Qstarz eXtreme BT-Q818X User manual

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TableofContents
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1.OVERVIEW...................................................................................1
2.PACKAGECONTENT .....................................................................1
3.PRODUCTSPECIFICATION ............................................................2
4.MAINFEATURES ..........................................................................3
5.INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................3
5‐1.APPEARANCE.................................................................................................3
5‐2.BATTERYINSTALLATION ..................................................................................4
5‐3.LEDINDICATORS ...........................................................................................6
5‐4.FUNCTIONOFAUTOON‐OFF(POWERSAVINGMODE)........................................7
6.STARTTOUSE..............................................................................7
6‐1.FULLYCHARGETHEBATTERYWHENUSINGATTHEFIRSTTIME...............................7
6‐2.ACTIVATETHEBLUETOOTHFUNCTIONINYOURPDA/SMARTPHONEORPC...........7
6‐3.CREATEBLUETOOTHSETTING(WINDOWSMOBILE5/6FORPOCKETPC) ..............8
6‐4.CONFIGURETHEGPSINTERMEDIATEDRIVERWITHTHEGPSSETTINGSICON .......12
6‐5.ACTIVATEG‐MOUSEFUNCTIONANDCONFIGURATIONVIAUSBCONNECTION ......14
6‐6.SWITCHTOEXTREME5HZSPORTMODEANDACTIVATEA‐GPSBYQSTARZGPSVIEW
SOFTWAREAPPLICATION ......................................................................................14
6‐7.STARTYOURNAVIGATIONSOFTWARE .............................................................17
6‐8.USEFULREFERENCE5HZAPPLICATION‐RACECHRONO .....................................18
7.TROUBLESHOOTING..................................................................19
8.SAFETYNOTICES ........................................................................20

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1.Overview
ThankyouforchoosingQstarzBT‐Q818X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‐Q818X
(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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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4.Mainfeatures
zAdoptMTKIIchipsetwithsuper66‐CHperformanceand
highsensitivityto‐165dBm
zUpto42hrs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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5.Introduction
5‐1.Appearance
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1.Powerjack(miniUSBtype)
2.Modeswitch(OFF/NAV/5Hz)
3.BatterystatusLED(Red/Green)
4.BluetoothstatusLED(Blue)
5.GPSstatusLED(Orange)
6.Internalantenna
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5‐2.Batteryinstallation
‐PutBatteryinplace:
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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3.Putbatterycoverontothecabinet
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4.Thenpushdownandforceitforwardto
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‐TakeBatteryout:
1.PressthePUSHbuttononthebottomsideoftheunit
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2.Pulloutthebatterycover
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3.Thentakeoutthebatteryfromtheunit.
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‐Chargingyourbattery
ForthefirsttimeusingtheBT‐Q818X,
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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.
NOTE:TheCigaretteAdaptorcanonlybeusedtochargeBT‐Q818.
Pleasedon’tmakeuseofitwithdevicesotherthanBT‐Q818.
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5‐3.LEDIndicators
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LEDStatus FlashONOFF
Power
(Red/Green)
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
GPS
(Orange)
GPSpositionisfixed,
Navigation
Detecting
Satellite,
GPS
position
notfix
GPSnot
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5‐4.FunctionofAutoOn‐Off(Powersavingmode)
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BT‐Q818X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‐Q818X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
in.
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6.Starttouse
6‐1.Fullychargethebatterywhenusingatthefirst
time
Afullychargedbatterycanlastfor42hourscontinuouslyoperation
(underoptimumconditions).
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6‐2.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‐Q818X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‐Q818X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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