SleuthGear iTrail GPS Logger, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...th iTrail GPS Logger GPS Logger LED Indicators Important Information Essentials for Beginners GPS Education iTrail PC Software iTrail Actiatioin Download Data Current Configuration Report Setup Vehicle Info Map Options Contact and Support ...

Page 2: ... iTrail GPS Logger Fastening Strap iTrail GPS Logger Fastening Strap allows you to tie and fasten the iTrail GPS Logger anywhere for easier travel Note To allow for expanded applications the iTrail GPS logger is designed as a water resistant device This means that it will still functional normally if splashed by rain or water Although it is water resistant it should NOT be submersed under water fo...

Page 3: ...l iTrail PC Software Insert the CD to the CD ROM drive and follow the following steps to install iTrail PC Software Step 1 JRE Installation Double click on jre 6u18 windows i586 s exe setup and follow the on screen instruction Step 2 iTrail PC Software Installation Double click on iTrailInstaller exe setup and follow the on screen instruction Step 3 iTrail GPS Logger Driver Installation Double cli...

Page 4: ... Logger USB Cable 3 Power on off your iTrail GPS Logger Press and hold the button for a few seconds to power on off your iTrail GPS Logger The blue LED indicator blinks once upon power on and the red LED indicator blinks upon power off Tip Go to iTrail GPS Logger indicators to familiarize yourself with the LED indicators 4 Initiate your iTrail GPS Logger for the first GPS fix The iTrail GPS Logger...

Page 5: ...ogged successfully Power Off Press the button for a couple of seconds and the red LED stays red until iTrail GPS Logger is powered off Memory full Battery low The red LED blinks twice once Others Charging The red LED indicator stays on during charging and goes off when charging is complete Status The device is connected to power sources such as computer USB port Push to log The blue LED indicator ...

Page 6: ...blink simultaneously twice indicating the current GPS information is logged successfully to the device memory Please always place your iTrail GPS Logger exposed to the open sky to ensure the successful GPS fix acquisition Refer to the illustration below to expose your iTrail GPS Logger as much as possible in the open sky to ensure optimal and successful GPS fix acquisition face up exposed to the s...

Page 7: ...essful GPS location Cold Start Cold start of the GPS device refers to the state of the tracker when time and position are known to within some limits the almanac known and the ephemeris unknown Example If the GPS device has been off for a few hours and the ephemeris data is known for at least three satellites the start up will be a warm start and fix the positional in 10 20 seconds Therefore if ep...

Page 8: ...t activate the application To activate click Help on menu bar and select Activate iTrail The user is asked to enter details for Software Key and Activation Key this info is available on the box Once entered iTrail is activated and ready for use ...

Page 9: ...er to PC You will get following popup window Click on Yes button iTrail software will start downloading data from iTrail unit If device is empty or data has already downloaded the application displays No new Report Available message ...

Page 10: ...neration it opens Trip Info window to specify trip name vehicle info and driver info After submitting Current Configuration it opens Map in right hand side Please note that for Map to be displayed internet connection is required If logger is not registered yet with iTrail iTrail creates entry for the logger in Logger table at Left hand side ...

Page 11: ...You can rename the default logger name by right click on logger entry ...

Page 12: ... iTrail creates entry of downloaded trip in bottom left hand side table ...

Page 13: ...Memory Info It shows available memory of the GPS logger in Kilobytes KBs or Megabytes MBs depending on the data available in logger There is a Clear Device button to remove the logger data ...

Page 14: ...icle info will be displayed in various reports If you haven t added any vehicles you can use Add Vehicle button to add new vehicle Newly added vehicle can be used for further downloaded data o Driver Info It is used to select Driver s name Driver name will be displayed in various reports If you haven t added any drivers you can use Add Driver button to add new driver Newly added driver can be used...

Page 15: ...urrent Configuration The Current Configuration is a confirmation screen to verify the current configuration iTrail opens this window whenever you open downloaded trip export reports or open Google earth ...

Page 16: ...w driver Newly added driver can be used for further downloaded data In Report Configuration user can enter values for following data o Display Unit set distance unit as kilometers km miles m or nautical miles nm o Stop Duration to filter out halts less than value entered o Speed Upper Limit to indicate in the report what duration of the trip was above speed value entered Only applicable for report...

Page 17: ...Report Filter Trip to filter out from multiple trips by the date on which the data was downloaded by user from date to date You can access Filter Trip from main menu also ...

Page 18: ... Import to import SKX files Import is available in main menu ...

Page 19: ...Covered and Stop Time MS Word Microsoft Word The Word report shows details of Date Departed from Arrived at Total driving time Total distance Maximum speed and Above speed limit Above time duration Trip details are for Departure Time Driving Time Arrival Time Location Arrived Distance Covered and Stop Time SKX iTrail Please note we can export SKX and send it to other user s and vice versa to gener...

Page 20: ...You can access the Export options from main menu also Speed Analysis is used to view a graph of the fuel efficient speed range ...

Page 21: ...Use to go back to previous screen Google Earth is used to show the trip in Google Earth You can access the Speed Analysis and Google Earth options from main menu also ...

Page 22: ... Device If logger is already connected Device Setup shows green indication otherwise it shows red indication Connect logger if is not connected please wait a while until Device Setup does not show green indication ...

Page 23: ...Clear Device Clear Device is used to remove the device data it does not change the pulse rate o Close to close the window Set Display Unit It is used to set the unit for distance and speed iTrail uses Display Unit to generate various reports Following options are available for display unit o kilometers km If selected distance will be shown in kilometer and speed will be shown in kilometers per hou...

Page 24: ...r out halts less than value entered o Speed Upper Limit to indicate in the report what duration of the trip was above speed value entered only applicable for reports in PDF HTML Ms Word or KML format o Fuel efficient speed range to analysis the speed as per the entered minimum and maximum value Location Server It is used to set the location server Following options are available ...

Page 25: ...o Default Server o Geoname for USA only Application Configuration Go to Setup Application Configuration to open Application Configuration window Following configuration facilities are available ...

Page 26: ...e following Speed Analysis Google Earth View Route in Map View Stay in Map Logger Auto Detect if this option is selected iTrail auto detects the logger when Logger is connected and provide option to download data If this option is not selected user has to manually download data from Logger You can download data from logger by Main Menu File Download ...

Page 27: ...Please note that if Logger auto detect is enable above two options will be disabled Theme Go to Setup Theme to open Theme selection window ...

Page 28: ...o Current iTrail theme is shown with green border o Select particular theme by double click Note You can also access most of the Setup options from main menu ...

Page 29: ...Vehicle Info It provides the facility to add Vehicle and Driver in advance Added Vehicle and Driver can be used to configure further downloaded trip You can access it by main menu option Vehicle Info ...

Page 30: ...Vehicle Info has following features o Add New Vehicle o Add New Driver ...

Page 31: ...display all halts exceeding the value set in stop duration Select particular stay by single click it will be indicated on the map with info window View Route to display route in sections made by stops with start and end points ...

Page 32: ...t and end point and the route with details as balloon Play Single click to play the full trip on the map During play we can use following buttons o Pause to pause the play o Fast to increase playing speed o Slow to decrease playing speed o Dashboard to show the data for vehicle during playing ...

Page 33: ...urney Distance distance covered from starting point Speedometer and Compass Left Pane Options Left Hand Side Top Logger Panel Left click to select particular logger the trips will be displayed in the bottom pane Right click on selected Logger to rename it ...

Page 34: ...t Hand Side Bottom Trip Panel o Left click to select particular trip o Double click it to view in map o Right click to get the following options Rename Delete Export Speed Graph Google Earth or View in Map ...

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Page 36: ...mit your query to iTrail customer support Go to Help Contact Support to open Contact Customer Support screen Enter your name email address subject and your query iTrail support team will respond to your email address For more details visit www myitrail com ...