User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- GeoExplorer® 2005 Series Getting Started Guide
- Legal Notices
- Safety Information
- About this Manual
- System Components
- Getting Started
- Windows Mobile Basics
- ActiveSync Connections
- Installing Software
- Using GPS
- Power
- Memory
- Internet and Network Connections
- Using the Bluetooth Radio
- Using the WLAN Radio
- Using Cabled Ethernet
- Using the Optional Serial Clip
- Personalizing your Handheld
- Use and Care
- Troubleshooting
- Index
Contents
xiv GeoExplorer 2005 Series Getting Started Guide
ActiveSync Connections 15
Connecting the handheld to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using ActiveSync technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing Software 19
Installing TerraSync software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installing ArcPad software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Installing the GPScorrect extension. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using the GPS Analyst extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using GPS 21
What is GPS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Getting a clear view of the sky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
GPS COM ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Configuring a GPS application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using your GPS application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
GPS Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Maintaining Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Power 34
Safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Charging the internal Lithium-ion battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using external power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Suspend mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Conserving power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Memory 40
SD memory cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Backing up data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Resetting the handheld. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43