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Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which to receiver is
connected.

Consult your dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.

Modifications

The FCC requires the user to be notified that any
changes or modifications made to this device that are
not expressly approved by MOBILE CROSSING.
Making modifications may void the reference authority
to operate the equipment.

European Union Notice

Products bearing the CE marking comply with both the
EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage
Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of the
European Community and if this product has
telecommunication functionality, the R&TTE directive
(1995/5/EC). Compliance with these directives implies
conformity to the following European Norms (in
parentheses are the equivalent international standards
and regulations):

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Summary of Contents for BLUETOOTH GPS

Page 1: ...Bluetooth GPS ...

Page 2: ...p 6 Bluetooth connection 7 PDA users 8 Laptop and Tablet PC users 10 Using the GPS for the first time 11 Tips 13 The LED s 15 GPS Information 17 Setup 18 GPS Info 20 GPS Technical Specifications 24 Regulatory Notice 25 FCC Notice 25 Modifications 26 European Union Notice 26 Safety Instructions 27 ...

Page 3: ...upport mobilecrossing com 2004 Mobile Crossing All rights reserved July 2004 Trademarks Bluetooth is a trademark of Bluetooth SIG Inc Velcro is a trademark of Velcro Industries B V Pocket PC is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Company product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and are use...

Page 4: ...dard NMEA sentences and will work with just about every navigation program available The unit requires Bluetooth support on your PDA or laptop It has its own rechargeable battery or can receive power from an external connection In the Box The Box contains the following items The Bluetooth GPS A CDROM containing test programs An AC adapter A DC adapter for vehicle use This manual ...

Page 5: ...need to be fully charged prior to its first use This can be accomplished using the supplied vehicle charger that can be plugged into the 12V accessory cigarette lighter outlet in the car or the include AC adaper The battery status lamp on the GPS will indicate that the battery is being charged This lamp will go out ...

Page 6: ...included that can be used to secure the unit in a vehicle while still providing portable use when needed The two small strips are for the unit and should be placed across the bottom on either side of the serial number The larger strip should be place in the car If you plan to use the unit with its internal antenna the recommended location is up near the windshield on the dashboard The antenna shou...

Page 7: ...r up to 8 hours for continuous service However running the battery completely down over and over will shorten the life of the battery so this mode is not recommended in lieu of turning the unit off If you plan to leave the unit on be sure and provide uninterrupted power Do not cut the power cord and wire it to the battery The plug contains a regulator to reduce the battery voltage from 12 Volts do...

Page 8: ...stalled you will have this service If you purchase a Bluetooth radio to install in your PDA be sure that this is a feature of the product and that you install and configure serial port support Pocket PC users will find the GPS located on the outgoing serial ports defined by the Bluetooth radio The Bluetooth driver should disable serial port protocol since the Bluetooth GPS uses a simple interface ...

Page 9: ... port manually The GPSInfo program can be used to establish the COM port number with its Scan Com Port command Once the COM port number is determined it will remain the same for all programs The Baud rate should be set to 4800 If the program does not offer the COM choice then it is not compatible with Bluetooth communication Another way to determine the serial port number is to use the Bluetooth a...

Page 10: ...urchased for an available USB slot or CF slot in the unit For users with a PCMCIA slot a simple CF to PCMCIA adapter can be used to permit a CF Bluetooth radio to be used The Bluetooth radio should be plugged into the adapter and then the assembly should be inserted into the unit The labels on both the CF card and the adapter should be pointing up You will then need to install the Bluetooth driver...

Page 11: ...GPS is used in a totally new area it will take a little longer than usual to get a location fix Any GPS aware application can be used to perform this initialization but it is best if the application has some sort of GPS status display Pocket PC and PC users will find the included GPSInfo command perfect for this task The following steps can be used 2 Be sure the GPS battery is fully charged 3 Take...

Page 12: ...PS receiver 6 The GPS Status lamp on the receiver will light whenever the unit is turned on It will immediately attempt to acquire satellite signals 7 Observe the display in the application to determine if the receiver is able to communicate to the application and is able to see some satellites 8 Wait A receiver in a totally new location can take 5 to 10 minutes to determine its first location In ...

Page 13: ...cked The Bluetooth antenna is also in this area The GPS will attempt to get a lock anytime it has power Turn off power when inside to avoid long lock times later due to the GPS giving up and thinking it has to initialize itself Get a position lock before driving off or entering the woods where reception may be more difficult The GPS can hang onto a lock easier than it can get one Only one program ...

Page 14: ...in wire can usually be routed into the car via spaces between the parts on the car such as within a door jamb or trunk lid Most external antennas have a magnet in their base to permit attachment to the desired location This GPS unit requires an antenna with an MMCX connector and is designed to work with 2 5 Volts You may want to consider the back shelf under the rear window as a GPS location espec...

Page 15: ...15 The battery will discharge over time even if the unit is off The LED s The three LED s have special decoding as shown on the next page ...

Page 16: ...s solid when the unit is searching for a fix The Battery Status LED is yellow or red It shows yellow while charging is taking place and turns off when charging is complete On battery power it remains off when there is adequate battery power It lights red when the unit needs to be recharged Recharge as soon as possible 16 If none of the lights will light when you turn the unit on then the battery n...

Page 17: ... WAAS is an augmentation system that can provide increased accuracy in some situations It is generally not needed for road navigation particular when road lock is in use by the program WAAS takes one of the GPS satellite positions from the receiver so you cannot use 12 satellites when WAAS is in use The implementation supports corrections for signal errors but does not support WAAS ranging where t...

Page 18: ...ram can be attached to a GPS unit at any one time If a connection cannot be established check and ensure that some other software is not running or has access to the GPS tied up Data will scroll up the screen while a connection is maintained The setup page permits some control over the GPS itself The commands include ...

Page 19: ...er Save can save significant amounts of battery power but at a cost in performance Use this at your own discretion but it is not recommend under difficult reception conditions The WAAS switch can be used to toggle the differential correction capability on or off Using WAAS ties up one of the receiver channels and is not needed for use with road navigation software The bottom of the screen shows NM...

Page 20: ...tions with the current reception signal strength for each satellite shown below the map The text data about the fix surrounds the map It is primarily about the GPS PVT solution All GPS receivers compute PVT Position Velocity and Time as the full GPS solution At the top is the GPS computed UTC date followed with the UTC time ...

Page 21: ... fix itself The Status reports that the GPS has a 3D solution which means it is computing a solution in all three axes which requires at least 4 satellites In addition it is showing a HDOP Horizontal Dilution of Position and a PDOP Point DOP Dilution of Position is a unitless number that represents how good the solution is based on the current satellite positions For horizontal DOP any number less...

Page 22: ... yet to use it as part of the solution By the way the map of the earth shown on the upper chart is bogus since the satellite view is looking up not down with the center of the circle representing the current location and North at the top The map itself is only a graphic and provides only misinformation but looks nice GPSInfo is a powerful program that can manipulate data using the internal SiRF bi...

Page 23: ...3 can try a Reset in GPS Info to clear the unit or let the internal battery run down completely After the battery has completely run down the unit will return to factory defaults which includes NMEA mode ...

Page 24: ...te from 100 to 240 Volts AC 50 or 60 Hz The included DC adapter will operate from 12 to 24 Volts DC Accuracy 15 meters 2D RMS Datum WGS 84 Hot Start 8 sec Average Warm Start 38 sec Average Cold Start 80 sec Average Reacquisition 100 ms Average GPS output data GGA GSA GSV RMC VTG GLL Transfer Rate 4800 8 n 1 Update Rate 1 Hz Operating Temperature 20 60 C Storage Temperature 40 85 C Power 8 hours pe...

Page 25: ...and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is advised to take one or more of t...

Page 26: ...E CROSSING Making modifications may void the reference authority to operate the equipment European Union Notice Products bearing the CE marking comply with both the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC issued by the Commission of the European Community and if this product has telecommunication functionality the R TTE directive 1995 5 EC Compliance with these directives ...

Page 27: ...ational safety regulations Like any electrical device however it should be used with care To protect yourself from possible injury and to minimize the risk of damage to the product it is important that you follow these safety instructions Do not attempt to service the product yourself Refer servicing to qualified personnel Do not use the product near water Never spill liquid of any kind on the pro...

Page 28: ...28 Part Code WPM01 July 2004 ...

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