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ashtech Z-FX Operation And Reference Manual (94 pages)

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Table of Contents
5
Chapter 1. Introduction

13
- Overview
  13
  - Figure 1.2: Z-FX(HE)
    
    14
    
    Figure 1.1: Z-Surveyor
    14
    
    Table 1.1: Technical Specifications
    16
    
    Table 1.2: Z-FX/Z-FXHE Technical Specifications
    17
    
    Performance Specifications
    18
    
    Receiver Options
    18
    
    Table 1.3: Accuracy as Function of Mode
    18
    
    Table 1.4: Z-Surveyor Options
    19
    
    [B] RTCM Base
    19
    
    [E] Event Marker
    19
    
    [U] RTCM Remote
    19
    
    Observables-1, 2, 3
    20
    
    [F] Fast Data Output
    20
    
    [J] RTK Rover
    20
    
    [M] Remote Monitoring
    20
    
    [T] Point Positioning
    20
    
    [X] External Frequency Reference
    20
    
    [K] RTK Base
    21
  - Technical Specifications
    16
- Functional Description
  15
- Memory Options
  15
Chapter 2. Equipment Description

23
- Figure 2.1: Z-Surveyor Front Panel
  
  23
  - Table 2.3: Power Connector Pinouts
    
    27
    
    Figure 2.3: Power Connector Pin Layout
    27
    
    Figure 2.4: Serial Port Pin Layout
    28
    
    Table 2.4: Serial Port Pinout Description
    28
    
    Figure 2.5: Z-FX/Z-FXHE Front Panel
    29
    
    Front Panel
    29
    
    Table 2.5: Z-FX/Z-FXHE Front Panel Description
    29
    
    Z-Fx
    29
    
    Figure 2.6: Z-FX Rear Panel
    30
    
    Rear Panel
    30
    
    Equipment Description
    31
    
    Figure 2.7: Z-FXHE Rear Panel
    31
    
    Table 2.6: Z-FXHE Rear Panel Description
    32
    
    Pinouts
    33
    
    Z-Fx
    33
    
    Z-Fxhe
    33
  - Port (Fischer) Connectors
    28
- Z-Surveyor
  23
  - Front Panel
    23
  - Table 2.1: Z-Surveyor Front Panel Description
    
    24
  - Figure 2.2: Z-Surveyor Rear Panel
    
    25
  - Table 2.2: Z-Surveyor Rear Panel Description
    
    25
  - Pinouts
    27
    
    Power
    27
- Rear Panel
  25
  - Table 2.7: Pinouts for Power Connector
    
    33
    
    Figure 2.8: Z-FXHE Serial Port Pin Layout
    34
    
    Table 2.8: Z-FXHE Serial Port 1 Pinout Descriptions
    34
    
    Table 2.9: Z-FXHE Serial Port 2 Pinout Descriptions
    35
    
    Figure 2.9: PCMCIA Card
    36
    
    Table 2.10: PCMCIA Specifications
    36
    
    Figure 2.10: Top View of Battery
    37
    
    Conditioning
    38
    
    Table 2.11: Battery Indicators
    38
    
    Charging
    40
    
    Disposition
    40
  - Battery/Charger
    37
- PCMCIA Card
  36
Figure 2.11: Battery in Battery Charger with AC Adaptor

40
Chapter 3. Getting Started

41
- Figure 3.1: Opening Memory Bay Door
  
  41
- Memory Card
  41
  - Installation
    41
- Figure 3.2: PCMCIA Card Insertion
  
  42
- Figure 3.3: Memory Bay Door Closing
  
  43
- Removal
  43
  - Figure 3.4: PCMCIA Card Removal
    
    44
  - Figure 3.9: Opening Battery Bay Door
    
    48
  - Figure 3.10: Grasping Battery Pull-Lever
    
    48
  - Figure 3.11: Pulling Battery Pull-Lever
    
    49
  - Figure 3.13: Removing Battery from Receiver (B)
    
    50
  - Figure 3.12: Removing Battery from Receiver (A)
    
    50
  - Applying Power
    51
  - Hardware Setup
    51
  - Receiver Initialization
    51
    
    Front Panel
    52
    
    PCMCIA Card
    52
    
    Using Ports
    52
  - Monitoring
    52
    
    Monitoring Via the Front Panel
    52
    
    Position
    53
    
    Remaining Memory
    53
    
    Satellite Tracking
    53
    
    Available Memory
    54
    
    Monitoring Via the Serial Ports
    54
    
    Position
    54
    
    Remaining Power
    54
    
    Satellite Monitoring
    54
    
    Remaining Power
    55
  - Saving Parameter Settings
    55
  - Setting Receiver Parameters
    55
- Internal Battery
  44
  - Installation
    44
- Figure 3.5: Opening Battery Bay Door
  
  45
- Figure 3.6: Battery Insertion
  
  45
- Figure 3.7: Closing the Battery Bay Door
  
  46
- Figure 3.8: Sealing the Battery Bay Door
  
  47
- Removal
  47
Chapter 4. Operations

57
- LED Display Interface
  57
  - General
    57
  - Table 4.1: Control Buttons
    
    57
  - Table 4.2: Main Menu Description
    
    58
  - Receiver Status (Survey:mode)
    59
  - System Information (Sysinfo)
    59
- Figure 4.1: Display Menu Tree
  
  58
- Menus
  58
  - Table 4.3: Survey Status Information
    
    60
    
    Table 4.4: Time Displays
    60
    
    Table 4.7: Selectable Baud Rates
    66
    
    Table 4.8: Selectable Languages
    66
    
    Table 4.9: Front Panel Warnings
    67
    
    Figure 4.2: PCMCIA File Card Structure
    88
    
    File Naming Convention
    89
    
    File Types
    89
    
    Table 4.10: File Types
    89
    
    Figure 4.3: Z-Family File Naming Convention
    90
    
    Datalogr
    91
    
    Downloading the Data
    91
  - Warning Messages
    67
  - Static Surveying
    71
    
    Measuring Antenna Height
    71
    
    Performing a Static Survey
    71
    
    System Setup
    72
    
    Moving to the Next Session
    74
  - Kinematic Surveying
    75
    
    Kinematic Initialization Requirements
    76
    
    Performing a Kinematic Survey
    76
    
    System Setup
    76
    
    Performing a Rapid Static Survey
    82
    
    Rapid Static Surveying
    82
    
    System Setup
    83
    
    RTK Surveying
    85
    
    Base System Setup
    86
    
    Data Recording
    87
    
    PCMCIA File Structure
    88
- Survey Configuration (SURVCONF)
  62
- Table 4.5: Selectable Recording Intervals
  
  63
- Table 4.6: Selectable Data Types
  
  64
- Data Recording (Sessions)
  65
- Miscellaneous Parameter (Settings)
  66
Table 4.11: Z-Family Recording Modes

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Index

93

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

Figure 1.2: Z-FX(HE)

Chapter 2. Equipment Description

Figure 2.1: Z-Surveyor Front Panel

Table 2.3: Power Connector Pinouts

Table 2.1: Z-Surveyor Front Panel Description

Figure 2.2: Z-Surveyor Rear Panel

Table 2.2: Z-Surveyor Rear Panel Description

Table 2.7: Pinouts for Power Connector

Figure 2.11: Battery in Battery Charger with AC Adaptor

Chapter 3. Getting Started

Figure 3.1: Opening Memory Bay Door

Figure 3.2: PCMCIA Card Insertion

Figure 3.3: Memory Bay Door Closing

Figure 3.4: PCMCIA Card Removal

Figure 3.9: Opening Battery Bay Door

Figure 3.10: Grasping Battery Pull-Lever

Figure 3.11: Pulling Battery Pull-Lever

Figure 3.13: Removing Battery from Receiver (B)

Figure 3.12: Removing Battery from Receiver (A)

Figure 3.5: Opening Battery Bay Door

Figure 3.6: Battery Insertion

Figure 3.7: Closing the Battery Bay Door

Figure 3.8: Sealing the Battery Bay Door

Chapter 4. Operations

Table 4.1: Control Buttons

Table 4.2: Main Menu Description

Figure 4.1: Display Menu Tree

Table 4.3: Survey Status Information

Table 4.5: Selectable Recording Intervals

Table 4.6: Selectable Data Types

Table 4.11: Z-Family Recording Modes

Index

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