This product requires a 3G mobile SIM card (not included) 4G and/or data only SIM cards are not compatible IMPORTANT Record your IMEI (id) number here (Shown on the tracker’s label & carton) Mongoose Australia PTY Limited www.mongoose.com.au Mongoose (New Zealand) Limited www.mongoose.co.nz...
PT880 GPS TRACKER Thank you for purchasing this Mongoose GPS tracker. To ensure correct operation please read this manual and follow these simple steps; Charge the tracker before using Insert a 3G SIM card – see page 3 Pair your phone to the tracker – see page 4 Download the mobile APP –...
• Insert the SIM card correctly, as shown. Press green power button to turn on. • Fully replace the cover – ensure screws have their sealing washers. • PT880 is water resistant to IP65 – do not purposely submerge Lift up clip – place SIM card Lower clip &...
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SINGLE TRACKER USER MULTIPLE TRACKER USER Log in by ‘IMEI’ Log in by ‘username’ IMEI Username (ID printed on the tracker & carton) (your choice –call Mongoose to set-up) Password = 123456 Password (your choice – call Mongoose to set-up)
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LOGON TO THE MOBILE APP Select either IMEI / ID (Single tracker users) Username (Multiple tracker users – see page 7) IMEI’ Enter the ‘ number which is printed on tracker ‘Username’ Enter for multiple tracker users 123456’ Enter password ‘ (Can be changed later) Select ‘remember me’...
START TRACKING Tracking is simple as pressing a few buttons. Open the APP and logon as detailed on page 5. • The top bar shows the trackers status and battery state the last time it reported • ‘real time’ - shows the current or last reported location The blue dot is your mobile phone –...
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If you have more than one tracker, contact Mongoose who will create your online account. You can choose your own username and password to logon. ONLINE WEBSITE Go to: www.mongoosegps.com...
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THE MOBILE ‘APN’ NUMBER If you have followed the previous pages, the tracker should now be reporting locations and be visible on the APP. If there is a message at the top of the menu screen saying ‘not enabled’, this means that the website has not yet received any data/information from the tracker.
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FINDING LOCATION BY A TEXT MESSAGE If you have difficulty logging on to the APP or website or the tracker is in sleep mode, you can find a trackers location by simply texting the tracker to request location:- Send:- You will receive a text reply (fig.1). Tap the reply to load a preview (fig.2) Tap again to see location on phones map (fig.3).
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GEO-FENCE A geo-fence is an electronic area with a programmable boundary. The boundary has a minimum radius of 100m to a maximum of 5000m. 200m is the recommended minimum to avoid false alerts. The area is easily set from the APP or website. If the tracker moves outside this area it will send an alert to the paired mobile phone.
CONTROLLABLE FEATURES The tracker can be controlled by either text messages from your mobile phone - see chart on the next page, or some from the mobile APP’s ‘Commands’. PASSWORD FOR COMMANDS – does not affect your logon password. The default password is 123456. This may be changed to any 6~8 digit numbers (not letters). Note: If changing the password, please make careful note of the new number.
SOS ‘Help Me’ Press and hold the red button for a minimum of 5 seconds – the tracker sends a text alert to SOS numbers SOS NUMBERS The main ‘paired’ user must be added as SOS1. person can also get SOS text alerts – this is set as SOS2. SMS (TEXT) COMMANDS Most of the tracker functions can be controlled from within the APP under ‘command’.
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There can be many reasons why things work and sometimes when they don’t ! Many common questions are answered on our website. Go to the Mongoose main website, not the GPS tracking site, click on ‘Products’ – ‘GPS tracking’ – and then on the left side – ‘FAQ’s’.
Specification GSM module 3G Quad Band 850/900/1900/2100 Network GSM/WCDMA/GPRS/LBS GPS sensitivity -159dB GPS chipset UBLOX-7 or SIMTK6260 GPS Position Accuracy 5m (outdoors) Time Accuracy Synchronized to GPS time & GMT Cold start 35~80 sec Hot / warm start 1 sec., /35 sec., average Charger 240v~5v DC –...
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Any claim made to Mongoose under this warranty must comply with the following; (a) any defect has been notified to the supplying Mongoose dealer as soon as the defect was noticed. (b) a copy of your retail ‘proof of purchase’ stating where and when it was purchased and (if applicable) who carried out the installation.
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