Strato Flights STRATOfinder User manual

GPS Tracker to locate your
stratospheric probe
STRATOnder
Guide

Foreword
Thank you for your trust in our GPS tracker STRATOfinder and your interest in this
very special mission. We would like to oer you the opportunity to experience an
unforgettable adventure with breathtaking video recordings from an altitude where
no planes will fly and where the black of space and the blue of our planet become
visible - the stratosphere!
Stratoflights is launching stratospheric balloons since 2011. Our vision is to make
the stratosphere accessible to everyone. Whether for research flights, school experi-
ments, filmproductions or just as a family or adventure project - a Stratoflights is
pure fascination and a real adventure.
We want you to join the „Hall of Fame“ of STRATOnauts so we put together the
best equipment for you from our experience of over 1,000 stratospheric flights in our
shop, so that you can carry out your own mission in the stratosphere.
If we could not find the optimal equipment on the worldwide market, we have deve-
loped our own products with our engineers. So far, we have developed parachutes,
battery packs, data loggers and now the GPS tracker STRATOfinder according to
our own requirements and have them produced for our customers from all over the
world for a wide range of industries and applications.
The following guide will not only help you set up your STRATOfinder, but will also
provide you with numerous notes, pictures and useful tips for your mission. Howe-
ver, to fully prepare for your stratospheric mission, be sure to check out the tutorial
on our website. There you will also find helpful tools and our free Stratoflights app
that will support you with many extras for your mission.
We wish you a lot of fun, success and great video recordings on your stratospheric
flight adventure!
Your Stratoflights team

1 Inhaltsverzeichnis
1 General instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1 Scope of delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.2 Product view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2 Quick Start guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3 STRATOfinder: Charging Process, Initialization, and Activation . . . . . . . . . 11
3.1 Charging Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.2 Activation of the STRATOsim Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.3 Inserting the SIM Card and Turning On/O the STRATOfinder . . . . . . 13
3.4 Installing the Stratoflights app . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.5 Integration of the STRATOfinder into the Stratoflights app . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.6 Settings and functions of the Stratoflights app . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.7 Adding more STRATOfinders to the Stratoflights app . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.8 Optional commands for SMS operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.8.1 Request GPS coordinates via SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.8.2 Check whether the APN has been set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4 Installation of the STRATOfinder and further information for your mission. 24
5 FAQ and troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6 Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7 Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7.1 Signal words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7.2 Intended use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7.3 Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
7.4 Battery operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
7.5 Electromagnetic compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
7.6 Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
7.7 Dangers for children and persons in need of assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.8 Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.9 Declaration of conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.10 Disposal of packiging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.10.1 Acceptance of returned used batteries free of charge . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.10.2 Separate collection of old appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7.10.3 Batteries and accumulators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7.10.4 Return options for old appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7.10.5 Data protection notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
7.10.6 Manufacturer registration number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
7.11 General information about a stratospheric mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

7General instructions
1 General instructions
Before use: Before using the STRATOfinder GPS tracker for the first time, please
read this manual completely and with the utmost attention and follow the steps and
sequences prescribed here exactly to ensure error-free setup and operation. Please
keep this manual in a safe place. If you lose the manual, you can download it again
digitally from your customer account.
1.1 Scope of delivery
The GPS tracker STRATOfinder comes with the following scope of delivery. Imme-
diately after unpacking your STRATOfinder, please check the contents for complete-
ness according to the following list:
• STRATOfinder GPS tracker
• Micro USB cable
• STRATOsim card