eXtremeSport
Modeis
off
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6‐4.FunctionofAutoOn‐Off(Powersavingmode)
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BT‐Q890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‐Q890willautowakeupitselfandtheblueLEDwill
turntoflashevery2secondsandGPSOrangeLEDwillbealsoOn.
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Note:PowersavingmodewouldnotfunctionwhenUSBisplugged
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7.Starttouse
7‐1.Fullychargethebatterywhenusingatthefirst
time
Afullychargedbatterycanlastfor12hourscontinuouslyoperation
(underoptimumconditions).
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7‐2.ActivatetheBluetoothfunctioninyour
PDA/SmartphoneorPC
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BeforeactivatingtheBluetoothfunctioninyourPDA/PC,please
switchonBT‐Q890Receiverforparingandcheckifyourdeviceis
equippedwithBluetoothfunction.Ifnot,youmayneedtoacquirean
optionalCF/SDBluetoothcardorBluetoothdongle.
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NOTE1:
BT‐Q890wouldbeidentifiedas”QstarzGPS”underBluetooth
Manager.Infurtheruse,youjustneedtoclickittoconnecttothis
BluetoothGPSReceiver.
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NOTE2:
Thepairingprocedureisrequiredtoexecuteinthefirsttimeonly.
Andthepasscodeis“0000”ifrequired.
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Selectcorrectcomportandbaudrate:115,200underyour
navigationsoftware(Mostofnavigationsoftwarecanauto‐detect
BluetoothComport,soyoudonotneedtosetupmanually).
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7‐3.CreateBluetoothSetting(WindowsMobile5/6
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1.SwitchBT‐Q890on.
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2.FromtheStartmenu,clickSettings.OntheConnectionstab,click
theBluetoothicon
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3.OntheDevicestab,clickAddNew
Device…Thesettingsapplicationwill
searchforyourdevice.Whenitisfound,
clickNext. 
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4.Enterthepasscode“0000”andclick
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5.OnthePartnershipSettingsscreen,
selectSerialPortandclickNext
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7.SelecttheCOMPortstabandclick
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8.Select“QstarzGPS”fromtheAdda
DevicelistandclickNext
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9.FromthePortdrop‐downlist,selecta
portnumber.Remembertheportyou
choose.Youwillneeditwhenyou
configuretheGPSIntermediateDriver.
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10.ClickFinishandexittheBluetooth
ControlPanelitem.
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7‐4.ConfiguretheGPSIntermediateDriverwiththe
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TheGPSIntermediateDriverisasoftwarelayerbetweenaWindows
MobileapplicationandtheGPShardwaredrivers.Thisallows
applicationstoworkwithavarietyofGPShardware.TheGPS
IntermediateDriverusestheregistrytodeterminewhatCOMport
shouldbeusedtocommunicatewiththeGPShardware.The
recommendedwaytoconfiguretheregistrytoworkwithyourGPS
deviceistheGPSSettingsicon
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1.FromtheStartmenu,clickSettings.
OntheSystemtab,clicktheExternal
GPSicon.Onsomedevices,thisitem
hasadifferentname.
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2.OntheProgramstab,selectany
availableCOMportfromtheGPS
ProgramPortdrop‐downlist.TheGPS
datasentthroughtheGPSIntermediate
Driverisstreamedtoapplications
throughthisport.Thisshouldnotbe
thesameportthatyourGPSreceiveris
configuredtouse.Ifyourapplication
can’treceiveGPSdatastream,leaveGPSProgramPortforempty.
ApplicationswilluseGPSHardwarePortascommunicationport.
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3.OntheHardwaretab,selectthe
COMportBT‐Q890isconfiguredtouse
fromtheGPSHardwarePort
drop‐downlist
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4.OntheAccesstab,makesurethat
theManageGPSAutomatically
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7‐5.ActivateG‐MousefunctionandConfiguration
viaUSBconnection
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IfyourarewillingtouseG‐MousefunctionofQ890,anUSBcable
anddriverinstallationareneeded.PleaseprepareanUSBcableand
installthedriver.
Drivercouldbedownloadedfromourwebsite:
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7‐6.SwitchtoeXtreme5Hzsportmodeandactivate
A‐GPSbyQstarzGpsViewsoftwareapplication
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eXtreme5HzsportmodeallowsyourGPStogetthesameoreven
higherpositioningandaccuracyabilityduringeXtremesports.
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A‐GPSisasystemwhereoutsidesources,suchasanassistance
serverandreferencenetwork,helpaGPSreceiverboosts
performancebeyondthatofthesamereceiverinastand‐alone
modebydownloadingthealmanacdatafromanassistanceserver.
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Note1:A‐GPScanboostGPSwarmstartspeedtoalwayslowerthan
15secfixafterthefirstfix.TheA‐GPSefficiencywilldecrease
whentimegoesby.Afteritexpires,youwouldhaveto
downloadalmanacdataagainordeleteitbecausethe
accelerationefficiencyoffixwillbecometotallyineffective.
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Note2:Pleasedon’tupdatethealmanacdatabyBluetooth
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1.ConnectBT‐Q890withyourPCbymini‐USBcable.
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2.SwitchBT‐Q890on.
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3.ExecuteQstarzGpsView.exefromDriverCD
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4.SelectCOMport(Tofindthevalidcomport,pleasegoto<Device
Manager>andexpandthe<Ports(COM&LPT)>andcheck“GPSUSB
SerialInterfaceDriver”)andsetthebaudrateto115200.
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5.ClickOnbuttontoestablishthecommunicationbetweenBT‐Q890
andyourPC.Iftheconnectionissuccessful,theNMEAstreamwill
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FixUpdateRate.Thehighernumbermeansthedevicecanbear
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7.ClickUpdatebuttonunderAGPStoupdatethealmanacdata.The
programwillconnecttoassistanceserveranddownloadalmanac
dataautomatically.YoucanalsochecktheperiodofAGPS
effectivenessbyclickingQuery.ClearalmanacdatabyclickingReset.
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6‐7.Startyournavigationsoftware
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Activateyournavigationsoftwareandmakesuretoselectthe
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NOTE1:InthemapsoftwaresuchasTomTom,youmightneedto
changepreferenceandset“OtherBluetoothGPS”according
toPDA/phonemodel.Insomecasepleaseconsultmap
softwarecompanytovarythesettingifyouhaveissueon
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NOTE2:Theremightbespecificsettingrequirementpernavigation
software.SuchasTomtom,pleasedeleteotherGPSsettings
underTomtomsoftware,andkeeponeonly.
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