Q: How does TravelEyes2 work?
A: TravelEyes2 plugs into the cigarette lighter or is hidden inside the vehicle and records the complete travel route of the driver. When the vehicle returns home, the TravelEyes2 unit is removed from the vehicle and downloaded into the computer for viewing. Maps of your town, complete with streets, are built into TravelEyes2 software, conveniently allowing you to record the entire travel route of the vehicle. Along with other information, travel data includes the address of each stop, mileage and the speed of the vehicle throughout the route. All travel data is displayed on your computer screen or if preferred, printed out.
Q: In what form does TravelEyes2 provide the travel information?
A: Once downloaded to your computer, TravelEyes software reveals the complete route of the vehicle by displaying it on-screen, or it may be printed out in the form of detailed maps complete with street names, destinations and other travel activities - including speed of the vehicle.
Q: How does TravelEyes2 indicate speed of the vehicle?
A: TravelEyes software mapping shows the speed of each vehicle by color-coding the travel route. Each color corresponds to a different speed as indicated by a legend.
Q: What are the system requirements for the software?
A: The system requirements are:
Pentium 166Mhz minimum (350Mhz recommended)
16 MB RAM (32 or greater recommended)
CDROM (12X or faster)
1 open 9 pin serial port
Hard drive with 30 MB of available space
SVGA monitor
2 MB Video RAM
1.44 Floppy Drive
Windows® compatible color printer for best viewing results
Q: Are there any monthly fees involved?
A: There are no monthly fees for TravelEyes2 because acquiring the GPS signal is free. The only cost is the unit itself -- a one time charge.
Q: Is TravelEyes2 difficult to install?
A: No, you simply install the software, plug the unit into your car's cigarette lighter, place the tiny antenna box on your dashboard and drive.
Q: How many days/weeks can the unit record before you must download?
A: The TravelEyes2 unit has enough memory to record approximately 25 to 50 hours of actual drive time(vehicle movement). This does not include time when the vehicle is stopped since the TravelEyes2 unit only collects data when the vehicle is in motion.
Q: Why use TravelEyes2?
A: TravelEyes2 is the silent partner that allows you to keep track of all the family members who travel in the car.
1) Discover if your teenager went where he said he was going.
2) Monitors speeds
3) Find out exactly where they went...print out their route street by street.
4) Records every stop over one minute.
5) Provides miles traveled
6) Shows time spent at each location.
7) Its small size is designed to be easily concealed from view.
Q: Since this device is powered through the cigarette lighter, wouldn't concealment be difficult?
A: ATTI manufactures a direct connect cable that you wire directly into the fuse box or the battery of the vehicle for approximately $12.00 that solves that problem.
Q: If the GPS antenna needs to point skywards-- how can this be done without the knowledge of the driver?
A: The system has an active antenna that allows you to put it in a lot of places you usually can't with other GPS devices. It is tiny, only 1.5" x 1.5" x 0.75" with a 6' cable that connects to the TravelEyes2 unit. It can be placed under the dash, in the back window, behind a rubber or plastic bumper, under the seat, inside air-intakes, under molding or the hard rubber grill covers on trucks, under the car with the antenna pointed down or at the edge of the vehicle using the magnetic mount. Just don't put it under solid metal like the hood or trunk. It has an LED light that glows red when powered and green when it has acquired the GPS signal. When you have a green light, its active!
Q: Will the Travel Eyes product work outside the U.S.?
A: The GPS will collect position information, but since the product only has mapping information for the United States, you will not have a map display, and the report cannot give you any kind of address, if you are outside the continental U.S. We do not recommend it for you.
