User manual EMTAC BT III

BTGPS III GPS Receiver User Guide Copyright © EMTAC Technology Corp. 2004. All rights reserved. Reproduction, transfer, distribution or storage of part or all of the contents in this document in any form without the prior written permission of EMTAC is prohibited. The Bluetooth trademarks are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. USA and licensed to EMTAC Technology Corp. Other products and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks or tradenames of their respective owners. EMTAC reserves the right to make changes and improvements to any of the products described in this document without prior notice. Under no circumstances shall EMTAC be responsible for any loss of data or income or any special, incidental, consequential, or indirect damages howsoever caused. *The external active antenna is an optional accessory which not included in the standard package. **External antenna port is an optional specification. Standard BTGPS III is with no external antenna port. 2 Warnings Care and Caution The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the United States Government which is solely responsible for the accuracy and continued operation of the system. Accuracy of position fixes (longitude, latitude and altitude) can be affected by alterations made to the GPS satellites by the U.S. Government. Accuracy is subject to change in accordance with the U.S. Department of Defense civil GPS user policy and Federal Radionavigation Plan. Positional accuracy and time to fix time can also be affected by poor view of caused by obstructions such as tall buildings, heavy foliage, large cliffs and other obstructions where GPS satellite signals are blocked and poor satellites geometry conditions result. Judgment BTGPS III receiver is an excellent navigation and location awareness assist tool, but does not substitute the needs of careful steering and good judgment. Never only rely on one single tool or apparatus for positioning and navigation. Accessories The accessory supplied with the BTGPS III receiver is specifically designed for BTGPS III. Use of other accessory may severely degrade performance or even damage the receiver, and will void the warranty. Make sure using the charger by EMTAC. DO NOT USE OTHER CHARGER. Do not try to open or break the receiver. There is no service accessory part inside the receiver. Open the receiver will void the warranty. Software Follow the operation guidance as stated and described in the user guide of the GPS application software. The software supplied in and with the BTGPS III receiver is solely for personal usage. Making copies only for personal use, but may not copy, modify, reverse engineer or transfer the software unless expressively provided by written agreement. The software is the property of EMTAC and/or its supplier and is protected by international treaty provisions. 3 Safety The BTGPS III uses four AAA-size batteries. Leaving the BTGPS III in hot or cold conditions, such as in a closed car in summer or winter conditions, will reduce the capacity and lifetime of the battery used. Always try to keep the BTGPS III between +15°C (+59°F) and +25°C (+77°F). A BTGPS III with a hot or cold battery may temporarily not work, even when the battery is new or fully charged. The performance of Ni-MH AAA 1.2V Battery or 4 X AAA 1.5V Battery is particularly limited in temperatures below 0°C (+32°F). Batteries must be recycled or disposed of properly. Batteries must not be disposed of in municipal waste. DO NOT DISPOSE OF THE BTGPS III RECEIVER IN A FIRE! 4 CAUTION RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE. DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS. To assure product safety, the battery maker requests following statements in the instruction manual/User Guide of the equipment. Danger If the alkaline solution of the battery touches the eyes, injury such as loss of eyesight may caused. Do not rub the eyes, but flush the eyes amply with abundant clean water such as city water and then receive medical treatment without delay. Failure to carefully observe the following procedures and precautions can result in leakage of battery fluid (electrolyte), heat generation, bursting, fire and serious personal injury! Never dispose of Ni-MH batteries in a fire or heat them. Do not connect the (+) positive and (-) negative terminals of Ni-MH batteries together with electrically conductive materials, including lead wires. Do not transport or store batteries with their uncovered terminals or connected with a metal necklace or other electrically conductive material. When carrying or storing batteries, use a special case. Never disassemble battery. Doing so may cause an internal or external short circuit or result in exposed material of battery reacting chemically with the air. It may also cause heat generation, bursting and fire. Also, this is dangerous as it may cause splashing of alkaline fluid. Never modify or reconstruct batteries. Protective devices to prevent danger are built into batteries(single cell or packed cells). If these are damaged, excessive current flow may cause loss of control during charging or discharging of the battery, leakage of battery fluid, heat generation, bursting and fire. Never solder lead wires directly on to batteries. The (+) positive and (-) negative terminals of batteries are predetermined. Do not force the terminals to connect to the charger or the equipment, check if the (+) and (-) terminals are incorrectly positioned. The gas release vent which release internal gas is located in the (+)positive terminal of the battery. For this reason, never deform this section or cover or obstruct its gas release structure. 5 batteries contain a strong colorless alkaline solution (electrolyte). The alkaline solution is extremely corrosive and will cause skin damage. If any fluid from a battery comes in contact with user's eyes, they should immediately flush their eyes and wash them thoroughly with clean water from the tap or another source and consult a doctor urgently. The strong alkaline solution can damage eyes and lead to permanent loss of eyesight. When batteries are to be incorporated in equipment or housed within a case, avoid air-tight structures, as this may lead to the equipment or the case being damaged or may be harmful to users. Warning Keep batteries out of reach of babies and little children. If by any chance, the batteries are swallowed, consult the doctor without delay. Do not incinerate, heat, disassemble or remodel the batteries. The insulator and the vent for gas escape and so on will be damaged, and the batteries may leak, heat or explode. If the alkaline solution of the battery is licked, rinse out the mouth and consult the doctor without delay. If the alkaline solution of the batteries adheres to skin or clothes, skin injury may be caused. Wash liquid away immediately with abundant clean water such as city water. Do not connect (+) (-)of the batteries with wire and do not carry or keep metallic necklace, hairpin, etc. together with batteries. The batteries may be short-circuited, causing over-current any they may leak, heat or explode. Do not mix and use "different types or brands of batteries" nor "used and new batteries" together. The difference of characteristics may cause leakage, heat or explosion. These batteries are not designed to recharge. If recharged, the insulator or the inside structure may be damaged, and the batteries may leak, heat or explode. Remove promptly the used batteries from the apparatus. If the used batteries are left in the apparatus, connected for long, gas will be formed in the batteries, which may cause battery leakage, heat or explosion and may cause damage of apparatus. When not using the apparatus for a long period, remove the batteries from the apparatus. Gas formed in the batteries may cause battery leakage or may damage the apparatus. 6 Do not apply water, seawater or other oxidizing reagents to batteries, as this can cause rust and heat generation. If a battery becomes rusted, the gas release vent may no longer operate, and can result in bursting. Do not over0charge batteries by exceeding the predetermined charging period specified by the battery charger's instructions or indicator. If batteries are not fully charged after the battery charger's predetermined charging period has elapsed, stop the charging process. Prolonged charging may cause leakage of battery fluid, heat generation, and bursting. Be sure to handle recharged batteries carefully as they may be not. batteries contain a strong colorless alkaline solution (electrolyte). If the skin or clothing comes in contact with fluid from a battery, thoroughly wash the area immediately with clean water from the tap or another source. Battery fluid can irritate the skin. Do not connect more than 21 batteries in series, as this may cause electrical shocks, leakage of battery fluid and heat generation. Do not remove the outer tube from a battery or damage it. Doing so will expose the battery to the risk of a short circuit, and may cause leakage of battery fluid, heat generation, bursting and fire. If batteries leak fluid, change color, change shape, or change in any other way, do not use them, otherwise they may cause heat generation, bursting and fire. Keep batteries and the equipment using them out of the reach of babies and small children, in order to avoid accidental swallowing of the batteries. In the event the batteries are swallowed, consult a doctor immediately. When the operating time of a battery becomes much shorter than its initial operating time even after recharged, it should be replaced to a new battery as its battery life has ended. 7 Caution Do not strike or drop batteries. Store batteries out of reach of babies and little children. When charging or using a battery, do not let babies or little children remove the battery from the charger or the equipment being used. Be sure to charge batteries within a temperature range of 0 to 40°C (degrees Celsius) Be sure to use the recommended charging method for batteries, read the battery charger's instruction manual carefully. Do not use or store battery at high temperature, such as in strong direct sunlight, in cars during hot weather, or directly in front of a heater. This may cause leakage of battery fluid. It could also impair performance and shorten operating life of batteries. Be sure to turn off the equipment after use of batteries, otherwise may result in leakage of battery fluid. After removed from equipment, store batteries in a dry place and within the recommended storage temperature range. This will help preserve the batteries' performance and durability and minimize the possibility of leakage of battery fluid or corrosion.(recommends the storage temperature range from -20 to 30°C for a longer service life). To use batteries for the first time after purchase or having not used them for a long period of time, be sure to charge them. After long term storage, there is a possibility that the battery could not be fully charged. In order to fully charge it, please charge and discharge the battery for a few times. Do not use old and new batteries mixed together, or batteries at different charge levels. Do not use the battery mixed together with a dry cell or other batteries of different capacity, type, or brand name. This may cause leakage of battery fluid and heat generation. Do not peel off or damage the outer label of the batteries. The batteries may be short-circuited, they may leak, heat or explode. Do not expose batteries to strong impact by dropping or throwing the batteries. The batteries may leak, heat or explode. Do not deform the batteries. The insulator and the vent for gas escape, etc. may be damaged and the batteries may leak, heat or explode. When using the batteries in complete airtight apparatus, follow the indications of the operating instructions of the apparatus. Do not solder anything directly to the batteries. The insulator and the vent for gas escape, etc. may be damaged by heat and the batteries may leak, heat or explode. 8 Do not use nor keep batteries at places exposed to strong direct sunlight or in cars under burning sun, etc. The batteries may leak, heat or explode. At the storage or disposal of the batteries, insulate the terminal parts with tape or the like. If the batteries are mixed with other batteries or metallic objects, the batteries may be short-circuited, and may leak, heat or explode. Keep the batteries away from water. The batteries may heat The specification or the performance of the batteries may be sometimes not appropriate, depending on applications or apparatus; use correctly the appropriate batteries in accordance with the operating instructions and notices of the apparatus. At the storage of batteries, avoid direct sunlight, high temperature and high humidity places. Leakage may happen. Beside, the performance and the life of the batteries may decrease. These batteries are allowed to be disposed as general incombustible refuse. However if rules for battery disposal exist, such as regulations of local government, dispose of the batteries in accordance with the rules. Do not forget to turn off the switch of the apparatus. To keep the batteries taken out from packages, or to stock the batteries by families, pay attention to avoid contact between batteries and to keep out of short-circuit. If the battery terminals become dirty, clean them with a soft dry cloth prior to use. Dirt on the terminals can result in poor contact with the equipment, loss of power, or inability to charge. Notice In order to help you fulfilling any warranty obligations, read comprehensively the "Warnings", "Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability", "Basic Guidelines", "Care and Maintenance", and the whole User Guide. 9 Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability EMTAC Technology Corp. and its subsidiaries assume no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this product, software and user guide. EMTAC and its subsidiaries assume no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise through the use of the software. EMTAC and its subsidiaries assume no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, dead battery, or repairs. Under no circumstances shall EMTAC and its subsidiaries are responsible for any loss of data or income or any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages howsoever caused. The contents of this User Guide are provided "as it". Except as required by applicable laws, no warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or contents of this user guide. EMTAC reserves the right to revise this user guide or withdraw it at any time without prior notice. EMTAC reserves the right to make changes and improvements to any of the products described in this user guide. 10 Table of contents Basic Guidelines Getting Start Introduction Prepare to use your BTGPS III GPS signal reception Using optional external active antenna CAUTION AND WARNING General Information General Features Antennae Façade Power Switch External Antenna Port LED indicators Power Jack External active antenna (optional) Operation Guide Step 1 To install the GPS/MAP application software Step 2 To pair/connect the BTGPS III with the host Step 3 To operate the GPS/MAP application software Step 4 To connect with the external active antenna (optional) Indication of BTGPS III operation Use the Charger of the BTGPS III Troubleshooting Care and Maintenance Glossary 12 14 14 15 15 17 17 18 18 20 21 21 21 22 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 11 Basic Guidelines SAFETY Read the User Guide and these basic guidelines comprehensively. Breaching the regulations and rules may be dangerous or illegal. Road safety is the first priority; do not use or operate the BTGPS III receiver while driving. Keep the BTGPS III receiver away from high temperatures and fire. Additional detailed information is given in this user guide.(see more details in "Warning" section) PROPER HANDLING Operating the GPS receiver requires a clear and unobstructed view of sky with the antenna facade pointing upward to the sky. Do not bend BTGPS III receiver while connected to charger, bending will damage the connector, resulting in damage to the BTGPS III or the charger's plug. FIRST TIME OPERATION A longer than normal time-to-first-fix of position may result the first time you use the BTGPS III. Follow this user guide and consult the instructions of the host platform and GPS application software. INTERFERENCE GPS receivers may receive interference near cellular base-station and when in close proximity to mobile phone antennas. This interference may affect positioning and time-to-fix performance. CONNECTOR and JACK The BTGPS III has one external antenna (port) connector, and one DC power jack. Caution and care must be exercised when handling these parts. Bending or breaking these parts will severely degrade positioning performance and damage the receiver. This will void your warranty. ACCESSORIES* Use only manufacturer approved accessories with the BTGPS III. No service part inside the BTGPS III receiver. 12 SERVICE Only qualified engineering service personnel must install or repair equipment. *The external active antenna is an optional accessory which not included in the standard package. SWITCH OFF Obey all laws, regulations, rules and restrictions. Switch off the host platform and discontinue operation of the BTGPS III receiver in hospital ICU, aircraft, gasoline station, near fuel or chemical, near blasting area, or other restricted areas. NOTICE Read the "Warnings" section comprehensively before operation. 13 1. Getting Start Introduction Congratulations on purchasing the BTGPS III. The BTGPS III offers flexible and various location awareness applications for both consumer and corporate usages including Navigation and Positioning Find Street and Route Travel Route Planning Recreation Safety and Security Fleet Management Logistic Field-Force Management Enterprise Location Service (ELS) Location-Based Service (LBS) Mobile Location Service (MLS) Figure 1 (Figure 1 shows BTGPS III with external antenna port option.) 14 Prepare to use you BTGPS III Receiver To help you begin to use your BT GPS Receiver ("BTGPS III"), read this User Guide in the first step. This User Guide explains the detail how BTGPS III operates, functions, and common features of the BTGPS III. A short glossary of GPS related terms and abbreviations at the back of the User Guide. Before you begin using your BTGPS III, you must complete the application software installation tasks on your host device like PAD, PDA mobile phone, MMS mobile phone, handheld PC, and portable PC hardware. For information about the hardware operation and application software installation, please refer to the documentation that accompanies each product. For operation detail information, please consult Chapter 3. In order to get more familiar with your BTGPS III, please first read Chapter 2 before starting to operate BTGPS III. GPS signal reception The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based radio-navigation system. This system consists of 24 satellites, which orbit the Earth at an altitude of approximately 17,500 kilometers, and ground control stations. Each of the 24 satellites, deployed in 6 orbital planes, circles the earth twice a day. The system satellites continuously transmit signals contain the information of time and distance in a precise formation, 24 hours a day in any weather condition, everywhere around the world. By processing the signals received, BTGPS III provides users with helpful information of position, velocity, and time for navigation and location awareness purposes anywhere anytime on the Earth. The BTGPS III offers high position accuracy and fast Time-To-First-Fix (TTFF), which rely on environment circumstances where receiver located as well as initial states of the receiver. During attempting to a position fix, the receiver needs to lock on to at least 3 satellites and, uses the signal can be received as well as the data of latest position stored in the receiver's digital memory in order to compute the location of the device. 15 Environmental factors that influence the position accuracy and TTFF including such as tall buildings, narrow street and passageway, protection film on glass, heavy foliage, large cliffs, and other obstructions where the satellite signals may blocked, and, poor satellites geometry situation. Initial state of the receiver, means latest status in memory of the receiver, may mainly determine the time of TTFF. Position can be quickly fixed within only 10 seconds from a hot-start state and needs 60 seconds typically from a cold-start state. Or, might need at least 3 to 5 minutes from a completely restart-state, for example, flying a distance over 500 kilometers from initial origin. BTGPS III uses the satellite signals to calculate an exact geodetic location through triangulation method, contained in 7 meters CEP accurateness devoid of Selective Availability (SA), which is good enough for general location awareness purposes. The position data is then converted within the receiver to latitude and longitude coordinates, which is usually provided in the geodetic datum on which GPS is based (WGS 84). Position offsets of hundreds of meters or much more can result from using the wrong datum. In addition to datum used, there are number of positioning errors can occur, limiting accuracy. The major errors including satellites orbiting error, poor satellites geometry, multi-path signals, atmospheric delay and receiver clock timing. The indication of GPS signal reception is described in section "Indication of BTGPS III operation" of Chapter 3. 16 Using optional external active antenna Your BTGPS III is optional equipped with an external active antenna port and/or external active antenna(optional accessory) for convenience usage when operating under certain environment situation, such inside vehicle where satellite signals are blocked. Detailed operation is described in Operation chapter. Make sure using the optional external antenna supplied by EMTAC. Use of unqualified antenna will severely degrade positioning performance or even damage the receiver. Read basic guidelines before using external active antenna accessory. *The external active antenna is an optional accessory which not included in the standard package. **External antenna port is an optional specification. CAUTION and WARNING Only use the charger supplied in with the BTGPS III. Use other charger can damage the BTGPS III and even dangerous at the risk of explosion. Do not expose BTGPS III to high temperatures higher than 60°C (140°F) such in car under direct sunshine. Expose BTGPS III to high temperatures environment can not only shorten the life of electronic devices and melt or drape certain plastics, but also can damage the battery inside the BTGPS III and even dangerous at the risk of explosion. Do not try to open or break the receiver. There is no service accessory part inside the receiver. Open the receiver will void the warranty. 17 2. General Information This chapter describes your BTGPS III in details. General features Your BTGPS III is an excellent navigation and positioning aid tool when using with mobile terminal devices("host") of Bluetooth enabled, which the host with GPS application software installed. The general features are Best mobile GPS receiver for consumer and corporate GPS receiver with Bluetooth transceiver built-in Provides fully interoperability with Bluetooth integrated mobile devices Ultra-low power consumption using four AAA-size batteries. Long operation time: 20 hours under continuous mode(1) LED lights indicate GPS status, Bluetooth connection Embedded high sensitivity GPS active antenna and Bluetooth antenna External GPS active antenna(optional) for in vehicle and indoors use Compatible with all GPS map running on various hardware platforms Navigating freely without wire connection to host mobile devices-- true wire-less In the following sections, each portion details of BTGPS III are described, see Figure 2 and 3. Portion details: Antenna Façade Power Switch External Antenna Port LED indicators Power Jack External Active Antenna (optional) (1) When use four Alkaline AAA-size batteries. 15 hrs operation when use four Ni-MH rechargeable batteries. BTGPS III can operate when using the power supply from 5V cigarette-lighter in the vehicle by plugging the DC charger into the jack of the BTGPS III. This will not charge the batteries when using rechargeable batteries. 18 A C E B D A: Antenna Facade B: Power Switch C: External Antenna Port D: LED Indicators E: Power Jack Figure 2 (Figure 2 shows BTGPS III with external antenna port option.) 19 Antennae Facade Your BTGPS III integrated with a high sensitive 1.5GHz GPS antenna and 2.4GHz Bluetooth antenna internally, which can offer good satellite signal reception for position fix as well as data communication between BTGPS III and your Bluetooth host terminal, respectively. The antenna facade area is top surface of the BTGPS III, as indicated Figure 2 and 3. Keep this surface clean and clear view to the sky while operating BTGPS III. Do not let this frontage surface area covered fully or partially by any object especially contains metal and/or electromagnetic wave absorption materials such as screwdriver, pen, watch, floppy diskette, CD and metal wires, thin metal foil like aluminum foil and metal-coated plastic bag, water or liquid, and carbon paper. While operation, sometimes even in non-operation state. Antennae Facade Area External Antenna Port (MCX type) Figure 3 (Figure 3 shows BTGPS III with external antenna port option.) 20