GPS Vehicle Tracker

USER MANUAL

Preface
Thank you for purchasing GPS Vehicle Tracker. This manual shows how to operate the device
smoothly and correctly. Make sure reading this manual carefully before using this product. Please
note that specification and information are subject to changes without prior notice in this manual. Any
change will be integrated in the latest release. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any
errors or omissions in this document.

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 Content
1 Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
2 Application --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
3 Hardware Description
3.1 Wires Connection ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
3.2 Interior ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ 3
3.3 External Relay Connection ---------------------------------------------------------- ------ 4
4 Specifications -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
5 Battery and SIM Card Installation ------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
6 Startup ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 5
7 Usage --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 6
8 Fortifying Mode --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 6
8.1 Engine Started Alert ---------------------------------------------- --------- ----------------- 6
8.2 Movement Alert --------------------------------------------------------- --------- ------------- 6
8.3 Power Cutoff Alert-------------------------------------------------------- --------- ------------ 7
8.4 Remote Engine Cut-off Fuction--------------------------------------- --------- ----------- 7
8.5 Checking the Working Status ----------------------------------------- --------- ----------- 7
9 Tracking Mode -------------------------------------------- --------- -------- -------------------------- 8
9.1 Initialization ---------------------------------- --------- -------------------------------------- 8
9.2 Change the Password ---------------------------------- --------- -------------------------- 8
9.3 Authorization ---------------------------------- --------- -------------------------------------- 8
9.4 Auto Track ---------------------------------- --------- ------------------------------------------ 9
9.5 Geo-fence ---------------------------------- --------- ----------------------------- 10
9.6 Movement Alert ---------------------------------- --------- -------------------------- 10
9.7 Overspeed Alert ---------------------------------- --------- -------------------------- 10
9.8 IMEI Checking ------------------------------ --------- --------------------------------- 11
9.9 SOS --------------------------------- --------- ----------------------------- 11
9.10 Low Battery Alert --------------------------- --------- --------------------------------- 11
9.11 Hidden Number Tracking ---------------------------- --------- ----------------------- 11
9.12 SMS Center ------------------------------ --------- ----------------------------- 11
9.13 GSM ID -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
9.14 Motion Sensor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
9.15 SD Card Function -------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
10 Monitoring Mode ------------------------------ --------- --------------------- 13
11 GPRS Setting ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
12 Cautions -------------------------------------------------------------------- 16
13 Faults & Solutions --------------------------------------------------------------------- 16
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1 Summary
Working Based on existing GSM/GPRS network and GPS satellites, this product can

locate and monitor any remote targets by SMS or GPRS,and guard against theft of

Vehicle.

2 Applications
z Rental vehicle / Fleet management etc

z Covert tracking

3 Hardware Description
3.1.Wires Connection
2 3 7 6 5
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8 4

Wire 1: LED indicator of working status

Wire2: ACC ‘-‘
Wire3 ACC ‘+’
Wire 4: 12V ‘+’
Wire 5: 12V ‘-‘ Put SIM card A
Put SIM card B here
Wire 6: Microphone here (front side)
(back side)
Wire 7: On/off & SOS button
Wire 8: external relay plug

3.2.Interior

Put a SD card here

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3.3 External relay Connection

Wire for car oil External relay

connecting

Connect here with the

tracker (ref Wire 8 )

Wire for car oil

connecting

4 Specs.
Content Specs.
Dimension. 80mm x 60mm x 25mm
Weight 100g
Network GSM/GPRS
Band 850/1800/1900Mhz or 900/1800/1900Mhz
GPS chip SIRF3 chip
GSM/GPRS
Simcom300/Simcom340
module
GPS sensitivity -159dBm
GPS accuracy 5m
Reacquisition 0.1s Cold status 45s
Time To First Fix Warm status 35s
Hot status 1s
12—24V input
Car charger
5V output
110－220V input
Wall charger
5V output
Battery Chargeable changeable 3.7V 1100mAh Li-ion battery
Standby 50hours
Storage Temp. -40°C to +85°C
Operation Temp. -20°C to +55°C
Humidity 5%--95% non-condensing

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5 Battery and SIM card installation
Make sure that there is no call transfer and call display is on, and PIN code off. The

SMS message must in Text format, can’t be identified for PDU format.

Steps:

1 Open the cover with GSM/GPS antennas, pick out the mainboard,and put one or two

SIM cards into the holder.

2 Put in a SD card beside the SIM card B (at the back side of the maniboard).
SIM card A
3 Connect the battery with the mainboard. Connect mainboard
with the battery

SD card
SIM card B

6 Startup
z Put the SIM card,SD card and battery in place.

z Connecting the battery with the unit outdoors,while the indicator keep flashing

quickly.

z In 40-60 seconds, the unit will begin to work and acquire the GSM signals as well as

the GPS signals. The indicator keep flashing every 1 second when the unit has

received the signals, otherwise it will keep on.

z When this unit receives GPS signals normally, you can use it and do all the following

settings.
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 7 Usage
The tracker has three working modes: Fortifying mode, Tracking mode and

Monitoring mode. Modes switch between “fortifying”, “ tracking” and “monitoring”.

When power on the tracker, the default mode is “Fortifying” mode, you can send

“ tracker+password” to switch to tracking mode, or send “monitor+password” to switch to

monitoring mode, or “fortify+password” back to fortifying mode.

8 Fortifying Mode
When turn on the tracker, the default mode is Fortify mode.In fortifying mode, you can

call the tracker to activate the “protection” for your loved car or vehicle. The indicator will

flash every 4 seconds when the “protection “ is activated.

While the “protection” will be deactivated when you dial up the tracker again, the indicator

will flash every 1 second when the deactivation is done.

Remark: If ACC is connected, then you can not activate the “protection” for your car. The

tracker will be triggered to send an alert under one of following conditions:.

8.1 Engine Started Alert

In fortifying mode, the tracker will start the ACC examine automatically. It will warn up

the user when the engine is started.

Alert format: fortify! + lat./long.

It will keep sending such an alert every 3 minutes, you can send”fortify123456” to stop

it.

8.2 Movement Alert

This function is using for the owner to get an alert when the tracker moves out of a

restricted district (500m radius),

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Response SMS format: move!+lat./long..

It will keep sending such an alert every 3 minutes, you can send”fortify123456” to stop

it.

8.3 Power Cutoff Alert

In this mode, the tracker will warn up the user automatically when the main power is cut

off unwontedly,such as if someone cut the wire connected the car with the device, it will

alert “Battery with coordinates”.

Alert format: battery! + lat./long.

It will keep sending such an alert every 3 minutes, you can send”fortify123456” to stop

it.

NOTE: These three alerts only occurred when the “ protection ” is activated in fortifying

mode.

8.4 Remote Engine Cut-off Function

This function is using for the car owner to send a SMS remotely to stop a moving vehicle.

8.4.1 Setup: Send SMS command powercar123456 00 to the tracker to cut off oil and

power of the car to stop the car.

Reply format: powercar ok. You will receive such a reply if the setting is successful.

8.4.2 Cancel: Send SMS command powercar123456 11 to the tracker to restartup the

car again.

Reply format: powercar ok. You will receive such a reply if the setting is successful.

8.5 Checking the Working Status ( fortify or no fortify )

You can send SMS command “fortified123456” to tracker, it will report “ fortifying “ or “ no

fortify “ to you.

Reply “no fortify” means out of Fortify mode, Reply “fortifying” means under Fortify mode.

When the tracker in the monitoring mode or trackering mode, send SMS command
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“fortify123456” to the traker,it will reply you “fortify ok”, make a call to it will under Fortify

mode.

9 Tracking Mode
9.1 Initialization

Send SMS “begin+password” to the unit, it will reply “begin ok” and initialize all the

settings. (default password: 123456)

9.2 Change the Password

Send SMS password+old password+space+new password to change the password.

(default password: 123456)

Remark:

9.2.1 Be sure keep the new password in mind, you have to upload the software to

restore the original setting in case of losing the new password.

9.2.2 Make sure the new password is in 6 digits, or else the tracker can not recognize

the password.

9.3 Authorization

There are only 5 numbers able to be authorized numbers.

9.3.1 Send SMS admin+password+space+cell phone number to set up the first

authorized number.The other authorized numbers should be setup by the first

authorized number. If the number is successfully authorized, the unit will reply SMS

as “admin ok!”.

9.3.2 Send SMS noadmin+password+space+authorized number to delete the

authorized number.

9.3.3 For roaming purpose, you have to add your country code ahead of the cell phone

number, for example, please send admin123456 008613322221111 to tracker to set

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13322221111 as an authorized number.

9.3.4 When an authorized number dials up the unit, it will hang up and report a real-time

Geo-info as below:

Lat: 22.566901 long: 114.051258 speed: 0.00 14/08/09 06.54 F:3.85V,1,Signal:F help

me imei:354776031555474 05 43.5 460 01 2533 720B

Lat: 22.566901 long: 114.051258==Coordinate

0.00 == speed

14/08/09 06.54== Date&Time

F:3.85V == battery power

1 == charging 0 means no charging

Signal:F == Full GPS signal 0 means weak GPS signal

help me == the SOS message, this section is blank for tracking message

354776031555474== IMEI

05=Means you get 5 GPS fix ( from 3 to 10 )

43.5=Altitude

460 = MCC Mobile Country Code

01 == MNC Mobile Network Code

2533= LAC Location area code

720B= Cell ID

(Remarl:GSM ID can be add or delect accroding to customer’s requirement)

9.4 AutoTrack

9.4.1 Set up: Send SMS t030s005n+password to the unit, it will report the Geo-info at

30s intervals for 5 times.(s: second, m: minute, h: hour).You will receive a reply as

“t030s005n OK” if the setting is successful.The setting must be in 3 digits and at

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maximum 255 in value.

9.4.2 Send SMS t030s***n+password to the unit, it will reply SMS heaps of times. You

will receive a reply as “t030s005n OK” if the setting is successful.

9.4.3 Send notn+password to delete the “ auto track “.

Remark: the interval must not be less than 5s.

9.5 Geo-fence

Set up a geo-fence for the unit to restrict its movement within a district. The unit will

send message to the authorized numbers when it moves out of the district.

Notes: This function will be invalid if the unit moves outside the district. You need to

re-set it if you want this function again.

9.5.1 Send SMS stockade+password+space+latitude,longitude;latitude,longitude to the

unit to set the restricted district.

Remark :The first latitude&longitude is coordinate of the top left corner of the Geo-fence,

while the second latitude&longitude is the coordinate of the bottom right corner.

9.5.2 Send SMS nostockade+password to deactivate this function..

9.5.3 Response SMS format: stockade!+geo-info. It will alarm one time in each setting.

9.6 Movement Alert

This function is using for the owner to get alarm when the tracker moves out of a

restricted district.

9.6.1 Send SMS move+password to the unit to set the movement alert.

9.6.2 Send SMS nomove+password to deactivate the movement alert.

This function will be out of effect after the unit moves outside the district. Response SMS

format: move!+geo-info. It will alarm one time in each setting.

9.7 Overspeed Alert:

This function is using for the owner to control the target’s speed.
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9.7.1 Set up: Send SMS speed+password+space+080 to the unit (suppose the speed is

80km/h), and it will reply “speed ok!”. When the target moves exceeding 80 km/h, the

unit will send SMS speed+080!+Geo-info to the authorized numbers. It will keep

sending such an alert every 3 minutes.

9.7.2 Cancel: Send SMS nospeed+password to deactivate the overspeed alert

Remark: It is recommended that the speed alarm is set at not less than 50km/h. For

below that rate, it may cause the excursion of the GPS signal influenced by clounds etc.

Response SMS format: speed+080!+Geo-info (suppose the speed is 80km/h).

The tracker will check the speed in 3 minutes interval and alarm if it is overspeed.

9.8 IMEI Checking:

Send SMS imei+password to the unit to check the IMEI number of the unit.

9.9 SOS Button

Press the SOS for 3 second, it will send “help me !+ Geo-info” to all the authorized

numbers every 3 minutes. It will stop sending such a SMS when one of the authorized

number reply SMS ”help me!” to the tracker.

9.10 Low Battery Alert

It begins to send SMS to the user every 30minutes when the the battery voltage is 3.7V.

SMS format: low battery+Geo-info.

9.11 Hidden Number Tracking

When a hidden authorized number calls the tracker, the tracker will reply SMS with the

hidden number&Geo-info to all the authorized numbers.

9.11.1 Send SMS “hide number” to set up the hidden number.

9.11.2 Send SMS “nohide number” to delete the hidden number.

9.12 SMS Center ( or appointed number)

9.12.1 Send SMS adminsms+password+space+cell phone number to setup the SMS

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center.

If the SMS center is set up, when an authorized number sends SMS or makes a calll to

the tracker, the tracker will reply a SMS with Geo-info & authorized number to SMS

center.

9.12.2 Send SMS noadminsms+password to cancel the SMS center.

Response SMS format: authorized number+Geo-info

Note:

◆The SMS message must in Text format, can’t be identified for PDU format.

◆Power on the tracker outdoor when use the tracker for the first time, it can search the

GPS signal nearby, it also greatly shorten the time of searching the GPS signal for the

future use.

9.13 GSM ID（this function can be add or delect for customization.）

There is GSM ID in each SMS from the tracker. The location of the tracker can be found

according to the GSM ID in case of no GPS signal. GSM ID is make up of MCC(Mobile

Country Code),MNC(Mobile Network Code),LAC(Location area code) and Cell ID.(refer

to 9.3.4)

9.14 Motion Sensor（this function can be add or delect for customization.）

This function is using for the user to get alarm info when someone touchs the unit.

9.14.1 Setup: Send shake+password+space+1-10 to the tracker to set up this

function.(1-10 means the level of intensity)

9.14.2 Send SMS shake+password+space+1 is the lightest level of intensity.the tracker

will send alert if someone touchs the unit heavily.

9.14.3 Send SMS shake+password+space+10 is the strongest level of intensity.the

tracker will send alert if someone touchs the unit slightly.

9.14.4 Cancel: Send SMS shake+password+space+0 to remove this function.

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9.15 SD card function

A mini SD card can be put in the tracker’s SD card slot. The GPRS data can be saved in

the SD card if GPRS is off. It will send data to the GPRS server again if GPRS is on.

9.15.1 Setup: Send SMS sdlog123456 1 to the tracker to activate the function of storing

data in SD card;

Cancel: Send SMS sdlog+password+0 to the tracker to deactivate the function of

storing data in SD card.

9.15.2 Setup: Send SMS readsd+password+space+1 to ask the tracker to send data in

the SD card to the GPRS server.

Cancel: Send SMS readsd+password+space+0 to ask the tracker to stop sending data

in the SD card to the server.

10 Monitoring Mode(voice surveillance mode)

Send “monitor+password”, tracker ruturns”Monitor ok”call the tracker,you can hear

around the tracker.Send “tracker+password”to switching the “tracker” mode.

11 GPRS setting
In order to use GPRS function, the user needs to set IP, Port and APN ( access point

name ) by either cell phone, or our PC software.

（ NOTE: Some countries or regions should set APN’s User Name and APN’s

Password.）

11.1 Set an IP address and port:

Setup: Send SMS adminip+123456+space+IP address+space+port.

If setup successful, the tracker will reply SMS “adminip ok”

Cancel: Send SMS noadminip+123456

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11.2 Set APN

Setup: Send SMS apn+123456+space+specify apn content.

If setup successful, the tracker will reply SMS “APN ok”.

Cancel: The old APN will be invalid automatically when a new APN is set.

11.3 Set APN’s User Name

Setup: Send SMS apnuser+123456+space+the sim card’s user name.

If setup successful, the tracker will reply SMS “apnuser ok”.

Cancel: The old APN user name will be invalid automatically when a new APN uer

name is set.

11.4 Set APN’s Password

Setup: Send SMS apnpassword+123456+space+the sim card’s password.

If setup successful, the tracker will reply SMS “apnpasswrod ok”.

Cancel: The old APN password will be invalid automatically when a new APN password

is set.

11.5 GPRS protocols

As soon as the IP & Port & APN are set up, the user can make a call or send SMS to

tracker. The tracker will hand up and report the coordinates to IP address.

The message format sent by tracker to IP address is as following:

Serial number + authorized number + GPRMC + GPS signal indicator + command +

IMEI number + CRC16 checksum.For example, it will send GPS coordinates as below

illustrated

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The explanation of the whole data:

090907070718,13145826175,GPRMC,070718.000,A,2234.0228,N,11403.0764,E,0.00

,,070909,,,A*73,F,,imei:354776030042714,05,50.1,F:4.11V,0,132,40512,460,01,2533,7

20B

090907070718== serial number(date&time)

13145826175=== authorized number

GPRMC,070718.000,A,2234.0228,N,11403.0764,E,0.00,,070909,,,A*73,==GPSmode’

s Original GPRMC sentences

F=== Full GPS signal L=== No GPS signal

imei:354776030042714==the tracker’s IMEI number

05===get 5 GPS number

50.1=== Altitude

F:4.11V===Full battery power L:3.65V===Low battery power

0===No charging 1===charging

132=== The length of the GPRS string

40512===CRC16 Checksum

460===460 = MCC Mobile Country Code

01==MNC Mobile Network Code

2533==2533= LAC Location area code

720C==720B= Cell ID

(GSM ID can be add or delect accroding to customer;s requirement.)

Notes:

◆Our gprs supports TCP or UDP protocol, so please confirm whether your GPRS

webserver supports TCP or UDP protocol before having the order.

◆ Please use the SIM card which is with GPRS function.

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◆ Pls use the following SMS to set up GMT time in the SMS for the tracker

time zone+password+space+ the customer’s GMT TIME

◆ Pls use the following SMS to set up YOUR website in the SMS for the tracker

home+password+space+ the customer’s WEBSITE

home+password+space+space (if there is no website in the SMS)

12 Cautions
Please comply with the instructions to extend the unit life:

1. Keep the unit dry. Any liquid, i.e. rain, moisture, may destroy or damage the inside

circuitry.

2. Don’t use & store the unit in dusty places.

3. Don’t put the unit in overheated or overcooled places.

4. Handle carefully. Don’t vibrate or shake it violently.

5. Clear the unit with a piece of dry cloth. Don’t clean in chemicals, detergent.

6. Don’t paint the unit, this may cause some foreign materials left in between the parts.

7. Don’t disassemble or refit the unit.

8. Please use the battery and charger provided by manufacturer. Using other batteries

and chargers will cause unwanted situation.

9. Don’t dismount the antenna randomly, or use other antennas. This may interfere the

transmission, and increase the radiation as well.

13 Faults & The solutions

Faults Solution

Startup Fail Check the battery to see if it is fully charged or

correctly installed.

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 Hangup Fail In existence of an authorized number, an unauthorized
number dials up the unit. Please initialize the unit and re-set up the
authorized numbers.
Check if the authorized number is setup or in the coverage
Monitor Fail of signals.
Indicator keep on Check the SIM card to see if it is put in place.
flashing quickly
SD card stroing data Chack the SD card to see if it is put in place.
fail

Location report in Don’t use it in the place beyond reach of signals. Place the
digits of zeros. unit outdoors, especially when starting it up.

(Remark: There are two ways for the times of sending alarm in each setting.one

time and heap of times,which is according to the customer’s requirements;This

product also supports sending commands by GPRS server and by USB

cable,which the same as SMS commands.)

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