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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Connecting to a cellular network from the modem
If your handheld is fitted with the optional cellular modem, use it to establish a
connection to a cellular network.
Use this type of connection to browse the Internet or an Intranet and send and receive
data ( for example, to obtain real-time corrections from a VRS network), send and
receive messages (for example, email, instant messages, or SMS messages), or access
files on a corporate network.
Note – The GeoExplorer 6000 series' cellular modem can only be used to send and receive
data or text SMS messages. It does not support voice call functionality or sending and
receiving MMS messages. Trimble recommends that you request a data-only plan from
your cellular service provider and have a 'voice-restriction' placed on your line.
To connect to a cellular network:
1. Configure the connection to the network. This can be Automatic or Manual.
2. Connect to the cellular network.
Before you begin the steps below, Trimble recommends that you:
• make sure that a SIM card is inserted in the handheld. See Installing and
removing a SIM card, page 37.
• confirm that the modem can access the Internet directly. If necessary, contact
your service provicer and confirm whether you must enter a user name,
password, and domain details when connecting.
• make sure that you have the correct APN (Access Point Name) from your
cellular provider.
Step 1: Configure the connection
To set up an automatic configuration
1. Tap / Settings / Connections / Wireless Manager. If the Phone is Off, tap
Phone to turn it on.
2. Tap / Settings / Connections / Connections.
3. On the Connections screen, on the Tasks tab, tap Automatically configure
connection.
The device holds a database of the most common cellular providers and the
correct connection settings. The handheld will attempt to identify the SIM
vendor.
4. If the SIM vendor is recognised correctly, tap
Next to continue. The connection
settings are set up automatically. The process takes about 30 seconds.
If the SIM is not automatically detected, or the vendor settings are not known
you will need to set up the configuration manually. Go to To set up a manual
configuration below.