Globalsat Technology GPS Receiver GH 601 User Manual

Wrist Type GPS for Outdoor  
Training / GPS Receiver  
GH-601  
User Manual Version 1.41  
 
Save Waypoint ......................................................................16  
Find Waypoint........................................................................17  
STOP GOTO............................................................................18  
ALERTS....................................................................................18  
GPS INFO................................................................................19  
11 GPS Mouse.......................................................... 19  
To use your GH-601 as a GPS Receiver...........................19  
12 Configuration ..................................................... 20  
Configure your system........................................................20  
Upload your performance record to PC............................21  
Update your firmware in GH-601......................................21  
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1 Introduction  
Globalsat GH-601 provides a fully-sealed, waterproof, large LCD wrist-watch device,  
as well as a GPS navigation function that locates and tracks points from start to stop. It  
is adopted for people who exercise for broad kinds of outdoor sports, such as Jogging,  
Running, Biking, Snow Skiing, etc. It also can be used as GPS receiver by USB  
interface.  
2 Features  
1.  
Built-in SiRF Star III high performance GPS chipset. Excellent sensitivity for  
position fixing even with a weak signal status.  
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Built-in rechargeable high capacity lithium-ion battery.  
Large LCD for easy reading.  
WAAS/ ENGOS support.  
Waterproof, rigid design to avoid careless damage.  
Records all history of self-training by defined day.  
GH-600 series can be used as a GPS receiver with an easy setup.  
The firmware of the GH-601 can be upgraded through PC.  
Navigation: Tracking your route as crumb method; marking and saving your tracking  
points by a special algorithm; finding specified locations.  
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3 Application Software  
1.  
Supporting operating system such as Windows 98 /2000 /XP.  
2. Smart training database management designed for easy of use.  
3. Easy to use perform firmware upgrades.  
4 Accessories  
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4.  
User’s manual  
USB cable (For charging and data download)  
PC software CD  
AC/DC 5V charger (Optional)  
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5 Front panel description  
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6 Charging the GH-601  
The GH-601 operates on a built-in Li-ion battery. You must charge the internal battery  
when the battery runs out.  
1. To charge the battery, please connect one end of mini-USB cable to PC USB  
port and the other end to the mini-USB port of GH-601.  
2. Or connect one end of mini-USB cable to AC adaptor and the other end to the  
mini-USB port of GH-601.  
3. When the GH-601 is fully charged, the battery icon scale will be filled. GH-601  
can operate up to 16 hours when the battery is fully charged.  
4. GH-601 icons  
Battery: The battery icon indicates how much battery power is  
left. A full battery icon indicates a fully-charged battery.  
Timer icon: When speedometer feature of GH-601 is being  
used, the timer icon will be displayed under the battery icon.  
Satellite Dish icon: When the GH-601 has acquired enough  
signal strength from satellites to position your GPS location,  
this icon appears steady (not blinking) just below the timer icon.  
The icon appears blinking when it is searching for satellite  
signal. If you turn off GPS, this icon will not be shown on the  
screen.  
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7 Starting up your GH-601  
After the GH-601 is completely charged, it is ready for use.  
1. Press and hold the POWER button until the welcome screen is displayed.  
2. Allow the GH-601 time to track satellites the first time you use it. Leave the  
GH-601 outside and face a clear view of the sky and it will be easy to acquire  
satellite signals within 5 seconds.  
Note. Should the GH-601 become hung up or frozen, please press and hold the  
POWER button for 14 seconds to shutdown, and again to restart.  
Welcome screen  
Changing the Mode  
1. Press the PG button to cycle through the various modes of the GH-601. The  
three default modes: Speedometer, Menu and Location modes can be cycled  
through by pressing PG button. If the Map mode is enabled, then this mode will  
also be cycled through.  
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Speedometer mode  
Menu mode  
Location mode  
Map mode (If enabled)  
2. Speedometer Mode: The Speedometer mode allows you to start or stop the  
timer, reset the timer and split a lap. It also provides access to two screens:  
The Timer screen displays “TIME OF DAY”, “SPEED” and “ELEVATION” of  
you workout.  
The countdown screen displays the time you spent of workout and average  
speed and distance of you workout.  
3. Menu Mode: The Menu Mode provides access to features and settings.  
4. Location Mode: The Location Mode provides your current location for your  
reference.  
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5. Map Mode: The Map Mode, when enabled through the Navigation menu,  
displays where you are going and where you have been on a graphic map.  
Setting the Time Zone  
When the GH-601 is ready for use; you may need to check the Time Zone selection.  
To change the time zone follow steps below:  
1. Press PG button to display the Menu mode.  
2. The current date and time are displayed on the bottom of the screen. When the  
GH-601 established a GPS fix, the GMT is selected as the default Time Zone.  
3. To change the Time Zone, use UP/DOWN buttons to select ‘select time zone’  
and press OK.  
4. Use UP/DOWN buttons to select time offset from GMT as +12,+11…-11,-12 and  
press OK.  
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Using the GH-601 Buttons  
OK  
EXIT /RESET  
POWER MODE  
UP  
DOWN  
START/ STOP  
1. The POWER button:  
Press and hold continuously 4 seconds to turn the unit on or off.  
When the unit is on, press and release to turn the backlight on or off.  
Press and hold continuously 14 seconds to reset if unit is hung up or frozen.  
2. The PG button:  
Press to switch between the Speedometer and Menu Modes.  
Press to exit the current page or screen.  
3. The ESC/LOOP button:  
Press to split a lap when timer is running.  
When it is in menu mode, press and release to return to the previous page.  
4. The OK button:  
Under the Speedometer Mode or Map Mode (if enabled), press to start or  
stop the timer.  
Press to confirm data entry or feature selection in Menu Mode.  
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5. The UP/DOWN buttons:  
Press to cycle through the different screens of the Speedometer Mode.  
Press to adjust the LCD contrast.  
Press to Zoom in and Zoom out in the Map Mode (if enabled).  
Press to select the feature in Menu Mode.  
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8 GH-601 Main Functions  
1. SPORT RECORD  
RUN FILE INFO  
DELETE ALL  
2. NAVIGATION  
ADD MAP MODE / REMOVE MAP MODE  
TURN ON GPS / TURN OFF GPS  
SAVE WAYPOINT  
FIND WAYPOINT  
STOP GOTO / RETURN TO ORIG (return to original location)  
ALERTS  
GPS INFO  
3. GPS MOUSE  
TURN ON/OFF G-MOUSE  
4. CONFIGURATION:  
SETUP TIME ZONE (time zone, such as +12,+11…-11,-12 )  
SETUP GPS  
SET UNITS  
USER NAME  
LCD CONTRAST  
SET BEEPER  
UPLOAD TO PC  
FACTORY RESET  
ABOUT GH-601  
UPDATE FROM PC  
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9 Sport Record  
Review your performance record  
1. Press PG to display the Menu Mode.  
2. Select SPORT RECORD and press OK.  
3. Select RUN FILE INFO to review the history  
record.  
Record screen  
4. Select DELETE ALL to erase the all history files.  
5. When in Run File Info screen, select VIEW RUN  
MAP to review the data information in Map mode  
or ‘Delete’ to remove this file.  
File info screen  
To save your training data  
1. In the Speedometer Mode, press ESC to stop the  
count time.  
Saving window screen  
2. Press ESC and saving window appears.  
3. Select YES to save your performance data.  
Performance record  
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10 Navigation  
Show your location and record  
the route where you run  
1. Press PG to display the Menu Mode.  
2. Select NAVIGATION and press OK.  
3. Press ADD MAP MODE to track and record your  
route. Or press REMOVE MAP MODE to disable  
the map function.  
GPS is not to be fixed  
4. Press TURN ON GPS to enable GPS function  
(Default setting is enabled) or press TURN OFF  
GPS for more power saving to increase battery  
life,  
GPS is fixed  
5. Press FIND WAYPOINT to locate the position  
you wish to find.  
6. Press RETURN TO ORIG to go back to the starting point.  
7. If the image of a person in Map Mode is outlined, the GPS is not fixed. If the image  
is solid triangle, the GPS is fixed.  
8. In Map Mode, you can press “UP/DOWN” buttons to zoom in or zoom out. The  
scale is on the left bottom corner of the screen.  
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Save Waypoint  
1. In Navigation Mode, press SAVE WAYPOINT to  
save the position where you want.  
2. Then the review location appears. (Flagged with  
symbol, name, and location)  
3. Press ENTER and scroll through the available  
location symbols using DOWN and UP buttons.  
Then press ENTER to decide what you want.  
4. Press DOWN button to highlight the location name.  
Save Waypoint screen  
5. Scroll through the letter holders using DOWN or UP buttons and press ENTER  
button to decide what you want.  
6. Select ‘  
‘ to finish the symbol modification.  
7. To decide the Longitude and Latitude and Elevation, use same procedure as  
location symbol selection.  
8. Press DOWN or UP to highlight the CONFIRM field and press OK, the location  
data will be stored automatically in the memory.  
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Find Waypoint  
1. In Navigation mode, press FIND WAYPOINT to  
search the position where you want.  
2. Press LIST ALL to list the location marks and  
use UP/ DOWN buttons to select the location  
mark. Or press DELETE ALL to erase the all  
location marks.  
Location mark screen  
GOTO location screen  
Find Waypoint in Map  
3. Press UP/ DOWN buttons to select the waypoints  
where you want.  
4. Select GOTO to review locations in Map mode.  
Or select DELETE to delete the waypoint.  
5. You can see clearly the destination from the start  
point.  
6. The distance and time for you to go from current  
location to destination are shown on the right part  
of the screen. The destination direction is shown  
by the arrow sign.  
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STOP GOTO  
1. In Navigation mode, the Stop GOTO will appear if  
the Find Waypoint is enabled.  
2. Press STOP GOTO to stop the Find Waypoint  
function in map mode.  
ALERTS  
1. The alert function allows you to setup for GH-601 to  
alarm you when a specified condition is met. You  
can set the condition by “time”, “distance” or “speed”.  
2. In Navigation mode, press ALERTS and then  
TIME/DIST ALERT. You can set the alert to OFF,  
ONCE or REPEAT. The maximum time you can set  
is 99 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds while the  
minimum is 10 seconds. The value range for the  
distance setting is from 0.01~99.99.  
3. In Navigation mode, press ALERTS and then  
SPEED ALERT. You can set it to alarm you when  
your speed is above or below a value.  
4. When you finish setting the value, scroll to the enter  
sign (see red circle on the right figure) and press OK  
button.  
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GPS INFO  
1. In Navigation mode, press GPS INFO to see the GPS performance in your  
GH-601.  
11 GPS Mouse  
To use your GH-601 as a GPS Receiver  
1. Press PG to display the Menu Mode.  
2. Select GPS MOUSE and press OK.  
3. Select TURN ON G-MOUSE and press OK.  
4. Please install the GH-601 USB driver on your PC.  
5. Please connect one end of mini-USB cable to PC  
USB port and the other end to the mini-USB port of  
GH-601.  
GPS Mouse screen  
6. Please set the baud rate to 4800 bps for COM port in PC.  
7. Now you can use navigation software to navigate.  
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12 Configuration  
Configure your system  
1. Press PG to display the Menu Mode.  
2. Select CONFIGURATION and press OK.  
3. Press SETUP TIME ZONE to setup your local time.  
4. Press SETUP GPS to enable or disable WAAS/  
EGBOS for GPS.  
Configuration screen  
Time zone screen  
5. Press SET UNITS to set distance units such as  
kilometers or miles.  
6. Press USER NAME to fill your name into the  
GH-601.  
7. Press LCD CONTRAST to adjust brightness in LCD  
by pressing UP/DOWN buttons.  
8. Press SET BEEPER to turn the beeper on or off in  
the GH-601.  
9. You can return to the default setup by pressing  
FACTORY RESET.  
About GH-601 screen  
10. Press ABOUT GH-601 to see the information about GH-601.  
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Upload your performance record to PC  
1. In Configuration Mode, press UPLOAD TO PC to  
prepare for data uploading.  
2. To upload the data from GH-601 to PC, please connect  
one end of mini-USB cable to PC USB port and the  
other end to the mini-USB port of GH-601.  
Upload screen  
3. Select the suitable COM port for updating.  
4. Please set the baud rate to 4800 bps for COM port in PC.  
5. Click ‘Receive’ and select ‘location’ and ‘training’ in PC software to upload your  
performance record.  
Update your firmware in GH-601  
1. In Configuration Mode, press UPDATE FROM PC to  
prepare for firmware update.  
2. To update the firmware in GH-601, please connect  
one end of mini-USB cable to PC USB port and the  
other end to the mini-USB port of GH-601.  
3. Select the suitable COM port for updating.  
4. Please set the baud rate to 38400 bps for COM port in  
PC.  
Confirm the update  
Update screen  
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5. Please confirm you wish to update firmware.  
6. Select the firmware file from a PC what you want and transfer to GH-601.  
7. System will auto-reboot when finished updating.  
* Note: Please contact your dealer if update not finished and cannot reboot.  
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FCC Notices  
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following  
two conditions:  
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and  
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may  
cause undesired operation.  
FCC RF Exposure requirements:  
This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operation in conjunction with  
any other antenna or transmitter.  
NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RADIO OR TV  
INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS TO THIS  
EQUIPMENT. SUCH MODIFICATIONS COULD VOID THE USER’S AUTHORITY TO  
OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT.  
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