Qstarz eXtreme BT-Q818X, User Manual

Page 1: ...BT Q818 eXtreme Super 51 CH Bluetooth GPS Receiver ...

Page 2: ...TERY WHEN USING AT THE FIRST TIME 8 6 2 ACTIVATE THE BLUETOOTH FUNCTION IN YOUR PDA SMART PHONE OR PC 8 6 3 CREATE BLUETOOTH SETTING WINDOWS MOBILE 5 FOR POCKET PC 9 6 4 1 CREATE BLUETOOTH SETTING WINDOWS MOBILE 6 FOR POCKET PC 15 6 4 2 CONFIGURE THE GPS INTERMEDIATE DRIVER WITH THE GPS SETTINGS ICON 18 6 5 ACTIVATE G MOUSE FUNCTION VIA USB CONNECTION 20 6 6 START YOUR NAVIGATION SOFTWARE 23 6 7 S...

Page 3: ...ulating technology Ultra low power consumption allows you to navigate up to 32 hours which is much longer than SiRF Star III Furthermore 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 Q818eXtreme 2 Lithium ION Rechargeabl...

Page 4: ...S MSAS 2 5m Velocity Without aid 0 1m s DGPS WAAS ENGOS MSAS 0 05m s Time 50 ns RMS Cold Warm Hot Start 36 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 32 hrs after fully charged Bluetooth Standard Fully compliant with Blu...

Page 5: ...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 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 NAV USB 3 Battery status LED Red Green 4 Bluetooth status LED Blue 5 GPS sta...

Page 6: ...eceiver 5 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 ...

Page 7: ...Q818 eXtreme Super 51 CH Performance Bluetooth GPS Receiver 6 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 ...

Page 8: ...TE The Cigarette Adaptor can only be used to charge BT Q818eXtreme Please don t make use of it with devices other than BT Q818eXtreme 5 3 LED Indicators LED Status Flash ON OFF Power Red Green Low Power Red Fully charged Green 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 USB GPS Ora...

Page 9: ...n in your PDA Smart phone or PC Before activating the Bluetooth function in your PDA PC please switch on BT Q818eXtreme 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 Q818eXtreme would be identified as iBT GPS under Bluetooth Manager In further use you just need to click ...

Page 10: ...me Super 51 CH Performance Bluetooth GPS Receiver 9 6 3 Create Bluetooth Setting Windows Mobile 5 for Pocket PC 1 Switch BT Q818eXtreme to NAV mode 2 Click the Bluetooth icon at the bottom 3 Check Turn on Bluetooth ...

Page 11: ... Q818 eXtreme Super 51 CH Performance Bluetooth GPS Receiver 10 4 Click the Devices tab and then click New Partnership 5 System will search for all Bluetooth devices 6 Select iBT GPS device and click Next ...

Page 12: ...BT Q818 eXtreme Super 51 CH Performance Bluetooth GPS Receiver 11 7 Enter Passkey 0000 if required and then click Next 8 Check Serial Port and then click Finish ...

Page 13: ...BT Q818 eXtreme Super 51 CH Performance Bluetooth GPS Receiver 12 9 The iBT GPS device will be established in the list 10 Click the COM Ports tab and select New Outgoing Port ...

Page 14: ...Q818 eXtreme Super 51 CH Performance Bluetooth GPS Receiver 13 11 Select the iBT GPS and then click Next 12 Uncheck Secure Connection and select a COM port for example COM 8 from the Port Then click Finish ...

Page 15: ...BT Q818 eXtreme Super 51 CH Performance Bluetooth GPS Receiver 14 13 The iBT GPS with its COM port will be shown on the list ...

Page 16: ...Mobile 6 for Pocket PC 1 Switch BT Q818eXtreme to NAV mode 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 17: ...me Super 51 CH Performance Bluetooth GPS Receiver 16 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 18: ...BT Q818 eXtreme Super 51 CH Performance Bluetooth GPS Receiver 17 7 Select the COM Ports tab and click New Outgoing Port 8 Select iBT GPS from the Add a Device list and click Next ...

Page 19: ... 4 2 Configure the 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 conf...

Page 20: ...ame 2 On the Programs tab select any available COM port from the GPS Program 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 3 On the Hardware tab select the COM port BT Q818eXtreme is configured to use from the GPS Hardware Port drop down list ...

Page 21: ...heckbox is checked 6 5 Activate G Mouse function via USB connection 1 Install USB Driver NOTE The USB driver of BT Q818eXtreme only supports Microsoft Windows XP Vista 1 1 Please insert the Driver CD to your computer and find the folder USBDriver Windows_2K_XP_S2K3_Vista Double click CP210xVPInstaller exe to install the USB driver ...

Page 22: ...uld pop up the driver installation dialog Please click Install to install the driver 1 3 After completing the installation please click Yes to restart your computer for taking effect of new setting Driver installation dialog will show up Please click Install to install the driver ...

Page 23: ...Switch BT Q818eXtreme to USB position 3 Check the COM port no your PC is assigned for BT Q818eXtreme 3 1 Go to Start Settings Panel Control Performance and Maintenance System 3 2 Select Hardware tab and then click Device Manager 3 3 Expand the Ports COM LPT and check CP210x USB to UART Bridge Controller to see which COM port is for BT Q818eXtreme COM4 is for example ...

Page 24: ...tom please delete other GPS settings under Tomtom software and keep one only 6 7 Switch to eXtreme 5Hz sport mode by QstarzGpsView software application eXtreme 5Hz sport mode allows your GPS to get the same or even higher positioning and accuracy ability during eXtreme sports NOTE The default setting for Q818eXtreme is 1Hz If you are no longer to use eXtreme 5Hz sport mode either to switch it from...

Page 25: ... to establish the communication between BT Q818eXtreme 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 ...

Page 26: ...tooth function unstable Re Start PDA or PC or re install software Can not turn on the COM port Install BT Q818eXtreme incompletely or the COM port of the device is being used Install BT Q818eXtreme completely or stop other device that is being used Can not find out BT Q818eXtreme Poor connection Re Start PDA or PC and re install software No Signal No action for few minutes may cause the Pocket PC ...

Page 27: ...Car Charger USB Charger Item no QA CP MU Simply use the USB charger lead to connect to BT Q818eXtreme and charge from PC and using the same lead to connect to the Car adapter Lithium Ion Rechargeable Battery 1 QA 02 10T for 25hrs of navigation 2 QA 02 11T for 32hrs of navigation 9 Safety Notices R TTE CE Notice This device is confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directi...

Page 28: ...es Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Spec is subject to change without prior notice All rights reserved All registered trademark is belong to their respected companies ...