YB V3 MkII Page 3 User Manual Download

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New Message

Freetext

Inbox

Sent Items

Outbox

Remove All

Custom Preset Message Lists

Sending a message to your device

Waypoints

Mark Waypoint

Advanced Menu

Deactivation / Turning Off

Device Maintenance

Replacing the Battery

Cleaning

Fault Finding and Support

Troubleshooting

Helpdesk

Battery Life Expectations

Warranty & Notes

Declaration of Conformity

Summary of Contents for V3 MkII

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE FOR The YB V3 MkII Version 2 0 0 www ybtracking com ...

Page 2: ...5 Accessing the menu 5 Tracking Menu 6 Status on off 6 Send Manual Report 6 History 6 Report Frequency 6 Burst Mode 6 GPS Hot 6 Alerts Menu 7 Timer Alert 7 Dead Man s Switch 7 Temperature Alert 7 Power Loss Alert 7 USB Loss Alert 7 Geo fence Alert 7 Settings Menu 8 Screen idle 8 Screen lock 8 GPS Wakeup time Early Wakeup 8 Screen brightness 8 Send Config Report 8 Bluetooth Menu 9 Turn on off 9 And...

Page 3: ...Sending a message to your device 11 Waypoints 11 Mark Waypoint 11 Advanced Menu 11 Deactivation Turning Off 11 Device Maintenance 11 Replacing the Battery 11 Cleaning 12 Fault Finding and Support 12 Troubleshooting 12 Helpdesk 12 Battery Life Expectations 12 Warranty Notes 13 Declaration of Conformity 14 ...

Page 4: ...al the antennae should be clear of obstructions and have a clear view of the sky Examples of obstructions include a heavily wooded area or inside a vehicle or building Environments such as these offer very little if any view of the sky In these instances it would be best to reposition your device so that it can have a clear view of the sky such as in a clearing on the dashboard or rear window of a...

Page 5: ...will complete more quickly if the device is deactivated The device can be used with a partially charged battery Your YB is now ready for use You can turn it on by pressing and holding the OK button for 5 seconds Sending a basic alert The alert button is located under the flap at the bottom of the unit To trigger an alert lift the flap and hold down the alert button for 5 seconds The screen will di...

Page 6: ...ges are waiting to be read or are waiting to be sent Battery power of battery remaining Status what the tracker is currently doing Pressing the UP or DOWN button will also display an information page which shows the details of the last position report and whether a GPS fix and Iridium transmission were successful for that report The Device has a fully featured menu system allowing you to access an...

Page 7: ...o send them as a batch in order to keep airtime costs down For example the YB can collect a GPS fix every 5 seconds and then transmit those positions once per minute To set burst mode in the Report Frequency you need to choose Burst Then in the Burst Settings menu you can choose how often you wish to take a fix Burst fix and how often you wish to transmit Burst transmit Note This mode will use pow...

Page 8: ...temperature leave your defined range e g 0 degrees to 40 degrees then an automatic alert will be sent This option allows you to turn this alert type on off and set the temperature over which the alert will be sent Power Loss Alert If this option is turned on should the unit lose external power then an automatic alert will be sent Bluetooth Pairing Loss Alert If this option is turned on should the ...

Page 9: ...llenging conditions or where visibility of the sky is limited it may be required to increase this wakeup time to allow the GPS more time to get a fix Options range from 20 seconds to 3 minutes By increasing this time battery life will be decreased Screen brightness By default the screen is set to 50 brightness This option allows you to change the screen brightness for better viewing in bright sunl...

Page 10: ...ately or if not the message will be sent on the next scheduled transmission When you are finished choosing writing your message pressing OK will put the message into the outbound queue ready to send Remember if you chose the Send Immediately option then the YB will try to send straight away If not then the unit will queue the message and attempt send it at the same time as the next scheduled posit...

Page 11: ...s possible to customize the preset message list on your YB to better suit your own personal needs Facilities and instructions to do this can be found in your YBlog admin panel for individual customers and in the back office system for Corporate customers Sending a message to your YB Every Device has its own e mail address which you would have been provided with at registration You can write your e...

Page 12: ...E from the menu and then pressing OK to confirm Device Maintenance Replacing the Battery Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced The Device battery is not user replaceable it can only be replaced by your Device service provider Cleaning To clean your Device unplug all cables and turn off Then use a soft slightly damp cloth to clean any d...

Page 13: ... Symptoms of the fault History of action taken to attempt to rectify the fault Battery Life Expectations These battery life predictions assume the following No display usage Bluetooth off GPS Early wake set to 20s Clear sky conditions Interval Transmissions Hours Days Weeks Continuous 6000 80 3 3 0 5 5 minutes 3300 275 11 5 1 6 15 minutes 2900 725 30 4 30 minutes 2500 1250 52 7 4 1 hour 2200 2200 ...

Page 14: ...red with in any way Notices Made for iPod Made for iPhone and Made for iPad mean that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod iPhone or iPad respectively and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards Please note that the us...

Page 15: ...ounted on a windscreen or similar surface with a suction cup 9 to 30v Power Supply This IP67 box will provide a permanent power supply for your device connecting to a 9 to 30v mains supply so you do not need to recharge your device using the USB charger on a regular basis It has a waterproof IP67 mating connector for the back of the YB NMEA plus 9 to 30v Power Supply Designed for yachting this IP6...

Page 16: ...15 Declaration of Conformity ...

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