Rope M588L User manual
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GPS Tracking Device
Model NO.: M588L
User Manual
Version ：Rope-E17021301
Notes:..................................................................................................................................................................... 2
1. Product Introduction.......................................................................................................................................3
2. Characteristics................................................................................................................................................. 4
2.1 LED Status...............................................................................................................................................4
2.2.Specifications.......................................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Device wiring diagram............................................................................................................................ 6
3. Method of installation..................................................................................................................................... 7
3.1. Preparation before installation............................................................................................................... 7
3.2 Installation............................................................................................................................................... 7
4. Web based tracking online activation............................................................................................................9
5. SMS Configuration........................................................................................................................................10
6. Trouble shooting............................................................................................................................................ 14
7. Standard Accessories.....................................................................................................................................15
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Notes:
Please mount the device steadily on the flat place before using;
Please make sure the voltage value is right before connecting with battery, and placing the wires to where
shouldn’t be trodden;
Please power off when plugging or taking out of any module or connector;
Please keep the device dry and don’t let any liquid fall into the device in case any damage caused in the
device or circuit;
If any problem caused as follows, please turn to professional technician:
When power wire, keyboard, or socket are damaged;
When liquid infiltrating into the device;
When the device work unusually or cannot resume to normal even operated according to the instruction;
When the device cannot work as usual after falling, throwing or breaking;
When there is obvious damage in the device.
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1. Product Introduction
M588L, a GPS tracker with strong magnetism, is applied to route-controlling, objects-tracking ,financial
security and vehicle-anti-theft and -guarding.
There are built-in terminals of GPS(Global Position System) module and GSM(Global System for Mobile
Communications) module, which send the location data to the specific cell phone by messages. The phone
will show the detailed location or a link used to locate and track by Google Earth and Google Map. Besides,
the GPS data can also be sent by GPRS to our server, with which we can check, guard and manage the
terminal on computer.
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2. Characteristics
1) Super magnet attaching installation;
2) Built-in antenna;
3) Track by SMS or GPRS;
4) Real time tracking at intervals;
5) Resend data from signal dead zone;
7) Low power alarm;
8) Overspeed alarm;
9) Geo-fence alarm;
10) Tired driving alarm;
11) History playback;
12) Mileage statistics;
13) Reports statistics;
14) Remotely update firmware;
15) Waterproof.
2.1 Red LED (Recharge battery light status)
LED Status
Meaning
Keep on
Charging
Turns green
Charged
2.2 Orange LED (GPS status indicator)
LED Status
Meaning
Fast flashing(every 0.1s)
Initialize
Bright 0.1s,dark 2.9s
GPS signal normally
Bright 1s,dark 2s
No GPS signal
2.3 Green LED（GSM status indicator）
LED Status
Meaning
Always keep on
Calling or dialing
Fast flashing(every 0.1s)
Initialize
Bright 0.1s ,dark 2.9s
GSM signal normally
Bright 1s,dark 2s
No GSM signal
2.4 Specification:
Items
Parameters
GSM Module
Quectel M35
GSM Frequency
850/900/1800/1900 MHZ
LBS Positioning Accuracy
100-500m
3G Antenna
Built-in
GPS Chipset
U-blox 7020
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GPS Sensitivity
-159 dBm
GPS Frequency
L1, 1575.42 MHZ
Channels
20 channels examine track
GPS Positioning Accuracy
5-10m, 2D RMS
GPS Antenna
Built-in
Speed Accuracy
0.1m/s
Time Accuracy
Synchronize with GPS
GPS Data
WGS-84
Hot Start
<1s
Warm Start
<38s
Max Altitude
18000m
Max Speed
515m/s
Gravity Acceleration
<4g
Working Current
50Ma~160Ma
Operating Temperature
-20℃—70℃
Humidity
5%—95%
Size
125mm ×81mm × 53mm
Simcard
Normal simcard
Battery
Rechargeable lithium polymer battery 20000mAh
Internal battery Standby
>1year
2.5 Appearance and interface
USB PORT SIM Card
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3. Usage
3.1 safety instruction
Reading the following safety tips be careful. Incorrect use may cause danger or violate the law.
Safety start
Don’t use our tracking product at the places of prohibiting to use of the wireless
phone or danger area.
Turn off in the hospital
Follow the rules, close the locator when close to medical equipment.
Turn off on the plane
Follow the rules of airport ,close the locator on the plane.
Turn off when fuel filling
Don’t use the locator at oil station.
Turn off at the blasting site
Follow the rules ,close the locator when working at the blasting site.
Repair methods
only can be maintained and repaired by qualified professional service personnel
Water proof
The locator is not completely waterproof, don't put it on wet place. If necessary,
please use waterproof bag.
Far away from the
electronic storage devices
As the locator with strong magnetic, can lead to failure of magnetic storage
meduim. don’t close to the u-disk, mobile hard disk, computer hard disk.
3.2 Method of installation
Step 1: Prepare a SIM card
Please ensure that SIM card has enough money and support voice calls and short messages, confirm the lock
code of SIM card had already turnoff. If you want to use the function of receiving position via SMS when you
call, please also confirm that SIM card support caller Identification
Step 2: Charging the tracker
Please charge device at least 8 hours at the first time, the red light is always on when charging, when tracker
finish charging, red light turn off and green light turn on.
Step 3: Insert SIM card
M588L will be auto-power on after you insert SIM card, auto-power off after you take out SIM card. For the
setting of first time, we suggest to power on it at open field in order to help it located quickly.
Step 4: Set up tracker online
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4. Web based tracking online activation
4.1 Open website www.overseetracking.com and login with the user & password that created by Rope
4.2 Click Information Management
4.3 Click Vehicle Tracker List and you will see all your vehicles are listed there. Please note, to add more
devices, please contact your sales.
Please check the Tracker Status, if it is Unactivated, please click Activate. If it is Activated, please click
Edit.
4.4 Click Activate, please fill in the blanks marked with red *. You also can fill in other blanks to complete
the device information.
4.5 Click Next Step and fill in the requested blanks.
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4.6 Click Next Step to fill in sim card APN information. Please select the telecom name, if the telecom is not
listed there, please click Enter Telecom Name to fill in the sim card telecom name.
4.7 Click Next Step, OVERSEE gives the configuration SMS to you. Please copy it and send it to the gps
device, after you receive reply from the gps device, it should be online.
4.8 Click Finish--Tracking Map to see if the gps device is online or not.
5. SMS Configuration
Function
Command
Explanation of command
Reply
Reboot device
restart,password
Eg.:Restart,123456
After receiving this command, the device will
reboot after 1min
Restart OK/Restart
failed
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Restore factory
password
ResetPwd
Eg：ResetPwd
The terminal will recover the default password
after you send this command.
Setting password has
been recovered to be
123456
Change password
pwd,oldpwd,new
pwd
Eg：pwd,123456,000000
Change the original password
Config OK/Config
failed
Check GPS
location
tgoogle,password
Eg：tgoogle,123456
Terminal will reply the current location, if the
status of terminal is not locate, it will reply you the
position of last location.
Google map link
When password is
error
Device will
reply :password
error！Please check！
Set up online
command
SS,APN,user_na
me,user_code,IP,
PORT,ID,PASSW
ORD
Eg：
SS,CMNET,1,1,174.142.39.183,7000,1388889878
8,123456
The length of APN should be in 50 characters, APN
user name and password should be not more than
30 characters.
Config OK/Config
failed
Running state
status,password
Eg：status,123456
Terminal reply: GSM signal strength, connection
and GPRS (GPRS=0 means disconnected, GPRS=1
means connected), GPS location satellite number
of tracker,
Speed = over speed threshold , speed threshold (no
set speed threshold is 0 , if you had already set
speed threshold, it will read the number which you
had set),
S =device interval time (30s by default) T =
timing sleep mode time
Key means tracker fixed status(on = fixed off
=Shedding) BAT =battery level
Mode =sleep mode type (0= non-sleep-mode
1= awake by external interrupt
2= timing wake up status )
IMEI =tracker simcard IMEI number
GSM=7
GPRS=1
GPS=7
SPEED=0
S=100
T=60
KEY=ON
BAT=92%
MODE=0
IMEI：
356823031234501
When the password
is worng, it will reply
as:Get status failed
Check Parameter
setting
param,password
Eg：param,123456
Reply of terminal: TCP, APN, APN user name,
APN password,IP , port, system number
TCP，CMNET，1，
1，174.142.39.183，
8880，13188888888，
When the password
is worng, it will reply
as:Get status failed
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Monitoring
tap,password
Eg：tap,123456
When you set this command, terminal will call
back to the number which had set this command, it
will go into monitoring mode after you pick up.
Config OK/
password
error!Please chck!
Set service number
service,phone1,p
hone2,phone3,pas
sword
Eg：
service,13800138001,13800138002,13800238003,
123456
When the tracker had triggered SOS after you set
service number, terminal will set SOS message to
service number
SMS format and content of SOS:Your Vehicle
Triggered emergency alarm, now the location Of
the car is
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=latitude,longitude
Config OK/Config
failed
Check service
number
GetService,passw
ord
Eg：GetService,123456
If you had already set
service number, it
will content:
Service,13512345001
,13512345002,13512
345003
If not set service
number yet, it will
content: Service,,,
When the password
is wrong, it will reply
as: Get status failed
Enable auto
answer call to do
voice monitoring
AUDIO-EN,pass
word
Eg：AUDIO-EN,123456
After set success, all
the phone numbers
can monitor tracker
until you send
audio-dis, 123456
command
Disable auto
answer call to do
voice monitoring
AUDIO-DIS,pass
word
Eg：AUDIO-DIS,123456
Config OK/Config
failed
Restore to factory
setting
Reset,password
Restore to factory
setting
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Set GPS location
uploading interval
time
Interval,x,passwo
rd
Eg：Interval,30,123456
Interval time is 30s
by defualt setting ,
setting GPRS Time is
30s
Enable monitoring
limited, only 3
service numbers
can monitor track
LisLimit,ON,pass
word
LisLimit,ON,123456
Config OK/Config
failed
Disable the limited
of only service
number can
monitor
LisLimit,OFF,pas
sword
LisLimit,OFF,123456
Factory default status
is disable limited
Active sleep mode
Sleep
mode,x,123456
Sleep mode,0,123456
X=0 non-sleep-mode, upload data by interval time
X=1 not detect shake in 5minutes ,device will into
sleep mode,if detect shake,it will upload data
immediately , and upload data by interval time in
moving status .at the same time in sleep mode
status can use any SMS or calls to awake tracker
X=2 If the tracker sleeps as the time interval set by
Timing Command, then it will upload location data
as the time interval set by Interval Command
regardless of moving or not in 5 minutes after
which the sleeping mode ends.
During the sleeping ,the tracker will not give
reaction to all commands from plarform;and the
sms commands sent by user will be replied only
after the tracker is awake.
During 5 min after waking up,the tracker can reply
to the sms commands and operation in platform can
get response too.
Config OK/Config
failed
Geo-fence alarm
setting
geo-fence,lati,lon
gti,radius,in,out,
password
Eg: geo-fence,22.58699,113.91573,1000,1,1,
123456
Lati=[-90.000000----90.000000]
Unit= degree
Positive= N
Negative=S
Longti=[-180.000000----180.000000]
Unit= degree
Positive=E
Negative=W
Radius =[1-65536]
Unit = M radius
Config OK/Config
failed
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In= 1or 0 1 drive in alarm, 0 close alarm
Out=1 or 0 1 drive out alarm, 0 close alarm
Timing wake up
sleep mode
interval time
setting
Timing,X,passwo
rd
Eg：Timing,600,123456
This sms command only working when send this
command :
sleep mode,2,123456 to set tracker into the sleep
mode 2 status，
600= tracker will in sleep mode every 10 minutes
then auto wake up for 5minutes (5 minutes is by
default can customized ) during this 5 minutes, it
will upload data by interval time, it will stop
upload data after 5 minutes,and then go on into
sleep mode for next 10 minutes .
Config OK/Config
failed
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6.Trouble shooting
Malfunction: device can not power on
Reason:
Method:
Battery need to charge
Charge device 3 hours
Malfunction: device not reply sms massage
Reason:
Method:
Green light bright 1 second ,dark 2
seconds
Make device connect to network
GSM network busy
Waiting for massage ,GSM network may response late it is busy
or device has malfunction
Device in sleep mode
Cancel sleep mode
Password error or command error
Use correct password and massage command forma
SIM card not enough money
Change SIM card or charging
Malfunction: green light bright 1 s, dark 2 s
Reason:
Method:
Not GSM signal
Use mobile phone to detect if there is network or not ,or calling
device to check if it can communication
Not SIM card
Insert a valid SIM card
SIM card expired
Use mobile phone to check SIM card if it can send massage or
not . if SIM still cannot use ,please change SIM card
SIM card has PIN code
Use phone cancel PIN code
SIM card deformation or damage
Checking SIM card, if reinsert still cannot solve issue , then use
another SIM card
Not support roaming
If you in another area or country ,your SIM card must support
roaming function then can work
Battery used up
Charge device
Malfunction: blue light bright 1 s, dark 2s ,or receive massage start with “Last”
Reason:
Method:
The device location has a shelter
Move device to open field, building , trees will cause GPS signal
weak
GPS signal weak
Make front of device face to sky
Battery used up
Charge device
Malfunction: device cannot via GPRS communication with server
Reason:
Method:
SIM card not support GPRS function
Open GPRS function
GPRS function not activate
Activate GPRS function
IP or port error
Set correct IP and Port
GSM signal weak
Move device to good signal place
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