Qstarz EXtreme BT-Q818XT Installation guide

Table of Contents

1. OVERVIEW ..................................................................................... 1

2. PACKAGE CONTENT ....................................................................... 1

3. PRODUCT SPECIFICATION.............................................................. 2

4. MAIN FEATURES ............................................................................ 3

5. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 3

5-1. APPEARANCE ............................................................................................ 3

5-2. BATTERY INSTALLATION............................................................................... 4

5-3. LED INDICATORS ....................................................................................... 6

5-4. FUNCTION OF AUTO ON-OFF (POWER SAVING MODE)...................................... 7

6. START TO USE................................................................................ 7

6-1. FULLY CHARGE THE BATTERY WHEN USING AT THE FIRST TIME............................. 7

6-2. ACTIVATE THE BLUETOOTH FUNCTION IN YOUR PDA/SMART PHONE OR PC.......... 7

6-3. CREATE BLUETOOTH SETTING (WINDOWS MOBILE 5/6 FOR POCKET PC) ............. 8

6-4. CONFIGURE THE GPS INTERMEDIATE DRIVER WITH THE GPS SETTINGS ICON ...... 12

6-5. ACTIVATE G-MOUSE FUNCTION AND CONFIGURATION VIA USB CONNECTION ..... 14

6-6. SWITCH TO EXTREME 5HZ SPORT MODE AND ACTIVATE A-GPS BY QSTARZGPSVIEW

SOFTWARE APPLICATION .................................................................................. 14

6-7. START YOUR NAVIGATION SOFTWARE .......................................................... 17

6-8. USEFUL REFERENCE 10HZ APPLICATION -RACECHRONO ................................. 18

7. TROUBLE SHOOTING ................................................................... 19

8. SAFETY NOTICES .......................................................................... 20

BT-Q818XT Bluetooth A-GPS Receiver 10Hz

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1. Overview

Thank you for choosing Qstarz BT-Q818XT eXtreme 66-Channel

Performance Bluetooth®GPS Receiver, built-in second generation

GPS chipset MTK with 66 channels tracking, provides hyper

performance to meet the market’s expectation by fastest position fix

with its high speed calculating technology. It combines wireless

Bluetooth and wired G-Mouse functions for your convenience plus

1~10Hz adjustable compatibility giving you even higher positioning

and accuracy purpose during eXtreme sports.

2. Package Content

(1) GPS Unit BT-Q818XT

(2) Car Cigarette adaptor

(3) Mini USB Cable (Optional)

(4) Quick Guide

(5) Warranty Card

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3. Product Specification

General

GPS Chip

MTK II GPS Module

Frequency

L1, 1575.42MHz

C/A Code

1.023MHz chip rate

Channels

66-CH Performance Tracking

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

Protocol: NMEA 0183 (V3.01) -GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC

Baud Rate

115,200 bps

Power

Built-in rechargeable Li-ion battery, Up to 42 hrs after fully charged

Bluetooth

Standard

Fully compliant with Bluetooth V1.2

Bluetooth Profile

Serial Port Profiles (SPP), Up to 10 meters

Others

Size / Weight

72.2 (L) X 46.5 (W) X 20 (H) mm / 64.7g (battery

included)

Operating

Temperature

- 10 ℃to + 60 ℃

Storage Temperature

- 20 ℃to + 60 ℃

Charging

0 ℃to + 45 ℃

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4. Main features

Adopt MTK II chipset with super 66-CH performance and

high sensitivity to -165dBm

Up to 42hrs operating time for GPS navigation

Fast Position Fix ,Cold start 35s, Warn start 33s,Hot start 1s

G-Mouse + Bluetooth in one: wired and wireless GPS

receiver

Adjustable 1~10Hz update rate for the demand of eXtreme

sports

Smart power control –Auto On-Off function

A-GPS support boosts the fix speed to 15sec faster

DGPS(WAAS+EGNOS+MSAS), QZSS support

Compatible with Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP) in 10m

wirelessly

5. Introduction

5-1. Appearance

1. Power jack (mini USB type)

2. Mode switch (OFF/1Hz/10Hz)

3. Battery status LED (Red/Green)

4. Bluetooth status LED (Blue)

5. GPS status LED (Orange)

6. Internal antenna

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5-2. Battery installation

- Put Battery in place:

1. Press the PUSH button on the bottom

side of the unit

2. Pull out the battery cover. Insert

battery in the unit

3. Put battery cover on to the cabinet

4. Then push down and force it forward to

fit firmly

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- Take Battery out:

1. Press the PUSH button on the bottom side of the unit

2. Pull out the battery cover

3. Then take out the battery from the unit.

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- Charging your battery

For the first time using the

BT-Q818XT, 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 car cigarette

adaptor. This will begin to charge the

battery. Charging time is 3 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: The Cigarette Adaptor can only be used to charge BT-Q818XT.

Please don’t make use of it with devices other than BT-Q818XT.

5-3. LED Indicators

LED Status

Flash

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/

Under 10Hz

mode

GPS

(Orange)

GPS position is fixed,

Navigation

Detecting

Satellite,

GPS

position

not fix

GPS not

powered

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5-4. Function of Auto On-Off (Power saving mode)

BT-Q818XT supports Auto On-Off (Power saving mode). It can

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-Q818XT 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 USB is plugged

in.

6. Start to use

6-1. Fully charge the battery when using at the first

time

A fully charged battery can last for 42 hours continuously operation

under 1hz mode and 24 hours under 10Hz mode.

6-2. Activate the Bluetooth function in your

PDA/Smart phone or PC

Before activating the Bluetooth function in your PDA/PC, please

switch on BT-Q818XT Receiver for paring and check if your device is

equipped with Bluetooth function. If not, you may need to acquire an

optional CF/SD Bluetooth card or Bluetooth dongle.

NOTE 1:

BT-Q818XT would be identified as ”Qstarz 818XT” under Bluetooth

Manager. In further use, you just need to click it to connect to this

Bluetooth GPS Receiver.

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