TK-STAR LK106 User manual

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LK106 Waterproof GPS tracker
Preface
Thank you for purchasing the tracker. This manual shows how to operate the device smoothly and correctly.
Make sure to read this manual carefully before using this product. Please note that specification and
information are subject to changes without prior notice in this manual. Any change will be integrated in the
latest release. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions in this document.

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Content
1. Summary............................................................................................................................................................. 2
2. Applications.........................................................................................................................................................3
3. Hardware Description......................................................................................................................................... 3
4 Specs.....................................................................................................................................................................3
5 Usage....................................................................................................................................................................4
5.1 SIM card installation......................................................................................................................................... 4
5.2 Battery and Charger...........................................................................................................................................4
5.3 Startup............................................................................................................................................................... 5
5.4 Initialization...................................................................................................................................................... 5
5.5 Change the password.........................................................................................................................................5
5.6 Authorization.....................................................................................................................................................5
5.7 Single Locating................................................................................................................................................. 6
5.8 Auto Track......................................................................................................................................................... 6
5.9 Monitor (Voice Surveillance)............................................................................................................................ 6
5.10 Geo-fence........................................................................................................................................................ 7
5.11 Movement alert................................................................................................................................................7
5.12 Overspeed alert................................................................................................................................................7
5.13 SOS button:..................................................................................................................................................... 7
5.14 Low battery alert............................................................................................................................................. 7
5.15 Terminal (local) Time Setting..........................................................................................................................8
5.16Sleeping power-save mode...............................................................................................................................8
5.17 Restore factory settings ..................................................................................................................................................8
5.18 GPRS setting................................................................................................................................................... 8
6 .Cautions...............................................................................................................................................................9
7 Faults & The solutions......................................................................................................................................... 9
1. Summary
Working Based on existing GSM/GPRS network and GPS satellites, this product can locate and monitor any
remote targets by SMS or internet. The most advanced technology of GPS and AGPS dual positioning. The
waterproof level achieve IPX - 6.
2. Applications
Vehicle rental / Fleet management etc
Outdoor sports
Protect child / the elder/ the disabled / pet etc
Provide peace-of-mind for businessmen
Personnel Management
Criminals Tracking

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3Hardware Description
3.1 Front face
3.2Side face
4.Specs.
Content Specs.
Dim.
77mm x 37mm x 23mm
Weight
50g
Network
GSM/GPRS
Band
850/900/1800/1900Mhz
GPS chip
UBLOX
GPS sensitivity -159dBm
GPS accuracy 5m
Time To First Fix
Cold status 35-80s
Warm status 35s
Hot status 1s
Car charger
12—24V input
5V output
Wall charger
110－220V input
5V output
Battery Chargeable changeable 3.7V 1000mAh Li-ion battery

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Standby 240hours
Storage Temp. -40°C to +85°C
Operation Temp. -20°C to +55°C
Humidity 5%--95% non-condensing
Functions:
1. GPS and Location Based Service
Location Based service also named A-GPS, when tracker in underground or tunnel ,can get location by AGPS.
2. Real time tracking
Real time tracking it by cell phone and platform . Also can support get location every 5 seconds, and the GPS
accuracy is 5m .
3. Check the history of route on platform
Can check and replay within one year history of route of device ,by web monitor center
4.Monitoring and communication
Can hear the voice around the tracker by cell phone . Also support communication with the tracker by cell
phone (OEM)
5.SOS Alarm
SOS button ,when user have emergency , press the SOS button ,the tracker will send “help me “ SMS to all
authorized phone number and monitoring web platform.
6. Power Saving Mode
The device go into standby mode when there isn’t vibration for 3 minutes , it will go into working mode when
it feel vibration
7.Google map on mobile
Check the location with google map on mobile.
8. Geofence and movement alert
Set up a geo-fence for the unit to restrict its movements within a district ,unit will send a message to the
authorized numberwhen it breaches the district..
9.Overspeed alert
set up the speed as your requirement, and will get the alert when overspeed.
10.Low Battery Alarm
5.Usage
Please charge 12hours at first use.
Insert SIM card in right way. Please put the unit outside and make sure the trademark side
facing up.
Confirm your SIM card have calling, send SMS, GPRS function.
Confirm your SIM card have enough balance (money).
Confirm your SIM card can show caller ID and don not use call forwarding function.

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5.1 SIM card installation
Make sure that there is no call transfer and call display is on, and PIN code off. The SMS message must in Text
format, can’t be identified for PDU format.
5.1.1 Open the rear cover, remove the screws by screwdriver.
5.1.2 Forward push and open the metal piece, put the SIM card into the card slot, and press the metal piece to
its original position, push it backward.
5.2Battery and Charger
Do charge the battery to capacity in 8 -12 hours for first time. Please use the battery and charger provided by
the manufacturer. This unit adopts built-in Li-ion battery, and full battery can standby 80 hours. After first use,
the battery usually should be charged fully in 3-5 hours.
Cautions:
a: For it’s Li-ion battery, which contains harmful chemicals and may burst, please don’t bump, puncture it
violently and keep it off fire.
b: Please charge the battery in time to keep it working normally.
5.3Startup
Put the SIM card and battery in place.
Turn on the unit outdoors by pressing the “on/off” button until the indicator is on.
For first use, please initialize the unit and restore it to default setting. (Please refer to 5.4 for instruction.)
In 10 or 40 seconds, the unit will begin to work and acquire the GSM signals as well as the GPS signals.
The indicator will keep flashing every 3 seconds when the unit has received the signals.
When this unit receives GPS signals normally, you can use it and do any setting as the instructions of this
manual.
green LED for GPRS working status
Status of indicator Meaning
Slow flash (flash 1s after every 2s) GSM / GPRS conversation start
Continuously in bright status No GPRS signal
Green Led off Device fault or dormant
Blue LED for GPS working status
Status of indicator Meaning
Slow flash (flash 1s after every 2s) GPS location successful
Continuously in bright status Searching GPS signal
Blue led off Device fault or dormant
Red LED for power charging status
Status of indicator Meaning
Red led on all the time Charging
red led flash Low battery
red led off Full battery or charged full

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1.Google link: click link, there is map when positioning ok, no map means
no positioning.
2.V:A GPS signal ok.V:V no GPS signal
3.2013-08-30 20:54:15: the last time receive GPS signal.
4.Spd:000km/h: the speed of tracker ran.
5.Bat:6 battery balance（the range is from 1 to 9）
6.ID:4102000759: ID code of device(used for connect tracking website or
APP)
7.S19G04；plmn：46001 GSM operator data
8.Lac：9516，cellid:23596 LBS data
5.4Initialization
Send “begin+password” in SMS to the unit, it will reply “begin ok” and initialize all the settings. (Default
password: 123456)
For example, send SMS“begin123456”to the tracker via a cell phone, If succeeded,
if will reply“begin ok”.
5.5Change the password
5.5.1 Set Password: Send sms: “password+old password+space+new password” to the unit to change the
password.
For Example, pls send sms: “ password123456 000000” to terminal device, it will reply sms: “password OK”.
New password 000000 changed in success.
5.5.2 Be sure keep the new password in mind, you have to upload the software to restore the original setting in
case of losing the new password.
5.5.3 Make sure the new password is in 6 digits Arabic numbers, or the tracker can not recognize the password.
5.5.4 Make sure that all the symbol“+”in sms commends is just for quick understanding, which don’t need to
enter “+” in sms, and “space” means press the spacebar button of the cell phone.
5.6Authorization
5.6.1 Send SMS：“ admin+password+space+cell phone number”to set up a authorized number. The other
authorized numbers should be set by the first authorized number. If the number is successfully authorized, the
unit will reply “admin ok!” in SMS.
5.6.2 Send SMS：“ noadmin+password+space+authorized number”to delete the authorized number.
for example, please send：“ admin123456 13265790180”to tracker to set 13265790180 as an authorized
number.
5.6.5When the authorized number call the device, it will hang up your phone and reply a real-time latitude and

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longitude information, as below:
5.7Single Locating
5.7.1 If there is no authorized number, when any number dials up the unit, it will report a Geo-info; If there is
already an authorized number, then it will not respond when an unauthorized number calls it up.
5.7.2Single message inquires the latitude and longitude information, any telephone number can send instruction
“where”to the equipment, then the equipment will reply the latitude and longitude information to this telepho
ne.
5.7.3 When an authorized number dials up the unit, it will hang up and report a real-time Geo-info as below:
*Tracking location, When GPS signals is weak, the position of latitude and longitude included in the SMS is
the position that the tracker received GPS signals at last. If it is different with its exact current location, pay
attention to check the time included in the SMS you got.
5.8Auto Track
5.8.1 Send SMS command “t030s005n+password” to the tracker device, it will report the “no reply” at 30s
intervals for 5 times. (s:second, m:minute, h:hour). This command setting must be in 3 digits and the maximum
value is 255.
5.8.2 Unlimited times auto track: Send SMS “t030s***n+password” to the tracker device, it will reply the “no
reply” continuously at 30 seconds intervals.
5.8.3 Cancellation: Send SMS “notn+password” to the tracker device, it will report the “notn ok”.
Note: the interval must not less than 20s.
5.9 Monitor (Voice Surveillance)
5.9.1 The command to switch between Track and Monitor are “tracker” and “ monitor”.
5.9.2 The default mode is “track” (Track mode).
5.9.3 Send SMS “monitor+password” to the unit, and it will reply “monitor ok!” and switch to “monitor” mode.
5.9.4 Send SMS “tracker+password” to the unit, it will reply “tracker ok!” and restore to “track” mode.

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5.10Geo-fence
Set up a geo-fence for the unit to restrict its movements within a district. The unit will send the message to the
authorized numbers when it breaches the district.
5.10.1 Set up: When the unit stays immobile in a place for 3-10 minutes, the user can Send SMS:
“stockade+password+space+latitude,longitude; latitude,longitude” to unit to set the restricted district.
Remark: The first latitude&longitude is coordinate of the top left corner of the Geo-fence, while the second
latitude&longitude is the coordinate of the bottom right corner.
5.10.2 Cancel: Send SMS:” nostockade+password” to deactivate this function,tracker will reply “nostockade
ok”.
5.11Movement alert
5.11.1 Set up: When the unit stays immobile in a place for 3-10 minutes, the user can send SMS:
“move+password” to the unit, then the unit will reply “move ok!”. In case of such a movement（the unit default
distance is 500M）, it will send SMS “Move ALARM+ Latitude and longitude” to the authorized number
5.11.2 Cancel: Send SMS:” nomove+password” to deactivate the movement alert, tracker will reply “nomove
ok”.
5.12 Overspeed alert:
5.12.1 Set up: Send SMS: “speed+password+space+080” to the unit (suppose the speed is 80km/h), and it will
reply “speed ok!”. When the target moves exceeding 80 km/h, the unit will send SMS :”speed ALARM !+
Latitude and longitude” to the authorized numbers every 5 minutes.
5.12.2 Cancel: Send SMS “nospeed+password” to deactivate the overspeed alarm, tracker will reply “nospeed
ok”.
Remark: The recommended speed should be not less than 50km/h. For below that rate, it will be effected the

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accuracy by gps signals drift etc.
5.13SOS button
5.13.1 Set SOS number, Send SMS: “sos+password+space+cell phone number”
for example, please send：“ sos123456 13265790180”to tracker to set 13265790180 as a SOS number.
5.13.2 Press the SOS for 3 seconds, it will send “help me!+ Latitude and longitude” to all the SOS numbers
5.13.2SOS call mode
Set: Send SMS “soscall+password”, the unit will reply”soscall ok”.
Press the SOS for 3 seconds, it will send “help me!+ Latitude and longitude” to all the authorized numbers, then
it will call the SOS number, if need to talk, the user need to plug the headphone.
5.14Low battery alert
When GPS device battery is going to be about 3.7V, it will send SMS: “bat:l” at 30 minutes interval.
5.15Terminal (local) Time Setting
Send SMS “time+space+zone+password+space+local time”.
For example, Send SMS “time zone123456 8” (time zone of China).
If the local time zone is negative as “-3”, then it should set as SMS: “time zone123456 -3”.

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5.16Sleeping power-save mode
On normal status, when the unit stoped over 10minutes, it will change to sleeping mode, on this mode, the
power consumption is 4mah/h only. When it get any command or been moved, it will start GPS locating
automatically.
Forced sleeping mode, Setting: Send SMS “sleep+password”, the unit will reply “sleep ok”, it enter to forced
sleeping power-save mode.
Start device, send SMS “nosleep+password”,the unit will reply “nosleep ok”, it start GPRS and GPS locating.
5.17 Shock alert
Note: It is effective sending by authorized number
Send SMS command“shock+password”, the unit will reply “shock ok.”
Cancel: Send SMS command “noshock+password”, the unit will reply “noshock ok.”
5.18Restore factory settings
Note: It is effective sending by authorized number
Send SMS command “format”, the unit will reply “The tracher will immediateiy restore the factory settings.All previous
settings will be canceled.”
5.19 GPRS setting
User must send SMS via cell phone to set up IP, port and APN before starting GPRS.
5.19.1 Setting up APN
5.19.1.1 APN standards for Access Point Name and differs from country to country. For more information about
the local APN, inquire with your local GPRS network operator.
5.19.1.2 Text the tracker a SMS “apn+password + Space + your local APN” via a cell phone and if succeeded in
setup, the tracker will return the message “apn ok”.
5.19.1.3 e.g. send SMS command “apn123456 cmnet”. If succeeded, “apn ok” is returned by the tracker in
SMS.

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Notes: 123456 refer to password of tracker and CMNET is the APN of China Mobile (One of GSM Operator in
china).
5.19.1.4 Set IP Send SMS command：adminip123456 60.191.150.102 7700 If succeeded, “adminip ok”
6 .Cautions
Please comply with the instructions to extend the unit life:
6.1 Keep the unit dry. Any liquid, i.e. rain, moisture, may destroy or damage the inside circuitry.
6.2 Don’t use & store the unit in dusty places.
6.3 Don’t put the unit in overheated or overcooled places.
6.4 Handle carefully. Don’t vibrate or shake it violently.
6.5 Clear the unit with a piece of dry cloth. Don’t clean in chemicals, detergent.
6.6 Don’t paint the unit, this may cause some foreign materials left in between the parts.
6.7 Don’t disassemble or refit the unit.
6.8 Please use the battery and charger provided by manufacturer. Using other batteries and chargers will cause
unwanted situation.
7. Faults & The solutions
Faults
Solution
Startup Fail
Check the battery and see if it is fully charged or
correctly installed.
Hang up Fail
In existence of an authorized number, an unauthorized
number dials up the unit. Please initialize the unit and re-set up
the authorized numbers.
Monitoring failure
Please check the authorization number is set to the correct time
No GSM Signal
Please make sure SIM Card is GSM Net and installed correctly; also call
display should be on; but no call transfer and PIN code off.