Configuring system settings (SPS356 only)

You can use the keypad and display of the receiver to configure the following settings:

  • Ethernet configuration
  • Display language
  • Display and input units
  • Baud rate, parity, data bits, and stop bits for serial ports
  • Display power saver, brightness, timeout, and rotation
  • Set position precisions
  • AutoBase and the current application file

To access the Mode settings:

  1. In the Home screen, press to get to the Operating Mode screen. Press to get to the appropriate section, and then press to edit:
    • Ethernet Config
    • System Setup
    • SV Status

To change the system settings:

  1. In the Home screen, press .
  2. Press . When the operation mode begins to flash, the receiver is in Edit mode and you can change press to change this setting.
  3. Press twice to change to System Setup.
  4. Press to accept the change.
  5. Press again.
  6. Use the Display Language screen, if required, to change the language. Choose English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Spanish, or Swedish. Press to accept the change.
  7. Press again. Use the Display and Input Units screen, if required, to change the units to Meters or US Feet.
  8. Press to accept the change.
  9. Press again. Use the Precision Setup screen, if required, to change the required position tolerances.
  10. Press to accept the change.
  11. Press again. Use the Port Settings screen, if required, to change the port.
  12. Press to accept the change.
  13. Press again. Use the VFD Brightness screen, if required, to change the display brightness.
  14. Press again. Use the VFD Pwr Savr screen to choose On, Off, or Auto. If you use the Auto setting, the screen turns off after the timeout period that is set in the next screen. The default setting is 60 seconds of inactivity. The Power LED remains lit so that you can tell if the receiver is on or off. If an error message appears, the screen comes back on. Press to accept the change and then press again to move to the next screen.
  15. Press to accept the change.
  16. Press again. Use the VFD Timeout screen, if required, to set the VFD Power Saver timeout period.
  17. Press to accept the change.
  18. Press again. Use the VFD Rotation screen, if required, to invert the display.
  19. Press again. By default, the Autobase screen is set to Off as the SPS356 is only a Rover receiver).
  20. Press again. The Active Appfile screen appears.

    To change the application file, press to display START Appfile. Press to show SAVE Appfile. Press to show DELETE Appfile. Press to show START Appfile.

  21. Press to accept the change.
  22. Press again. When the Home screen appears, the system setup is complete.