Qstarz BT-Q1300S, User Manual

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Page 3: ...7 3 START THE SOFTWARE UTILITY 12 7 4 CHANGE LOG SETTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR SPORTS ACTIVITY 16 7 5 SWITCH TO EXTREME 5HZ SPORT MODE BY QSTARZGPSVIEW SOFTWARE APPLICATION 16 7 6 SAFETY NOTICE DURING SPORTS ACTIVITY 18 8 USEFUL REFERENCE APPLICATIONS ON THE INTERNET 20 8 1 LOCR GPS PHOTO 20 8 2 GPSBABEL 21 8 3 SPORTSMATE 22 8 4 JETPHOTO STUDIO 23 8 5 VEOGEO 24 8 6 RACECHRONO 25 9 TROUBLE SHOOTI...

Page 4: ...oduct Notice On Handling z If BT Q1300S isn t used in temperature between 10 60 its battery charging capability will decrease Leave the BT Q1300S far from heat or high temperature environment And also do not expose your BT Q1300S in temperature higher than 140 60 to prevent the battery inside BT Q1300S from overheating exploding or burning itself The built in battery inside the BT Q1300S should be...

Page 5: ...t in use or not charged we suggest disconnecting the unit from the cigarette charger Otherwise battery drain may result z Note that the built in battery cannot be charged outside the temperature range 0 45 z The charging time might be extended if you use the product while charging z Do not heat or leave the unit in high temperature or direct sunshine for a long period of time as the built in batte...

Page 6: ...r personal analysis z Share your tracks of sports or travel with friends z Be your Sports Mate for Health control 4 Product Specification General GPS Chip MTK II GPS Module Frequency L1 1575 42MHz C A Code 1 023MHz chip rate Channels 66 CH Performance Antenna Internal Built in patch antenna with LNA Sensitivity Tracking 165dBm Datum WGS84 Performance Characteristic Position Without aid 3 0m 2D RMS...

Page 7: ...h V1 2 Bluetooth Profile Serial Port Profiles SPP Up to 10 meters Others Size Weight 62 L X 38 W X 7 H mm 22g Operating Temperature 10 to 60 Storage Temperature 20 to 60 Charging 0 to 45 5 Hardware Introduction 5 1 Appearance 1 Power Button ON OFF Enable LOG mode Disable LOG mode Push to LOG 2 Power jack mini USB type 3 Bluetooth status LED Blue 4 Battery status LED Red Green 5 GPS status LED Oran...

Page 8: ...uld blink and start to log Power Button Disable Log mode After power on BT Q1300S press power button and hold for 2 sec to disable log mode Then BT Q1300S would stop logging with the LOG status LED green Off Press power button and hold for 2 sec to enable log again Power Button Push to Log Press power button once to push to log the favorite Point of Interest 5 3 Charging Battery For the first time...

Page 9: ...2 Please recharge the battery on a regular interval if the unit is not used for a long time 5 5 LED Indicators LED Status Flash ON OFF Power Red Green Fully charged Green Low Power Red Recharging Green Bluetooth Blue Flash per 2 sec Bluetooth connected and transmitting Mode Flash per 5 sec Power saving mode Not connected Pairing GPS not powered Log Mode is on GPS Orange GPS position is fixed Navig...

Page 10: ...will be also On Note Power saving mode would not function when log is enabled or connected with PC Auto Log On Off Under Log mode BT Q1300S will automatically stop log after the GPS is not fix However the LED will not indicate it since it works in background As long as the GPS is fix again BT Q1300S will start to log Thus you can save very much memory during your travel 6 Setup BT Q1300S 6 1 Insta...

Page 11: ...ease insert the Software CD to your computer The autorun window will appear and please select Q1300S Please press Install PC Suite to install the main program If the autorun windows did not appear please browse the CD and find the folder Utility Qstarz PC Suite Double click Qstarz_PC_Suite_installer_M exe to install the software utility package This software package contains USB driver QTravel QSp...

Page 12: ... www Qstarz com 3 Please select QSports QTravel GPS Device Driver and then click Next to the next step 4 Click Next if you want to install the program in default target folder or you can click Browse to change the install folder ...

Page 13: ...com 10 5 Give a folder s name for quick links in start menu and click Install to install the program 6 When the utility installation is completed please click Finish to reboot Or you can also reboot later by selecting No I want to reboot later by myself ...

Page 14: ... com for the free download of Google Earth and then install it to your computer For the operation procedure of Google Earth please refer to http earth google com support 7 Start to use 7 1 Fully charge the battery when using at the first time A fully charged battery can last up to 12 hours continuously operation 7 2 Connect BT Q1300S with your PC 1 Power on BT Q1300S ...

Page 15: ...are with database structure QSports can record manage and analyze all your daily weekly monthly activities with various sports gear such as Cycling Running Jogging Climbing Skiing etc Train yourself by means of QSports statistics to have good health control Different sport gear will generate corresponding category for better management and analysis 1 Click from Start All Programs Qstarz PC Suite Q...

Page 16: ...acks and photos into editable html files or a single easy sharing mht file 4 2 Google Earth KML and KMZ are Google Earth files formats KML file contains detail waypoints and tracks info KMZ file contains both simple track and photos info 4 3 Track File Export tracks and placemarks as GPX NMEA and CSV file formats For detail QSports functionality please refer to QSports User s Manual attaching with...

Page 17: ...by clicking Finish directly and then there will be only tracks shown on Google Map NOTE Make sure to Power on GPS unit first before connecting with computer for downloading tracks 3 File Export Wizard Export Wizard can guide you to proceed export process easily 3 1 HTML Pack selected tracks and photos into editable html files or a single easy sharing mht file 3 2 Google Earth KML and KMZ are Googl...

Page 18: ...efer to QTravel User s Manual attaching with Software Register your Product Key You can register your product key in software about Input Product Key by an email account This email with a registered product key will be saved in Qstarz database You can check your product key by presenting the corresponding email to Qstarz at any time Update the Software Please always go to Qstarz download page to c...

Page 19: ...er positioning and accuracy ability during eXtreme sports NOTE1 The default setting for Q1300S is 1Hz If you are no longer to use eXtreme 5Hz sport mode please switch it back from software NOTE2 The update rate stands for the rate of GPS refreshing nmea data received from satellites Thus 5Hz update rate only means GPS can receive or refresh nmea data 5 times per second and it s irrelevant with 5Hz...

Page 20: ...17 www Qstarz com 5 Click On button to establish the communication between BT Q1300S 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 ...

Page 21: ...r environment After select an update rate click Set to save the setting 7 6 Safety Notice during Sports Activity Please use Sports Armband to fix the GPS device on your body to prevent it from shaking Shaking will result in unstable satellite signal reception Qstarz Sports Armband The proper usage of Sports Armband and Q1300S ...

Page 22: ...BT Q1300S Sports Recorder 19 www Qstarz com ...

Page 23: ...rate travel log and digital photos by date time to show your photos on the map directly After the integration the current GPS coordinates also can be imported to your digital photos for the further application Please find the installation file for Windows XP Vista or Symbian system in Qstarz GPS CD Go to http www locr com for the further information Compatibility Windows XP Vista Windows Mobile Sy...

Page 24: ... Sports Recorder 21 www Qstarz com 8 2 GPSBabel This utility can transfer your NMEA file to GPX file or other format Please go to http www gpsbabel org for free download Compatibility Windows XP Vista Mac Linux ...

Page 25: ...S Sports Recorder www Qstarz com 22 8 3 CoachR This web site can share your travel log with your friends Before sharing your trip please apply a new account first Please go to http www coachr com for the further information ...

Page 26: ...avel log and digital photos by date time to show your photos on the map directly After the integration the current GPS coordinates also can be imported to your digital photos for the further application Please go to http www jetphotosoft com for free download Compatibility Windows XP Vista Mac ...

Page 27: ...Recorder www Qstarz com 24 8 5 VeoGeo This website allows you to combine travel log and video by date time to show your video on the map directly Please go to www veogeo com for further information and register for a free new account ...

Page 28: ...sed 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 The most important of all it supports 5Hz update rate Please find the installation file in Qstarz GPS CD or go to http www racechrono com for the further information Compatibility Symbian ...

Page 29: ... can I make it work via USB interface with Qstarz GPS When Qstarz GPS is connected via USB interface the baud rate is fixed and should be set to 115200 If your software does not support this baud rate please connect the device via Bluetooth interface whose baud rate is changeable My Q1300S crashed How can I make it back to normal status Please leave it until it drains out of battery and then Q1300...

Page 30: ...ogram will rule out the GPS not fix data so make sure to log valid GPS data under open sky environment Invalid operation 1 Unplug and plug in the USB cable 2 Switch off and on the device Failed to read data from GPS module Com port detection error 1 Manually select connection com port at Config GPS and check connection com port at Windows Device Manager Com LPT GPS USB or CP210X 2 Change another U...

Page 31: ...and please select Also delete device driver software And reinstall the driver not turn on the device 1 Turn on the device 2 Unplug and plug in the USB cable Switch is not turned on or incompati ble GPS device Incompatibl e GPS device Check the compatibility of your Qstarz GPS module QTravel is compatible with following Qstarz GPS Q1000P Q1000X Q1200 Q1200Ultra Q1300 Q1300S Q2000 GPS not correctly ...

Page 32: ... USB Serial Interface Driver at Device Manager and right click on it and press Uninstall Then the confirmation dialog will appear and please select Also delete device driver software And reinstall the driver GPS USB connection chip is faulty 1 CP210x or GPS USB does not appear at Windows Device Manager Com LPT when the device connected with PC 2 Request a RMA to the store you bought from Failed to...

Page 33: ...tly paste your product key The product key should be in the format of XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Product key lost The software key application is easy Just email your product serial number not FCC ID to us to get a new key But please notice that this key application is just allowed once So it s important to keep the key in safe Every time when you feel the device works abnormally please perform both hard...

Page 34: ...ptional CF SD Bluetooth card or Bluetooth dongle NOTE 1 BT Q1300S would be identified as Qstarz GPS under Bluetooth Manager In further use you just need to click it to connect to this GPS Sports Recorder NOTE 2 The pairing procedure is required to execute in the first time only And the pass code is 0000 if required NOTE 3 Select correct com port and baud rate 115200 under your navigation software ...

Page 35: ... Mobile 5 6 for Pocket PC 1 Switch BT Q1300S 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 36: ... Q1300S Sports Recorder 33 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 37: ...Keep Fit Easy BT Q1300S Sports Recorder www Qstarz com 34 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 38: ...rol Panel item 10 3 Configure the GPS Intermediate Driver 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 re...

Page 39: ...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 Q1300S is ...

Page 40: ...e correct COM Port NOTE 1 In the map software such as TomTom you might need to change preference and set Other Bluetooth GPS Device 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 s...

Page 41: ...89 336 EEC The equipment was passed The test was performed according to the following European standards EN 300 328 2 V 1 2 1 2001 08 EN 301 489 1 V 1 4 1 2002 04 EN 301 489 17 V 1 2 1 2002 04 EN 50371 2002 EN 60950 2000 FCC Notice This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device m...