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GSM/GPRS/GPS Vehicle Tracker

GPS103AB User Manual

Preface

Thank you for purchasing the tracker. This manual shows how to operate the
device smoothly and correctly. Make sure to read this manual carefully before
using this product. Please note that specification and information are subject to
changes without prior notice in this manual.
Any change will be integrated in the latest release. The manufacturer assumes
no responsibility for any errors or omissions in this document.

Contents
1. Function Introduction.......................................................................................4
2. Applications......................................................................................................4
3. Hardware Description.......................................................................................4
4. Accessories Name.............................................................................................6
5．Specifications..................................................................................................7
6. Operating Instructions......................................................................................8
6.1 Terminal Installation.......................................................................................8
6.4 GSM/GPS LED Indicator.............................................................................10
6.5 Initialization..................................................................................................10
6.6 Change Password..........................................................................................10
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6.7 Authorization................................................................................................11
6.8 Single Locating.............................................................................................12
6.9 Successive Locating Automatically..............................................................13
6.10 Get location in real street/address name.....................................................13
6.11 Monitor.......................................................................................................13
6.12 Modes switch between “track” & “monitor”..............................................14
6.13. Alarms........................................................................................................14
6.13.1 Low battery alarm....................................................................................14
6.13.2 Power off alarm.......................................................................................14
6.13.3 SOS..........................................................................................................14
6.13.5 Movement alarm......................................................................................15
6.13.6 Overspeed alarm......................................................................................16
6.14 Cut off the Oil and Power System..............................................................16
6.15 Resume the Oil and Power System.............................................................16
6.16 Arm.............................................................................................................17
6.17 Disarm.........................................................................................................17
6.18 Function of Remote Control (Option, for model B ONLY).......................18
6.19. Alarms under Arm State............................................................................18
6.19.1 door alarm................................................................................................19
6.19.2 Sensor alarm............................................................................................19
6.19.3 ACC alarm..............................................................................................19
6.20. Silent Mode................................................................................................19
6.21. No GSM Network Alarm...........................................................................20
6.22 Check the Vehicle State..............................................................................20
6.23 Tracker’s Hardware Resetting....................................................................21
6.24 IMEI Checking...........................................................................................21
6.25 Time Setting................................................................................................22
6.26 GPRS Setting..............................................................................................22
6.27 Setting up APN...........................................................................................22
6.28 GPRS User Name and password Setup......................................................23
6.29 IP and Port Setup........................................................................................23
6.30. Modes Switch between “SMS” and “GPRS”............................................24
6.31 User manual of web based monitor software.............................................24
7． Cautions.......................................................................................................24
8． Faults & the Solutions.................................................................................25

1. Function Introduction
1.1 This tracker is a new product based on the GSM / GPRS network and GPS
satellite positioning system, which set multiple functions of security,
positioning, monitoring surveillance, emergency alarms and tracking in its
entirety. It can track and monitor remote target by SMS or internet.
1.2 Features
1.2.1 Support both GPS / GSM station positioning ways.
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1.2.2 Support SMS/GPRS/Internet Network data transmission

(GPRS/Internet instructions in CD enclosed）
1.2.3 Support GPRS on-line and GPRS re-connected automatically if
GPRS drops
1.2.4 Support SMS / GPRS dual-mode switching
1.2.5 Support configuration by remote terminal.
1.2.6 Support for point-to-point, point to group, group-to-group
monitoring.
1.2.7 Set multiple functions of security, positioning, monitoring
surveillance, emergency alarms and tracking in its entirety.
2. Applications
Used widely for vehicle and other moving objects tracking.
3. Hardware Description

①. GSM Antenna ⑥. Power/GSM/GPS LED indicator

②. SIM card slot ⑦. External Connection jack
③. SIM card slot Pop-up switch
④. Monitor jack
⑤. GPS Antenna
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4. Accessories Name
NO. PHOTOES NAME NOTE

1 GPS Antenna 3 meters

2 GSM Antenna 1.5 meters

3 Microphone 1.2 meters

4 Harness 9PIN

12V/40A to 24V/40A
5 Relay according to vehicle
model

Siren
6 Option

5．Specifications
Content specifications
DIM. 83*54*26mm
Weight 120g
Network GSM/GPRS
Band 850/900/1800/1900Mhz or 900/1800/1900Mhz
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GSM/GPRS
Mediatek chip
Module
GPS Module Ublox chip
GPS Sensitivity -159dBm
GPS Accuracy 5m
Cold status 45s
GPS Start time Warm status 35s
Hot status 1s
Voltage of car 12 V -24V
power system
Backup battery Chargeable changeable 3.7V 800mAh Li-ion battery
Storage Temp. -40°C to +85°C
Operation Temp. -20°C to +65°C
Humidity 5%--95% non-condensing

6. Operating Instructions
6.1 TERMINAL INSTALLATION
6.1.1 Please ask the qualified engineers to install it.
6.1.2 Do not install it in a environment which is more than GSM performance,
And please pay attention to fix the antennas in a exactly position with good
signals.
6.1.3 Pay attention to make installation location preventing water and dust.
6.1.4 Find the 9 PIN harness and insert it into the corresponding holes of the
products, and connect the wires with the original car circuit showing below:
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Wiring diagram
6.1.5 Note: The orange wire can be connected to the original car alarm horn; it
can also be connected to the siren you buy with the tracker. (Siren is
Option)
6.1.6 Knowing about the type of the door trigger is positive or negative trigger.
Please connect the green wire to the door control circuit if it is positive, and
connect blue wire if it is negative.
6.1.7 Please install the Reset button and SOS button on the place driver can
touch.
6.1.8 Insert the external monitor Microphone into the monitor jack.
6.1.19 Connected the GPS and GSM antenna to the right jack, and find a
appropriate place and fix the antennas to make sure it receive signals very
well.
6.2 SIM CARD INSTALLATIONS
6.2.1 Use a tweezers or a sharp thing to touch the SIM CARD popup switch, the
SIM CARD slot will pop up, take out the SIM card slot and put SIM card
in it. And then put the SIM card slot back to its original position after
confirm the SIM card in the right place.
6.2.2 Please make sure that the SIM card is able to execute the function of
incoming calls display, no calls can be diverted and the PIN code is
locked. The SMS format must be TXT format, and can’t recognize the
PDU format.
6.3 Turn on the Tracker Device.
6.3.1 Connect the positive and negative wire, red and black ones, with 12V or
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24V car power system, wait for 1 minute after connecting power to wait
tracker works normal, and then turn on the backup battery switch.
6.4 GSM/GPS LED Indicator
6.4.1 Red LED indicator on: No GSM network signals.
6.4.2 Red LED indicator flash fast (one time each second): GSM Network
signal is normally, and tracker works under GSM mode.
6.4.3 Red LED indicator flashes slowly (one time each three second): Tracker
works under GPRS mode.
6.4.4 Green LED indicator on: GPS signal is normal.
6.4.5 Green LED indicator off: No GPS signals.

6.5 Initialization
Send SMS “begin+password” to the unit, it will reply “begin OK” and initialize
all the settings to default factory settings.（default password: 123456）
For example: send SMS “begin123456”, it will reply “begin ok”. (No quotation
marks” ” when sending all the SMS)

6.6 Change Password

6.6.1 Send SMS “ password+old password+space+new password” to the unit to
change the password.
For example: send SMS “password123456 888888” to the unit. If succeeded,
“password OK” will reply to your cell phone from the device tracker.
6.6.2 Be sure to keep the new password in mind, you have to upload the
software to restore the original setting in case of losing the new password.
6.63 Attention: Make sure the new password is in 6 digits, or else the tracker
cannot recognize the password.
6.6.4 The “+” in the command, please don’t type “+”, space means press
the space keyboard on your cell phone.

6.7 Authorization
There are 5 numbers to be allowed to authorize in the tracker at most.
6.7.1 Authorization: Send SMS “admin+password+space+cell phone number”
to set up an authorized number, the other authorized numbers should be set by
the first authorized number, if the number is successfully authorized, the unit
will reply” admin OK” by SMS.
6.7.2 Delete authorization: Send SMS” noadmin+password+space+authorized
number” to delete the authorized number.
6.7.3 If you want to track the target tracker device when it enters into another
country, you must add the country code before the cell phone number, for
example, send SMS” admin123456 008613322221111” to the device.
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Note: 13322221111 will be set up as the authorized number.

6.8 Single Locating

6.8.1 Any number call the tracker device, it will reply a SMS including the
position of latitude and longitude if don’t set up the authorized number. If
authorized number has set successfully, the device won’t reply SMS including
the positioning of latitude and longitude when the unauthorized number dials up
it.
6.8.2 Dialing the tracker device from the authorized number, it will hang up
your calling and respond to a real-time latitude and longitude information as
following:

6.8.3 When GPS signals lost, The SMS including the position of latitude and
longitude is the positioning that the tracker received GPS signals at last. It is
different with its exact current location, so you should pay attention to the time
included in the SMS you got.
6.9 Successive Locating Automatically
6.9.1 Send SMS command “fix030s005n +password” to the tracker device, it
will report the Geo-info at 30s intervals for 5 times. (s:second). This command
set must be in 3 digits and the maximum value is 300
6.9.2 Send SMS “fix030s***n+password” to the tracker device, it will reply the
Geo-info continuously at 30 seconds intervals.
6.9.3 Cancellation: Send SMS “nofix+password” to the tracker device to cancel
the “auto track”.
Note: the interval must not less than 15s.

6.10 Get location in real street/address name

6.10.1 You must set up the APN of your local GSM network for the SIM card in
tracker first before using this function, if there is user name and password for
GPRS login, Please refer to 6.27 and 6.28 to configure the APN, user name and
password for GPRS login.
6.10.2 After configure the APN, send address+password to device, it will reply
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SMS including real street/address name. For example: No.113,

6.11 Monitor
In this mode, the user can dial up the tracker device to monitor the voice (please
refer to 6.12 for instruction).

6.12 Modes switch between “track” & “monitor”

6.12.1 The default mode is “track” (track mode).
6.12.2 Send SMS command "monitor+password" to tracker device of vehicle
terminal, it will reply "monitor ok!" and switch to “monitor” mode.
6.12. 3 Send SMS command "tracker+password" to tracker device of vehicle
terminal, It will return "tracker ok!" and restore to “track” mode.

6.13. Alarms
6.13.1 LOW BATTERY ALARM
When the voltage of the tracker device is near 3.6V, it will send SMS “low
battery+lat./long information to the authorized number in 3 minutes interval.
6.13.2 POWER OFF ALARM
When the power be cut off or the voltage is 0V, the tracker device will send
SMS “power alarm+lat./long. to the authorized number in 3 minutes interval.
6.13.3 SOS
Long Press the SOS button for 3 seconds, the tracker device will send SMS
“help me!+lat./long. to all the authorized numbers in 3 minutes interval. It will
stop sending such a SMS when any authorized number reply SMS “help me!” to
the tracker.
6.13.4 Geo-fence
Set up a geo-fence for the tracker device to restrict its movements within a
district. The unit will send SMS to the authorized numbers when it goes out of
this district.

Set up: When the unit stays immobile in a place for 3-10 minutes, the user can
send SMS “stockade+password+space+latitude,longitude;latitude,longitude” to
unit to set the restricted district. In case of breach, it will send SMS “stockade!
+geo-info” to the authorized numbers.

Remark: The first latitude & longitude is coordinate of the top left corner of the
Geo-fence, while the second latitude & longitude is the coordinate of the bottom
right corner, it will alarm in 3 minutes interval.

Cancel: Send SMS “nostockade+password” to deactivate this function.

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6.13.5 MOVEMENT ALARM

Set up: when the unit stays immobile in a place for 3-10 minutes, the user can
send SMS “move+password” to the tracker device. It will reply “move OK”. In
case of such a movement (the default distance is 200m), it will send SMS
“Move” along with a Geo-info to the authorized numbers, it will alarm in 3
minute interval.
Cancel: Send SMS “nomove+password” to deactivate the movement alarm.

6.13.6 OVERSPEED ALARM

Set up: Send SMS “speed+password+space+080” to the unit(suppose the speed
is 80km/h),and it will reply “speed OK!”.When the target moves exceeding
80km/h.the unit will send SMS “speed+080!+Geo-info” to the authorized
numbers. It will alarm one time in 3m interval.
Cancel: Send SMS “nospeed+password” to deactivate the overspeed alarm.
Remark: It is recommended that the speed alarm is set at not less than
30km/h.For below that rate; it may cause the excursion of the GPS signal
influenced by clouds etc.

6.14 Cut off the Oil and Power System

Send SMS command “stop+password” to the tracker device, it will reply
“Stop engine Succeed” to your cell phone from the tracker device, and stop your
car engine as well, at the same time. It will remain the immobile state until
receiving the next SMS command of resuming the oil and power once receiving
SMS command to cut off the oil and power system.

6.15 Resume the Oil and Power System

Send SMS command “resume+password” to the unit, It will reply “Resume
engine Succeed” and resume your car engine as well, at the same time. It
will remain this state until receiving the next SMS command to cut off the oil
and power system once receiving SMS command to resume the oil and gas
system.

6.16 Arm
6.16.1 Set up arm by SMS or auto arm once the car static for 5mins
Send SMS command “arm+password” to the tracker device in the vehicle. It
will reply “Tracker is activated” in both armed and disarmed state, and the SMS
command will make the tracker device enter into armed state
6.17 Disarm
6.17.1 Disarm by SMS
Send SMS command "disarm + password" to the tracker device in the vehicle, It
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will reply “Tracker is deactivated” in both armed and disarmed state, and the
SMS command will make the tracker device enter into disarmed state if the unit
currently armed.
It won’t alarm if the door is open and sensor is vibrated and the engine is started
when deactivated this arm function.
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6.18. Alarms under Arm State
6.18.1 DOOR ALARM
The unit will send SMS “Door alarm+lat/long” to the authorized number in 3
minutes interval when the door of the car opens in arm status; Siren will alarm
for 30 seconds in every 1 minute interval, send “disarm+password” to stop it.

6.18.2 SENSOR ALARM

The unit will send SMS “Sensor alarm+lat/long” to the authorized number in 3
minutes interval when the sensor is triggered in arm status; Siren will alarm for
30 seconds in every 1 minute interval, send “disarm+password” to stop it.

6.18.3 ACC ALARM

The unit will send SMS “ACC alarm+lat/long” to the authorized number in 3
minute interval when the engine of the car is turned on, that is the key is rotated
to ACC.ON position to start the car in arm state; Siren will alarm for 30 seconds
in every 1 minute interval, send “disarm+password” to stop it.

6.19. Silent Mode

6.19.1 Set up silent mode by SMS
Send SMS “silent+password” to tracker device, it will reply “silent ok!”.It
means tracker device enters into silent mode, siren won’t alarm after alarm
is triggered, but tracker will send alarm SMS to authorized number.

Quit silent mode send SMS “loud+password” to tracker device, it will

reply “loud ok!”. It means tracker quit from silent mode, siren will alarm
after alarm is triggered, and it will also send SMS alarm to authorized
number.
6.20. No GSM Network Alarm
When the car is in the place without GSM network service, siren will alarm
under non-silent mode if alarm is triggered(door, sensor, ACC), but no SMS
alarm will send to authorized number.
6.22 Check the Vehicle State.
Send SMS command “check+password” to the tracker device in the vehicle, It
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will reply the status of the power, battery, GPS, ACC, door, GSM signal to the
authorized number. For example: Send SMS “check123456” to the tracker
device in the vehicle, It will reply following SMS.
Power: ON
Battery: HIGH
GPS: OK
ACC: Off
Door: Off
GSM Signal: 1-32(performance). Note: The higher digit it shows; the stronger
of GSM signals it receives.

6.21 Tracker’s Hardware Resetting

6.23.1 SMS Reset
Send SMS “reset+password” to tracker device to reset the GSM module
and GPS module of the tracker device, it will reply “reset ok”.

6.22 IMEI Checking

Send SMS command "imei+password" to the unit. E.g. Send SMS command
"imei123456" to the tracker device, an IMEI number in 15 digits will reply to
your cell phone.
6.23 Time Setting
6.23.1 Send SMS command “time+space+zone123456+space+time” to the
tracker unit, If succeed, It will reply “time OK”
6.23.2 For example: Send SMS “time zone123456 8”, 8 is Chinese time zone, If
your country time zone is minus, send SMS “time zone123456 -8”.

6.24 GPRS Setting

User must send SMS via cell phone to set up APN, IP and port before starting
tracking by GPRS.
6.25 Setting up APN
6.25.1 APN standards for Access Point Name and differs from country to
country. For more information about your local APN, please inquire with your
local GPRS network operator.

6.25.2 Text the tracker a SMS “APN123456 + Space + your local APN” via a
cell phone and if succeeded, the tracker will return the message “APN
OK”.
6.25.3 E.g. Send SMS command “APN123456 CMNET”. If succeeded, “APN
OK” is returned by the tracker in SMS.
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Notes: 123456 refer to password of tracker and CMNET is the APN of one of
china GPRS Network Operator (China mobile).

6.26 GPRS User Name and password Setup

6.26.1 In most countries, the user name and password involving GPRS login are
not compulsorily necessary, therefore, the entry can be skipped. For those
countries requiring user name and password, please configure as following:
6.26.2 Send SMS “up+123456+space+user+space+password”If succeeded,
“user, password ok!” is returned by the tracker in SMS.
6.26.3 For instance, send SMS “up123456 jonnes 666666” to the tracker, and if
succeeded, the tracker returns “user, password OK”
Note: 123456 is tracker device password, jonnes is the user name for GPRS
login, 666666 is the password for GPRS login.

6.27 IP and Port Setup

6.27.1. Send SMS as below via a cell phone: adminip + 123456 + Space + IP
Address + Space + Port Number. If succeeded, “adminip OK” is returned by
the device in SMS.
6.27.2 E.g. Send SMS command “adminip123456 202.105.135.50 9000” to the
tracker device, If succeeded, “adminip OK” is returned by the device in SMS.
( 123456 is default password，202.105.135.50 is IP，9000 is port).

6.28. Modes Switch between “SMS” and “GPRS”

6.28.1 The default mode is “SMS”
6.28.2 Send SMS “GPRS+password” to the unit, and it will reply “GPRS ok!”
it means tracker device has switched to “GPRS” mode.
6.28.3 Send SMS “SMS+password” to the unit, it will reply “SMS ok!” and
restore to “SMS” mode.
6.31 User manual of web based monitor software includes in the CD in the
package box. [Software Platform User Manual]

7． Cautions
Please comply with the instructions to extend the unit life:
1. Keep the unit dry. Any liquid, i.e. rain, moisture, may destroy or damage the
inside circuitry.
2. Don’t use & store the unit in dusty places.
3. Don’t put the unit in overheated or overcooled places.
4. Handle carefully. Don’t vibrate or shake it violently.
5. Clear the unit with a piece of dry cloth. Don’t clean in chemicals, detergent.
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6. Don’t paint the unit, this may cause some foreign materials left in between
the parts.
7. Don’t disassemble or refit the unit.
8. Please read the user manual carefully before installation and operation, learn
something more about the voltage range. Otherwise, it won’t work properly or
destroy the product.

8． Faults & the Solutions

Faults Solution
Startup Fail
Please check out the power wiring in correct place.
Call Fail Check the GSM antenna connected. Check whether the
SIM card in place. Check whether the normal power
Hang up Fail supply voltage.
In existence of an authorized number, an unauthorized
number dials up the unit. Please initialize the unit and re-
set up the authorized numbers.
Monitor Fail
Check if the authorized number is setup

Location report in
Check out if the GPS external antenna well.
digits of zeros.