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- Page 1 Getting Started Guide Handheld Platform for MobileMapper 100, ProMark 100 & ProMark 200 (Complete Version)
- Page 2 (ii) disasters such as fire, flood, wind, and lightning; (iii) unauthorized attachments In the event of a defect, Ashtech will, at its option, or modification; (5) service performed or attempted repair or replace the hardware product with no charge by anyone other than an authorized Ashtechs Service to the purchaser for parts or labor.
- Page 3 EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN ITEM 1 ABOVE, ALL OTHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, Ashtech - ZAC La Fleuriaye - BP 433 - 44474 Car- INCLUDING THOSE OF FITNESS FOR ANY PARTIC- quefou Cedex - France Phone: +33 (0)2 28 09 38 ULAR PURPOSE OR MERCHANTABILITY, ARE 00, Fax: +33 (0)2 28 09 39 39.
- Page 4 The exposure standard for wireless devices employs Ashtech SAS - ZAC La Fleuriaye - BP 433 - 44474 a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorp- Carquefou Cedex - France. tion Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.6W/kg.
- Page 5 www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid after searching on FCC ID: NZI802111A. This device is compliant with SAR for general popu- lation /uncontrolled exposure limits in ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1999 and had been tested in accordance with the measurement methods and procedures specified in OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C. For body worn operation, this device has been tested and meets the FCC RF exposure guidelines for use with an accessory that contains no metal and the po-...
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents First-Time Use ................1 Unpacking ................1 Inserting the Battery Into the Receiver........1 Charging the Battery for the First Time ........1 Turning the Receiver On............3 Adjusting Backlight Level ............3 Setting Backlight Idle Time ............3 Power Management.............. - Page 8 Establishing a GPRS Connection.......... 19 Establishing a GSM Connection in CSD Mode ....... 20 CDMA Connection Using an External Cell Phone ....... 20 Editing the Default Dialup String ......... 21 Pairing Bluetooth Between Receiver and External Cell Phone . 21 Setting Up the Internet Connection........
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Page 9: First-Time Use
First-Time Use Unpacking Open the receiver box and unpack the following items: • Receiver • Battery • Docking station • Universal AC adapter • USB cable Inserting the Follow the instructions below: Battery Into the • Turn over the receiver and rotate the finger screw counter- clockwise a quarter turn and pull the trap door open. - Page 10 – Remove the protective cover [1] by pushing the button then sliding the cover forward. – Choose the plug that fits your country’s AC outlet standard (see [2]) and slide it into the AC adapter [3}. (A “click” must be heard when fully inserted.) –...
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Page 11: Turning The Receiver On
Note that although made extremely visible on the Today screen, the Phone function inherited from Windows Mobile 6.5 CANNOT be used in voice mode on this Ashtech platform. The Phone function should however be activated in some differential modes such as Direct IP or NTRIP (GPRS connection required) or CSD (GSM connection required). -
Page 12: Power Management
As the receiver automatically counts the time during which neither the keypad nor the touch screen is active, you can set the receiver to turn off the backlight automatically after a certain idle time. • On the Today screen, tap successively on Start, Settings, System and Backlight. -
Page 13: Locking The Screen And The Keypad
Locking the At some stage in your work, you may need to lock the receiver to make sure no user intervention from the screen or keypad Screen and the can affect the work in progress. Keypad • From the Today screen, tap on Start. •... -
Page 14: Turning The Receiver Off
To switch to Suspend mode, just press briefly on the Power button [8]. To wake up the receiver, hold the same button pressed until the screen wakes up. This will instantly restore the use context in which the receiver was before entering the Suspend mode. -
Page 15: System Description
System Description Receiver Front Display Screen View The display screen [1] is a 3.5-inch, QVGA, 256-color (18-bit RGB) touch screen (240 x 320 pixels). Keypad, Scroll and Enter Buttons The keypad [2] consists of the following buttons: Button Function The keypad includes two of these buttons, one on the right, the other on the left. -
Page 16: Microphone
Microphone A microphone is used by the voice recorder. Keep the small aperture [7] clear when recording a vocal comment. Built-in GSM Antenna [8]: Location of the built-in GSM antenna used for mobile communications. Built-in Bluetooth Antenna [9]: Location of the built-in Bluetooth antenna for wireless communication with nearby Bluetooth-fitted equipment. -
Page 17: Receiver Side View (Left)
Receiver Side Power Button View (Left) • With the receiver off, pressing the Power button [14] until the screen wakes up will turn on the receiver. [17] • After the receiver has completed the boot sequence, another short press on the Power button will put the [15] receiver in Suspend mode. -
Page 18: External Antenna Input
The antenna input connector is protected by a rubber flap. Although a waterproof coaxial connector is used, Ashtech recommends you keep the flap close when no external antenna is used. -
Page 19: Top View
Top View [19] [20] The top view of the docking station shows the slot [19] in which to insert the receiver from above the docking station. At the bottom of the slot is the 16-contact connector [20]. When resting on the docking station, the receiver is automatically powered from the AC adapter (if connected) and the charging status of its internal battery tested. - Page 20 several times with the same battery, consider changing the battery. Dispose of the battery according to regulations. • Mini USB connector [23]: Use this connector only to let the receiver communicate with your computer through Microsoft ActiveSync (USB “Device”). • USB connector [24], Use this connector to plug a USB key (USB “Host”, mass storage only).
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Page 21: Advanced Features
Advanced Features Power Modes The receiver can be powered from one of three different sources: • Its internal battery (typically for field operations) • The power line, through the AC adapter and the docking station (typically for office work). These two items are part of the basic supply. -
Page 22: Led Indicator
of two batteries (one in the receiver and the other connected at the back of the docking station). • The receiver can also be switched to Suspend mode while being connected to the docking station. The internal battery cannot be charged from an external power source if applied to the receiver via the POGO cable or cigarette lighter adapter. -
Page 23: Internal Battery
Table 3. Receiver on Powered Docking Station, Abnormal Statuses Power Internal Battery Comment Indication Mode Status This should be a temporary situation. Charging will be Battery charging Blinking red at resumed as soon as the suspended 1-sec. time temperature drops below the On or off because battery interval... -
Page 24: Battery Charging Scenarios
About an hour later, with only about 20% of remaining power, a new message will pop up: “Main Battery Very Low”. Tap Dismiss in the task bar to continue using the receiver. Ashtech however recommends that you turn off the receiver and replace the battery. -
Page 25: Port Allocation Table
If not used for this purpose, then COM1 may be used as a Bluetooth Serial Port. COM2: Dedicated to Ashtech ProMark Field or MobileMapper Field, if running on the platform, or to third-party software, if required by the application. -
Page 26: Inserting A Sim Card
Inserting a SIM Remove the battery door and the battery to access the SIM card holder. Refer to the figure below to insert the card. The Card holder should be opened before you can place the SIM card. Make sure you properly lock the SIM card holder before putting back the battery and locking the battery door. -
Page 27: Enabling The Phone Function
Internet GPRS • GSM connection in CSD (“point-to-point”) mode for acquiring corrections from a base that can be called directly from your receiver and its modem through a phone number. Mobile Base Communication Provider Enabling the Phone Function • Tap Start, Settings, Connections, Wireless Manager. This opens the Wireless Manager window. -
Page 28: Establishing A Gsm Connection In Csd Mode
– User Name – Password – Domain (if required by your ISP) • Tap Finish. This takes you back to the initial Connections screen on which a new hyperlink is now displayed (Manage existing connections). You will use this hyperlink to re-access the connection profile you have just created (see below). -
Page 29: Editing The Default Dialup String
Your ISP will be instrumental in providing you with this string. Once it has been returned to you, the dialup string should be entered in the receiver using the Ashtech Dialup String utility. Select Start > File Explorer and go to \Program Files\GNSS Service Layer\. - Page 30 • Keep the cell phone at a distance less than 10 meters from the receiver. • On the receiver, tap Start, Settings, Connections, Wireless Manager. This opens the Wireless Manager window. • Tap anywhere on the Bluetooth bar. This turns on the receiver’s Bluetooth.
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Page 31: Setting Up The Internet Connection
Setting Up the Internet Connection • Tap Start, Settings, Connections, Connections • Tap on Add a new modem connection • Enter a name identifying the network connection (e.g. “My Network”). • In the field underneath, select “Bluetooth”. • Tap Next. •... -
Page 32: Using The Camera
Using the Camera Taking a Picture • Tap Start and Pictures & Videos. This opens the “My Pictures” folder in which you can see the list of existing images and videos. The first item in the list is the Camera, the tool you will now be using to take pictures. -
Page 33: Auto-Correcting A Picture
happy with the result, you can always come back to the initial image by selecting Menu and Revert to Saved. • Tap OK to save the picture. Auto-correcting a Picture • With the “My Pictures” folder open, tap on the desired picture (or tap on View in the task bar). -
Page 34: Starting A Video
• Tap within the Time limit for videos. field and select one of the options below: – No limit: Choose this option to be able to film a video over an unlimited period of time. – 15 seconds: Choose this option to limit the duration of every video you’ll film to 15 seconds. -
Page 35: Renaming A Video
Renaming a Video • With the “My Pictures” folder open, select the desired video file using the Scroll button. • Tap Menu, Tools and then Properties. • Rename the file and tap OK. Deleting a Video • With the “My Pictures” folder open, tap and hold the desired video file. -
Page 36: Gnss Toolbox
– Select this option from the Option field – Enter the activation key in the Key field. This key was provided by Ashtech after you purchased this option. – Tap OK to complete the installation of the option. This option will appear afterwards in the list of installed... -
Page 37: Gnss Settings
GNSS Settings • Open the GNSS Toolbox and tap on GNSS Settings. This opens a new window where you can make the following settings: – Tracking mode: Depending on the installed firmware options, one or more combinations of constellations and frequencies may be listed here. Always choose the option that corresponds exactly to the antenna used. -
Page 38: Nmea Output
(3) Using a network connection requires prior steps, illustrated in the two diagrams below, for the receiver to connect to a GPRS or CDMA network. See also Using the Internal Modem on page 18 (for a GPRS connection), CDMA Connection Using an External Cell Phone on page 20. GPRS CDMA Run DialUpString utility to prepare external... -
Page 39: Gnss Status
NOTE 2: All activated messages stay indefinitely active, even after closing GNSS Toolbox. All unnecessary NMEA messages should be disabled manually. NOTE 3: Any given NMEA message may be output on several ports at the same time. • Open the GNSS Toolbox and tap on GNSS Status. GNSS Status The default Position tab shows the latitude, longitude and altitude of the current position, as computed by the... -
Page 40: Reset
GNSS Toolbox (and not other field software) is running on the platform. Troubleshooting For some reason, the Ashtech Technical Support may ask you to use this function to help them solve the problem you are reporting (poor GNSS performance, poor accuracy, abnormally long TTFF, etc.). -
Page 41: About
(e.g. “ATL_100715_162514.log” for a file logged on July 15, 2010 at UTC time 4:25:14 pm) • Send an email to Ashtech Technical Support with this file attached to the email. The file uses a proprietary format and so can only be parsed by Ashtech. -
Page 42: Platform Specifications
Platform Specifications GNSS 45 parallel all-in-view channels Characteristics • GPS • GLONASS • SBAS: WAAS/EGNOS/MSAS • L1 C/A • L1/L2 P(Y)-code, L2C • Full wavelength carrier. Processor • Marwel PXA 320 • Clock frequency: 806 MHz Operating System • Microsoft Windows Mobile Professional version 6.5 •... -
Page 43: Memory
• Alphanumeric virtual keyboard • 4-way navigation scroll button; OK, Escape, Zoom In/Out keys + context-sensitive keys • Illuminated keyboard Display Screen: • Color TFT, high-resolution display, sunlight readable, with touch screen, LED backlight. • Size: 3.5”, portrait Memory • 256-MB SDRAM •... - Page 44 Index AC adapter Firmware options Access Point Name Accessories GNSS antenna (built-in) Activation key for firmware option GNSS reception characteristics ActiveSync GNSS settings Add a new modem connection GNSS status Adjusting backlight GNSS Toolbox Alignment GPRS ATL file naming convention GPRS connection GSM (CSD) Modem Battery compartment...
- Page 45 Power button Power modes Power requirements Power/charging LED Power/Data connector Processor QVGA Rear slot for charging a second battery Rename picture Rename video file Reset Reset button Resolution RS232 SBAS Screen alignment Scroll button SD Card SDIO interface Sensors SIM card SIM card (insert) Standby Start shooting video...
- Page 46 Ashtech follows a policy of continuous product improvement; specifications and descriptions are thus subject to change without notice. Please contact Ashtech for the latest product information. © 2010 Ashtech. All rights reserved. The Ashtech logo, ProMark, and MobileMapper are registered trademarks of of Ashtech LLC. All other product and brand names are trademarks of their respective holders. P/N 631652-01B...
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