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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...
VT900 GPS VEHICLE TRACKER Thank you for purchasing this Mongoose GPS tracker. To ensure correct operation please read this manual before use and see our FAQ’s on our website. SIM CARD INSTALLATION IMPORTANT: The trackers 3G mobile SIM card must be activated by the provider and be capable of text and data.
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EASY SET-UP – JUST ONE TEXT MESSAGE TO START TRACKING ! JUST SEND THIS TEXT MESSAGE FROM YOUR MOBILE PHONE TO THE TRACKERS SIM PHONE NUMBER. Pair your mobile phone number to the tracker admin123456 xxxxxxxxxx Send this text message; there is a space here xxxxxxxxx 123456 is default password...
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(id printed on the tracker & carton) (your choice –call Mongoose to set-up) Password = 123456 Password (your choice – call Mongoose to set-up) LOGON TO THE MOBILE APP Select either IMEI / ID (Single tracker users) Username (Multiple tracker users – see page 7) IMEI’...
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THE APP MENU Open the APP and logon as detailed on page 4. • The top bar shows the trackers status • ‘real time’ - shows the current or last reported location The blue dot is your mobile phone – the green triangle is the tracker •...
REAL TIME TRACKING Select ‘Real Time’. The green triangle is the tracker. The blue dot is your mobile phone. The green line shows the direction and distance your phone is from the tracker. This location is the last one recorded. This could be right now, or sometime in the past.
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MULTIPLE TRACKER USERS If you have more than one tracker, contact Mongoose who can create your own GPS account. You can choose your own username and password to logon. Ranger This allows you to monitor and track all your trackers on your mobile phone or the website with just one logon.
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FINDING LOCATION BY A TEXT MESSAGE FROM ANY MOBILE PHONE If you have difficulty logging on to the APP or website or are using a mobile phone without the APP, you can find a trackers location by simply texting the tracker to request location:- Send:- You will receive a text reply (fig.1).
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GEO-FENCE A geo-fence is an invisible 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.
USER FEATURES You can control by either text messages from your mobile phone - see chart on page 12, or from the mobile APP’s ‘Commands’. TIME The time may need to be reset depending on where this product is used. See page 12 for the text command that changes the time.
SPEED ALERT A speed limit can be set between 50~300kph. Speed over the set limit will send an alert to your mobile phone. MOVE ‘TOW’ ALERT This is similar to geo-fence but is not at a fixed location – the location is where your vehicle is parked when you activate ‘move’.
APP ICONS ‘Real time’ – shows current or last reported position ‘Historical’ – graphically shows the route taken over different time periods ‘Geofence’ – allows you to set defined areas ‘Command’ -- sets tracker parameters & commands ‘Device info’ - Details about the tracker, SIM number etc ‘Messages’...
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Instruction Text to send to tracker Reply Immobilise Cut oil ok ! (kill engine) Resume oil ok ! (allow engine starting) vib0,3 Off – no alerts Vibration alerts vib1,3 SMS, 3 digit is alert type vib2,5 Call, 5 0 = none 1 = Text (SMS) 2 = Phone call 3 = Both text and phone call...
The APP and website are owned & operated by a 3 party and are free to use for purchasers of Mongoose GPS trackers. Mongoose is not liable if access or the facilities become unavailable either in the short or long term.
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This will produce the ‘ignition alert’ (page 10) – there is no ‘car alarm’ alert on this model of tracker. For (+) positive sirens (Mongoose) No relay required, connect siren trigger wire to orange wire of tracker. Use diodes to prevent ignition sounding the siren and the siren turning the ignition on.
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GPS signal and the tracker ‘pings’ off the nearest mobile tower. Uncheck ‘LBS’ on the date selection screen to prevent this occurring. Help and fault finding Please visit the Mongoose website detailed on the back page. Go to ‘Products’ – ‘GPS’ Select FAQ’s left of the screen.
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PRODUCT WARRANTY CONDITIONS Mongoose warrants for the period of 2 YEARS (24 months) that it will make good without charge, at Mongoose’s discretion, by way of repair or replacement with the same or with a reasonable equivalent. It is the product owner’s responsibility to return the GPS tracker for service, repair or replacement at their own cost.