Catalog Introduction .................. 1 Getting to know your handheld GPS ............. 1 Parts of the receiver ............... 1 General operation .............. 3 2.2.1 Power on/off and restart ............ 4 2.2.2 Install and uninstall SIM card.......... 5 2.2.3 Install and uninstall TF storage card ........ 6 2.2.4 Lithium‐ion battery usage ............ 6 Install Microsoft ActiveSync ............ 8 Connect handheld GPS to PC .......... 8 ...
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5.3.2 Record settings .............. 27 5.3.3 View data ................ 28 5.4 File output ................ 29 ...
This manual describes how to install, set up, and use a handheld GPS. Even if you have used other handheld GPS products before, SOUTH recommends that you spend some time reading this manual to learn about the special features of this product. If you are not familiar with GPS, visit our website for an ...
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This section provides general information for the different SOUTH high‐precision handheld GIS data collectors. ...
2.2.1 Power on/off and restart ①Power on Press the PWR key and dont release it until the blue LED lights up. Then a WINDOWS symbol appears on the screen, indicating that the device powers on successfully. ...
Note: If the screen shuts down while the handheld device is running, you can awake it by a short press on PWR key. ②Power off and restart Keep pressing the PWR key for 3 seconds, and then a prompt box, in which you can choose power off or restart option, will pop up on the screen. 2.2.2 Install and uninstall SIM card ①Install SIM card You should plug the SIM card in the slot softly, and make sure it wont be ejected out. ...
2.2.3 Install and uninstall TF storage card The TF storage card slot is at the right of the SIM card slot, repeat the same procedures as that for SIM card to install and uninstall TF storage card. 2.2.4 Lithium‐ion battery usage The lithium‐ion battery for handheld GPS has a capacity of 4200mh, which is able to support a continuous operation of more than 10 hours. With an overcharge protection function, the charging duration of the battery is 4 to 6 hours. When the ...
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The following recommendations provide an optimal performance and extend the life of your batteries: •Fully charge all new batteries prior to u se. •If you need to store the handheld device, fully charge it before storing, and recharge them at least every three months. ...
Data communication between handheld GPS Chapter 3 a n d pc 3.1 Install Microsoft ActiveSync We need to install Microsoft ActiveSync to help us synchronize data and information in handheld GPS with a specific computer device. You can find the setup file for ActiveSync in the attached disk, or get the newest version on the links as below. ...
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Figure 3‐1 When ActiveSync makes handheld GPS and PC synchronous, you can open Computer (or Windows Mobile Device Center) to find Portable Device, handheld GPS disk or Storage Card. Figure 3‐2 ...
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Figure 3‐3 In this disk you can get all stuff in the handheld device, and are able to delete and copy some useful files in the handheld GPS memory. ...
Brief introduction for Windows Mobile OS Chapter4 4.1 Start menu After handheld GPS is power on, we can click icon on the left bottom of the screen to enter Start Menu, where we can activate some application programs and make some settings for handheld device. We can change the position for whichever program icon with other icons in the start menu. ...
4.2 Touchscreen calibration If clicking on the touchscreen doesnt lead to a quick and sensitive response, please calibrate your screen at once. Click in turns. Start Menu/ Settings/ System/ Screen Figure 4‐2 Figure 4‐3 Click ...
Figure 4‐4 4.4 GPRS network service You can connect handheld GPS to the Internet by GPRS (or enhanced GPRS) to transmit and receive pictures, messages, etc. Please apply for GPRS service from your local ISP, and consult ISP for local GPRS speed, flow quantity, charge standard before using GPRS service. In general, a SIM card which ...
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Step ⑤ Figure 4‐5 Figure 4‐6 ③In the first dropdown list, select My ISP item, then click OK to return the main connections interface. Switch back to Tasks option, then My ISP interface will appear there. Figure 4‐7 Figure 4‐8 ...
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④Click on Add a new modem connection under the title My ISP. Figure 4‐9 ⑤Give the new connection a name and choose Cellular Line modem (GPRS) for it. Click Next. ⑥Enter the APN, User name, Password in the following windows. ...
Figure 4‐10 Figure 4‐11 ⑦Click Finish at last and a new modem connection is built. 4.5 Backlight settings If you want to keep the backlight always on, please set it in the way as follows. ①In start menu, click . S ettings/System/Backlight in turn ②In battery power interface, cancel the checked item Turn off backlight if device is not used for. ...
Figure 4‐12 4.6 Power settings A short press on PWR key will switch handheld GPS into suspend mode and shut down the screen temporarily. If you expect the handheld device to enter suspend mode when it is free of work for a certain time span, you can set it in this way ①Find in . Settings/Power start m enu ②In item, you can choose 1min to 5min as the time Advanced span. ...
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Figure 4‐13 Figure 4‐14 In suspend mode the handheld device is still able to receive message and data without any break. Meanwhile, you can wake the device up by a short press on PWR key. ...
Brief introduction for GIStar on handheld GPS Chapter 5 This chapter will briefly introduce GIStar software running on handheld GPS. If you need more detailed functions, please refer to GIStar user manual. 5.1 Install/Unload GIStar 5.1.1 Install First synchronize the handheld GPS to PC, then copy whole GIStar folder on PC to Program Files folder in handheld GPS storage card. Run the handheld device and find the copied file, ...
5.2 Settings in the GIStar software 5.2.1 Project settings ①Create a project Click Then a project description Manage/Project/New Project. interface pops up, where you need to input the project name and choose a storage path for the new p roject. Figure 5‐2 ②Click and ...
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Figure 5‐3 Figure 5‐4 ③Click to end the parameters setting. And then click OK Next to enter interface. Modify , Record Limitation Status Limit PDOP and according to your surveying Limit, HRMS Limit VRMS Limit demand here. ...
④Then we can click to turn to interface. The Next File Info basic settings about the data file, like file name and regulation, can be modified here. In addition, you can click to import a data dictionary into current project. More Browse details about data dictionary applied in GIStar, please refer to GIStar User Manual. When all the settings are completed, we can click to return to the main interface. Finish ...
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Figure 5‐8 Figure 5‐9 ②SBAS settings If we appoint the differential mode as SBAS, we need to do some settings for it. Click SBAS Config, select Auto track SBAS in the dropdown list. In some area you might not able to get the differential 3D signal, and then you will have to choose to appoint available satellites there. Custom‐tailor SBAS ...
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Figure 5‐10 Figure 5‐11 ③Outer source settings (CORS settings) You can connect the handheld GPS to CORS station to get differential correction as well. First you need to select a supported type in dropdown list, like . Then Diff Mode RTCM3 click to enter setting interface. Input right IP, Port, ...
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Figure 5‐12 Figure 5‐13 Next click . Choose a right Manage/GPS/Outer source Connection Mount Point, and then you can click to connect Start handheld GPS to outer source. Figure 5‐14 Figure 5‐15 ...
5.3 Collect and view data 5.3.1 Collect data After the handheld device connected to SBAS or outer source, please click . The device will enter Job/Survey/Dynamic dynamic collecting mode. Figure 5‐16 Figure 5‐17 Then you can click or press to enter data collecting ENT interface. ...
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Figure 5‐18 When the precision for collecting is good enough, the collection status will be fixed on the screen, which means this point (location) can be recorded at this moment. You can click and then specify data type and entity type for the OK point (location). The entity type includes point, line and polygon. ...
Figure 5‐19 Click and in the next window please input the name and OK code for the point (location). Click to f inish. OK Figure 5‐20 5.3.2 Record settings Click Job/Config/Record setting ...
You can view all elements and coordinates through this interface. Some information about these elements, like perimeters and areas, can also be shown h ere. Meanwhile, you can choose to view coordinates of the recorded points by clicking . J ob/Data/View coordinate 5.4 File output Click Job/Output/Data file Figure 5‐25 Figure 5‐26 Then in ...
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If you want to output data file in custom file type, you can select item in interface. Custom Data File Figure 5‐27 Click , we will get Edit File Format List Figure 5‐28 Through this dialog box, we can click to import .cfg f ile, Import ...
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or click to create a new data format. New Figure 5‐29 You can choose .csv, .txt and .dat file type and make different combination of data items for a new output file to comply with. Click to finish. OK ...
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