Qstarz BT-Q890, User Manual

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Page 3: ...7 7 2 ACTIVATE THE BLUETOOTH FUNCTION IN YOUR PDA SMART PHONE OR PC 7 7 3 CREATE BLUETOOTH SETTING WINDOWS MOBILE 5 6 FOR POCKET PC 8 7 4 CONFIGURE THE GPS INTERMEDIATE DRIVER WITH THE GPS SETTINGS ICON 11 7 5 ACTIVATE G MOUSE FUNCTION AND CONFIGURATION VIA USB CONNECTION 13 7 6 SWITCH TO EXTREME 5HZ SPORT MODE AND ACTIVATE A GPS BY QSTARZGPSVIEW SOFTWARE APPLICATION 14 6 7 START YOUR NAVIGATION S...

Page 4: ...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 5Hz adjustable compatibility giving you even higher positioning and accuracy purpose during eXtreme sports 2 Package Content 1 GPS Unit BT Q890 2 Cigarette Adapter 3 Mini USB Cable Optional 4 Quick Gui...

Page 5: ... 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 12 hrs after fully charged Bluetooth Standard Fully complian...

Page 6: ...or from deletion of data as a result of malfunction dead battery or from misuse of the product in any way z Please clean the unit with a dry and clean soft close Do not use harsh cleaning solvents chemicals alcohol or strong detergents z Do not attempt to open BT Q890 by yourself Unauthorized hacking may damage the unit and void your warranty On Battery Safety z Charging time is about 1 hour typic...

Page 7: ...time for GPS navigation z Fast Position Fix Cold start 35s Warn start 33s Hot start 1s z G Mouse Bluetooth in one wired and wireless GPS receiver z Adjustable 1 5Hz update rate for the demand of eXtreme sports z Smart power control Auto On Off function z A GPS support boosts the fix speed to 15sec faster z DGPS WAAS EGNOS MSAS QZSS support z Compatible with Bluetooth Serial Port Profile SPP in 10m...

Page 8: ...blink green Power Button Disable 5Hz mode Press power button and hold for 2 sec again to disable eXtreme 5Hz sport mode The eXtreme status LED green would be off NOTE eXtreme 5Hz sport mode would cost more battery life 6 3 Charging Battery For the first time using the BT Q890 please charge battery until it is fully charged Take the power cable and connect it to the power jack mini USB type and rec...

Page 9: ... is on GPS Orange Flash per 1 sec GPS position is fixed Navigation Detecting Satellite GPS position not fix GPS not powered eXtreme Green eXtreme Sport Mode is on eXtremeSport Mode is off 6 4 Function of Auto On Off Power saving mode BT Q890 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 fl...

Page 10: ...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 Q890 would be identified as Qstarz GPS under Bluetooth Manager In further use you just need to click it to connect to this Bluetooth GPS Receiver NOTE 2 The pairing procedure is required to execute in the first time only And the pass code is 0000 if required...

Page 11: ...Mobile 5 6 for Pocket PC 1 Switch BT Q890 on 2 From the Start menu click Settings On the Connections tab click the Bluetooth icon 3 On the Devices tab click Add New Device The settings application will search for your device When it is found click Next 4 Enter the passcode 0000 and click Next ...

Page 12: ...BT Q890 A GPS nano 9 www Qstarz com 5 On the Partnership Settings screen select Serial Port and click Next 6 Select the Mode tab and check the Turn on Bluetooth checkbox if it is not already checked ...

Page 13: ...Beyond Navigation BT Q890 A GPS nano www Qstarz com 10 7 Select the COM Ports tab and click New Outgoing Port 8 Select Qstarz GPS from the Add a Device list and click Next ...

Page 14: ...he GPS Intermediate Driver with the GPS Settings icon The GPS Intermediate Driver is a software layer between a Windows Mobile application and the GPS hardware drivers This allows applications to work with a variety of GPS hardware The GPS Intermediate Driver uses the registry to determine what COM port should be used to communicate with the GPS hardware The recommended way to configure the regist...

Page 15: ...am Port drop down list The GPS data sent through the GPS Intermediate Driver is streamed to applications through this port This should not be the same port that your GPS receiver is configured to use If your application can t receive GPS data stream leave GPS Program Port for empty Applications will use GPS Hardware Port as communication port 3 On the Hardware tab select the COM port BT Q890 is co...

Page 16: ...ly checkbox is checked 7 5 Activate G Mouse function and Configuration via USB connection If your are willing to use G Mouse function of Q890 an USB cable and driver installation are needed Please prepare an USB cable and install the driver Driver could be downloaded from our website www qstarz com ...

Page 17: ... an assistance server Note1 A GPS can boost GPS warm start speed to always lower than 15sec fix after the first fix The A GPS efficiency will decrease when time goes by After it expires you would have to download almanac data again or delete it because the acceleration efficiency of fix will become totally ineffective Note2 Please don t update the almanac data by Bluetooth interface 1 Connect BT Q...

Page 18: ... between BT Q890 and your PC If the connection is successful the NMEA stream will keep showing 6 Click Setup tab and you can change to eXtreme Sport mode under Fix Update Rate The higher number means the device can bear extremer environment After select an update rate click Set to save ...

Page 19: ...setting 7 Click Update button under AGPS to update the almanac data The program will connect to assistance server and download almanac data automatically You can also check the period of AGPS effectiveness by clicking Query Clear almanac data by clicking Reset ...

Page 20: ...are such as TomTom you might need to change preference and set Other Bluetooth GPS according to PDA phone model In some case please consult map software company to vary the setting if you have issue on positioning NOTE 2 There might be specific setting requirement per navigation software Such as Tomtom please delete other GPS settings under Tomtom software and keep one only ...

Page 21: ...lap timing software for Nokia S60 smart phones It can be used to measure lap times on almost any vehicle and track It can be used to measure laptimes for example for motorbikes bicycles cars water jets and quadbikes Most important of all it supports 5Hz update rate Please go to http www racechrono com for the further information ...

Page 22: ...are such as TomTom you might need to change preference and set Other Bluetooth GPS according to PDA phone model In some case please consult map software company to vary the setting if you have issue on positioning NOTE 2 There might be specific setting requirement per navigation software Such as Tomtom please delete other GPS settings under Tomtom software and keep one only ...

Page 23: ... on the COM port Install BT Q890 incompletely or the COM port of the device is being used Install BT Q890 completely or stop other device that is being used Can not find out BT Q890 Poor connection Re Start PDA or PC and re install software No Signal No action for few minutes may cause the Pocket PC enter power saving mode It may close the COM port at the same time Close the application and execut...

Page 24: ... 99 5 EC and 89 336 EEC The equipment was passed The test was performed according to the following European standards EN 300 328 1 EN 301 489 1 17 EN60950 FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15C Part 15B and ID Application of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received ...