Chapter2 Basic Operations Of G6; The Installation Of Base And Rover - Pentax G6 User Manual

Chapter2 Basic operations of G6

In this section, we highlight the basic operations of G6. It includes the installation of
bas and rover, the operation of keys, switching working mode and datalink, self-test.
All of these basic operations are simple and easy. But they are very important.

2.1 The installation of base and rover

The installation of base
1. Install the tripod on the chosen position, level it and attach the receiver into
tribrach.
2. Attach the transmitting radio antenna into the port "UHF" if the data link is radio.
3. Switch on the receiver and select the base working mode. If it is not correct,
please see next paragraph 2.3 for understanding how to select the correct
working mode or you can change it later using the handheld software.
4. Switch on the handheld and start the software for the radio channel
configuration and inserting the base coordinates, otherwise it is possible to make
the settings by Web UI function.
The installation of rover
1. Fix the bracket on the pole, fix the handheld to the bracket, put the rover on the
pole and attach receiving antenna into the port "UHF", depending on the
connection used.
2. Power on the receiver and select the rover working mode. If it is not correct,
please see next paragraph 2.3 for understanding how to select the correct working
mode or you can change it later using the handheld software.
3. Switch on the handheld and start the software, then you can do the advanced
setting of the instrument and finally start the survey.
Note: If you want to take very accurate measures (around or below cm accuracy), we
recommend you to use another tripod also for the rover.
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