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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Storing data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Storage cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Installing and removing a SIM card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Fitting the hand strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3 Using the Windows Mobile Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Parts of the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Battery status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Speaker status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Network and modem status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Pre-installed programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Interacting with the handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Entering information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Using the on-screen keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Making a recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Personalizing the handheld. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Device lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Sounds and notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Synchronizing email messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Connecting directly to an email server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4 Connecting to an Office Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Connection management software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Installing the Windows Mobile Device Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Installing ActiveSync technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Connecting the handheld to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Managing the connection using the Windows Mobile Device Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Managing the connection using ActiveSync technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Installing software onto the handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5 Using the GNSS Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Supported GNSS field software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
TerraSync software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Esri ArcPad software and the Trimble GPScorrect extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
GPS Controller software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
GNSS Connector software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Other GNSS field applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Configuring the GNSS field software to connect to the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63