The Shadow Tracker Premier™ is almost identical to the Shadow Tracker Performer™ except the Premier does
wireless 900 mHz downloads to your computer instead of having to remove the black box from the car and take
it into the office to download the data manually. Unlike all other products, here there are 2 black boxes instead
of 1. There's the normal black box that goes in the car. And there's another black box which is a base station that
connects to your computer through a 9 pin serial port. It receives the 900 mHz downloaded data for your computer. And the download happens even if the computer is turned off !!
The Shadow Tracker Premier™ has a built in GPS receiver. The unit stores travel information while the vehicle is
traveling. Once the information is collected, the device is downloaded so parents can see their teen's travels and
speeds on the computer screen and optionally print them out. They can also print reports about the travel of the
vehicle including maximum speed, miles driven, stops made, the street address of the stop and how long the stops
were. The device has a setting that determines how often the unit will record location information. This setting,
referred to as the "Collection Rate", determines the number of hours of travel the unit will store information. The
Premier has a pre-set permanent 10 second "Collection Rate" time. Below is a chart that indicates the approximate
amount of driving hours that the all of the units will record at each setting. Please keep in mind that this is actual
driving time; while the vehicle is sitting still, the memory capacity of the device is not depleted. These products are
very economical, reliable and accurate GPS tracking devices for parents to use.
Hours of data stored in black box at different data collection rates per second
| Traveleyes2 with 512 K |
Shadow Tracker Jr with 512 K |
Shadow Tracker Performer with 1,000 K |
Shadow Tracker Pro with 2,000 K |
Shadow Tracker Premier with 512 K |
|
| Every 3 seconds | 8 hours | 8 hours | 15 hours | 30 hours | --- |
| Every 7 seconds | 18 hours | 18 hours | 35 hours | 70 hours | --- |
| Every 10 seconds | 25 hours | 25 hours | 50 hours | 100 hours | 65 hours |
| Every 15 seconds | 38 hours | 38 hours | 75 hours | 150 hours | --- |
| Every 20 seconds | 50 hours | 50 hours | 100 hours | 200 hours | --- |
| Every 30 seconds | 75 hours | 75 hours | 150 hours | 300 hours | --- |
| Every 45 seconds | 113 hours | 113 hours | 225 hours | 450 hours | --- |
| Every 60 seconds | 150 hours | 150 hours | 300 hours | 600 hours | --- |
| Every 90 seconds | 225 hours | 225 hours | 450 hours | 900 hours | --- |
| Every 120 seconds | 300 hours | 300 hours | 600 hours | 1,200 hours | --- |
Benefits:
• No Monthly Fees
• Complete travel route of any vehicle from your computer.
• Map can show car speed in different colors.
• Map can show where car stopped and for how long.
• Travels stored in black box for detailed review and analysis on your PC.
(1) Whenever fleet vehicle is driven, satellites constantly tell the black box the vehicle's longitude, latitude and speed.
(2) This information is stored in memory of the black box.
(3) When vehicle returns to base (within approximately 1/2 mile), the black box in the vehicle sends the data to a wireless receiver next to your computer via 900 mHz radio waves. (Note that the computer does not have to be turned on)
(4) Fleet owner can view vehicle's travels on the computer screen.
Components used/ included
• GPS Vehicle Tracking Unit black box and Base Station black box that hooks up to your computer.
• GPS Antenna (1.5" X 1.5" X 0.75") with 6' cable and magnetic mount.
• Your choice of power cable to fuse box/battery or power cable for cigarette lighter.
• Tracking Unit AC power adapter and PC download cable.
• Tracking Unit Installation instructions and User's Guide
• Lite Mapping Software and User's Guide
Installation
The black box can be mounted anywhere on the vehicle although most people secure it in the glove compartment.
You can install it with any method that you like but using Velcro strips is the most convenient method.
Powering the Unit
You can power the unit with any one of 3 available power cables:
1. a power cable connected to the fuse box.
2. a power cable plugged into the cigarette lighter.
3. a power cable connected to the battery.
Just specify which cable you'd like shipped with your unit.
GPS Antenna Placement
Common locations for the antenna are: Behind the front or rear plastic bumper, behind the front grille, on top of
or under the dashboard or rear window decklid, under the speaker grille on the dashboard or rear window
decklid, at the 3rd eye brake light, on cowl at gap between hood and base of windshield or on top of the car's roof.
The antenna will normally pick up a signal through plastic and glass so it can be mounted underneath the
dash in most vehicles, but the optimal placement for the antenna is on the roof of the vehicle. If you mount the
GPS antenna inside the vehicle's bumper, try to mount it as high up as possible and preferably in the corner.
Just remember, you cannot have a metal surface directly above the GPS antenna; plastic is alright.
The antenna can also be placed under the car with the antenna pointed down or at the edge of the car with the
magnetic mount.
Operation
The black box incorporates internal memory that records everywhere the vehicle travels. When the vehicle returns
home (within approximately 1/2 mile), travel data is automatically downloaded to your computer with a 900 mHz
wireless transmission. Then you can produce reports for any date range, whether a day, week or month. The
reports will accurately show the month, day, year, hour, minute, second, speeds, and detailed street level mapping
of the entire route of travel.
Note that the Premier™ has less built-in memory than the Traveleyes™ and Shadow Tracker™ Jr, Performer and
Pro units. This is because with the automatic downloads whenever the car returns back to base, it's memory capacity
doesn't need to be that large. With the other products, the black box may remain in the car for weeks storing data
before it's downloaded to the computer.
There is an LED light that glows red when powered and green when it has acquired the GPS signal. When you
have a green light, it's active.
If the driver disconnects the power source, this will be indicated in the reports.
Computer Minimum Requirements
• Computer with Pentium 400 Mhz (or higher recommended)
• Windows XP, 2000, 95, 98, NT or ME operating system
• Hard disk space on computer of 850 Megabytes minimum.
• Memory on computer of 32 Megabytes minimum. (64 Megabytes or more recommended)
• CD ROM Drive
• SVGA Monitor
• One open 9 pin Comm port
• Optional: Windows compatible printer (color recommended to print vehicle speeds in color)
Base Station Specifications
• Length x Width x Height= 7.0 inches X 5.0 inches X 1.75 inches
• Weight= 16.0 ounces
• Peak current= 350 ma
• Range= up to 1/2 mile (approximate depending on conditions such as external antenna placement, atmospheric conditions, line of sight or other RF interference)
• Radio frequency= 902-928 mHz
• Modulation type= Spread spectrum
• Memory= 8 Megabytes; 800 travel hours.
• Wireless download data rate= 50 kilobytes per second
• Power requirement= 9-18 volts
Mfg. Price of $1,695.95
-Instant Rebate of $25.00
Low Price of $1,670.95
