Qstarz Travel recorder nano bt-q1300 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 ................................................................... 4

5.HARDWAREINTRODUCTION .............................................................. 5

5‐1.APPEARANCE ........................................................................................ 5

5‐2.HARDWAREFUNCTION ........................................................................... 5

5‐3.CHARGINGBATTERY ............................................................................... 6

5‐5.LEDINDICATORS ................................................................................... 6

5‐6.FUNCTIONOFAUTOON‐OFF,AUTOLOGON‐OFF ....................................... 7

6.SETUPBT‐Q1300................................................................................. 8

6‐1.INSTALLTHEDRIVERANDSOFTWAREUTILITYFORBT‐Q1300.......................... 8

6‐2.INSTALLGOOGLEEARTH ....................................................................... 11

7.STARTTOUSE................................................................................... 11

7‐1.FULLYCHARGETHEBATTERYWHENUSINGATTHEFIRSTTIME ......................... 11

7‐2.CONNECTBT‐Q1300WITHYOURPC ..................................................... 12

7‐3.STARTTHESOFTWAREUTILITY................................................................. 12

8.USEFULREFERENCEAPPLICATIONSONTHEINTERNET...................... 13

8‐1.LOCRGPSPHOTO ............................................................................... 13

8‐2.GPSBABEL......................................................................................... 14

8‐3.SPORTSMATE ................................................................................. 15

8‐4.JETPHOTOSTUDIO ............................................................................... 16

8‐5.VEOGEO ........................................................................................... 17

8‐6.RACECHRONO .................................................................................... 18

9.TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................ 19

10.APPENDIX....................................................................................... 20

10‐1.ACTIVATETHEBLUETOOTHFUNCTIONINYOURPDA/SMARTPHONEORPC ... 20

10‐2.CREATEBLUETOOTHSETTING(WINDOWSMOBILE5/6FORPOCKETPC)...... 21

10‐3.CONFIGURETHEGPSINTERMEDIATEDRIVER........................................... 24

10‐4.STARTYOURNAVIGATIONSOFTWARE ..................................................... 26

10‐5.SWITCHTOEXTREME5HZSPORTMODEBYQSTARZGPSVIEWSOFTWARE

APPLICATION.............................................................................................. 27

10‐6.SAFETYNOTICES................................................................................ 29

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1.Overview

ThankyouforchoosingQstarzeXtreme66‐CHBT‐Q1300–

Bluetooth®A‐GPSTravelRecorder™nano,built‐insecondgeneration

GPSchipsetMTKwith66channelsperformanceforyournavigation

andtravellog,andalso,providesstand‐aloneloggingupto200,000

recordswith12hrsrecording,andsupportsSmartPowercontroland

AutoLogOn‐offtoextendusagetimeandsavememoryevenmore.

Besides,BT‐Q1300softwareutilitysupportsmulti‐conditionsetting

whichallowsyoutocustomizeandpersonaltravelrecordby3‐level

detailadjustmentandprovidesdownload,save,andsplittoarrange

trackingrecord;moreover,youcandisplaytravelpathdirectlyon

GoogleEarthandcombinegeographyinformationwithphotosby

Geotagging.

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2.ProductNotice

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OnHandling

zIfBT‐Q1300isn’tusedintemperaturebetween‐10℃~60℃,its

batterychargingcapabilitywilldecrease.LeavetheBT‐Q1300

farfromheatorhightemperatureenvironment.Andalso,do

notexposeyourBT‐Q1300intemperaturehigherthan

140℉/60℃topreventthebatteryinsideBT‐Q1300from

overheating,explodingorburningitself.Thebuiltinbattery

insidetheBT‐Q1300shouldberecycled.

zItisrecommendedtoturnBT‐Q1300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

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harshcleaningsolvents,chemicals,alcohol,orstrong

detergents.

zDonotattempttoopenBT‐Q1300byyourself.Unauthorized

hackingmaydamagetheunit,andvoidyourwarranty.

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OnBattery&Safety

zChargingtimeisabout1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

Hardware:

zAdopttheMTKIIchipsetwithhighsensitivity‐165dBmand

SuperHigh66‐Channelperformancetracking

zLowerpowerconsumptionto12hrsfortravelrecording

zStand‐Alonetravelrecordertologupto200,000waypoints(*)

zSlim,Thin,Light,andStylishdesign,only62Lx38Wx7H(mm)

zBuilt‐inPhotoGeotagandvisualizedtravelpath

zSupportbuttonpushmanuallytomemorizeyourlocation

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zSupportMulti‐modesettingtorecorddata(Vehicle,Bicycle,

Jog)

zFastPositionFix,Coldstart35s,Warmstart33s,Hotstart1s

zAutoOn‐Offfunctionforsmartpowercontrol

zPersonal/PortableNavigation(PDA,Smartphone,PC,etc.)

zDGPS(WAAS+EGNOS+MSAS),QZSSsupport

zA‐GPSsupportbooststhefixspeedto15secfaster

Software:

zDoublesoftwareincludedwithbuilt‐inGoogleMap,

multi‐languagesupport,andvisualizationUI

zProvidePCUtilitywithbuilt‐inGoogleMapandvisualizationUI

foruserstoeasilymanagetheirtravel

zAutotracksplitfunctionhelpsyouorganizeyourtravelpath

zSupportTrackEditfunctionallowingyoutoremove

unnecessarywaypoints

zBackupyourtravelrecordasGPX/CSV/NMEA/GoogleEarth

fileformat

zDrawyournavigationpathimmediatelyonGoogleEarthas

default

zSupportGeoTaggingfunctionfordigitalphotoandgenerate

KMZfileeasily

*ThewaypointswouldbedecreasedwhenthemoreoptionsofLog

Formatareselected

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4.ProductSpecification

General

GPSChipMTKIIGPSModule

FrequencyL1,1575.42MHz

C/ACode1.023MHzchiprate

Channels66‐CHPerformance

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

NMEA0183(V3.01)‐GGA,GSA,GSV,RMC

(Default)

VTG,GLL(Optional)

BaudRate115,200bps

Power

Built‐inrechargeableLi‐ionbattery

Bluetooth

StandardFullycompliantwithBluetoothV1.2

BluetoothProfileSerialPortProfiles(SPP),Upto10meters

Others

Size/Weight62(L)X38(W)X7(H)mm/22g

Operating

Temperature‐10℃to+60℃

StorageTemperature‐20℃to+60℃

Charging0℃to+45℃

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5.HardwareIntroduction

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5‐1.Appearance

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1.PowerButton(ON/OFF/EnableLOG

mode/DisableLOGmode/PushtoLOG)

2.Powerjack(miniUSBtype)

3.BluetoothstatusLED(Blue)

4.BatterystatusLED(Red/Green)

5.GPSstatusLED(Orange)

6.LOGstatusLED(Green)

7.Internalantenna

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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)

Presspowerbuttonandholdfor4secto

powerBT‐Q1300on.

PowerButton

(Off)

Presspowerbuttonandholdfor4secto

powerBT‐Q1300off

PowerButton

(EnableLog

mode)

AfterpowerBT‐Q1300on,presspower

buttonandholdfor2sectoenablelogmode.

ThenBT‐Q1300wouldstartloggingwiththe

blinkingLOGstatusLED(green).

PowerButton

(DisableLog

mode)

Presspowerbuttonandholdfor2secagain

todisablelogmode.TheLOGstatusLED

(green)wouldbeoff,andstoplogging.

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PowerButton

(PushtoLog)

Presspowerbuttononcetopushtologthe

favoritePointofInterest.

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5‐3.ChargingBattery

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ForthefirsttimeusingtheBT‐Q1300,

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1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1:TheCigaretteAdaptorcanonlybeusedtocharge

BT‐Q1300.Pleasedon’tmakeuseofitwithdevicesotherthan

BT‐Q1300.

NOTE2:Pleaserechargethebatteryonaregularintervaliftheunit

isnotusedforalongtime.

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5‐5.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/

LogModeis

on

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GPS

(Orange)

GPSpositionisfixed,

Navigation

Detecting

Satellite,

GPS

positionnot

fix

GPSnot

powered

Log(Green)

LogModeison

Flashper2sec.:

Lowmemory

Flash3times:

POI(PointofInterest)is

recorded

Memoryis

full

LogMode

isoff

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5‐6.FunctionofAutoOn‐Off,AutoLogOn‐Off

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AutoOn‐Off(Powersavingmode):BT‐Q1300will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‐Q1300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logisenabled

orconnectedwithPC.

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AutoLogOn‐Off:UnderLogmode,BT‐Q1300willautomaticallystop

logaftertheGPSisnotfix.However,theLEDwillnotindicateitsince

itworksinbackground.AslongastheGPSisfixagain,BT‐Q1300will

starttolog.Thusyoucansaveverymuchmemoryduringyourtravel.

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6.SetupBT‐Q1300

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6‐1.Installthedriverandsoftwareutilityfor

BT‐Q1300

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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(DSL/Cable)

‐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DriverCDtoyourcomputer,andfindthefolder

“Utility\PCUtilityV4\”.Doubleclick

“TravelRecorderV4_installer.exe”toinstallthesoftwareutility

package.ThissoftwarepackagecontainsUSBdriverandPCUtility

V4softwareinside.

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2.Systemwouldpopuptheutilityinstallationdialog.Pleaseclick

<Next>forthenextstep.

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3.Pleaseselect“TravelRecorderPCUtilityV4”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.”

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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program.

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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

BT‐Q1300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/

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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12hourscontinuously

operation.

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7‐2.ConnectBT‐Q1300withyourPC

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1.PoweronBT‐Q1300

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2.PleaseconnectBT‐Q1300withyourPCbyminiUSBcable.

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7‐3.Startthesoftwareutility

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NOTE1:Beforestartingthesoftwareutility,pleasemakesurethat

theUSBdriverandthesoftwareutilityhasbeeninstalled

properly.

NOTE2:PCUtilityV4onlysupportsBT‐Q1300.Anyintentiontouse

PCUtilityV4connectingGPSunitsotherthanBT‐Q1300

wouldresultinsoftwaredisconnectionautomatically.

NOTE3:PCUtilityV3isnotcompatiblewithBT‐Q1300.Pleasedon’t

makeuseofitwithBT‐Q1300.

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Usershavetoinputproductkeyatthefirsttimeofuse.Theproduct

keyislocatedontheenvelopeofthedriverCD.

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ImportantNotice:DonotloseyourProductKey.Keepthepackaging,

orwritethenumberdownandkeepitinasafe

place.

Formoresoftwareinstructions,pleaserefertothesoftwareuser’s

manualindriverCDoratHelp‐>UsersManualaftersoftware

installation.

ForA‐GPSfunctionality,pleasealsorefertoUser’sManualorQuick

Guide.

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8.UsefulreferenceApplicationsontheinternet

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8‐1.locrGPSPhoto

BT‐Q1300isthememberoflocrGPSPhotocertifiedproduct.This

utilitycanintegratetravelloganddigitalphotosbydate/timeto

showyourphotosonthemapdirectly.Aftertheintegration,the

currentGPScoordinatesalsocanbeimportedtoyourdigitalphotos

forthefurtherapplication.Pleasefindtheinstallationfilefor

WindowsXP/VistaorSymbiansysteminQstarzGPSCD.Goto

http://www.locr.comforthefurtherinformation.

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8‐2.GPSBabel

ThisutilitycantransferyourNMEAfiletoGPXfileorotherformat.

Pleasegotohttp://www.gpsbabel.orgforfreedownload.

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8‐3.SPORTSMATE

Thiswebsitecanshareyourtravellogwithyourfriends.Before

sharingyourtrip,pleaseapplyanewaccountfirst.Pleasegoto

http://www.ttsm.comforthefurtherinformation.

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8‐4.JetPhotoStudio