Leica Geosystems GPS System 500 Equipment - User Manual - Manual (Page 36)

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GPS Equipment User Manual - 4.0.0en
Getting started with the new Survey equipment
QuickStart Tutorial - GIS Data Collection
The QuickStart Tutorial will guide you
through a typical data collection
session.
Each step will indicate which panel
you should be viewing by displaying
the menu title in brackets (i.e. MAIN\
for the main menu panel).
Step 1: Beginning GIS Data Collec-
tion (MAIN\)
Turn on the sensor by pressing the
ON-button on the terminal. The
following panel will appear:
This is the main data collection panel.
Pressing ESC will take you to the
main menu:
From the main menu, entering ‘1’ on
the keypad, or highlighting GIS Data
Collection using the cursor keys and
then pressing ENTER or F1 CONT
will bring you back to the main data
collection panel.
Upon power on you will see the
“Number of visible Satellites” icon,
indicating the number of satellites
which are theoretically visible at the
current location and time.
Usually this number varies between 4
and 9, depending on the satellite
geometry.
This number is based on the GPS
almanac saved in the sensor and the
last computed position. This number
does not indicate the number of
satellites the receiver is tracking.
Next to this symbol you’ll find the
“Number of Satellites used on L1”
icon, indicating the number of satel-
lites currently tracked on L1.
On initial start-up, this number will
read 0 since it takes about 30 sec-
onds to start tracking satellites.
Both “Number of visible satellites” and
“Number of satellites used” icons will
change from time to time, reflecting
changes in the satellite geometry due
to either the rise of new satellites or
the setting of descending satellites.
Getting started with the new GIS equipment