Magellan MobileMapper CX Getting Started Guide - Page 41

Programs>GPS Utilities>DGPS Configuration, Select Mode, Beacon, Update, Configuration

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English 3. Choose MobileMapper Beacon as the DGPS data source: - Tap on , then Programs>GPS Utilities>DGPS Configuration. - Tap on the Select Mode button. - In the Select Differential Mode window, enable the Beacon option and then tap OK. The Settings window opens to let you configure both the beacon and the connection to this beacon. - In the Port field, on top of the screen, set the port through which you will communicate with the MobileMapper beacon. Typically, you will select: • COM1, if you are using a wire connection to MobileMapper Beacon. • COM4, if you are using Bluetooth. Note that the Update button allows you to update the list of available ports attached to the Port field. When selecting Beacon and tapping OK, this update function is automatically run so you don't need to tap this button. Typically, you need to use this button after you have changed the virtual port in Bluetooth Manager and the Settings window is already open. Note that the Configuration button allows you to display the settings of the selected port. But when selecting Beacon as the DGPS data source, the settings of the selected port are in fact forced to 4800 Bd, no parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit. - Tap on the Tune button. - Choose one of the following options to tune the MobileMapper Beacon receiver: • Tune Automatically (automatic method; default choice). • Tune by Frequency (manual method: you have to specify the frequency to which you want the receiver to tune). • Tune By Site (manual method: you have to specify the region, country and name of the DGPS source, i.e. the reference station, you want MobileMapper Beacon to receive) (see screen example opposite). - Tap OK. 33

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English
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3. Choose MobileMapper Beacon as the DGPS data source:
-
Tap on
, then
Programs>GPS Utilities>DGPS Configuration
.
-
Tap on the
Select Mode
button.
-
In the Select Differential Mode window, enable the
Beacon
option and then tap
OK
. The Settings window opens to let
you configure both the beacon and the connection to this
beacon.
-
In the
Port
field, on top of the screen, set the port through
which you will communicate with the MobileMapper bea-
con. Typically, you will select:
COM1, if you are using a wire connection to
MobileMapper Beacon.
COM4, if you are using Bluetooth.
Note that the
Update
button allows you to update the list of
available ports attached to the
Port
field. When selecting
Beacon
and tapping
OK
, this update function is automati-
cally run so you don’t need to tap this button. Typically,
you need to use this button after you have changed the vir-
tual port in Bluetooth Manager and the Settings window is
already open.
Note that the
Configuration
button allows you to display the
settings of the selected port. But when selecting
Beacon
as
the DGPS data source, the settings of the selected port
are in fact forced to 4800 Bd, no parity, 8 data bits and 1
stop bit.
-
Tap on the
Tune
button.
-
Choose one of the following options to tune the
MobileMapper Beacon receiver:
Tune Automatically
(automatic method; default choice).
Tune by Frequency
(manual method: you have to specify
the frequency to which you want the receiver to tune).
Tune By Site
(manual method: you have to specify the
region, country and name of the DGPS source, i.e. the
reference station, you want MobileMapper Beacon to
receive) (see screen example opposite).
-
Tap
OK
.