User's Manual

USER MANUAL
GPS-COM
CANBERRA Industries
800 Research Parkway
MERIDEN, CT 06450
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86378_A
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................7
2. HARDWARE FEATURES........................................................................................................................8
2.1. GPS-COM MODULE...........................................................................................................................8
2.2. SUPERVISOR/REPEATER MODULE .......................................................................................................9
3. HARDWARE OPERATION....................................................................................................................10
3.1. GPS-COM MODULE.........................................................................................................................10
3.1.1. Normal Power On/Off Sequence ....................................................................................10
3.1.2. 3.1.2. Enabling the Program Mode.................................................................................11
3.1.3. 3.1.3. Charging the Battery .............................................................................................11
3.2. SUPERVISOR/REPEATER MODULE .....................................................................................................12
3.2.1. Normal Power On/Off Sequence ....................................................................................12
3.2.2. 3.2.2. Enabling the Program Mode.................................................................................13
3.2.3. Charging the Battery .......................................................................................................13
3.2.4. Notes on Communication Operations ...........................................................................13
4. STARTING & CONFIGURING THE GPSCOM SYSTEM......................................................................14
5. SYSTEM OPERATION: VIEWING GPSCOM & URAD STATUS.........................................................16
6. SYSTEM OPERATION: MAP & DATA VIEWS.....................................................................................17
6.1. 6.1. MAP VIEW .................................................................................................................................17
6.2. DATA VIEW.......................................................................................................................................18
7. SYSTEM OPERATION: DYNAMIC GPSCOM DEVICE CONNECTIONS............................................19
7.1. CONNECTING GPS-COM DEVICES....................................................................................................19
7.2. 7.2. DISCONNECTING GPSCOM DEVICES .........................................................................................20
8. SYSTEM OPERATION: DYNAMIC SUPERVISOR/REPEATER MODULE CONNECTIONS.............20
8.1. INSTALLING OR REMOVING REPEATER MODULES ...............................................................................20
8.2. REMOVAL OF A REPEATER-PC OR SECONDARY-REPEATER MODULE .................................................21
8.2.1. Insertion of a Repeater-PC or Secondary-Repeater Module.......................................21
8.3. INSTALLING OR REMOVING SUPERVISOR MODULES ............................................................................21
8.3.1. Removal of a Supervisor-PC or Supervisor Module....................................................21
8.3.2. Insertion of a Supervisor-PC or Supervisor Module....................................................22
9. POWERING OFF THE SYSTEM...........................................................................................................22
10. MAINTENANCE & SERVICE INFORMATION......................................................................................22
10.1. INTERNAL LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES .......................................................................................22
10.2. REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS ..............................................................................................23
11. DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY......................................................................................................23
11.1. EUROPE ..............................................................................................................................23
11.2. US – FCC...........................................................................................................................23
12. SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................................24
12.1. GPSCOM HANDHELD DEVICE .............................................................................................24
12.2. SUPERVISOR/REPEATER MODULE ........................................................................................26