User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- GeoExplorer® 6000 series
- Legal Notices
- Safety Information
- Contents
- Introduction
- Getting Started
- Using the Windows Mobile Operating System
- Connecting to an Office Computer
- Using the GNSS Receiver
- Supported GNSS field software
- Configuring the GNSS field software to connect to the receiver
- Using the GNSS field software
- Improving GNSS productivity using Floodlight satellite shadow reduction technology
- Ensuring the accuracy of your GNSS data
- Activating the Floodlight technology and the NMEA output options
- Differential GNSS explained
- Outputting NMEA data to external equipment
- Configuring NMEA output
- Getting Connected
- Wireless connection information
- Connecting to a cellular network from the modem
- Connecting to a Wi-Fi access point
- Connecting to a Bluetooth-enabled device
- Connecting to a Bluetooth device as a client
- Providing Bluetooth services as a host
- Setting up a Bluetooth connection
- Connecting to a Bluetooth-enabled phone for Internet access or real-time corrections (including VRS networks)
- Connecting to the Internet through a Bluetooth-enabled phone using the Bluetooth PAN profile
- Connecting to a Bluetooth-enabled serial device
- Connecting to an office computer using Bluetooth wireless technology
- Outputting GNSS data to other devices using Bluetooth wireless technology
- Enabling other devices to transfer files using Bluetooth wireless technology
- Beaming files to or from another device
- Accessing a corporate network through your Internet connection
- Connecting to other devices using the USB to serial converter
- Using the Camera
- Troubleshooting
6 Getting Connected
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3. If necessary, configure the GNSS field software to use data received from the
serial device.
Step 1: Connecting to the Bluetooth-enabled serial device
Connect the handheld to the Bluetooth-enabled device, selecting the Serial Port
service if it is not already selected (see Connecting to a Bluetooth-enabled device,
page 87).
Step 2: Configuring the COM port to use on the handheld
1. On the GeoExplorer 6000 series handheld, tap
/ Settings / Bluetooth.
2. Tap the COM Ports tab.
3. Tap New Outgoing Port.
4. Select the device you want to set up the
connection to and then tap
Next.
5. Select the COM port on the GeoExplorer
handheld to use for the connection.
The GeoExplorer 6000 series handheld has three
COM ports (COM5, COM6, and COM7) available
for connections out to Bluetooth-enabled serial
devices.
6. Do one of the following:
– To communicate with any device, for
example if you have formed this connection without pairing to a device,
clear the Secure Connection check box.
– To communicate only with devices with which the handheld has a
Bluetooth partnership, select the Secure Connection check box.
7. Tap
Finish.
8. Tap
OK to close the Bluetooth application.
9. Tap to close the Settings screen.
Step 3: Configuring the GNSS field software to use data from the serial
device
Once you configure the connection between the GeoExplorer 6000 series handheld
and the Bluetooth-enabled serial device, you must configure the software to use the
connection to receive data.
To use real-time corrections in Trimble field software, see Using real-time corrections
from an external serial device below.