Package Contents; System Requirements; Welcome; Getting Started - Globalsat BR-355S4 User Manual

PACKAGE CONTENTS

- USB GPS Receiver
- Driver CD-ROM with User's Guide and test utility for WIN and Mac O/S*
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WIN Users please refer to the root directory on the included CD-ROM for installation instructions
and drivers.
NOTE: Your can also download WIN driver and Installation Guides at:

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

The Globalsat USB GPS receivers requires a Windows, or Macintosh laptop computer, with a CD-
ROM*, USB port, and NMEA compatible navigation software. The 3
software may have its own system requirements, please check with software vendor for details.
*CD-ROM is required for USB driver installation and access to the User's Guide. If no CD-ROM drive is available,
files can be downloaded from the Internet at

WELCOME

Thank you for purchasing a Globalsat USB GPS receiver! Globalsat USB GPS receivers allow for real-time street
navigation by using your laptop for graphical plotting and positioning of your route. Simply load the GPS driver, plug
the GPS receiver into your computer's USB port and install your own personal mapping software to begin to view
your position in real-time in relation to the surrounding streets in your travel area.
You'll find that almost any NMEA compliant mapping/charting software will be compatible with your USB GPS
receiver. Visit our web-site for recommended mapping programs that you can use.
http://www.usglobalsat.com/faq_details/Mapchart.asp

1. GETTING STARTED

These are only a few simple steps that you need to follow before using your USB GPS receiver:
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Install the USB driver and onto your laptop from the included CD-ROM or download the files from our web-site
www.usglobalsat.com
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Plug-in the GPS receiver into your laptop.
NOTE:
From within your mapping, or navigation software (including the supplied GPS Information utility), you
will need to manually configure the selection of the COM port to what was assigned to the GPS
receiver so that proper communication between the GPS receiver and mapping program can occur.
Most all software requires that you manually configure the COM port setting for any GPS device you
use.
IMPORTANT:
1. You must change the default rate setting of your mapping software 's Baud Rate to 4800 if this is not currently
set as such otherwise GPS data cannot be received.
2.
Set Baud Rate 4800,
: http://www.usglobalsat.com/
Data Bit: 8, Parity: None, Stop Bit: 1, Flow Control: None
www.usglobalsat.com/
rd
party mapping/navigation