User's Manual

15 Configuration
132 Trimble R7/R8 GPS Receiver User Guide
Trimble R8 GPS Receiver Operation
153.2 Applying application files
An application file’s settings do not affect the receiver’s configuration
until you apply the application file. You can do this at the same time
that you save the file. Alternatively, you can save the file on the
computer or in the receiver, then open it later and apply its settings.
153.3 Storing application files
You can store application files that you create in the GPS Configurator
software on the receiver and on the computer. For example, each file
can represent a different user sharing the same receiver, or a particular
mode of operation or survey style. Saving application files on your
computer as well as in your receiver is optional, but it is useful because:
• it gives you a permanent copy of the settings you have sent to a
receiver, for audit or your own reference.
• you can use the same file to configure multiple receivers
identically.
• you can use an existing application file as a template for creating
other application files with similar settings.
153.4 Naming application files
The application filename in the office computer and in the receiver are
always the same. This makes it easier to recognize and keep track of
your application files.
When you change the name of the application file in the receiver, this
changes the application filename on your computer. When you transfer
an application file from the receiver and save it to the computer, the
system renames the file to match the internal receiver file. However, if
you use Windows Explorer, for example, to change the .cfg filename on
the computer, this does not change the internal receiver filename. This
means that the GPS receiver does not recognize the change to the
filename on the computer.