GPSmirror DRIVER SAFETY SYSTEM User Manual
Table of contents: 1. OVERVIEW Thank you for purchasing the Cheetah™ GPS mirror and welcome to yet another world first from Cheetah! Modern roads become more congested and regulated every day so driver awareness has never been more important. Even the most conscientious motorist can have occasional lapses in concentration which could easily result in an accident or a fine and licence endorsements.
1. Overview 1.1 Box contents 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 1.
The power cord should be run along the top of the windscreen, tucked into the headliner, then down underneath the passenger door’s rubbers, under the glove box and round to the cigar lighter socket for power. Any excess cable can easily be hidden underneath the glove box. There is a sliding on/off switch in the cigar socket plug for your convenience. 2. Installation Spring loaded adjustable clamps ensure that your GPS mirror will fit over almost all shapes and sizes of rear view mirror.
3. Registration and updating the Trinity™ database The GPSmirror’s memory can store up to 120,000 individual locations. New locations are constantly added to the Trinity database, so it is imperative that you regularly update your GPSmirror to ensure you will be warned of the most up to date information available. We recommend updating your database at least once every month. Step 1: Install the USB driver BEFORE connecting the GPSmirror to your PC. The CD contains a USB driver for the GPSmirror.
4.1 Enhanced mirror vision The GPS Mirror is a wide angle rear view mirror with a special anti-glare blue coating and it has been designed to provide a much greater field of vision than most factory mirrors, to help eliminate blindspots. Please note that objects in the GPS Mirror may therefore be closer than they appear. 4. Safety first Standard mirror GPS mirror 4.2 Responsible driving Cheetah Advanced Technologies Ltd market and sell the GPS Mirror as a road safety enhancement device.
5. Overview of Standard Features 5.1 Switching on for the first time The GPS Mirror receives signals from the network of 24 satellites orbiting the Earth, called the Global Positioning System, and uses the latest SiRF Star III GPS technology to work out where you are every second. When the GPS Mirror is searching for satellite lock the display will show “GPS”. Once satellite lock is achieved, a voice alert will confirm “GPS ready” and your current speed will be displayed.
5.3 Hazard Alerts 5.4 Storing personal locations The GPS Mirror uses the Trinity database which contains details of danger areas and high risk accident locations that have been designated by police and government bodies, often by the placement of safety cameras. The GPS Mirror can store up to 100 Personal Locations. See section 6.2.3 for further details.
6. Menu Items 6.1 Button functions button 3 button 1 button 4 button 2 During normal driving mode, the button functions are: Button 1 Button 2 Button 3 Enter main menu Display current time A short press will cause the GPS Mirror to speak the current driving direction, as shown in the digital compass. A long press will cause the GPS Mirror to speak your current “Rescue Me” GPS coordinates. This can be written down or played to emergency staff. Button 4 City Mute for optional radar detector.
6.2 Main menu functions 6.2.2 Overspeed Alert Scroll through the menu options by pressing Button 1 repeatedly. Change the settings of an individual menu item by pressing Buttons 2 or 3. Button 2 = up, Button 3 = down. Store any changes to your settings by pressing button 4. This will also exit the menu structure. You will exit the menu once you have cycled through all the menu options. Choose the speed at which an overspeed reminder is played.
6.2.3 Personal locations 6.2.5 X Band Store up to 100 GPS locations for personal reminders of your own hazard locations. Pressing button 4 will store your current location and direction as a personal location. Use buttons 2 and 3 to replace/overwrite other personal locations. 6.2.4 Enable or disable X Band radar alerts from your radar detector. 1 = on, 0 = off 6.2.6 K Band Enable or disable X Band radar alerts from your radar detector.
7. Using your GPS Mirror with radar detectors and other products The GPS Mirror is designed to work with other in-car technology like radar detectors, laser jammers, laser remote control systems or even the latest laser-based parking sensors. You can wirelessly integrate them with your GPS mirror by simply plugging the appropriate Cheetah interface into the other manufacturers’ product.
7.2 Accessories 7.2.1 Radar Detector Interface This allows compatible radar detectors from Beltronics, Escort and Valentine 1 to integrate with the GPS Mirror. See our website for a full list of compatible products. 7.2.2 Laser Jammer Interface This allows compatible laser systems from Blinder, Lidatek and Target to integrate with the GPS Mirror. See our website for a full list of compatible products. 7.2.3 Extra power cord for second car 7.2.
8.1 GPS explained 8. Background information The Global Positioning System (GPS) is used to create an electronic reference frame around the earth. It consists of 24 satellites that orbit the earth in just under 12 hours. Each satellite transmits a unique signal and follows a strict orbital path. Every GPS antenna stores these orbits inside its memory, so it knows where each satellite is at any given time.
8.2.2 Degrees Decimal Minutes Eg 3833.7072 N 12126.1950 W • GPS “raw data” use this format. Average Speed Camera Systems like SPECs or “GATSO pointto-point” calculate a vehicle’s average speed between fixed two points by recording a vehicle’s details at two separate camera locations and working out how long it has taken that vehicle to drive the known distance between the cameras. GPS antennae produce standard GPS NMEA sentences containing the coordinate data.
8.5 Mobile Laser Laser guns fire quick pulses of light in a straight line which bounce off your car and return to the gun. The beam of light is very narrow and will spread slightly over a longer distance. The laser gun measures how long it takes for the return beams to arrive back at the gun and because the whole process works at the speed of light, the laser gun can calculate a vehicle’s speed in less than one third of a second.
Service 9. Technical Details Power Requirements: Operating voltage 12V DC Dimensions and Weight: 32cm x 9cm x 2.4cm. 320 gms. Temperature Range: Operating: -10°C to +60°C (14°F to +140°F) Storage: -20°C to +70°C (-4°F to +158°F) Operating Humidity: 5% to 95% (non condensing) Database capacity: 120,000 PC requirements: Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP, Vista operating system Microsoft .NET 1.
Limited Warranty Cheetah Advanced Technologies Ltd. Warrant our products against all defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of the original purchase, subject to the following terms and conditions. This warranty is limited to the original owner, and is Non-Transferable. This warranty does not apply if the serial number has been removed or is unreadable or if the product has been subjected to physical abuse, improper installation, modification or internal examination.
