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Transplant
CF LP
GPS Receiver
User’s Guide
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© Copyright Transplant Computing LLC 2003. All rights reserved. Reproduction, transfer, distribution or storage of part or all of the contents in this document in any form without the prior written permission of Transplant Computing is prohibited. All other products and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks or tradenames of their respective owners. The software and map photos are belonged to respective owners. Transplant Computing reserves the right to make changes and
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Warnings Care and Caution The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the United States Government which is solely responsible for the accuracy and continued operation of the system. Accuracy of position fixes (longitude, latitude and altitude) can be affected by alterations made to the GPS satellites by the U.S. Government. Accuracy is subject to change in accordance with the U.S. Department of Defense civil GPS user policy and Federal Radionavigation Plan. Positional accuracy
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Notice In order to help you fulfilling any warranty obligations, read comprehensively the “Warnings”, “Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability”, “Basic Guidelines”, “Care and Maintenance”, and the whole User Guide. Remarks: 1. The External Active Antenna is an optional accessory which is not included in the package. 5
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Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability Transplant Computing and its subsidiaries assume no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this product, software and user guide. Transplant Computing and its subsidiaries assume no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise through the use of the software. Transplant Computing and its subsidiaries assume no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfu
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Table of contents Basic Guidelines 7 1. Getting Start 9 Introduction 9 Prepare to use your CF LP GPS 10 GPS signal reception 10 Using optional external active antenna 11 2. General Information 12 General features 12 Embedded active antenna 14 External antenna port 15 External active antenna (Optional Accessory) 16
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Basic Guidelines SAFETY Read the User Guide and these basic guidelines comprehensively. Breaching the regulations and rules may be dangerous or illegal. Road safety is the first priority; do not use or operate the CF LP GPS receiver while driving. Keep the CRUX II / CF LP GPS receiver away from high temperatures and fire. Additional detailed information is given in this user guide. (Consult more details in “Warnings” section) PROPER HANDLING Operating the GPS receiver requires a clea
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WARRANTY. SERVICE Only qualified engineering service personnel must install or repair equipment. SWITCH OFF Obey all laws, regulations, rules and restrictions. Switch off the host platform and discontinue operation of the CF LP GPS receiver in hospital ICUs, aircraft, gasoline station, near fuel or chemicals, near blasting areas, or other restricted areas. NOTICE Read the “Warnings” section comprehensively before operation. Remarks: 1. The External Ac
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1. Getting Started Introduction Congratulations on purchasing the CF LP GPS GPS receiver(“CF LP GPS”). The CF LP GPS offers various location awareness applications for both consumer and corporate usages including ● Navigation and Positioning ● Find Street and Route ● Travel Route Planning ● Recreation ● Safety and Security ● Fleet Management ● Logistic ● Field-Force Management ● Location-Based Service (LBS) Figure 1 10
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Prepare to use your CF LP GPS Receiver To help you begin to use your CF LP GPS, read this User Guide in the first step. The User Guide explains the detail how the CF LP GPS operates, functions, and common features of the CF LP GPS. A short glossary of GPS related terms and abbreviations at the back of the User Guide. Before you begin using your CF LP GPS, you must complete the GPS/MAP application software installation to your Pocket PC or Laptop. For information about Pocket PC operati
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protection film on glass, heavy foliage, large cliffs, and other obstructions where the satellite signals may blocked, and, poor satellites geometry situation. Initial state of the receiver, means latest status in memory of the receiver, may mainly determine the time of TTFF. Position can be quickly fixed within only 10 seconds from a hot-start state and needs 80 seconds typically from a cold-start state. The receiver may need at least 3 to 5 minutes from a complete restart-state, for
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2. General Information This chapter describes your CF LP GPS in details. General features Your CF LP GPS is an excellent navigation and positioning aid tool when using with Pocket PCs and Laptop computers. The general features are ■ Rugged Type II Compactflash design. Slim housing. ■ Fully compatibility with Pocket PC 2000,2002, and 2003; Windows 98,ME,200 and XP. ■ No software driver required for Pocket PC, works with all GPS programs which accept industry standard NMEA GPS inpu
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Antennae Facade Area Figure 3 External antenna port Your CF LP GPS is equipped with a RF connector port (MCX type) for connecting with external active antenna(optional accessory) when operating under certain environment situation, such as inside a vehicle and where satellite signals are blocked or obstructed. The external antenna port is indicated as in Figure 4. Make sure using the optional external antenna supplied by Transplant. Use of other active
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External Antenna Port (MCX female-type) Figure 4 Top of CF LP GPS External active antenna (optional accessory) The external active antenna is an optional* accessory. Connecting the optional external active antenna to the external antenna port described in previous section “External Antenna Port” as indicated in Figure 4. This optional active antenna is embedded magnet in the bottom for easy mounting on metal surface, be caution not put near to mat
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Figure 5* *The external active antenna is an optional accessory which is not included in the package. 17
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3. Operation Guide Before using the CF LP GPS, first make sure to prepare following steps are ready for operation. ■ The GPS software is correctly installed on the Pocket PC or Laptop Computer. ■ The Pocket PC is fully power charged. ■ The CF LP GPS is securely connected in a Type II Compactflash slot correctly. ■ Identify the operation environment and determine whether an external antenna* is needed or not. For information about the operation of the Pocket PC and the GPS application
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Step 1 To install the GPS/MAP application software Before operation the CF LP GPS, make sure the GPS application software is properly and completely installed in the iPAQ Pocket PC. To install the GPS/MAP application software, please consult and follow those operating procedures described in the user’s guide of the GPS application software and the iPAQ Pocket PC, respectively. Make sure the GPS application installed completely and correctly. In the included CD-ROM, there is the “Crux
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Step 2 To connect with the iPAQ Pocket PC To connect your CF LP GPS with a Pocket PC, simply slide the CF LP GPS into the type II compactflash slot. Figure 7 illustrates the CF LP GPS being inserted into an iPaq Pocket PC with CF expansion sleeve. (Please also consult the operation procedures described in the user’s manual of your Pocket PC.) Figure 7 20
