Directions VTU008 User manual

Vehicle Tracking

Quick Start guide

version 2.0

Table of Contents

Part I Introduction 1

................................................................................................................................... 11 Welcome

Part II Before you start 1

................................................................................................................................... 11 Precautions

................................................................................................................................... 22 Inserting a SIM card

Part III Connecting the unit 3

................................................................................................................................... 31 Cigarette lighter adaptor

................................................................................................................................... 32 Connection

Part IV Connecting the GPS antenna 3

................................................................................................................................... 41 Standard antenna

................................................................................................................................... 42 Sensitive antenna

Part V Inputs and Outputs 4

................................................................................................................................... 41 Connecting binary inputs

................................................................................................................................... 42 Connecting binary outputs

Part VI Specifications 5

Part VII Software Installation 6

................................................................................................................................... 61 Adding a new Vehicle or Group

................................................................................................................................... 82 Setting up a tracking unit

................................................................................................................................... 153 Downloading data from a unit

................................................................................................................................... 164 Tracking your vehicles

................................................................................................................................... 175 Replaying a journey

................................................................................................................................... 196 History Table

................................................................................................................................... 197 Configuring Vehicle Tracking

................................................................................................................................... 228 Scheduling

................................................................................................................................... 259 Geofencing

.......................................................................................................................................................... 25Setting up a geofence

.......................................................................................................................................................... 27Setting up a local geofence

Index 0

Vehicle Tracking quick start guideI

Introduction 1

1 Introduction

1.1 Welcome

Dear Customer,

Thank you for purchasing VTU008 Tracking Unit…

What is included in the pack:

VTU008 unit

GPS smart antenna

VT Software CD

Power lead

Connector lead for the sensitive GPS antenna (is not included or necessary with newer high sensitivity

packages)

2Before you start

2.1 Precautions

We recommend that electrical installation is performed by qualified persons.

Electrical installation must be performed carefully after checking the input voltage. All electric wires must

be properly insulated

. All unused wires must also be properly insulated and if no future use is

foreseen

then

they can be cut shorter. Secure the lead and leftover wires so that they are not loose, but take care not to

damage the insulation.

Do not place the battery the wrong way round.

Vehicle Tracking quick start guide2

2.2 Inserting a SIM card

Before you start with hardware installation, you will need to insert a SIM card first.

If this has been done by

your supplier, please skip this chapter.

Inserting the SIM card

a)make sure that the unit is disconneted from the elecrical supply

make sure that the PIN number is either disabled or set to 0000. This is most easily done using a mobile

phone.

c)insert your SIM as per picture below

d) if your unit does not have a slot in the casing,

unscrew the four screws at the bottom of the Tracking

Unit and open it

insert your SIM card as per picture

assemble the Tracking unit – do not over tighten the screws as you could damage the plastic casing

Connecting the unit 3

3 Connecting the unit

There are two ways to connect the unit

3.1 Cigarette lighter adaptor

Make sure the vehicle is turned off.

Push the cigarette lighter plug in to your vehicle's cigarette lighter socket. If your vehicle has a 12V power

supply (usually found in the boot) use that instead. Please remember that cigarette lighter sockets usually switch

off when the ignition is off cutting the electrical supply to the tracking unit. It can take several minutes to start

receiving GPS signal when ignition is turned back on, so you may loose the start of your journey.

3.2 Connection

We recommend that electrical installation is performed by a qualified auto-electrical engineer.

Electrical installation must be performed carefully after checking the input voltage. All electric

wires must be properly insulated. All unused wires must also be properly insulated and if no

future use is foreseen then they can be cut shorter. Secure the lead and leftover wires so that

they are not loose, but take care not to damage the insulation.

MOLEX 6 Connector

Overview of the power connector:

colour

description

yellow

Binary input 2

green

Ground for inputs 1 and 2

blue

ground – car chassis

red

+12V (if not using relay then input voltage can be between +10 and 24V)

white

Binary input 1

black

Binary output – relay

4 Connecting the GPS antenna

There are two types of antenna supplied with the VTU008- a standard GPS antenna and a high sensitive

version.

Vehicle Tracking quick start guide4

4.1 Standard antenna

Connect the antenna to the tracking unit using the PS2 connector. The antenna must be positioned

horizontally and have clear view of the sky. The antenna should work perfectly on the dashboard under the

front windscreen (unless your vehicle has a heated fron windscreen). It can also be fitted on the roof. The

underside of the antenna is magnetised, which enables it to stick to the exterior of a vehicle even in the most

severe condition, and is completely waterproof.

4.2 Sensitiveantenna

This antenna can be concealed in the vehicle and is ideal for covert fitting. Before attaching the antenna to

the tracking unit you must fit the connector cable. The connector cable has a PS2 type plug on each end, but

each is encased in different hardened plastic. Please connect the grooved end to the antenna and the smooth

end to the tracking unit. In most cases the cable should have already come attached to the GPS antenna

from the manufacturer. Once connected the antenna must be position horizontally and is magnetic from the

underside. For optimum performance it is recommended you fit it away from metal cover, for example, in

the dashboard or in a plastic bumper.

5 Inputs and Outputs

5.1 Connecting binary inputs

Connect binary inputs according to the schema:

5.2 Connecting binary outputs

Connect binary output according to the schema:

Inputs and Outputs 5

6 Specifications

Specifications:

Power

DC 10 to 24 V

Power consumption (average)

120mA / 12V

Power consumption in sleep-mode

12mA / 12V

Motionsensor

Flash memory

400,000positions,

GSM specifications:

GSM tri band modem

900 / 1800 MHz

GSM Circuit Switched Data

up to 14.4 kbps

Antenna Type

Built in dual band antenna

GPS specifications:

Channels

12 parallel

Cold Start

48 sec.

Warm Start

38 sec.

Hot Start

8 sec.

Update Rate

1 Hz

Position Accuracy

25m CEP without SA

Magnetic mount

Digital input (protected)

Digital output (0.5A)

Serial port (RS 232) - NMEA output, download history...

Dimension

120 x 80 x 29 mm

Operating Temperature

-20 to +65

Operation Humidity

95%,NOCondensing

Vehicle Tracking quick start guide6

7Software Installation

Run SETUP.EXE from the installation CD and follow the on-screen instructions.

The default language is selected according to settings in Windows (Start/Settings/Control

Panel/Regional and language options). You can change the language in Navigator in Settings.

Currently available languages are English, Czech, German and Italian.

Available Maps

The following countries are covered

Country

Size [MB]

Coverage

(%)

Supplier

Notes

Andorra

100

Tele Atlas

Austria

168

100

Tele Atlas

Belgium

112

100

Tele Atlas

Czech Republic

107

73.7

Tele Atlas

Denmark

100

Tele Atlas

Finland

173

100

Tele Atlas

France

1200

100

Tele Atlas

Germany

1180

100

Tele Atlas

Great Britain

776

100

Tele Atlas

Hungary

Tele Atlas

Ireland (Republic of Ireland)

45.09

Tele Atlas

Italy

958

100

Tele Atlas

Luxemburg

100

Tele Atlas

Netherlands

177

100

Tele Atlas

Norhtern Ireland

16.5

Tele Atlas

is installed with

Great Britain

Norway

200

100

Tele Atlas

Poland

8.7

Tele Atlas

Portugal

Tele Atlas

San Marino

100

Tele Atlas

Spain

493

Tele Atlas

Sweden

339

100

Tele Atlas

Switzerland

113

100

Tele Atlas

TOTAL

6300

7.1 Adding a new Vehicle or Group

From the menu select

Tracking / Add vehicle or Add group

Alternatively, you can right click on a

group in the list and select

Vehicles / Edit /Add vehicle

to add a vehicle into that group.

Software Installation 7

You can also manage your vehicles using the buttons located at the bottom of the

Vehicles

tab.

When you add a new vehicle will see the

Vehicle properties

dialog:

Make sure that you enter the correct parameters here.

Name

- a label under which the vehicle will be shown on screen.

Hardware

- Select which hardware unit you are using, for VTU007 or VTU008 select VTU.

Icon

- You must enter a valid icon which will be used to represent the vehicle on the map. Some

icons a available in the application folder (usually c:\Program files\Navigator\picts2\car_icons)

Track color

- the colour that the vehicle journeys will be represented in on the map. To make

different easily distinguishable you can select different track colours for different vehicles.

Vehicle Tracking quick start guide8

CRN

- Vehicle registration number

Driver

- name of the driver.

Unit serial number

- the serial number of the vehicle tracking unit. This part must be entered

correctly for GPRS communication.

Phone number

- Enter the phone number of the unit. Please remember that your SIM card must

be data enabled and the PIN removed or set to 0000. This number is the data number for the SIM

card not the voice number. If the unit came with a SIM card the number will be included for you.

When you enter a second vehicle some of the fields will be automatically filled in for you to save

time.

You can always edit

Vehicle Properties

by highlighting a vehicle from the list and selecting

Tracking / Edit

from the menu or clicking the

Edit

button underneath.

Next to each vehicle in the list is a check box. If you have enabled

zoom to selected vehicles

the top of the vehicle list then Navigator will automatically zoom the map to fit all vehicles that

you have checked.

7.2 Setting up a tracking unit

Caution! Setting up a tracking unit incorrectly can substantially change its behaviour.

We recommend that you download the original settings using the

Fetch unit settings

command

from the context menu (which can be brought up by a right click on a vehicle in the list).

Now select

Send unit settings

from the context menu.

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