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FREQUENCY OF LOCATION REPORTING
To maximize the battery life to the expected 240 days, the tracker should be set to report its
location at reasonable time intervals. The more often it reports, the battery life will incrementally
decrease. The tracker only reports when moving.
When stationary for more than 10 minutes, it enters sleep mode – turns off GPS reception and
stops reporting locations to preserve battery life. Mobile reception (GSM) is still on.
There are two ways to set the upload frequency;
1.
Send this text message
upload123456 30
(upload every 30 seconds when moving)
2.
Use the APP: ‘Issue command’ – ‘Send via GPRS’ – ‘Common’ – Select ‘Upload frequency’
REQUEST LOCATION BY TEXT MESSAGE – paired phones only
If you haven’t got the APP or near a computer, you can request location with a text message.
Send either of these text messages to the SIM number inside the tracker;
g123456
or
where
You will receive a text reply. Tap the blue portion of the reply to see the location on the phones maps.
NOTE
: If no mobile phone is paired a location request from any phone will receive the reply.
Once a phone is paired, only paired phones can request location.
SLEEP MODE
When the tracker detects no movement for at least 10 minutes, it will enter sleep mode.
GPS reception and location data upload are turned off to provide maximum battery life.
The tracker will wake up either by detecting movement from its built-in shock sensor or by receiving a
text message.
NOTE: If the shock sensor doesn’t receive sufficient movement, it may not immediately wake up.
You can turn on sleep mode by APP command or text message:
sleep123456
You can cancel sleep mode by APP command or text message:
nosleep123456
TIME-ZONE
GPS tracking time is based on GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). To get accurate reporting times, a text
command to the tracker must be sent to set the correct time zone.
timezone123456 12
– when New Zealand doesn’t have daylight saving
timezone123456 13
– when New Zealand does have daylight saving
The tracker does not automatically update time – it must be done manually.
GEO-FENCE
A geo-fence is an invisible boundary around a fixed location. This boundary can have a minimum
radius of 100m to a maximum of 5000m. Geo-fences can be added and deleted.
If the tracker moves out of or into a geo-fenced area, it will send a text alert to the authorised
numbers confirming it is either ‘IN” or ‘OUT’ of the geo-fenced area.
NOTE: In normal use this can become an unnecessary text, costly and will shorten battery life.