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
GeoExplorer 6000 Series User Guide 121
Troubleshooting 8
Windows Mobile Device Center
Network connections
Problem Cause Solution
Windows Mobile Device
Center will not connect
to the handheld.
The connection is not
initiated automatically.
In the Windows Mobile Device Center software on the
office computer, select Mobile Device Settings / Connection
Settings.
The Windows Mobile
Device Center software
does not recognize the
GeoExplorer 6000 series
handheld.
Restart the office computer. Disconnect the handheld from
the office computer, reset it (see Resetting the handheld,
page 33) and then reconnect it to the office computer.
The connection is not
enabled in Windows
Mobile Device Center
on the computer.
In the Windows Mobile Device Center software on the
office computer, click Mobile Device Settings / Connection
Settings. If you are using:
• a USB cable, make sure that the Allow USB connection
check box is selected from the drop-down list.
• a Bluetooth connection, make sure that the correct
port for Bluetooth is selected. Then open the Bluetooth
control on the handheld. In the Devices tab, tap the
partnership and in the services list make sure that the
ActiveSync check box is selected.
The connection is not
enabled on the
handheld.
On the handheld, tap / ActiveSync / Menu /
Connections. Make sure that the Synchronize all PCs using
this connection check box is selected, and that the correct
option is selected.
The handheld
connection settings
conflict with network
settings or VPN client
software.
If you are using a USB cable, use the USB to PC utility to
change the connection method the handheld uses to
connect to the Windows Mobile Device Center on the
computer. Tap / Settings / Connections / USB to PC
Utility. Clear the Enable advanced network functionality
check box.
The handheld stops using the default RNDIS method to
connect to the Windows Mobile Device Center.
Problem Cause Solution
The connection with the
cellular phone suddenly
ends.
If you change the proxy
settings of the
handheld while
connected to a cellular
phone, the cellular
phone ends the
connection.
Make any changes to proxy settings before connecting to a
mobile device.
Unable to connect to
another GeoExplorer
6000 series handheld.
Data encryption settings
are set incorrectly.
When setting up a peer-to-peer ad-hoc network with a
WEP encryption, set a Network Key, rather than leaving the
key blank to be provided automatically.