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 57
Connecting to an Office Computer 4
Installing ActiveSync technology
A copy of ActiveSync technology is provided on the GeoExplorer 6000 Series Getting
Started Disc. Alternatively, go to
www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/activesync/default.mspx to download the latest
version from the Microsoft website.
Connecting the handheld to a computer
To connect the GeoExplorer 6000 series handheld to a computer:
1. Make sure that the handheld and the computer are switched on.
2. Make sure you have installed the appropriate connection management software
onto the computer (see Connection management software, page 56).
3. To form a connection, do one of the following:
– Use the handheld's integrated Bluetooth radio to establish a wireless serial
link to a Bluetooth-enabled computer. For more information, see
Connecting to an office computer using Bluetooth wireless technology,
page 104.
– Use a USB connection:
a. Connect the USB data cable to the USB port on the handheld.
b. Connect the other end of the USB data cable to a USB port on the
computer.
When the handheld and the computer are connected, you can manage the
connection through a window that appears on the office computer. See one of
the following:
– Managing the connection using the Windows Mobile Device Center,
page 57
– Managing the connection using ActiveSync technology, page 59
Managing the connection using the Windows Mobile Device
Center
1. Connect the handheld to the computer (see page 57).
2. If the Autoplay window appears, close the window.