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 31
Getting Started 2
Turning on and turning off the handheld
If the screen on the handheld is blank, the handheld is in Suspend mode or Battery
Change mode (see page 31) or has been shut down. To turn on the handheld, press the
Power key briefly (less than one second).
To turn off the handheld and put the handheld into Suspend mode, press the
Power
key briefly (less than one second). The handheld is placed in a very low power state,
but the Bluetooth and wireless cellular modem radios may remain active (see Suspend
mode, page 31)
To completely shut down the handheld, press the
Power key for one second until the
Power menu appears and then tap
Shutdown. All running applications are shut down,
and the handheld is completely turned off.
The options available from the Power menu are as follows:
Suspend mode
When you press the Power key to turn off the handheld, the handheld goes into
Suspend mode. This is a low-power mode that maintains the main memory contents
and keeps applications running but does not allow you to operate any of the
handheld’s functions. The handheld appears to be turned off. The integrated GNSS
receiver is turned off and any application using GNSS is disconnected.
If a wireless radio is turned on (the
LED is flashing), the Wi-Fi radio will be turned
off, and the Bluetooth and wireless cellular modem radios will remain turned on. The
handheld is capable of receiving data via Bluetooth or the cellular modem radio while
it is in Suspend mode. The handheld is able to automatically wake up to calendar
alarms if it is in Suspend mode.
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CAUTION – To save battery power, use the Wireless Manager to turn off the wireless
radios before you place the handheld into Suspend mode.
Button Used to...
Power Settings quickly access the Power Settings menus.
Backlight Settings quickly access the Backlight Settings menus.
Swap Battery put the handheld into Swap Battery mode. This is a low-power mode. The
handheld, the integrated receiver, and all wireless radios are turned off,
and you cannot operate the handheld.
Shutdown put the handheld into Shutdown mode. Applications are shut down and
the handheld is completely turned off.
Reset restart the handheld. If the handheld stops responding to the stylus, or if
it does not respond when you press any of the keypad buttons, try a soft
reset. For more information, see Resetting the handheld, page 33.
access the Align Screen Sequence. You can also press the left application
key to access the Align Screen Sequence. If at any time the touch screen
does not respond correctly to stylus taps, start the screen alignment
sequence and follow the on-screen instructions.