Qstarz BT-Q890 User manual

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TableofContents

1.OVERVIEW.................................................................................................. 1

2.PACKAGECONTENT..................................................................................... 1

3.PRODUCTSPECIFICATION............................................................................ 2

4.PRODUCTNOTICE ....................................................................................... 3

5.MAINFEATURES ......................................................................................... 4

6.INTRODUCTION........................................................................................... 4

6‐1.APPEARANCE.................................................................................................4

6‐2.HARDWAREFUNCTION ...................................................................................5

6‐3.CHARGINGBATTERY .......................................................................................5

6‐4.LEDINDICATORS ...........................................................................................6

6‐4.FUNCTIONOFAUTOON‐OFF(POWERSAVINGMODE)........................................6

7.STARTTOUSE ............................................................................................. 7

7‐1.FULLYCHARGETHEBATTERYWHENUSINGATTHEFIRSTTIME...............................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SOFTWARE .............................................................17

7‐7.USEFULREFERENCE5HZAPPLICATION‐RACECHRONO .....................................18

7‐8.STARTYOURNAVIGATIONSOFTWARE .............................................................19

8.TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................................................20

9.SAFETYNOTICES.........................................................................................21

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1.Overview

ThankyouforchoosingQstarzBT‐Q890eXtreme66‐Channel

PerformanceBluetooth®GPSReceiver,built‐insecondgeneration

GPSchipsetMTKwith66channelstracking,provideshyper

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.

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2.PackageContent

(1) GPSUnitBT‐Q890

(2) CigaretteAdapter

(3) MiniUSBCable(Optional)

(4) QuickGuide

(5) WarrantyCard

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3.ProductSpecification

General

GPSChipMTKIIGPSModule

FrequencyL1,1575.42MHz

C/ACode1.023MHzchiprate

Channels66‐CHPerformanceTracking

Antenna(Internal)Built‐inpatchantennawithLNA

SensitivityTracking‐165dBm

DatumWGS84

PerformanceCharacteristic

PositionWithoutaid:3.0m2D‐RMS

Accuracy<3mCEP(50%)withoutSA(horizontal)

DGPS(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compliantwithBluetoothV1.2

BluetoothProfileSerialPortProfiles(SPP),Upto10meters

Others

Size/Weight62(L)X38(W)X7(H)mm

Operating

Temperature‐10℃to+60℃

StorageTemperature‐20℃to+60℃

Charging0℃to+45℃

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4.ProductNotice

OnHandling

z IfBT‐Q890isn’tusedintemperaturebetween‐10℃~60℃,its

batterychargingcapabilitywilldecrease.LeavetheBT‐Q890far

fromheatorhightemperatureenvironment.Andalso,donot

exposeyourBT‐Q890intemperaturehigherthan140℉/60℃

topreventthebatteryinsideBT‐Q890fromoverheating,

explodingorburningitself.Thebuiltinbatteryinsidethe

BT‐Q890shouldberecycled.

z ItisrecommendedtoturnBT‐Q890offinthehospital.Wireless

GPSreceivermayinterferewiththemedicalequipmentswhich

useradiofrequency.

z Themanufacturerassumesnoresponsibilityforanydamages

andlossresultingfromtheuseofthismanual,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.

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OnBattery&Safety

z Chargingtimeisabout1hourtypicallyforthisunit.Wesuggest

disconnectingtheunitfromthecigarettechargerorACcharger

aftertheunithasbeenfullycharged.

z Besuretousethesuppliedcigarettechargerincludingin

package;otherwiseexcessivevoltagemaybeappliedtothe

unitandmaycausesmoke,fire,oraccident.

z Whentheunitisnot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

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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battery

capacitywilldeteriorate,orwillbecomeunchargeable.

5.Mainfeatures

z AdoptMTKIIchipsetwithsuper66‐CHperformanceand

highsensitivityto‐165dBm

z Upto12hrsoperating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

wirelessly

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6.Introduction

6‐1.Appearance

1.PowerButton(ON/OFF/Enable5Hz

mode/Disable5Hzmode)

2.Powerjack(miniUSBtype)

3.BatterystatusLED(Red/Green)

4.BluetoothstatusLED(Blue)

5.GPSstatusLED(Orange)

6.eXtremestatusLED(Green)

7.Internalantenna

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6‐2.HardwareFunction

Hardware

FunctionDescription

PowerJackTakethepowercableandconnectittothepower

jack(miniUSBtype)forchargingonly

PowerButton

(On)

Presspowerbuttonandholdfor4sectopower

BT‐Q890on.

PowerButton

(Off)

Presspowerbuttonandholdfor4sectopower

BT‐Q890off

PowerButton

(Enable5Hz

mode)

AfterpowerBT‐Q890on,presspowerbuttonand

holdfor2sectoenableeXtreme5Hzsport

mode.ThentheeXtremestatusLEDofBT‐Q890

wouldstartto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.

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NOTE:eXtreme5Hzsportmodewouldcostmorebatterylife.

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6‐3.ChargingBattery

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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rechargethroughtravel

chargerorcarcigaretteadaptor.This

willbegintochargethebattery.

Chargingtimeis1hourstypically.

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‐WhenthePowerLEDisRed,batterypowerislow

status.Pleaserecharge.

‐WhenthePowerLEDisGreen,thebatteryisunderchargingmode.

‐WhenthePowerLEDisoff,thebatteryisfullycharged.

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NOTE:TheCigaretteAdaptorcanonlybeusedtochargeBT‐Q890.

Pleasedon’tmakeuseofitwithdevicesotherthanBT‐Q890.

NOTE2:Pleaserechargethebatteryonaregularintervaliftheunit

isnotusedforalongtime.

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6‐4.LEDIndicators

LEDStatus FlashONOFF

Power

(Red/Green)

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Recharging

(Green)

LowPower

(Red)

Fullycharged

Bluetooth

(Blue)

Flashper2sec.:

Bluetoothconnected

andtransmitting

Mode

Flashper5sec.:

Powersavingmode

Not

connected

/Pairing

GPSnot

powered/

eXtreme

Mode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

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6‐4.FunctionofAutoOn‐Off(Powersavingmode)

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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flashevery5seconds.Thus

youcanalwayspoweritonwithverylowpowerconsumption.

Underpowersavingmode,whendetectingBluetoothisbeing

connected,BT‐Q890willautowakeupitselfandtheblueLEDwill

turntoflashevery2secondsandGPSOrangeLEDwillbealsoOn.

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Note:PowersavingmodewouldnotfunctionwhenUSBisplugged

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7.Starttouse

7‐1.Fullychargethebatterywhenusingatthefirst

time

Afullychargedbatterycanlastfor12hourscontinuouslyoperation

(underoptimumconditions).

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7‐2.ActivatetheBluetoothfunctioninyour

PDA/SmartphoneorPC

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BeforeactivatingtheBluetoothfunctioninyourPDA/PC,please

switchonBT‐Q890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.

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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.

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NOTE2:

Thepairingprocedureisrequiredtoexecuteinthefirsttimeonly.

Andthepasscodeis“0000”ifrequired.

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NOTE3:

Selectcorrectcomportandbaudrate:115,200underyour

navigationsoftware(Mostofnavigationsoftwarecanauto‐detect

BluetoothComport,soyoudonotneedtosetupmanually).

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7‐3.CreateBluetoothSetting(WindowsMobile5/6

forPocketPC)

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1.SwitchBT‐Q890on.

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2.FromtheStartmenu,clickSettings.OntheConnectionstab,click

theBluetoothicon

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3.OntheDevicestab,clickAddNew

Device…Thesettingsapplicationwill

searchforyourdevice.Whenitisfound,

clickNext. 

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4.Enterthepasscode“0000”andclick

Next.

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5.OnthePartnershipSettingsscreen,

selectSerialPortandclickNext

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6.SelecttheModetabandcheckthe

TurnonBluetoothcheckboxifitisnot

alreadychecked.

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7.SelecttheCOMPortstabandclick

NewOutgoingPort

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8.Select“QstarzGPS”fromtheAdda

DevicelistandclickNext

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9.FromthePortdrop‐downlist,selecta

portnumber.Remembertheportyou

choose.Youwillneeditwhenyou

configuretheGPSIntermediateDriver.

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10.ClickFinishandexittheBluetooth

ControlPanelitem.

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7‐4.ConfiguretheGPSIntermediateDriverwiththe

GPSSettingsicon

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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registrytoworkwithyourGPS

deviceistheGPSSettingsicon

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1.FromtheStartmenu,clickSettings.

OntheSystemtab,clicktheExternal

GPSicon.Onsomedevices,thisitem

hasadifferentname.

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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.Ifyourapplication

can’treceiveGPSdatastream,leaveGPSProgramPortforempty.

ApplicationswilluseGPSHardwarePortascommunicationport.

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3.OntheHardwaretab,selectthe

COMportBT‐Q890isconfiguredtouse

fromtheGPSHardwarePort

drop‐downlist

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4.OntheAccesstab,makesurethat

theManageGPSAutomatically

checkboxischecked

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7‐5.ActivateG‐MousefunctionandConfiguration

viaUSBconnection

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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

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7‐6.SwitchtoeXtreme5Hzsportmodeandactivate

A‐GPSbyQstarzGpsViewsoftwareapplication

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eXtreme5HzsportmodeallowsyourGPStogetthesameoreven

higherpositioningandaccuracyabilityduringeXtremesports.

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A‐GPSisasystemwhereoutsidesources,suchasanassistance

serverandreferencenetwork,helpaGPSreceiverboosts

performancebeyondthatofthesamereceiverinastand‐alone

modebydownloadingthealmanacdatafromanassistanceserver.

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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.

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Note2:Pleasedon’tupdatethealmanacdatabyBluetooth

interface.

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1.ConnectBT‐Q890withyourPCbymini‐USBcable.

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2.SwitchBT‐Q890on.

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3.ExecuteQstarzGpsView.exefromDriverCD

“Tools\QstarzGpsView.exe”.

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4.SelectCOMport(Tofindthevalidcomport,pleasegoto<Device

Manager>andexpandthe<Ports(COM&LPT)>andcheck“GPSUSB

SerialInterfaceDriver”)andsetthebaudrateto115200.

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5.ClickOnbuttontoestablishthecommunicationbetweenBT‐Q890

andyourPC.Iftheconnectionissuccessful,theNMEAstreamwill

keepshowing.

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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

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thesetting.

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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.

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6‐7.Startyournavigationsoftware

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Activateyournavigationsoftwareandmakesuretoselectthe

correct“COMPort”.

NOTE1:Inthemapsoftware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.

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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.

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