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TN-200 User’s Guide v1.3 USB GPS Receiver © 2003-2004 Rayming Corporation. All rights reserved. The Rayming logo and TripNav are trademarks of R ay mi ng C or p or at io n. All other trademarks or regist ered trade marks are acknowledged as the exclusive property of their respective owners.
PAGE 2 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Table of Contents PACKAGE CONTENTS .................................................................................................... 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ...........................................................
PAGE 3 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 P ACKA GE CONTENTS TripNav TN-200 GPS Receiver w/USB cable Driver CD-ROM with Quick Start User ’s Guide & User’s Manual* SY STEM REQUIREMENTS The TripNav GPS re quires a Windo ws or Macintosh la ptop com puter, with a CD-RO M*, USB port, and NMEA compatible navigati on software.
PAGE 4 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 WARNING: Driv e safely and us e common sense. It is your responsibility as the vehicle operator to drive safely, obs erve all traffic rules and above all use your own personal judg ment while driving.
PAGE 5 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 2.1. Installing the FT8U232 USB Driver und er Windows 98 Screen 1 Click Next. Screen 2 Click Next..
PAGE 6 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Screen 3 Select specify a location. Click “B rowse” and select or type a path to : “C:TRIPNAV 2”, th en click N ext. The installation process w ill automatically sele ct and load the corr ect USB driver that matches with your O/S version.
PAGE 7 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Screen 5 Click Fini sh. To confirm that the installation has co mpleted succes sfully, look under Device Manag er of the System Properties screen. The device should have install ed as a USB Serial Port (COMx) attached to USB High Speed Seri al Converter.
PAGE 8 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 To change the virtu al COM port p roperties, select t he USB Serial Port and then cli ck Properties. Thi s allows you to chan ge serial po rt properties su ch as baud rat e, data bits et c. Of particular use is the ability to change the COM port that is assi gned to your device.
PAGE 9 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Screen 8 Set COM port to : Baud rate: 4800 Data bit: 8 Parity: None Stop bit: 1 Flow control: None Click Advanc ed. Screen 9.
PAGE 10 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Then click the drop down arrow on COM Port Num ber and scroll t o the desired COM port. Click OK . Please ensure that you do not select a COM po rt that is in use. Note: This is particularly important when running programs like HyperTerminal, whi ch only works with COM1 th rough to CO M4.
PAGE 11 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 2.2. Installing FT8U232 USB Driver under Windows 2000 Screen 1 After plug-in the device, the Found New Ha rdware Wizard should appear.
PAGE 12 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Screen 3 Select “Specify a location ” and the n click Next. Ent er or sel e ct a path to: “C:TRIPNAV2” and click Next. The installation proc ess will aut omatically select a nd load the correct USB dri ver that matche s with your O/S version.
PAGE 13 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Screen 5 Click Fini sh. This complete s the first pa rt of installati on during whi ch the USB to serial converter is i nstalled. The second part i nvolves the in stallation of a serial p ort. This sh ould follow automatically on ce the co nverter installation is complete.
PAGE 14 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Once the installati on of the serial port has com pleted confirm t hat the installation has been succes sful by looking under Devi ce Manager of the System Properties scree n . The device shoul d have inst alled as a USB Serial Port (CO Mx) attached to USB High Speed Serial Co nverter.
PAGE 15 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Screen 8 Select Port Settings fo llowed by Advance d and then chang e the COM port by sel ecting the me nu via the down arrow, see scree n 9.
PAGE 16 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Click the drop down arrow on COM Port Numb er and scroll to the desired COM port. Click OK. Please ensure that y ou do not select a COM p ort that is in us e. Not e this is particularly useful for program s , such as HyperTermin al, which only wo rk with COM1 thro ugh to COM4.
PAGE 17 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 After plug-in the device, the Found Ne w Hardware Wizard shou ld appear. Select “Install from a list or specific location (Adv anced)”, then click Next. Screen 2 Enter the location of t he USB Driver in th e edit box [C:TRIPNAV2], then click Next.
PAGE 18 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 After the installation of the driver, click Finish. This completes the first part of installation durin g which the USB to serial converte r is installed. The second part i nvolves the in stallation of a serial p ort.
PAGE 19 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Enter the location of t he USB Driver in th e edit box [C:TRIPNAV2], then click Next. Screen 6 After the installation of the driver, click Finish.
PAGE 20 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 The screen below is shown after sel ecting Control Panel -> Syste m -> Hardware -> Device Manage r, then Select View -> Devi ces by connection . Screen 8 Select Port Settings fo llowed by Advance d and then chang e the COM port by sel ecting the me nu via the down arrow, see scree n 9.
PAGE 21 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Click the drop down arrow on COM Port Numb er and scroll to the desired COM port. Click OK. Please ensure that y ou do not select a COM p ort that is in us e. Not e this is particularly useful for program s , such as HyperTermin al, which only wo rk with COM1 thro ugh to COM4.
PAGE 22 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 4. UN-INST ALL THE USB DRIVER 4.1. Uninstalling FT8U232 USB Driver from W indows 98 To uninstall the USB driver, unplug the d evice and Select Add/ Remove Software und er the Control Panel. Select FTDI USB to Seri al Co nverter then Add/ Remov e.
PAGE 23 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Screen 2 Click OK to and the dr iv ers will be removed. Uninstalling FT8U232 USB Drive r from Windows 2000 Under Wind ows 2000 there is a two-stage process requ iring the running of Add/ Remove Softwar e as well as Add/ Remove Hardware.
PAGE 24 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Select FTDI USB Seria l Converter Driv ers and then Change/ Remove. This will bri ng up the FTDI Uninstaller screen which asks if it’s OK to delete the d rivers. Click OK to remove the drivers. Screen 2 Click Fini sh to compl ete the driver unin stall.
PAGE 25 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Screen 4 Check Uninst all/ Unplug a device, the n click Next. Screen 5 Check unin stall a device, then cli ck Next..
PAGE 26 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Screen 6 Check Show hidden device s, highlight US B Serial Port (COM1 1) and then cli ck Next. Screen 7 Check Yes, I wa nt to uninstall the device and then cl ick Next.
PAGE 27 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Screen 8 This removes the serial po rt and we now need to remove the USB to serial co nverter to complete the driver removal . Repeat the steps sho wn in screens 3 to 5, check Sho w hidden devices and the n scroll down the screen until you find the USB High Speed Serial Converter.
PAGE 28 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Uninstalling FT8U232 USB Drive r from Windows XP To uninstall the USB driver, unplug the d evice and Select Add/ Remove Software und er the Control Panel. Select FTDI USB to Seri al Conve rter then Change/ Remove. Screen 1 Click Ch ange/Remov e.
PAGE 29 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Screen 3 After the uninstall process is complete, click Finish . 5. FAQ’ s Will the TripNav work w ith ot her Street Mapping software? TripNav USB GPS provi des st.
PAGE 30 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Why does the GPS no t work nea r buildings and other tall objects? The GPS uses satellites in t he space to find out where it is. Theref ore it needs a clear view of the sky. Tall buildings and other objects that block the receiver’s view to the sky make it inf easible to determine your location.
PAGE 31 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 It’s important that you document the follo wing before e-mail o r calling for a ssistance: • Which step, or fun ction, were you attemptin g when the problem occu.
PAGE 32 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 Rayming Corporation will, at its option, unless otherwise provided by law: a.) Correct the defect by product repair w itho ut charge for parts and labor; b.) Replace the product with one of t he same or similar design; or c.
PAGE 33 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3 TN-200 8. TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIO NS FOR TN-200 GPS RECEIVER Electrical Characteristics (Receiver) Frequency L1, 1575.42 MHZ C/A Code 1.023 MHz chip rate Channels 12 Sensitivity -170 dBW Accuracy Position Horizontal 15m 2-D RMS (SA off) Velocity 0.
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