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CRUX II / BTGPS
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GPS Receiver

User Guide
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  • Page 1: Gps Receiver

    CRUX II / BTGPS GPS Receiver User Guide EMTAC...
  • Page 2 EMTAC reserves the right to make changes and improvements to any of the products described in this document without prior notice. Under no circumstances shall EMTAC be responsible for any loss of data or income or any special, incidental, consequential, or indirect damages howsoever caused.
  • Page 3 The accessory supplied with the CRUX II / BTGPS receiver is specifically designed for BTGPS. Use of other accessory may severely degrade performance or even damage the receiver, and will void the warranty. Make sure using the charger by EMTAC. DO Do not try to open or break the receiver. There is no NOT USE OTHER CHARGER.
  • Page 4 and is protected by international treaty provisions. Safety THE CRUX II / BTGPS contains Lithium-ion battery inside. Leaving the CRUX II / BTGPS in hot or cold conditions, such as in a closed car in summer or winter conditions, will reduce the capacity and lifetime of the battery inside. Always try to keep the CRUX II / BTGPS between +15°C (+59°F) and +25°C (+77°F).
  • Page 5 Don’t connect battery directly to an electric outlet or cigarette lighter charger. Don’t heat or throw battery into a fire. Don’t use, leave battery close to fire inside of a car where temperature may be over 60°C. Also don’t charge/discharge in such condition. Don’t immerse, throw, wet battery in water / seawater.
  • Page 6 When the battery is thrown away, be sure it is non-conduction by applying vinyl type to the (+) and (-) terminals. When not using battery for an expanded period, remove it from the equipment and store in a place with low humidity and low temperature. While the battery is charged, used and stored, keep it away from object or materials with static electric chargers.
  • Page 7 EMTAC and its subsidiaries assume no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise through the use of the software. EMTAC and its subsidiaries assume no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, dead battery, or repairs.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Basic Guidelines Getting Start Introduction Prepare to use your BTGPS GPS signal reception Using optional external active antenna CAUTION AND WARNING General Information General Features Antennae Façade Power Switch External Antenna Port LED indicators Power Jack External active antenna (optional) Operation Guide Step 1 To install the GPS/MAP application software Step 2 To pair/connect the BTGPS with the host...

  • Page 9: Basic Guidelines

    Basic Guidelines SAFETY Read the User Guide and these basic guidelines comprehensively. Breaching the regulations and rules may be dangerous or illegal. Road safety is the first priority; do not use or operate the CRUX II / BTGPS receiver while driving. Keep the CRUX II / BTGPS receiver away from high temperatures and fire.
  • Page 10 SWITCH OFF Obey all laws, regulations, rules and restrictions. Switch off the host platform and discontinue operation of the CRUX II / BTGPS receiver in hospital ICU, aircraft, gasoline station, near fuel or chemical, near blasting area, or other restricted areas. NOTICE Read the “Warnings”...

  • Page 11: Getting Start

    1. Getting Start Introduction Congratulations on purchasing the CRUX II / BTGPS . This GPS receiver is the world first mobile GPS receiver integrated with Bluetooth technology. The BTGPS offers flexible and various location awareness applications for both consumer and corporate usages including ●...

  • Page 12: Prepare To Use Your Btgps

    Prepare to use you CRUX II / BTGPS Receiver To help you begin to use your CRUX II / BTGPS Receiver (“BTGPS”), read this User Guide in the first step. This User Guide explains the detail how BTGPS operates, functions, and common features of the BTGPS. A short glossary of GPS related terms and abbreviations at the back of the User Guide.

  • Page 13: Using Optional External Active Antenna

    Detailed operation is described in Operation chapter. Make sure using the optional external antenna supplied by EMTAC. Use of unqualified antenna will severely degrade positioning performance or even damage the receiver.

  • Page 14: Caution And Warning

    CAUTION and WARNING The BTGPS contains a rechargeable Li-ion battery which supplies the power for the operation of GPS and Bluetooth circuits inside. Care and caution must take into account are: Only use the charger supplied with the BTGPS. Use other charger can damage the BTGPS and even dangerous at the risk of explosion.

  • Page 15: General Information

    2. General Information This chapter describes your BTGPS in details. General features Your BTGPS is an excellent navigation and positioning aid tool when using with mobile terminal devices(“host”) of Bluetooth enabled, which the host with GPS application software installed. The general features are Best mobile GPS receiver for consumer and corporate ■...
  • Page 16 A: Antenna Facade B: Power Switch C: External Antenna Port D: LED Indicators E: Power Jack Figure 2...

  • Page 17: Antennae Façade

    Antennae Facade Your BTGPS integrated with a high sensitive 1.5GHz GPS antenna and 2.4GHz Bluetooth antenna internally, which can offer good satellite signal reception for position fix as well as data communication between BTGPS and your Bluetooth host terminal, respectively. The antenna facade area is top surface of the BTGPS, as indicated Figure 2 and 3.

  • Page 18: External Antenna Port

    The external antenna port is indicated as “C” in Figure 2. Make sure using the external antenna(optional accessory) supplied by EMTAC. Use of other active antenna will severely degrade positioning performance or even damage the receiver.

  • Page 19: External Active Antenna (Optional)

    Figure 4 is the reference photo of the optional external active antenna. Make sure using the external antenna supplied by EMTAC. Use of other active antenna will severely degrade positioning performance or even damage the receiver.

  • Page 20: Operation Guide

    3. Operation Guide Before using the BTGPS, first make sure to prepare following steps are ready for operation. The GPS application software is correctly installed in the host platform(s) ■ The BTGPS is fully power charged ■ Check the Bluetooth is ON in the host ■...

  • Page 21: Step 1 To Install The Gps/Map Application Software

    Step 1 To install the GPS/MAP application software Before operation the BTGPS, make sure the GPS/MAP application software is properly and completely installed in the host platform. To install the GPS/MAP application software, please consult and follow the operation guide described in the user guide of the GPS/MAP application software. Make sure the GPS/MAP application installed completely.

  • Page 22: Step 2 To Pair/Connect The Btgps With The Host

    Step 2 To pair/connect the BTGPS with the host To pair and connect your BTGPS with the host platform, please consult and follow the operation guide described in the user guide(operation manual) of the host or PDA. First, turn on the power of host and BTGPS, respectively. ►...
  • Page 23 NOTE: Typical examples are given in the .pdf files named “BTpair_” (and/or similar files), in this User Guide CD-ROM. Please follow the step-by-step operation guide indicated and described in the files, respectively. Figure 6 is an example indicates that BTGPS already connected with your PDA.

  • Page 24: Step 3 To Operate The Gps/Map Application Software

    Step-3 To operate the GPS/MAP application software To open and use the GPS/MAP application, in your PDA: Make sure your BTGPS is connected with the host via Bluetooth ■ Open the GPS/MAP application on the host ■ Enter into the GPS/Map application operation ■...

  • Page 25: Step 4 To Connect With The External Active Antenna (Optional)

    Use only the active antenna(optional) supplied by EMTAC. Use of other antenna will severely degrade positioning performance or even damage the receiver. Read “Basic Guidelines” before using external active antenna accessory.

  • Page 26: Indication Of Btgps Operation

    Indication of BTGPS operation status In Figure 2 and 5, three LEDs indicate the operation status of Bluetooth(BLUE), GPS(GREEN) and Battery(YELLOW/RED) of the BTGPS, described in followings. Symbol: Blue LED Light indicates Bluetooth pair/connect status Flashing every 1 second- BTGPS just power-on and waiting for pair/connection. Flashing every 2 seconds- BTGPS is connected and paired with the host.

  • Page 27: To Charge The Battery Of The Btgps

    To charge the battery of the BTGPS When the Red LED light is light on, you need to charge the Li-ion battery inside the BTGPS by plugging the charger’s plug into the power jack which indicated as “E” in Figure 2. Make sure using the charger supplied with the BTGPS as illustrated in Figure Power Jack Charger Plug Figure 8...

  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    4. Troubleshooting The solutions to some common problems 1. Sometimes, it looks everything is alright, but you just can not connect to BTGPS. You should try to delete the old BTGPS icon on your Bluetooth manager software, and re-searching again. 2.

  • Page 29: Care And Maintenance

    5. Care and Maintenance Your BTGPS is a sophisticated product of superior design as well as craftsmanship, and should be treated with care of usage and maintenance. The suggestions below will help you to fulfill any warranty obligations. When using your BTGPS and external active antenna: Keep BTGPS and all accessories out of small children’s reach.

  • Page 30: Glossary

    Glossary Almanac data A set of information that transmitted by each satellite on the orbits and state of every satellite in the GPS constellation. Each GPS satellite contains and transmits the almanac data set for the entire GPS satellite system network. Almanac data allows the GPS receiver to rapidly acquire satellites shortly after it is turned on.

  • Page 31: Elevation Mask

    Constellation Constellation refers to the specific set of of orbiting GPS satellites system, used in calculating positions or all the satellites visible to a GPS receiver at one time. The pattern created by the relative positioning of a GPS satellite network is designed to achieve a very high probability of global satellite coverage even in the event of satellite outages.

  • Page 32: Hot Start

    GIS (Geographic Information System) a computer based system that is capable of collecting, managing and analyzing geographic spatial data. This capability includes storing and utilizing maps, displaying the results of data queries and conducting spatial analysis. Hot Start Start mode of the GPS receiver when current position, clock offset, approximate GPS time and current ephemeris data are all available.

  • Page 33: Warm Start

    receive all satellites unambiguously and to give some resistance to noise and multipath. TIME TO FIRST FIX (TTFF) The time it takes to find the satellites is called the Time to First Fix (TTFF). If you have not used your GPS unit for several months, the almanac data for the satellites may be out of date.
  • Page 34 gravity field model. GPS satellite orbital information in the navigation message is referenced to WGS 84.

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