User manual MOBILE CROSSING BLUETOOTH GPS

[. . . ] Bluetooth GPS Table of Contents Trademarks 3 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 In the Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Installation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 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 for Win98, 2000, or XP systems. An application is needed to take advantage of the GPS signals. The application will need to be told the number of the COM port selected by the driver when it was 10 installed. The Baud rate will need to be set to 4800. The CDROM contains the GPS Information command which can be used for test purposes. This unit has a built-in battery for power. The battery will last about 8 hours on a full charge. External power is recommended for extended or unlimited use in a vehicle. A vehicle power converter / recharger is included. Using the GPS for the first time The very first time a 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. Be sure the GPS battery is fully charged. Take the GPS unit and the computer outside and select a location with a good sky view. Be sure that Bluetooth communication is enabled. The Bluetooth lamp on the GPS (Blue on the left as shown on the next page) blinks 11 slowly when searching for a connection and blinks quicker once a connection is established. The effective range of the Bluetooth connection is up to 33 feet but don't be surprised if it is less. 5. Run the application and select the GPS receiver. The GPS Status lamp on the receiver will light whenever the unit is turned on. It will immediately attempt to acquire satellite signals. 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. [. . . ] 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 binary protocol. It is possible that some error conditions could leave the unit in SiRF mode and not available for NMEA. [. . . ]