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
5 Using the GNSS Receiver
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Supported GNSS field software
You can use the GeoExplorer 6000 series handheld with any of the software products
described below.
TerraSync software
You can install version 5.10 or later of the TerraSync software on a GeoExplorer 6000
series handheld. Use the software to collect and maintain GIS and GNSS data.
To install the TerraSync software, run the downloaded setup file. To obtain an
installation code for installation, you must register the Proof-of-Purchase Number
(POPN) that you received when you purchased the software. Detailed installation
instructions are provided in the TerraSync Software Getting Started Guide.
Esri ArcPad software and the Trimble GPScorrect extension
You can install the Esri ArcPad software version 10 on a GeoExplorer 6000 series
handheld. Use the software to collect and maintain GIS and GNSS data. Detailed
installation instructions for Esri ArcPad software are provided in the ArcPad
documentation.
To be able to differentially correct ArcPad GNSS data, install version 3.20 or later of the
Trimble GPScorrect extension for Esri ArcPad software on a GeoExplorer 6000 series
handheld.
You must install the ArcPad software before you install the GPScorrect extension.
Note – Make sure your version of the GPScorrect extension is compatible with the version
of ArcPad software you are using. For more information, go to
www.trimble.com/gpscorrect_ts.asp, click Support Notes and then search for the Mapping
and GIS Product Compatibility List Support Note.
To install the GPScorrect extension, run the downloaded setup file. Detailed
installation instructions are provided in the Trimble GPScorrect Extension Getting
Started Guide.
GPS Controller software
You can install version 2.40 or later of the GPS Controller software on a GeoExplorer
6000 series handheld. Use the software to configure and monitor the status of the
internal GNSS receiver, and to configure GNSS output settings for third party GNSS
applications.
To install the GPS Controller software, go to www.trimble.com/support.shtml. Click
GPS Controller and then click Downloads. Click the link for the version you want to
install and then follow the instructions in the Installation wizard.