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
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• send and receive messages ( for example, email, instant messages, or SMS
messages)
• access files on the network
Wi-Fi access points are also known as “hotspots”.
You can use Bluetooth wireless technology to connect to other Bluetooth-enabled
devices that are within range (typically within 5 m to 10 m of the handheld). You can
connect to:
• Bluetooth-enabled devices such as cellular phones to access the Internet and
receive data ( for example, to obtain real-time corrections from a VRS network)
• computers and other handheld devices to exchange files
• other devices such as a GeoBeacon receiver, laser rangefinder, or barcode
scanner
Note – For information on connecting to external devices using the optional USB to serial
converter, see Connecting to other devices using the USB to serial converter, page 111
The following table lists devices you can connect to using the handheld, and where to
find detailed information on how to achieve these connections.
Connection method To... See...
Cellular modem Connect to a cellular network page 84
Wi-Fi Connect to a Wi-Fi access point page 85
Bluetooth wireless technology Connect to another Bluetooth-enabled device
(paired and non-paired connections)
page 87
Connect to a Bluetooth-enabled phone for
Internet access or real-time corrections
(including VRS networks)
page 94
Connect to a Bluetooth-enabled serial device page 101
Connect to an office computer to use
ActiveSync technology / WMDC
page 104
Output GNSS data to other devices using
Bluetooth wireless technology
page 107
Enable other devices to transfer files using
Bluetooth wireless technology
page 108
Beam files to or from another device page 109
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth wireless
technology, or cellular modem
Access a corporate network through your
Internet connection
page 110