Qstarz BT-Q1000eX User manual

Table of Contents
1. OVERVIEW ...................................................................................... 1
2. PRODUCT NOTICE ............................................................................ 1
3. FEATURES ........................................................................................ 2
4. PRODUCT SPECIFICATION ................................................................. 3
5. ARDWARE INTRODUCTION ............................................................ 4
5-1. A PPEARANCE ..................................................................................... 4
5-2. H ARDWARE F UNCTION ......................................................................... 5
5-3. B ATTERY INSTALLATION ......................................................................... 6
5-4. LED I NDICATORS & B EEPER ................................................................... 7
5-5. F UNCTION OF V IBRATION S ENSOR ............................................................ 8
6. SETUP BT-Q1000EX .......................................................................... 9
6-1. I NSTALL THE DRIVER AND SOFTWARE UTILITY FOR BT- 1000 E X ...................... 9
6-2. I NSTALL G OOGLE E ARTH ...................................................................... 13
7. START TO USE .................................................................................13
7-1. F ULLY CHARGE THE BATTERY WHEN USING AT THE FIRST TIME ......................... 13
7-2. C ONNECT BT- 1000 E X WITH YOUR PC ................................................ 13
7-3. S TART THE SOFTWARE UTILITY ............................................................... 13
7-4. M OUNT BT- 1000 E X ON YOUR E X TREME S PORTS E UIPMENT ................... 18
8. USEFUL REFERENCE APPLICATIONS ON T E INTERNET ......................22
8-1. LOCR GPS P HOTO ............................................................................. 22
8-2. GPSB ABEL ...................................................................................... 23
8-3. C OACH R ......................................................................................... 24
8-4. J ET P HOTO S TUDIO ............................................................................. 25
8-5. V EO G EO ......................................................................................... 26
8-6. R ACE C HRONO .................................................................................. 27
9. TROUBLE S OOTING .......................................................................28
10. APPENDIX .....................................................................................33
10-1. A CTIVATE THE B LUETOOTH FUNCTION IN YOUR PDA/S MART PHONE OR PC .... 33
10-2. C REATE B LUETOOTH S ETTING (W INDOWS M OBILE 5/6 FOR P OCKET PC) ...... 34
10-3. C ONFIGURE THE GPS I NTERMEDIATE D RIVER .......................................... 37
10-4. S TART YOUR NAVIGATION SOFTWARE .................................................... 39
10-6. S AFETY N OTICES ............................................................................. 40

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1. Overview
Thank you for purchasing starz 66-CH series BT-Q1000eX -
Bluetooth® A-GPS eXtreme Recorder™, built-in second generation
GPS chipset MTK with 66 channels tracking for your navigation,
common travel log, and extreme sports log. Especially for the
extreme sports log part, BT- 1000eX supports 5Hz log able to
provide very precise log data when you are doing extreme sports
activities, such as racing, aviating, gliding, skiing, etc… since it can log
each point by per 200 millisecond. Besides, the software also
provides an exclusive function of lap timing analysis. Via comparing
the difference by the time of every lap, you are able to figure out the
pros and cons of your performance and exceed your limit.
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2. Product Notice
Please take out the battery and store it in dry/cool places
when not use for a long period.
If BT-Q1000eX isn’t used in temperature between -10℃
℃℃
℃ ~
60℃
℃℃
℃, its battery charging capability will decrease. Leave
the BT-Q1000eX far from heat or high temperature
environment. And also, do not expose your BT-Q1000eX in
temperature higher than 145℉
℉℉
℉/60℃
℃℃
℃ to prevent the
battery inside BT-Q1000eX from overheating, exploding or
burning itself. The Lithium battery inside the BT-Q1000eX
should be recycled.
Do not leave the unit staying below car’s wind shield after
car parked during hot summer season. Some position
below wind shield may generate high temperature over

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158℉
℉℉
℉/70℃
℃℃
℃. Such temperature may melt the unit and
damage the battery.
It is recommended to turn BT-Q1000eX off in the hospital.
Wireless GPS receiver may interfere with the medical
equipments which use radio frequency.
The 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.
Please clean the unit with a dry and clean soft close. Do not
use harsh cleaning solvents, chemicals, or strong
detergents.
Do not attempt to open BT-Q1000eX by yourself.
Unauthorized hacking may damage the unit, and void your
warranty.
3. Features
Adopt MTK II chipset with high sensitivity -165dBm and
66-Channel Performance
Ultra lower power consumption up to 42hrs operation
(under update rate 1 z)
Support up to 5 z igh Speed logging mode excellent for
extreme sports
Less than 15-Sec. AGPS fix support: download almanac data
to realize faster TTFF and positioning under warm start
Stand-Alone travel recorder to log up to 400,000 records
(the total number of recordable waypoints will reduce once
more log contents being selected)
3-level Switch to easily switch eXtreme Recorder to 5 z
high speed mode or 1 z normal mode
Support POI button to memorize your point of interest
immediately
Raise beeper function to notice specific status of device

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Integrate Vibration sensor to smartly save power and
recordable waypoints
G-Mouse + Bluetooth in one: wired and wireless GPS
receiver
Personal/Portable Navigation (PDA, Smartphone, PC, etc.)
QZSS, DGPS(WAAS+EGNOS+MSAS) support
*The waypoints would be decreased when the more options of Log
Format are selected
4. Product Specification
General
GPS Chip
MTK
II
GPS Module
Frequency
L1, 1575.42MHz
C/A Co
de
1.023MHz chip rate
Channels
66
-
CH Performance
Antenna (Internal)
Built
-
in patch antenna with LNA
Sensitivity
Tracking
-
1
65
dBm
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
3
5
/33/1 sec, average
Dynamic Condition
Altitude
<18,000m
Velocity
<515m/sec
Acceleration
<4g
Protocol
GPS Output Data
NMEA 0183 (V3.01)
-
GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC (Default)
VTG, GLL(Optional)
Baud Rate
115,200 bps

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Power
Built
-
in rechargeable Li
-
ion battery, Up to
42
hrs after fully charged
Bluetooth
Standard
Fully compliant with
Bluetooth
V1.2
Bluetooth
Profile
Seri
al Port
Profiles (SPP), Up to 1
0
meters
Vibration Sensor
Default
On (can turn off from software)
Beeper
Default
On (can turn off from software)
Others
Size / Weight
72.2 (L) X 46.5 (W) X 20 (H) mm/
64.7
g
(battery
included)
Operating
Temperature - 10 ℃ to + 60 ℃
Storage Temperature
-
20
℃
to + 60
℃
Charging
0
℃
to + 45
℃
5. ardware Introduction
5-1. Appearance
1. Power jack (mini USB type)
2. Mode switch (OFF/1Hz/5Hz)
3. Battery status LED (Red/Green)
4. Bluetooth status LED (Blue)
5. GPS status LED (Orange)
Log Status LED (Red)
6. Internal antenna
7. POI button

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5-2. ardware Function
ardware
Function Description
Bluetooth
Status
Log
status
Mode
Switch
(OFF)
Power off BT- 1000eX Off Off
Mode
Switch (1 z)
When switch to 1Hz mode,
BT- 1000eX can be used
to navigate with handheld
devices, and the data log
function is enabled at 1Hz
speed. Other log
conditions setting
(Time/Distance/Speed) can
apply.
On On
Mode
Switch (5 z)
When switch to 5Hz mode,
BT- 1000eX can be used
to navigate with handheld
devices, and the data log
function is enabled at 5Hz
dedicated mode. Other log
conditions setting can not
apply.
On On
Power Jack Take the power cable and connect it to the power
jack (mini USB type) for charging only
POI Button Push to log the favorite Point of Interest
Note: 5Hz mode will consume more power than 1Hz mode (42hrs)
The approximate usage time of 5Hz mode is 32 hours

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Mode Switch (OFF) Mode Switch (1 z) Mode Switch (5 z)
5-3. Battery installation
1. Press the PUS 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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- Charging your battery
For the first time using the
BT- 1000eX, 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 Power LED flashes, 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.
5-4. LED Indicators & Beeper
LED Indicators
LED Status Flash ON OFF
Power
(Red/Green)
Low Power (Red) Recharging
(Green)
Fully
charged
Bluetooth
(Blue)
Flash per 2 sec.:
Bluetooth connected
and transmitting
Mode
Flash per 5 sec.:
Power saving mode
Not
connected
/ Pairing
(1Hz mode)
GPS not
powered /
Log Mode
is on (5Hz
mode)
GPS
(Orange)
GPS position is fixed,
Navigation
Detecting
Satellite,
GPS
position
not fix
GPS not
powered

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Log
(Red)
Flash per 2 sec: Low
memory (20%)
Flash 3 times:
POI(Point of Interest)
is recorded
Memory is
full
Log Mode
is off
Beeper Code
Status Beep code Description
Startup 1 short beep One short beep on off->1Hz,
Off->5Hz, 1Hz->5Hz, or 5Hz->1Hz
GPS fix 2 short beeps 2 short beeps when GPS fix on 1Hz
or 5Hz mode
POI button 3 short beeps 3 short beeps when POI button
being pressed
Memory
exhausted 3 long beeps 3 long beeps when the device is out of memory
Sleep mode 1 long and 1
short beeps
1 long and then 1 short beep when
the device enters sleep mode
*Beeper can be turned off from software -> Config GPS.
5-5. Function of Vibration Sensor
Vibration Sensor: Vibration Sensor is functioned for power saving
and waypoint saving. It will detect the physical movement of the
device. When it detects the device not moving more than 10 minutes,
1000eX will enter sleep mode so that the Blue LED will turn to flash
every 5 seconds. Under sleep mode the log will be disabled.
When the device is on sleep mode, SHAKE the device to wake it up
and the blue LED will turn to flash every 2 seconds (at 5Hz mode this
blue LED will not flash) and GPS Orange LED will be also on.

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*Vibration Sensor function is turned on as default and can be
turned off by provided software -> config GPS.
Note: Once the device enter sleep mode and it may auto wake-up
when detecting “significant” movement We strongly suggest you
to use SHAKE method as first priority to wake-up device in case
some tracks might not be recorded
6. Setup BT-Q1000eX
6-1. Install the driver and software utility for
BT-Q1000eX
System Requirement (Only compatible with Microsoft Windows XP
/ Vista)
Minimum System Requirement Recommended System
Requirement
- Windows XP/Vista/7
- Pentium 3, 500Mhz
- 512M 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
2450xp+
- 2G RAM
- 2 GB of free disk space
- Network speed: 768 Kbits/sec
or better (DSL/Cable)
- 3D-capable video card with 32
MB of VRAM or greater
- 1280x1024, "32-bit True Color"
screen
1. Please insert the Software CD to your computer. The autorun
window will appear and please select Q1000eX. Please press
“Install PC Suite” to install the main program. If the autorun
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“Utility\PC Suite\”. Double click “Qstarz_PC_Suite_installer_M.exe”
to install the software utility package. This software package
contains USB driver, QTravel™, and QSports™ software inside.
2. System would pop up the utility installation dialog. Please click
<Next> for the next step.

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3. Please select “QSports™,” “QTravel™,” and “GPS Data Log Device
Driver”, and then click <Next> to the next step. If you already
installed USB driver, please unselect “GPS Data Log Device Driver.”
4. Click <Next> if you want to install the program in default target
folder or you can click <Explore> 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 program.
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
BT- 1000eX 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
http://earth.google.com/support/
7. Start to use
7-1. Fully charge the battery when using at the first
time
A fully charged battery can last up to 42 hours continuously
operation (under 1Hz mode).
7-2. Connect BT-Q1000eX with your PC
1. Power on BT-Q1000eX.
2. Please connect BT-Q1000eX with your PC by mini USB cable.
7-3. Start the software utility
NOTE 1: Before starting the software utility, please make sure that
the USB driver and the software utility has been installed
properly
NOTE 2: QTravel™ only supports BT-Q1000eX Any intention to use
QTravel™ connecting GPS units other than BT-Q1000eX
would result in software disconnection automatically
QSports™ - Your Virtual Sports Coach
QSports™ is software with database structure
Sports™ 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 Sports™ statistics to have good health control. Different

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sport gear will generate corresponding category for better
management and analysis.
1. Click from <Start> / <All Programs> / < starz PC Suite> / Sports
Users have to input product key at the first time of use. The product
key is located on the envelop of the software CD.
Important Notice: Do not lose your Product Key Keep the packaging,
or write the number down and keep it in a safe
place
2. Add New User
Sports™ 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. <Import Wizard>
Import Wizard can guide you to load the tracks from GPS device
easily.
3.1 Select default “Sport Type”. Sports will create tracks with
the default sport type, and users can change the sport type
after import.
3.2 Sports™ will automatically detect the COM port and baud
rate and load in the GPS tracks.
3.3 Activate the Lap analysis function: once import the data
from 1000eX, the lap analysis function will be activated.
The Lap Analysis View button will appear on toolbar.
NOTE: Make sure to Power on GPS unit first before connecting with
computer for downloading tracks
4. <Export Wizard>
Export Wizard can guide you to proceed export process easily.

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4.1 TML: 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.
5. <Lap Analysis>
Lap analysis allows you to compare the data of each lap by time, by
distance, or by user defined start/finish point.
5.1 Add Start/Finish point: click the black white flag on the
right side of Google Map, and then put the black white flag
on the start/finish point of the lap/line.
For Circuit: please put one start/finish point or one start
point and one finish point.
For Line: need to put one start point and one finish point.
5.2 Add split points: click the red flag on the right side of
Google Map, and then put the red flag on the place of the
lap/line that you want to know more detail about it.
5.3 <Update Lap Info Now!>
Show the lap analysis info instantly by distance, time, or
user defined start/finish point.
<By Distance>
Data will be split and shown by each distance value. Only
for one way not repeating the circuit or line.
<By Time>
Data will be split and shown by each time value. Only for
one way not repeating the circuit or line
<By user defined start/finish point>
Data will be split and shown by user defined start/finish
and split points. Only for repeating the circuit or line.
5.4 <Comparison>
Select tracks to compare to the current track. The
comparison is meaningful when the paths are similar.

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NOTE: To easily compare data among many devices, please change
the device unique ID from software -> Config GPS -> User Name
Then the imported track will be given a specific file name based on
that user name
For detail QSports functionality, please refer to QSports User’s
Manual attaching with Software.
QTravel™:
Travel™ 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> / < starz PC Suite> / Travel
Users have to input product key at the first time of use. The product
key is located on the envelop of the software CD.
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 Select the method to import the tracks from device.
<Import tracks and photos into new trip>
Create a new trip to save the tracks
<Select trip to import tracks and photos>
Save the tracks into an existed trip
<Import whole trip from project file (*.itm)>
Import a trip from a project file saved by Travel Recorder
software
2.3 Travel™ will automatically detect the com port and baud
rate and load in the GPS tracks.
2.4 A track list window will be popped up. Select the tracks to
import.
2.5 Please select the photo folder to import photos for geotag.

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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 TML: 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.
3.4 Project File: Export whole trip as a Travel Recorder
software compatible project file.
4. <File> \ <Download AGPS Data>
Update the AGPS data from internet assistance server to boost warm
start speed to 15sec.
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.
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 If it expires, you would have to download
almanac data again because the acceleration efficiency of fix
will become totally ineffective
Note2: Please don’t update the almanac data via Bluetooth
interface
For detail QTravel functionality, please refer to QTravel User’s
Manual attaching with Software.
Register your Product Key:
You can register your product key in “software -> about -> Input