Configuring system settings (SPS modular only)

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

  • Display language
  • Display and input units
  • Baud rate, parity, data bits, and stop bits for serial ports
  • Display power saver
  • AutoBase
  • Set position precisions

To access the system settings:

  1. In the Home screen, press . Use the Operation Mode screen to configure system settings or mode settings, and to view the SV (satellite) status. Mode Settings is the default setting.
  2. Press . When the operation mode begins to flash, the receiver is in Edit mode and you can change this setting.
  3. Press 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 Port Settings screen, if required, to change the port.
  10. Press to accept the change.
  11. Press again. Use the Screen Pwr Savr screen to choose On, Off, or Auto. If you use the Auto setting, the screen turns off after 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.

  12. If you are using an SPS Modular RTK base station, the Autobase warning screen appears.

    See Automatically Setting up a Mobile Base Station Using AutoBase Technology.

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

Turning off AutoBase technology

To turn off AutoBase technology, use either the receiver’s keypad and display or the web interface.

When AutoBase technology is off, you can establish a new base station position in the receiver using the Edit Current or New Base (Here) menus. This does not automatically generate a new application file, but changes the settings in the current application file. When the receiver is turned on again, the most recent settings are always used.

To turn off AutoBase technology using the receiver:

  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 this setting.
  3. Press to change to System Setup.
  4. Press to accept the change.
  5. Press again. You start to scroll through options in the System Setup menu.
  6. Keep pressing until Autobase appears.
  7. Press . The setting On flashes.
  8. Press until it displays Off. Press to accept the change.
  9. 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.