Qstarz Explore 2000 User manual

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Explore2000QuickInstallationGuide
A.StandardPackage
(1)GPSUnitExplore2000(2)Lithium‐IONRechargeableBattery(3)miniUSBCable(4)
TravelCharger(5)SoftwareCD(6)WarrantyCard+QuickGuide(7)BikeMountKit
(Optional)(8)IncaseSportsArmband(Optional)
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B.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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C.SafetyNotice
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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Travelchargerincluded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
Travel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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D.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/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
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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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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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E.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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F.BatteryInstallation
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PutBatteryinplace:Useascrewdrivertounlockbothscrewsonthebatterycover.Pull
outthebatterycover.Insertbatteryintheunit.Putweatherproofrubberonthecabinet
firstandthenputbatterycoveronit.Thenpushdownandforceitforwardtofitfirmly.Use
ascrewdriveragaintolockbothscrews.
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G.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3hourstypically.
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‐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isdisabled.Ifyouwishtouse
Bluetoothconnection,pleaseunplugtheminiUSBcable.
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H.SetupExplore2000
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H‐1InstalltheUSBDriverandsoftwareutility(OnlysupportMicrosoftWindowsXP/
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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.
H‐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.
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I.Starttouse
I‐1Fullychargethebatterywhenusingatthefirsttime
Afullychargedbatterycanlastupto20hourscontinuouslyoperation(underoptimum
conditions).
I‐2ConnectExplore2000withyourPC
PoweronExplore2000andthenconnectExplore2000withyourPCbyminiUSBcable.
I‐3Startthesoftwareutility
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NOTE:QstarzPCSuiteonlysupportsExplore2000.AnyintentiontousePCSuite
connectingGPSunitsotherthanExplore2000wouldresultinsoftware
disconnectionautomatically.
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
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2.AddNewUser
QSports™supportsmultipleusers.Userinformationincludes“UserName”,Gender,Birth
Date,andWeight.Inordertogetcorrectcaloriescalculation,pleasefillinthecorrect
personaldata.
3.<File>\<ImportWizard>
ImportWizardcanguideyoutoloadthetracksfromGPSdeviceeasily.
3.1 Selectdefault“SportType”.QSportswillcreatetrackswiththedefaultsporttype,
anduserscanchangethesporttypeafterimport.
3.2 PCUtilitywillautomaticallydetecttheCOMportandbaudrateandloadintheGPS
tracks.
NOTE:MakesuretoPoweronGPSunitfirstbeforeconnectingwithcomputerfor
downloadingtracks.
4.<File>\<ExportWizard>
ExportWizardcanguideyoutoproceedexportprocesseasily.
4.1 HTML:Packselectedtracksandphotosintoeditablehtmlfilesorasingleeasy
sharingmhtfile.
4.2 GoogleEarth:KMLandKMZareGoogleEarthfilesformats.
KMLfilecontainsdetailwaypointsandtracksinfo.
KMZfilecontainsbothsimpletrackandphotosinfo.
4.3 TrackFile:ExporttracksandplacemarksasGPX,NMEA,andCSVfileformats.
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TravelRecorder™PCUtilityV4:
PCUtilityV4isthebestGeotaggingsoftwaretointegratingyourtraveltrackandphoto
togethereasily.Supporttrackediting,playback,andimport/exportWizard.
1.Clickfrom<Start>/<AllPrograms>/<QstarzPCSuite>/TravelRecorder
Usershavetoinputproductkeyatthefirsttimeofuse.Theproductkeyislocatedonthe
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2.<File>\<ImportWizard>
ImportWizardcanguideyoutoproceedtheGeotagprocesseasily.
2.1 TheImportWizardwilljumpouteverytimeduringprogramstartup.Youcanalso
launchitbyclicking<File>\<ImportWizard>orthequicklinkicon.
2.2 PCUtilitywillautomaticallydetectthecomportandbaudrateandloadintheGPS
tracks.
2.3 Atracklistwindowwillbepoppedup.Selectthetrackstoimport.
2.4 Pleaseselectthephotofoldertoimportphotosforgeotag.Youcanalsoskipthis
stepbyclicking<Finish>directlyandthentherewillbeonlytracksshownon
GoogleMap.
NOTE:MakesuretoPoweronGPSunitfirstbeforeconnectingwithcomputerfor
downloadingtracks.
3.<File>\<ExportWizard>
ExportWizardcanguideyoutoproceedexportprocesseasily.
3.1 HTML:Packselectedtracksandphotosintoeditablehtmlfilesorasingleeasy
sharingmhtfile.
3.2 GoogleEarth:KMLandKMZareGoogleEarthfilesformats.
KMLfilecontainsdetailwaypointsandtracksinfo.
KMZfilecontainsbothsimpletrackandphotosinfo.
3.3 TrackFile:ExporttracksandplacemarksasGPX,NMEA,andCSVfileformats.
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J.NavigateasaBluetoothGPSReceiverwithhandheld
device
J‐1ActivatetheBluetoothfunctioninyourPDA/SmartphoneorPC
BeforeactivatingtheBluetoothfunctioninyourPDA/PC,pleasepoweronExplore2000to
pair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.(Thepasscodeis“0000”)

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J‐2AutomaticallycreateashortcutinBluetoothManagerwindow
Afterthepairingcomplete,thesystemwillthenfindaquickconnectdevice“QstarzGPS”in
BluetoothManager.Infurtheruse,youjustneedtoclickittoconnecttothisBluetoothGPS
Receiver.
J‐3ChecktheSerialPortinBluetoothSetting
AftercompletepairingwithExplore2000,pleaseclick“SerialPort”toconfirmtheassigned
COMport.IfyouusePDA/PCtopairtheGPSReceiver,pleasecheck“OutboundCOMport”.
J‐4SetcorrectSerialPortinyourmapsoftware
Activateyournavigationsoftwareandmakesuretoselectthecorrect“SerialPort”.
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
positioning.
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.
J‐5SwitchofftheBluetoothfunction
SwitchoffGPSfunctioninyourPDA/Smartphone/PC,andtheBluetoothconnectionwillbe
disconnectedautomatically.ThenpoweroffExplore2000.
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K.GPSFeatures
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1.BaudRate:4,800~38,400bps/Datum:WGS‐84;Hot/Warm/ColdStart:1/38/42sec.
(averaged)
2.Superhighsensitivityat‐159dBm
3.BluetoothVersion:V2.0/SPPprofile/Class2with10metersinopenspace
4.Lowpowerconsumption,built‐inrechargeableLithiumbattery