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TableofContents

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1.OVERVIEW...................................................................................1

2.PRODUCTNOTICE ........................................................................1

3.FEATURES ....................................................................................2

4.PRODUCTSPECIFICATION ............................................................4

5.HARDWAREINTRODUCTION........................................................5

5Ͳ1.APPEARANCE ............................................................................. 5

5Ͳ2.HARDWAREFUNCTION ................................................................ 5

5Ͳ3.CHARGINGBATTERY .................................................................... 6

5Ͳ5.LEDINDICATORS ........................................................................ 6

5Ͳ6.FUNCTIONOFAUTOONͲOFF,AUTOLOGONͲOFF............................. 7

6.SETUPBTͲQ1300..........................................................................8

6Ͳ1.INSTALLTHEDRIVERANDSOFTWAREUTILITYFORBTͲQ1300 ............... 8

6Ͳ2.INSTALLGOOGLEEARTH............................................................. 11

7.STARTTOUSE............................................................................11

7Ͳ1.FULLYCHARGETHEBATTERYWHENUSINGATTHEFIRSTTIME .............. 11

7Ͳ2.CONNECTBTͲQ1300WITHYOURPC........................................... 12

7Ͳ3.STARTTHESOFTWAREUTILITY...................................................... 12

8.USEFULREFERENCEAPPLICATIONSONTHEINTERNET...............35

8Ͳ1.LOCRGPSPHOTO .................................................................... 35

8Ͳ2.GPSBABEL.............................................................................. 36

8Ͳ3.SPORTSMATE....................................................................... 37

8Ͳ4.JETPHOTOSTUDIO.................................................................... 38

8Ͳ5.VEOGEO ................................................................................ 39

9.TROUBLESHOOTING..................................................................40

10.APPENDIX ................................................................................41

10Ͳ1.ACTIVATETHEBLUETOOTHFUNCTIONINYOURPDA/SMARTPHONEORPC.. 41

10Ͳ2.CREATEBLUETOOTHSETTING(WINDOWSMOBILE5/6FORPOCKETPC) .... 42

10Ͳ3.CONFIGURETHEGPSINTERMEDIATEDRIVER ................................ 45

10Ͳ4.STARTYOURNAVIGATIONSOFTWARE........................................... 47

10Ͳ5.SAFETYNOTICES..................................................................... 48

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1.Overview

ThankyouforchoosingQstarzSuper66ͲCHBTͲQ1300–Bluetooth®

SolarGPSTravelRecorder,builtͲinnewgenerationGPSchipsetMTK

with66channelsperformanceforyournavigationandtravellog,and

also,providesstandͲaloneloggingupto200,000recordswith48hrs

recordingundersufficientsunlight,andsupportsSmartPower

controlforpowersavingtoextendusagetimeevenmore.Besides,

BTͲQ1300softwareutilitysupportsmultiͲconditionsettingwhich

allowsyoutocustomizeandpersonaltravelrecordby3Ͳleveldetail

adjustmentandprovidesdownload,save,andsplittoarrange

trackingrecord;moreover,youcandisplaytravelpathdirectlyon

GoogleEarthandcombinegeographyinformationwithphotosby

Geotagging.

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2.ProductNotice

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OnHandling

zIfBTͲQ1300isn’tusedintemperaturebetweenͲ10ɗ~60ɗ,its

batterychargingcapabilitywilldecrease.LeavetheBTͲQ1300

farfromheatorhightemperatureenvironment.Andalso,do

notexposeyourBTͲQ1300intemperaturehigherthan

140ə/60ɗtopreventthebatteryinsideBTͲQ1300from

overheating,explodingorburningitself.Thebuiltinbattery

insidetheBTͲQ1300shouldberecycled.

zItisrecommendedtoturnBTͲQ1300offinthehospital.

WirelessGPSreceivermayinterferewiththemedical

equipmentswhichuseradiofrequency.

zThemanufacturerassumesnoresponsibilityforanydamages

andlossresultingfromtheuseofthismanual,orfromdeletion

ofdataasaresultofmalfunction,deadbattery,orfrommisuse

oftheproductinanyway.

zPleasecleantheunitwithadryandcleansoftclose.Donotuse

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harshcleaningsolvents,chemicals,alcohol,orstrong

detergents.

zDonotattempttoopenBTͲQ1300byyourself.Unauthorized

hackingmaydamagetheunit,andvoidyourwarranty.

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OnBattery&Safety

zChargingtimeisabout1hourtypicallyforthisunit.Wesuggest

disconnectingtheunitfromthecigarettechargerorACcharger

aftertheunithasbeenfullycharged.

zBesuretousethesuppliedcigarettechargerincludingin

package;otherwiseexcessivevoltagemaybeappliedtothe

unitandmaycausesmoke,fire,oraccident.

zWhentheunitisnotinuseornotcharged,wesuggest

disconnectingtheunitfromthecigarettecharger.Otherwise

batterydrainmayresult.

zNotethatthebuiltinbatterycannotbechargedoutsidethe

temperaturerange0ɗ~45ɗį

zThechargingtimemightbeextendedifyouusetheproduct

whilecharging

zDonotheatorleavetheunitinhightemperatureordirect

sunshineforalongperiodoftimeasthebuiltͲinbattery

capacitywilldeteriorate,orwillbecomeunchargeable.

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3.Features

Hardware:

zAdoptthelatestMTKchipsetwithhighsensitivityͲ162dBmand

SuperHigh66ͲChannelperformancetracking

zLowerpowerconsumptionto12hrsfortravelrecording

zStandͲAlonetravelrecordertologupto200,000waypoints(*)

zSlim,Thin,Light,andStylishdesign,only62Lx38Wx7H(mm)

zBuiltͲinPhotoGeotagandvisualizedtravelpath

zSupportbuttonpushmanuallytomemorizeyourlocation

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zSupportMultiͲmodesettingtorecorddata(Vehicle,Bicycle,

Jog)

zFastPositionFix,Coldstart35s,Warmstart33s,Hotstart1s

zAutoOnͲOfffunctionforsmartpowercontrol

zPersonal/PortableNavigation(PDA,Smartphone,PC,etc.)

zDGPS(WAAS+EGNOS+MSAS),QZSSsupport

Software:

zDoublesoftwareincludedwithbuiltͲinGoogleMap,

multiͲlanguagesupport,andvisualizationUI

zProvidePCUtilityV3allowingyoutofurtherdetaillyconfigure

thedevice

zProvidePCUtilityV4withbuiltͲinGoogleMapandvisualization

UIforuserstoeasilymanagetheirtravel

zAutotracksplitfunctionhelpsyouorganizeyourtravelpath

zSupportTrackEditfunctionallowingyoutoremove

unnecessarywaypoints

zActiveNMEAprotocolVTG/GLLmanuallyviaQstarzsetuptool

zBackupyourtravelrecordasGPS/PLT/CSV/NMEA/Google

Earthfileformat

zDrawyournavigationpathimmediatelyonGoogleEarthas

default

zSupportGeoTaggingfunctionfordigitalphotoandgenerate

KMZfileeasily

*ThewaypointswouldbedecreasedwhenthemoreoptionsofLog

Formatareselected

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4.ProductSpecification

General

GPSChipMTKGPSModule

FrequencyL1,1575.42MHz

C/ACode1.023MHzchiprate

Channels66ͲCHPerformance

Antenna(Internal)BuiltͲinpatchantennawithLNA

SensitivityTrackingͲ162dBm

DatumWGS84

PerformanceCharacteristic

PositionWithoutaid:3.0m2DͲRMS

Accuracy<3mCEP(50%)withoutSA(horizontal)

DGPS(WAAS,ENGOS,MSAS):2.5m

VelocityWithoutaid:0.1m/s,DGPS(WAAS,ENGOS,

MSAS):0.05m/s

Time50nsRMS

Cold/Warm/HotStart 35/33/1sec,average

DynamicCondition

Altitude<18,000m

Velocity<515m/sec

Acceleration<4g

Protocol

GPSOutputData

NMEA0183(V3.01)ͲGGA,GSA,GSV,RMC

(Default)

VTG,GLL(Optional)

BaudRate115,200bps

Power

BuiltͲinrechargeableLiͲionbattery

Bluetooth

StandardFullycompliantwithBluetoothV1.2

BluetoothProfileSerialPortProfiles(SPP),Upto15meters

Others

Size/Weight62(L)X38(W)X7(H)mm/22g

Operating

TemperatureͲ10ɗto+60ɗ

StorageTemperatureͲ20ɗto+60ɗ

Charging0ɗto+45ɗ

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5.HardwareIntroduction

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5Ͳ1.Appearance

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1.PowerButton(ON/OFF/EnableLOG

mode/DisableLOGmode/PushtoLOG)

2.Powerjack(miniUSBtype)

3.BatterystatusLED(Red/Green)

4.BluetoothstatusLED(Blue)

5.GPSstatusLED(Orange)

6.LOGstatusLED(Blue)

7.Internalantenna

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5Ͳ2.HardwareFunction

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Hardware

FunctionDescription

PowerJackTakethepowercableandconnectittothe

powerjack(miniUSBtype)forchargingonly

PowerButton

(On)

Presspowerbuttonandholdfor4secto

powerBTͲQ1300on.

PowerButton

(Off)

Presspowerbuttonandholdfor4secto

powerBTͲQ1300off

PowerButton

(EnableLog

mode)

AfterpowerBTͲQ1300on,presspower

buttonandholdfor2sectoenablelogmode.

ThenBTͲQ1300wouldstartloggingwiththe

blinkingLOGstatusLED(blue).

PowerButton

(DisableLog

mode)

Presspowerbuttonandholdfor2secagain

todisablelogmode.TheLOGstatusLED

(blue)wouldbeoff,andstoplogging.

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PowerButton

(PushtoLog)

Presspowerbuttononcetopushtologthe

favoritePointofInterest.

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5Ͳ3.ChargingBattery

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ForthefirsttimeusingtheBTͲQ1300,

pleasechargebatteryuntilitisfully

charged.Takethepowercableand

connectittothepowerjack(miniUSB

type)andrechargethroughUSBcable,

travelcharger,orcarcigaretteadaptor.

Thiswillbegintochargethebattery.

Chargingtimeisabout1hourstypically.

ͲWhenthePowerLEDisRed,batterypowerislowstatus.Please

recharge.

ͲWhenthePowerLEDisGreen,thebatteryisunderchargingmode.

ͲWhenthePowerLEDisblinking,thebatteryisfullycharged.

NOTE1:TheCigaretteAdaptorcanonlybeusedtocharge

BTͲQ1300.Pleasedon’tmakeuseofitwithdevicesotherthan

BTͲQ1300.

NOTE2:Pleaserechargethebatteryonaregularintervaliftheunit

isnotusedforalongtime.

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5Ͳ5.LEDIndicators

LEDStatus FlashONOFF

Power

(Red/Green)

LowPower(Red)

Fullycharged(Green)

Recharging

(Green)

Bluetooth

(Blue)

Flashper2sec.:

Bluetoothconnected

andtransmittingMode

Flashper5sec.:Power

savingmode

Not

connected

/Pairing

GPSnot

powered/

LogModeis

on

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GPS

(Orange/

Blue)

Flashper1

sec.(Orange):

GPSpositionisfixed,

Navigation

Detecting

Satellite,

GPS

positionnot

fix

GPSnot

powered

Log(Blue)

LogModeison

Flashper2sec.(Blue):

Lowmemory

Flash3times(Blue):

POI(PointofInterest)is

recorded

Memoryis

full

LogMode

isoff

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5Ͳ6.FunctionofAutoOnͲOff,AutoLogOnͲOff

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AutoOnͲOff(Powersavingmode):BTͲQ1300willautomaticallyenter

sleepingmodeaftertheBluetoothconnectivityisturnedoff,sothe

BlueLEDwillturntoflashevery5seconds.Thusyoucanalways

poweritonwithverylowpowerconsumption.

Underpowersavingmode,whendetectingBluetoothisbeing

connected,BTͲQ1300willautowakeupitselfandtheblueLEDwill

turntoflashevery2secondsandGPSOrangeLEDwillbealsoOn.

Note:Powersavingmodewouldnotfunctionwhenlogisenabled

orconnectedwithPC.

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AutoLogOnͲOff:UnderLogmode,BTͲQ1300willautomaticallystop

logaftertheGPSisnotfix.However,theLEDwillnotindicateitsince

itworksinbackground.AslongastheGPSisfixagain,BTͲQ1300will

starttolog.Thusyoucansaveverymuchmemoryduringyourtravel.

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6.SetupBTͲQ1300

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6Ͳ1.Installthedriverandsoftwareutilityfor

BTͲQ1300

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SystemRequirement(OnlycompatiblewithMicrosoftWindowsXP

/Vista)

MinimumSystemRequirementRecommended

SystemRequirement

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ͲWindowsXPorVista

ͲPentium3,500Mhz

Ͳ128MRAM

Ͳ128MBdiskspace

ͲNetworkspeed:128Kbits/sec

Ͳ3DͲcapablevideocardwith

16MbytesofVRAM

Ͳ800x600,"16ͲbitHighColor"

screen

ͲWindowsXP

ͲPentium42.4GHz+orAMD

2400xp+

Ͳ512MRAM

Ͳ2GBoffreediskspace

ͲNetworkspeed:768Kbits/sec

orbetter(DSL/Cable)

Ͳ3DͲcapablevideocardwith32

MBofVRAMorgreater

Ͳ1280x1024,"32ͲbitTrueColor"

screen

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1.PleaseinserttheDriverCDtoyourcomputer,andfindthefolder

“Utility\PCUtilityV4\”.Doubleclick

“TravelRecorderV4_installer.exe”toinstallthesoftwareutility

package.ThissoftwarepackagecontainsUSBdriverandPCUtility

V4softwareinside.

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2.Systemwouldpopuptheutilityinstallationdialog.Pleaseclick

<Next>forthenextstep.

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3.Pleaseselect“TravelRecorderPCUtilityV4”and“GPSDataLog

DeviceDriver”,andthenclick<Next>tothenextstep.Ifyou

alreadyinstalledUSBdriver,pleaseunselect“GPSDataLogDevice

Driver.”

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4.Click<Next>ifyouwanttoinstalltheprogramindefaulttarget

folderoryoucanclick<Explore>tochangetheinstallfolder.

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5.Giveafolder’snameforquicklinksinstartmenuandclick

<Install>toinstalltheprogram.

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6.Whentheutilityinstallationiscompleted,pleaseclick<Finish>to

reboot.Oryoucanalsorebootlaterbyselecting“No,Iwantto

rebootlaterbymyself.”

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6Ͳ2.InstallGoogleEarth

BTͲQ1300supportsshowingyourtravelpathdirectlyonGoogleEarth.

Pleasegotohttp://earth.google.comforthefreedownloadof

GoogleEarth,andtheninstallittoyourcomputer.Fortheoperation

procedureofGoogleEarth,pleasereferto

http://earth.google.com/support/

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7.Starttouse

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7Ͳ1.Fullychargethebatterywhenusingatthefirst

time

Afullychargedbatterycanlastupto12hourscontinuously

operation.

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7Ͳ2.ConnectBTͲQ1300withyourPC

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1.PleaseconnectBTͲQ1300withyourPCbyminiUSBcable.

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2.PoweronBTͲQ1300

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7Ͳ3.Startthesoftwareutility

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NOTE1:Beforestartingthesoftwareutility,pleasemakesurethat

theUSBdriverandthesoftwareutilityhasbeeninstalled

properly.

NOTE2:PCUtilityV4onlysupportsBTͲQ1300.Anyintentiontouse

PCUtilityV4connectingGPSunitsotherthanBTͲQ1300

wouldresultinsoftwaredisconnectionautomatically.

NOTE3:QstarzTravelRecorderPCUtilityV4can’tbeopenedwith

QstarzTravelRecorderPCUtilityV3simultaneously.Please

executeeitheroneofbothortheprogrammayexperience

unstablestatus.

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1.Clickfrom<Start>\<AllPrograms>\<QstarzTravelRecorderV4>

\TravelRecorderPCUtilityV4.

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2.<File>\<ReadLog> 

DownloadthelogdatafromBTͲQ1300.

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2.1 Click<File>\<ReadLog>orthequicklinkicon.

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2.2 Usershavetoinputproductkeyatthefirsttimeofuse.The

productkeyislocatedonthecoverofthedriverCD.

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2.3 PCUtilitywillautomaticallydetectthecomportandbaud

rateandloadintheGPStracks.

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Ifdownloadproccessdoesn’tworkwell,pleasepullUSB

portoutofTravelRecorder,turnoffͲon,andplugitin

againtomakeconnection.

Youmayalsotrytomanuallyselectcomporttogetmore

stableconnection.Pleasereferto“4.1Connection

Setting.”

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2.4 Atracklistwindowwillbepoppedup.Selectthetracksto

import.

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2.5 TrackswillbeshownontheGoogleMapwindow.

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3.<File>\<ClearLog>

ClearthedatastoredintheTravelRecorder.

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4.<File>\<ConfigGPS>

ConfiguretherecordingmethodoftheflashmemoryofTravel

Recorder.

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4.1ConnectionSetting

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I.AutoScanGPSModule(Recommended)

Theprogramwillautomaticallydetectthecomport.Itis

recommendedtosettoautoscan.

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II.ManualSetting

Userscanalsomanuallysettheport.Althoughitcanspeed

uptheinitialconnecttime,butitisnotrecommended

unlessusersunderstandthevalidport.

Tofindthevalidcomport,pleasegoto<DeviceManager>

andexpandthe<Ports(COM&LPT)>andcheck“GPSUSB

SerialInterfaceDriver”toseewhichCOMportisassigned

toTravelRecorder.(COM18isforexample)

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4.2GPSLogSetting

Thereare4logmodes:Generalmode,vehiclemode,

cyclingmode,andhikingmode.Userscanalsochange

thedefaultsettingofthese4modes.

Logevery()seconds:

Ifthecriterionischecked,TravelRecorder

willnotlogifdifferencebetweencurrent

timeandlastloggedtimeislessthanthe

specifiedtime.

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Logevery()meters:

Ifthecriterionischecked,TravelRecorder

willnotlogifthedistanceofcurrent

positionandlastloggedpositionislessthan

thespecifieddistances.

Logover()km/h:

Ifthecriterionischecked,TravelRecorder

willnotlogifthespeedisunderthesetting.

4.3DataLogMemory

Abarshowhowmanypercentageofmemoryisusedin

theTravelRecorder.

Overwrite:

Whenthememoryisfull,TravelRecorderwill

keeploggingbyoverwritingthememory

fromtheearliestpoint.

StopLog:

Whenthememoryisfull,TravelRecorderwill

stoplogging.

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5.<Photo/Media>\<AddMediaFiles> ġġ

Userscanaddmediafilesfromafilefolder,orselectedfiles.

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5.1Addmediafilesfromafolder:Selectafoldertoaddmedia

files.

Addmediafilesfromselectedfiles:UseCtrlͲClick,or

ShiftͲClicktoselectmultiple

files.

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5.2Afterphotosareadded,allphotoswillbeshownonthe

<PhotoView>and<PhotoList>window.Under<PhotoView>

window,Userscanclickonthe“nextphoto”and“prevphoto”

buttonstobrowsephotos,addcommenttoeachphoto,and

rotate,deletephotos.PCUtilitywillautomaticallymatch

photosandGPSloggedwaypointsbytime.

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5.3<PhotoList>windowwillshowthepropertiesofphotos.The

informationincludes“filename”,“date”,“placemark”,

“latitude”,“longitude”,and“Geotaggedflag”.

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Clickrightmousebuttononacolumn.Youcanchoose

ColumnType,ColumnSize,SortorGroupdata.

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Synchronized

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5.4<MediaList>windowwillshowthepropertiesofmediafiles,

includingsoundandvideo.Theprogramwillalsofindmatched

locationsonmapformediafilesbasedontime.Youcan

PreviewandevenextendscreentofullscreenbyFullScreen

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6.<Photo>\<ShiftPhotoTime> 

willinvoketheshiftphototimewindow.Allphotoswillbeadded(or

subtracted)thespecifiedtime.ThedatesaresavedintheExifparts

ofJpegorTifffile.Aftertheshift,PCUtilitywillautomaticallymatch

thephotoandtrackwaypointsagain.Userscanputmorethan365in

days.

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7.<Photo>\<WriteGPSInfointoPhotos> 

willsavethelatitude,longitude,andaltitudeinformationintophoto.

Aprogresswindowwillshowthewritingprogress.

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8.<Photo>\<UploadPhotostoFlickr> ġ

willinvokeuploadwizard.Userscanset“Title”,“description”,“Tag”,

“PublicorPrivate”,and“Uploadphotosize”.

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IfyouwanttouploadgeotaggedphotosdirectlyonFlickrwebsite:

Youhavetoturnonthefollowingoption."YourAccount">"Privacy&

Permissions">"ImportEXIFlocationdata:Yes"

Aftertheoptionisturnedon,theuploadedphotowillbeputonmap.

GotoFlickr>“You”>“Yourmap”,youcanbrowseyourphotoson

themap.

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9.<File>\<ViewinGoogleEarth> 

willinvokeGoogleEarthtoviewthetracksandphotos.Pleaseinstall

GoogleEarthpreviouslyinordertoactivatethisfeature.

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10.<File>\<ExportasKMZ> 

Savethetracksandphotosinkmzfile.UserscanuseGoogleEarthto

loadinsuchfileformat.

Thepicturesizepackedinthekmzfilecanbesetintheoptions

dialog.

<Tools>\<Options>\<GoogleEarth>\<PhotosizeinKMZ>

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11.<DisplayTimeZone><PhotoTimeZone>

Therearetwotimezonesettingsin“TravelRecorderPCUtility”.One

is“Phototimezone”,theotheris“Displaytimezone”.“Phototime

zone”issettothesametimezoneofyourdigitalcamera.The

“Displaytimezone”issetfordisplayingpurpose.

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Forexample,ifyouliveinEnglandandyoutraveltoUnitedState,the

“Phototimezone”shouldbesetto“England”becauseyourdigital

cameratimezoneisinEngland,andthedisplaytimezoneshouldbe

setto“UnitedState”.

The“Phototimezone”bydefaultissettothePCdefaultvalue.In

mostofthecasethedefaultvalueiscorrect.

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<Tools>\<Options>willinvoketheoptionsdialog.Youcanset

<PhotoTimeZone>inthedialog.

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The<displaytimezone>settingisinthestatusbar.

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12.<GoogleMap>

GoogleMapisafreemapservicethatyouviewinthePCUtilityV4.

Clickanddragmapstoviewadjacentsectionsimmediately.View

satelliteimagewithorwithoutmapdataofyourdesiredlocation

thatyoucanzoomandpan.

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12.1NavigationControl

Arrows:

Clicktheappropriatearrowbuttonstomovethe

viewnorth,south,eastorwest.

Zoom:

Click+tozoominonthecenterofthemap.Clickto

zoomout.

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Zoomslider:

Dragthezoomsliderupordowntozoominorout

incrementally.

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12.2InfoWindow

Infowindowsappearwhenyouclickamarkeranddisplay

additionalinformationaboutthelocation,suchasphotoand

startpoint.

ShowLocation:

willshowthezoomedinlocationofawaypoint.

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Edit:

Allowyoutoeditdetailinformationofawaypoint.Youcan

alsoaddphotosinordeletephotosfromsinglewaypoint.

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12.3Track

DisplaytracksrecordedbyTravelRecorder.Youcanmove

cursortoatrackandholdawhiletoshowtheinfoofa

waypoint.

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12.4Views

Clickthesetodisplaydifferentviews,includingaerialimages

andstreetlevelimagery.

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12.5SpecialFunctions

SlideShow:

Clicktoactivatephotoslideshow.

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PlaceMark:

Clicktoaddaplacemarkonmap.thenthe“PlaceMark

Property”

dialogwillpopupforediting.

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12.6SearchBar

Allowyoutosearchanylocationonmap.

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12.7StartPoint 

Thestartpointofatrackwithasmallflag.

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12.8Camera 

Tosignifythelocationsofyourphotos.

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12.9PointofInterest(PushtoLog) 

TosignifythelocationswhenyoupressPOIbutton.

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12.10PlaceMark 

Tosignifythelocationswhenyoumanuallyaddplacemarks.

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12.11Overviewmap

Thisviewshowsthelocationofcurrentmapview.The

overviewmapappearsinthebottomrightcornerofthemap.

Ithelpsorientyoubyshowingthelocationofcurrentmap

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viewinthecontextofalargergeographicalarea.Thearea

currentlydisplayedinthemapisshowasapurpleboxinthe

overviewmap.Atanytime,clicktohidetheoverview

maporclicktodisplayitagain.Asyoupanorzoomin

themap,theviewofoverviewmapchangesaccordingly.

Youcanchangetheexistingviewinthemapbydoingoneof

thefollowing:

zDraganddropthepurpleboxintheoverviewmap.

zDraganddroptheareaoutsidethepurpleboxtopan

themap.

13.<TrackEditor>

Switchtofolder“TrackEditor”ontheleftwindow.Movethecursor

onthetrackwillshowthepreselectedwaypointtime.Clickontrack

toselectthewholetrack.

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Undoerasesthelastchangedoneandrevertsittoanolder

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Redoreversestheundooradvancesthebuffertoamore

currentstate.

AreaSelectionallowsyoutoselectmultiͲwaypointbyclicking

andholding

mouseleftbuttonuntilanareabeingselected.

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Deleteawaypointorawholetrack.

Propertyshowsthe“PlaceMarkProperty”dialogforediting.

Dragawaypointwhenitdrifttoaimproperlocation.

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Rightclickmousebutton:

SplitTrackwillsplitthetrackintotwotracks.

Deletethispointwilldeletetheselectedwaypoint.

DeleteSelectedObjectwilldeletetheselectedtrack.

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YoucanalsoselectmultiͲwaypointbythewindowscommon

selectingfunction:ShiftSelect,andCtrlSelect.

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14.<TrackList>

Switchto<TrackList>windowwillshowallthetracksandits

propertiesloadedfromTravelRecorder.Selectanyoneoftracksand

thecenterofmapwillmovetothelocationofstartpointofthat

track.YoucanRename,Delete,changeColorandLineWidthof

tracks.Changeswillbesynchronizedimmediatelyonmap.

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Playshowsyourtravellogbymeansofanimation.Youcan

adjusttheflowspeedandusescrollbartoforwardor

backward.

PhotoSlideShowallowstheprogramactivateslideshow

whenplayingprocessencountersanymatchedphotoson

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tracks.

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Clickrightmousebuttononacolumn.Youcanchoose

ColumnType,ColumnSize,SortorGroupdata.

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15.<AltitudeGraph>/<Speedgraph>

Switchto<Speed/AltitudeView>windowwillshowthespeedand

altitudegraph.Thewaypointswithphotosonitwillbemarkedwith

redsquare.Movingcursoronredsquarewilldisplaythephoto.You

canpanleft,panright,zoomin,zoomoutinthespeedoraltitude

graph.

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16.<File>\<NewProject><OpenProject><SaveProject><Save

ProjectAs>

SaveProjectwillsavethetracksandphotoasaprojectfile.

Openprojectwillopenthesavedproject.Theproject,photos,

andphotocommentswillberestoredaftertheproject

opened.

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17.<Tools>\<Options>

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<UnitandCoordination>

Distanceunit:

Metric:Kilometer/meterswillbeusedfordisplaying.

Imperial:Miles/feetwillbeusedfordisplaying.

Lat/Long:

Degrees,minutes,seconds:Latitudeandlongitudewill

bedisplaylike23°12’20”

Degrees:Latitudeandlongitudewillbedisplaylike

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<Photo>

PhotoTimeZone:

PleaserefertoTitle11.

Maxphoto/trackdifftime:

Thesettingisusedtomatchphotoandtrackwaypoints.

PCUtilityV4willmatchphotosandwaypointsbytime.It

willfindthenearestwaypointtimetolocatethephoto.

Yet,iftheclosestwaypointtimeismorethanthe“Max

photo/trackdifftime”,itwillnotmatchthephoto.



Groupphotoswhendistanceislessthan:

Thissettingcanorganizespecificrangeofphotosintojust

onewaypointwhichallowsyoutoavoidmassiveplace

marksstickingtogetherwhenyoutaketoomanyphotos

inonelocation.



<FlickrAccount>

PleaserefertoTitle8.

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PhotosizeinKMZ:

ThesizeofthephotospackedintheKMZfile.Itis

relatedtothecommand“File”>“ExportAsKMZ…”



<DisplayLanguage>

PreferredLanguage:

Setthelanguagesformenu,buttonsandmessages.

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8.UsefulreferenceApplicationsontheinternet



8Ͳ1.locrGPSPhoto

BTͲQ1300isthememberoflocrGPSPhotocertifiedproduct.This

utilitycanintegratetravelloganddigitalphotosbydate/timeto

showyourphotosonthemapdirectly.Aftertheintegration,the

currentGPScoordinatesalsocanbeimportedtoyourdigitalphotos

forthefurtherapplication.Pleasefindtheinstallationfilefor

WindowsXP/VistaorSymbiansysteminQstarzGPSCD.Goto

http://www.locr.comforthefurtherinformation.

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8Ͳ2.GPSBabel

ThisutilitycantransferyourNMEAfiletoGPXfileorotherformat.

Pleasegotohttp://www.gpsbabel.orgforfreedownload.

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8Ͳ3.SPORTSMATE

Thiswebsitecanshareyourtravellogwithyourfriends.Before

sharingyourtrip,pleaseapplyanewaccountfirst.Pleasegoto

http://www.ttsm.comforthefurtherinformation.

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8Ͳ4.JetPhotoStudio

Thisutilitycanintegratetravelloganddigitalphotosbydate/timeto

showyourphotosonthemapdirectly.Aftertheintegration,the

currentGPScoordinatesalsocanbeimportedtoyourdigitalphotos

forthefurtherapplication.Pleasegoto

http://www.jetphotosoft.comforfreedownload.

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8Ͳ5.VeoGeo

Thiswebsiteallowsyoutocombinetravellogandvideobydate/time

toshowyourvideoonthemapdirectly.Pleasegoto

www.veogeo.comforfurtherinformationandregisterforafreenew

account.

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9.TroubleShooting

QuestionAnswer

CanBTͲQ1300be

usedtonavigate

whentravellog

ison?

Yes,youcanuseBTͲQ1300tonavigate

whentravellogisonsimultaneously.

Ilostmytravel

charger.Where

canIfind

replacementsfor

both?

DCInputrangeofBTͲQ1300is4.5~5.5V.

Youcanuseatravelchargerwhichsupport

DCoutputrangefrom4.5~5.5V.Youcan

alsouseacommonminiUSBcableto

chargeyourunitviathelaptop.

HowcanIknow

ifmymemoryis

full?

IfyouseetheLogLEDissteadylightedup,

whichmeansthememoryisfull.

Inoticedthatthe

internalclock

timeis1hour

behind,howcan

Ido?

Thereisnointernalclockdelay;itisUTC

time(Greenwichtime)thatconfusedyou.

Forlocaltime,youcanadjustunder<Tool>

\<Option>andseethelocalDate/Time

under"SatelliteInformation"tabofutility.

Canthelogged

databe

downloadedby

Bluetooth?

Actuallyit’sokayforQ1300todownload

dataviaBluetoothinterface.However,

sinceitisnotstableandwithlower

downloadperformancethanthatofUSB

interface,wedon’tofficiallyadmitthis

feature.

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10.Appendix

NavigateasaBluetoothGPSReceiverwithHandhelddevices

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10Ͳ1.ActivatetheBluetoothfunctioninyour

PDA/SmartphoneorPC



BeforeactivatingtheBluetoothfunctioninyourPDA/PC,please

switchBTͲQ1300onforparingandcheckifyourdeviceisequipped

withBluetoothfunction.Ifnot,youmayneedtoacquireanoptional

CF/SDBluetoothcardorBluetoothdongle.



NOTE1:

BTͲQ1300wouldbeidentifiedas”QstarzGPS”underBluetooth

Manager.Infurtheruse,youjustneedtoclickittoconnecttothis

GPSTravelRecorder.

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NOTE2:

Thepairingprocedureisrequiredtoexecuteinthefirsttimeonly.

Andthepasscodeis“0000”ifrequired.

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NOTE3:

Selectcorrectcomportandbaudrate:115200underyour

navigationsoftware(MostofnavigationsoftwarecanautoͲdetect

BluetoothComport,soyoudonotneedtosetupmanually).

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10Ͳ2.CreateBluetoothSetting(WindowsMobile5/6

forPocketPC)



1.SwitchBTͲQ1300on.



2.FromtheStartmenu,clickSettings.

OntheConnectionstab,clickthe

Bluetoothicon



3.OntheDevicestab,clickAddNew

Device…Thesettingsapplicationwill

searchforyourdevice.Whenitisfound,

clickNext.



4.Enterthepasscode“0000”andclick

Next.

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5.OnthePartnershipSettingsscreen,

selectSerialPortandclickNext



6.SelecttheModetabandcheckthe

TurnonBluetoothcheckboxifitisnot

alreadychecked.

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7.SelecttheCOMPortstabandclick

NewOutgoingPort

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8.Select“QstarzGPS”fromtheAdda

DevicelistandclickNext

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9.UncheckSecureConnection.From

thePortdropͲdownlist,selectaport

number.Remembertheportyou

choose.Youwillneeditwhenyou

configuretheGPSIntermediateDriver.



10.ClickFinishandexittheBluetooth

ControlPanelitem.

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10Ͳ3.ConfiguretheGPSIntermediateDriver



TheGPSIntermediateDriverisasoftwarelayerbetweenaWindows

MobileapplicationandtheGPShardwaredrivers.Thisallows

applicationstoworkwithavarietyofGPShardware.TheGPS

IntermediateDriverusestheregistrytodeterminewhatCOMport

shouldbeusedtocommunicatewiththeGPShardware.The

recommendedwaytoconfiguretheregistrytoworkwithyourGPS

deviceistheGPSSettingsicon

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1.FromtheStartmenu,clickSettings.

OntheSystemtab,clicktheExternal

GPSicon.Onsomedevices,thisitem

hasadifferentname.



2.OntheProgramstab,selectany

availableCOMportfromtheGPS

ProgramPortdropͲdownlist.TheGPS

datasentthroughtheGPSIntermediate

Driverisstreamedtoapplications

throughthisport.Thisshouldnotbe

thesameportthatyourGPSreceiveris

configuredtouse.Ifyourapplication

can’treceiveGPSdatastream,leaveGPSProgramPortforempty.

ApplicationswilluseGPSHardwarePortascommunicationport.

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3.OntheHardwaretab,selectthe

COMportBTͲQ1300isconfiguredto

usefromtheGPSHardwarePort

dropͲdownlist

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4.OntheAccesstab,makesurethatthe

ManageGPSAutomaticallycheckboxis

checked

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10Ͳ4.Startyournavigationsoftware

Activateyournavigationsoftwareandmakesuretoselectthe

correct“COMPort”.



NOTE1:

InthemapsoftwaresuchasTomTom,youmightneedtochange

preferenceandset“OtherBluetoothGPSDevice”accordingto

PDA/phonemodel.Insomecasepleaseconsultmapsoftware

companytovarythesettingifyouhaveissueonpositioning.

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NOTE2:

Theremightbespecificsettingrequirementpernavigationsoftware.

SuchasTomtom,pleasedeleteotherGPSsettingsunderTomtom

software,andkeeponeonly.

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10Ͳ5.SafetyNotices



R&TTE/CENotice

Thisdeviceisconfirmedtocomplywiththerequirementssetoutin

theCouncilDirectiveontheApproximationoftheLawsofthe

MemberStatesrelatingtoElectromagneticCompatibility

(89/336/EEC),LowͲvoltageDirective(73/23/EEC)andthe

AmendmentDirective(93/68/EEC),theproceduresgiveninEuropean

CouncilDirective99/5/ECand89/336/EEC.

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Theequipmentwaspassed.Thetestwasperformedaccordingtothe

followingEuropeanstandards:

EN300328Ͳ2V.1.2.1(2001Ͳ08)

EN301489Ͳ1V.1.4.1(2002Ͳ04)/EN301489Ͳ17V.1.2.1(2002Ͳ04)

EN50371:2002

EN60950:2000

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FCCNotice

Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCrules.Operationis

subjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

1. Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference.

2. Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference

received,includinginterferencethatmaycause

undesiredoperation.

Spec.issubjecttochangewithoutpriornotice.

Allrightsreserved.Allregisteredtrademarkisbelongtotheir

res

ectedcom

anies.

FCC statement in User's Manual (for class B)

"Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement

This Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,

uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with

the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is

no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment

does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by

turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by

one or more of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is

connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC Caution:

1.The device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following

two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may

cause undesired operation.

2.This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with

any other antenna or transmitter.

3. Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible

for compliance could void the user authority to operate the equipment.

Qstarz Q9706001 Bluetooth GPS Travel Recorder User Manual

Qstarz International Co., Ltd. Bluetooth GPS Travel Recorder

Users Manual

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