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1.  Introduction ..........................................................................................................................3
2.  Symbols explained ..............................................................................................................3
3.  Intended use ........................................................................................................................4
4.  Package contents ................................................................................................................4
5.  Safety Instructions ...............................................................................................................5

a)  General Information ......................................................................................................5
b)  Batteries .......................................................................................................................6

6.  Product description ..............................................................................................................7
7.  Connections and components .............................................................................................8

a)  Overview ......................................................................................................................8
b)  Description of the indicators .........................................................................................9
c)  Internal connections ...................................................................................................10

8.  Getting started ...................................................................................................................11

a)  Preparing the system .................................................................................................11
b)  Connecting an additional battery ................................................................................13
c)  Installing the alarm system .........................................................................................14
d)  Installing the GSM antenna and the GPS module ......................................................14
e)  Installing the motion sensor ........................................................................................15
f)  Connecting to power ..................................................................................................15

9.  Configuration and operation

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a)  General notes .............................................................................................................16
b)  Operating mode ..........................................................................................................16

c)  Configuration

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10.  Overview of SMS commands ............................................................................................32
11.  Geolocating via the GPS portal .........................................................................................34
12.  Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................34
13.  Disposal .............................................................................................................................37

a)  Product .......................................................................................................................37
b)  Batteries and rechargeable batteries .........................................................................37

14.  Care and Cleaning ............................................................................................................38
15.  Declaration of Conformity (DOC).......................................................................................38
16.  Technical data ...................................................................................................................39

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Summary of Contents for GKA200

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Car Alarm System GKA200 Item No 1785255 ...

Page 2: ...e system 11 b Connecting an additional battery 13 c Installing the alarm system 14 d Installing the GSM antenna and the GPS module 14 e Installing the motion sensor 15 f Connecting to power 15 9 Configuration and operation 16 a General notes 16 b Operating mode 16 c Configuration 17 10 Overview of SMS commands 32 11 Geolocating via the GPS portal 34 12 Troubleshooting 34 13 Disposal 37 a Product 3...

Page 3: ...uct It contains important information on starting up and handling the device Bear this in mind if you pass this product to a third party For this reason keep these operating instructions for future reference If there are any technical questions please contact www conrad com contact 2 Symbols explained An exclamation mark in a triangle indicates important instructions in these operating instruction...

Page 4: ... reasons the product must not be converted or modified in any way If you use the product for purposes other than those described above it may be damaged Furthermore improper use may cause hazards such as fire overheating etc Please read the operating instructions carefully and do not discard them Please include these operating instructions when you pass the product on to a third party All names of...

Page 5: ...ising due diligence The GPS functionalities are intended for the tracking of assets you own The customer is responsible to observe the legal conditions with regard to other monitoring purposes When installing and operating the system always observe the applicable motor vehicle regulations and road traffic regulations Protect the product from extreme temperatures strong vibrations high humidity moi...

Page 6: ... them with an external charger Charge the battery only with the enclosed car charger or at a suitable USB port A different charging current may damage the device and cause the battery to overheat or ignite risk of explosion Charge the rechargeable battery on a regular basis even if the device is not used approximately every 3 months Otherwise it may lead to a deep discharge of the rechargeable bat...

Page 7: ...at any time including determining the current GPS position coordinates or web link or querying the status Current GPS position and GPS history are accessible and tracked via an Internet portal The GPS receiver is used to define and monitor GPS zones Area GeoFence meaning places where the product is allowed to stay The product is safeguarded against tampering by an internal battery The operating ti...

Page 8: ...onal battery 2 BAT indicator 3 ACC indicator 4 GPS indicator 5 GMS indicator 6 Input USB cable 7 Input GPS module 8 Input GSM antenna 9 Input motion sensor 10 GSM antenna 11 USB port 12 GPS module 13 Car charger 14 Motion sensor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 ...

Page 9: ...ted movement Alarm triggered GPS indicator 4 Meaning off GPS module off no GPS signal GPS signal or coordinates not valid Flashes blue GPS coordinates valid GMS indicator 5 Meaning off GSM module switched off GSM module not working GSM module not supplied with power explanation see page 35 flashes green once every second no SIM card or no valid PIN code searching for GSM network flashes green ever...

Page 10: ...c Internal connections 15 GSM antenna port 16 GPS module port 17 Motion sensor port 18 USB cable port 19 SIM card slot 20 Battery port 21 Battery port 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 ...

Page 11: ...ch may become necessary when installing the alarm system or other components must always be carried out in such a manner that neither traffic safety nor design stability of the motor vehicle are impaired Take into account the accident hazards caused by equipment becoming dislodged in the event of an accident Fasten thus all the components securely in a location where they will not pose a risk to t...

Page 12: ...e alarm system But in order to prevent tampering you should urgently change the SIM card PIN again after the product has been put into operation The process is described in the Configuration chapter Insert the SIM card for the alarm system into your mobile phone Change the PIN code of the SIM card to 1513 check your mobile phone manual Remove the SIM card from the mobile phone Remove the four scre...

Page 13: ...external power supply you can connect an optional extra battery to the alarm system To do this you must open the case see above Remove the dummy screw above the port for the additional battery 1 Draw in the wire of the additional battery into the casing Connect the connection wire of the battery to the free battery port 20 or 21 Screw the cable gland of the additional battery to the housing Attach...

Page 14: ...twork and GPS signal reception at your chosen mounting location The product is not suitable for outdoor use and must therefore be installed inside the vehicle The mounting location should also be protected against overheating of the device and against dust The product should not be exposed to continuous strong shocks vibrating machines direct motor chassis contact etc Fasten the alarm system secur...

Page 15: ...o be monitored Draw the motion sensor connection cable to the place where you want to install the alarm system Attach the motion sensor by pushing it with its tab into a gap into the trim for example Align the motion sensor with the area to be monitored f Connecting to power If the device is not working once plugged into the car cigar jack it may be necessary to switch on the car ignition first On...

Page 16: ...the functions and much more All SMS responses used here are just examples The actual situation can be different The examples are used to illustrate what information in which format and in which notation you can expect b Operating mode The alarm system knows only two operating modes ALARM ENABLE Only when this mode is activated the product can send alert messages autonomously and without interactio...

Page 17: ...put into operation The process is described in the Command chapter Structure of SMS commands The SMS commands used to program the device are structured according to the following scheme ACTION FUNCTION PARAMETER1 PIN Example SET TEL1 S 49177556644221 1513 Meaning The telephone number 49177556644221 used for sending an SMS will be saved to the telephone book as TEL1 Every SMS sent to the alarm syst...

Page 18: ...ecial commands Some commands are of great important and differ from the previously described command format These commands are ALARM ENABLE 1513 ALARM DISABLE 1513 This command switches the alarm mode on or off The effects on the behaviour of the product have already been described in the previous chapter Operation mode STATUS 1513 This command will send a summary of the most important settings an...

Page 19: ...ill be calculated automatically SMS messages will thus include the exact time and date regardless of when an SMS was sent or received Moreover some functions require that the current time and date is set Command SET TIMEDATE hh mm dd mm yy zz 1513 time and date The following settings are possible Hour hh Minute mm Day dd Month mm Year yy Time zone zz 0 23 0 60 01 31 01 12 00 95 12 bis 12 Example 1...

Page 20: ...the stored phone numbers will be notified If multiple phone numbers are used the notification will also accordingly be sent multiple times However only phone numbers stored for incoming SMS commands will be accepted The alarm system can only process the international format for phone numbers Example 0177 12131415 correct 4917712131415 49 country code and then area code without 0 Setting up the pho...

Page 21: ...o differentiate between them You could enter for example the type of the vehicle Programming the device name SET NAME NAME 1513 NAME new device name Example Changing the device name to Transporter SET NAME Transporter 1513 Resetting the device name to the factory settings RESET NAME 1513 Changing the PIN code of the SIM card For security reasons change the PIN code of the SIM card once the product...

Page 22: ...eed to program the device from scratch Configuration of the vibration sensors GUARD The alarm system has an internal vibration sensor which can detect mechanical impacts parking jostles breakage of a window etc The ideal sensitivity adjustment depends on many factors such as where the sensor is mounted how it is attached to the body size of the vehicle etc and you have to experiment a little to fi...

Page 23: ...so that normal ambient sound won t trigger an alarm The sensitivity can be set within the range of 0 10 whereby 0 off 10 maximum sensitivity Configuration command SET VOICE sensitivity 1513 Switching the sound sensor off RESET VOICE 1513 Establishing the current status STATUS 1513 Configuring the PIR Sensor The alarm system has an PIR sensor which can monitor movement in the interior of the car or...

Page 24: ...Day s is used for the weekday s mo Monday tu Tuesday we Wednesday th Thursday fr Friday sa Saturday su Sunday all daily The parameters Start hh and Start mm stand for the start time the time at which the alarm on hold mode should stop The parameters Stop hh and Stop mm stand for the end time the time at which the alarm on hold ends Single figure numbers have a leading 0 thus enter 09 not just 9 If...

Page 25: ...ws you the time limits set GKA200 v1 xx mo 16 10 23 30 tu on we on th 16 10 23 30 fr on sa on su on The schedule is stored until the list is cleared by means of the RESET command Get status report TEST HOLDALARM 1513 You can reset all settings with the following command RESET HOLDALARM 1513 This will always delete all the configurations you have made 25 ...

Page 26: ...n be reduced by optimizing the location of the GPS module Within the first 30 minutes following the position measurement the GPS position data may have a higher deviation rate This is related to the GPS signal which requires correction data to become highly accurate This data is superimposed on the GPS signal and is usually transmitted once every 30 minutes Turning the GPS system on SET GPS 1513 T...

Page 27: ... GPS coordinates old 437m Height speed 0km h speed GPS safety zones The product can be used to monitor zones After the approved zones 10 max are set and the alarm mode is activated ENABLE an alert with the current GPS coordinates is sent to all stored phone numbers every time the approved zone s is crossed 1 2 A GPS safety zone is defined by the GPS coordinates in the upper left and lower right co...

Page 28: ...the format shown in the example below Latitude gg ggggggN degrees e g 49 32 9808 N 49 991763N Longitude gg ggggggE degrees e g 11 57 0399 E 11 950665E Note that missing digits must be filled with 0 Example 3 3 23 E 03 032300E GPS coordinates are given in decimal degrees with six decimal places if you have the coordinates in a different format you can use an online converter for the conversion You ...

Page 29: ...537480N Longitude2 Longitude in right lower corner 11 957910E Free GPS zone remaining free GPS safety zones 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 With each SET GPSZONE command a new zone is added max 10 If you have reached your memory limit an error message is returned Using multiple GPS zones Multiple zones can be joined together to form a corridor The zones belonging to a corridor should overlap each other The zon...

Page 30: ...eting all saved zones RESET GPSZONE ALL 1513 Deleting a single zone RESET GPSZONE No of the zone 1513 Testing a programmed zone TEST GPSZONE No Of the Zone 1513 Use the values 1 to 10 for No of the zone 30 ...

Page 31: ...e between two alarm triggers In the event of an alarm the alarm system sends an alarm notification More notifications of the same type will only be sent if the corresponding alarm event for a defined time frame alarm pause factory setting 5 minutes is exceeded You can change the alarm pause settings To do this use the following SMS command SET IDLEALARM Time 1513 The parameter Time an be set betwe...

Page 32: ...ocess will delete all previously made settings 10 Overview of SMS commands SMS command Function ALARM ENABLE 1513 Switches on the alarm mode ALARM DISABLE 1513 Switches off the alarm mode STATUS 1513 Status query SET TIMEDATE 13 24 28 09 16 02 1513 Sets time date time zone SET TIMEZONE zz 1513 Sets the time zone TEST TIMEDATE 1513 Tests the time date settings SET TEL1 S 49111 1513 Saves the phone ...

Page 33: ... 1513 Sets the sensitivity for the sound sensor RESET VOICE 1513 Switching the sound sensor off SET MOVE 1513 Switches the PIR sensor on RESET MOVE 1513 Switches the PIR sensor off SET HOLDALARM Start hh Start mm Stop hh Stop mm Day s 1513 Configures the alarm on hold times TEST HOLDALARM 1513 Calls up the alarm on hold times RESET HOLDALARM 1513 Clears the alarm on hold times SET GPS 1513 Switche...

Page 34: ...ings to factory 11 Geolocating via the GPS portal You can use the GPS portal to view the location distances travelled etc You have to create an user account to get access to the portal Visit the following link http gsh12 net id26 Follow the steps in the instructions on the GPS portal 12 Troubleshooting In purchasing the alarm system you have acquired a product which has been designed according to ...

Page 35: ...e battery The GSM indicator 5 flashes once a second You have no SIM card installed The PIN code of the SIM card is set incorrectly Enter the right PIN The GSM is searching for network The GSM antenna is poorly positioned and has no GSM reception Check the position of the GSM antenna and install it in a different location Do not place the antenna behind windows with heating wires or metallized film...

Page 36: ...vity of the sound sensor is set too low Adjust the sensitivity with the appropriate SMS command The alarm system is installed in an unfavourably location Try a location that is more suitable for the acoustic monitoring of the area to be protected The alarm system does not send an alarm notification when the PIR sensor is triggered The PIR sensor is disabled Use the appropriate SMS command to enabl...

Page 37: ...are required by law battery regulation to return used batteries Do not dispose of used batteries in the household waste Batteries rechargeable batteries contain harmful materials and are labelled with the symbol shown to indicate that disposal in the household waste is forbidden The symbols of the critical heavy metals are Cd cadmium Hg mercury Pb lead marking can be seen on the battery rechargeab...

Page 38: ...ened cloth or a soft brush 15 Declaration of Conformity DOC We Conrad Electronic SE Klaus Conrad Straße 1 D 92240 Hirschau hereby declare that this product conforms to the 2014 53 EU directive The full text of the EU conformity declaration is available via the following Internet address www conrad com downloads Select a language by clicking a flag symbol and enter the order number of the product i...

Page 39: ...n power GSM max 108 dBm GSM module Simcom SIMM800F GPRS GPRS class 12 max 85 6 kbps Wave band EGSM900 880 bis 960 MHz DCS 1800 1710 bis 1880 MHz GSM class Class 4 2 W 900 MHz Class 1 1 W 1800 MHz GPS module FMP51 TLP GPS sensitivity 165 dBm tracking and navigation channels 66 Position accuracy 3 m GPS start time hot start 1 s warm start 34 s cold start 35 s Operating temperature 45 C to 85 C Dimen...

Page 40: ...ved Reproduction by any method e g photocopy microfilming or the capture in electronic data processing systems require the prior written approval by the editor Reprinting also in part is prohibited This publication represent the technical status at the time of printing Copyright 2019 by Conrad Electronic SE 1785255_V1_0819_01_VTP_m_GB ...

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