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- Page 1 Vehicle Tracking Quick Start guide version 2.0 © 2005 ... Directions Ltd...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
........................... 17 6 History Table ........................... 19 7 Configuring Vehicle Tracking ........................... 19 8 Scheduling ........................... 22 9 Geofencing ........................... 25 Setting up a geofence ................................25 Setting up a local geofence ................................27 Index © 2005 ... Directions Ltd... -
Page 3: Part I Introduction
Introduction Introduction Welcome Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing VTU008 Tracking Unit… What is included in the pack: VTU008 unit GPS smart antenna VT Software CD Power lead Connector lead for the sensitive GPS antenna (is not included or necessary with newer high sensitivity... -
Page 4: Inserting A Sim Card
Tracking Unit and open it e)insert your SIM card as per picture f)assemble the Tracking unit – do not over tighten the screws as you could damage the plastic casing © 2005 ... Directions Ltd... -
Page 5: Part Iii Connecting The Unit
+12V (if not using relay then input voltage can be between +10 and 24V) white Binary input 1 black Binary output – relay Connecting the GPS antenna There are two types of antenna supplied with the VTU008- a standard GPS antenna and a high sensitive version. © 2005 ... Directions Ltd... -
Page 6: Standard Antenna
For optimum performance it is recommended you fit it away from metal cover, for example, in the dashboard or in a plastic bumper. Inputs and Outputs Connecting binary inputs Connect binary inputs according to the schema: Connecting binary outputs Connect binary output according to the schema: © 2005 ... Directions Ltd... -
Page 7: Part Vi Specifications
Magnetic mount Digital input (protected) 2 Digital output (0.5A) Serial port (RS 232) - NMEA output, download history... 1 Dimension 120 x 80 x 29 mm Operating Temperature -20 to +65 Operation Humidity 95%,NO Condensing © 2005 ... Directions Ltd... -
Page 8: Part Vii Software Installation
From the menu select Tracking / Add vehicle or Add group. Alternatively, you can right click on a group in the list and select Vehicles / Edit /Add vehicle to add a vehicle into that group. © 2005 ... Directions Ltd... - Page 9 - a label under which the vehicle will be shown on screen. Hardware - Select which hardware unit you are using, for VTU007 or VTU008 select VTU. Icon - You must enter a valid icon which will be used to represent the vehicle on the map. Some...
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Page 10: Setting Up A Tracking Unit
We recommend that you download the original settings using the Fetch unit settings command from the context menu (which can be brought up by a right click on a vehicle in the list). Now select Send unit settings from the context menu. © 2005 ... Directions Ltd... - Page 11 Software Installation General © 2005 ... Directions Ltd...
- Page 12 Alarm geofence text - set your own custom SMS alert message in the text box. Please note that coordinates are automatically sent with the message. Local geofence - a local geofence is a alarm fence X m around the car. It can be activated © 2005 ... Directions Ltd...
- Page 13 Alarm when input 2 turns - trigger an alarm when the binary input 2 changes state to on or off. Select never if you do not want to send alarms on input 2. Speed above - send an alarm when the vehicle exceeds the stated limit in km/h. GPRS © 2005 ... Directions Ltd...
- Page 14 Minimal distance to send data packets - do not send live data if the vehicle has not moved more than thin amount of metres Minimal angle difference to send data packets - if the bearing changes by an angle greater than © 2005 ... Directions Ltd...
- Page 15 (0-255) - unit will wake up when the vibration sensor reports a value greater that this. Stay awake when speed is greater than (km/h) - do not switch to sleep mode if the GPS reports © 2005 ... Directions Ltd...
- Page 16 Only change with caution. In most cases it should be left as set by the manufacturer. Once you have set the parameters as you want then click the Send settings button to transfer © 2005 ... Directions Ltd...
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Page 17: Downloading Data From A Unit
. The unit will communicate through a GPRS connection. You can also switch communication type from the main program menu Tracking / Communication device. Now, right click a vehicle in the list and from the context menu select History / Download © 2005 ... Directions Ltd... -
Page 18: Tracking Your Vehicles
From the toolbar select how you want to communicate with the vehicle. For GSM tracking select Connect using modem For GPRS (Internet) tracking select Connect using GPRS You can also switch communication type from the main program menu Tracking / © 2005 ... Directions Ltd... -
Page 19: Replaying A Journey
Tracking / History. If you select to replay/show history from another day then the previous track will be removed from the map. If you display journeys for several vehicles then tracks for all the selected vehicles © 2005 ... Directions Ltd... - Page 20 From the vehicle list select one or more vehicles. With a right click bring up the context menu and select Report and the type of report you want. You will be prompted for the time period for which to generate the report where to save it. © 2005 ... Directions Ltd...
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Page 21: History Table
To show a single position on the map highlight in the list and click the Show button. Alternatively, you can double click the record. Configuring Vehicle Tracking From the main menu select Tools / Settings / Tracking to modify Navigator tracking settings. Communication tab: © 2005 ... Directions Ltd... - Page 22 TCP/IP Here you must enter the address (Server IP/Name), port, user name password communication via the Internet (GPRS). These will be supplied to you with your VTU008 unit. tab: © 2005 ... Directions Ltd...
- Page 23 Software Installation In the tab you can set which information to display in the map label when replaying or showing vehicle journeys. History tab: © 2005 ... Directions Ltd...
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Page 24: Scheduling
For this reason it is possible to set scheduled automatic downloads and locations. To schedule a vehicle right click on it in the list and from the context menu select Scheduling. Alternatively, from the main menu select Tracking / Scheduling. © 2005 ... Directions Ltd... - Page 25 - select how you want to communicate with the unit. You can use the current method (as set in Tracking / Communication device) or override it to always use modem TCP/IP (serial cable, GSM or GPRS). © 2005 ... Directions Ltd...
- Page 26 Conversely, use the Enable button to start it up again. You can also do this by checking and un-checking the check box next it in the list. To remove a schedule permanently click Delete. © 2005 ... Directions Ltd...
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Page 27: Geofencing
Now, right-click on the map where you want the centre point of the geofence to be. Keep your mouse button pressed and move the mouse to change the perimeter of the geofence. Once you are happy with the size of the geofence release the mouse button. © 2005 ... Directions Ltd... - Page 28 Alarm when leaving the area settings. You want to now when a vehicle arrives at a certain destination. In this case, select a geofence around that destination and activate an Alarm when entering the area settings. © 2005 ... Directions Ltd...
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Page 29: Setting Up A Local Geofence
2) Phone the unit from the phone designated under SMS alert phone number. Simply ring the unit with your phone. You will hear three rings and then the line will disconnect. © 2005 ... Directions Ltd... - Page 30 A driver parks the car and alarms it with his mobile phone. If the vehicle moves without being unalarmed an SMS message will be sent to the drivers mobile. Once a message has been sent the local geofence will automatically deactivate. © 2005 ... Directions Ltd...
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