TableofContents

1.OVERVIEW...................................................................................1
2.PRODUCTNOTICE ........................................................................1
3.FEATURES ....................................................................................2
4.PRODUCTSPECIFICATION ............................................................4
5.HARDWAREINTRODUCTION........................................................5
51.APPEARANCE ............................................................................. 5
52.HARDWAREFUNCTION ................................................................ 5
53.CHARGINGBATTERY .................................................................... 6
55.LEDINDICATORS ........................................................................ 6
56.FUNCTIONOFAUTOONOFF,AUTOLOGONOFF ............................. 7
6.SETUPBTQ1300..........................................................................8
61.INSTALLTHEDRIVERANDSOFTWAREUTILITYFORBTQ1300 ............... 8
62.INSTALLGOOGLEEARTH............................................................. 11
7.STARTTOUSE ............................................................................11
71.FULLYCHARGETHEBATTERYWHENUSINGATTHEFIRSTTIME .............. 11
72.CONNECTBTQ1300WITHYOURPC........................................... 12
73.STARTTHESOFTWAREUTILITY ...................................................... 12
8.USEFULREFERENCEAPPLICATIONSONTHEINTERNET...............35
81.LOCRGPSPHOTO .................................................................... 35
82.GPSBABEL.............................................................................. 36
83.SPORTSMATE....................................................................... 37
84.JETPHOTOSTUDIO .................................................................... 38
85.VEOGEO ................................................................................ 39
9.TROUBLESHOOTING..................................................................40
10.APPENDIX ................................................................................41
101.ACTIVATETHEBLUETOOTHFUNCTIONINYOURPDA/SMARTPHONEORPC .. 41
102.CREATEBLUETOOTHSETTING(WINDOWSMOBILE5/6FORPOCKETPC) .... 42
103.CONFIGURETHEGPSINTERMEDIATEDRIVER ................................ 45
104.STARTYOURNAVIGATIONSOFTWARE........................................... 47
105.SAFETYNOTICES ..................................................................... 48

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1.Overview
ThankyouforchoosingQstarzSuper66CHBTQ1300Bluetooth
GPSTravelRecordernano,builtinnewgenerationGPSchipset
MTKwith66channelsperformanceforyournavigationandtravellog,
andalso,providesstandaloneloggingupto200,000recordswith12
hrsrecording,andsupportsSmartPowercontrolandAutoLogOnoff
toextendusagetimeandsavememoryevenmore.Besides,
BTQ1300softwareutilitysupportsmulticonditionsettingwhich
allowsyoutocustomizeandpersonaltravelrecordby3leveldetail
adjustmentandprovidesdownload,save,andsplittoarrange
trackingrecord;moreover,youcandisplaytravelpathdirectlyon
GoogleEarthandcombinegeographyinformationwithphotosby
Geotagging.

2.ProductNotice

OnHandling
z IfBTQ1300isntusedintemperaturebetween10~60,its
batterychargingcapabilitywilldecrease.LeavetheBTQ1300
farfromheatorhightemperatureenvironment.Andalso,do
notexposeyourBTQ1300intemperaturehigherthan
140/60topreventthebatteryinsideBTQ1300from
overheating,explodingorburningitself.Thebuiltinbattery
insidetheBTQ1300shouldberecycled.
z ItisrecommendedtoturnBTQ1300offinthehospital.
WirelessGPSreceivermayinterferewiththemedical
equipmentswhichuseradiofrequency.
z Themanufacturerassumesnoresponsibilityforanydamages
andlossresultingfromtheuseofthismanual,orfromdeletion
ofdataasaresultofmalfunction,deadbattery,orfrommisuse
oftheproductinanyway.
z Pleasecleantheunitwithadryandcleansoftclose.Donotuse
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harshcleaningsolvents,chemicals,alcohol,orstrong
detergents.
z DonotattempttoopenBTQ1300byyourself.Unauthorized
hackingmaydamagetheunit,andvoidyourwarranty.

OnBattery&Safety
z Chargingtimeisabout1hourtypicallyforthisunit.Wesuggest
disconnectingtheunitfromthecigarettechargerorACcharger
aftertheunithasbeenfullycharged.
z Besuretousethesuppliedcigarettechargerincludingin
package;otherwiseexcessivevoltagemaybeappliedtothe
unitandmaycausesmoke,fire,oraccident.
z Whentheunitisnotinuseornotcharged,wesuggest
disconnectingtheunitfromthecigarettecharger.Otherwise
batterydrainmayresult.
z Notethatthebuiltinbatterycannotbechargedoutsidethe
temperaturerange0~45.
z Thechargingtimemightbeextendedifyouusetheproduct
whilecharging
z Donotheatorleavetheunitinhightemperatureordirect
sunshineforalongperiodoftimeasthebuiltinbattery
capacitywilldeteriorate,orwillbecomeunchargeable.

3.Features
Hardware:
z AdoptthelatestMTKchipsetwithhighsensitivity165dBmand
SuperHigh66Channelperformancetracking
z Lowerpowerconsumptionto12hrsfortravelrecording
z StandAlonetravelrecordertologupto200,000waypoints(*)
z Slim,Thin,Light,andStylishdesign,only62Lx38Wx7H(mm)
z BuiltinPhotoGeotagandvisualizedtravelpath
z Supportbuttonpushmanuallytomemorizeyourlocation
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immedialtely
SupportMultimodesettingtorecorddata(Vehicle,Bicycle,
Jog)
FastPositionFix,Coldstart35s,Warmstart33s,Hotstart1s
AutoOnOfffunctionforsmartpowercontrol
Personal/PortableNavigation(PDA,Smartphone,PC,etc.)
DGPS(WAAS+EGNOS+MSAS),QZSSsupport

Software:
z DoublesoftwareincludedwithbuiltinGoogleMap,
multilanguagesupport,andvisualizationUI
z ProvidePCUtilityV3allowingyoutofurtherdetaillyconfigure
thedevice
z ProvidePCUtilityV4withbuiltinGoogleMapandvisualization
UIforuserstoeasilymanagetheirtravel
z Autotracksplitfunctionhelpsyouorganizeyourtravelpath
z SupportTrackEditfunctionallowingyoutoremove
unnecessarywaypoints
z ActiveNMEAprotocolVTG/GLLmanuallyviaQstarzsetuptool
z BackupyourtravelrecordasGPS/PLT/CSV/NMEA/Google
Earthfileformat
z DrawyournavigationpathimmediatelyonGoogleEarthas
default
z SupportGeoTaggingfunctionfordigitalphotoandgenerate
KMZfileeasily
*ThewaypointswouldbedecreasedwhenthemoreoptionsofLog
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4.ProductSpecification
General
MTKGPSModule
L1,1575.42MHz
1.023MHzchiprate
66CHPerformance
BuiltinpatchantennawithLNA
Tracking165dBm
WGS84
PerformanceCharacteristic
Position
Withoutaid:3.0m2DRMS
<3mCEP(50%)withoutSA(horizontal)
Accuracy
DGPS(WAAS,ENGOS,MSAS):2.5m
Withoutaid:0.1m/s,DGPS(WAAS,ENGOS,
Velocity
MSAS):0.05m/s
Time
50nsRMS
Cold/Warm/HotStart
35/33/1sec,average
DynamicCondition
Altitude
<18,000m
Velocity
<515m/sec
Acceleration
<4g
Protocol
NMEA0183(V3.01)GGA,GSA,GSV,RMC
GPSOutputData
(Default)
VTG,GLL(Optional)
BaudRate
115,200bps
Power
BuiltinrechargeableLiionbattery
Bluetooth
Standard
FullycompliantwithBluetoothV1.2
BluetoothProfile
SerialPortProfiles(SPP),Upto15meters
Others
Size/Weight
62(L)X38(W)X7(H)mm/22g
Operating
10to+60
Temperature
20to+60
StorageTemperature
0to+45
Charging
GPSChip
Frequency
C/ACode
Channels
Antenna(Internal)
Sensitivity
Datum

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5.HardwareIntroduction

51.Appearance

1. PowerButton(ON/OFF/EnableLOG
mode/DisableLOGmode/PushtoLOG)
2. Powerjack(miniUSBtype)
3. BatterystatusLED(Red/Green)
4. BluetoothstatusLED(Blue)
5. GPSstatusLED(Orange)
6. LOGstatusLED(Blue)
7. Internalantenna

52.HardwareFunction

Hardware
Function
PowerJack
PowerButton
(On)
PowerButton
(Off)
PowerButton
(EnableLog
mode)
PowerButton
(DisableLog
mode)

Description
Takethepowercableandconnectittothe
powerjack(miniUSBtype)forchargingonly
Presspowerbuttonandholdfor4secto
powerBTQ1300on.
Presspowerbuttonandholdfor4secto
powerBTQ1300off
AfterpowerBTQ1300on,presspower
buttonandholdfor2sectoenablelogmode.
ThenBTQ1300wouldstartloggingwiththe
blinkingLOGstatusLED(blue).
Presspowerbuttonandholdfor2secagain
todisablelogmode.TheLOGstatusLED
(blue)wouldbeoff,andstoplogging.

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PowerButton
(PushtoLog)

Presspowerbuttononcetopushtologthe
favoritePointofInterest.

53.ChargingBattery

ForthefirsttimeusingtheBTQ1300,
pleasechargebatteryuntilitisfully
charged.Takethepowercableand
connectittothepowerjack(miniUSB
type)andrechargethroughUSBcable,
travelcharger,orcarcigaretteadaptor.
Thiswillbegintochargethebattery.
Chargingtimeisabout1hourstypically.
WhenthePowerLEDisRed,batterypowerislowstatus.Please
recharge.
WhenthePowerLEDisGreen,thebatteryisunderchargingmode.
WhenthePowerLEDisblinking,thebatteryisfullycharged.
NOTE1:TheCigaretteAdaptorcanonlybeusedtocharge
BTQ1300.Pleasedontmakeuseofitwithdevicesotherthan
BTQ1300.
NOTE2:Pleaserechargethebatteryonaregularintervaliftheunit
isnotusedforalongtime.

55.LEDIndicators
LEDStatus

Flash

ON

OFF

Power
(Red/Green)

LowPower(Red)
Fullycharged(Green)

Recharging
(Green)

Bluetooth
(Blue)

Flashper2sec.:
Bluetoothconnected
andtransmittingMode
Flashper5sec.:Power
savingmode

Not
connected
/Pairing

GPSnot
powered/
LogModeis
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GPS
(Orange/
Blue)

Log(Blue)

Flashper1
sec.(Orange):
GPSpositionisfixed,
Navigation

Detecting
Satellite,
GPS
positionnot
fix

GPSnot
powered

LogModeison
Flashper2sec.(Blue):
Lowmemory
Flash3times(Blue):
POI(PointofInterest)is
recorded

Memoryis
full

LogMode
isoff

56.FunctionofAutoOnOff,AutoLogOnOff

AutoOnOff(Powersavingmode):BTQ1300willautomaticallyenter
sleepingmodeaftertheBluetoothconnectivityisturnedoff,sothe
BlueLEDwillturntoflashevery5seconds.Thusyoucanalways
poweritonwithverylowpowerconsumption.
Underpowersavingmode,whendetectingBluetoothisbeing
connected,BTQ1300willautowakeupitselfandtheblueLEDwill
turntoflashevery2secondsandGPSOrangeLEDwillbealsoOn.
Note:Powersavingmodewouldnotfunctionwhenlogisenabled
orconnectedwithPC.

AutoLogOnOff:UnderLogmode,BTQ1300willautomaticallystop
logaftertheGPSisnotfix.However,theLEDwillnotindicateitsince
itworksinbackground.AslongastheGPSisfixagain,BTQ1300will
starttolog.Thusyoucansaveverymuchmemoryduringyourtravel.

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6.SetupBTQ1300

61. Install the driver and software utility for

BTQ1300

SystemRequirement(OnlycompatiblewithMicrosoftWindowsXP
/Vista)
MinimumSystemRequirement

WindowsXPorVista
Pentium3,500Mhz
128MRAM
128MBdiskspace
Networkspeed:128Kbits/sec
3Dcapablevideocardwith
16MbytesofVRAM
800x600,"16bitHighColor"
screen

Recommended
SystemRequirement
WindowsXP
Pentium42.4GHz+orAMD
2400xp+
512MRAM
2GBoffreediskspace
Networkspeed:768Kbits/sec
orbetter(DSL/Cable)
3Dcapablevideocardwith32
MBofVRAMorgreater
1280x1024,"32bitTrueColor"
screen

1.PleaseinserttheDriverCDtoyourcomputer,andfindthefolder
Utility\PCUtilityV4\.Doubleclick
TravelRecorderV4_installer.exetoinstallthesoftwareutility
package.ThissoftwarepackagecontainsUSBdriverandPCUtility
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2.Systemwouldpopuptheutilityinstallationdialog.Pleaseclick
<Next>forthenextstep.

3.PleaseselectTravelRecorderPCUtilityV4andGPSDataLog
DeviceDriver,andthenclick<Next>tothenextstep.Ifyou
alreadyinstalledUSBdriver,pleaseunselectGPSDataLogDevice
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4.Click<Next>ifyouwanttoinstalltheprogramindefaulttarget
folderoryoucanclick<Explore>tochangetheinstallfolder.

5.Giveafoldersnameforquicklinksinstartmenuandclick
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6.Whentheutilityinstallationiscompleted,pleaseclick<Finish>to
reboot.OryoucanalsorebootlaterbyselectingNo,Iwantto
rebootlaterbymyself.

62.InstallGoogleEarth
BTQ1300supportsshowingyourtravelpathdirectlyonGoogleEarth.
Pleasegotohttp://earth.google.comforthefreedownloadof
GoogleEarth,andtheninstallittoyourcomputer.Fortheoperation
procedureofGoogleEarth,pleasereferto
http://earth.google.com/support/

7.Starttouse

71.Fullychargethebatterywhenusingatthefirst
time
Afullychargedbatterycanlastupto12hourscontinuously
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72.ConnectBTQ1300withyourPC

1.PleaseconnectBTQ1300withyourPCbyminiUSBcable.

2.PoweronBTQ1300

73.Startthesoftwareutility

NOTE1:Beforestartingthesoftwareutility,pleasemakesurethat
theUSBdriverandthesoftwareutilityhasbeeninstalled
properly.
NOTE2:PCUtilityV4onlysupportsBTQ1300.Anyintentiontouse
PCUtilityV4connectingGPSunitsotherthanBTQ1300
wouldresultinsoftwaredisconnectionautomatically.
NOTE3:QstarzTravelRecorderPCUtilityV4cantbeopenedwith
QstarzTravelRecorderPCUtilityV3simultaneously.Please
executeeitheroneofbothortheprogrammayexperience
unstablestatus.
NOTE4:IfyouuseV3softwaretoconfigurethelogcontents,please
makesuretoselecttheoptionsbelow:Date/Time,Valid,
Latitude,Longitude,RCR.Unselecteitheroneofthesewill
resultinfailloadinglogdatainV4softwareandfail
drawingtracksonGoogleMap/Earth.

1.Clickfrom<Start>\<AllPrograms>\<QstarzTravelRecorderV4>
\TravelRecorderPCUtilityV4.

2.<File>\<ReadLog>
DownloadthelogdatafromBTQ1300.

2.1 Click<File>\<ReadLog>orthequicklinkicon.

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2.2

Usershavetoinputproductkeyatthefirsttimeofuse.The
productkeyislocatedontheenvelopofthedriverCD.

2.3

PCUtilitywillautomaticallydetectthecomportandbaud
rateandloadintheGPStracks.

If download proccess doesnt work well, please pull USB

port out of Travel Recorder, turn offon, and plug it in
againtomakeconnection.
Youmayalsotrytomanuallyselectcomporttogetmore
stable connection. Please refer to 4.1 Connection
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2.4

2.5

Atracklistwindowwillbepoppedup.Selectthetracksto
import.

TrackswillbeshownontheGoogleMapwindow.

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3.<File>\<ClearLog>
ClearthedatastoredintheTravelRecorder.

4.<File>\<ConfigGPS>
ConfiguretherecordingmethodoftheflashmemoryofTravel
Recorder.

4.1ConnectionSetting

I.AutoScanGPSModule(Recommended)
Theprogramwillautomaticallydetectthecomport.Itis
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II.ManualSetting
Userscanalsomanuallysettheport.Althoughitcanspeed
uptheinitialconnecttime,butitisnotrecommended
unlessusersunderstandthevalidport.
Tofindthevalidcomport,pleasegoto<DeviceManager>
andexpandthe<Ports(COM&LPT)>andcheckGPSUSB
SerialInterfaceDrivertoseewhichCOMportisassigned
toTravelRecorder.(COM18isforexample)

4.2GPSLogSetting
Thereare4logmodes:Generalmode,vehiclemode,
cyclingmode,andhikingmode.Userscanalsochange
thedefaultsettingofthese4modes.
Logevery()seconds:
Ifthecriterionischecked,TravelRecorder
willnotlogifdifferencebetweencurrent
timeandlastloggedtimeislessthanthe
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Logevery()meters:
Ifthecriterionischecked,TravelRecorder
willnotlogifthedistanceofcurrent
positionandlastloggedpositionislessthan
thespecifieddistances.
Logover()km/h:
Ifthecriterionischecked,TravelRecorder
willnotlogifthespeedisunderthesetting.
4.3DataLogMemory
Abarshowhowmanypercentageofmemoryisusedin
theTravelRecorder.
Overwrite:
Whenthememoryisfull,TravelRecorderwill
keeploggingbyoverwritingthememory
fromtheearliestpoint.
StopLog:
Whenthememoryisfull,TravelRecorderwill
stoplogging.

5.<Photo/Media>\<AddMediaFiles>
Userscanaddmediafilesfromafilefolder,orselectedfiles.

5.1Addmediafilesfromafolder:Selectafoldertoaddmedia
files.
Addmediafilesfromselectedfiles:UseCtrlClick,or
ShiftClicktoselectmultiple
files.

5.2Afterphotosareadded,allphotoswillbeshownonthe
<PhotoView>and<PhotoList>window.Under<PhotoView>
window,Userscanclickonthenextphotoandprevphoto
buttonstobrowsephotos,addcommenttoeachphoto,and
rotate,deletephotos.PCUtilitywillautomaticallymatch
photosandGPSloggedwaypointsbytime.

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Synchronized

5.3<PhotoList>windowwillshowthepropertiesofphotos.The
informationincludesfilename,date,placemark,
latitude,longitude,andGeotaggedflag.

Click right mouse button on a column. You can choose

ColumnType,ColumnSize,SortorGroupdata.

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5.4<MediaList>windowwillshowthepropertiesofmediafiles,
includingsoundandvideo.Theprogramwillalsofindmatched
locationsonmapformediafilesbasedontime.Youcan
PreviewandevenextendscreentofullscreenbyFullScreen
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6.<Photo>\<ShiftPhotoTime>

willinvoketheshiftphototimewindow.Allphotoswillbeadded(or
subtracted)thespecifiedtime.ThedatesaresavedintheExifparts
ofJpegorTifffile.Aftertheshift,PCUtilitywillautomaticallymatch
thephotoandtrackwaypointsagain.Userscanputmorethan365in
days.

7.<Photo>\<WriteGPSInfointoPhotos>

willsavethelatitude,longitude,andaltitudeinformationintophoto.
Aprogresswindowwillshowthewritingprogress.

8.<Photo>\<UploadPhotostoFlickr>
willinvokeuploadwizard.UserscansetTitle,description,Tag,
PublicorPrivate,andUploadphotosize.

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IfyouwanttouploadgeotaggedphotosdirectlyonFlickrwebsite:
Youhavetoturnonthefollowingoption."YourAccount">"Privacy&
Permissions">"ImportEXIFlocationdata:Yes"
Aftertheoptionisturnedon,theuploadedphotowillbeputonmap.
GotoFlickr>You>Yourmap,youcanbrowseyourphotoson
themap.

9.<File>\<ViewinGoogleEarth>
willinvokeGoogleEarthtoviewthetracksandphotos.Pleaseinstall
GoogleEarthpreviouslyinordertoactivatethisfeature.

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10.<File>\<ExportasKMZ>
Savethetracksandphotosinkmzfile.UserscanuseGoogleEarthto
loadinsuchfileformat.
Thepicturesizepackedinthekmzfilecanbesetintheoptions
dialog.
<Tools>\<Options>\<GoogleEarth>\<PhotosizeinKMZ>

11.<DisplayTimeZone><PhotoTimeZone>
TherearetwotimezonesettingsinTravelRecorderPCUtility.One
isPhototimezone,theotherisDisplaytimezone.Phototime
zoneissettothesametimezoneofyourdigitalcamera.The
Displaytimezoneissetfordisplayingpurpose.

Forexample,ifyouliveinEnglandandyoutraveltoUnitedState,the
PhototimezoneshouldbesettoEnglandbecauseyourdigital
cameratimezoneisinEngland,andthedisplaytimezoneshouldbe
settoUnitedState.
ThePhototimezonebydefaultissettothePCdefaultvalue.In
mostofthecasethedefaultvalueiscorrect.
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<Tools>\<Options>willinvoketheoptionsdialog.Youcanset
<PhotoTimeZone>inthedialog.

The<displaytimezone>settingisinthestatusbar.

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12.<GoogleMap>
GoogleMapisafreemapservicethatyouviewinthePCUtilityV4.
Clickanddragmapstoviewadjacentsectionsimmediately.View
satelliteimagewithorwithoutmapdataofyourdesiredlocation
thatyoucanzoomandpan.

12.1NavigationControl
Arrows:
Clicktheappropriatearrowbuttonstomovethe
viewnorth,south,eastorwest.
Zoom:
Click+tozoominonthecenterofthemap.Clickto
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Zoomslider:
Dragthezoomsliderupordowntozoominorout
incrementally.

12.2InfoWindow
Infowindowsappearwhenyouclickamarkeranddisplay
additionalinformationaboutthelocation,suchasphotoand
startpoint.
ShowLocation:
willshowthezoomedinlocationofawaypoint.

Edit:
Allowyoutoeditdetailinformationofawaypoint.Youcan
alsoaddphotosinordeletephotosfromsinglewaypoint.

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12.3Track
DisplaytracksrecordedbyTravelRecorder.Youcanmove
cursortoatrackandholdawhiletoshowtheinfoofa
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12.4Views
Clickthesetodisplaydifferentviews,includingaerialimages
andstreetlevelimagery.

12.5SpecialFunctions
SlideShow:
Click

toactivatephotoslideshow.

PlaceMark:
Click toaddaplacemarkonmap.thenthePlaceMark
Property
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12.6SearchBar
Allowyoutosearchanylocationonmap.

12.7StartPoint

Thestartpointofatrackwithasmallflag.

12.8Camera

Tosignifythelocationsofyourphotos.

12.9PointofInterest(PushtoLog)
TosignifythelocationswhenyoupressPOIbutton.

12.10PlaceMark
Tosignifythelocationswhenyoumanuallyaddplacemarks.

12.11Overviewmap
Thisviewshowsthelocationofcurrentmapview.The
overviewmapappearsinthebottomrightcornerofthemap.
Ithelpsorientyoubyshowingthelocationofcurrentmap
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viewinthecontextofalargergeographicalarea.Thearea
currentlydisplayedinthemapisshowasapurpleboxinthe
overviewmap.Atanytime,click tohidetheoverview
maporclick todisplayitagain.Asyoupanorzoomin
themap,theviewofoverviewmapchangesaccordingly.
Youcanchangetheexistingviewinthemapbydoingoneof
thefollowing:
z
Draganddropthepurpleboxintheoverviewmap.
z
Draganddroptheareaoutsidethepurpleboxtopan
themap.
13.<TrackEditor>
SwitchtofolderTrackEditorontheleftwindow.Movethecursor
onthetrackwillshowthepreselectedwaypointtime.Clickontrack
toselectthewholetrack.

Undoerasesthelastchangedoneandrevertsittoanolder
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Redoreversestheundooradvancesthebuffertoamore
currentstate.
AreaSelectionallowsyoutoselectmultiwaypointbyclicking
andholding
mouseleftbuttonuntilanareabeingselected.

Deleteawaypointorawholetrack.
PropertyshowsthePlaceMarkPropertydialogforediting.
Dragawaypointwhenitdrifttoaimproperlocation.

Rightclickmousebutton:
SplitTrackwillsplitthetrackintotwotracks.
Deletethispointwilldeletetheselectedwaypoint.
DeleteSelectedObjectwilldeletetheselectedtrack.

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Youcanalsoselectmultiwaypointbythewindowscommon
selectingfunction:ShiftSelect,andCtrlSelect.

14.<TrackList>
Switch to <Track List> window will show all the tracks and its
propertiesloadedfromTravelRecorder.Selectanyoneoftracksand
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.Changeswillbesynchronizedimmediatelyonmap.

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
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tracks.

Click right mouse button on a column. You can choose

ColumnType,ColumnSize,SortorGroupdata.

15.<AltitudeGraph>/<Speedgraph>
Switchto<Speed/AltitudeView>windowwillshowthespeedand
altitudegraph.Thewaypointswithphotosonitwillbemarkedwith
redsquare.Movingcursoronredsquarewilldisplaythephoto.You
canpanleft,panright,zoomin,zoomoutinthespeedoraltitude
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16.<File>\<NewProject><OpenProject><SaveProject><Save
ProjectAs>
SaveProjectwillsavethetracksandphotoasaprojectfile.
Openprojectwillopenthesavedproject.Theproject,photos,
andphotocommentswillberestoredaftertheproject
opened.

17.<Tools>\<Options>

<UnitandCoordination>
Distanceunit:
Metric:Kilometer/meterswillbeusedfordisplaying.
Imperial:Miles/feetwillbeusedfordisplaying.
Lat/Long:
Degrees,minutes,seconds:Latitudeandlongitudewill
bedisplaylike231220
Degrees:Latitudeandlongitudewillbedisplaylike
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<Photo>
PhotoTimeZone:
PleaserefertoTitle11.
Maxphoto/trackdifftime:
Thesettingisusedtomatchphotoandtrackwaypoints.
PCUtilityV4willmatchphotosandwaypointsbytime.It
willfindthenearestwaypointtimetolocatethephoto.
Yet,iftheclosestwaypointtimeismorethantheMax
photo/trackdifftime,itwillnotmatchthephoto.

Groupphotoswhendistanceislessthan:
Thissettingcanorganizespecificrangeofphotosintojust
onewaypointwhichallowsyoutoavoidmassiveplace
marksstickingtogetherwhenyoutaketoomanyphotos
inonelocation.

<FlickrAccount>
PleaserefertoTitle8.

<GoogleEarth/GoogleMap>
PhotosizeinKMZ:
ThesizeofthephotospackedintheKMZfile.Itis
relatedtothecommandFile>ExportAsKMZ

<DisplayLanguage>
PreferredLanguage:
Setthelanguagesformenu,buttonsandmessages.

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8.UsefulreferenceApplicationsontheinternet

81.locrGPSPhoto
BTQ1300isthememberoflocrGPSPhotocertifiedproduct.This
utilitycanintegratetravelloganddigitalphotosbydate/timeto
showyourphotosonthemapdirectly.Aftertheintegration,the
currentGPScoordinatesalsocanbeimportedtoyourdigitalphotos
forthefurtherapplication.Pleasefindtheinstallationfilefor
WindowsXP/VistaorSymbiansysteminQstarzGPSCD.Goto
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82.GPSBabel
ThisutilitycantransferyourNMEAfiletoGPXfileorotherformat.
Pleasegotohttp://www.gpsbabel.orgforfreedownload.

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83.SPORTSMATE
Thiswebsitecanshareyourtravellogwithyourfriends.Before
sharingyourtrip,pleaseapplyanewaccountfirst.Pleasegoto
http://www.ttsm.comforthefurtherinformation.

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84.JetPhotoStudio
Thisutilitycanintegratetravelloganddigitalphotosbydate/timeto
showyourphotosonthemapdirectly.Aftertheintegration,the
currentGPScoordinatesalsocanbeimportedtoyourdigitalphotos
forthefurtherapplication.Pleasegoto
http://www.jetphotosoft.comforfreedownload.

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85.VeoGeo
Thiswebsiteallowsyoutocombinetravellogandvideobydate/time
toshowyourvideoonthemapdirectly.Pleasegoto
www.veogeo.comforfurtherinformationandregisterforafreenew
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9.TroubleShooting
Question
CanBTQ1300be
usedtonavigate
whentravellog
ison?
Ilostmytravel
charger.Where
canIfind
replacementsfor
both?
HowcanIknow
ifmymemoryis
full?
Inoticedthatthe
internalclock
timeis1hour
behind,howcan
Ido?
Canthelogged
databe
downloadedby
Bluetooth?

Answer
Yes,youcanuseBTQ1300tonavigate
whentravellogisonsimultaneously.
DCInputrangeofBTQ1300is4.5~5.5V.
Youcanuseatravelchargerwhichsupport
DCoutputrangefrom4.5~5.5V.Youcan
alsouseacommonminiUSBcableto
chargeyourunitviathelaptop.
IfyouseetheLogLEDissteadylightedup,
whichmeansthememoryisfull.
Thereisnointernalclockdelay;itisUTC
time(Greenwichtime)thatconfusedyou.
Forlocaltime,youcanadjustunder<Tool>
\<Option>andseethelocalDate/Time
under"SatelliteInformation"tabofutility.
ActuallyitsokayforQ1300todownload
dataviaBluetoothinterface.However,
sinceitisnotstableandwithlower
downloadperformancethanthatofUSB
interface,wedontofficiallyadmitthis
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10.Appendix
NavigateasaBluetoothGPSReceiverwithHandhelddevices

101. Activate the Bluetooth function in your

PDA/SmartphoneorPC

BeforeactivatingtheBluetoothfunctioninyourPDA/PC,please
switchBTQ1300onforparingandcheckifyourdeviceisequipped
withBluetoothfunction.Ifnot,youmayneedtoacquireanoptional
CF/SDBluetoothcardorBluetoothdongle.

NOTE1:
BTQ1300wouldbeidentifiedasQstarzGPSunderBluetooth
Manager.Infurtheruse,youjustneedtoclickittoconnecttothis
GPSTravelRecorder.

NOTE2:
Thepairingprocedureisrequiredtoexecuteinthefirsttimeonly.
Andthepasscodeis0000ifrequired.

NOTE3:
Selectcorrectcomportandbaudrate:115200underyour
navigationsoftware(Mostofnavigationsoftwarecanautodetect
BluetoothComport,soyoudonotneedtosetupmanually).

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102.CreateBluetoothSetting(WindowsMobile5/6
forPocketPC)

1.SwitchBTQ1300on.

2.FromtheStartmenu,clickSettings.
OntheConnectionstab,clickthe
Bluetoothicon

3.OntheDevicestab,clickAddNew
DeviceThesettingsapplicationwill
searchforyourdevice.Whenitisfound,
clickNext.

4.Enterthepasscode0000andclick
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5.OnthePartnershipSettingsscreen,
selectSerialPortandclickNext

6.SelecttheModetabandcheckthe
TurnonBluetoothcheckboxifitisnot
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7.SelecttheCOMPortstabandclick
NewOutgoingPort

8.SelectQstarzGPSfromtheAdda
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9.UncheckSecureConnection.From
thePortdropdownlist,selectaport
number.Remembertheportyou
choose.Youwillneeditwhenyou
configuretheGPSIntermediateDriver.

10.ClickFinishandexittheBluetooth
ControlPanelitem.

103.ConfiguretheGPSIntermediateDriver

TheGPSIntermediateDriverisasoftwarelayerbetweenaWindows
MobileapplicationandtheGPShardwaredrivers.Thisallows
applicationstoworkwithavarietyofGPShardware.TheGPS
IntermediateDriverusestheregistrytodeterminewhatCOMport
shouldbeusedtocommunicatewiththeGPShardware.The
recommendedwaytoconfiguretheregistrytoworkwithyourGPS
deviceistheGPSSettingsicon

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1.FromtheStartmenu,clickSettings.
OntheSystemtab,clicktheExternal
GPSicon.Onsomedevices,thisitem
hasadifferentname.

2.OntheProgramstab,selectany
availableCOMportfromtheGPS
ProgramPortdropdownlist.TheGPS
datasentthroughtheGPSIntermediate
Driverisstreamedtoapplications
throughthisport.Thisshouldnotbe
thesameportthatyourGPSreceiveris
configuredtouse.Ifyourapplication
cantreceiveGPSdatastream,leaveGPSProgramPortforempty.
ApplicationswilluseGPSHardwarePortascommunicationport.

3.OntheHardwaretab,selectthe
COMportBTQ1300isconfiguredto
usefromtheGPSHardwarePort
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4.OntheAccesstab,makesurethatthe
ManageGPSAutomaticallycheckboxis
checked

104.Startyournavigationsoftware
Activateyournavigationsoftwareandmakesuretoselectthe
correctCOMPort.

NOTE1:
InthemapsoftwaresuchasTomTom,youmightneedtochange
preferenceandsetOtherBluetoothGPSDeviceaccordingto
PDA/phonemodel.Insomecasepleaseconsultmapsoftware
companytovarythesettingifyouhaveissueonpositioning.

NOTE2:
Theremightbespecificsettingrequirementpernavigationsoftware.
SuchasTomtom,pleasedeleteotherGPSsettingsunderTomtom
software,andkeeponeonly.

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105.SafetyNotices

R&TTE/CENotice
Thisdeviceisconfirmedtocomplywiththerequirementssetoutin
theCouncilDirectiveontheApproximationoftheLawsofthe
MemberStatesrelatingtoElectromagneticCompatibility
(89/336/EEC),LowvoltageDirective(73/23/EEC)andthe
AmendmentDirective(93/68/EEC),theproceduresgiveninEuropean
CouncilDirective99/5/ECand89/336/EEC.

Theequipmentwaspassed.Thetestwasperformedaccordingtothe
followingEuropeanstandards:
EN3003282V.1.2.1(200108)
EN3014891V.1.4.1(200204)/EN30148917V.1.2.1(200204)
EN50371:2002
EN60950:2000

FCCNotice
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCrules.Operationis
subjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
1.
Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference.
2.
Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference
received,includinginterferencethatmaycause
undesiredoperation.

Spec.issubjecttochangewithoutpriornotice.
Allrightsreserved.Allregisteredtrademarkisbelongtotheir
respectedcompanies.

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