Qstarz eXtreme BT-Q818XT Installation guide

Table of Contents
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 10HZ APPLICATION -RACECHRONO ................................. 18
7. TROUBLE SHOOTING ................................................................... 19
8. SAFETY NOTICES .......................................................................... 20

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1. Overview
Thank you for choosing Qstarz BT-Q818XT 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
1~10Hz adjustable compatibility giving you even higher positioning
and accuracy purpose during eXtreme sports.
2. Package Content
(1) GPS Unit BT-Q818XT
(2) Car Cigarette adaptor
(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
Adopt MTK II chipset with super 66-CH performance and
high sensitivity to -165dBm
Up to 42hrs operating time for GPS navigation
Fast Position Fix ,Cold start 35s, Warn start 33s,Hot start 1s
G-Mouse + Bluetooth in one: wired and wireless GPS
receiver
Adjustable 1~10Hz update rate for the demand of eXtreme
sports
Smart power control –Auto On-Off function
A-GPS support boosts the fix speed to 15sec faster
DGPS(WAAS+EGNOS+MSAS), QZSS support
Compatible with Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP) in 10m
wirelessly
5. Introduction
5-1. Appearance
1. Power jack (mini USB type)
2. Mode switch (OFF/1Hz/10Hz)
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
2. Pull out the battery cover. Insert
battery in the unit
3. Put battery cover on to the cabinet
4. Then push down and force it forward to
fit firmly

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- Take Battery out:
1. Press the PUSH button on the bottom side of the unit
2. Pull out the battery cover
3. Then take out the battery from the unit.

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- Charging your battery
For the first time using the
BT-Q818XT, 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 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-Q818XT.
Please don’t make use of it with devices other than BT-Q818XT.
5-3. LED Indicators
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/
Under 10Hz
mode
GPS
(Orange)
GPS position is fixed,
Navigation
Detecting
Satellite,
GPS
position
not fix
GPS not
powered

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5-4. Function of Auto On-Off (Power saving mode)
BT-Q818XT 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-Q818XT 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 USB is plugged
in.
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 1hz mode and 24 hours under 10Hz mode.
6-2. Activate the Bluetooth function in your
PDA/Smart phone or PC
Before activating the Bluetooth function in your PDA/PC, please
switch on BT-Q818XT 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.
NOTE 1:
BT-Q818XT would be identified as ”Qstarz 818XT” under Bluetooth
Manager. In further use, you just need to click it to connect to this
Bluetooth GPS Receiver.