Qstarz Explore 2000 User manual

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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.LCDSCREEN ......................................................................................................................................7
5‐4.BATTERYINSTALLATION .........................................................................................................................8
5‐5.BIKEMOUNTINSTALLATION ................................................................................................................. 11
6.SETUPEXPLORE2000....................................................................................................................... 13
6‐1.INSTALLTHEDRIVERANDSOFTWAREUTILITYFOREXPLORE2000 .................................................................. 13
6‐2.INSTALLGOOGLEEARTH...................................................................................................................... 16
7.STARTTOUSE.................................................................................................................................. 17
7‐1.FULLYCHARGETHEBATTERYWHENUSINGATTHEFIRSTTIME ....................................................................... 17
7‐2.CONNECTEXPLORE2000WITHYOURPC ............................................................................................... 17
7‐3.STARTTHESOFTWAREUTILITY............................................................................................................... 17
8.USEFULREFERENCEAPPLICATIONSONINTERNET............................................................................ 21
8‐1.LOCRGPSPHOTO ............................................................................................................................. 21
8‐2.GPSBABEL....................................................................................................................................... 22
8‐3.SPORTSMATE................................................................................................................................ 23
8‐4.JETPHOTOSTUDIO............................................................................................................................. 24
8‐5.VEOGEO ......................................................................................................................................... 25
9.TROUBLESHOOTING........................................................................................................................26
10.APPENDIX ...................................................................................................................................... 27
10‐1.ACTIVATETHEBLUETOOTHFUNCTIONINYOURPDA/SMARTPHONEORPC .................................................. 27
10‐2.CREATEBLUETOOTHSETTING(WINDOWSMOBILE5/6FORPOCKETPC) ..................................................... 28
10‐3.CONFIGURETHEGPSINTERMEDIATEDRIVER ......................................................................................... 32
10‐4.STARTYOURNAVIGATIONSOFTWARE.................................................................................................... 34
10‐5.SAFETYNOTICES.............................................................................................................................. 35

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1.Overview
ThankyouforchoosingQstarzExplore2000–Bluetooth®GPSSportsRecorder,provides
stand‐aloneloggingupto260,000recordswith20hrsrecording.It’sidealforyourtravel
loggingandsportslogging.Fortraveling,youcandisplaytravelpathdirectlyonGoogle
EarthandcombinegeographyinformationwithphotosbyGeotagging.Forsports,youcan
analyzedetailtrackdataviagraphedstatistics,monitoryourweighttocontrolhowmuch
youexercise,andplanyourtrainingscheduleinaccordancewithyoursportsactivities.
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2.ProductNotice
OnHandling
zIfExplore2000isn’tusedintemperaturebetween‐10℃~60℃,itsbatterycharging
capabilitywilldecrease.LeavetheExplore2000farfromheatorhightemperature
environment.Andalso,donotexposeyourExplore2000intemperaturehigherthan
140℉/60℃topreventthebatteryinsideExplore2000fromoverheating,explodingor
burningitself.ThebuiltinbatteryinsidetheExplore2000shouldberecycled.
zItisrecommendedtoturnExplore2000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Explore2000byyourself.Unauthorizedhackingmaydamage
theunit,andvoidyourwarranty.
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OnBattery&Safety
zChargingtimeisabout3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.
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
zRecordandmanageyourvariousexercise/sports
zSmarttrainingplanandtrackforpersonalanalysis
zOn‐ScreendisplaythelatestGPScoordinateinfo
zShareyourtracksofsportsortravelwithfriends
zBeyourSportsMateforHealthcontrol
zExcellentperformance‐Cold/Warm/Hotstarttime:42/38/1sec.(average)
zSupport20hoursusagetime
zLogupto260,000waypoints
zLargedisplay41x34mm2.0”forinstantGPSinformation
zMulti‐functionhandheldGPSforNAV,LOG,Sports
zDownloaddataviaminiUSBorBluetoothinterface
zCompatiblewithBluetooth2.0SerialPortProfile(SPP)in10mwirelessly
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4.ProductSpecification
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General
FrequencyL1,1575.42MHz
C/ACode1.023MHzchiprate
Antenna(Internal)Built‐inpatchantennawithLNA
DatumWGS84
PerformanceCharacteristic
Position<10Mat2DRMS
Accuracy1μssynchronizedtoGPStime
Velocity0.1m/sec,withoutSA
Time50nsRMS
Cold/Warm/HotStart42/38/1sec,average
DynamicCondition
Altitude<18,000m
Velocity<515m/sec
Acceleration<4g
Protocol
GPSOutputData
Default:NMEA‐0183
GGA,GSARMC
Databit:8,stopbit:1(Default)
BaudRate4800~38400bps
Power
Built‐inrechargeableLi‐ionbattery,Upto20hrsafterfullycharged
Bluetooth
StandardFullycompliantwithBluetoothV2.0
BluetoothProfileSerialPortProfiles(SPP),Upto10meters

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Size/Weight71.3(W)x43(D)x20(H)(mm)
OperatingTemperature‐10℃to+60℃
StorageTemperature‐20℃to+60℃
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5.HardwareIntroduction
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5‐1.Appearance
1.PowerButton(ON/OFF/EnableLOGmode/DisableLOGmode)
2.LCDBacklightButton
3.ToolButton(DistanceUnitSwitch/ResetMeasurement)
4.Powerjack(miniUSBtype)
5.BatterychargeLED(Red)
6.Internalantenna
7.LCDScreen
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5‐2.HardwareFunction
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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/Off)Pressandholdfor5sectopowerOn/OffExplore2000.
PowerButton
(Enable/DisableLogmode)
AfterpoweronExplore2000,pressandholdfor1secto
enable/disablelogmode.ThenExplore2000would
start/stoploggingandthelogindicatorwould
appear/disappear.
LCDBacklightButton(On/Off)AfterpoweronExplore2000,pressandholdfor1secto
enable/disableLCDbacklight.
ToolButton‐DistanceUnit
Switch(Metric/Imperial)
AfterpoweronExplore2000,pressandholdfor1secto
switchbetweentwodistanceunit
ToolButton‐Reset
Measurement
AfterpoweronExplore2000,pressandholdfor5secto
resetmeasurementvalue:Odometer,Timer,and
AverageSpeed
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Note:Themeasurementvaluewillbesavedevenwhenthedeviceisturnedoff.Onlyafter
youresetitbypressingResetMeasurementbuttonwillitsvaluebeerased.
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‐ChangeTimeZone:
Whenthedeviceisunderoffstatus,pressandholdbothPowerandToolbuttonsuntilit’s
poweredon.Thenthe“Time”willstarttoflash.PressPowerbuttontoselecttimezone.
Thenumber00‐23isonewaycircling.PressLCDBacklightbuttontosavethetimezone
setting.
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TimeZone
(GMT)+0+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12
Device
Setting00010203040506070809101112
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Pleaserefertotheconversionchartbelowwhenyourtimezoneiswithnegativevalue.
TimeZone
(GMT)‐1‐2‐3‐4‐5‐6‐7‐8‐9‐10 ‐11
Device
Setting2322212019181716151413
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Note:ThedevicetimezonesettingisforLCDon‐screendisplayonlyandwillnotaffectlog
data.LogdataareallrecordedasstandardGMT+0andcanbechangedin
accordancewithyourlocaltimeafterloadingtoSW.
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5‐3.LCDScreen
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IconIndicators:
GPSnotFix
Bluetooth
Connected
GPSFix(Flash)LowBattery
LogModeEnabledBatteryFull
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Timer:Timerwillonlymeasurethemovingtime.Yourstoptimewillbeeliminated.
AverageSpeed:AverageSpeedwillshowtheMovingAverageSpeedeliminatingstoptime.
CurrentTime:Itwillshowthelocaltimedependingonhardwaretimezonesetting.

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5‐4.Batteryinstallation
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1.Useascrewdrivertoloosenbothscrewsonthebatterycover.
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3.Putweatherproofrubberonthecabinetfirstandthenputbatterycoveronit.
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‐Chargingyourbattery
ForthefirsttimeusingtheExplore2000,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3hourstypically.
‐WhentheBatteryindicatorstartstoflash,batterypowerisinlowstatus.Pleaserecharge.
‐WhenthebatterychargeLEDison,thebatteryisunderchargingmode.
‐WhenthebatterychargeLEDisoff,thebatteryisfullycharged.
NOTE1:Duringchargingunderoffstatus,thedeviceisunabletobeturnedon.Ifyouwish
tousethedeviceduringcharging,pleaseturnonthedevicebeforepluginthe
miniUSBcable.
NOTE2:Duringchargingunderonstatus,theBluetoothfunctionisdisabled.Ifyouwishto
useBluetoothconnection,pleaseunplugtheminiUSBcable.
NOTE3:Pleaserechargethebatteryonaregularintervaliftheunitisnotusedforalong
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5‐5.BikeMountinstallation
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1.Putscrew,bracketholder,bracket,andrubber
together.Changethedirectionofbracketandrubberin
accordancewiththedirectionofyourbikestemwhich
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3.Threadbothcabletiesthroughtheslotsofbracket.
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4.Attachthebikemounttobikestemandtightenthe
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5.SlideintheGPSfromthetopofbikeholderuntilitsnaps.
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6.SetupExplore2000
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6‐1.InstallthedriverandsoftwareutilityforExplore2000
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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
‐Networkspeed:128Kbits/sec
‐3D‐capablevideocardwith16Mbytesof
VRAM
‐800x600,"16‐bitHighColor"screen
‐WindowsXP
‐Pentium42.4GHz+orAMD2400xp+
‐512MRAM
‐2GBoffreediskspace
‐Networkspeed:768Kbits/secorbetter
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‐3D‐capablevideocardwith32MBof
VRAMorgreater
‐1280x1024,"32‐bitTrueColor"screen
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1.PleaseinsertthesoftwareCDtoyourcomputer,andfindthefolder“Utility\QstarzPC
Suite\”.Doubleclick“Qstarz_PC_Suite_installer.exe”toinstallthesoftwareutility
package.ThissoftwarepackagecontainsUSBdriver,PCUtilityV4,andQSports™inside.
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3.Pleaseselect“QSports”“TravelRecorderV4”“GPSDeviceDriver”,andthenclick
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4.Click<Next>ifyouwanttoinstalltheprogramindefaulttargetfolderoryoucanclick
<Browse>tochangetheinstallfolder.
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5.Giveafolder’snameforquicklinksinstartmenuandclick<Install>toinstallthe
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6.Whentheutilityinstallationiscompleted,pleaseclick<Finish>toreboot.Oryoucan
alsorebootlaterbyselecting“No,Iwanttorebootlaterbymyself.”
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6‐2.InstallGoogleEarth
Explore2000supportsshowingyourtravelpathdirectlyonGoogleEarth.Pleasegoto
http://earth.google.comforthefreedownloadofGoogleEarth,andtheninstallittoyour
computer.FortheoperationprocedureofGoogleEarth,pleasereferto
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7.Starttouse
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7‐1.Fullychargethebatterywhenusingatthefirsttime
Afullychargedbatterycanlastupto20hourscontinuouslyoperation.
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7‐2.ConnectExplore2000withyourPC
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1.PoweronExplore2000.
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7‐3.Startthesoftwareutility
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NOTE:PCUtilityV4andQSports™onlysupportExplore2000.AnyintentiontousePC
UtilityV4andQSports™connectingGPSunitsotherthanExplore2000would
resultinsoftwaredisconnectionautomatically.
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Formoresoftwareinstructions,pleaserefertothesoftwareuser’smanualinsoftwareCD
oratHelp‐>UsersManualaftersoftwareinstallation.
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QSports™:
QSports™issoftwarewithdatabasestructure
QSports™canrecord,manage,andanalyzeallyourdaily/weekly/monthlyactivitieswith
varioussportsgearsuchasCycling,Running,Jogging,Climbing,Skiing,etc.Trainyourselfby
meansofQSports™statisticstohavegoodhealthcontrol.Differentsportgearwillgenerate
correspondingcategoryforbettermanagementandanalysis.
1.Clickfrom<Start>/<AllPrograms>/<QstarzPCSuite>/QSports