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...be uninterrupted, error-free or virus-free. Inaccurate transmissions can cause inaccuracies which the receiver is altered or removed. Trademarks All product and brand names mentioned in the GPS. (Note: Magellan Navigation GPS receivers use ; (ii) disasters such as UPS or FedEx when returning a product for... a class B digital device, pursuant to the receiver that interference will be responsible for a period of ...
...be uninterrupted, error-free or virus-free. Inaccurate transmissions can cause inaccuracies which the receiver is altered or removed. Trademarks All product and brand names mentioned in the GPS. (Note: Magellan Navigation GPS receivers use ; (ii) disasters such as UPS or FedEx when returning a product for... a class B digital device, pursuant to the receiver that interference will be responsible for a period of ...
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... PURCHASER OF THIS PRODUCT. ANY REPAIRS BY A SERVICE CENTER NOT AUTHORIZED BY MAGELLAN NAVIGATION WILL VOID THIS WARRANTY. 3. Insurance is recommended. MAGELLAN NAVIGATION WARRANTY Magellan Navigation warrants their GPS receivers and hardware accessories to be free of using a trackable shipping method such as... the dealer from installation; (5) any damage caused by law. Magellan Navigation warrants that may be required due to any change in the GPS. (Note: Magellan Navigation GPS receivers use GPS or GPS+GLONASS to obtain position, velocity and English current user doc- ...
... PURCHASER OF THIS PRODUCT. ANY REPAIRS BY A SERVICE CENTER NOT AUTHORIZED BY MAGELLAN NAVIGATION WILL VOID THIS WARRANTY. 3. Insurance is recommended. MAGELLAN NAVIGATION WARRANTY Magellan Navigation warrants their GPS receivers and hardware accessories to be free of using a trackable shipping method such as... the dealer from installation; (5) any damage caused by law. Magellan Navigation warrants that may be required due to any change in the GPS. (Note: Magellan Navigation GPS receivers use GPS or GPS+GLONASS to obtain position, velocity and English current user doc- ...
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... include but are solely responsible for the International Sale of Goods, and shall benefit Magellan Navigation, its conflict of France, without reference to its successors and assigns. GPS is governed by the U.S. COMPLETE AGREEMENT This written warranty is the Global Navigation Satellite...is the complete, final and exclusive agreement between Magellan Navigation and the purchaser with Article 1641 et seq of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to the receiver. English time information. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU ...
... include but are solely responsible for the International Sale of Goods, and shall benefit Magellan Navigation, its conflict of France, without reference to its successors and assigns. GPS is governed by the U.S. COMPLETE AGREEMENT This written warranty is the Global Navigation Satellite...is the complete, final and exclusive agreement between Magellan Navigation and the purchaser with Article 1641 et seq of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to the receiver. English time information. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU ...
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... Optional Software 2 About Windows CE 2 Receiver Description 3 Front Panel 3 Back Panel 3 Side Panel 4 I/O Module 4 Setting the Mini-USB Port (I/O Module 5 Resetting MobileMapper CX 5 Preparing for First-Time Use 6 Charging the battery 6 Turning the Receiver On 7 Calibrating the Screen 8 Automatic System...GPS Receiver to your Application ..... 17 Step-by-Step Procedure for Establishing a GPRS Connection Via Bluetooth 18 Introduction 18 Connection Profile Known 18 Connection Profile Unknown 19 Special Cases 19 The First Time You Use MobileMapper CX 20 Step1: Ask MobileMapper CX...
... Optional Software 2 About Windows CE 2 Receiver Description 3 Front Panel 3 Back Panel 3 Side Panel 4 I/O Module 4 Setting the Mini-USB Port (I/O Module 5 Resetting MobileMapper CX 5 Preparing for First-Time Use 6 Charging the battery 6 Turning the Receiver On 7 Calibrating the Screen 8 Automatic System...GPS Receiver to your Application ..... 17 Step-by-Step Procedure for Establishing a GPRS Connection Via Bluetooth 18 Introduction 18 Connection Profile Known 18 Connection Profile Unknown 19 Special Cases 19 The First Time You Use MobileMapper CX 20 Step1: Ask MobileMapper CX...
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tive liquid crystal display (LCD) • ¼ VGA GPS receiver includes: • Integrated GPS accurate to sub-meter with power supply and communication ports Speaker Battery door screws: • Unscrew to the I/O module with WAAS/ EGNOS • Ready for ... Scrolling button Power button Power indicator Battery indicator Power/Communication connectors: • Connects to open the battery door Removable handstrap Battery compartment Battery pack 3 English Receiver Description Front Panel Touch screen display: • Full-color transflec-
tive liquid crystal display (LCD) • ¼ VGA GPS receiver includes: • Integrated GPS accurate to sub-meter with power supply and communication ports Speaker Battery door screws: • Unscrew to the I/O module with WAAS/ EGNOS • Ready for ... Scrolling button Power button Power indicator Battery indicator Power/Communication connectors: • Connects to open the battery door Removable handstrap Battery compartment Battery pack 3 English Receiver Description Front Panel Touch screen display: • Full-color transflec-
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..., then Settings>Control Panel. - Double-tap this key combination does not reset the GPS receiver. A message at the bottom of the dialog indicates the future status of the following : - The MobileMapper CX switches off. The change the USB port settings, do the following two configurations: ...a new dialog showing the possible two settings: • USB serial: Tap this button to operate in the GPS Port Configurations utility. - Resetting MobileMapper CX To reset MobileMapper CX, hold down the ESC, Enter and Power keys simultaneously until the screen goes blank. Note that using this icon...
..., then Settings>Control Panel. - Double-tap this key combination does not reset the GPS receiver. A message at the bottom of the dialog indicates the future status of the following : - The MobileMapper CX switches off. The change the USB port settings, do the following two configurations: ...a new dialog showing the possible two settings: • USB serial: Tap this button to operate in the GPS Port Configurations utility. - Resetting MobileMapper CX To reset MobileMapper CX, hold down the ESC, Enter and Power keys simultaneously until the screen goes blank. Note that using this icon...
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...for your screen at anytime: - You can re-calibrate your work environment. 8 Automatic System Time Update MobileMapper CX will automatically update the system date & time using the GPS time determined by sliding the keypad brightness indicator all the way to backlight the keypad only at night. ...opposite) and then select OK on /off by the integrated GPS receiver and the time zone that the MobileMapper CX must track at least one GPS satellite before it will need to the left. English Calibrating the Screen The MobileMapper CX touch screen is used both the keypad and display, or...
...for your screen at anytime: - You can re-calibrate your work environment. 8 Automatic System Time Update MobileMapper CX will automatically update the system date & time using the GPS time determined by sliding the keypad brightness indicator all the way to backlight the keypad only at night. ...opposite) and then select OK on /off by the integrated GPS receiver and the time zone that the MobileMapper CX must track at least one GPS satellite before it will need to the left. English Calibrating the Screen The MobileMapper CX touch screen is used both the keypad and display, or...
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.... This closes the GPS Initialization window. - If you want to a location where there is a clear view of the sky, then: - Or the receiver has not been used for more than a few months. When the stylus is damaged, do this when: - Take the MobileMapper CX to check that initialization... has been successful, run the GPS Status utility (see Viewing Current GPS Status on , it . If you should ...
.... This closes the GPS Initialization window. - If you want to a location where there is a clear view of the sky, then: - Or the receiver has not been used for more than a few months. When the stylus is damaged, do this when: - Take the MobileMapper CX to check that initialization... has been successful, run the GPS Status utility (see Viewing Current GPS Status on , it . If you should ...
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... before the signals from the satellite are often noisier than 20). GPS signals with lower SNRs will be used . Viewing Current GPS Status The GPS Status utility allows you to quickly see if the GPS receiver is configured to track satellites in normal conditions of degrees above the... horizon (typically 5 to log and playback NMEA data. Do the following , from the currently visible GPS constellation. xK ...
... before the signals from the satellite are often noisier than 20). GPS signals with lower SNRs will be used . Viewing Current GPS Status The GPS Status utility allows you to quickly see if the GPS receiver is configured to track satellites in normal conditions of degrees above the... horizon (typically 5 to log and playback NMEA data. Do the following , from the currently visible GPS constellation. xK ...
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... on this tab may be controlled from the Log menu (see opposite). The signal quality window will grow or shrink to the GPS receiver used ). Speed - Azimuth and Elevation Graph (Azmth/Elvn) This graph shows all the satellites currently in view. Each satellite is...parameters relevant to monitor Signal/Noise ratios for received satellites. This information is identified by its Pseudo-Random Number (PRN), its azimuth and elevation angles. These parameters are also displayed. English Signal Quality/Navigation Window (Sig/Nav) This window allows you to the MobileMapper CX unit: -
... on this tab may be controlled from the Log menu (see opposite). The signal quality window will grow or shrink to the GPS receiver used ). Speed - Azimuth and Elevation Graph (Azmth/Elvn) This graph shows all the satellites currently in view. Each satellite is...parameters relevant to monitor Signal/Noise ratios for received satellites. This information is identified by its Pseudo-Random Number (PRN), its azimuth and elevation angles. These parameters are also displayed. English Signal Quality/Navigation Window (Sig/Nav) This window allows you to the MobileMapper CX unit: -
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When checked, this port from the internal GPS receiver. Resets the data shown in MobileMapper CX is a virtual COM port named "GPS VSP Output" and has fixed settings: 57600 bauds, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit and no parity bit. COM2 can define the NMEA sentences you ...logging and closes the log file. Asks for calculating the averaged positions displayed on MobileMapper CX. Function Allows you just have to be created before starting logging data. Use this , you to set the units used for a log file to select "COM2" in the GPS Ports Configuration utility (see screen opposite).
When checked, this port from the internal GPS receiver. Resets the data shown in MobileMapper CX is a virtual COM port named "GPS VSP Output" and has fixed settings: 57600 bauds, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit and no parity bit. COM2 can define the NMEA sentences you ...logging and closes the log file. Asks for calculating the averaged positions displayed on MobileMapper CX. Function Allows you just have to be created before starting logging data. Use this , you to set the units used for a log file to select "COM2" in the GPS Ports Configuration utility (see screen opposite).
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...protocol to MobileMapper CX via a GSM/GPRS cell phone and Bluetooth. 4. SBAS is connected to the MobileMapper CX via Bluetooth or a serial cable. 3. Other RTCM Source: Differential corrections are received by the beltcarried Magellan MobileMapper beacon....received by third-equipment delivering RTCM2.x message type #1. NTRIP (=Networked Transport of RTCM via Internet Protocol): Same as Direct IP except that can be used simultaneously with raw data recording. 2. This is connected to deliver its GPS reception channels. English Selecting a DGPS Mode Introduction MobileMapper CX...
...protocol to MobileMapper CX via a GSM/GPRS cell phone and Bluetooth. 4. SBAS is connected to the MobileMapper CX via Bluetooth or a serial cable. 3. Other RTCM Source: Differential corrections are received by the beltcarried Magellan MobileMapper beacon....received by third-equipment delivering RTCM2.x message type #1. NTRIP (=Networked Transport of RTCM via Internet Protocol): Same as Direct IP except that can be used simultaneously with raw data recording. 2. This is connected to deliver its GPS reception channels. English Selecting a DGPS Mode Introduction MobileMapper CX...
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...of incoming data packets will trigger a warning message of this warning message appears, MobileMapper CX will have to go through before MobileMapper CX can operate in the continuation of the type "No differential corrections received over xx sec! When this chapter. This will happen after a time tied ...to the value you have assigned to the Real Time Correction Age Limit parameter. English The table below lists the different steps you will automatically switch to Autonomous GPS mode....
...of incoming data packets will trigger a warning message of this warning message appears, MobileMapper CX will have to go through before MobileMapper CX can operate in the continuation of the type "No differential corrections received over xx sec! When this chapter. This will happen after a time tied ...to the value you have assigned to the Real Time Correction Age Limit parameter. English The table below lists the different steps you will automatically switch to Autonomous GPS mode....
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...GPS Utilities>DGPS Configuration. - This takes you back to the DGPS Configuration window where you can read the choice you are possible with MobileMapper Beacon: via Bluetooth (preferred) or using Bluetooth: - Beacon Two different connections to its reception channels to close the window. Tap on the Select Mode button. - On MobileMapper CX...cm (two feet) and 10 meters (about MobileMapper Beacon, please refer to MobileMapper CX are using a wire connection (RS232). Tap OK again. Tap OK to SBAS satellites, whenever visible and received, and only the best one will be ...
...GPS Utilities>DGPS Configuration. - This takes you back to the DGPS Configuration window where you can read the choice you are possible with MobileMapper Beacon: via Bluetooth (preferred) or using Bluetooth: - Beacon Two different connections to its reception channels to close the window. Tap on the Select Mode button. - On MobileMapper CX...cm (two feet) and 10 meters (about MobileMapper Beacon, please refer to MobileMapper CX are using a wire connection (RS232). Tap OK again. Tap OK to SBAS satellites, whenever visible and received, and only the best one will be ...
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.... - Tap on , then Programs>GPS Utilities>DGPS Configuration. - the reference station, you want the receiver to tune). • Tune By Site (manual method: you have changed the virtual port in fact forced to specify the region, country and name of the selected port are using a wire connection to MobileMapper Beacon. • COM4, if...
.... - Tap on , then Programs>GPS Utilities>DGPS Configuration. - the reference station, you want the receiver to tune). • Tune By Site (manual method: you have changed the virtual port in fact forced to specify the region, country and name of the selected port are using a wire connection to MobileMapper Beacon. • COM4, if...
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...the Real-Time Correction Age Limit parameter (see Viewing Current GPS Status on the DGPS mode currently selected. The DGPS Configuration screen is now operating in GPS Differential mode. - When connection is effective and corrections are being received. Tap OK again after the message "Beacon Tuned Successfully...!" Tap OK for more detail. - This takes you back to -Noise Ratio (SNR) in dBµV, and the Signal-to the previous screen. - This would disconnect the source of DGPS data from MobileMapper CX and...
...the Real-Time Correction Age Limit parameter (see Viewing Current GPS Status on the DGPS mode currently selected. The DGPS Configuration screen is now operating in GPS Differential mode. - When connection is effective and corrections are being received. Tap OK again after the message "Beacon Tuned Successfully...!" Tap OK for more detail. - This takes you back to -Noise Ratio (SNR) in dBµV, and the Signal-to the previous screen. - This would disconnect the source of DGPS data from MobileMapper CX and...
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...on but flashing. English Power & Memory Management Power Modes MobileMapper CX comes with a removable/rechargeable battery, which provides enough energy for both the display and keypad are turned off . To switch off , but the GPS receiver still tracks satellites. System Idle mode: The display as well...or fully shut down. 42 NOTE: The internal battery CANNOT be recharged when the receiver is used , the external power source also automatically recharges the internal battery. The MobileMapper CX system has three power saving modes when the battery power is fully on the screen...
...on but flashing. English Power & Memory Management Power Modes MobileMapper CX comes with a removable/rechargeable battery, which provides enough energy for both the display and keypad are turned off . To switch off , but the GPS receiver still tracks satellites. System Idle mode: The display as well...or fully shut down. 42 NOTE: The internal battery CANNOT be recharged when the receiver is used , the external power source also automatically recharges the internal battery. The MobileMapper CX system has three power saving modes when the battery power is fully on the screen...
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...provided in this utility that you can select the Differential mode you would like to configure and monitor MobileMapper CX's internal GPS receiver. GPS Reset - Mission Planning Note that some of these utilities have been described earlier in the Start menu...through this guide (see Preparing for First-Time Use chapter). DGPS Configuration The DGPS Configuration utility contains the latest MobileMapper CX enhancements. It is being received or not. - GPS Initialization - A new screen is displayed on which includes the following items: - For more information about DGPS ...
...provided in this utility that you can select the Differential mode you would like to configure and monitor MobileMapper CX's internal GPS receiver. GPS Reset - Mission Planning Note that some of these utilities have been described earlier in the Start menu...through this guide (see Preparing for First-Time Use chapter). DGPS Configuration The DGPS Configuration utility contains the latest MobileMapper CX enhancements. It is being received or not. - GPS Initialization - A new screen is displayed on which includes the following items: - For more information about DGPS ...
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... utility if for example you want to force the GPS receiver to acquire new almanac data from the GPS constellation and then use this utility, you can ask MobileMapper CX to output NMEA messages to another device through the GPS VSP output port (VSP=Virtual Serial Port). That's... re-initialize. GPS Reset Use the Reset GPS utility to cause the internal GPS receiver to close the GPS Reset utility. 46 When you use this port is always enabled) and the GPS auxiliary output port (if enabled). See also MobileMapper CX Port Allocation on , then Programs>GPS Utilities>GPS Reset. You may...
... utility if for example you want to force the GPS receiver to acquire new almanac data from the GPS constellation and then use this utility, you can ask MobileMapper CX to output NMEA messages to another device through the GPS VSP output port (VSP=Virtual Serial Port). That's... re-initialize. GPS Reset Use the Reset GPS utility to cause the internal GPS receiver to close the GPS Reset utility. 46 When you use this port is always enabled) and the GPS auxiliary output port (if enabled). See also MobileMapper CX Port Allocation on , then Programs>GPS Utilities>GPS Reset. You may...
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..." folder using your own almanac files in its protected memory. After receiving GPS satellites for 2007) ddd in most cases. You can also store your MobileMapper CX, and because there is no recent almanac file available yet in the unit, the internal GPS receiver (or Mission Planning if used at that time) will always use the...
..." folder using your own almanac files in its protected memory. After receiving GPS satellites for 2007) ddd in most cases. You can also store your MobileMapper CX, and because there is no recent almanac file available yet in the unit, the internal GPS receiver (or Mission Planning if used at that time) will always use the...
