Magellan MobileMapper Beacon Manuel d'utilisateur

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6The easiest way to insert batteries into a clip is by sliding them up from under the clip. There are some moulded stops designed for the proper align

7It is not necessary to remove the MobileMapper Beacon from the belt-mounted carrying system in order to open the battery compartment. Just unscrew th

8To secure the battery compartment door, slide it into place.Now gently push the door down until the gasket engages.Pressing the door down, screw the

9Powering the MobileMapper BeaconTo turn on the MobileMapper Beacon, press the black, re-cessed power button on the top of the unit as seen in the pho

10Belt-mountingThe MobileMapper Beacon is designed to mount easily onto a belt using the included carrying system. You may alterna-tively carry the Be

11Bluetooth Wireless Communications with MobileMapper CEThe MobileMapper Beacon's primary method of communi-cating coast guard beacon corrections

12Establishing a Bluetooth ConnectionFor details regarding the process of connecting to the Mo-bileMapper Beacon system with the MobileMapper CE, cons

13Serial CommunicationsThe second method of communicating with the MobileMap-per Beacon is through a traditional RS-232 serial port. When using a seri

14To remove the cable, squeeze the tabs on either side of the cable and gently pull it out.Serial Port ParametersIf you wish to use the MobileMapper B

15Beacon LockWhen a signal from a coast guard beacon station has been ac-quired, the green lock indicator light will illuminate as shown below. If you

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16MobileMapper CE Bluetooth ManagerIn order to use corrections from the MobileMapper Beacon, the MobileMapper CE's Bluetooth Manager must first b

17Windows CE Configuration UtilityAs part of our MobileMapper CE GPS Utilities, we have a utility that allows you to modify the correction source used

18Tuning the Beacon FrequencyThere are two methods that you can use to tune the beacon receiver inside the MobileMapper Beacon. The first method is th

19You will see that you're free to either tune by the frequency and MSK (data) rate of the station, or by station name, cho-sen by region, countr

20Monitoring Reception PerformanceBeacon reception performance is described by a signal to noise ratio (SNR) number. Essentially what this number in-d

21To ensure that you provide the MobileMapper Beacon with the best chance to receive a relatively noise-free signal, here are some precautions that yo

22If you are able to communicate with the receiver with the Configuration Utility, you know the receiver is functioning in some capacity. The next ste

23Coast Guard DGPS ServiceThe MobileMapper Beacon receives differential correction data transmitted by coast guard stations located in many re-gions t

24The portion of the beacon signal broadcast skywards is known as the sky wave. Depending on its reflectance, the sky wave may bounce off the ionosphe

25Spatial DecorrelationDepending on the range from yourself to the beacon, the en-vironmental conditions may differ between the base station site and

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26• The low frequency has benefit in penetrating tree-cover, but it is also susceptible to man-made sources of noise from various electronics or elect

27This could result in a similar error as spatial decorrela-tion in Coast Guard beacon, however, this is likely to be less significant. More significa

28- The Type 7 message contains the radiobeacon alma-nac information composed of location, frequency, service range, and health information of sister

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1PrefaceWelcome to the Thales MobileMapper™ Beacon User Man-ual and thank you for buying this high-performance, belt-mounted DGPS system. This product

2The MobileMapper Beacon may also be used with 3rd-party GPS systems that accept RTCM SC-104 corrections via a Bluetooth or traditional hard-wired ser

3IntroductionThe Thales MobileMapper Beacon system is an accessory to the Thales MobileMapper CE GPS data collection system. The MobileMapper Beacon i

4Using the MobileMapper BeaconUser InterfaceThe MobileMapper Beacon user interface is located on the top of the unit. This interface consists of a pow

5The following table provides detail regarding the status lights.Powering the MobileMapper BeaconThe MobileMapper Beacon system includes four AA alka-